Gaming Fans flock to UK’s biggest video game and comics expo Posted on November 2, 2024 By xzuan Tinshui Yeung / BBC News The event was a sea of colour as fans dressed up to attend Thousands of comic and gaming fans headed to London on Saturday for one of the most colourful days in the UK’s convention calendar. Fans flocked to the ExCeL centre for the UK’s… Read more
Gaming Publishers are absolutely terrified “preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes,” so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation Posted on October 30, 2024 By xzuan A three-year fight to help support game preservation has come to a sad end today. The US copyright office has denied a request for a DMCA exemption that would allow libraries to remotely share digital access to preserved video games. “For the past three years, the Video Game History Foundation… Read more
Sports New York Liberty win first WNBA championship with Game 5 OT win over Minnesota Posted on October 24, 2024 By xzuan As confetti fell and Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” blared through the arena, the New York Liberty celebrated the end of a long odyssey. The team that always fell short, starting from their days in Madison Square Garden, through detours to Radio City Music Hall and Westchester County Center,… Read more
Sports Funding for sports clubs hailed as ‘game changer’ Posted on October 22, 2024 By xzuan Sports clubs in Nottinghamshire are set to reap the benefits after more than £220,000 of funding has been confirmed. Gedling Borough Council said it applied for investment from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Arnold Leisure Centre will receive £26,119 for plant room improvements, while Calverton Miners Welfare Football Club… Read more
Gaming GTA IV footage generated with AI shows the power of AI for future PC game remasters Posted on October 17, 2024 By xzuan Gaming is one area where AI has not made any significant advances yet (except for upscaling). But that could all change soon. A user named Indiegameplus on the aivideo subreddit shared a video he reportedly made of GTA IV remastered with real-life graphics, with just AI text prompts. The video… Read more
Sports Self-learning AI generates NFL against the spread, over-under, and money-line picks for every 2024 Week 3 game Posted on September 25, 2024 By xzuan Steelers vs. Chargers on Sunday will be the first game between 2-0 teams with the top two scoring defenses since 1986. While both are elite on that side of the ball, L.A. ranks 11th in scoring offense, while Pittsburgh is just 25th. Despite that, the Steelers are 2.5-point favorites, according… Read more