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Computer
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,
Charity
As mentioned [http://www.technodabbler.com/extra-life-2017-once-more-with-feeling/], I will be playing for Extra-Life, a non-profit organization that raises funds to develop high-quality paediatrics and to contribute to social health projects for all the children in Quebec. And it is less than 12 hours before we are live. My streaming schedule
Videogames
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
Videogames
It's not before becoming a parent that I realised the importance of pediatric hospitals. This is why, for the second year, I will be proudly participating to Extra Life 2017 [http://www.extra-life.org/]. By playing games for 24 hours, I will be raising funds for Opération Enfant Soleil [http:
Videogames
As previous mentioned, I participated to Extra-Life, an event to raise funds for Opération Enfant Soleil. The cause raised a total of 6,653,220 USD, with 6,767 USD coming from my team (a big thanks to Ludia for doubling our fund raising effort). I'm very happy with the
Videogames
On November 5th, thousands of players around the world in a 24 hour gaming marathon to support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. I'll be doing my share on November 3rd and 4th, playing various Xbox games and figuring out what is the highest MegaBlock tower I can build with my daughter.
Videogames
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
Videogames
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
Videogames
Game controllers for mobile devices are a strange compromise : they offer superior controls in games while severely impacting the “mobility” aspect of mobile devices. Regardless, some games just cannot be played on a touch screen. If you are using an Apple device, you’ll need an mFi controller. Those shopping
Videogames
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
Videogames
In 1993, North America was introduced to the Super Sentai [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sentai] phenomena through the Power Ranger [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers] live action television series. The core concept of a Super Sentai show is that a taskfoce of heroes are given powers
Videogames
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
Videogames
Mega Man is an iconic video game character, best known for his ability for capture and reuse opponents abilities. As of March 2015, the franchise [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man] has sold over 30 millions copies [http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/business/salesdata.html]. However, the
Videogames
The second season of Sword Art Online is redemption for the series. As much as I was critical of the first season [http://www.technodabbler.com/sword-art-online-shows-promise-but-ultimately-disappoints/] , the second season greatly impressed me. The series continues its exploration of humanity living in a new online world, without stumbling into bad
Videogames
I don't usually post about news items, but I've been an avid follower of the Ouya ever since its Kickstarter campaign. Lots of friend laugh at me for buying the console, and they were probably right. But Ouya represented a dream of an open console, a dream worth funding. Unfortunately,
Videogames
Kung Fury [http://www.kungfury.com] is the perfect example of the creative powers that can be funded through a Kickstarter [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kungfury/kung-fury/description] campaign. Described as a love letter to the 1980s, Kung Fury is an over-the-top Swedish martial arts comedy short film. Written,