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Google bets Gemini can turn casual players into game developers with new Playground feature

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The Decoder reports that alongside Playground, Google and Unity announced Unity Spark, a more professional AI tool with a beta planned for 2026.

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Software developers and engineering teams · Developers and product teams

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The Decoder reports that alongside Playground, Google and Unity announced Unity Spark, a more professional AI tool with a beta planned for 2026.

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