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Nintendo is exploring ways to use AR

January 13, 2020
We might see new Nintendo AR experiences in the near future, perhaps either on the company’s Switch handheld (maybe something like its VR Labo kit) or on mobile. Speaking in a recent interview with Nikkei (as reported by TweakTown), Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said that AR is “one of the many aspects we are interested in.” “Our hardware development teams evaluate all kinds…
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19 Valve Index and SteamVR games to watch in 2020

January 13, 2020
It’s a new year and there are a heap of upcoming Valve Index games to look forward to. Valve’s premium VR headset emerged as arguably the best device on the market in 2019. Its launch was propped up with hundreds of existing SteamVR games to experience all over again…
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is coming to Switch

January 13, 2020
Nintendo announced today during its latest Direct broadcast that a remake of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team is coming to Switch on March 6. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX also has a demo releasing for Switch today. Yup, today, so you can try it for…
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Ubisoft launches lab for blockchain and social entertainment startups

January 9, 2020
Ubisoft announced the fifth season of its Entrepreneurs Lab, an incubator program in Paris and Singapore. The call for projects related to blockchain and social entertainment is now open until March 1. Ubisoft is a big French video game company with about 16,000 employees, but it has been more open to experimenting with technology and startups than many big entertainment companies throughout its…
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Steam makes it easier to find and download game soundtracks

January 9, 2020
Steam’s approach to game soundtracks has been broken, to put it mildly. It’s been treated as downloadable content for its associated game, forcing you to buy the game in question — and you could forget about having an easy way to manage your collection.
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The Arcadeo Gaming chair has 10 customizable zones of haptic feedback

January 8, 2020
Arcadeo isn’t messing around with its first connected gaming chair. The Arcadeo Gaming chair has 10 haptic transducers positioned along its spine and seat, plus a 16-core multiprocessor that takes multichannel audio and turns it into physical vibrations. The chair connects to a PC, TV or console via USB-C — since the sensors are tuned to read audio, it works with any platform and any…
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AMD reveals Xbox Series X ports in a sizzle reel (updated)

January 7, 2020
You might not have to wait for Microsoft to detail the Xbox Series X’s connectivity — AMD just did. As part of a sizzle reel for its CES presentation, the chip designer produced a 360-degree view of the Series X that put its rear ports on full display. And&#8230…
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HyperX expands gaming offerings with Nintendo Switch grip and more

January 6, 2020
HyperX is jumping into new gaming categories yet again. Kingston’s games-focused division established a business selling memory. But then it got into gaming headsets, then mechanical keyboard, and mice. Now, the company is refreshing all of those products and launching a peripherals for mobile devices and the Nintendo Switch. The HyperX ChargePlay Clutch for Nintendo’s hybrid home/handheld…
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