Tencent’s Honor of Kings AI beats a team of pros
In yet another example of machine learning algorithms besting teams of highly skilled players, an autonomous system devised by Tencent’s AI lab yesterday defeated...
The demographic, 5G, AR, and mobile trends shaping the next generation of gaming (VB Live)
Presented by Treasure Data Four trends are about to transform the next generation of gaming. Join this free VB Live event to learn how...
Oculus clarifies VR app return policy, allowing 5 refunds over 30 days
Though high app prices have dissuaded some people from buying — or re-buying — titles for the new Oculus Quest headset, Oculus’ policy of...
This Dota 2 AI predicts player death within a 5-second window
If there’s one insight that might be gleaned from continuing AI research, it’s that many events once assumed unknowable are, in fact, predictable with...
AI predicts PUBG player placement from stats and rankings
There’s a reason battle royale games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (commonly abbreviated “PUBG”) and Epic Games’ Fortnite have hundreds of millions of players collectively: They’re...
IDC: High-end VR grew 60% in 2018, users have smartwatch-level satisfaction
While interest in smartphone-dependent VR devices has cooled off, the high-performance VR market has continued to grow, IDC says in a new report, as tethered and...
Oculus Quest interview — Standalone VR built for value-conscious gamers
Since its announcement last year, Oculus Quest has been touted as the next evolution of VR — a completely standalone, tetherless device with the...
OpenAI’s Dota 2 bot defeated 99.4% of players in public matches
OpenAI Five — the AI-imbued bot designed by San Francisco, California-based research organization OpenAI that defeated a professional esports team at Valve’s Dota 2...
Make content moderation good for business — and change the world (VB Live)
Being called upon to strengthen content moderation has actually proven to be a plus for online communities, because it can actually boost user retention...
Gain 3x users with effective social and game content moderation (VB Live)
Social networks today are undergoing a massive paradigm shift as companies realize that content moderation and positive reinforcement can actually increase user retention and...