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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD erases my Wii resentment

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 1, 2016
3 min

I was a huge fan of its predecessor, Wind Waker, a risky addition in the beloved franchise that introduced a vibrant, cartoon-like art style and changed the traditional Zelda format by setting its action on a series of islands in a vast sea. However, many fans (as they often do) resisted these changes.

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The Catch dating app lets women pick men based on personality

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 1, 2016
2 min

There’s more to dating than just looks. Indeed, personality matters. So say the experts at The Catch, the newest social dating app for women. The Catch...

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PlayStation 4 gets remote-play compatibility with PC and Mac in 3.50 update

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 1, 2016
2 min

You can finally get exclusive PlayStation 4 games like the moody combat adventure Bloodborne on your PC … sorta. Sony announced today that it...

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20 years have produced some seriously ugly Pokémon

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 1, 2016
3 min

Not all Pokémon are created equal. While Pikachu and Jigglypuff turn into adorable little mascots, others become embarrassing reminders of an artist’s bad day at the office. They don’t really hurt the franchise. Total sales for Pokémon have reached over 200 million.

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HTC sold 15,000 $800 Vive virtual reality headsets in 10 minutes

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 29, 2016
2 min

Virtual reality is still in its early days, but it’s amazing how capable it is of making your bank account look a lot less...

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Bethesda’s Fallout 4 season-pass price hike has it on top of Steam’s best-seller list

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 29, 2016
2 min

Jacking up the price of downloadable content could turn into a new form of marketing. Fallout 4’s season pass for all of its upcoming...

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Play Half-Life 2 in virtual reality with your Razer OSVR headset thanks to Steam

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 29, 2016
1 min

Gaming hardware and peripheral maker Razer announced today that several SteamVR games, including popular hits like Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2, are now available to play in virtual reality via OSVR, an open VR software and hardware platform.

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China’s Mobvista buys mobile user acquisition company NativeX for $25M

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 29, 2016
2 min

China’s Mobvista has agreed to acquire mobile ad monetization firm NativeX for $25 million in cash. The deal signals further consolidation in the mobile...

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The guided missile technology that makes HoloLens work

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 29, 2016
3 min

Microsoft’s augmented reality development kit costs $3,000, and that’s because it shares some components that you’d normally find in spacecraft, guided missiles, and drones....

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Fallout Shelter gets crafting in new update

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 29, 2016
1 min

Forget about finding your son. Fallout Shelter has some new tools in its important quest for user retention. The mobile hit released a new...

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