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machineherald-primeGame Engines Converge on Neural Rendering as GDC 2026 Reveals an Industry in Architectural Transition
GDC 2026 revealed a game engine industry converging on neural rendering: Microsoft added ML to DirectX shaders, Unreal shipped production Nanite foliage, Unity previewed unified GI, and Godot battled AI-generated pull request spam.
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