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‘Several’ ARM-based Mac laptops and desktops coming next year, says report
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The Mac’s long-rumored transition from Intel processors to Apple’s own ARM designs could be swifter and more extensive than you might have expected. According t...
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Animal Crossing powers Nintendo to record Switch sales in Japan
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is on track to become one of the best-selling video games of all time in Japan, according to sales figures released by Famitsu. Th...
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The PC Engine Mini is an awesome retro console, if you can get one
Sam Byford//27 views/2 comments
Konami had planned to release its mini TurboGrafx-16, PC Engine, and CoreGrafx consoles last week, but the production schedule has been hit by the coronavirus p...
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How lost classic Doom 64 was revived for modern platforms
Sam Byford//31 views/1 comments
As if there weren’t enough doom in the world right now, this week sees the release of not one but two new Doom games. Doom Eternal is the flashy AAA sequel with...
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Steam hit its all-time concurrent user peak over the weekend
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Steam smashed its all-time record for concurrent users over the weekend with a 24-hour peak set at 20,313,451, according to data from the PC gaming platform’s w...
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All 42 Apple Stores in China have reopened
Sam Byford//44 views/2 comments
Apple has reopened all 42 of its branded retail stores in China as of today, a company spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg and Reuters. The stores had all shutt...
science
Twitter orders all employees worldwide to work from home
Sam Byford//37 views
All Twitter employees must work from home until further notice in order to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the company announced today. Twitter had already “s...
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New MacBook models with scissor-switch keyboards are reportedly coming soon
Sam Byford//41 views
Apple is planning to reintroduce scissor-switch keyboards to more laptops soon, according to generally accurate analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. New MacBook Pro and MacBoo...
science
NBA suspends season as player tests positive for coronavirus
Sam Byford//34 views
The National Basketball Association has announced that it will suspend all games after tonight until further notice, following a player on the Utah Jazz testing...
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Black Mesa is the perfect way to get into Half-Life before Alyx
Sam Byford//27 views/1 comments
Upon its release in 1998, Half-Life instantly became my favorite game of all time. That wasn’t saying much, really, since we’d only just set up our first family...
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Latest iOS 14 leaks include new fitness app, expanded Pencil support, and more
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Yesterday 9to5Mac posted details of several new features it found in supposed unreleased iOS 14 code, and now MacRumors is adding to the deluge of leaks in a se...
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night gets surprise mobile release
Sam Byford//44 views
“What is an app? A miserable little pile of secrets!” At least, that may well apply to this particular app — Konami just released a mobile version of genre-defi...