AAA companies and indie devs alike harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and novel means of user interaction to facilitate game design & development and to provide for more intricate, authentic, entertaining, immersive and fun experiences. The available tools, established approaches, methods and gadgets in development are as broad as their application. We are going to discuss how the successes in these fields are impacting the games industry and which scientific, state-of-the-art ideas and approaches are being pursued. We are especially interested in targeting the intersection of artificial intelligence and natural user interfaces.