Windows 10 is about to get a high-performance Game Mode

Microsoft made a big fuss out of the Windows 10 Creators Update's gaming features, and it's nearly ready to start delivering on them... including some that have remained mysterious. The company has revealed that it'll start trotting out a largely unknown Windows 10 Game Mode as part of Insider previews "this week." The improvement won't be fully functional until later releases, but Microsoft has at last shed some light on what it is: it'll fine-tune your PC to speed up gaming performance.
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Perplexing, unique, and a whole lot of fun, the Switch is classic Nintendo

We spent several hours playing every launch game for the Nintendo Switch. Read up on exactly how all of its control schemes work, and how well they all work in our full hands-on first take.
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How Designers Engineer Luck Into Video Games

The responsibilities and challenges of programmed luck. By Simon Parkin
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer

Forget everything you know about The Legend of Zelda games. Step into a world of discovery, exploration and adventure in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a boundary-breaking new game in the acclaimed series. Travel across fields, through forests and to mountain peaks as you discover what has become of the ruined kingdom of Hyrule in this stunning open-air adventure.
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Nintendo Switch Event Livestream - IGN Live

Nintendo is going in-depth on its latest gaming hardware for the Nintendo Switch. Join us before and after for coverage of the event.
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Luigi, the RICHEST Man in the Mushroom Kingdom?

Sure Mario may get the girl, but Luigi apparently gets the gold. I always wondered how Luigi wound up with his own mansion. Turns out, he's filthy rich. He'd have to be to afford a home like that. But just how rich are we talkin'? I'm about to show you.
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Google's AlphaGo AI secretively won more than 50 straight games against the world’s top Go players

Even Ke Jie, the world's top-ranked Go player, was impressed.
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