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Coachella is coming back to ‘Fortnite’ in a bigger way this year
The 2023 edition of Coachella gets underway this weekend and, along with having the option to catch livestreams of every stage on YouTube, you can take part in the fun remotely in another way thanks to Fortnite. The festival has once again teamed up with Epic Games to celebrate Coachella.…
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ASUS’ ROG Phone 7 uses AI to automatically record your wins and losses
With last year's ROG Phone 6, ASUS got our attention with the world's first "wireless" clip-on Peltier cooler, in the sense that it didn't require plugging into a power bank. That, along with a handful of dedicated gaming features — especially the customizable ultrasonic "AirTriggers" — already made it a…
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The Morning After: The Mario theme joins your old tweets in the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has announced the latest batch of 25 recordings joining the National Recording Registry. Alongside songs like “Like a Virgin,” "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and "Stairway To Heaven," Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. theme becomes the first piece of video game music to enter…
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Sure, ‘Max’ sounds dumb, but HBO Max needed a reboot
There are many things I think of when I hear the name “Max.” There’s Max Headroom, the ’80s AI icon that’s been on my mind a lot lately. Mad Max! Max Payne! Every friend I’ve ever had named Max (whose names I’ve always been jealous of). Even Homer Simpson’s alternate…
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Summer Games Done Quick 2023 will speed-run Zelda for charity
Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) released the full schedule for its return to in-person activities for 2023. The charity speed-running event takes place in Minneapolis from May 28th to June 4th. This year, the organizers added a slew of Zelda runs in honor of the upcoming Tears of the Kingdom,…
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NVIDIA RTX 4070 review: The new 1440p gaming leader
Slowly, but surely, NVIDIA is making its 40-series GPUs more affordable. Now it’s down to $599 with the new RTX 4070, a mid-range card focused on 1440p gaming. While it’s $100 more than its predecessor’s launch price, the fabulous RTX 3070, that card typically sold for more than $1,000 due…
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