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Xbox's AI initiative with Muse is an attempt to read the tea leaves, not the room
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2025 23:11
Earlier today, the heads of Microsoft’s Xbox division revealed Muse, a generative AI model that intends to create both visuals and gameplay for games. The model, which was trained on the largely forgotten Ninja Theory ...
Don't miss the first GamesBeat Engage event at SXSW
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2025 22:18
Heading to SXSW? You won't want to miss the first GamesBeat Engage - an invite-only, salon-style gathering in Austin on March 11.
Gayming Awards 2025 to air on WOW Presents in fifth year
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2025 20:50
The Gayming Awards 2025 show will air on WOW Presents on July 8 as the event enters its fifth year.
Crunchbase's AI can predict startup success with 95% accuracy--will it change investing?
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2025 19:00
Crunchbase pivots to AI-powered predictions engine with 95% accuracy for startup funding rounds, abandoning historical data in favor of predictive intelligence that forecasts acquisitions and company growth.
Microsoft's Muse AI can design video game worlds after watching you play
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2025 18:00
Microsoft new Muse AI system learns to generate interactive 3D game worlds by watching gameplay footage, marking a major advance in artificial intelligence's ability to understand spatial environments and human interacti...
Muse is Xbox's generative AI model for gameplay ideation
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2025 18:00
Microsoft researchers have created the first generative AI model, Muse, for game ideation.
Sawmills emerges from stealth to trim enterprise observability costs and provide telemetry data sovereignty
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2025 16:30
Sawmills claims to provide significant data transmission volume and associated cost savings for its enterprise customers.
Alpha3D acquires MoonlanderAI to build agnostic XR UGC community
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2025 16:00
Alpha3D, an AI-powered platform for 3D asset creation, has acquired MoonlanderAI, an AI-driven game development platform.
NetEase raises fears it is unloading its overseas game properties, hurting U.S. gaming
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2025 10:55
Chinese game companies may be forced to sell off their overseas holdings in U.S. game companies. That could cause an earthquake in gaming.
Nintendo discontinues Gold Points rewards program
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2025 01:30
Nintendo has cut off its My Nintendo Gold Points rewards program, with the final day for earning Points being March 24.
AI can fix bugs--but can't find them: OpenAI's study highlights limits of LLMs in software engineering
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2025 01:16
A new test from OpenAI researchers found that LLMs were unable to resolve some freelance coding tests, failing to earn full value.