Grand Theft Auto 5 is used to train the artificial intelligence in self driving cars due to its photorealistic graphics and its ability to produce a wide variety of realistic driving situations.
A 10-year-old saved his great-grandmother’s life in a speeding…
A 10-year-old saved his great-grandmother’s life in a speeding vehicle after she fell unconscious while driving. As they veered into oncoming traffic, the boy grabbed the wheel and guided the car to a halt in a mud filled ditch. Hailed as a hero, he credited his skills to playing Mario Kart.
After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion…
After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, game creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson bought a $70 million 8-bedroom, 15-bath mansion in Beverly Hills, the most expensive house in the city’s history. He also outbid Jay-Z and Beyoncé, who were also looking to buy the house.
A pro Counter-Strike player said about his team…
A pro Counter-Strike player said about his team that they ‘were all on Adderall’ in an interview; as a result, the ESL, one of the largest eSports organization, announced that they will be working with the World Anti-Doping Agency to implement drug-testing for pro players.
A father made his son work his way to modernity…
A father made his son work his way to modernity by playing through the history of video games chronologically rather than let him play whatever video game he wanted. The boy started with 1979’s Galaxian.
Tetris Syndrome is when you play a game too long and you start…
Tetris Syndrome is when you play a game too long and you start to dream about it, and hallucinate about it on the edges of your vision.
Grand Theft Auto IV caused controversy over a gameplay…
Grand Theft Auto IV caused controversy over a gameplay feature allowing players to drive under the influence of alcohol.
In studies where random Monopoly players were given twice the money as…
In studies where random Monopoly players were given twice the money as their opponents, they began to act rudely towards other players and argued that they used strategy and skill to achieve victory.
Sid Meier didn’t include multiplayer in the original Civilization…
Sid Meier didn’t include multiplayer in the original Civilization game because “if you had friends, you wouldn’t need to play computer games.”
In the first quarter of 2014, the mobile game…
In the first quarter of 2014, the mobile game Candy Crush made 56% more money than all Nintendo games combined.