video game
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When PC Game Packaging Was a Work of Art
Before the days of GamePass and mobile games, there was a time people would buy a huge ass box filled with a CD-ROM that would have the latest game. A whole generation missed out on a time when you could walk into a Babbages and an encyclopedia-sized PC game box practically leapt into your hands.…
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As Apple Threatens Pulling Games, Devs Explain Why Forced Updates Are a Preservation Nightmare
Although the mobile gaming ecosystem is known for hosting live-service games that monetise more aggressively than standalone console games, there’s no shortage of creators making mobile games that don’t call for constant updates. Now, some indie developers are finding out what can happen when you put your finished games on the Apple app store and…
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Microsoft’s Phil Spencer Wants the Gaming Industry to Embrace Game Preservation Through Emulation
Replaying the favourite video games of your youth isn’t as easy as re-reading a loved book or re-watching a movie you’ve already seen 100 times. And Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of Gaming, thinks that’s a problem the games industry needs to address by embracing emulation with open arms.
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Grand Theft Auto Looks Frighteningly Photorealistic With This Machine Learning Technique
As powerful as video game consoles have become, even the most graphically stunning video games don’t look like realistic, real-world footage, which is arguably the ultimate goal. But researchers at Intel Labs may have found a shortcut by applying machine learning techniques to rendered footage from a console that takes it from beautiful to photorealistic.