Saga Origins unveils AI-powered gaming with agents, modding and sidekicks
Saga Origins, the publishing arm of the Saga Protocol dedicated to empowering game-makers, debuted AI-powered gaming experiences as part of its Sidekick showcase at GDC 2025.
Through newly announced partnerships with Super Company, OV Entertainment, Didimo and Northern Lights Entertainment, Saga unveiled revolutionary AI-driven characters, dynamic storytelling and in-game economies that evolve based on the needs of players.
“Super Company, OV Entertainment, Didimo and Northern Lights Entertainment have each built passionate communities based on their captivating and innovative games and live service experiences,” said Rebecca Liao, Saga CEO, in a statement. “Leveraging Saga’s AI-powered toolset and backend technologies, we’re excited to showcase the possibilities in AI-powered gaming and how we can unlock new levels of immersion, storytelling and gameplay that will benefit players and developers alike.”
Saga Origins will support each of these new partners with industry-leading AI technology. The collaborations will leverage Saga’s AI agent technology to bring new and existing in-game characters to life, tailor quests to player sentiment, share in-game news reports and more, pushing the bounds of what is possible in video games.
Information about each of the partnerships that was revealed as part of the Saga Presents Sidekick showcase can be found below:
Super Company: Saga Origins and Super Company have partnered to bring Titanus, a beloved hero from the hit mobile 3D shooter Hero Hunters, to life with AI. This marks one of the first-ever AI- driven characters in a mobile game, setting a new standard for immersion and engaging communities. With AI-powered interactions, Titanius will be able to engage with players and create communities with more personalized experiences to make Hero Hunters feel more dynamic and alive than ever before.
OV Entertainment: Saga Origins and OV Entertainment are joining forces to bring AI-driven characters into multiple OV titles. AI agents will enhance community engagement by making in-game characters more interactive. OV Entertainment plans to deploy Saga’s AI agents on multiple of its current titles as well as future triple-A co-development projects.
Northern Lights Entertainment: Saga Origins is partnering with Northern Lights Entertainment to integrate in-game AI agents into Nebulae, their flagship political strategy game. AI agents will power in-game news reports for players that provide real-time updates and analyze player sentiment to curate storylines tailored to their experience, providing narrative paths that allow them to become a rebel or conduct espionage for another enemy nation.
Didimo: Saga Origins is partnering with Didimo to advance AI-powered character creation in gaming through Popul8, a platform that enables players and developers to create, customize and own their digital characters, NPCs and crowds. Popul8 is engine and platform agnostic. It automates character generation to create an endless number of unique, game-ready characters, all while maintaining the game’s unique artistic style.
Saga was founded in 2022. Early seed investors include Placeholder, Maven11, Longhash, Samsung, Com2uS, and Polygon. Originally built on Cosmos, Saga has furthered its presence by bringing typically disparate but the best ecosystems into its Saga Multiverse through ongoing strategic partnerships
