bots
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RIP To Waypoint, A Good Website About Video Games
In 2016 Vice launched a website called Waypoint, which the company hoped would be an “immersive dive into the culture, passion and politics of gaming”. It did that, and then some, and then kicked even more arse, and in June 2023 it will be gone.
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For Roblox, Policing The Platform Is Like ‘Shutting Down Speakeasies’
Roblox, the online game that is massively popular amongst children, is facing the growing pains of moderation as it rolls out artificially intelligent bots to sweep the platform for unsavoury content.
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Democrats Announce Bill Aimed At Stopping Bots From Buying All Your Consoles & Graphics Cards
A group of Democrats are introducing the “Stopping Grinch Bots Act”, a proposal with an incredibly stupid name that is aimed at preventing (or at least curtailing) the use of bots to snatch up stocks of goods from online retailers. Something many of you trying to get PS5s and new graphics cards have been struggling…
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No, Halo Infinite’s Bots Aren’t Actually Teabagging Anyone
Maybe you’ve seen the clips: A Halo multiplayer avatar crouching, then standing, then crouching, then standing again, either directly over or somewhere adjacent to a defeated enemy. You might think there’s a human behind the Spartan. There’s not. It’s a Halo Infinite bot, seemingly performing one of the most ignominious actions in a competitive game:…