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Crycash teams up with Crytek to create cryptocurrency for gamers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 7, 2017
3 min

The excitement and hype around cryptocurrencies and blockchain has come to gaming. Startup Crycash and game publisher Crytek have teamed up to create a...

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A year later, what Oculus Touch has meant for VR

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 7, 2017
6 min

The Oculus Touch controllers debuted a year ago today, enabling players to eschew a traditional gamepad while using the Rift headset. In VR, this...

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Donkey Kong gets his own Christmas special in the form of a fan-made arcade remix

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 7, 2017
1 min

It’s the season for holiday specials, but game developers don’t make many of these for their properties. Sure, you can go back and play...

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Two guys, a girl, and a Poképlace: Ryan Reynolds is Detective Pikachu

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 7, 2017
2 min

Hollywood studio Legendary has hired Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds to play the lead role in its upcoming Detective Pikachu film, according to Hollywood Reporter. Nintendo and The Pokémon...

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VR isn’t dead. It was just taking a nap

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 6, 2017
4 min

It has been almost two years since the first high-end VR headsets hit the shelves, generating excitement and headlines insisting that the future is...

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Hearthstone: Kobolds & Catacombs’ 5 most intriguing cards

Posted byby Mike Minotti
December 6, 2017
3 min

Hearthstone’s Kobolds & Catacombs expansion launches for PC and mobile on December 7. We’ve now seen all 135 new cards in the set, and...

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Steam drops Bitcoin support due to volatility and $20 transaction fees

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 6, 2017
2 min

Bitcoin is causing too many complications for Valve, so the company has announced that it will no longer accept the digital cryptocurrency. Valve runs...