Streaming services have transformed the way people receive music and movies, but game streaming has, thus far, had a comparatively small impact on the market. The bandwidth and latency requirements for game streaming are tougher to meet than they are for audio or film content, and the impact of a bandwidth drop is larger. Despite this, we’ve seen a slow-but-steady movement towards streaming services from a number of major content providers and gaming companies, with Microsoft planning to develop ...
Beloved Facebook subsidiary Oculus has announced that going forward, the Oculus Rift will only support Windows 10 systems once the Rift Core 2.0 update drops. While this isn’t expected to lead to any near-term loss of features or capabilities on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, the firm’s messaging is clear: Update now. ...
Earlier this year, Google’s AlphaGo AI successfully beat world-class champion Go player Lee Se-dol in four games out of five. This was a significant milestone, thanks to the sheer number of positions that are possible within the game, and the difficulty of creating an AI that could efficiently evaluate them before the heat death of the universe. Now, Blizzard is teaming up with Google to create ...