NPCs in the best games have realistic reactions, memories, and agency, making them essential for fleshing out believable open worlds. NPCs in games like Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, and Fallout: New ...

Enemies in Metal Gear Solid 5 remember and adapt to player tactics with the "Revenge System." Fallout: New Vegas NPCs and factions remember player choices and actions throughout the game Villagers in ...

Ubisoft has unveiled Neo NPCs, its first player-facing generative AI powered characters, at Game Developers Conference. The prototype allows players to interact with NPCs with distinct personalities ...

AI-powered NPCs that don’t need a script could make games—and other worlds—deeply immersive. First, a confession. I only got into playing video games a little over a year ago (I know, I know). A ...

Matthew is a journalist in the news department at GameRant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University and has been an avid gamer since 1985. Matthew formerly served as a ...

Jam & Tea Studios is the latest gaming startup implementing generative AI to transform the way players interact with non-playable characters (NPCs) in video games. Traditionally, video game NPCs are ...

[Your year-end holiday and/or cultural tradition of choice] came early for STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl players, as the game’s latest patch addresses over 1,800 issues still lingering in the ...

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...