Game World Observer

Epic Games is now adopting an AI-first approach, focusing on artificial intelligence technologies. Fortnite Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier reported on Fortnite creators’ AI plans. According to his sources, Epic Games management has already instructed employees to shift towards AI in the development process of an unannounced Disney-licensed game — this has led to the title’s release being postponed from March 2027 to an indefinite date.

This was stated by Bill van Zyll, the General Manager for Nintendo’s Latin American division, during an interview with Coelho no Japão. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time According to him, when choosing a strategy, Nintendo primarily focuses on customer preferences. And since cartridges are still in demand, the company sees no need to abandon them. “We know how much the fans like it as well, so our position has to be agnostic,” added van Zyll. Nintendo currently has two types of cartridges.

With a slight delay, Circana analyst Mat Piscatella published statistics on the U.S. gaming market for August 2026. According to the data, Americans are purchasing new releases well, yet this does not prevent the overall spending from continuing to decline. NBA 2K27 In the last month of summer, U.S. residents spent a total of $4.26 billion on video games, gaming hardware, and gaming accessories. This is 9% less than in August 2025. Most consumer spending was on video games — $3.78 billion.

It provides access only to the lectures on October 16 — the second day of the WN Yerevan’26. The cost is approximately 12,200 drams (30 dollars). The schedule includes lectures on game creation using the “Lord of the Rings” and Warhammer 40,000 franchises. The lectures will take place on Friday from 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM local time at The Alexander hotel in Yerevan.

Google Corporation has decided to compete with Roblox. It announced Playground — a browser-based platform that allows making games using prompts. As Google explained, Playground users do not need to have programming skills. It’s enough to describe the intended game, and then make changes to game physics, environment, characters, gameplay, and other aspects through text commands. If desired, beginners can refer to step-by-step guides or start from scratch right away.

On September 7, Tiny Eden was released on Steam—a cozy simulator for growing plants “on the windowsill,” quite literally. Irina Borodina, the CMO of Digital Vortex Entertainment, shared how the project was launched in her column for us. Irina Borodina Tiny Eden is developed by a small Polish studio Bajka Games. At the time of writing, the game had 340 thousand wishlists and over $700,000 in revenue just two weeks after launch. However, this story started with much smaller numbers.

While AppLovin is involved in a lawsuit with Unity, the authorities in San Diego County, USA, have turned against it. The reason for this is the company’s advertising practices. Officials allege that AppLovin illegally collects data from children even when parental control options are enabled and tracking by ad networks is prohibited.

One of the founders of Warhorse Studios, the company behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance duology, Martin Klima, criticized modern RPGs. In his opinion, many games in this genre are still riddled with clichés and are geared towards teenagers.

In the spring, rumors surfaced suggesting that Disney’s leadership would be open to acquiring Epic Games if it ever decided to seek a buyer. Half a year later, Disney’s President and Creative Director Dana Walden partially denied these rumors. Fortnite Epic Games came up during an interview with Bloomberg. Responding to a question about a potential acquisition, Walden stated that “right now” the companies are not engaged in such talks.

Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) will return to Melbourne from 5–7 October 2026, marking the conference’s 20th anniversary. Organized by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA), the event will bring together game developers, studios, publishers and other interactive entertainment professionals from Australia and around the world during Melbourne International Games Week.