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Exploring new frontiers of AI and games research

AnnouncementResearchAug 21, 2026

Google DeepMind announced a research partnership with Fenris Creations, the studio behind the EVE Universe, to prototype AI-driven gameplay experiences. The announcement recaps 15 years of games-based AI research, including the Deep Q-Network (DQN), which learned 49 Atari games from raw pixels and catalyzed deep reinforcement learning. Google DeepMind is also developing SIMA 2, a Gemini-powered agent that plays games like No Man's Sky using screen input and natural language.

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