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Ted Dabney had been a private figure since he left Atari, but his influence on gaming history was immense. Dabney is remembered as a co-founder of Atari, a co-creator of Pong, and a pioneer of the entire arcade games industry. Historian Leonard Herman, who chronicled Dabney’s role at Atari with Edge magazine, announced his passing over the weekend. “I just learned that my good friend, Ted ...read more
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You may remember that, back in 2014, Apple was involved in a large scale scandal because of its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Shortly after the phones were released, customers started finding that the devices were bending in their pockets, without any special force being applied to them. The situation was a major topic of discussion in the following months and, in 2016, it was discovered that the ...read more
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Nvidia announced its GTX 1050 lineup comprised of the GTX 1050 (2GB) and 1050 Ti back in October 2016. The 10-series desktop GPUs also received their laptop counterparts slightly later in January 2017. Now, Nvidia has quietly released a 3GB VRAM version of the GTX 1050. As the name of the new card suggests, it sits somewhere in the middle between the older GTX 1050 the superior 1050 Ti, ...read more
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According to rumors compiled by Wccftech, the card, which is to be based on Nvidia's next-gen Turing architecture with a 12nm FinFET die shrink, and will reportedly sport the following numbers, in direct comparison with its predecessor, the currently sold GTX 1080. All of these numbers point to considerable improvements in performance and efficiency. At the end of the day, however, speculating ...read more
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Devolver Digital is returning to E3 this year, and has kindly apologised in advance. The indie publisher made its E3 debut last year, and broadcast a heck of a pre-show that poked fun at the video game industry, consumer trends, and more importantly, featured an exploding head. It’s worth having yourself a little refresher if you’ve got 15 minutes to spare. If you liked that, you’ll ...read more
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Today, 343 Industries has announced the next entry in the Halo franchise called Halo: Fireteam Raven. This news comes from the official Halo Waypoint website, which provides all the essential details on the forthcoming title. According to the press release, Halo: Fireteam Raven is currently being co-developed by Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix. Set in the same timeframe as the popular 2001 ...read more
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Fortnite has continued its global dominance by taking over PC, consoles, and mobile. While Android users have had to look over at iOS users’ screens in jealously, Epic Games has now provided an update that the Android version of the hit mobile title appears to be on the horizon. Developer Epic Games updates for Fortnite concerning mobile in a new blog post, and the studio detailed that the ...read more
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Net neutrality has been in place for several years, protecting consumers from big Internet providers from throttling or slowing traffic for particular sites or services. But earlier this year, the FCC, headed by chairman Ajit Pai, opted to knock down Net Neutrality, in the hopes of giving big business the chance to move in. This proves to be devastating not only for those who use the Internet ...read more
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Take-Two's legal team has been quite busy this year. Not only did Lindsay Lohan's pathetic bid to rake in damages over alleged use of her likeness only recently end, but the legal row surrounding Leslie Benzies' less than amicable departure still drags on. However, the parent company of Grand Theft Auto 5's developer doesn't only take lawsuits - it can dish them out as well. Together with ...read more
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Google is trying to make sure that more users use its apps meaningfully at Google IO this week. The firm made several announcements about Android P that were aimed at getting users to — believe it or not — use their phones even less than our phone-addicted generation already does. Now it’s designing one of its most addictive products, the YouTube service, to be less addictive than it ...read more
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