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Wonder what Nintendo’s NX might look like? Just look to the Micro Vs. System

By Joe Osborne Any self-respecting Nintendo fan knows already that several sources have spilled the beans to both Eurogamer and The Wall Street Journal about how the Nintendo NX is expected to work. According to the reports, Nintendo’s forthcoming game console is to be a primarily handheld affair in the same vein of its DS…

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Windows 10 week: 10 Xbox One games we’re just dying to Play Anywhere

By Kevin Lee Xbox Play Anywhere needs these games Xbox Play Anywhere is arguably the biggest Windows Anniversary Update feature gamers are looking forward to. The new service essentially allows you to buy a game once and then own it across both Windows 10 and Xbox One – all while transferring your saves, achievements, any…

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Windows 10 week: 10 Xbox One games we’re just dying to Play Anywhere

By Kevin Lee Xbox Play Anywhere needs these games Xbox Play Anywhere is arguably the biggest Windows Anniversary Update feature gamers are looking forward to. The new service essentially allows you to buy a game once and then own it across both Windows 10 and Xbox One – all while transferring your saves, achievements, any…

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Nintendo NX leak reveals transforming, cartridge-running handheld

By Jon Porter A new report has surfaced, citing multiple sources, which reveals details on what Nintendo’s next console, the Nintendo NX, will look like. According to Eurogamer, the console will primarily be a handheld which you can then plug into a base station in the home to play games on a TV. Controllers will…

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Oculus Rift looks to beat HTC’s Vive at room-scale VR

By Darren Allan Oculus Rift has just witnessed an update to its software which heralds the arrival of full room-scale VR on the platform, and it’s apparently aiming to outdo HTC’s Vive. An update to the Oculus Home software has introduced support for up to four tracking sensors, meaning that when the Oculus Touch controllers…

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Overwatch hero guide: how to master every hero in the game

By Parker Wilhelm Find your match for your next match! Overwatch just got its first post-launch hero – as well as a major patch balancing several of the colorful cast – changing the feel of the roster we’ve first come to know from playing Blizzard’s team shooter bonanza. In this guide – which we’ll update…

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In Depth: The 20 best Nintendo DS Games: all the titles you absolutely need to revisit

By Christian de Looper Best Nintendo DS Games Gone are the days when traveling meant you couldn’t still be a gamer. Like the Game Boy before it, the Nintendo DS revolutionized the way we game on the go, without having to sacrifice on game quality. Sure, the DS could be considered a little dated now,…

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Here are the best retro console revivals

By Jon Porter Introduction When it comes to gaming, the past was a simpler time. You bought your console, paid for your games, and then you sat down and played them. No online multiplayer, no downloadable content, no guides to spoil all the fun, and no patches to get in the way of you playing.…

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Windows 10 week: From DirectX 12 to Xbox streaming: what Windows 10’s future holds for gamers

By Andrew Williams Introduction This article is part of TechRadar’s Windows 10 week. Microsoft’s latest operating system turns from a free to a paid upgrade on July 29, and we’re looking to answer the question of whether it’s good for you. We can’t blame people for being wary about upgrading their version of Windows. In…

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If you don’t sign in for a long time, you’ll lose your Xbox gamertag

By Jon Porter In a small change to its Services Agreement, Microsoft has added a requirement that you must sign into your Microsoft account once every five years in order for it to remain active. Failing to do so will mean that you will lose the gamertag associated with your Microsoft account, and at that…

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Interview: How Unity is preparing for the mobile VR revolution

By Kane Fulton Introduction The gaming landscape looked quite different when TechRadar spoke to John Riccitiello, CEO at game engine Unity, back in June 2015. The HTC Vive and Oculus Rift were still eight months from release, and 2016 was being hyped up as the year that virtual reality would finally meet gamers’ expectations. Though,…

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This Pokemon Go robot helps you catch them all

By David Nield One day the world will be tired of Pokémon Go, but it doesn’t look like that day is going to arrive anytime soon – and it turns out people are now building robots to help them conquer the mobile gaming hit. Matt Vitelli used a Novint Falcon controller, a stylus and some…

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Interview: ‘Razer’s Switchblade UI was ahead of its time, and we want to evolve it’

By Kane Fulton Introduction Razer has had a busy year, and it’s only halfway through. After getting off to a pretty much perfect start by winning the ‘Best in CES’ award for the sixth time in the row, the California, US-based gaming hardware company wasted no time in unveiling the Razer Blade Stealth. Arguably the…

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Pokemon Go has broken App Store records says Apple

By David Nield Have you heard about this Pokémon Go craze? The AR-driven, monster-catching game has broken the record for the most downloads in the first week, Apple has told TechCrunch, although we don’t have an exact figure to tell you. That’s an impressive feat, even more so when you consider it only appeared in…

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Pokemon Go has broken App Store records says Apple

By David Nield Have you heard about this Pokémon Go craze? The AR-driven, monster-catching game has broken the record for the most downloads in the first week, Apple has told TechCrunch, although we don’t have an exact figure to tell you. That’s an impressive feat, even more so when you consider it only appeared in…

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