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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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Xbox Live on Windows 10 won't charge for online multiplayer
The news of Xbox Live coming to Windows 10 was a bit confusing last week, but, slowly, details of how it'll work are surfacing. Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb recently responded to a fan on Twitter saying that Xbox Live Gold won't be required for online multiplayer using Live on WIn10 and mobile (like it is on consoles). Great news, right? Well, like The Verge notes, it should be for anyone who ...read more
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Apple Watch is available April 24 starting at $350
It's been six whole months since Tim Cook revealed the Apple Watch to the world. Here we are again. With good reason, though. Apple may have already officially introduced us to its first smartwatch, but there were still some big questions left unanswered. Today Apple gathered the press to give the Watch the launch event it always deserved (and, you know, tell us how much it'll cost and when we ...read more
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Microsoft working with Sony and Nintendo to combat DDoS attacks
Xbox Live may be a rival to the PSN and Nintendo Network, but that doesn’t mean Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo can’t work together. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that he’s been talking to Sony, Nintendo and other companies about keeping gaming networks stable in the face of DDoS attacks and other malicious activity. Speaking to GameInformer, Spencer said nobody benefits when a rival ...read more
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Cross-Buy Coming to Xbox One and Windows 10
During a panel at GDC, Xbox Division Head Phil Spencer gave another glimpse on the future of Microsoft’s platforms. Spencer mentioned that a cross-buy option will be implemented in Microsoft’s storefront, enabling gamers to purchase a game with both a Windows 10 and Xbox One version, and to play it on both platforms without an additional expense, pretty much like the feature available on the ...read more
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Steam Machines 'more powerful' than consoles hit this fall
Valve continues to put console gaming in its crosshairs with news that a dozen new Steam Machines are hitting this November. Prices aren't concrete, but the company promises higher performance than game consoles starting at "the same price point." What's more, new units from Alienware and Falcon Northwest are on display at this year's Game Developers Conference, with the latter showing off Unreal ...read more
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Twitch Plays Halo (Not Very Well)
Halo: Combat Evolved is now the latest game to join the ranks of the Twitch Plays phenomenon, and it's absolutely painful to watch. Previous Twitch Plays entries, including Pokemon and Legend of Zelda, featured gameplay where actions are triggered by commands written in the Twitch chat stream. In Halo, however, users in the chat are required to not only manipulate the playable character ...read more
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