This month, the guys discuss AI and the nature of NPC and enemy intelligence in games, why video games make such terrible films and the battle between console brands as they bay for market share with exclusives and cloud gaming, as well as the usual quizzes, facts, features and frolics.

Referenced Resources

Artificial Intelligence:

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/6/18222203/video-game-ai-future-procedural-generation-deep-learning

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/13/18309459/openai-five-dota-2-finals-ai-bot-competition-og-e-sports-the-international-champion

Video Game Films:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_video_games

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2018/02/20/three-reasons-video-game-movies-always-seem-to-be-terrible/?sh=1fc01fbb1d9e

https://www.raindance.org/why-many-video-game-films-are-bad/#:~:text=The%20Nature%20of%20the%20Mediums,are%20a%20more%20passive%20experience.

The Console Battle:

https://theconversation.com/the-war-between-xbox-and-playstation-is-no-longer-about-consoles-its-about-winning-your-loyalty-150057

Gaming facts:

Infinigeek.com