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Nintendo Direct livestream coming Friday for Pokémon’s 20th anniversary

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 24, 2016
2 min

Two decades ago, Nintendo unleashed the first Pokémon games in Japan. On Friday, Nintendo celebrates this milestone with fans. A Pokémon-themed Nintendo Direct livestreaming video event is...

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2 min

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What Stan Lee and Steve Wozniak are brewing for their 1st Silicon Valley Comic Con

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 22, 2016
2 min

When Marvel creator Stan Lee and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak put on an event together, it’s bound to have a lot of star power....

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2 min

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Hideo Kojima: ‘I feel extremely free right now. I’m doing exactly what I want to do’

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 18, 2016
3 min

LAS VEGAS — Two of the rock stars of entertainment, Metal Gear Solid video game creator Hideo Kojima and Pacific Rim film director Guillermo...

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3 min

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Guillermo Del Toro: Games are ‘only limited by the bastards with money’

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 18, 2016
2 min

LAS VEGAS — Guillermo Del Toro, director of films such as Pacific Rim, took a big jab at the money people who rule the...

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2 min

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The DeanBeat: Farewell to #Gamergate

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 12, 2016
6 min

The #Gamergate controversy began in August 2014, when a former boyfriend of game developer Zoë Quinn shared a long post about their relationship, one that...

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6 min

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Watch Oculus, Valve, Sony, and even NASA talk VR and AR on summit livestream

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 8, 2016
1 min

If you want to learn more about the virtual and augmented reality craze that (many hope) is about to hit world, you may want...

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1 min

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HTC Vive’s user manual details elaborate setup process, including moving your couch

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 4, 2016
4 min

You’re going to need a large area to enjoy the full capabilities of the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. VR watchers have always known this....

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4 min

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New site mixes Texas Hold ’em with Hearthstone to make wizard poker an esport

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 3, 2016
2 min

Texas Hold ’em is one of the most popular card games in the world. Yet one company is looking to shake up a formula...

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2 min

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Watch how Microsoft plans to change the Super Bowl with HoloLens and augmented reality

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 2, 2016
2 min

Augmented reality could change the way humans interface with everything. And Microsoft knows that, for Americans, football is everything. The Windows company released a...

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2 min

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Twitch and its 100M audience is ideal for an action flick’s trailer debut

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 2, 2016
1 min

Forget about first-person shooters. Here comes a first-person movie. Twitch revealed today that it will show the first trailer for Hardcore Henry, an action...

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1 min