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Cleaning an Xbox Controller
Ever had stick drift or sticky buttons on your Xbox controller? This article walks you through a repair journey—learn how to extend your controller’s life with some DIY fixes and the right tools.
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Exploring the Technology Behind Gaming, dive into the world of gaming hardware, mods, and enhancements. From retro console upgrades to cutting-edge peripherals, explore how technology transforms the gaming experience.
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Reliving the Classics with the affordable Anbernic RG35XX
The ANBERNIC RG35XX marries the nostalgic charm of the classic GameBoy design with the nuances of modern gaming in a compact handheld emulator console. With its attractive pricing and a vibrant IPS screen, does it hold the key to unlocking a treasure trove of classic gaming memories?
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Giving the Game Boy Advance SP a New Life
In the world of handheld consoles, few devices evoke as much nostalgia as the Game Boy Advance SP. Learn how an IPS screen can breath new life into this clam-shell wonder.
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Gods Unchained : Earning Money for Playing Video Games
Digital collectible card games have a fundamental flaw: cards are locked in the economy of the game. Gods Unchained gives a person ownership by minting cards as NFTs and allow players to earn money for their wins.
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Building an Arcade Cabinet
About 20 years ago, I built an Arcade Cabinet with my father. I published an article that same year describing the project, but removed it a couple of years latter, as I was receiving too many emails on cabinet construction. A lot of time has passed and the cabinet was
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Dreamhack 2019
For the second year in a row, DreamHack was held in the Olympic Stadium, adding even more space to the bring your own computer. Fan favorite competitions returned, such as StarCraft II, CounterStrike, Rocket League and Super Smash Brother. With a prize pool of over 200'000 USD and activities around
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The Skylander Figures: NFC Toys
Skylanders fused physical toys with digital gameplay using NFC technology, revolutionizing gaming. Dive into the hardware that made it possible and learn how it reshaped the industry.
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Geforce Now Pricing Announced ?!
This year, at CES 2018, Nvidia announced their pricing for [Geforce Now for PC and Mac] (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/mac-pc/). For 25 USD, players would be able to rent a cloud machine for 20 hours of gaming. This price angered many in the gaming community,
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Dreamhack Montreal 2017
I've been following the Starcraft 2 professionnal scene for a few years, enough to see the game change through the release of various expansion. When I learned that Dreamhack was returning to Montreal for a second iteration, I jumped at the opportunity to attend. Lan Party Dreamhack Montreal follows the
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Fit-Headless : A Streaming Necessity
The introduction of powerful game streaming technology, such as Nvidia's Gamestream or Steam Stream forever changed how I game on the PC. My gaming PC is actually a powerful 4u server machine, comfortably installed in my server rack in the basement. Yet, I can game from any room in the
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Nvidia Shield TV
Being a parent imposes some restriction on how, when and where you can play video games. The Shield Mobile was a saviour: with its streaming functionality, I could play PC games from anywhere in the house. The Shield TV extends the Shield ecosystem by introducing a powerful Android console for
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Nvidia Shield Portable
The Nvidia Shield Portable is a wonderful little Android machine. Released by Nvidia in 2013, it was the first Android device to use Nvidia's Tegra 4 processor. Even more importantly, it was the first device to integrate Nvidia's new streaming technology, allowing a player to stream a game either from
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Steam Link and Controller
Streaming, at least for computers, is the continuous delivery of media from a provider: only the content you need is transmitted. Although streaming is mostly associated with music and movies, streaming technologies for video games have been gaining popularity. In essence, you play a game on a device, but the
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Trying out the Oculus Rift DK2
In the last two weeks, I've had the opportunity to try out a couple of demos. Here are a few quick impressions. Tuscany was one of the first demo available for the Occulus Rift, allowing a user to visit a beautiful garden house. I was very impressed when I tried
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Oculus Rift DK2 Quick Impression
When it comes to 3D VR technologies, I am negatively biased. Products like the Virtual Boy and the Nintendo 3DS offered a disapointing 3D experience, and the only added entertainment I get from a 3D movie in theater is a pounding headache. The first time I placed a Oculus Rift
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The Revolution is Waiting for the Upgrade
The Ouya is one of the most important Kickstarter success story, gathering $8,596,474 in funding. Ouya's promise: the revolution would be televised. The console would usher a new world of Android games on TV. The product itself was released about a year ago, giving developers fair opportunities to