Day one from the Call of Duty League’s first event is all wrapped up after the Los Angeles Thieves and Dallas Empire each took home a victory. Both teams had been expected to route the Minnesota ROKKR and Seattle Surge with ease. The Dallas Empire, who won the CDL championship last season, dominated the Seattle […]
Uber researchers propose AI language model that emphasizes positive and polite responses
AI-powered assistants like Siri, Cortana, Alexa, and Google Assistant are pervasive. But for these assistants to engage users and help them to achieve their goals, they need to exhibit appropriate social behavior and provide informative replies. Studies show that users respond better to social language in the sense that they’re more responsive and likelier to […]
Call of Duty: LA Thieves Signs Temp, Adds JKap as Coach
100 Thieves has completed its starting lineup for the upcoming season of the Call of Duty League. The organization announced its signing of former New York Subliners player Donovan “Temp” Laroda earlier today, and confirmed the addition of Jordan “JKap” Kaplan as head coach yesterday. Temp’s addition was announced on Twitter today, with a Nadeshot-directed […]
LA Kings, LA Galaxy enter deal with Esports Entertainment Group – Esports Insider
Malta-based gambling firm Esports Entertainment Group (EEG) has been named the official esports tournament provider of the LA Kings and LA Galaxy. Under the terms of the agreement, EEG will host branded tournaments for the LA Kings and LA Galaxy via online tournament provider Esports Gaming League (EGL), which the company announced its intention to […]
How Control never stuck the landing with its story – Reader's Feature
A reader explains why he was disappointed by the end of Control and its hints at a more daring and unpredictable storyline. With only 69,000 metric tons of the stuff in the world, platinum – the inert corrosion resistant metal – has found its way to becoming the signifier of gaming excellence. I was proud […]
GeForce RTX 3070 Delayed To Late October
The GeForce RTX 3080 release was… well, let’s call it less than ideal. Within seconds of the sales going live on at 9 AM, September 15, the 3080 was sold out everywhere. Getting one of Nvidia’s brand new cards was more a matter of luck than actually having the cash on hand to pay for […]
LA Goes Full GTA As Pilots Spot A Man Flying A Jetpack At 3,000ft
Two separate pilots have spotted what’s described as a “guy” flying a jetpack through the skies above Los Angeles. Maybe someone got a bit too into playing as Iron Man in Marvel’s Avengers, which released yesterday. Only in LA. The guy in question wasn’t just hovering slightly above the ground either, he was seen at 3,000ft, […]
Xbox Series X Is Officially Launching In November
Microsoft has narrowed down the release window for the Xbox Series X, which will be released sometime this November. That means it’s not being delayed in order to coincide with the launch of Halo Infinite, which was set to be the big first-party launch game for Xbox before being pushed to 2021. Other third-party games […]
Watch The Ghost of Tsushima Launch Trailer
Ready for the weekend? PlayStation exclusive Ghost of Tsushima lands this Friday on July 17th. Jin Sakai is ready to go full samurai – and full ninja – on the encroaching forces of the enemy. While there have been a multitude of trailers, gameplay snippets, and other previews leading up to release, reviews are expected to […]
Top PSN Games For June: The Last Of Us 2 Dominates, Call Of Duty Stays Strong
Sony has released download charts for PSN from the month of June, and the overall results are fairly unsurprising. The hotly-anticipated The Last Of Us 2 comes in at first on the charts in both US/Canada and Europe, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, GTA V, and FIFA 20 following in its wake. The Last […]