{
  "id": 6764085,
  "title": "Ex-Blizzard employee has 'vibe' coded a new game engine with backing from AMD: 'We're developing 93x faster than we ever did before with Unreal'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ex-blizzard-employee-has-vibe-coded-a-new-game-engine-with-backing",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-11T14:23:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/ex-blizzard-employee-has-vibe-coded-a-new-game-engine-with-backing-from-amd-were-developing-93x-faster-than-we-ever-did-before-with-unreal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An ex-Blizzard employee has reportedly developed a new game engine called Kun-Zhi. This engine, entirely vibe-coded using artificial intelligence, is being described as 93 times faster than Unreal Engine. Mark Kern, the developer, worked on World of Warcraft and previously helped found Red 5 Studios. Em-8er, the game built on this engine, is set to feature advanced character animation, world collision meshes, AI-assisted Blender animations, and physics-driven effects. Notably, Em-8er will be released starting with backers, backed by corporate sponsors like Razer and AMD. The developer emphasizes that the AI coding is more than just a prompt and requires a deep understanding of game development.",
  "summary": "They put \"vibe\" in quotes because \"it takes a lot more skill than just prompting.\"",
  "key_points": [
    "Ex-Blizzard employee Mark Kern developed new game engine Kun-Zhi",
    "Engine coded entirely with AI, 93x faster than Unreal",
    "Em-8er game built on Kun-Zhi engine, backed by AMD"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}