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League of Legends is taking steps against hostility in its community by encouraging players to work together. For the next two weeks, League players will be given the chance to earn bonus Influence Points, one of the MOBA’s in-game currencies, for entering games with pre-made parties of friends both new …

Valve releasing new hardware this November, Steam Machines to compete with consoles

Sony is slowly closing in on a final release date for its virtual reality headset. The company revealed at GDC last night that its VR hardware will be released in the first half of 2016. The machine has also had a bit of a spec boost. The latest design packs …

Intel Developer Blog: Details on the firm's LevelUp Game Contest 2015

Nvidia has unveiled the latest entry in its line of Shield products. Simply called ‘Shield’, Nvidia’s new device is a new Android-powered set-top TV box powered by the company’s Tegra X1. The hardware supports 4K content, and can stream content via Nvidia’s new Grid streaming service. Nvidia describes Grid as …

Hot on the heels of its Vive VR announcement, Steam has introduced another new piece of hardware – the Steam Link. Set for release in November, at least in the US, Steam Link is designed to act as a streaming device, bringing content from Windows, Mac, Linux and Valve’s own …

PlayStation shares more about its hotly anticipated virtual reality device

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