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AR/VR Weekly: Augmented reality needs our patience

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 21, 2017
4 min

Apple launched iOS 11 today, and this means that anyone with an iPhone or iPad that supports the new software can now jump into augmented...

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Absolver gets ‘major update’ as sales surpass 250,000 copies

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 20, 2017
1 min

The Sloclap studio is pushing out an update to Absolver that will make changes to every aspect of the online melee adventure. This patch is...

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Valve’s solution to Steam review-bombing makes no sense

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 20, 2017
3 min

I was target of a review bombing campaign years ago, when I released Telepath RPG: Servants of God on Desura. I had committed the...

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AOC introduces 32-inch curved 144Hz 1440p FreeSync monitor for $430

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 20, 2017
2 min

It’s a rough time to update your graphics card due to surging prices caused by cryptocurrency mining and video memory prices, but that doesn’t...

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iOS’s early AR games play with perspective and pigeons

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 20, 2017
5 min

Augmented reality is one of the most talked-about features of the iOS 11 launch. When Apple unveiled its ARKit, it told developers it wanted to...

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Microsoft OKs Hyperkin’s remake of the original Xbox Duke controller

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 20, 2017
2 min

“The Duke” will return to enact its revenge upon all of us. Microsoft has approved Hyperkin’s updated remake of the original Xbox controller, and...

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Pymetrics raises $8 million for job-matching with AI and neuroscience games

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 20, 2017
2 min

Pymetrics, which uses artificial intelligence and neuroscience games to match people with the best job, announced today the close of an $8 million round....

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Battlerite goes free-to-play with an official release on November 8

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 20, 2017
1 min

Indie studio Stunlock Studios announced today that Battlerite is getting an official release on November 8. The PC arena brawler, which is in Early Access,...