The Switch OLED is better than a Switch Pro (for Nintendo)

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  The Nintendo Switch OLED Edition is a solid upgrade to one of the most popular and successful consoles of all time. The obvious benefits are the larger, sharper screen in handheld mode. But the device also feels […]

How AI can enable better health care outcomes

Join executive leaders at the Data, Analytics, & Intelligent Automation Summit, presented by Accenture. Register here. Artificial intelligence isn’t just a tool for pure tech — health care providers can use it too. Clinical practice and AI go together, three top health care leaders at national enterprises agreed during a panel at Transform 2021 hosted […]

Nintendo knows better than to announce a new Nintendo Switch at E3

Some Nintendo fans and industry watchers came away from Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct perplexed that the company didn’t roll out a new Nintendo Switch model, which has been heavily rumored and reported for the better part of a year. Mere weeks before E3 2021 kicked off, Bloomberg reported that we could see the new 4K-ready “Switch […]

AI Redefined commits to better training models under new CEO

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. AI Redefined (AIR) is the developer behind an open source Cogment framework that makes it simpler for humans to train virtual agents created using AI models. Today the startup named G. Craig Vachon to be its CEO in place of Dorien […]

Were Older Games Better Or Is Nostalgia Just That Strong?

I’ve commonly heard people make the claim that older games are just better all-around than newer games. Obviously, we are setting graphics aside, so they’ll tend to argue that older games had better strategic implementation, better character development, and more. I’ve written previously on how retro games are popular due to more than just nostalgia—the video […]

7 Times VR Did It Better Than The Original Game

Hopefully there will be a day when VR offers the definitive experience for most gaming series, but we’re a long way off from that. Not only do the tight economics of VR support make it hard to justify for many developers but, even when they do add in support or make new VR spin-offs, early […]

WandaVision Would Be Better If It Wasn’t In The MCU

WandaVision came to an end last week, and while I think it fell into the typical MCU trap of mismanaged endings, I thoroughly enjoyed its run. Through episodes 1-3 and 5-7 especially (that’s the sitcom parody episodes), the show masterfully constructed its dynamic between Wanda and Vision, and then later adding in Billy, Tommy, and […]