Tag: video game

Microsoft Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI To Develop AI Technologies on Azure

Microsoft today announced that it would invest $1 billion in OpenAI, the San Francisco-based AI research firm cofounded by CTO Greg Brockman, chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, Elon Musk, and others, with backing from luminaries like LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman and former Y Combinator president Sam Altman. From a report: In a blog post, Brockman said the investment will support the development…

‘The Raspberry Pi 4 Needs a Fan’

Author and programmer Jeff Geerling explains in a blog post why the new Raspberry Pi 4 needs a fan. Unlike previous Pis that didn’t require a fan or heatsink to avoid CPU throttling, the Pi 4 is a different beast and “pretty much demands a fan,” writes Geerling. “Not only does the CPU get appreciably hot even under normal load, there…

Unlivable Wages in Expensive Cities Are Plaguing the Video Game Industry

An anonymous reader shares a report: Crunch has been one of the biggest topics in video game industry news over the last year with reports of massive studio layoffs at established studios following closely behind. Another topic relating to these issues that hasn’t received as much attention, however, are the low and unfair wages developers are being paid in exchange for…

Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony Ask Trump To Skip Tariffs on Gaming Consoles

President Donald Trump’s plan to increase tariffs on goods produced in China would affect a wide range of consumer goods. One gadget that could see a price increase because of a trade war is the video game consoles, and the three biggest companies behind consoles have come together to ask Trump for a pass. From a report: Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony…

Bernie Sanders Supports Video Game Workers Unions

U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has taken to Twitter to announce his support for video game workers unions. “In his message, Sanders gives shout-outs to IATSE (the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) and Game Workers Unite, two organizations that have been working to help game creators organize,” reports VentureBeat. “He also links to a June 11 Time story…

New Hampshire Unveils a Historical Highway Marker For The BASIC Programming Language

“It took 10 months to get it done, but the Granite State is now officially a Geeky State,” writes Concord Monitor science reporter David Brooks. “The latest New Hampshire Historical Highway Marker, celebrating the creation of the BASIC computer language at Dartmouth in 1964, has officially been installed. Everybody who has ever typed a GOTO command can feel proud…” Last August,…

Project Scarlett is the Next Xbox Console, Launching in Holiday 2020

Project Scarlett is the next Microsoft video game console. Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at the company, announced the hardware during Microsoft’s E3 2019 press briefing. From a report: “The console should be optimized for one thing and one thing only,” said Spencer, “gaming.” Spencer explained the console has been developed by the team responsible for the Xbox One…

New Game Based On ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Demoed at Microsoft Xbox Event

“So that Blair Witch reboot wasn’t very good. But maybe a video game could change things up?” writes Engadget. Mashable has more details:
Remember The Blair Witch Project, that viral horror sensation that made waves before social media was even a thing? Well, it’s back. And it’s an Xbox game. Microsoft debuted a first look trailer for Blair Witch during its annual…

Neal Stephenson Says Social Media Is Close To A ‘Doomsday Machine’

PC Magazine interviewed Neal Stephenson about his new upcoming book Fall; Or, Dodge in Hell, as well as “the digital afterlife, and why social media is a doomsday machine.” [Possible spoilers ahead]: The hybrid sci-fi/fantasy novel begins in the present day with Richard “Dodge” Forthrast, an eccentric multibillionaire who made his fortune in the video game industry. When a freak accident…