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Microsoft is establishing a new Xbox Labs group to investigate the rapid rise of AI-assisted game modifications.
The initiative responds to a surge in community-driven projects that use artificial intelligence to port classic titles to new hardware or merge code from disparate games into single experiences.
The Verge reports that the company is creating this unit to examine the emerging ecosystem of mods. These projects often leverage AI models to allow modders to remix games in novel ways.
Microsoft has observed specific examples of this activity, including skateboarding mechanics modded into Call of Duty and Halo being playable in a web browser.
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