Google DeepMind announced a research partnership with CCP Games, the developer of EVE Online, to use the game's complex player-driven universe as a sandbox for advancing AI research in memory, continual learning, and long-term planning.
r/LocalLLaMA reacted because this was not a polished game pitch. The hook was a local world model turning photos and sketches into a strange little play space on an iPad.
BAFTA lists Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as the 2026 Best Game winner after the Apr. 17 ceremony, ahead of Arc Raiders, Blue Prince, Dispatch, Ghost of Yōtei, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.