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The Ayaneo 3 looks to be an improvement in nearly every way
09 Nov

The Ayaneo 3 looks to be an improvement in nearly every way

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There’s a new portable gaming console in town, joining an ever-crowded field. The Ayaneo 3 is the manufacturer’s latest portable device, following last year’s Ayaneo 2S. This Windows-based handheld looks to be an improvement in nearly every major way over its predecessors.The Ayaneo 3 will be available in a few different versions. Purchasers can choose between two processors, an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 or Ryzen 7 8840U. The HX 370 is the more powerful option, offering an “extraordinary handheld gaming experience with AI support.” It’s worth noting that the 8840U should still be able to run plenty of…
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NetEase executives and workers were reportedly arrested amid a corruption investigation
09 Nov

NetEase executives and workers were reportedly arrested amid a corruption investigation

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The ex-head of NetEase's esports division and NetEase Games' former general manager are said to have been arrested on money laundering and bribery charges. Alongside ex-executives Xiang Liang and Jin Yuchen, several other people who worked at the company were reportedly arrested over alleged corruption.As noted by , Chinese outlet reported that the former employees in question allegedly laundered in the region of 800 million to 1 billion yuan ($111 million to $139 million). NetEase confirmed to only that police were investigating possible corruption. The company is said to have dismissed nine staff members for alleged bribery.Several external individuals were…
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Engadget review recap: Two new Macs, the PS5 Pro and more
09 Nov

Engadget review recap: Two new Macs, the PS5 Pro and more

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Techtober rolled straight into November this year. The first week of the month was a busy one at Engadget HQ as we published a number of high-profile reviews over the last few days. There's the MacBook Pro and Mac mini from Apple alongside the beastly (and expensive) PS5 Pro. Plus, we've got yet another VR headset and more ereaders for the bookworms. Read on to catch up on all of this week's reviews and for a tease of what's coming next.Apple MacBook Pro (2024) reviewAppleApple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro is better than ever thanks to its M4 chips, Thunderbolt 5 support…
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Nintendo is suing a streamer of pirated software for millions of dollars
09 Nov

Nintendo is suing a streamer of pirated software for millions of dollars

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Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against a streamer called EveryGameGuru, whom it's accusing of streaming gameplays of pirated games before they were even released and of providing viewers access to illegal ROM copies and piracy tools. In its lawsuit, the company said the defendant livestreams himself playing games on YouTube, Discord, Twitch, TikTok, Trovo, Kick, Vaughn, Dlive, Picarto, Nimo, Facebook and Loco, often with very little commentary. Apparently, EveryGameGuru streamed gameplays of at least 10 different titles before their official release date in at least 50 occasions since 2022.EveryGameGuru allegedly steamed Mario & Luigi: Brothership on October 22, 23, 24,…
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Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 will include Crazy Taxi with a live backing band
09 Nov

Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 will include Crazy Taxi with a live backing band

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It’s almost time again for Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), the zany speedrun-fest for a good cause. The hook for this year’s event is a run of the Dreamcast classic Crazy Taxi with a live backing band. Funds raised from this year’s showcase will benefit the nonprofit Prevent Cancer Foundation. AGDQ 2025 runs from January 5 to 12 in Pittsburgh.The live instrumental band rocking out during a Crazy Taxi run sounds like a fun centerpiece. You can check out a preview in the video below, which showed the same band rocking out to a recorded run of the game at…
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The best gaming headsets for 2024
08 Nov

The best gaming headsets for 2024

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Oftentimes, the best gaming headset doesn’t need to be a “gaming headset” at all. Although these devices can be viewed as niche within the headphone market, they’re ultimately still headphones. And though we’ve found more and more gaming headsets that impress in terms of audio quality, those tend to cost more than a comparable set of wired headphones (which, yes, still exist). If you need to chat with friends, it’s always possible to buy an external microphone and get superior sound there as well.That said, we know many people just want the convenience of a headset with a mic built…
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No Man’s Sky gets cross-platform saves and PS5 Pro enhancements
07 Nov

No Man’s Sky gets cross-platform saves and PS5 Pro enhancements

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When No Man's Sky was launched in 2016, Hello Games made it available on the platforms available at the time, namely the PC, the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. Over time, it was also released for the PS5, the Xbox Series X and S consoles, the Nintendo Switch, the PS VR1 and 2, as well as other virtual reality devices for computers. Now, the developer is rolling out cross-saves and cross-plays to all those platforms so fans can pick up from where they left off even if they switch devices.Hello Games said adding the ability to transfer saves has…
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Call of Duty: Mobile passes 1 billion downloads
07 Nov

Call of Duty: Mobile passes 1 billion downloads

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Call of Duty: Mobile has been downloaded over one billion times around the world since it became available, Activision has announced along with the rest of the game's fifth anniversary offerings. The game was released back in 2019 for Android and iOS and reached 270 million downloads within its first year of availability. Despite the game's success, Microsoft told the UK's Competition and Markets Authority in a filing for its Activision Blizzard acquisition that "Call of Duty: Mobile is expected to be phased out over time" with the launch of Warzone Mobile.In response to fans' concerns after that information came…
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Stranger Things VR is coming to PS VR2 on December 5
07 Nov

Stranger Things VR is coming to PS VR2 on December 5

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Stranger Things VR , but it’s . The game will be available on December 5, with an asking price of $25. However, PS Plus members get 20 percent off.This announcement was made as part of a fake holiday called Stranger Things Day. Along with cross-platform support for Stranger Things VR, Netflix formally set a 2025 release date for season five of the show. This will be the final season. The platform with the names of all of the episodes, so that’s something to look forward to.As for Stranger Things VR, players take control of season four villain Vecna as he…
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Sega apparently has a new Virtua Fighter game in the works
07 Nov

Sega apparently has a new Virtua Fighter game in the works

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Virtua Fighter may soon be punching its way back into the public eye. Justin Scarpone, Sega's global head of transmedia, casually dropped the news about a new game in the franchise during an interview with . "We have a suite of titles in development right now that fall into that legacy bucket, which we announced last year at The Game Awards," he said. "Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, and we have another Virtua Fighter being developed. And so all that’s very exciting."Exciting indeed. Most of those titles were indeed showcased during The Game Awards as part…
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