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Steam Link App Out Now for Samsung UHD TVs

by Andrew Fenn

It’s not so long ago we reported that an open beta of Valve’s new Steam Link app was available for owners of some Samsung UHD TVs. Today, Samsung announced that the free app is …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 30

LG Responds to Reports of 2016 OLED HDR Gaming Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Owners of LG’s 2016 range of OLED TVs are reporting that a recent firmware update has rendered on-screen images far too dark in HDR Game mode. The company has since issued a response to …

Tags:Game Playing| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Acer And Asus Delay 144Hz 4K HDR G-Sync Monitors

by Milos Pavlovic

Acer and Asus have both delayed new 27″ 144Hz UltraHD HDR G-Sync monitors until 2018. The Acer X27 and Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ monitors were previously announced and we reported on the X27 from …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Oculus 1.17 Will Integrate SteamVR Games

by Andrew Fenn

The forthcoming 1.17 software update for Oculus will allow consumers to launch SteamVR games from Oculus Home. At the moment, Oculus users are required to launch SteamVR and Oculus Store titles from their respective …

Tags:AR/VR| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 27

AMD Helps Developers & PlayStation Now Includes PS4 Titles

by Bob Raikes

Our friend, Dr. Jon Peddie has pointed out that now that AMD is supplying x86-based APUs to Sony and Microsoft for their consoles, games developers can introduce games for PCs as well as the …

Tags:AMD| Back Panel| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

JPW: VR Arcades Will Support Industry Growth

by Andrew Fenn

Taiwan-based virtual reality supplier JPW is planning to open 15 VR arcade stores by the end of the year, according to Digitimes. JPW’s CEO and founder, Jack Tong, believes the presence of virtual reality …

Tags:AR/VR| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 26

JPR: eSports is a Driving Force Behind PC Gaming Hardware Sales Growth

by Milos Pavlovic

Technology management consulting firm Jon Peddie Research has added an eSports hardware analysis to its PC Gaming Hardware report series and forecasts the market to reach $856 million in 2017. Growing at a blistering …

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JPR: eSports Boosting PC Gaming Hardware Sales

by Andrew Fenn

According to Globe Newswire, tech management consultants, Jon Peddie Research have attributed an increase in the sales of PC gaming hardware to the rise of eSports, which is now recognised and regulated as a …

Tags:eSports| Game Playing| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Steam Link Streaming App Coming to Samsung UHD TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung are in the process of rolling out a PC game streaming app to their 2016 and 2017 UHD TV models. A representative from Valve has confirmed on the Steam Community forum that the …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Steam Consoles| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Super Mario on AR in New York

by Bob Raikes

A software developer, Abhishek Singh who is based in New York, has created a Super Mario AR game in Central Park, based on the original game and implemented using the Microsoft Hololens. The BBC …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Dell Alienware Monitor Supports 240Hz

by Bob Raikes

Dell has a new 24.5″ FullHD addition to its Alienware gaming brand. The Alienware TN monitors support 240Hz operation with 1ms response time. There are two versions, one with FreeSync which costs around $399 …

Tags:Dell| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24