machine learning

AI-Driven Overwatch Power Rankings Coming From IBM

by Jason Parker in Overwatch | Apr, 14th 2021 Thanks to the power of IBM, it sounds like we’ll have AI-driven Power Rankings for Overwatch! Power Rankings with Watson is an AI-powered way to evaluate who is doing what in Overwatch, instead of relying on fan support or any kind of bias. It is pure numbers, and they will determine who is succeeding and who is lacking. This will all kick off on April 16th, when the season begins.  IBM and Overwatch Partner Up: We’re excited to see this new

Elon Musk’s Neuralink lets a Monkey play video game using its thoughts

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has been working on a neural interface chip that allows people to control and interact with their devices using their brains and would also help cure various neurological conditions. This tech was first demonstrated last year in August when it was implanted into pigs to show how Neuralink interacts with their brain signals. The company shared a blog post including a video that showed a nine-year-old macaque named Pager, playing pong using the chip implanted in him which was paired to an iPhone. Pager was given a

Piepacker, The New Social Gaming Platform with Video Chat, Announces…

This new form of online co-op play is something that fascinates us. Allowing the community to connect through a shared love of retro gaming culture through new experiences is at the heart of our mission. SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) April 08, 2021 Piepacker, the new free social gaming platform that allows users to play officially licensed retro games with friends online, is pleased to announce its initial publishers that will bring popular titles to the gaming service. Team17, Piko Interactive, Codemasters, Morphcat Games, Bitmap Bureau, Megacat Studios, Dullahan Software and Interplay

New Social Gaming Platform with online multiplayer and video chat,…

Piepacker provides a fun way to interact. This innovation is at the forefront of transgenerational pop-culture; mixing gaming, video chat, 3D filters and masks in augmented reality. It’s exciting for everyone SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) March 30, 2021 Piepacker, the new free social gaming platform that allows users to play officially licensed retro games with friends online, will launch on Kickstarter on April 14th. At the crossroads of online multiplayer gaming and video chatting, Piepacker is a free and legal platform which provides instant access to officially licensed retro video games

Nintendo Switch Pro Reportedly Using Nvidia Tech To Upscale To 4K

Credit: Nintendo Chalk up yet another report about the upcoming Nintendo Switch Pro, the more powerful version of the Switch that Nintendo has been allegedly working on for a while. The latest one, from Bloomberg, claims that this new console will include a new chip that will allow it to upscale its docked display to 4K. The new version would also be released at some point before the next holiday season. At this point, if the Switch Pro doesn’t exist, I will be thoroughly disappointed. The Bloomberg report alleges that

Elo Entertainment launches TrackLoL for League of Legends analytics

GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Elo Entertainment has launched TrackLoL, a new website that provides competitive performance data and analysis for world’s most popular esport, League of Legends. The Austin, Texas-based Elo Entertainment collects data on online video games such as Riot Games’ League of Legends, which has a huge audience that can benefit from TrackLol’s advanced statistics, live-match experience, and engaging prediction leaderboards, said Elo CEO Sabina Hemmi in an interview with GamesBeat. Elo’s

Extra Crunch roundup: Coupang and Roblox debut, driving GPT-3 adoption, startup how-tos, more

Extra Crunch publishes a variety of article types, but how-tos are my favorite category. For many entrepreneurs, the startup they are trying to get off the ground might be only the second entry on their resume. As a result, they don’t have much experience to draw from when it comes to basics like hiring, fundraising and growth marketing. Last week, Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed experts who had some strategic advice for finding the right time to bring a product manager on board. This afternoon, we published a guest post by growth