We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 – 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Kudelski, a Swiss security firm, has launched a Secure IP portfolio for IoT products. The new offering provides a hardware enclave for baking security […]
Stray Shows That Games Shouldn’t Be So Obsessed With Combat
Stray is amazing. I’m only an hour or so into BlueTwelve’s feline adventure and I’m already engrossed by its rich dystopian world, inventive mechanics, and the most accurate depiction of a cat ever seen in video games. This cat cats like no cat has ever catted in the medium before. They’re a good little dude […]
Amazon extends Alexa to enable ambient intelligence
We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 – 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant technology isn’t just about natural language processing (NLP) anymore, now it has become a platform that’s aiming for ambient intelligence. […]
FIFA 23 Preview – New Set Pieces And Power Shots Freshen Up The Formula
This is not a FIFA 23 preview. I know what the headline says, but ceci n'est pas une pipe and all that. I had some hands-on time with the beta this past week, as well as attending a presentation and developer Q&A with the FIFA team, but I can't share the details on all of […]
Discord Is Coming To Xbox
Discord is making the jump to Xbox, and this time you won’t need to go through the Edge browser. Both Microsoft and Discord have just announced the ability to transfer voice calls from Discord to the Xbox voice app, letting Xbox and PC players chat and play together. The rollout starts today with Xbox Insiders […]
Thrillville: Off The Rails – 5 Beginner Tips
Quick Links Understanding Menus Building The Park Management Lite Fix Up The Starter Rides Mini-Games Are Important Thrillville: Off The Rails is a 2007 theme park simulation game and follow-up to 2006's Thrillville. Both games turn the complex business of managing theme parks into a third-person park explorer, a selection of quirky mini-games, and increasingly […]
10 Strangest Justifications For Game Mechanics
For about as long as games have existed, they've utilized recurring concepts like hit points, lives, scores, you get the idea. These exist for the benefit of us, the players, because they provide a convenient abstraction for important game elements like how close you are to death or how well you're doing. However, in the […]
AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative: How To Clear Iris’ Somnium In Chapter 5
Quick Links Mental Lock #1 Mental Lock #2 Mental Lock #3 Mental Lock #4 At the end of AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initative’s fifth chapter, you’ll be required to delve deep into the consciousness of Iris, the beloved pink-haired lstreamer from the first game. As with the other somniums in the game, you’ll […]
Everyone Is Thirsting Over These Leaked Marvel’s Avengers Summer Skins
A Marvel's Avengers insider has leaked some of the game's planned Summer skins, and everyone's thirsting over them. Although the sale of Crystal Dynamics and lack of big updates for Marvel's Avengers might make it seem like there's not much going on for the game, it's actually continued receiving a fair amount of cosmetic content […]
Assassin’s Creed Community Planning Send-Off As Multiplayer Modes Shut Down
Ubisoft will be ending online support for 15 of its games later this year. Among those titles are three Assassin's Creed games which will see their multiplayer capabilities shut down for good. To give those games the send off they deserve, and enjoy one last hurrah with everyone who still plays them, players are organizing […]