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Tag: Unreal Tournament

Column

Human Ingenuity Beats AI’s Machine Precision

Last week I talked about the StarCraft II match between professional players and the AlphaStar AI, where the AI beat the humans 10-0. ...
By Shamus YoungFebruary 12, 2019
Column

Has Rendering Technology Stagnated?

Last week I talked about what sort of hardware changes the industry went through between 2009 and today. This week I want to ...
By Shamus YoungDecember 4, 2018
Opinion

How to Deal with Attacks on a Medium You Love

I’ve written a lot of bad comic strips in my time, most of them for Escapist, but the worst of them, the absolute ...
By Grey CarterNovember 24, 2018
Gallery of the Day

8 Great PC Shooters from the 90s

PC gamers in the 1990s were treated to a host of great shooter titles, and lots of hair metal as well. As the ...
By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJuly 28, 2015
Gallery of the Day

8 Games that Give You an Adrenaline Rush

Every gamer knows the adrenaline rush you can get from some games. For some people, it’s a racing game, or a shooter that ...
By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorMarch 20, 2015
Editorials

Why Boss Key’s Blue Streak Is Good for You, Me, Epic, and eSports

By now you’ve undoubtedly heard about Cliff Bleszinski’s new studio, Boss Key Productions. And perhaps you felt excitement swelling within after Boss Key’s ...
By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorJuly 9, 2014
Editorials

Cliff Bleszinski is Talking a Blue Streak … Again

It looks like the world of sci-fi arena shooters is suddenly all the rage again. Clifford Michael Bleszinski, aka CliffyB, aka “I don’t ...
By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2014
Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #1: Surreal Tournament

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Imagine you get together with a friend to play a little ping-pong. Only, your friend feels that the game needs a story. ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2008
I Can Stop Playing Whenever I Want

One Fateful Semester

If you’re reading this, there is a good chance you call yourself a gamer. And if you call yourself a gamer, I think ...
By Brian Easton Legacy AuthorJanuary 10, 2006
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