Gaming / Gaming & Entertainment
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The Super Mario Maker community faces its final boss
"Team 0%" is struggling to clear "Trimming the Herbs" before an April 8 server shutdown.
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Steam Families opens up game libraries for sharing, with a few caveats
It's a more simple and somewhat more liberal version of "Family Sharing."
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Playtron’s wildly ambitious gaming OS aims to unite stores, lure “core casuals”
Headed by former Cyanogen CEO, it's a Linux OS that might not be fully open.
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Report: Sony stops producing PSVR2 amid “surplus” of unsold units
Pricy tethered headset falters after the modest success of original PSVR.
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Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Edition debuts to stuffed servers, angry players
Players eager to revisit all-time shooters met with age-old launch issues.
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“You a—holes”: Court docs reveal Epic CEO’s anger at Steam’s 30% fees
Unearthed emails show the fury that helped motivate Epic's Games Store launch.
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Google’s new gaming AI aims past “superhuman opponent” and at “obedient partner”
New model can respond to natural language commands, even on games it has never seen.
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Lost, circa-2008 Timesplitters 4 prototype discovered on PS3 dev kit
Redditor paid a reported $670 to rescue the unit and archive the game for posterity.
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Here’s how the makers of the “Suyu” Switch emulator plan to avoid getting sued
Dev says project is "in a legal gray area we are trying to work our way out of..."
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Sixty Four is a beautiful system design toy that reveals something rather dark
Please do not load up this game if you have real tasks to accomplish, I beg you.
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AMD stops certifying monitors, TVs under 144 Hz for FreeSync
120 Hz is good enough for consoles, but not for FreeSync.
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Apple backtracks, reinstates Epic Games’ iOS developer account in Europe
After EU began investigation, Apple repaves path for Fortnite on European iOS.
Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great
This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world.
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Devs left with tough choices as Warner Bros. ends all Adult Swim Games downloads
Some can relist games on Steam or consoles—but without reviews or fan content.
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Rooster Teeth, home of Red Vs. Blue and RWBY, shutting down after 21 years
150 employees will be laid off, while some shows and podcasts will be shopped.
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Apple’s treatment of Epic Games draws the eye of EU regulators
Apple could face massive fines if it's found in violation of new rules.
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“It‘s kind of depressing”: WB Discovery pulls indie game for “business changes”
Developer makes Small Radios Big Televisions free to download in response.
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DMA be damned, Apple cuts off path to Epic Games Store, Fortnite on EU iPhones
Epic says it's retaliation for public criticism; Apple says it can't trust Epic's promises.
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What a potential post-Xbox future could mean for Sony and Nintendo
"All signs point to the hardware becoming less and less important to Microsoft."
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Switch emulator makers agree to pay $2.4 million to settle Nintendo lawsuit
Yuzu devs shut down emulator they now say is "primarily designed" to break DRM.
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Emulation community expresses defiance in wake of Nintendo’s Yuzu lawsuit
"EmuDev" coders cite precautions, legal differences they say will offer protection.
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DLSS? FSR? Microsoft aims to end the PC gaming upscaling wars with “DirectSR”
Currently, game developers need to support each upscaling method individually.
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Dark Forces Remastered makes a classic Star Wars shooter feel fast and fluid
A faithful but generous repackaging of LucasArts' early Doom-alike.
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Review: AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE GPU doesn’t quite earn its “7900” label
New $549 graphics card is the more logical successor to the RX 6800 XT.
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How strong is Nintendo’s legal case against Switch-emulator Yuzu?
Nintendo is "basically taking the position that emulation itself is unlawful."
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Nintendo’s lost 1990s “VR” console comes to 3DS thanks to a remarkable emulator
Stereoscopic emulator does what Nintendon't (anymore).
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Meta will start collecting “anonymized” data about Quest headset usage
Info on hand/eye tracking, "physical environment," and more could be included.
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Age of Empires 2 gets another expansion 25 years later, and deservedly so
The rest of 2024 promises a whole lot for Age of Empires fans across all titles.
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Why new fan blog “Final Fantasy VIII is the Best” is the best
A love letter to a bygone era of personal blogs and fan sites.
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Nvidia’s new app doesn’t require you to log in to update your GPU driver
Removing little-used features also improved responsiveness and shrank the size.
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I tried to jump back into JRPGs with FFVII Rebirth, and that was a big mistake
In search of lost basement time, in a semi-review of Square's semi-remake.
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Microsoft confirms which Xbox games are going to Switch, PlayStation
Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded, Pentiment, and Sea of Thieves are going multiplatform.
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Star Wars Battlefront collection revives a multiplayer classic
Remaster of both shooters is headed to PC, Steam Deck, and consoles this spring.
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C-Infinity is a bulky, quixotic solution to VR’s nausea problem
Massive "platform" is an effective but overengineered solution to an old issue.
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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree trailer offers deep lore, giant flaming bosses
New abilities, new bosses, and a release date are finally revealed.
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Reports: Switch successor is now set for early 2025
Nintendo's publishing partners were reportedly told of new plans last week.
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Microsoft sure seems to be thinking about some sort of portable Xbox
Spencer talks up "different form factors that allow people to play in different places."