Windows 10 to get a “game mode”
Improve PC games
Software King of the World Microsoft is planning to bring in a “game mode” for Windows 10 to spruce up PC games.
Games market is booming
Worth $91 billion this year
Games generated $91 billion worldwide in 2016, according to a report from beancounters at SuperData Research who have been adding up some numbers on Christmas Party napkins.
Asustek cleaning up in the game monitor market
Competition not harming us
Asustek says it is not concerned by an increase in the numbers of rivals trying to enter its gaming monitor turf.
Microsoft will adapt Windows 10 for games
Auto Update arrives next year
From the spring, Microsoft will be releasing a new update for Windows 10 that it is calling the Creators update which will adapt Windows for games.
Nintendo Switch is 232 euro
Aiming at a cheaper market
Nintendo Switch price details have seemingly been revealed by retailers and it is more or less what we were expecting.
Apple talks about Apple Music and App Store
Introduces new Nintendo Super Mario Run game
Apple has kicked off its Apple event in San Francisco, California talking about both its Apple Music and its App Store, with a special focus on games.
Online gamer kids are brainy kids
They do better in maths, reading and science
New research has shown that kids who play computer games online every day perform better academically in science, maths and reading tests.
MSI defends use of software souped up review cards
Higher clock speeds
MSI has replied to TechPowerUp claims it has caught out MSI it out sending out review graphics cards with higher clock speeds out of the box.
A third of Valve is working on VR
Expecting the VR age
Valve is getting all moist about VR taking off and has allocated more than a third of its developers to coming up with games for the gizmo.
EA is churning out Star Wars games
Software Empire is striking back
EA has been telling the world how it is going to use the rights it has on Star Wars games – it is going to make a lot of them.