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Qualcomm launches virtual reality dev kit for Snapdragon mobile chips

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 14, 2016
2 min

Qualcomm is introducing its virtual reality software development kit (SDK) for Snapdragon-based smartphones and virtual reality headsets. The mobile-chip giant wants to stoke demand...

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Microsoft’s using Minecraft to boost artificial intelligence research with Project AIX

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 14, 2016
2 min

Microsoft has quietly unveiled a new platform that harnesses the power of Minecraft to expedite artificial intelligence (AI) development. The project is under the...

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Stardock’s newest tech will let you mix AMD and Nvidia video cards in a PC (update)

Posted byby Jason Wilson
March 13, 2016
3 min

Stardock is about to revolutionize the video-card market for PCs. Not only will it make high-end gaming more affordable, but it also will put virtual...

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How Dragon Age’s David Gaider joined the old-school role-playing game renaissance

Posted byby Jason Wilson
March 13, 2016
3 min

It didn’t take long for him to return to his roots — the Infinity Engine, a development tool that helped create some of the greatest RPGs in gaming’s history, which include Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment.

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How Father.io uses augmented reality to turn the world into a first-person shooter

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 13, 2016
4 min

Laser tag is still one of the coolest things ever, but it’s kinda weird for me (a 32-year-old man) and my friends to go...

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The F-bombs fly in our Gordon Ramsay interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 13, 2016
16 min

If Kim Kardashian can make $80 million from her mobile game in partnership with Glu Mobile, then, hell, Gordon Ramsay should be able to make a...

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Valve enables gamers to play non-VR games on the HTC Vive

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 12, 2016
1 min

Valve just announced that it has launched an early beta test for the SteamVR Desktop Theater Mode, which enables gamers to play non-virtual-reality games with...

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Why Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick went to an analytics boot camp

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 12, 2016
4 min

Mobile gaming is more a science than an art, and that’s a problem for some developers that are heavy on creativity and lacking in...

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Digital and physical gaming-data firms team up to give broader insight into the market

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 12, 2016
1 min

Game companies rarely want to share data about how their products perform, but two intelligence firms are partnering to help expose as much information...

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Chinese game developer Kunlun invests $3 million in Silicon Valley AI company

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 12, 2016
2 min

Publicly traded Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Technology Co. Ltd. announced on Wednesday a $3 million USD investment in Kunlun AI, a new company jointly established...

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