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The Switch has been doing gangbusters for Nintendo ever since it launched in March earlier this year. The hybrid system has sold 2.74 million unites as of March 2017. The number will likely be a fair amount higher now since the launch of hits Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and...
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In today’s esports scene, graphic power and frames per second run the streets. Most esports competitions utilize branded PCs straight out of the box and ready to use. This is regardless of whether they are playing DOTA, League of Legends, Overwatch, or Counter Strike:Global Offensive. Building custom gaming PCs...
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Virtual reality (VR) is creating headlines. Within the games industry, VR gear is being marketed as able to promote the best immersion to date. The Technology: VR Gear The Oculus Rift started the trend in 2012 when the Kickstarter of the first development kit obliterated the goal of $250,000....
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This year’s E3 gave us our first peek at Microsoft’s XBox One X, as well as its technical specs. Previously, we knew nothing of the mysterious ‘Project Scorpio’. The console looks like a mere Xbox One. It has the same black colour scheme, XBox symbol, USB port etc. The...
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Back in 2012, Valve announced their own brand of an operating system, named SteamOS. One could tell that Valve was planning something big for them to develop their own operating system. They already have the Steam client, which isthe most popular PC gaming digital distributor in the world. With...
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During the Nintendo Direct for 2014’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, the company unveiled their now hit creation, Amiibo. These devices are figures of popular Nintendo characters imbued with Near Field Communication chips. This technology allows players to unlock bonus features in their games via scanning Amiibo with one of their...
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Recently in an interview with Time, Sony PlayStation Europe head Jim Ryan was asked about where the PS4 stands in regard to backwards compatibility, a much-requested feature. He stated: “When we’ve dabbled with backwards compatibility, I can say it is one of those features that is much requested, but...
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After a major misstep with the Wii U, Nintendo had to excite and win back core gamers. Nothing was immediately forthcoming. The fanbase was greeted with 19 months of silence before the whispers of the Nintendo Switch appeared. What was the mysterious “NX” console? Nintendo was keeping the concept...
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As we draw ever closer to October 13th the launch of Sony’s first virtual reality device Playstation VR I grow curious to what Sony brings to the VR space. While the devices qualities give it a leg up on its rivals, Sony’s history with Playstation peripherals tells a less encouraging...
The Switch has been doing gangbusters for Nintendo ever since it launched in March earlier this year. The hybrid system has sold 2.74 million unites as of March 2017. The number will likely be a fair amount higher now since the launch of hits Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and...
In today’s esports scene, graphic power and frames per second run the streets. Most esports competitions utilize branded PCs straight out of the box and ready to use. This is regardless of whether they are playing DOTA, League of Legends, Overwatch, or Counter Strike:Global Offensive. Building custom gaming PCs...
Virtual reality (VR) is creating headlines. Within the games industry, VR gear is being marketed as able to promote the best immersion to date. The Technology: VR Gear The Oculus Rift started the trend in 2012 when the Kickstarter of the first development kit obliterated the goal of $250,000....
This year’s E3 gave us our first peek at Microsoft’s XBox One X, as well as its technical specs. Previously, we knew nothing of the mysterious ‘Project Scorpio’. The console looks like a mere Xbox One. It has the same black colour scheme, XBox symbol, USB port etc. The...
Back in 2012, Valve announced their own brand of an operating system, named SteamOS. One could tell that Valve was planning something big for them to develop their own operating system. They already have the Steam client, which isthe most popular PC gaming digital distributor in the world. With...
During the Nintendo Direct for 2014’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, the company unveiled their now hit creation, Amiibo. These devices are figures of popular Nintendo characters imbued with Near Field Communication chips. This technology allows players to unlock bonus features in their games via scanning Amiibo with one of their...
Recently in an interview with Time, Sony PlayStation Europe head Jim Ryan was asked about where the PS4 stands in regard to backwards compatibility, a much-requested feature. He stated: “When we’ve dabbled with backwards compatibility, I can say it is one of those features that is much requested, but...
After a major misstep with the Wii U, Nintendo had to excite and win back core gamers. Nothing was immediately forthcoming. The fanbase was greeted with 19 months of silence before the whispers of the Nintendo Switch appeared. What was the mysterious “NX” console? Nintendo was keeping the concept...
As we draw ever closer to October 13th the launch of Sony’s first virtual reality device Playstation VR I grow curious to what Sony brings to the VR space. While the devices qualities give it a leg up on its rivals, Sony’s history with Playstation peripherals tells a less encouraging...
