A look back at some of AI’s biggest video game wins in 2018
For decades, games have served as benchmarks for artificial intelligence (AI). In 1996, IBM famously set loose Deep Blue on chess, and it became...
Atomico leads $21 million investment in Oh BiBi for mobile versions of popular PC and console games
Paris-based studio Oh BiBi announced today that it has raised $21 Million as the company seeks to accelerate the rollout of its mobile-first portfolio...
The Battle Royale Giveaway is go: Enter to win a Striker PC Omen III and more!
From April 30, 2018 to May 18, 2018, U.S. participants can enter to win the grand prize: one Striker PC Omen III, a $2,000 value.
Going all-digital on games: your responses, my replies
In the 25-plus years I’ve covered games, I can’t recall writing an article that inspired more negative reactions than my all-digital game downloads opinion piece last weekend....
Lego’s new crisis: Plans to cut 8% of its jobs and focus more on digital products
One of the great turnaround stories of the past decade has come unravelled as today Denmark’s Lego announced a decline in revenues and plans...
Half of Americans play games, but 10% identify themselves as ‘gamers’
About half of all American adults say that they play games. But only 10 percent identify themselves as “gamers,” according to a report by...
Facebook names Clash of Kings as its 2015 Game of the Year
It’s the holidays, which means everyone in the media is scrambling to finish the 2015 games in their “to play” pile, and otherwise friendly...
Introducing Stephen Kleckner, our new games-gadgets writer
Someone who routinely stops to pick up old tech he finds on the side of the road is a natural for covering gadgets. Throw in...
We’re hiring a writer to cover video games and gadgets
VentureBeat and GamesBeat is hiring a writer to put a magnifying glass on video games and gadgets — and how technology intersects them. The...
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