Category: Gaming

Microsoft wants to make ‘Minecraft’ easier for kids to read

[ad_1] The tool is meant to support students learning to read and/or translate, as well as students with reading challenges. Microsoft has previously put it to use in other platforms, like Office. The tool should be ready for Minecraft: Education Edition by the start of the school year this fall. Microsoft has a few other […]

'Friday the 13th' is coming to Nintendo Switch… on a Tuesday

[ad_1] You'll soon be able to don Jason Voorhees' iconic hockey mask and try to wipe out a group of campers (or flee from the masked menace) on Switch, as there's at last a release date for Friday the 13th: The Game on Nintendo's console. It emerged back in… [ad_2] Source link

Wizards Unite’ is available to play a day early

[ad_1] It’s not certain how wide the launch will be on June 21st. Niantic had to make some Pokémon Go players wait weeks or even months to start playing. There’s probably a good reason for the staggered approach. Pokémon Go is still popular long after the initial phenomenon wore out, and now Niantic is introducing […]

Respawn will share more about its ‘AAA’ VR shooter later this year

[ad_1] Back in 2017, Facebook and Respawn Entertainment revealed the developer was working on a virtual reality AAA shooter. While things have been fairly secretive since (so much so that it might have fallen off your radar), we’ll hear more about it at this year’s Oculus Connect, which is scheduled for September 25th to 26th […]

Microsoft’s cheaper 15-inch Surface Book 2

[ad_1] It’s like a Surface Go for kids.Kano unveils its first build-it-yourself Windows 10 computer Kano is graduating from Raspberry Pi boards. The company has announced a partnership with Microsoft, unveiling its first build-it-yourself computer that officially runs Windows 10. The Kano PC may look similar to its ‘complete’ Computer Kit Touch. All of the […]

‘Human Fall Flat’ lands on iOS and Android June 26th

[ad_1] Human Fall Flat has proven a big hit on consoles and PC, with more than five million copies sold by last February as players hopped into No Brakes Games’ hilarity-filled world. It emerged back then that a mobile port was on the way, and now we know you’ll be able to play it on […]

Intel’s Performance Maximizer tool overclocks CPUs with one click

[ad_1] This kind of tool isn’t anything new — AMD offers a similar one for its Ryzen processors — plus, it’s only compatible with a handful of 9th generation Core CPUs. Just six, in fact, including: Core i9-9900KF, Core i9-9900K, Core i7-9700KF, Core i7-9700K, Core i5-9600KF and Core i5-9600K. Like only a few other tools, […]

Twitch buys Bebo to build out its esports platform

[ad_1] According to TechCrunch’s sources, the streaming service paid “up to $25 million” for Bebo’s intellectual property and employees, winning a bidding war between gaming-centric chat app Discord and Facebook. For those who might be familiar with the name Bebo, Twitch didn’t acquire a now-defunct social networking site, but rather the video-game streaming software company […]

Wizards Unite’ worldwide launch begins on June 21st

[ad_1] The worldwide launch of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite begins this Friday, June 21! Keep your eyes peeled and wand ready for more information as the game goes live in your region soon. #WizardsUnite pic.twitter.com/ckk4s4mi8a — Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (@HPWizardsUnite) June 19, 2019 Harry Potter fans in Australia and New Zealand had the chance […]

Fan-made 'Mario Royale' pits you against 74 speedrunners

[ad_1] The battle royale craze has invaded the Mushroom Kingdom, albeit unofficially. A programmer and video game streamer going by the handle Inferbro has hacked together a web-based multiplayer version of Super Mario Bros. that challenges up to 75 people… [ad_2] Source link