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David Beckham is officially joining Fortnite as the latest celebrity to be added to the game’s popular Icon Series.

Multiple reliable Fortnite insiders have claimed that the next season is going to be focused on Gaming Legends crossovers, which could mean the arrival of the long-rumoured Kingdom Hearts, Persona, and Sonic collabs.

The Verge warns about overload; Tech Buzz praises democratisation and a mobile moat.

Roblox has introduced ‘Build’, a new AI creation tool for mobile users that lets them turn text prompts into a basic game.

Epic Games is opening the floodgates for AI-powered characters in Fortnite. Starting July 30th, creators will be able to publish custom experiences featuring NPCs with AI-generated voices, marking one of the biggest deployments of voice synthesis tech in mainstream gaming. The company’s already rolled out 36 pre-built characters with distinct personalities – from fan favorites…

Roblox is letting anyone create games on mobile with simple text prompts, while questions about AI quality and discovery continue to surface.

Roblox is putting AI-powered game creation directly into users’ pockets. The gaming platform just launched a new “Build” feature that lets anyone generate playable games using nothing but a text prompt on their mobile device. It’s a major bet that generative AI can democratize game development for Roblox’s massive 70+ million daily active users, most…

Roblox is bringing Build, a set of AI tools, to its app in order to help users create games on the platform.Credit: Roblox

Incuvo Games announced today that it will be porting Creepy Jar’s StarRupture, an open-world exploration game with base building and combat, to Meta Quest 3.

Updated / Thursday, 16 Jul 2026 21:40 David Beckham follows in the footsteps of other footballers who have featured in Fortnite, including Lionel Messi, Harry Kane and Marco Reus