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Capcom details plans to evolve RE Engine into an ‘AI-generation game engine’
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It wants to "create games together with AI". Capcom programmer Satoshi Ishida has detailed upcoming improvements to the company's proprietary RE Engine during the Capcom Open Conference RE: 2026. As reported by GameBiz (thanks, VGC ), Capcom's 'REX' initiative is designed to overcome modern development challenges that make the process so lengthy, including…
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8 articles- VGCCapcom details plans to evolve RE Engine into an ‘AI-generation game engine’Read full article on VGC (opens in a new tab)
- PC GamerCapcom announces plans to transform its RE Engine into an 'AI-generation game engine'Read full article on PC Gamer (opens in a new tab)
- ShacknewsCapcom’s REX engine will use AI to improve performance, QA, and overall efficiencyRead full article on Shacknews (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Shacknews: Capcom’s REX engine will use AI to improve performance, QA, and overall efficiency
Capcom previously clarified that it won’t use AI to generate art.
Publisher feed excerpt · Shacknews
- Push SquareCapcom Plans to Use AI Technology with RE Engine to Make Games More EfficientlyRead full article on Push Square (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Push Square: Capcom Plans to Use AI Technology with RE Engine to Make Games More Efficiently
REX initiative detailed. Publisher Capcom has stated its plan to incorporate AI tech into its versatile in-house game engine, RE Engine. Reported by Japanese outlet GameBiz, the company's 'REX' initiative has been detailed; it's all about eliminating many of the major hurdles to making triple-A games in the modern day, and the answer is seemingly the…
Publisher feed excerpt · Push Square
- GamesIndustry.bizCapcom aims to enhance its propriety RE Engine with AI to accelerate efficiency in QA, debugging, and data processingRead full article on GamesIndustry.biz (opens in a new tab)
- Nintendo LifeCapcom Is Looking To Evolve Its RE Engine Into An 'AI-Era Game Engine'Read full article on Nintendo Life (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Nintendo Life: Capcom Is Looking To Evolve Its RE Engine Into An 'AI-Era Game Engine'
It wants to "create games together with AI". Capcom programmer Satoshi Ishida has detailed upcoming improvements to the company's proprietary RE Engine during the Capcom Open Conference RE: 2026. As reported by GameBiz (thanks, VGC ), Capcom's 'REX' initiative is designed to overcome modern development challenges that make the process so lengthy, including…
Publisher feed excerpt · Nintendo Life
- EurogamerCapcom plans to evolve RE Engine into an "AI-generation game engine"Read full article on Eurogamer (opens in a new tab)
- PolygonResident Evil Dev Capcom Plans To Embrace AI In Game DevelopmentRead full article on Polygon (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Polygon: Resident Evil Dev Capcom Plans To Embrace AI In Game Development
The next iteration of RE Engine is being built so Capcom can make games "together with AI," although it's still not using generative AI
Publisher feed excerpt · Polygon
