Google researchers improve reinforcement learning by having their AI play Pong
Deep reinforcement learning — an AI training technique that employs rewards to drive software policies toward goals — has been tapped to model the...
Google Stadia has promise — if it can resolve these 3 questions
At the Game Developers Conference 2019 this week, Google stole the show by announcing Stadia, its on-demand streaming service for video games. Set to...
ProBeat: Google’s Stadia is all about the cloud and AI
Last Tuesday, Google announced that Gboard now uses an on-device neural network for speech recognition. This Tuesday, Google announced the Stadia cloud gaming platform....
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with SwiftKey in 39 more languages
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview with SwiftKey’s Typing Intelligence in 39 more languages. The update bumps Windows 10 from build 18855...
Cuphead comes to Nintendo Switch with Xbox Live integration
Welcome to the headquarters for Cuphead professionals. As everyone knows, GamesBeat has the greatest Cuphead champions in the universe. And now, we can finally...
Google’s Stadia uses Style Transfer ML to manipulate video game environments
At a press conference today during the 2019 Game Developers Conference, Google took the wraps off of Stadia, its cloud-powered gaming service, and demoed...
How Google’s Stadia Controller eliminates some input lag
Google revealed its Stadia game-streaming platform today at the Game Developers Conference 2019 in San Francisco. The service enables players to begin playing high-end...
App Annie: Mobile gaming made 20% more than other markets
Market researchers App Annie and IDC have released their Gaming Spotlight 2018 Review Report, which highlights worldwide growth in the mobile gaming industry. Notably,...
GamesBeat Summit 2019 agenda — 80+ speakers on ‘Building gaming communities’ (updated)
PLEASE SEE UPDATED FINAL AGENDA POSTED ON APRIL 19 I’m pleased to report we’ve got a near-complete agenda for our GamesBeat Summit 2019 conference,...
Facebook launches gaming tab as a shortcut to gamer culture
Facebook is launching a new way to view gaming content on the social network: the Facebook Gaming tab. The tab is in its initial rollout...