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A frame from the game PlaySmart, that Dartmouth researchers say could help teens with depression. IMAGE COURTESY OF LYNN FIELIN 14.09.2026 12:00 Stories By Fotini Fragkou

The year is 2001, and it will turn out to be among the most important 12 months in gaming history. By that point, the PlayStation 2 was already out and beginning its generational run of games, with Grand Theft Auto III,Metal Gear Solid 2 and Final Fantasy X all arriving within months of one another…

Conway’s Arcade looks like the sleekest possible version of the classic arcade cabinet—except it doesn’t run arcade games from the ’80s and ’90s. Instead, it generates games, and the rules behind them, from scratch using Google’s Gemini 3.0. 

Following last weeks surprise announcement that saw Xbox sign on to publish Kojima Productions ‘PHSYINT’, Microsoft are certainly capitalising on the fan reaction, and have now shared new images of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma visiting the studio.

Researchers at HHMI Janelia and Google released MaleCNS v1.0 in early September 2026, mapping 166,700 neurons and tens of millions of synapses in an adult male fruit fly’s central nervous system. Developers quickly built simulations that navigate games like Super Mario 64 and Overwatch, control walking robots, and handle AR environments. While some results rely…

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