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Epic Games Acquires Cloud Computing Experts Cloudgine Ltd

Cloudgine's online technologies will help to enhance Unreal Engine 4.

AizenSosuke2285d ago

Dang Microsoft sure missed out on this baby.

Godmars2902285d ago

Yes. Surprise that. Almost as if cloud computing was merely a talking point and actual utilization of the tech is still years away.

IamTylerDurden12283d ago

Microsoft was touting the cloud in 2014 when Titanfall released. That was 4 years ago. It was basically just a talking point for years and it was massively exaggerated. It's 2018 and how many launched games have used the cloud to dramatic effect? In 4 years how many released games have used the cloud to dramatically improve the actual game? The fact is, Microsoft talked up the cloud way too early and they talked it up too much. It was used to sell ppl on the idea that the xbone would imminently become significantly more powerful through the use of the cloud. Microsoft was using anything they could to sell consoles and to convince ppl that they weren't stuck with the underwhelming performance of the xbone. They overplayed the could, dx12, and esram.

Poobz2283d ago

Surprised no mention of Crackdown 3, did I miss something.

Aenea2283d ago

Interesting...

Perhaps Fortnite and PUBG could benefit from it with more destruction...

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An Update on This Year’s BlizzCon and Blizzard’s 2024 Live Events

Blizzard writes: "After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024. This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you look forward to it. While we’re approaching this year differently and as we have explored different event formats in the past, rest assured that we are just as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years."

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers9h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

z2g5h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing5h ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H95h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola1h ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn6694h ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle4h ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors: "I deserve a lot of criticism."

Embracer CEO demonstrates a masterclass in mental gymnastics in latest interview.
"I'm sure I deserve a lot of criticism, but I don't think my team or companies deserve all the criticism. I could take a lot of that blame myself. But ultimately I need to believe in the mission," he said.

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on_line_forever7h ago

OK give us Kingdoms of Amalur 2 with AAA budget and we will accept your excuse

kaos895h ago(Edited 5h ago)

The king of the studio asset flip scheme that failed.