Mountain View, California-based H2O.ai, which provides a cloud platform for AI system development, today announced that it raised $100 million in a series E round led by Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) with participation from Goldman Sachs, Pivot Investment Partners, Crane Venture Partners, Celesta Capital, and others. It brings H2O’s total raised to over $251 […]
Arcane interview: how League Of Legends broke the video game movie curse
As the first three episodes of League Of Legends show Arcane go live on Netflix, GameCentral talks to Riot about the ambitious adaptation. Video game adaptations for movies and films are not a new concept. They’ve been popping up intermittently since the mid-90s, but for as long as they’ve been around their reputation for being […]
Watch: Incredible Resident Evil 2 VR Mod Gameplay
We’ve played the incredible Resident Evil 2 VR mod from praydog, with 10 minutes of gameplay below. We first reported that the modder was working on VR integration for Capcom’s two recent remakes back in August. Work on Resident Evil 2 specifically has come along pretty far since then, so much so that we were […]
Forza Horizon 5 being overlooked for game of the year would be a travesty
A reader complains that racing games are too often underappreciated and that Forza Horizon 5 is definitely game of the year material. It’s about time racing games got the attention they sorely deserve. Quite possibly the most overlooked and underappreciated video game genre there is, the racing game has seen a litany of successful and […]
PlayStation Plus November 2021 free games: Good news for frustrated PS4 and PS5 fans
PlayStation VR Guide We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Good news for PlayStation Plus free games fans this week after Sony […]
MIT study finds humans struggle when partnered with RL agents
Artificial intelligence has proven that complicated board and video games are no longer the exclusive domain of the human mind. From chess to Go to StarCraft, AI systems that use reinforcement learning algorithms have outperformed human world champions in recent years. But despite the high individual performance of RL agents, they can become frustrating teammates […]
Top 10 Shooters To Play Right Now
What makes a good shooter? Immediate answers might include punchy phrases/words like “gun feel” or “kit customization.” Even so, it’s hard to define the gratification that comes with securing that coveted victory in ranked multiplayer or surviving a seemingly never-ending onslaught in single-player horde mode. A good shooter tends to contain a smorgasbord of enticing […]
Nintendo Happy With Upcoming Mario Film, More Movies Likely On The Way
Nintendo is reportedly happy with the upcoming CG Mario movie being made by Despicable Me and Minions studio Illumination, and according to Shigeru Miyamoto, more movies based on Nintendo properties could be on the way. This news comes by way of Video Games Chronicle, which reported on the latest Q&A session section of Nintendo’s recent financial […]
Final Fantasy VII Battle Royale Gets November Release Date, Opening Cinematic Revealed
Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier, a mobile battle royale set in Midgar, will be released this month. Square Enix had previously stated The First Soldier would be released in November, as reported by IGN, but thanks to the new opening cinematic that debuted on YouTube today, we know the exact release date: November 17. […]
PlayStation Patent Shows Eye-Tracking And Foveated Rendering
A recently-published patent filing from Sony Interactive Entertainment (the PlayStation division of the company) details eye-tracking technology that we could see in PSVR 2. The document, which was filed in June of this year and published towards the end of September (as spotted on Reddit) details ‘Eye Tracking To Adjust Region-Of-Interest (ROI) For Compressing Images […]