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How storage media decides the fate of console games
2014-03-24 16:30:32| Extremetech
As long as video games have been in existence, they've been seriously constrained by technical limitations. There's only so much RAM, CPU power, and storage space to go around, but that's not always a bad thing. In fact, the quirks of the hardware can actually help mold the way games are designed, and there's no better example of that than storage media itself. From diskettes to Blu-rays, the oddities and limitations of the given medium dictate what kind of games can be made.
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Sony, with PlayStation Now and Project Morpheus, is our best bet for the future of video games
2014-03-19 16:30:14| Extremetech
Last year, Sony released the most powerful game console ever created at a price point lower than the competition. At the beginning of this year, the company announced that it would release a Netflix-style game streaming service sometime this summer. Last night, Sony announced its own virtual reality gaming headset, called Project Morpheus. Now, more than anyone, Sony is leading the way to the future of video games.
GDC Day One: New Smartwatch Games, AMD's Mantle Arrives
2014-03-18 23:34:18| PC Magazine Graphics Cards Product Guide
At GDC, Pebble announced three new smartwatch games, and AMD boosted graphics performance with a new API.
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Howard Stern Says Detroiters Love Board Games
2014-03-18 11:44:13| Toys - Topix.net
Howard Stern mentioned on his radio show last week that the only place he's lived and worked where people seemed actively interested in playing board games was Detroit.
Google Adds Some Serious Oomph to Play Games
2014-03-17 21:15:32| TechNewsWorld
Google on Tuesday announced a number of new features to the Google Play Games platform that are intended to boost discoverability and cross-platform multiplayer gaming while providing developers with deeper analytics. Three out of every four people who use the Android operating system play games, according to Google. There are more than 1 billion activated Android devices.
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