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  PS4 is about to get streaming media with an official Plex app December 18, 2014 at 3:01 pm

  If you’re a PS4 user, your media streaming needs are finally being met. Plex has announced that native media streaming clients are being released on both the PS3 and PS4, so the existing in-browser and DLNA solutions are no longer the only options.
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  Valve enables region locking in Steam, to stop you buying cheap games from RussiaDecember 17, 2014 at 1:13 pm

  Steam, one of the sole bastions of sanity when it comes to digital games distribution, has enabled region locking on games. This means if you buy a game in one territory, you can no longer use it in another territory — much like DVD region locking (but more effective, as Steam’s region locking hasn’t been cracked). While this might look like oppressive behavior by Valve, there’s actually a very good reason behind the locks: Unstable currencies, like the Russian ruble, caused by the crashing price of crude oil. Or maybe Valve (and publishers) are just sick of people buying games cheaply in other territories, then redeeming them in their (more expensive) home countries.
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  Point and click: An interview with Ron Gilbert, the creator of Monkey Island, on making old games with new tools December 16, 2014 at 12:22 pm

  I grew up on the classic Lucas adventure games, and so I was pleased as Punch to see that Ron Gilbert was teaming up with Maniac Mansion co-creator Gary Winnick to make an all-new adventure that looks and plays like a game made back in 1987. I immediately tossed my $20 towards the project, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I wanted to know more about the process of making an old-fashioned game with new tools, so I asked Ron for an interview, and here we are. Today, Professor Gilbert is here to drop some science on all of us.
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  LG readies 55-inch 8K TV, and new quantum dot 4K display technology December 16, 2014 at 10:55 am

  At CES 2015 — now less than a month away! — LG says it will show off a 55-inch 8K TV, and a 4K TV that uses quantum dots to improve image quality and color saturation. The 8K display is also notable because it’s small — with a diagonal of 55 inches, this thing not only has an incredibly high resolution for a TV (160 PPI), but it will actually fit in most households, unlike the 85- and 98-inch 8K TVs that we’ve seen previously.
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  The Pirate Bay ‘revived’ by rival IsoHunt, while figures show no decline in piracy after shutdownDecember 15, 2014 at 11:43 am

  A week ago, The Pirate Bay was raided and shut down. At this point, with no resurrection apparently forthcoming, it looks like it might be dead forever. This hasn’t stopped fake sites from popping up — including, rather amusingly, a site called Old Pirate Bay that is being managed by IsoHunt, one of Pirate Bay’s largest rivals. Ah, the futility of shutting down file sharing websites.
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  New build of Windows 10 shows Cortana, unified app store, ability to buy Xbox One games on PCDecember 15, 2014 at 9:31 am

  An upcoming version of the Windows 10 Technical Preview has leaked, and it has some really, really big changes. Most notably, it looks like the original Control Panel might be going away, replaced by the new Metro-style PC Settings app — and, somewhat oddly, it looks like you’ll be able to buy Xbox One apps from the Windows 10 app store. There are also lots of changes to the UI, and a general downplaying of Metro. All in all, Windows 10 is looking very nice indeed.
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  Google, spotting a gap in the VR market, pushes Cardboard on the Play Store December 12, 2014 at 2:01 pm

  Remember that neat little cardboard contraption that turns your Android smartphone into a pair of do-it-yourself virtual reality goggles? Well, it seems that Google isn’t content to let that cheeky little idea die. Instead, the folks at Mountain View are doubling down on this adorable low-cost VR solution, and dedicating an entire section of the Play Store to Google Cardboard.
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  Xbox One finally breaks the PS4’s winning streak, sells 1.2 million consoles in NovemberDecember 12, 2014 at 6:48 am

  After an 11-month run at the top of the sales charts, the Xbox One finally outsold the PS4 in November in the US and UK. In the US alone, Xbox One sales totaled an impressive 1.2 million units in November. Is this a sign that a turnaround is on the books — did the library of Xbox One games hit critical mass? — or is it just the predictable result of the deep discounts that Microsoft has been pushing for the last couple of months?
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  The Pirate Bay raided, shut down by Swedish police – and it may never return December 10, 2014 at 6:29 am

  The Pirate Bay has been raided by Swedish police and shut down — possibly forever, according to its co-founder Peter Sunde. According to some initial reports coming out of the Sweden, Stockholm police seized computers and equipment belonging to The Pirate Bay, and have detained ‘at least one man connected to the site.’
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  The future of extreme e-sports: The gamepad that draws blood every time your character gets hitDecember 2, 2014 at 9:08 am

  In a rather chilling case of dystopian sci-fi made real, some Canadians have created a modified Xbox gamepad that draws blood from your arm every time your in-game character takes damage. While this is ostensibly a rather noble effort, it’s hard not to see this as the first step towards extreme gaming and e-sports where losers actually die in real life.