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Minecraft is Being Used to Test Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft, the owner of the runaway hit video game Minecraft, has announced that it will be using Minecraft as a space to build, develop, and test new artificial intelligence programs. The new…
Go World Champion Has Been Defeated by an Artificial Intellegence
Earlier today artificial intelligence development won another victory with the defeat of Lee Sedol, the world champion of the ancient game of Go. Go, a 3,000 year old Chinese game, has long been…
Microsoft Plans to Combine Xbox One and PC with UWAs
Microsoft has announced that it plans to combine the Xbox One and PC gaming applications under a single all-encompassing system. Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, announced at a San Francisco…
The Oncoming Virtual Realty Explosion
Palmer Luckey’s name precedes him. The magnificently intelligent (and rich) virtual reality wunderkind’s sale of his Oculus VR to Facebook has helped catalyze the shift within the virtual reality market from ultra-wealthy…
Want to control your cravings? Play Tetris
Craving for drugs, food and activities such as sex can be controlled in as little as three minutes, a research has suggested and it is as easy as playing a game. According…
Visually demanding games like Tetris could help in treatment of PTSD
A new study has shed light on how visually demanding games like Tetris could help reduce intrusive memories or upsetting flashback resulting from trauma. Published in Psychological Science, the study asked 52…
Mortal Kombat X tops UK gaming charts for consecutive 2nd week
Mortal Kombat X has succeeded in retaining No. 1 spot in the UK gaming charts for the week ending April 25. Even with a 64 per cent fall in week-on-week sales, Mortal…
Bossa Studio announces new Apple Watch exclusive spy game ‘Spy_Watch’
UK gaming company Bossa Studio has announced an Apple Watch dedicated game dubbed ‘Spy_Watch.’ Surgeon Simulator and I am Bread developer’s new game Spy_Watch allows players to send a secret agent out…
Channel 4 to establish own games publishing division this summer
Channel 4 has announced plans to establish its own games publishing division this summer in Glasgow under the recently launched All 4 multi-platform brand. All 4 Games will be led by Channel…
Video games pegged as source of ‘meaningful entertainment experiences’
A new study has suggested that video games are more than just mere fun as they provide meaningful experiences with many users appreciating games’ abilities to provide a much deeper meaningful experience….
EA’s ‘Battlefield Hardline’ scores a hat trick at UK gaming charts
EA’s action gaming title ‘Battlefield Hardline’ has succeeded in retaining No. 1 spot in the UK gaming charts for the consecutive third week ending April 4. Even with a 40 per cent…
Dying Light continues to hold top spot in UK gaming charts
Warner Bros and Techland’s zombie action gaming title ‘Dying Light’ has retained its top stop in the GfK Chart-Track Top 40 for the week ending March 7. It seems Dying Light’s delayed…
‘Self-aware’ Super Mario now plays game his own way
A team of German researchers have developed an artificial intelligence project that allows popular video-game character Mario to learn about his environment, respond to commands and make decisions based on given instructions….
GTA 5 gamer called 999 to report a gaming character’s death
A video gamer got so engrossed playing the computer game Grand Theft Auto that he actually went on to call 999 to report a shooting that left one of his Grand Theft…