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PS4, Xbox One ‘May Use 3 Times More Power’ Than The Last Generation
I just got my electricity bill for November 15 to December 15 and while I was ready for a big number after switching from oil to a heat pump, I’m wondering if my PS4 and Xbox One weren’t the real culprits. According to the Natural Resources Defence Council, I can expect to pay $US150 in…
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YouTube’s Copyright Crackdown: Everything You Need To Know
We’re in the second week of a YouTube copyright enforcement crackdown whose most visible effects have been on the video gaming community. Each day turns up a new example of a video getting thrown in YouTube jail on a ridiculous technicality. The situation seems to defy common sense, but we’ll try to explain it in…
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Mario Kart 8’s Got A New Trailer…Featuring An Airport Level
Nintendo is still not being any more specific than “Spring 2014,” but when Mario Kart 8 gets here, Bowser, Mario, Yoshi and all the rest will be tearing-arse around airport and cloudtop courses with a new buggy-type vehicle. See it in the latest trailer here.
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Stephen Colbert Spies On The Spies Playing Second Life
Last week, Jon Stewart tackled the absurdity of the NSA spying on World of Warcraft because there might be terrorists playing it or something. This week, The Colbert Report chimed in with a look at spying on Second Life — “a game for people who don’t have a first one!”