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This Is How Little King’s Story Looks On The PS Vita

3:00PM November 1, 2011 | Tracey Lien

We’ve seen a few of the games that will be coming to the PS Vita, namely PlayStation exclusives like Uncharted and Ridge Racer — now the formerly Wii-exclusive Little King’s Story is being made for this powerful new handheld. More »


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Computer Learns To Play Civilization By Reading The Instruction Manual

10:30AM July 14, 2011 | Owen Good

Starting from nothing, a computer taught itself to read the instruction manual for Civilization and saw its rate of victory jump from 46 per cent to 79 per cent. More »


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Can You Beat A Computer At One Of The World’s Oldest Games?

6:00AM March 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

As the world continues its love affair with Watson. the Jeopardy champion computer, The New York Times creates a simple online game that demonstrates how an artificial intelligence can outsmart a human at a slightly simpler game. More »


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Can A Super Smart Computer Teach Game Characters To Be As Stupid As Humans?

2:00AM February 22, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Supercomputer Watson can best the best of us in Jeopardy, but can it make the games we play at home more challenging and fun? More »


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Battle Capcom’s Best And Darkest In Marvel Vs Capcom 3′s Shadow Mode

3:40AM February 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

If you find yourself lacking quality opponents when Marvel Vs Capcom 3 comes out next week, a new challenge is just around the corner in the form of downloadbale Shadow Mode battles. More »


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Watson Is A Machine, And He Will Kick Your Ass At Jeopardy

8:30PM January 14, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

An IBM supercomputer codenamed “Watson” just played two of Jeopard’y greatest human players and wiped the floor with them. More »


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A Robot That Knows How To Read

6:30AM December 7, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Teaching a robot to recognise symbols is one thing; teaching a robot to actually read and understand those symbols is another thing entirely, but researchers in the UK are getting the job done, thanks to a little artificial intuition. More »


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You Can’t Beat This Starcraft AI

3:00PM October 19, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

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The 10 Goofiest Computer Hacking Scenes In Cinema History

12:30PM September 21, 2010 | Cyriaque Lamar

Computer hacking isn’t really a spectator sport, so movies will embellish hacking scenes with funky visuals, inane jargon, and supercomputers that run on magic and prayer. Here are 10 of the most awesomely groanworthy keyboard-smashing scenes. More »


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How Gaming Helped Create Roxxxy’s Skin-Deep Personality

6:00AM January 14, 2010 | Brian Crecente

If you can get past the skin-soft silicon, the oversexualised mouth, the transparent nightie and uncomfortably-separated thighs, Douglas Hines latest invention could offer some interesting insight into the way games interact with people. More »