GamingNews

Twitch loses another top streamer, this time to Facebook

November 22, 2019
Yet another high-profile Twitch streamer is jumping ship, but this time it’s to an unusual destination. Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang (best known for streaming Apex Legends, Hearthstone and League of Legends) is leaving the service in favor of Facebook. While his pre-recorded clips will still be available on YouTube and other platforms, his live shows will be exclusive to the…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Facebook trains AI to generate worlds in a fantasy text adventure

November 22, 2019
Procedurally generating an interesting video game environment isn’t just challenging — it’s incredibly time-consuming. Tools like Promethean AI, which tap machine learning to generate scenes, promise to ease the design burden somewhat. But barriers remain. That’s why researchers at Facebook, the University of Lorraine, and the University College London in a preprint research paper…
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MobileNews

Razer Junglecat turns my phone into a Nintendo Switch for cloud gaming

November 22, 2019
The way we play games is about to change. Or, at least, that’s the claim from companies with cloud-gaming services. Using Project xCloud or Nvidia GeForce Now, you can stream console-quality releases to any screen, including your phone. But how is anyone supposed to hold both a controller and a phone at the same time? It’s not really gaming anywhere if the form factor discourages me from…
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MobileNews

FCC bans carriers from buying Huawei, ZTE gear with subsidies

November 22, 2019
The FCC is acting on its vow to keep Chinese technology out of American wireless networks. Commissioners have unanimously approved an order barring any carrier receiving Universal Service Fund subsidizes from using that money to buy equipment from companies deemed a “national security threat” — and of course, Huawei and ZTE are the first two companies considered threats. The…
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