On February 2nd, 2025, computer scientist and OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy made a flippant tweet that launched a new phrase into the internet’s collective consciousness. He posted that he’d ...

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Abstract: This paper presents the design and implementation of an HTTP-based leaderboard system and LCG algorithm introduced for the 8-puzzle game, aiming to improve player retention and user ...

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Enhance Games is best known for their incredible versions of Rez and Tetris, and now they’ve given Lumines a stylish and incredibly captivating facelift. With plenty of modes, this is everything ...

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As I drag my little skeleton train across a checkered board in Spooky Express, a track starts to appear that mirrors my movement. With a zombie waiting on a platform nearby, I have to map out the ...