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NVIDIA releases GeForce GTX 780 for $649, claims more power with less fan noise
Posted On 23 May 2013 By Sharif Sakr. Under: Uncategorized.
It's well over a year since the GTX 680 came out, but given how that card was a strong contender it may feel too early for an upgrade. NVIDIA knows the score, which is why it's made a particular point of pitching this year's card at owners of the ...
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First Haswell gaming laptop revealed: MSI GT70 Dragon Edition 2 with GTX780M graphics
Posted On 23 May 2013 By Sharif Sakr. Under: Uncategorized.
With Computex just around the corner, MSI has taken the wraps off what can truly be described as a next-gen gaming laptop. According to CNET, the 17.3-inch GT70 Dragon Edition 2 will pack a yet-to-be-announced Haswell chip alongside an equally mys...
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PlayStation 4′s DualShock 4 controller passes through the FCC solo
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
We still haven't actually touched the redesigned DualShock 4 destined to ship with Sony's PlayStation 4, but we're getting another look at it in this FCC filing. Appearing in wireframe form to show off where its FCC label will be placed, what's av...
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Microsoft’s Don Mattrick talks Xbox One, calls backwards compatibility backwards
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Melissa Grey. Under: Uncategorized.
One of the more controversial bits of news to come out of yesterday's Xbox One reveal was the discovery that the newly christened console would not be able to play Xbox 360 games. Backwards compatibility has been a sore subject for some gamers but...
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Valve’s Tom Forsyth and robotics scientist Steve LaValle join Oculus team
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Melissa Grey. Under: Uncategorized.
The Oculus team just got bigger by two, with software engineer Tom Forsyth, formerly of Valve, and robotic scientist Dr. Steve LaValle of the University of Illinois both jumping on board. Forsyth previously worked alongside Joe Ludwig and Michael ...
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Multiple accounts can use a single Xbox Live subscription on the One
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Jamie Rigg. Under: Uncategorized.
If you joined us for the Xbox One reveal yesterday, you'll probably know that amidst all the excitement, we learned that a single Xbox Live Gold membership will cover both the 360 and the next-gen console. Good stuff -- no extra expenditure, subsc...
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Microsoft – Xbox One: the ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Stephen. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox One, which the company is hoping will be the system in the center of all home entertainment for people everywhere. It was unveiled in Redmond with a full press release distributed by the company. Here in Japan, we also received a Japanese version of the official company press release, and [...]
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Installing, buying, selling and sharing games on Xbox One: here’s what we know
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Tim Stevens. Under: Uncategorized.
With each subsequent console generation there's an undercurrent of fear, a concern that this will be the cycle that finally kills off something many hold near and dear: the used game. Though these scratched-up disks and carts are often overprized ...
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Hands-on with Xbox One’s new gamepad, ‘impulse triggers’ included
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Ben Gilbert. Under: Uncategorized.
You've already read our hands-on with Xbox One's new Kinect and wireless gamepad, but perhaps you noticed our inability to test the gamepad's new "impulse triggers?" Well, we're glad to tell you we've just mended that exception.
First things firs...
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x86′d: How PC architecture could push Nintendo out of the next gen
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
It didn't take long for console warriors, fanboys and a brutal media to take aim at Nintendo's Wii U. The fledgling system was relentlessly teased for its name (seemingly even sillier than that of its predecessor) and a list of specifications cert...
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