The Brink Plays Games With Sega

This week, we went to the doctor. Oz speaks with Dr. Matthew Lungren, the Chief Scientific Officer for Microsoft Health & Life Sciences, who co-authored a study showing that AI diagnosed complex medical cases four times faster than human doctors. Dr. Lungren walked us through how ... Show More

How will we send memes when the world ends? This week, Oz and Karah recap the first ever World Humanoid Robot Games – the Olympics for Androids. Then, Oz explains why the US might be putting secret tracking devices inside shipments of advanced microchips. Karah explains a texting ... Show More

This week we go on a romantic getaway for people who are in love with AI. Karah talks with Sam Apple, an author and journalist who wrote an article for Wired about a couples retreat he organized for people with AI companions. We’ll discuss how the weekend unfolded, whether AI rom ... Show More

This is a story about Sony and Nintendo, but it also involves a little company called Sega. Ever play Sonic the Hedgehog? That’s Sega. And during Nintendo’s domination of the US market, they were the only company able to fight back. That is, until they tried to outplay Sony. Supp ... Show More

Nintendo decided early on that the Nintendo 64 would be a cartridge console, instead of a CD console. But CDs are much cheaper to make and have much better graphics. Game companies are upset, and defect to Sony. In a few months time, Sony has two of the most popular game series i ... Show More

Autrefois emblème des adolescents geeks des années 80, les jeux vidéos sont aujourd’hui aussi répandus dans nos foyers que les télévisions. Peut-on imaginer un monde où la PlayStation de Sony ne serait jamais sortie ? C’est pourtant ce qui a bien failli arriver. Conçue à l’origin ... Show More

Once a symbol of 80s teenage nerdom, video games are now as common as television sets in American households. Can you imagine a world where the Sony PlayStation didn’t come out? That’s what almost happened. Originally conceived as a joint venture between Nintendo and Sony, the SN ... Show More

Sega and the Genesis was THE underdog story of the early 90’s. In a single console generation, Sega went from ~zero to 50% US market share and dethroned Nintendo’s seemingly invincible global monopoly. But — somehow — it all then died. Two console generations later Sega was out o ... Show More

Le procès entre Epic Games et Apple accapare toute l’attention du monde de la tech et des jeux vidéo, et ce pour deux raisons. La première, c’est que le verdict pourrait changer drastiquement le système économique des plateformes de vente en ligne. La seconde, c’est que quelques ... Show More

Just as Nintendo and Minoru Arakawa finally see off rival Sega, a different threat emerges and opens a new front in the Console Wars: Sony’s PlayStation.Need more Business Movers? With Wondery+, enjoy exclusive seasons, early access to new ones, and they’re always ad-free. Join W ... Show More

When Sega made their first true leap into polygonal gaming with the incredibly rushed Sonic Adventure, they delivered a fascinating and ambitious mess. Thankfully, the inevitable sequel saw Sonic Team working with more time, resources, and expertise, making it a much more polishe ... Show More