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Hot Wheels: Rift Rally Turns Your House Into A Miniature Monaco
Although I tend to roll my eyes at toys that offer enhanced play through an app that adds virtual effects on a mobile device’s screen, I think that Velan Studios has come up with a convincing use case for augmented reality with Hot Wheels: Rift Rally, which makes driving a tame RC toy actually feel…
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Now You Can Pay Thousands Of Dollars To Look Like Minecraft Steve
Your favourite retro games will never look as good as you remember unless you play them on an old tube TV whose analogue technology helped to smooth out the pixelated graphics of the 8 and 16-bit gaming eras. Or, you can just embrace the pixelation, which is what fashion label Loewe has done with its…
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Disney’s New Customisable Tron Figures Swap Sculpted Faces For Tiny Video Screens
Thanks to innovations in 3D printing, anyone can now get an action figure customised with their own likeness through Hasbro’s Selfie Series program — assuming they’ve got the patience to wait a few months for it to be made. Disney’s new Tron Identity Program promises customised action figures in about 16 minutes by skipping the…
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Playdate Is Getting A Price Bump And A Proper Game Store
Panic made a handful of announcements today for its almost-too-quirky-for-its-own-good Playdate handheld. Depending on your needs, they may either entice you to finally grab one, or have you just sticking with your smartphone for casual gaming. The Playdate is getting a price increase, but also its own on-device/on-the-web app store where users can more easily…