Gaming

Razer’s Kishi Android controller is now available and works with Stadia

Razer launched the Kishi controller for Android phones today. When initially announced at CES 2020, there was no pricing information available but was expected to cost around the same as the Junglecat mobile controller. At $80, the Kishi is about $20 cheaper than its predecessor. Razer touted the Junglecat’s Bluetooth Low Energy connection as “low […]

Gaming

Long-lost version of NES game Days of Thunder recreated from 30-year-old floppies

Digital archivists working with the Video Game History Foundation have discovered a previously lost NES game based on the 1990 film Days of Thunder. The game was co-authored by Chris Oberth, a developer known for the arcade games Anteater, Time Killers, World Class Bowling, and Winter Games for the Commodore 64. Preservationist Rich Whitehouse has […]

Gaming

Nvidia’s AI recreates Pac-Man from scratch just by watching it being played

Nvidia is best known for its graphics cards, but the company conducts some serious research into artificial intelligence, too. For its latest project, Nvidia researchers taught an AI system to recreate the game of Pac-Man simply by watching it being played. To celebrate Pac-Man’s 40th anniversary, the hardware maker fed a computer farm a whopping […]