• Business Production Console PC News Godot veteran laments ‘AI slop,’ Highguard’s mystery investor, and a big doc for Big Hops - Patch Notes #41 Plus: Unity boss says devs will soon be able to prompt video games into existence using generative AI. • February 20, 2026 Let me tell you a secret. • I’m actually penning this week’s Patch Notes on Thursday, so if there’s an omission so glaring it feels like a slap to your cranium then you can attribute it to me being so ahead of the curve I’ve inadvertently fallen behind. • Now that’s out of the way, let’s talk news. • Generative AI is the questionable glue holding many of this week’s headlines together, whether it’s the AI-fuelled RAM crisis impacting the availability (and potentially cost) of video game hardware or a suited-and-booted exec once again hitching their six-legged horse to the careening bandwagon. • You can practically hear the rallying cries of “for the investors!” from here.

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  • Patch Notes #41 highlights several key industry moves. Unity’s chief Matt Bromberg announced that its generative‑AI platform will soon allow developers to create full casual games from natural‑language prompts, with a demo slated for GDC. Luckshot Games’ six‑year journey to launch the indie 3‑D platformer Big Hops is documented in a new Dev Dive film. Hasbro has shut down its North Carolina studio Atomic Arcade after five years. Wildlight Entertainment’s hero shooter Highguard received undisclosed Tencent funding, yet still faced layoffs post‑launch. A Call of Duty ad was banned in the UK for trivializing sexual violence, and ByteDance is reportedly exploring a sale of its Moonton gaming unit for over $6 billion.

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