Category: Video Games

EA meets with gamers to help curb toxic behavior online

[ad_1] The suggestions included two-factor authentication for EA accounts, which could both improve overall security and discourage banned players from quickly creating new accounts. Players also told the company it could alert players if a report leads to action, use AI to moderate chats and find ways to improve cultural representation in game characters. The […]

EA’s Project Atlas cloud gaming launches tonight in closed beta

[ad_1] In addition to testing this progression, the trial will also gauge how well EA’s streaming works in real-life situations where jitter, lag and other obstacles can sour the experience. EA is betting that it can minimize these issues by using Amazon Web Services and the “public cloud” to place servers closer to gamers and […]

More ‘The Last of Us Part II’ details will emerge on September 24th

[ad_1] Naughty Dog has been fairly quiet about The Last of Us Part II since E3 2018. You’re about to hear a lot more, though. The studio has sent invitations for a media event that will discuss the post-apocalyptic action game in greater detail. While details aren’t forthcoming at this stage, it won’t be surprising […]

‘PES 2020’ isn’t perfect, but it’s good enough to rival ‘FIFA 20’

[ad_1] Another new feature in eFootball PES 2020 is “Matchday,” a mode that lets players choose their favorite team and synchronize games to the schedule from professional leagues. This is similar to FIFA’s Match Day Live, which is also designed to make the game feel more in-line with what’s happening out in the real world. […]

Nintendo explores ‘bendable’ Switch controllers

[ad_1] There don’t appear to be any changes to the functionality beyond that — the biggest change would be a flexible circuit board. It’s far from certain that Nintendo will implement this in the Switch or a future console. This is the American version of an international patent from February 2018, and the largest change […]

Nintendo won’t deliver NES and SNES games to Switch on a regular schedule

[ad_1] The console maker didn’t explain why it’s shifting its strategy, although it may be a combination of a more established selection and avoiding conflicts. While Switch Online doesn’t have absolutely every retro game players would crave, it now has a decent selection. There’s less of a rush to fill things out. Moreover, Nintendo might […]

‘Gears 5’ launch trailer highlights the variety of game modes

[ad_1] Microsoft is determined to pull out all the stops for the imminent Gears 5 release, and that includes showing how it pulled all the stops for the game itself. The tech giant has posted a definitive launch trailer that showcases the cover shooter’s five main modes, including the shiny new Escape co-op mode, an […]

Emulator uses AI to offer the translations your games never had

[ad_1] Many classic video games are only available in one language, making it difficult to enjoy them as a non-speaker unless you have a fan translation. Now, though, you might just need the right software. Version 1.7.8 of the RetroArch emulator front end has introduced an AI Service feature that uses machine learning to translate […]

Wizards Unite’ will track activity without running the app

[ad_1] It’s not certain if this will be available for both Android (via Google Fit) and iOS (via Health) users, although that’s currently the case for the Pokémon Go crowd. If and when this arrives, it might encourage more people to play Wizards Unite. Fitness data syncing not only helps players advance sooner, it could […]