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Battle of the Rages crowns the king of DotA 2 rage quitters

At the Manila Masters in Pasay, Philippines, Battle of the Rages charged three DotA 2 fans with seeing who could rage hardest.

Nvidia claims mobile chip is four times faster than integrated Intel graphics

Nvidia is touting the capabilities of its new MX150 mobile graphics chip as being as much as four times faster than Intel onboard GPUs.
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How Stephen Cox, Farpoint’s composer, turned an old trumpet into a sci-fi drone

Making a virtual reality soundscape takes a different approach than traditional games. Composer Stephen Cox talks us through what it was like sound designing for Farpoint on the PSVR.
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EVGA’s sub-zero Kingpin Edition graphics card could set new GPU clock records

A Kingpin Edition of Nvidia's GTX 1080 Ti design could be in the works at EVGA, potentially offering even greater overclocking.
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Surface Pro 4 update improves operation while device is not in use

Microsoft has released an update for its Surface Pro 4, improving its battery efficiency during sleep and its touch stability.
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Make sure your computer system measures up with PCMark 10, launching this June

Futuremark will show off PCMark 10 at this year's Computex show, with a general release coming toward the end of June.
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Pokémon comes to mobile again, but it's not what you expect

The Pokémon Company has launched Magikarp Splash for iOS and Android, giving the splashing fish its time to shine.
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Intel’s upcoming 10-core i9 chips will hit 4.5GHz without even overclocking

Intel's upcoming Skylake-X range of CPUs may have a top-tier chip with a clock speed as high as 4.5GHz, despite sporting 10 cores.
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Netflix embraces Castlevania’s retro roots in series’ debut trailer

Castlevania's first teaser trailer for its upcoming Netflix series shows its retro roots while embracing ultra-violence.
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Following Intel integration, USB Type-C could be the only port we need

Intel is going to build in Thunderbolt 3 support into all of its CPUs in the future, in the hopes that it becomes the de facto I/O standard.
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Kiss boring desktop interiors goodbye with Corsair's new fan control system

Corsair's new Commander Pro fan and lighting controller offers deep customisation for those wanting a fancy, RGB-lit interior.
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MyShowdown lets you crowdsource answers to the biggest debate questions

MyShowdown is a new community site for crowdsourcing head-to-heads between everything from graphics cards to celebrity beards.
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Microsoft enables free wireless internet for Virginia’s rural students

Microsoft has launched a 'Homework Network' for rural students in Virginia, that should give as many as 3,000 high-speed internet access.
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Scrolling mobile web pages in Safari is about to get a whole lot smoother

Google's AMP is encouraging Apple to make scrolling more uniform in the mobile version of its Safari browser.
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New Surface Pen overhauls and expands inking for Office 365

Microsoft's update of its Surface Pen with the new Surface Pro comes hand in hand with expanded inking in Office 365.
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Watch the ‘Call of Duty WWII’ live-stream Q&A here today

Sledgehammer Games is hosting a live Q&A on Facebook live, but if you don't want to watch it there, you can watch it right here instead.
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Minecraft Code Builder tool now available in ‘Education Edition’

Microsoft has officially launched its Code Builder toolset for students and educators playing Minecraft: Education Edition.
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Make your SteamVR home screen much more comfortable with latest beta update

Valve has updated its SteamVR home screen with new, customisable environments that you can invite your friends too.
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Fox is building a massive, free-roaming VR Alien experience

Fox is building a virtual reality experience based on the Alien franchise, where players can walk and shoot in VR.
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Asus has 'awoken' a new generation of Ryzen-powered laptops slated for Computex

Asus has teased a Ryzen-powered ROG laptop set to debut at Computex at the end of May, though whether it uses an APU has yet to be announced.
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AMD claims Vega gaming cards will be faster than Frontier Edition

AMD has confirmed that the gaming focused Vega graphics cards will be faster than the Frontier Edition it recently unveiled.
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Augmented reality developers can win up to $100,000 in Hololens contest

Microsoft and Unity have teamed up to offer $150,000 in prize money to those with great ideas for Hololens applications.
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AR is ready for takeoff with Hololens-equipped flight attendants

Microsoft's Hololens headset is being used by some flight crews on Air New Zealand planes to trial augmented reality integration.
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Western Digital is adding 10-terabyte drives to its Red range

Western Digital has added new 10TB versions of its Red and Red Pro NAS drives, making use of its helium-filled drive design.
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'Offensive' gesture removed from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in latest patch

Nintendo has altered the gesture made by the female Inkling in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as it can be seen as offensive in some cultures.
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‘Rocket League’ partners with WWE as it looks for a boost from wrestling fans

Rocket League will be playable at upcoming WWE pay-per-view events, as well as used in marketing material and promoted during shows.
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'Shadow of War' trailer charges you with dominating the open world

Shadow of War's open world has a lot more variety in it, giving players a much more visually compelling world to take over with their orcs.
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Steam’s changes target ‘fake’ games and trading cards to combat bots

Valve has announced changes to the way Steam issues trading cards to stop nefarious actors from gaming the system with fake games.
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AMD targets esports audience with new Radeon RX 560 graphics card

AMD has launched a new graphics card called the RX 560. Aimed at esport gamers, it offers higher clock speeds and more CUs than the last gen.
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AMD’s 16-core Threadripper is not a myth, release confirmed for summer

AMD has confirmed the existence of Ryzen Threadripper, a 16-core, 32-thread processor built on a new desktop platform.
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Chinese investment firm Tencent may build esports-themed amusement park

League of Legends parent company, Tencent, is building an esports town, complete with theme park and animation studio.

Zenimax takes Samsung to court after successful suit against Oculus

Zenimax is now taking Samsung to court over what it claims was copyright infringement in the development of the Gear VR headset.
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AMD’s new Vega graphics card with 16GB of memory spotted in the wild

The latest pre-release leak of AMD Vega information suggests the card could have 16GB of RAM and a core clock as high as 1,600MHz.
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'Battletech' pulls game-publisher Paradox out of the past and into the future

Paradox Interactive will publish Harebrained Schemes' Battletech when it launches exclusively on PC sometime this year.