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Microsoft’s DirectX 12 Ultimate unifies graphics tech for PC gaming and Xbox Series X
Nick Statt//35 views
Microsoft has a new version of its industry-standard DirectX 12 (DX12) gaming and multimedia graphics technology called DirectX 12 Ultimate, which promises to b...
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is tearing my family apart
Andrew Webster//35 views/1 comments
Mornings have always been a blur in my house: a family of four rushing about, trying to get ready for a day of school or work, the chaos of half-eaten bowls of ...
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GameStop claims it is ‘essential retail’ to remain open amid coronavirus shutdowns
Megan Farokhmanesh//45 views
GameStop is instructing its retail employees to keep stores open, even in the face of local authorities who would seek to shut them down over coronavirus-relate...
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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate adds extra in-game content with new Perks
Jon Porter//36 views/2 comments
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are getting new in-game content as part of their subscription, Microsoft has announced. The new “Perks” vary by game, but th...
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A shorter Game Developers Conference has been rescheduled for August
Andrew Webster//43 views/4 comments
The Game Developers Conference, an annual gathering of game creators in San Francisco, has been rescheduled after being delayed earlier this year. The original ...
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This Minecraft library is making censored journalism accessible all over the world
Cian Maher//36 views/1 comments
Originally conceived as a collaborative concept between German marketing agency DDB and the German branch of Reporters Without Borders, The Uncensored Library w...
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Animal Crossing’s creators think Tom Nook is misunderstood
Andrew Webster//38 views
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, just like in past games in the series, players are indebted to a raccoon named Tom Nook. In order to get ahead in the game and...
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PS5 will support ‘almost all’ of the top 100 PS4 games at launch
Megan Farokhmanesh//21 views
Sony’s next-gen console, PlayStation 5, will support nearly all of the top PlayStation 4 games at launch via backwards compatibility. In a presentation today, a...
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Overwatch unveils new evolutionary robot hero, Echo
Julia Alexander//31 views
Overwatch unveiled its new hero today, Echo, who is described as an “evolutionary robot programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence.” There doesn...
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Steam’s new indie festival lets you try 40 upcoming games for free
Nick Statt//46 views
In the absence of the official Game Developers Conference (GDC), the Steam Game Festival is returning for a spring edition starting today to help shine a spotli...
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PS5 vs. Xbox Series X: a complicated battle of SSD and GPU speeds
Tom Warren//31 views
Sony has finally unveiled its PlayStation 5 specs today, and there are some surprisingly big differences between the PS5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X. Both con...
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Sony reveals full PS5 hardware specifications
Chaim Gartenberg//40 views/3 comments
After months of anticipation and drips of details, Sony has finally revealed the specifications and hardware details for the PlayStation 5, its next-generation ...
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Sony says the PlayStation 5’s SSD will completely change next-gen level design
Nick Statt//39 views/2 comments
Sony’s “Road to PS5” live stream featuring system architect Mark Cerny kicked off today, and we’re learning a great deal about the technical jump the upcoming P...
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons creators hope game can be ‘an escape’ in difficult times
Andrew Webster//39 views/1 comments
Video games have become a powerful coping tool as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to spread. Developers are making their games free or cheap, Pokémon G...
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PS5 announcement live stream: watch Sony reveal the new Playstation
Tom Warren//27 views
Sony is planning to reveal more about its PlayStation 5 hardware in a special event on March 18th. Tuesday, the company announced an upcoming “deep dive” on the...