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Fly a plastic Millennium Falcon in the demo for ‘Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

The latest Lego Star Wars game has a demo for PS4 available on the PlayStation Store today, a couple of weeks ahead of its release.
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With discovery and shooting, ‘Farpoint’ is a sci-fi FPS for PlayStation VR

At first sight it doesn't look like much, but this game actually takes place inside of a headworn device. Farpoint is a sci-fi shooter for VR.
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‘The Last Guardian’ flaps its wings ahead of E3 2016

In an interview leading up to E3 2016, The Last Guardian gets some more footage along with explanations for the rather lengthy delay.
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Bethesda Softworks reimagines ‘Prey’ with Arkane Studios

President and Co-Creative Director of Arkane Studios, Raphael Colantonio, took the stage to announce the game.
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‘Here They Lie’ is a psychological horror game for PlayStation VR

In Los Angeles there's a small studio working on Here They Lie, a psychological horror game that wants you to "confront the meaning of your existence."
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Pick apart your skull in VR and learn with Human Anatomy

Understanding the human body helps us understand ourselves, and VR may be one of the most exciting ways to discover our own bodies.
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Screenshots show off Telltale Games' take on Batman

Batman: The Telltale Series release the first screenshots from its the next dark adventure from Telltale Games.
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EVGA’s upcoming DG-8 Gaming Case looks like a cool wall oven

A desktop computer can be hard to assemble and often look stylish, but EVGA's recent DG-8 case series wants to be both ergonomic and pleasant on the eyes.
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Mirror’s Edge Catalyst gets interactive map online ahead of release

Mirror's Edge Catalyst is the game fans have been waiting eight years to play. Before the launch, EA released an interactive map for the game's city, Glass.
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‘Edge of Nowhere’ hits the Oculus Rift June 6

Edge of Nowhere puts the player in the shoes of Victor Howard, who's pushing through the harsh and cold Antarctic climate in search of his friends.
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The Witness 8-bit remake is supported by its original creator, Jonathan Blow

Jonathan Blow's The Witness blew away critics in January 2016. But we can feel the sails catching wind again as a beautiful demake shows up on Itch.
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A half million Steam Controllers in seven months is pretty terrible

Valve has apparently sold more than 500,000 Steam Controllers, and that includes its Steam Machine bundles.
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Burger King toy turns into a “Game Boy Color Nano”

It's pretty amazing what people can do when passionate. Someone made a Game Boy Color Nano by putting a Raspberry Pi Zero into an old Burger King toy.
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Author Ray Kurzweil develops new chatbot with Google based on one of his characters

A new chatbot coming from Google and Ray Kurzweil can be based on any given text. Chatbot fanfiction, here we come!
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Samsung shows off a 4K virtual reality display

Samsung was present at the Display Week conference in San Francisco this week, and showed off a few virtual reality-oriented displays, one in 4K.
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61N is the camera that can compete with Narrative Clip 2

Devices require much our attention, but small cameras that don't require much attention are gaining momentum. 61N is one such camera.
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Echoes is a game that deals with mental health in episodes

Mental health is a serious issue, and finding ways to portray the issue in games can be hard. Echoes does this by reaching beyond current gaming culture.
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VRidge streams VR from your desktop to Google Cardboard

RiftCat is the company that has developed VRidge, an app that lets your phone stream VR content running on your computer.
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Climbers comment on Crytek’s VR game The Climb

Crytek shows how a select group of mountain climbers react to their first experience in the company's VR game The Climb.
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The Russian government embarrasses itself on Twitter once again

Russia never seems to learn how to use Twitter. In a recent tweet it illustrated alleged extremist activities using Command & Conquer: Generals.
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Google unlocks dialer app for non-Nexus devices, then locks it tighter than ever

Fans were delighted to find Google's dialer app unlocked for non-Nexus phones running Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Their excitement was short-lived, however.
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Learn by doing: Unimersiv educates in virtual reality

One of the foremost potentials of VR lies within educational purposes, Unimersiv is a company that creates virtual educational content for everyone.
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Clay Gets Gory With Doom Short

Doom is less than a week away, so it seems fitting that Bethesda Softworks gives its blessing to this claymotion gorefest inspired by the game.
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Flow is Microsoft’s answer to IFTTT

Microsoft enters the automation fray with a preview version of Flow, its own take on IFTTT. Can Microsoft claim the automated crown someday?
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Long overdue video embedding finally comes to OneNote

Microsoft has updated their information organizing software OneNote to automatically embed linked internet videos.
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Virgin founder reposts fake final words of Steve Jobs

Richard Branson reposted a chainmail message describing Steve Jobs' final words. Of course, it was all fake. But somehow Richard is still happy.

HTC becomes “obsessed with battery life” in an effort to keep up with smartphone heavy hitters

The HTC 10 is being hyped by its manufacturer to be the next big thing. In its most recent teaser, the company says it's "obsessed with battery life."
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Updated: HP, not Google, is manufacturing the next premium Chromebook

Source code for Chromium OS suggests that HP is responsible for manufacturing the next high-end Chromebook.
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Minecraft sells 10,000 copies per day — teaches computational thinking

Minecraft continues to be staggeringly popular, all the while introducing kids to computational thinking.
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These desktop-grade laptops are 10 percent off (for VR developers)

Eurocom has launched a developer program to allow those working on VR software a 10 percent discount on the company's desktop level laptops.
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Adaptive Focus VR video could consume 80 percent less data

A new virtual reality (VR) video format from YouVisit could consume just a fifth of the data compared to conventional VR video formats.
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Roblox enters VR space with cross-platform support

Many fans have warranted a VR release for Roblox, and now the online gaming platform is launching on the Oculus Rift.
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Don’t shoot your courier in Grand Theft Auto Online’s latest game mode

Grand Theft Auto Online gets another game mode. In Inch by Inch, a courier carries a package to a destination while protected by their teammates.
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Google Fiber subscribers in KC: Prepare to pay up

Only a select few areas will have access to free Google Fiber in Kansas City after May 19. A 100Mb alternative will take its place for the rest.