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Epic looks outside of gaming for new uses of Unreal Engine

A canned version of the stunning "Senua's Sacrifice" trailer that we saw acted out live at GDC.

SAN FRANCISCO—At a GDC keynote presentation Wednesday, Epic Games' Tim Sweeney showed off plenty of Unreal Engine-powered games and highlighted how developers would soon be able to build those games in a fully virtual reality editor. But the more surprising focus...

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Why Microsoft is finally pushing for cross-platform online gaming

Xbox Live gamers may soon have a new reason to rejoice.

With this year's Game Developer's Conference barely started, Microsoft has already rolled out a major announcement that has the potential to significantly change the console gaming landscape. By allowing for cross-network play on Xbox Live, Microsoft has signaled it's willing to open the doors...

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Norwegian high school puts e-sports and gaming on the timetable

Most of us have tried to sneak a quick game of Minesweeper in during our computer classes at school, but for students at Garnes High School in Norway, playing games won't be something they'll have to hide. Garnes Vidaregåande Skole, a public high school in the city of Bergen, Norway, is to start teaching e-sports to its students starting in August. The elective class...

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Enough of this console nonsense: It’s time to put a gaming PC in my living room

Way back at the beginning of 2015 I tasked myself with building a gaming PC for the living room. 12 months later and finally—after coming to work for Ars, travelling halfway around the world a few times over, and patiently waiting for someone to release a console-like case that didn't suck—it is done.

As is usually the case...

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