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Windows 10 passes 25% market share, Vista drops below 1%

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 1, 2017
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A year and a half after its release, Windows 10 has passed 25 percent market share. That means one in four computers are now...

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Performance enhancers: Madden NFL 18 will run on Battlefield’s Frostbite graphics engine

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 1, 2017
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Electronic Arts has some of the best visual engineers in the gaming industry, and the publisher is now bringing that graphical firepower to its...

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Razer acquires smartphone startup Nextbit, will keep it around as an ‘independent division’

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 30, 2017
1 min

Razer, a startup that makes computers, mice, and keyboards, has acquired Nextbit, which built a smartphone that stood out thanks to its green case...

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ESA trade group warns Trump White House that travel ban would disrupt game industry

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 30, 2017
4 min

The Entertainment Software Association, the game industry’s top trade group in the United States, issued a statement asking the White House to use caution...

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Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Game Mode, reading aloud for e-books

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 27, 2017
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Microsoft today started rolling out a new Windows 10 preview build for people participating in the fast ring of the Windows Insider Program. Build...

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Amazon’s latest version of Lumberyard game engine targets accessibility

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 25, 2017
2 min

Amazon is unveiling its latest update for its video game creation engine, Lumberyard Beta 1.7, which includes more than 403 new features, improvements, and...