All of it is part of a game’s AI. But, as it turns out, AI is so much more than that in games. Improving facial animationWithout AI there are a few ways to do facial animation, Jacquier explains. Lower cost, higher quality“It works with sound waves,” he says, which means it “works in any language and it creates the lip animation directly”. Where the fields of medicine and gaming cross over here, then, is in their need for avatars to have believable facial animation.

It’s no shocker to say that, for everything Microsoft has done for its Xbox app on Windows 10, the app is still not considering the needs and wants of PC gamers first – and Microsoft gaming lead Phil Spencer has just publicly recognized this. For those out of the loop, the Xbox app for Windows 10 has brought many helpful, native gaming features to the platform, including broadcasting, party chatting with Xbox One and PC players alike, and a Game Mode that improves performance (albeit marginally)

Like clockwork, Intel has allegedly once again made an official listing for a rumored series of next generation processors. Just yesterday we covered the potential of Intel’s first Cascade Lake series processors and shortly after Wccftech spotted a listing on Intel’s website for the very same chips. Despite the seemingly enterprise-focus of the Cascade Lake series CPUs, the Scalable Processor version will supposedly be compatible with the LGA 3647 socket, which opens up the possibility of a cons

PS4 gamers hoping to parachute into Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch have probably noticed that their account progress doesn’t carry over. Well, despite the backlash from its wide player base, Sony doesn’t appear to be budging on its stance. Instead, it took the opportunity to tout the admittedly impressive number of PS4s sold globally – currently hovering at 80 million. Switch and Xbox One users could play with each other, as well as PC users, but not with PS4 players. Minecraft and Paladins are

Russia vs Saudi Arabia marks the start of the FIFA World Cup and we can tell you how to live stream every minute of Russia vs Saudi Arabia online and absolutely free. To see how to live stream every game at this year’s tournament, head to our World Cup 2018 live stream guide. How to watch Russia vs Saudi Arabia: US live streamFox Sport is the official US broadcaster for World Cup soccer in the US and it’s a morning kick-off of for Russia vs Saudi Arabia at 11am ET or 8am PT. How to watch Russia

They’ve trekked to Shanghai – sometimes thousands of miles – to see how the latest virtual reality (VR) tech can transport them somewhere else again. “Am I talking about some future like Ready Player One? In some ways Ready Player One – the book is much better than the movie – is prescient. Virtual reality, real demandHTC, the company behind the Vive VR headset, was an official partner for Ready Player One. A two-fold tripRaising awareness is fine, but Ready Player One’s ‘real world’ is a bleak

For starters, owners of the Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR in the US can watch live World Cup matches stream to their headsets through the just-launched Oculus Venues app. While live World Cup games in Oculus Venues aren’t available outside the US, Oculus does have other VR content on offer for international football fans. Apps to check out for VR World Cup content include BBC Sport VR – FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, available in the UK on Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR. In Australia, Gear VR owners

The FIFA World Cup 2018 – where and when Russia is the somewhat controversial host nation of the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. So without any further ado, we’ll tell you exactly where you can watch the FIFA World Cup matches where you live. How to live stream the World Cup in AustraliaThis is a bit of an ‘it depends’ scenario. How to watch the FIFA World Cup 2018: New Zealand live streamIn New Zealand, Sky Sports has won the rights to show the World Cup finals from Russia. Where else can I watch t

A new security vulnerability has been found in Intel’s family of Core processors, along similar lines of the major Spectre bug that has been making headlines all year. Thankfully, this one appears to be less severe – and is already patched in modern versions of Windows and Linux. The freshly-discovered hole is known as the ‘Lazy FP state restore’ bug, and like Spectre, it is a speculative execution side channel attack. Just a few weeks back, we were told to expect further spins on speculative ex

IPVanish has much the same privacy policy today as it always has. The court documents suggest that in 2016 IPVanish would hand over documents almost as soon as they were requested. These court documents did not come up in diligence. We also updated our privacy policy to be easier to understand and more transparent. Did your due diligence process in late 2016, early 2017 uncover the court documents from 2016?

Nothing quite sums up the limitless possibilities of PC gaming like the humble mod. As part of TechRadar’s PC Gaming Week 2018, we look at the best PC mods that extend the gameplay of our favorite games. If you’re after mods that totally changed the way games are played, check out our list of the 10 best total conversion mods. Black Mesa (Half-Life)There are mods, and then they’re are mods. Skywind (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)Few mods have grown in scope and size as much as The Elder Scrolls Re

The iPhone X and iPhone 8 range already have some water resistance – their IP67 rating means they can be submerged up to 1 meter deep for up to 30 minutes – but that’s not as good as rival phones’. One of the key issues is that water resistance can be impaired if the handset has an accessory plugged in. However, an Apple patent suggests the company is looking to solve those problems. The patent, filed with the USPTO, is for ‘sealed accessories for electronic devices’, and it details accessories

That’s according to analysts from Shinhan Financial and Golden Bridge Investment, who spoke to The Korea Times, with the latter claiming that the Samsung Galaxy X price could be as high as ₩2,000,000 (which is around $1,850, £1,375, AU$2,400). If true, that would make the Galaxy X considerably more expensive than the top-spec iPhone X, which caused wallets to tremble when it launched at $1,149 (£1,149, AU$1,829). However, Kim Jang-yeol, head of research at Golden Bridge Investment, says that the

It looks like Google could be preparing the ground for its Pixelbook laptop to run Windows 10 natively. What’s interesting here is that there is mention of testing with the Windows Hardware Certification Kit and Windows Hardware Lab Kit, which would seem to indicate that Google is readying the laptop to be officially certified and approved by Microsoft to run Windows 10. Before we get too carried away here, remember that whatever is happening behind the scenes could be derailed before Windows 10

Now, though, the company has announced the development of a new AF-S 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR telephoto prime lens. We first saw this type of Phase Fresnel (PF) lens element in the AF-S 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens back in 2015. Weighing in at 755g, that optic was incredibly small and lightweight considering its focal length, and the AF-S 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR optic should be similarly compact. The Phase Fresnel (PF) lens elementWhat’s so special about the Phase Fresnel (PF) element? Apart from the nam

Whether it’s called the Samsung Gear S4 or the Galaxy Watch, it looks very likely that Samsung has a new smartwatch in the works, and we’ve now heard that it could combat one of the main issues with smartwatches; battery life. That’s because, according to leaker I Ice universe (who’s been right before), the Gear S4 will have a 470mAh battery, up from 380mAh in the Samsung Gear S3 and 300mAh in the Samsung Gear Sport. That’s a significant difference and could mean you’ll only be charging the Gear

When it comes to the World Cup, there’s only one thing more beautiful than the beautiful game itself, and that’s the opening ceremony. Before all eyes turn to Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo at the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia, we’ll be transfixed by the opening extravaganza at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium ahead of the opening game between the hosts and Saudi Arabia. However, they’re getting better all the time, and including a demonstration of robot soccer at the opening ceremony could help f

Forget mice and keyboards, or even finger swipes and taps – the future of web browsing is voice control. Or, at least, that’s what Mozilla seems to think, as it begins work on its new Scout project. With Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant and Apple’s Siri making waves in the voice assistant and smart speaker spaces, Mozilla appears not to want to be left behind. It’s clearly very early days for the project, with little other detail to go on, but it explicitly calls the project a “voice browser”,

If you’re a PC gamer with a large library of Steam games, and are running Windows XP or Windows Vista, then you’ll want to upgrade to Windows 10 (or Windows 7 or Windows 8.1) pretty soon, as Valve has announced that Steam will no longer run on those older operating systems from January 1, 2019. In a recent Steam hardware survey, only 0.22% of Steam users run Windows XP 32-bit. Meanwhile, the number of Windows XP 64-bit, and Windows Vista users is so small, they don’t even show up on the chart. M

It’s probably every PC gamer’s dream: playing games and getting money for it. “When I have an off day, usually at least half of that day is still spent playing Overwatch. I just really enjoy playing the game.”Going proSo, how did Gallagher get into playing Overwatch professionally? If you’re playing well, you may get noticed. Upcoming gamesSo, are there any other games Gallagher is looking forward to playing?