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Nintendo nukes fan-made super mario 64 HD browser game
In recent days gaming fans worldwide have enjoyed playing an amazing in-browser fan recreation of the Nintendo classic Super Mario 64. The full HD offering has proven itself a huge hit but the party is now over. Following a compliant to Cloudflare by Nintendo, the main hosting page has been pulled offline. While 3D games had been around for a couple of decades prior to its release, the launch ...read more
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Play the first level of Super Mario 64 in your browser
Thanks to Roystan Ross and the Unity engine, you can play the first level of Super Mario 64 in your browser. This little nugget came to my attention yesterday, and unfortunately it became lost on my worksheet. Better late than never, I suppose. Anyway, the level is free-to-play and if you don’t wish to play in your browser, you can download it. Ross said he doesn’t plan to create ...read more
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DirectX 12 powered games will appear by the end of 2015
DirectX 12 is still very much in it’s infancy, but we’re likely to start seeing the benefits of the new graphics technology by the end of the year, according to Microsoft’s games head honcho Phil Spencer. The new API will be used across the PC and Xbox platforms, and is a central component of Microsoft’s plans for its refreshed views on gaming. Talking to a fan on Twitter, Phil ...read more
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Twitch resets user passwords following hack
Twitch announced that there may have been some “unauthorized access” to some users’ accounts and information. Twitch has sent emails to users it believes were affected by this hack, and revealed a few more details in the process. “We are writing to let you know that there may have been unauthorized access to some of your Twitch user account information, including possibly your ...read more
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Microsoft announces Windows 10 release set for this summer
Microsoft plans to release Windows 10 this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages, the company announced today, though a specific date was not named. In a blog post on the Windows website, Terry Myerson, head of Microsoft's operating systems team, didn't elaborate on the release time frame beyond saying it was shared at the Windows Hardware Engineering Community event in Shenzhen, China, ...read more
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Windows Hello: Microsoft is making the password obsolete in Windows 10
One of the major features in Windows 10 is the way Microsoft addresses security, user accounts and sign-on options, and though the company has touched on this topic before, it’s only now giving us a more comprehensive look in the form of Windows Hello. Windows Hello is an authentication system that uses a variety of biometric signatures and combines hardware and software to allow for ...read more
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Nintendo’s new hardware is codenamed NX
Nintendo has confirmed today that it’s developing new hardware dubbed ‘Nintendo NX’. The hardware was not specifically referred to as a console and was mentioned today in a press conference held in Japan. The same conference where Nintendo announced its partnership with mobile firm DeNA to bring games to mobile devices. DeNA will also work with Nintendo on a new “membership ...read more
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Nintendo is finally developing smartphone games
Despite denying it would ever do such a thing, Nintendo will start creating new games for mobile devices via a partnership with developer DeNA. The emphasis is on the word "new" -- you won't necessarily be getting Super Mario Bros. ports on your Android smartphone, for instance. Instead, the companies said "only new original games optimized for smart device functionality will be created, rather ...read more
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Xbox app on Windows 10 gets a new update
The Xbox app on Windows 10 is part of Microsoft’s strategy of focusing on giving users a good gaming experience on the platform. And luckily enough the app just received a significant update. Back at the announcement event in January, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer made a big deal of the Xbox app that’s now present on Windows 10. Through it users will eventually be able to stream their Xbox One ...read more
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Apple has sold 700 million iPhones to date
To say that the iPhone has been anything other than a game-changing product for Apple would be playing down the product's success. The device, which sells millions every time a new model is announced in the first weekend, is available around the world in a variety of different configurations. At Apple's 'Spring Forward' event today in San Francisco, Tim Cook took to the stage and announced ...read more
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