Game DevelopmentDay 0 of a build log: I'm going to attempt to ship an iOS game to the App Store in 2026 using AI tools for as much of the work as possible. Today is reconnaissance — what AI can actually do, what it can't touch, and three falsifiable predictions for the next checkpoint.
AI in GamingNine Claude connectors for Blender, Autodesk, and Adobe dropped in a single release. Meanwhile, community MCP servers have been executing natural-language commands inside Houdini, Maya, and Unreal for months. This isn't just automation — it's a fracture in what tool expertise actually means.
GamingThirty percent of Arc Raiders players focus on PvE. They want a dedicated mode. They're wrong — and Riven Tides explains why.
GamingArc Raiders' final Season 3 update brings a coastal map, a new aerial boss, and Beachcombing. The more important story is what Embark quietly changed about Expedition 3 — and what those changes reveal about the first two.
GamingBlizzard's second major expansion is being specifically positioned as the reentry point for players who burned out and left. I'm one of them — and after digging into 40-hour previews, reviewer consensus, and the real pricing math, I think I know whether it's worth coming back.
TechnologyAI teammates that fight, loot, and revive are finally shipping — but they only work in the specific games their publishers built them into. Universal companions exist too, but they're spectators. Neither fully solves what a solo player actually needs.