November 11, 2016
Getting an NES Classic Edition today may be tough
The elections may have divided America, but there’s one thing we can all agree on: we all want to buy Nintendo’s new NES Classic Edition. Well, today’s the…
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November 11, 2016
Telegram names first winners of its ‘fast and useful’ bot competition
Messaging app Telegram has named the first wave of bots to win prizes via a $1 million BotPrize competition it announced back in April. Read More Powered by…
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HTC’s Vive VR headset gets unplugged via $220 wireless add-on
HTC’s PC-powered VR rig is set to get one of the plusses of cheaper mobile virtual reality systems early next year, after the company announced a wireless add-on…
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You could become a pilot in the Drone Racing League if you’re good at this racing simulator
Today the Drone Racing League, a league that has a deal with ESPN to broadcast races this season, launched a drone racing simulator game. And perhaps even more interesting, the…
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Rakuten will reportedly launch a mobile games platform
Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce giant, is preparing to enter the mobile games space soon, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Read More Powered by WPeMatico
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Review: The NES Classic Edition and all 30 games on it
Nintendo is courting nostalgia for the holidays this year, like pretty much every year — but the NES Classic Edition, a palm-size recreation of the original console with…
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New Pokémon just appeared in Pokémon GO’s code
Within days of Pokémon GO’s launch, the fans made it clear: They wanted more Pokémon in the game. Maybe they’d already caught everything around them. Maybe their favorite…
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Facebook Messenger is testing “Instant Games” like this one from King
Facebook Messenger is preparing to launch a new “Instant Games” platform that will let people play lightweight games against friends. Candy Crush maker King.com is already testing one…
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Google and Blizzard team up on a StarCraft made just for AIs
AIs have more or less mastered chess, Go and a number of other highly cerebral games — how will they do on something like StarCraft II, which combines…
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Sony shares a list of 39 titles that will be optimized for the PS4 Pro at launch
Next Thursday is PS4 Pro day. Announced two months ago at an event in New York, the souped up version of Sony’s console has been designed with 4K…
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