CBS has cancelled the CSI franchise. CSI: Cyber was the last to remain after CSI, CSI: New York, and CSI: Miami ended previously. At one point, CSI was the most-watched show in the world. CSI: Cyber took the franchise against cyber threats but from my limited viewing of the show, it looked like TV's classic bad use of technology as a plot device with all of the latest … [Read more...]
It’s Javascript vs Python in ‘Empire of Code’
Empire of Code is a web game currently in beta that mixes strategy, tactics, and coding. It plays like a turn-based strategy game with elements of upgrading and building up your resources. You start out with a tutorial to familiarize yourself with the interface, gameplay, and options. A little bit into the tutorial and you will have to choose your side. Are you … [Read more...]
YouTube addresses Content ID and revenue issues for content creators and the music industry
YouTube published two posts to the YouTube Creator blog yesterday. The first one addressed Content ID issues for creators and the second one defended YouTube revenue from the music industry. Content ID is YouTube's automated system to scan uploaded videos for copyrighted content. This could be either the video (like uploading a TV show) or the audio (a song you are dancing … [Read more...]
Oculus Rift launch games announced
Oculus announced 30 VR games that will be ready at launch with the Rift hardware on March 28th. These games are from a variety of genres with some of them really taking advantage of the first-person perspective you gain with VR. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN6YCFlS8nU The games differ from racing and space exploration to pinball and platformers. These games are just … [Read more...]
Yahoo! launches Esports channel
Yahoo wants to get in on the popularity of video games and the growing Esports community. Today, the company launched Yahoo ESports. It is a channel on Yahoo dedicated to some of the most popular games out there - League of Legends, Dota 2, CS:GO, Hearthstone, Street Fighter V, and others. The new site, at esports.yahoo.com, promises to cover esports with the same level of … [Read more...]