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March 31
- Hands On With Square Enix's 'Platinum Demo' For 'Final Fantasy XV'
- Microsoft Denies Edge Native Ad-Blocker As Opera Launches Its Own In Beta
- Meet The 'My Nintendo' Rewards Service
- Microsoft Makes Xamarin Free In Latest Attempt At Mobile Dominance
- Nintendo Releases Miitomo For iOS And Android
- Senator Wyden Calls For 21st Century Privacy Protections
- Saitek (Slightly) Upgrades Its HOTAS Lineup With The X-56 Rhino
- HoloLens, A Year Later: A New Demo At Build 2016
- Square Enix Reveals September 30 Launch For 'Final Fantasy XV,' Also Working On A Mobile Game And CG Film
March 30
- Survivor Mode For 'Far Cry Primal' Arrives April 12, Includes 4K Resolution For PC Version
- Conversations As A Platform: Microsoft’s Vision Of People, Bots And Digital Assistants
- Microsoft's Edge Browser To Support 'Hello' Biometric Authentication For Websites
- Microsoft’s Windows 10 Apps Grab Continues: Win32 And .NET Converter, Xamarin For Mobile, And Bash
- SMAC Games' 'Tokyo 42' Combines Action And Stealth In An Isometric, Open-World Indie Game
- HoloLens Dev Kits Ship Today, Still $3,000
- You Can Preorder The HyperX Cloud Revolver Headset On April 1 (No Fooling!) (Updated)
- Windows 10 Anniversary Update Coming This Summer, Free To Win10 Users
- Acer's Predator Gaming Projector Can Be Yours For $5,000
- Energous Partners With Pegatron To Support WattUp Wireless Charging In More Devices
- Cloudhead Games' 'Call Of The Starseed' Launching With HTC Vive, Check Out The Launch Trailer
- 'Minecraft' Story Mode Episode 5 Debuts, More On The Way
March 29
- EVGA's SC17 Gaming Laptop, Priced At $2,699, Arrives Mid-April
- Razer Unveils New Ripsaw Gaming Capture Card
- Acer's Chromebook 14 Extends Features And Battery Life To 14 Hours
- Bethesda Game Studios Details Survival Mode In 'Fallout 4'
- Corsair Packs 12,000 DPI Pixart PMW336x Sensor Into M65 Pro RGB Gaming Mouse
- FBI-Apple Case Ends With FBI Unlocking The Shooter's iPhone
- PlayStation VR Core System Pre-orders Now Available
- Razer Blade Stealth: An Ultrabook, And One Half Of A Gaming PC
- System Builder Marathon Q1 2016: $1275 Professional Workstation
March 28
- AMD Releases Driver Update: Fixes, Pro Duo Support, Oculus Rift SDK Onboard
- CCP Games Shows Launch Trailer For 'EVE: Valkyrie'
- How Can A Smartphone Stand Out In A Sea Of Sameness? Specialize
- Special Chinese Edition Of Windows 10 Created For 'Security' Purposes
- Oculus Launches New SDKs, Allows Developers To Sell Games Outside Of Oculus Store
- Nvidia Releases Game Ready Driver For Oculus Rift, 'Dark Souls III'
- Cougar 250M Gaming Mouse, Hands On: Ambidextrous, With Low Price That Belies Premium Features
- Telltale Games Shows Off Episode Two Of 'The Walking Dead: Michonne'
March 27
- The First 30 Oculus Rift Launch Titles
March 25
- The Meta 2 Augmented Reality Dev Kit, Hands On
- IBM Invents 'Resistive' Chip That Can Speed Up AI Training By 30,000x
- MSI’s New 3-Way, 4-Way SLI Bridges Have Fans
- Virtuix Omni Mini-IPO Rakes In $2.5 Million Within First 24 Hours
- Alphacool Introduces 34 New Eiszapfen Liquid-Cooling Fittings
- 'The Brookhaven Experiment' Combines Horror And Helplessness Into An Intense VR Experience
March 24
- 'Dragon Front' Needs More VR Features To Succeed As Collectible Card Title
- 'Atari Vault' Brings 100 Classic Atari Games To Steam
- Google Enhances Gmail With New Security Features
- Razer BlackWidow X Chroma, Quick Look
- Razer Triples Keyboard Offerings With BlackWidow X Line, Cherry Variants
- Logitech's Wireless, RGB-Lit G900 Chaos Spectrum Gaming Mouse, Hands On
- The History Of Virtual Reality
March 23
- Holding On With Crytek's 'The Climb'
- StartCom Will Now Issue All SSL Certificates Under 'Certificate Transparency' System
- Intel Stops The Tick-Tock Clock
- Gunfire Games Releases Official Trailer For Oculus Rift Exclusive 'Chronos'
- 'Battleborn' Open Beta: 2K Games Tells You Everything You Need To Know
- Hands-On With The Vampire Counts Of 'Total War: Warhammer'
- iMessage Crypto Fundamentally Broken, Apple Must Replace It, Say Researchers
March 22
- On Asus' Backlight Bleed: A Follow Up To Our Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Review
- 'Rock Band VR' Uses Oculus Touch Controller
- Former Intel CEO Andy Grove Passes Away
- Apple Considered Buying Imagination, No Offer For Now
- Sony Shuts Down Evolution Studios, 'Driveclub' Lives On
- Xbox At GDC: Solve The Puzzles Of 'The Turing Test'
- Possibly Fearing A Loss, DoJ Postpones iPhone Unlocking Hearing
- Final 'Rise of the Tomb Raider' DLC Arrives March 29
- 'Fallout 4' Automatron DLC Revealed: Beware The Mechanist (Update: Available Now)
- Sony PSVR Bundle Preorders Start Today, Core Bundle March 29 (Update: Mostly Sold Out)
- Lenovo Yoga 900 Ultrabook, Hands On
March 21
- Down The Sights: An Early Look At 'Sniper Elite 4'
- Apple Gets Smaller But Retains Horsepower With 9.7-Inch iPad Pro, iPhone SE
- Ubisoft Updates 'Tom Clancy's The Division,' Patch 1.0.2 Brings Better Loot, Fewer Exploits
- 343 Industries Reveals Details, Trailer For Upcoming 'Halo 5' Warzone Firefight Update
- Pwn2Own 2016: Windows Most Hacked, Edge Holds Its Own, Firefox Missing In Action
- G.Skill Ripjaws MX780 Gaming Mouse, Hands On
March 18
- No Sprint Or Verizon; Nextbit Fills All GSM Robin Orders But Cancels All CDMA
- FTC Warns Android Devs Not To Track Users Without Disclosure, Opt-Out Option
- Epic Games Launches Early Access Season For 'Paragon' On PC, PS4
- Microsoft Releases Edge Extensions To Windows Insider Fast Ring
- Sony Bungling PSVR Preorders
- A Virtual Galaxy Far, Far Away: Hands On With 'Trials On Tatooine' Star Wars VR Demo
- 'Urban Empire' Mixes City Building And Politics
- Windows 10 Mobile Upgrade Comes To Mostly Just Microsoft's Devices
March 17
- One Month In: Where Is The Vulkan Graphics API Headed?
- Imagination Shows Signs Of Trouble; Here's What It Can Do To Recover
- Leap Motion Updates Orion Beta To Address Stability Issues
- 'Battleborn' On Schedule For May Release, Gearbox Reveals Future Content Plans
- AMD Updates Gaming Evolved With Highlight Reel Creator, Auto Replay Recording, Game Integration
- Intel Skull Canyon NUC Unveiled, Will Pair With Razer Core External GPU Dock
- Sampling VR Mechanics In Valve's 'The Lab' VR Demos
- Logitech Eschews Romer-G Switches For Cherry In G610 Orion Keyboards
- Razer Core External GPU Dock: Supported GPUs, High Price Tag Revealed
- Sony PlayStation VR: Hands On
March 16
- Unreal Engine Getting Impressive 3D Cinematic Tools, VR Editor
- Apple 'AceDeceiver' DRM Flaw Allows Malware To Install Itself On Non-Jailbroken iPhones
- Imagination Unveils New PowerVR SDK With Vulkan Support
- Apple Calls Out U.S. Government’s Statements As Misleading Or Inaccurate
- Blizzard Patches 'Warcraft III,' Offers Modern System Compatibility
- MSI Crafts Its First Compact Gaming PC: The Vortex (Update: Now Available)
- Oculus Reveals Launch Titles, 30 Games Plus 'Lucky's Tale' Bundled
- 'Damaged Core,' A VR Take On The First-Person Shooter
- Third-Person VR And A Fixed Camera Perspective: Hands-On With 'Chronos'
- Tower Defense In VR? 'Defense Grid 2: Enhanced VR Edition' Made Me A Believer
- Unity Adds 'Chessboard UI' Feature To VR Scene Editor
- Crytek Launches Cryengine V And Cryengine Marketplace, Intros 'Pay What You Want' Pricing Model
March 15
- Sony's PSVR Official, Undercuts Rift And Vive At $399 (Update: More Like $550)
- 'VRScore' VR Benchmark Test Coming From Basemark, Crytek
- AMD Roadmap Hints At Three GPU Launches By 2018
- ARM, TSMC Announce 7nm Chip Collaboration
- Nvidia Adding Nine Sega, Warner Bros Games To GeForce Now Service
- Unity Announces Two New Versions, Collaboration Beta, Ray Tracing Plugin, Certification Program
- Imagination Shows Off Console-Level Visuals, Ray Tracing Performance On PowerVR Mobile GPUs
- Lee Sedol Wins Fourth Match Against AlphaGo AI (Update: AlphaGo Beats Sedol 4-1)
- OSVR HDK V1.4 Integrates Leap Motion Tracking, Other Upgrades
- Kishonti Adds Vulkan To GFXBench 5.0, Implements VR Benchmarks
- Refreshed Razer Blade Laptop Shares DNA With Blade Stealth, Including USB Type-C Port
- Preview Of 'Paragon' By Epic Games, Founders Packs Available Today
- Whatsapp End-To-End Encrypted Messages May Be Next Privacy Battleground
- AMD Dual-GPU Radeon Pro Duo Built For LiquidVR Development (Updated)
- AMD's 'Radeon VR Ready' GPU Certification Program Designed To Simplify Choice For VR Systems
March 14
- Sulon Technologies Reveals Tether-Free Sulon Q AR/VR HMD (Updated)
- SlimPort Enables Continuum For Acer Liquid Jade Primo Smartphone Dock
- Nvidia GameWorks SDK 3.1 Introduces New Lighting, Shadow, PhysX Techniques
- Qualcomm Shows Support For VR Development With Snapdragon 820 VR SDK
- Join The Reddit AMA With The Tom’s Hardware Senior Community Manager!
- Augmented Reality, Art, And Mastering The Medium
March 11
- 'Rise Of The Tomb Raider' Patch Adds Nvidia GameWorks VXAO, DX12 Support
- March Madness Live In Virtual Reality With NextVR
- 'Hitman' Arrives Today On PC, PS4, Xbox One
- U.S. DoJ Increases Hostility Towards Apple In Latest Court Filing
- Blizzard Patches 'Diablo II' 16 Years After Release
- Gear VR Smash Hit 'Gunjack' Making Its Way To PC
- Oculus Adds 'Elite: Dangerous' As A Rift Launch Title
- VR Past, Present And Future: A Conversation With 'The VR Book' Author Jason Jerald
- Skype Co-Founder Launches End-To-End Encrypted 'Wire' App
March 10
- XConnect Puts AMD GPUs Into External Graphics Enclosures (Updated)
- 'Zip Mode,' Reduced Camera Obstructions Included In 'XCOM 2' Patch
- Untethered PC-Connected VR Might Come Sooner Than You Think (Updated)
- AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3, Vulkan On Board
- Stardock Reveals 'Ashes of the Singularity' Release Date, Brand New Trailer
- Microsoft Announces Xbox One Exclusive Indie Title, 'The Turing Test,' With Teaser Trailer
- Manus VR Glove Peripheral Dev Kits Cost $250, Available Q2
- New 'Unreal Tournament' Build Available with DM-Chill
- YouTube Gaming's Latest Update Adds Live Stream Player To Android
- VirZOOM Announces Free SDK, Future Support For Mobile VR
- SteamVR Performance Test: 16 GPUs Compared
- Investing In VR: Virtuix Plans To Seek $10 Million From Mini-IPO, Open To The Public
- AlphaGo AI Defeats Sedol Again, With 'Near Perfect Game'
March 9
- Are You Ready For VR? Take Our Survey!
- Google Surprises With Early Release Of Android N Developer Preview
- Oculus Adds New Social Features To Gear VR
- WebEye VR To Make Webcams More Immersive
- Square Enix Unveils 'Hitman' Trailer In 4K, 360-Degrees
- Nvidia Pulls 364.47 Driver Due To System Instability
- Riot Buys Radiant: 'Rising Thunder' Falls, 'Stonehearth' Solid
- HyperX Introduces 16 GB DDR4 Impact SODIMM Modules, Kits Up To 64 GB At 2400 MHz
- Contribute To Science With 'Project Discovery' On 'Eve Online'
- Bethesda Reveals 'DOOM' Multiplayer Trailer, Closed Beta Dates
- Samsung Announces Dual Pixel Sensor (Which Is In The Galaxy S7)
- Asrock Quietly Brings Back Non-Z170 Non-K CPU Overclocking Motherboards
- Fight With Flair With XCOM 2's 'Anarchy Children' DLC
- Google's AlphaGo Beats 'Go' World Champion In Historical Moment For AI
- Canonical Impresses With Ubuntu Core And Low-Power Mobile Devices
March 8
- Philips Releases Curved 1080p FreeSync Monitor For $349
- Google's AlphaGo AI To Fight World's Go Champion Tonight
- DoJ Wants To Overturn NY Judge’s Precedent-Setting Ruling Against Unlocking iPhones
- On Epic Gear's 'Defiant' Keyboard, Swap Out Mechanical Switches At Will
- Creative Assembly Releases PC Specs For 'Total War: Warhammer,' Game Delayed To May 24
- Corsair Goes Head-to-Head With Silverstone With SF600 Series SFX PSUs
- Tom's Two Million Contest - Enter Today!
- Corsair Updates Sabre RGB Gaming Mouse With 10,000 DPI Sensor
- Beta SteamVR Interface Is Easy To Navigate, Offers Plenty Of Customization
March 7
- FCC Fines Verizon Over Supercookie Probe
- Rebellion Reveals Teaser Trailer For 'Sniper Elite 4'
- Valve Announces 'The Lab' VR Demo For GDC, Coming To Steam This Spring
- Mac OS X Ransomware Infects Transmission Bittorrent Client
- What's In Nvidia Driver 364.47? Vulkan API, Game Support And Bug Fixes
- Day One Patch Coming To 'The Division'
- Pay For Your OnePlus Smartphone In Installments, Carrier-Free
- Microsoft Studios Shuts Down Press Play Studios, Considers Closing Lionhead Studios
- Origin PC’s Chronos SFF Gaming PC Is Available Now
- LeTV Rebrands As 'LeEco,' Debuts New Smartphones As It Tackles Global Market
- CyberPower LX1500GU-FC UPS Tear-Down
March 4
- AMD AMA Points To Nearing GlobalFoundries 14 nm FinFET Polaris GPU
- 'The Engineers' Update For 'Elite: Dangerous Horizons' Delayed
- 'Mirror's Edge Catalyst' Videos Show Faith's New Moves And Combat Skills
- The Tenda F3 Aims For The Sub-$50 Router Market
- Try Out A New Wingsuit In 'Sky Fortress' DLC For 'Just Cause 3' (Updated)
- Samsung Announces First Display With FreeSync Over HDMI
- MSI Reveals 'Vive Optimized' Gaming Notebooks
- An Ubuntu Tablet, Or A Windows Tablet, Your Choice: MJ Technology One Step Closer
March 3
- Ubisoft Adds Free Content Updates For 'The Division'
- Amazon Removes Encryption From Its Devices, While Apple Fights To Keep It
- 'No Man's Sky' Arrives June 21
- New 'Total War: Warhammer' Video Shows Off The Dwarven Race
- Recapping The Xbox Spring Showcase
- MIPS-Based CPU, Debian 8 Underpin Russian T-Platforms' All-In-One PC
- IEEE Does VR, Demos 'Mars Rover' Experience At MWC
March 2
- EK Water Blocks Launches 'Performance Series' Complete Water Cooling Kits
- Update For Need For Speed Adds Manual Transmission, Drag Races
- Living And Dying: Hands-On With 'Dark Souls III'
- Sony Delays 'Uncharted 4' To May 10 To Provide 'Extra Manufacturing Time'
- PS4 Remote Play For PC, Mac Coming Soon With 'Musashi' Update
- Mozilla, Google Introduce WebVR 1.0 API Proposal With Updated Virtual Reality Feature Support
- Facebook Faces Antitrust Investigation In Germany, Following Multiple Other EU Privacy Lawsuits
- Meta 2 Augmented Reality Glasses Portend Brighter, Nearer Future For AR (Updated)
- Basemark's 'PAT' Accurately Measures Power Consumption Of Mobile Devices
March 1
- Solfar Studios Adopts Granite SDK To Lower Memory Requirements Of 'Everest VR' Experience
- Nvidia PCSS Added To 'Dying Light: The Following'
- Minecraft In VR: A Dizzying Experience:
- LaCie Updates 5big Thunderbolt 2 To 40 TB, Adds 5-Year Warranty
- Acer Goes All-Out With Predator XB321HK, A 32-Inch 4K IPS G-Sync Monitor
- 'Below' Mixes Survival And Exploration In A Procedurally-Generated World
- FBI Can’t Compel Apple To Unlock iPhone, Rules NY Judge
- AMD Launches New Flagship APU With Wraith Cooler
- Time Is A Battlefield: Hands-On With 'Quantum Break'
- WD Embraces Helium To Float 8TB Capacity, New Products Available
- 'Forza' Comes To The PC In Spring 2016 With 'Forza Motorsport 6: Apex' (Updated)
- The Windows Store: Microsoft's Strategy To Attract PC Gamers
- Valve Adds VR Categorization Options, Developers Start To Use them