Game
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Microsoft and Sony have both just launched their next-generation consoles. But which one is best for you? New Atlas compares the specs, features, hardware and games of the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X.
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Atari’s latest attempt at reclaiming relevance is by rehashing its original success story – Pong. Once a mainstay of arcades everywhere, the legendary game has now been shrunk down into a portable “table” as the Mini Pong Jr.
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Mario Kart is the latest game to cross over into the real world via augmented reality (AR). Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit lets you drive a little remote-controlled kart around the floor using the Switch console, dodging virtual racers and items.
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The latest drip has dropped from Sony, as the company drip-feeds us details about the PlayStation 5. This time we’ve finally been treated to a look at the controller, and the design marks a surprising departure from the last four generations.
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Austin-based game developer Frank Force has won the Best Illusion of the Year prize for his mind-bending yet simple animation of twisting rings that seem to be rotating in different directions simultaneously.
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Autron VR has just launched in Melbourne, Australia, with a range of shooting games, escape rooms and other VR experiences, all tailored for groups. New Atlas went hands on to check it out – and may have ruined regular escape rooms for ourselves.
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Three years ago Infivention launched Square Off, a robotic board that moves pieces on its own, allowing players to play against AI or people around the world. Now, two new models are launching – the updated, chess-focused Neo and the multi-game Swap.
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Sony has finally announced its next-generation games console – and surprising absolutely no one, it’s called the PlayStation 5. It launches next year.
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The Dejarik holochess game we see Chewbacca and R2-D2 playing in the original Star Wars is one step closer to reality – or augmented reality, anyway.
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The 3dRudder, a kind of balance board that players steer with their feet, is making its way to PlayStation VR users in the US.
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A team has created an AI system that, for the first time, has defeated several poker professionals in six-player Texas hold 'em. Unlike earlier iterations of the system, the researchers will not publicly release this algorithm’s code, for fear it could decimate the online poker world.
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DNA is the building material of life, but recent work shows it can also be used to make art or even store data. Now, a team at Caltech has used DNA to make the world’s smallest game of tic-tac-toe, and the technique could have applications in designing reconfigurable nanomachines.