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House House Rules Out Big Walk on Xbox, Cites BDS Boycott
"This decision means that some people will miss out on playing Big Walk with their friends."
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Xbox Avatars acknowledge wheelchair users at long last
Creating digital avatars to represent your identity was a big part of the Xbox 360 consoles, allowing users to customize their online appearance through a stylized caricature of themselves. With the introduction of the Xbox One, this feature was taken away briefly before being brought back with an u
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ReCore, robots, and us
ReCore belongs to a grand storytelling tradition. From Forbidden Planet (1956) to Big Hero 6 (2014), Isaac Asimov to Fallout 4 (2015), science fiction has long been preoccupied with the bond between humanity and machines. So have I, for that matter—my earliest memory is being hospitalized for pneumo
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How virtual reality will push PCs to their limit
This article is part of a collaboration with iQ by Intel. Today, almost everyone can access entertainment on their PCs, consoles, tablets and smartphones. Anyone eager to own a new virtual reality headset, however, must first find out if their trusty computer is up to the task. Oculus released its c
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From Candy Crush to Virtual Reality
Why Tommy Palm thinks casual games will thrive in VR.
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This is probably the closest we’ll get to that Hunger Games videogame we want
When the reality show Survivor first aired on May 31, 2000, it almost immediately become a national phenomenon. Viewers tuned in to watch the drama of a group of supposedly average people trying to compete and survive in the harsh wilderness. Like loyal sports fans, they rooted for their favorites,
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Bros in mourning
Remembering the true legacy of Gears of War.
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Has Gears of War aged better than the song that marketed it?
Unlike movies, videogames rarely have memorable trailers. Most of the commercials created to show them off are either brief sizzle reels or prolonged, hacky punchlines. The TV spot for the original Gears of War was an exception, however. Undercutting the promise of apocalyptic alien carnage with the
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Explore the limits of sight and empathy in Beyond Eyes
Beyond Eyes finally has a firm release window and its first comprehensive trailer after being showcased as part of Miscrosoft’s E3 press event. The brain child of Sherida Halatoe under her one-woman studio, tiger & squid, Beyond Eyes follows a young girl on her journey to find her lost cat in a worl
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Sunset Overdrive thinks punk rock began with Blink-182
A Hot Topic universe.
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Solitaire.exe recaptures the magic of Windows 95
Enjoy Windows 95 from a new perspective, then destroy it.
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We’re moving toward a future of games-as-a-service
But what does that future look like?