Entries in Gaming (1812)

Saturday
Mar292025

Razer and 'World of Warcraft' unite for epic in-game bundle

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Gamers, prepare to level up your adventures in Azeroth! Razer announced a collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment, offering an exclusive in-game bundle for World of Warcraft: Retail players.

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Tuesday
Mar182025

Nanoleaf launches plug-and-play PC backlighting kit

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Nanoleaf launched its PC Screen Mirror Lightstrip, offering a streamlined way to enhance PC gaming and entertainment with immersive backlighting. This new lightstrip, designed for monitors up to 32 inches, features 75 colour-changing LEDs that synchronize with on-screen content and music.

Unlike traditional bias lighting setups, the PC Screen Mirror Lightstrip connects directly to a PC's USB port, eliminating the need for a separate control box or camera. Its flexible, adhesive zigzag design simplifies installation, and excess length can be trimmed for smaller monitors.

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Thursday
Mar132025

Niantic offloads 'Pokémon Go,' game division to Scopely in US$3.5 billion deal

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Niantic, the developer behind Pokémon Go, has sold its gaming division to Scopely, a mobile game company owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, for US$3.5 billion. The acquisition includes popular titles like Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now. This move signals a significant shift for Niantic, which will now concentrate on its geospatial technology and artificial intelligence mapping initiatives under the newly formed Niantic Spatial.  

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Wednesday
Mar122025

Next-gen Xbox rumoured to be a 'TV-friendly PC'

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A significant shift in Microsoft's gaming hardware strategy may be on the horizon, with insider reports suggesting the next-generation Xbox console will essentially be a PC housed in a television-friendly shell. This revelation, shared by Windows Central's Jez Corden, indicates a departure from traditional console architecture, potentially simplifying game development and blurring the lines between PC and console gaming.

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