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Rode’s NT-USB Mini Is A Great Little Microphone With One Catch
Australian microphone makers Rode have been in the business for literally decades – the company was first founded in 1967. And yet, despite the rise of gaming and streaming in particular, the firm has never really targeted gaming or the legions of content creators interested in entry level or prosumer audio gear. It’s not like…
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How To Prep Your Xbox One Or PS4 For A Massive Download
If you play video games today, you’re no stranger to massive downloads. Red Dead Redemption 2 is 90 GB, before updates and add-ons. Halo: The Master Chief Collection currently clocks in at 115 GB. Sure, the base game of Destiny 2 may be just 31 GB, but if you want all of the expansions—essential for…
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Professor Calls Student’s Idea To Teach Class On Twitch ‘Terrible,’ Does It Anyway
NYU Game Centre professor and independent developer Robert Yang never thought teaching a class on Twitch would be a good idea, but only once he was in the thick of things did the enormity of the task dawn on him. “Oh hello, Amber,” he said to a student who’d identified herself in chat. “And hello,…
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E3 2020 Officially Cancelled
The biggest trade show in video games is skipping a year. E3 2020, which was planned to take place at the Los Angeles Convention Centre this June, is cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 coronavirus that is currently spreading across the globe, the organisers of the conference said today.