Sergeant Avery Johnson famously survived the explosion of a Halo ring. He helped broker a tenuous peace between humans and elites. And now, thanks to the efforts of one enterprising modder, he's ...

Minecraft's Java Edition has long been the go-to for PC players, owing to how moddable it is in comparison to its Bedrock counterpart. However, getting a clean multiplayer experience has long ...

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.

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 ...

If you missed the initial video, which blew up on social media sites like Reddit and X, here's what kicked everything off. In it, Twitch streamer Blurbs headshots an NPC, only for the game to suddenly ...

We’ve talked plenty about modders on our website over the years, and for good reasons. Modders, depending on how you look at them, are very much an “extension” of the game dev team that helps make the ...

Developers building for Meta's metaverse platform will soon be able to create AI-powered NPCs for Horizon Worlds. The company previewed the move, which is coming "very soon" as part of a developer ...

Have you ever imagined a Minecraft server where players can chat with AI-powered NPCs, receive instant help, or even embark on custom quests generated on the fly? It might sound like something out of ...

Happy Birthday, Java! Even as rivals Python and Rust claim the spotlight, proponents say the 30-year-old language will continue to forge ahead. Introduced by Sun Microsystems on May 23, 1995, Java is ...

Sarah has been a writer all her life, and spent several years as a successful ghostwriter for numerous websites prior to becoming an editor and contributor for GameRant in 2015. She kicked off her ...