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So, last week, we reported on the news that President Donald Trump would be meeting with some people to talk about “video game violence.” At first, it was hard to take him seriously, mainly because no one in the game industry had heard from the White House regarding the subject. However, we just heard some familiar names that will be in attendance for the meeting tomorrow, and, man, the ...read more
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Two big gaming related conferences are coming up at the end of this month, the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and Nvidia’s Graphics Technology Conference (GTC). Folks anticipating announcements of next-gen GPUs at one of these gatherings are likely in for a disappointment, as Nvidia is not in any particular rush to move us all to their next big graphics architecture. Industry signs point ...read more
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Gamers have had plenty of incredible options of games to play lately and there’s nothing like enjoying the weekend with a great game and while 2018 has had plenty of them on offer so far, Goodoffer24 has also got your back with plenty of recent hits at low prices thanks to its Weekend Deals. The latest Weekend Deals have arrived on the homepage, with highlights for the weekend including ...read more
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Yesterday, several Twitch users realised there were a few wonky instances happening with their service. Many streamers and fans alike were noticing that suddenly a few of their favorite subscriptions suddenly disappeared, which also wipes out the sub streak. Luckily, Twitch was made aware of the issue and was able to turn it around very quickly.
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Nvidia has released a new set of GPU drivers that add support for upcoming releases, and bring a nice boost to PUBG’s frame-rate. The new drivers, version 391.01, are available now for anyone with an Nvidia card. The highlight change is the performance boost in PUBG. Depending on your card, you will see performance boosts from 3% to 7%. It’s not massive, but you can’t argue with a ...read more
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Mobile World Congress 2018 is under way in Barcelona and smartphone companies are laying out their big plans. However, one prominent by its regular absence is Apple, which prefers to do its own thing later in the year. Of course, that doesn't mean we can't have reports from insiders on what the company's upcoming plans may be. This time, a new report from Bloomberg suggests that Apple is ...read more
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Watching a speedrun through a classic game is fascinating, for a couple of reasons. Number one, it leaves us in awe to see a player overcome all odds to become one of the fastest to run through a game; and number two, it leaves us wondering about our own video gaming skills, but in a good way. Leave it to yet another one to step forward and prove his worth in the unlikeliest of places – the ...read more
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Samsung today announced the Galaxy S9 and S9+, its highly-anticipated flagship smartphones. The devices come packed with a Snapdragon 845 chipset (or Exynos 9810, depending on your market), something that Samsung once again seems to have first dibs on, as it did last year with the 835. The firm says that its new handsets have the company's "most advanced camera ever". With what Samsung is ...read more
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Rovio, the developer and publisher of everything Angry Birds, has lost half of its market value after a lower-than-expected profits forecast. The stock price for Angry Birds developer Rovio took a 50% dive after the company shared its forecast for 2018 profits. Tech Crunch reports that despite generating $365 million in revenue in 2017, itself a 55% increase over the previous year, the ...read more
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Video game sales topped slighly over $1 billion in January 2018, a 59% jump not seen since the same time 7 years ago. As noted in a report by Seeking Alpha, video game hardware and software saw a general increase across all game categories. The total amount of sales for video games and hardware topped out at $1.096 billion. By comparison, in January 2017 video game hardware and software sales ...read more
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