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Desktop-level gaming in the convenience of a laptop – that’s the pitch of a new line of Nvidia components than can now be found in a range of manufacturer laptops. Ars Technica reports that companies such as MSI, Lenovo, Asus, Razer and Alienware have begun to offer hardware that now …
Read More »Intel enters virtual reality market with all-in-one Project Alloy
New VR headset unveiled, requires no computer, senses the environment around you
Read More »EU LCS quarterfinal delayed due to technical issues
The quarterfinal of the EU LCS between H2K and Fnatic has been delayed to August 16th due to technical issues. The match was due to be played yesterday, August 14th, however once the teams took to the stage they discovered an issue with the sound coming from the PCs at …
Read More »Wings Gaming win $9.1 million at The International 6
Chinese team Wings Gaming managed to win The International 6 after beating Digital Chaos 3-1 in the final. The win sees the young side walk away with $9,139,002 and of course the title of the best Dota 2 team in the world. Second place Digital Chaos took home $3,427,126, while …
Read More »NRG eSports disbands its League of Legends team
After being relegated from the NA LCS just a few days ago, NRG eSports has lost all of its League of Legends players. According to a report from ESPN, NRG’s contracts permitted lawful termination if the team was relegated. This means that NRG currently has no League of Legends players …
Read More »How To: Implement Hybrid Frustum Traced Shadows
Nvidia senior developer technology engineer Jon Story explains the method behind the graphics specialist’s new shadow technique and reveals how devs can make use of it in their own games
Read More »This Is Pop teams with PETA and The Smiths to develop Meat Is Murder game
Band’s frontman Morrissey describes pro-veganism title as ‘the biggest social crusade of all, as we safeguard the weak and helpless from violent human aggression’
Read More »World of Tanks heads to FACEIT for grassroots competitions
World of Tanks has been added to FACEIT, which allows players to compete in ranked matches, daily tournaments and ladders. FACEIT’s online system makes playing in tournaments and competitive matches easy for any World of Tanks player, all they have to do is sign up on FACEIT and then sign …
Read More »Denuvo appears to have been cracked
PC gaming’s brief flirtation with watertight security may already be over. TorrentFreak reports that Denuvo, which had proved so successful that one of China’s biggest hacking groups called it quits altogether, now seems to have been properly cracked wide open. Until now, and despite a few rumours, FIFA 16 stood …
Read More »Previously impenetrable anti-piracy system Denuvo cracked by pirates
Rise of the Tomb Raider becomes first game using anti-tamper tech to be fully pirated
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