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From new Xbox games to AR glasses, here are my favorite things I saw at my very first GDC

At GDC 2024 in San Francisco, I saw a lot of awesome things from upcoming Xbox games, new Razer products, and even epic AR glasses.

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Razer's latest Kishi controller wants you to take mobile gaming seriously by being the best in the world — and it just might work

Razer's latest Kishi controller wants you to take mobile gaming seriously by being the best in the world — and it just might work

I got to test drive the Razer Kishi Ultra, a mobile controller that promises to give you a full, no-compromise gaming experience, and it's genuinely impressive.

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I took Razer's premium backpacks to GDC 2024, and their quality and attention to detail surprised me

I took Razer's premium backpacks to GDC 2024, and their quality and attention to detail surprised me

I used the Razer Rogue Backpack V3 (both 14 and 16-inch variants) at GDC 2024, and came away impressed by the quality of these bags.

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The best PC gaming headset that I still use every day now has an Xbox version, and it's awesome

My favorite wireless gaming headset finally has an Xbox version, and it's just as good as I was hoping. Oh, and you can buy it now.

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Razer's biggest, most powerful laptop yet is also the very first with Thunderbolt 5, but it'll cost you a pretty penny

Razer has updated its highest-end Blade with new internals, new refinements, and new tricks. I went hands-on, and here are my first impressions.

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AI in gaming dominated GDC 2024, and some of it actually won this skeptic over

AI is the latest buzzword that you can find practically everywhere, along with plenty of controversy. At GDC, though, I saw potential uses that actually interested me.

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The Meta Quest 3 is more powerful than we originally thought

The Meta Quest 3 is 2x more powerful than the Quest 2, but it was hard to understand what that meant until Meta revealed details at GDC 2024.

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My time with NVIDIA at GDC showed me exactly why the massive tech company seems unstoppable right now

My time with NVIDIA at GDC showed me exactly why the massive tech company seems unstoppable right now

I spent time with NVIDIA at GDC 2024 with some one-on-one demos and also explored the rest of the convention. NVIDIA was everywhere, and for good reason.

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Xbox is working to bring a lot of great games to the platform this year, and I got to play some of them early

Xbox is working to bring a lot of great games to the platform this year, and I got to play some of them early

During GDC 2024, I attended an ID@Xbox preview event, where I could play demos and speak with developers about upcoming Xbox games.

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These are my favorite upcoming Quest 3 and Vision Pro games from GDC 2024

These are my favorite upcoming Quest 3 and Vision Pro games from GDC 2024

From dodging lasers to racing motorcycles, GDC had some impressive VR and MR game demos due out later this year.

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Layoffs and AI sour annual Game Developers Conference: ‘The vibe is rancid’

Layoffs and AI sour annual Game Developers Conference: ‘The vibe is rancid’

GDC 2024 catered to the frustrated and those out of work, with cheaper tickets and a group screaming session

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Preserving old games was seen as a non-commercial 'art project' until recently, says Nightdive director: 'They were great then and they're great now, and companies have begun to realize that'

Preserving old games was seen as a non-commercial 'art project' until recently, says Nightdive director: 'They were great then and they're great now, and companies have begun to realize that'

Nightdive's Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman shared their thoughts on the importance of videogame history in an interview with PC Gamer at GDC.

Larian CEO Swen Vincke accepts Baldur's Gate 3's latest award by blasting corporate 'greed' devastating devs: 'I've been fighting with publishers my whole life, and I keep on seeing the same mistakes'

Larian CEO Swen Vincke accepts Baldur's Gate 3's latest award by blasting corporate 'greed' devastating devs: 'I've been fighting with publishers my whole life, and I keep on seeing the same mistakes'

Vincke joins a chorus of devs lamenting the state of the industry at this year's GDC.

This VR dev veteran has thoughts on the four 'killer apps' that the Quest 3 and Vision Pro need

This VR dev veteran has thoughts on the four 'killer apps' that the Quest 3 and Vision Pro need

I attended a "future of mixed reality" panel held by Jesse Schell, the head of Schell Games, and he has a clear vision for which apps will help mixed reality break out — and it's very different from virtual reality.

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AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3.1 shown at GDC 2024: 'Decoupled' Frame Gen can work with other upscalers

AMD unveiled FSR 3.1 at GDC, upgrading the API so that you can use FSR Frame Generation with DLSS or XeSS upscaling, potentially providing for improved image quality on non-AMD GPUs. The first game to support the new version will be Ratchet and Clank.

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GDC 2024: Google's vision for AI 'living games' sounds awful, but inevitable

You've lived through the era of "live service games" like Fortnite and Destiny 2. Now, Google thinks "living games" will replace them in a few years, with GenAI listening to and responding to gamers' needs automatically so developers aren't needed beyond supervision.

Game developers come together at GDC for a 'GDScream' to vent rage at the state of the industry: 'It feels hard to be here and pretend like everything is fine'

Amidst the excitement of GDC, dozens of developers shared a moment of pure catharsis.

Ubisoft shows off AI-powered 'Neo NPCs' at GDC: 'It could be the start of a fantastic paradigm shift,' but let's be honest, it probably won't

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Microsoft will debut DirectX 'DirectSR' super-resolution graphics tech at GDC — could this tech end up in Xbox too?

Super resolution and machine learning upscaling tech can boost graphics on lower-end machines, such as handheld gaming PCs and the Xbox Series S, or even the Xbox One consoles. NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FidelityFX SR are also set to benefit from this new tech from DirectX, dubbed DirectSR.

AMD, Microsoft, and Nvidia are getting cosy at GDC 2024 to tell us all about the new DirectSR upscaler

Mum: But we already have DLSS, FSR, and XeSS at home.

PC is the most 'dominant' it's been this decade as two-thirds of devs say they're targeting the platform

Well, naturally.

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The latest trends in video games from the 2023 global Game Developers Conference

San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) – the global gathering of the greatest creative minds in the games industry – opened its doors for the second time since the pandemic in March 2023.

UN digital pact needs firm support

The international community is about to have its first-ever global instrument on digitalisation, which is expected to be adopted at the Summit for the Future in September 2024. The instrument, called the Global Digital Compact (GDC), will guide countries to maximise digital cooperation by bringing the benefits of digital technologies…

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Mixed reality on the Quest 3 is an exciting novelty, but not its future

Meta encouraged VR developers to move further into the MR space at GDC 2023. While the tech they showed off was impressive, I still think the Quest 3's biggest draw is its improved VR performance, not its MR games.

One of the best things to come out of GDC was the Kirby presentation slides

My life changed after I saw human Kirby

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