Is Block Blast Rigged? A Developer Decompiled the Viral Game to Find Out

Is viral puzzle game Block Blast rigged? A developer’s backend deep dive reveals how a secret “death algorithm” and ad-harvesting strategy are driving millions in revenue.
Wired

Game Theory Explains How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.
MIT Technology Review

Google DeepMind’s game-playing AI just found another way to make code faster

The AI-generated algorithms are already being used by millions of developers. DeepMind’s run of discoveries in fundamental computer science continues. Last year the company used a version of its ...
thenextweb.com

DeepMind made its AI name in games. Now it’s playing with the foundations of computing

DeepMind has applied its mastery of games to a more serious business: the foundations of computer science. The Google subsidiary today unveiled AlphaDev, an AI system that discovers new fundamental ...
Boston University

Foresight: A Game-Theory Hybrid Algorithm with Reinforcement-Learning for Predictive Analytics

Guest Speaker: Dr. Shahram Rahimi, Gloria & Douglas Marchant Endowed Chair, Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Mississippi State University Moderated by Dr.
Kotaku

Algorithm Prescription

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Algorithm Prescription A “romance x suspense” story set in a fully AI-managed city that is considered the ideal place to live for everyone. Games metadata ...
Kotaku

Altered Algorithm

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Altered Algorithm Altered Algorithm is an action-thriller VR experience blending the craft of film and games in a new way. In this story-driven game set in ...