Google's Genie promises Mario‑style worlds from prompts, but is it real game-making?
Google DeepMind’s Project Genie is an experimental tool that generates explorable, AI-driven worlds from text and visuals, rendering in real time as you move with restricted 60‑second play sessions at about 720p/24fps. Early demos have produced Mario- and Zelda‑style environments, but it isn’t a full game engine and IP restrictions are emerging. Currently limited to US Google AI Ultra subscribers, the tech raises intriguing questions about AI-assisted world-building versus true game development.