Tech represents the building blocks of everything else Simulation Daily features. Whether it’s simulation, gaming, esports, or linear entertainment, nothing of that would be possible without ever-evolving technology and innovation.
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PUBG and inZOI Developer Reveals Generative AI “Co-Playable Character” Using Nvidia Technology
Following the heavily AI-focused CES 2025 presentation by Nvidia, Krafton revealed its plans to use the company’s generative AI tech in its games including the PUBG franchise and the life simulator inZOI. With a press release, the company introduced the concept of Co-Playable Character, an AI companion capable of interacting with the player based on…
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AMD Radeon RX 9070 Graphics Cards and FSR 4 Announced at CES 2025
Today, during the CES 2025 event in Las Vegas, tech giant AMD detailed its AMD RDNA 4 architecture and revealed the brand-new Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards and FSR 4. The entire foundation of AMD RDNA 4 has been created with several new upgrades in mind, including optimized compute units, supercharged AI compute, improved ray…
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Tokyo Is Creating a Full Digital Twin of the City And it’s Already Massive
The creation of Digital Twins is becoming more and more relevant for companies, organizations, and even governments around the world. Some are for entertainment and exploration, like the Digital Twin of Earth created for Microsoft Flight Simulator and then Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Some have much more “serious” applications, like the Digital Twin of the…
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Indie Marketplace itch.io Allegedly Taken Down by Funko via AI Brand Protection Tool
Earlier today the popular indie storefront itch.io went dark, and the company took to X (formerly Twitter) to explain the alleged reason. According to the report, the takedown originated from toy manufacturer Funko, mostly known for the Funko Pop collectible figures. Itch accused Funko of using “some trash “AI Powered” Brand Protection Software” called BrandShield,…
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Head of Geospatial at Orbx Discusses Technology, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and More
Microsoft Flight Simulator and its successor Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 have brought the use of geospatial data under the spotlight of flight simulation and gaming. Yet, this kind of technology and data application has been part of the history of simulation for a long time, and, of course, they also have extensive applications in business…
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Watch How Digital Twins and Simulation Can Save Lives
Many think of Digital Twins focusing on their gaming and business applications, but one of the most relevant is certainly medicine. The Japanese state TV NHK published a video report (you will need to click through and watch it on YouTube as embedding is disabled) focusing on the efforts to create digital twins of the…
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Electronic Arts CEO: AI Is “At the Very Core of Our Business”
Today Electronic Arts hosted its Investors Day, and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson talked about the company’s dedication to generative AI. During the livestreamed presentation, Wilson mentioned that EA’s games have been at the forefront of the technology curve and AI in its different forms has always been central to the company’s creative journey. He…
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Apple Reportedly Blocked Earlier Version of Epic Games Store on iOS Because of a Simple Word
While Apple has been forced to accept the return of the Epic Games Store and Fortnite on iOS (at least in Europe), it appears that it hasn’t been easy to navigate around the company’s requirements. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney mentioned on his X (previously Twitter) account that Apple blocked an earlier version of the…
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Actors Union Announces “Exciting” Agreement With AI Voice Platform Narrativ
Today SAG-AFTRA announced an agreement with the AI voice platform Narrativ which prompts actors to license their AI voice replicas for digital ads. The announcement from the US-based actors Union defines the agreement as “exciting” and mentions that Narrativ has agreed to the union’s conditions that involve “informed consent, compensation and individual control requirements”. The…
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Lawsuit by Artists Against Generative AI Companies Scores a Win
Today, the United States Court Northern District of California responded to the motions to dismiss issued by companies pushing generative AI against a class action lawsuit filed by a group of artists. The lawsuit was filed by artists Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, Karla Ortiz, Hawke Southworth, Grzegorz Rutkowski, Gregory Manchess, Gerald Brom, Jingna Zhang, Julia…
