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 […]
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Redis survey finds AI is stressing IT infrastructure to breaking point
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. The need to continuously make data available to AI applications in real time is starting to stretch existing data architectures to their breaking point, according to a report published today. A survey of 106 IT managers and decision-makers […]
KPMG survey finds execs worry about AI hype — but they can address it
Presented by KPMG AI is more hype, less reality, say three-quarters of the executives surveyed in a 2021 study by KPMG, “Thriving in an AI World: Unlocking the Value of AI across 7 Industries.” And half think AI is moving too fast in their industry, even as they wish their company was moving faster. The […]
Pokemon Fan Finds Stickers From 1996 With Concept Names Of The Original 151
A Pokemon fan has unearthed some 25-year-old stickers that feature the original names for some of the first 151 Pokemon. A number of franchises celebrate major anniversaries this year. However, none are celebrating quite like Pokemon. The Pokemon Company and its various affiliates have already announced a number of new games and other celebratory events. […]
Complexity Gaming finds nutrition partner in Dairy MAX – Esports Insider
North American esports organisation Complexity Gaming has announced a partnership with Dairy MAX, a regional dairy council in America. The multifaceted partnership names Dairy MAX as the official nutrition partner of Complexity, with both entities collaborating on educational activations to showcase the importance of building healthy habits, alongside promoting overall well-being. RELATED: Complexity and Nerd […]
Tomb Raider Sequel Finds New Director In Lovecraft Country Showrunner Misha Green
Ben Wheatley’s version of Lara Croft is no more, as MGM announced today that Misha Green will take over the next Tomb Raider movie. Green will assume the role of writer and director on the project, with Alicia Vikander still attached to star as the titular raider of tombs. The project has been in a […]
Redditor Finds Inhumans Easter Egg In Spider-Man: Miles Morales
It might be easy to forget because Marvel’s Avengers is a thing, but Marvel’s Spider-Man is in its own universe. However, that universe is connected to a greater superhero world, as evidenced by a reference to the Avengers (Yes, it’s still there). Miles Morales’ first adventure on his own keeps up that tradition by adding a new […]
Newzoo Finds European Esports Audience Skews Older, Women Spend More on Merchandise
A new report from video games and esports market research firm Newzoo reveals, among other things, that the European esports audience will grow to 92M by the end of 2020, a 7.4% increase from 2019. The report, compiled in partnership with PayPal, is based on responses of 10,175 esports viewers surveyed across Western and Northern […]
Team Heretics Finds Early Success With Fan Tokens
Spanish esports organization Team Heretics launched a digital token this week through fan voting and rewards app Socios.com and Chiliz.net, which sold out in less than 20 minutes. The initial limited supply of 125K $TH Fan Tokens were offered at €2 ($2.37 USD) and sold out in less than 20 minutes, according to Team Heretics. […]
Apex data miner finds code for test emotes in game files
It’s not a LAN party without dance emotes, and they might be coming to Apex Legends at some point. Famous data miner iLootGames found unused code for emotes in Apex’sfiles following today’s update. The data miner shared animations for three different characters. Some of the gestures are thematically related to their characters and might point […]