Oculus Quest headset might be getting an assistant
A new application package on the Oculus Quest seems to indicate that the device may receive a feature called the “Oculus Assistant” in a...
BlizzCon fans will be able to battle DeepMind’s AI in StarCraft 2
Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence program AlphaStar will battle attendees at BlizzCon 2019 in matches of the classic Blizzard real-time strategy game StarCraft 2. In...
DeepMind’s AlphaStar Final beats 99.8% of human StarCraft 2 players
Alphabet subsidiary DeepMind — which famously developed AlphaZero, a machine learning system that bested world champions in chess, shogi, and Go — returned to...
Fortnite’s black hole teases the future of entertainment
As audiences have embraced on-demand video services, algorithmic feeds, and an ever-growing number of digital “things to do,” our collective attentions have become hyper-fragmented....
Blade raises $33 million for its cloud gaming service Shadow
Blade has raised $33 million in venture capital as the Paris-based company continues to expand its Shadow cloud gaming service. Founded four years ago,...
The 4 number-one ways to protect your game from hackers (VB Live)
Presented by Akamai With real money to be stolen, games are a primary target for attackers. How do you protect your game and users...
Nvidia launches Shield set-top boxes with Tegra X1+ processor, Dolby tech, and AI upscaling
Nvidia unveiled its new generation of Shield TV set-top boxes that stream media and enable cloud-based gaming. The new boxes, which retailers inadvertently leaked...
Fortnite’s blank screen propels a social video comeback
It’s an accomplishment to get millions of gamers to watch a blank screen, as Fortnite did during the weekend of October 12. As audiences...
A quick 5G guide: Separating reality from hype
Exactly one year ago, I wrote about the onset of “fake 5G news” — the increasing use of 5G as a buzzword to attract...
Pixelbook Go review: Faltering on Google Assistant and apps
It’s kind of incredible that a Google-made laptop runs a hobbled version of Google Assistant. We’re referring to the Pixelbook Go, which begins shipping...