EA Created An AI That Taught Itself To Play Battlefield
Electronic Arts’ Search for Extraordinary Experiences (SEED) Division—which sounds like an anime space force—has…
Putting Games On Mute Might Make It Harder To Play Well
From the limited findings based on a recent experiment, researchers at Brandeis University found that sounds can affect…
A Very Realistic Video Game Simulation Of Mayweather vs McGregor
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and UFC megastar Conor McGregor are gonna “fight” tomorrow. Since it’s a boxing match,…
Skyrim Mod Gives NPCs Their Own Lives (And Loves)
Social NPCs is a mod for Skyrim that takes the clockwork non-playable characters from two of the game’s smaller…
Let’s Settle Splatoon’s Mayo vs. Ketchup War, With Science
Splatoon 2's first post-launch Splatfest kicks off tomorrow, and fans are passionately rallying for their favorite the u…
Soon, EVE Online Players Will Help Discover Actual Planets
This summer, EVE Online players won’t just be exploring virtual galaxies—they’ll be helping to map out the actual…
The Newly Discovered TRAPPIST-1 Star System Was Hiding In Elite: Dangerous All Along
NASA had some big news this past week. No, it wasn’t aliens. It was the next best thing: the discovery of seven new “Ear…
Single-Celled Organisms Playing Microscopic Pac-Man
If you’re going to study the behavior patterns of unicellular protozoans and predatory pseudocoelomates in a…
Great Scientists Become Greater Fighting Game Characters
Let us imagine, for a moment, that some of history’s greatest scientists did not devote their lives to the betterment…
The Real Metal Gear
Metal Gear is a series that’s (at least partly) about giant mecha and Cold War drama. It may be pure fantasy, but in…
Comparing How "Strategic" Strategy Games Actually Are
Strategy games can be exciting. They can be...strategic. They can be easy, they can be hard. You might not have ever…
A Real-Life Shoryuken Would Knock Your Head Clean Off
Using the power of math and science, Vsauce determined that an average-sized fist performing a Rising Dragon Fist would…
Guy Builds Actual Handheld Railgun
Railguns are an actual real thing, but for most people, they’re just a killer gun they used a lot in Quake. Which might…
Why Most Video Game 'Aggression' Studies Are Nonsense
Do violent video games make people more aggressive? Politicians and pundits have been asking that question for years…
Actual Archaeologist Is Digging Through World of Warcraft, Skyrim
Archaeologist Andrew Reinhard has dug through humanity’s past among ancient ruins in Greece. These days, though, he…
Video Games Are Learning To Put Their Pants On
Video games look really good when there are vehicles moving, guns firing and buildings exploding. Something they don’t…
Enter a Huge Butthole in Japan
If you’re in greater Tokyo and are looking for something to do, may I suggest walking through a giant anus? It’s for…
French Companies Want To Build An Arcology (Yes, Like SimCity)
As we’ve talked about before, arcologies aren’t just wacky buildings from the future of a video game. They’re an actual…
Pluto Probe Is Powered By The Same CPU As A PlayStation
This week, the world has looked on with awe as the New Horizons probe sent back the first ever detailed pictures of…