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Google Play Games for Windows is adding support for native PC games

The Google Play Games app for Windows debuted in early 2022, allowing users in a handful of countries to run a handful of Android games on their PCs. Since then, it’s expanded to support 3,000 games that are available to play in more than 140 countries. Now Google has made a surprise announcement: Google Play […]

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EmulationStation-DE is now available for Android

EmulationStation Desktop Edition (ES-DE) is a frontend for viewing, launching, and playing video games designed for classic computers and game consoles thanks to support for emulators for dozens of different game systems. Up until recently, ES-DE was available as a free and open source app for Windows, macOS, and Linux. But now there’s also an […]

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Lilbits: Oppo and OnePlus foldables, Dell’s new rugged tablet, Microsoft’s $69 billion video game gamble

We’re a couple of years into the foldable phone era, and it still feels too soon to say whether foldables are the future or just a fad. But that hasn’t stopped companies from cranking out new models. OnePlus is set to unveil its first phone with a foldable display next week. And while is sibling […]

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Microsoft Store’s Instant Games feature lets you play some titles without downloading and installing

The major Windows 11 update that Microsoft announced last week is now rolling out to users. In a blog post announcing the release, Microsoft describes some of the new features including the AI-enhanced version of MS Paint, the new Copilot tool, and updates to File Explorer, the Clipchamp video editor and Windows Snipping Tool, among […]

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Sony’s $200 PlayStation Portal is up for pre-order, ships Nov 15 (Handheld for PS5 Remote Play streaming)

Sony’s PlayStation Remote Play feature lets you stream games from your console to other devices including phones, tablets, laptops, or other consoles in order to play games without being tethered to your PS5. Now Sony has announced it’ll launch the first mobile device designed specifically for Remote Play. The Sony PlayStation Portal is a handheld […]

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon G chips might not just be for Android gaming handhelds

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon G series processors are designed for handheld game consoles like the upcoming AYA Neo Pocket S, which is expected to ship with an Android-based operating system. But in an interview with The Verge, Qualcomm’s senior gaming director Mithun Chandrasekhar says the chip could eventually power devices running other operating systems as well. […]

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Lilbits: Another cartridge-based retro game console, Asus ROG Ally’s overheating microSD card problem

The makers of the Evercade retro game console are back with something a bit more pocket-sized. The new Super Pocket is a Game Boy-like handheld with a small 320 x 280 pixel IPS LCD display above a D-Pad and a set of buttons. There are also shoulder buttons on the back. Two models go up […]

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Apple’s Game Porting Toolkit lets Windows games run on macOS (but it’s not meant for end users… yet)

One of the reasons Valve’s Steam Deck has become such a great platform for gaming is that, despite running a Linux-based operating system, it can run thousands of Windows games without any modifications thanks to Valve’s Proton compatibility layer (which is based on Wine). Now Apple is bringing a similar feature to macOS… but it’s […]

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Steam now lets you copy games from PC to PC (or Steam Deck) over a local network

Valve’s Steam gaming platform allows you to download and install games you’ve purchased on multiple computers. But up until now doing that required connecting to the internet and waiting while your system downloads installation and update files. Now Valve has introduced a new Local Network Game Transfer feature that lets you copy games from one […]

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ONEXPLAYER 2 handheld gaming PC with Ryzen 7 6800U and detachable controllers hits Indiegogo

The ONEXPLAYER 2 is a handheld gaming PC with an 8.4 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display, an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U processor with 12-core RDNA 2 graphics, at least 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, and optional support for configurations up  to 32GB/2TB. Unlike most other handheld gaming systems with x86 chips, it […]