If the tilt below is any meter reading , the future of robotics looks bright . These women have moved the field forward in some major ways , let in developing robots that can traverse treacherous terrain , hold conversation , and roleplay like part of the kin . Look to these nine brilliant ladies for an idea of what to expect from the robots of tomorrow . 1. CYNTHIA BREAZEAL Cynthia Breazeal think that the robot of the future will have excellent social skills ....

Today it was announced that Chinese telecommunications and internet companyTencent Holdingshas acquired a minority stake in Epic Games. This is being called a strategic investment. Epic will continue to work independently, continuing to make more games for more platforms. A press release says that the deal is expected to close this month. “Tencent’s investment will empower Epic to help us do even more of what we do best, which is making great games and game technology....

Raw Fury signed on as publisher This teaser trailer for Odd Tales’The Last Nighthas mere seconds of non-logo footage and yet here I am sharing it with you lovely people. It checks off more than a few boxes with its cyberpunk setting, eye-catching art direction (wait’ll you see the gif), and genre influences (Another World,Flashback). I’m not sure if we ever covered it here on the site or if it just made the rounds on the community blogs, butThe Last Nightwas preceded by agame-jam entryof the same a couple years ago, and it’s playable to this day right in your browser....

Europe has to wait a bit longer though I’ve been anxiously anticipatingDissidia Final Fantasy NTever since we started seeing footage of its Japanese arcade edition, but luckily, not only was it confirmed for a PlayStation 4 release some time ago, we won’t have to wait too much longer for it. Releasing January 11 in Japan, and January 30 in North America (but Europe is stuck with a vague “Early 2018” window), you can nab the Ultimate Collector’s Edition (exclusively) from the Square Enix Online Store....

Yahoo News hasan articleup outlining a new clarification of theDMCAthat is set to allow for legal archival of older, no-longer-maintained games. It also allows for legal cracking of the copy protection present on these games. This is great news for gamers and fans of older games as PC titles from as recently as 5 years ago are almost impossible to find in retail outlets and you have to go to great lengths to acquire them legally under the previous rules....

What sassy chaos will Facebook bestow in the fresh twelvemonth ? How will it contend with a unexampled political dynamic ? Will Zuckerberg stick to his “ no more one-year challenge ” pledge ? To kick affair off , the world ’s big societal web is hold some changes to Pages including the retirement of “ the likes of . ” On Wednesday , Facebookannounceda broad range of changes to its Pages feature ....

When you purchase through data link on our site , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it work . When a dark-green bolide streaked above the Australian Outback in November , meteorite researchers went hunting for the space rock that caused this cosmic display . This week , they annunciate winner after pulling ameteoriteout of the salty clay near a remote lake bed in the desert ....

This winter has been one of the warmest in history , so , no , you ca n’t employ crappy weather as the reason you ’ve gained 15 pounds and now have a pet name for your support elbow room sofa . Just take it . You ’re lazy . However , if you cansummon the energy to take this short sketch , you could win aFitbit Fitness Tracker — the perfect gizmo for the athletically disinclined ....

Kickstarter for new game is live Space Hulkdeveloper Full Control had alreadyshared its planto work onJagged Alliancewith promises of a turn-based game that would stay true to the beloved tactical series. Now, we’ve got the proper announcement forFlashback, the new title that will focus on the founding of mercenary organization A.I.M. — if funded, that is.You knew this was coming. “Jagged Alliance 2was possiblythegame that made me into a turn-based fan,” said Full Control CEO Thomas Lund....

Our janky eyes make all of it really hard Back in the day, everyone thought virtual reality was going to be the future of games. We made movies, TV shows, and even very bad early attempts to make head-mounted displays. All of those devices failed, and over time, VR dropped out of our collective imaginations. With theOculus Riftjust a little ways off, and more and more people in the gaming community getting their hands on demo units, Valve tried to portTeam Fortress 2to the thing and share what they learned from that experience to other developers in a pair of talks....

Screw Xmas trees . Festivus Poles are where it ’s at . And now you’re able to get your own 2′ 8″ or 6′ model to celebrate Festivus the style it was mean to be celebrated . With the people you detest . Reader Keebler partake his experience : image … is the wrestling match often involved in Festivus ( between me and Sanchez ( a girl ) ) and the only thing that can end Festivus : pinning the fountainhead of the household ....

It can be hard to get into developer diaries — unless you’re an uber fan of the game in question — but this first installment in a series of behind-the-scenesDiRT 3videos is neat. While it’s usual for these sorts of things to go down in office buildings, Codemasters went out to the tracks for this one. Not much of the game itself is shown here, although afterDiRT 2, they already have me on board....

Oh, you cuh-RAYzay hackers! What magic will you perform next? Some rosy-cheeked tinkerers have decided to hack the data forSuper Mario Galaxy 2to create a suite of custom levels calledSuper Mario Galaxy 2.5. The hack isn’t finished yet, but you can see the fruits of their labor so far in the video above. And is that a remake of Bob-Omb Battlefield fromSuper Mario 64that I spy? Super Mario Galaxy 2is one of the greatest 3D platformers of all time, so any modification may lack the high level of polish we’re accustomed to....