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Twitch Studio’s streamlined streaming suite

November 12, 2019
Twitch Studio is going into open beta today with the goal of enabling anyone to become a livestreamer. The aim from Amazon’s Twitch division is to get new streamers to learn how to stream quickly. Twitch Studio has livestream production features such as a guided stream setup, which simplifies the detection of your PC’s microphone, webcam, monitor resolution, bitrate, and more to help your…
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'Minecraft Earth' early access arrives in the US

November 12, 2019
It took ages, but Minecraft Earth is finally available on Microsoft’s home soil. The early access version of the augmented reality game has launched in the US for Android and iOS. While it’s still not the full-fledged version Microsoft and Mojang have been…
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'Sonic the Hedgehog' movie tries again with a new trailer

November 12, 2019
Paramount’s original trailer for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie was… really something, wasn’t it? The under-stylized body, the odd soundtrack choice, the teeth. Such was the Sonic fandom’s collective horror that director Jeff Fowler…
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Epic Games acquires photogrammetry startup Quixel to make games more realistic

November 12, 2019
Epic Games announced it has acquired Quixel, a startup that created a huge “photogrammetry” asset library of real world imagery that can be used in animated films or video games. Back in March during the Epic Games event at the Game Developers Conference, Quixel demoed a cinematic short film Rebirth that looked like it was someone taking a video of a landscape with a video camera. Only it was…
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Tencent reportedly wants to develop its own games with Nintendo characters

November 11, 2019
Tencent has eyes on building Nintendo-style games with Nintendo characters, at least according to the Wall Street Journal. It quotes an unnamed Tencent official saying the company wants to “expand from China” by building console games for the US and Europe. Rather than push its own ideas an IP, however, Tencent will try and become a household name here by piggybacking on…
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The best Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite accessories

November 11, 2019
By their very nature, Nintendo’s Switch and Switch Lite leave room for improvement through accessories. They’re not just giant boxes sitting underneath TVs — they’re devices gamers can conceivably take everywhere. So it’s no surprise…
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Production is finally starting on the 'Halo' TV series

November 10, 2019
After six long years, filming for the Halo TV series is ready to start. Showtime has announced that production on the game-based show is “about to begin,” and has revealed three new cast members in the process. Danny Sapani (of Doctor Who and The Last Jedi)…
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Red Dead Redemption 2 on the PC — Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics makes a beautiful game even prettier

November 9, 2019
If you haven’t played Red Dead Redemption 2 yet, the PC version came out this week and you’ve got a new chance prove whether you’re a deer or a wolf. The game looks pretty incredible with real improvements that just dip you into the waters of this immersive game. I checked it out on a PC with real-time ray tracing effects on an Nvidia GeForce graphics card with real-time ray tracing and one…
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