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From Prompt to Play: 2026 AI Tools Rewrite Minecraft and Roblox Modding

The landscape of game modding has shifted dramatically in 2026, with AI tools moving beyond simple code snippets to become full-fledged development partners. Microsoft Copilot has integrated deeply ...
Mental Floss

What Is An “NPC” and Where Did the Term Come From?

In general, calling someone an “NPC” is a way to tell a person that they lack original thinking skills, or more simply, that their opinion doesn't matter to you—but the term didn't start out that way.
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New tools and mods reshape Minecraft servers and gameplay

The Minecraft modding landscape in 2026 is seeing rapid evolution with advanced server management mods, curated modpacks, and ...
PCGamesN

Minecraft's powerful new mob just arrived in Java, and I can't wait to see what players build

The Minecraft Chaos Cubed update has just landed on the Java side of the sandbox game, and I'm already eager to see what the wealth of inventive Minecraft creators and modders can do with its ...
techtimes

AI NPCs in Video Games: How Artificial Intelligence Creates Smarter, Dynamic Gameplay

AI NPC technology is rapidly transforming AI in games by replacing static dialogue trees with systems capable of dynamic conversations and adaptive behavior. Modern game characters can now remember ...
TechSpot

Minecraft Java Edition is finally moving from OpenGL to multi-threaded Vulkan

Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...
Hypebeast

'Fortnite' To Release AI-Powered NPCs

Fortnite is introducing new AI-powered NPCs capable of real-time, generative conversations Creators can customize these NPCs’ personalities and voices using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) In ...
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US Army activates Western Hemisphere Command in historic transition ceremony

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Department of the Army activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command in a historic transition ceremony today at Fort Bragg, uniting U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army ...
Military Times

Army stands up Western Hemisphere Command in major force restructure

The Army is standing up a new Western Hemisphere Command effective Friday, consolidating three major commands under a single headquarters as part of the sweeping restructuring of the force. The new ...
Variety

Ubisoft Sets Generative-AI Game ‘Teammates’ From ‘Neo NPC’ Developers: ‘Our Role Is to Give AI Meaning, to Narrativize It’

Ubisoft is debuting new game experience “Teammates” from the developers behind its 2024 project “Neo NPC,” which the French gaming giant says will show how “generative AI-driven gameplay can shape a ...
PC Gamer

This Minecraft mod lets you command Steve to do whatever you want, which means no more strip mining or wood gathering ever again

MOBA Remember when OpenAI beat humans in Dota 2? Turns out that was partly thanks to when Elon Musk 'personally called [Satya] Nadella' to secure a load of discounted Microsoft computing power ...