Strong Female Characters in Videogames: Debunking a Myth [Video]

From Youtuber Asalieri2: It’s time to brush aside the oft regurgitated myth that strong female leads in videogames are and have always been nonexistent or relegated to background or joke status. So what do you geeks think? Is this guy right or do you think strong female characters should be more present in games in […]


Researchers Create Program that “Solves” Texas Hold’em Poker

Researchers in Canada say they’ve created a computer program that has “weakly solved” a form of poker. It may be the first such solution for a game where players don’t have all relevant information available to them. Cepheus, developed at the University of Alberta, is said to be able to play a perfect game of two-player […]

Amazing Pianist Performs Video Game Themes on the Spot [Video]

This is the second episode of “On the Spot,” a series of videos where Composer/Pianist Sonya Belousova performs game theme songs live without ever having played them before. Please note that the show is seeking funds via an indigogo campaign to make even more videos, including one with Sonya Belousova playing the Zelda as well […]