Gaming

Miscellaneous gaming topics that don’t fit specifically into any other category.

Applying Game Theory to Increase Your Lottery Winnings

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Anyone who enters a lottery knows that their chances of winning are small, sometimes seemingly ridiculously so. For instance, the odds of winning the Powerball lottery are 1 in 175 million! But there are always new winners being announced and as we all know, the results are random, so there’s nothing to stop you being in with a chance, is there?

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Love football or hate it, there’s something that draws you into being a part of the World Cup each time it comes around every four years. For football fans, the appeal is obvious, but for non-footie fans because there’s such …

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It’s very common today for games to be available to play on pc or iOS free of charge. It’s been one of the biggest trends for the software industry in recent years. But is that a good thing for the business and consumer?

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Two researchers (Johannes Kopf and Dani Lischinski) have created a novel algorithm that turns old 8-bit artwork into impressive upscaled vectors. As you can see from the Super Mario World dolphin, the results are incredibly good!

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Apple TV has a great opportunity to capture the casual gamer’s attention. With a much more accessible price tag, good graphics processing, a decent storage capability, well-designed controller and secured deals with publishers, there’s nothing to stop the Apple TV from taking off.

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So I’ve decided to start a new feature on the blog which highlights certain games I’ve been playing lately. These aren’t necessarily new or anything like that (as sometimes I like to go back to some old retro classics), but …