Description: Minecraft in Elden Ring, skateboarding in Call of Duty: the "AI Video Game Merging" trend of fall 2026, the real examples, and whether you can actually play these mashups.
Sort of. In late September 2026, clips of Minecraft showing up inside Elden Ring and skateboarding moves in Call of Duty blew up on gaming feeds. The trend got a name: AI Video Game Merging. Creators use AI coding tools to help them move the mechanics or look of one game into another, and some clips show them actually controlling the character. But a short clip only proves the part you see. It doesn't mean the whole mashup is a finished game you can download and play.
Which games got mashed together?
On September 27, a creator called Chasm posted skateboarding moves inside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The next day, September 28, he followed up with Call of Duty mixed with Minecraft. On September 29, another creator showed Minecraft running inside Elden Ring. Then on October 3, Super Mario 64 crashed into Elden Ring too.
This goes further than editing two videos together or asking an image generator to paste Mario onto a battlefield. AI helps write the code that makes one game's behavior work in another game's world. How well each one actually runs is different from project to project, so treat a short demo and a finished game as two separate things.
Why it's so weird (and so fun)
Just surviving in Elden Ring is hard enough. Now someone sends Mario in. These videos take the question every kid has asked, "What if these two games were one game?", and actually put it on screen. Dream crossover or total control disaster? Either way, the line between games has turned into one more toy.
Sources: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/ai-video-game-merging ; https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/meme-review/the-weekly-meme-roundup-rumpelstiltskin-black-cat-clapping-game-merging-and-more (published and updated October 6–9, 2026)
