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Razer brings back Ouya games with the Cortex store for its Forge TV box

The Ouya game store has been resurrected for the Razer Forge TV under the new name Cortex, following Razer's buyout of Ouya earlier this year.
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The Apple TV is getting 360-degree videos, courtesy of the Littlstar app

Apple TV owners will soon be able to view 360-degree videos on the device thanks to an Apple from the Disney-owned VR video service Littlstar.
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Fab Four Christmas: The Beatles catalog lands on streaming services Christmas Eve

The Beatles catalog will be coming to various streaming services including Apple Music and Spotify, which will launch the catalog at midnight.
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Microsoft’s ‘Countdown’ Xbox game sale is now underway

Microsoft's "Countdown" Xbox game sale has officially kicked off, marking the start of what the company says is its biggest sale ever.
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Who needs board games? Chromecast adds Monopoly, Risk, other multi-screen games

A bunch of classic Hasbro board games have come to the Chromecast with multi-screen gameplay just in time for the holidays.
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LG upgrades remote, adds new features with webOS 3.0 smart TV platform

LG has already announced quite a roster of products for CES 2016 and it just keeps going, announcing the launch of webOS 3.0 at the show in January.
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SoundCloud settles lawsuit with U.K. music group PRS over unpaid royalties

SoundCloud has agree to settle with U.K. music licensing company Performing Rights Society for Music over allegedly unpaid royalties.
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New deal means the future just got a whole lot brighter for current 4K TV owners

A new licensing deal offered by the HEVC Advance group makes the codec much cheaper, meaning your new 4K TV will continue to have content available for it.
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Firefox gets support for Netflix’s HTML5 video player on Windows

Firefox users on Windows no longer need to install a plugin to watch Netflix, now that the browser has support for Netflix's HTML5 video player.
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Facebook’s Music Stories adds more services, lets you keep scrolling while you listen

More streaming services have been added to Facebook's Music Stories along with a new feature that lets you keep scrolling while you listen. 
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Plex for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One gets updated, is now free

Just short of a year after coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the Plex media streaming app no longer requires a Plex Pass subscription to download.
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Pearl Jam will tour in 2016, appear at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

As part of a tour next year, Pearl Jam will reportedly appear as a headliner at the 2016 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee.
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Amazon has added over 1,000 channels, apps, and games to the Fire TV since September

Amazon announced today that it has added more than 1,000 channels, apps, and games to its Fire TV library since September, pushing the total over 4,000.
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Terminator 2 returning to theaters in 3D for its 25th anniversary

James Cameron is working with DMG and StudioCanal on a 3D theatrical re-release of Terminator 2, set to hit theaters around the world in 2016.
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Chromecast support comes to Sony’s PlayStation Vue streaming service

Last month PlayStation Vue support was added to the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV stick, and now it is coming to Google's Chromecast, just as Sony promised.
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Following Pandora acquisition, Rdio will go silent on December 22

Rdio has announced that it will shut down for good on December 22, giving users less than a week to export their playlists and favorites from the service.
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Apple Music is finally available as a public beta for Sonos owners

Six months after the announcement that Apple Music would be coming to Sonos systems, it has finally arrived, albeit in the form of a public beta.
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Wish Netflix used less data? It’s in the works, along with higher quality streams

It's becoming more and more feasible to replace your cable with a Netflix subscription, but what about your bandwidth cap? Netflix is working on it.
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The Grooveshark saga comes to a close as RIAA wins lawsuit against clone operator

It seems that the story of Grooveshark is finally coming to the end, as the RIAA has won a $17 million lawsuit against a clone of the music streaming site.
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Man arrested in UK over suspicion of involvement in VTech attack

U.K. authorities have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of "unauthorized access" to a computer, believed to be in relation to November's VTech breach.
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Rdio says farewell to users with a page full of statistics

As the days count down until Rdio reaches the end of its life, the streaming service is sharing export options and statistics on users music habits.
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LG doubles down on home audio with Music Flow and X-Boom updates at CES 2016

With CES 2016 almost here, LG is teasing updates to its Music Flow and X-Boom home audio systems to be unveiled at the show.
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Oculus Connect 2 developer conference announced for September 23 to 25

Oculus has announced the Oculus Connect 2 developer conference for this September in Hollywood, featuring keynotes and likely a hands-on with the next Rift.
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The Void will combine VR headsets and real environments for maximum immersion

More than another VR headset, The Void will combine virtual worlds and physical environments, and it could come as soon as summer 2016.
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New PlayStation studio will focus exclusively on Project Morpheus VR games

Sony is doubling down on games for its upcoming Project Morpheus by starting a new studio dedicated exclusively to VR games.

Everything you need to know about Blocks, the Project Ara of smartwatches

Blocks Wearables' modular smartwatch just keeps getting better looking, and recent details shared by the company have us even more interested.
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Fallout 4 will never come to Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, says Bethesda

Bethesda community manager Matt Grandstaff has confirmed that the upcoming Fallout 4 will only be available on current-gen consoles and the PC.
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It’s official: Windows 10 to launch July 29 as a free upgrade

Microsoft will launch Windows 10 in 190 countries worldwide starting on July 29, and the upgrade is free for current Windows 7 and 8.1 users.
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Patch released for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fixes long-running hitbox bug

A long-running bug in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive that could see a player shot at point-blank range taking no damage has finally been addressed.
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Need for Speed locked at 30FPS on consoles, no paid DLC or microtransactions planned

An entry in the FAQ for the upcoming Need for Speed mentions that the framerate is locked to 30FPS on both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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Nintendo Direct videos will continue without Satoru Iwata, no word on who will host

Nintendo has confirmed at the Tokyo Game Show that its Nintendo Direct videos will continue despite the passing of Satoru Iwata.
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Super Mario Maker is coming to Super Smash Bros. as a DLC stage

Super Mario Maker was finally released earlier this week, and Nintendo is celebrating and by adding a stage to Super Smash Bros based on the game.
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Sony drops the price of the PlayStation 4 in Japan

At the Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced that the PlayStation 4 is getting a price drop in Japan, though no price drops for other regions have been announced.
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Five games in the Assassin’s Creed series now available via PlayStation Now

Five games from the Assassin's Creed series are available on Sony's PlayStation Now subscription game streaming service starting today.
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StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void opening cinematic arrives, game coming November 10

Blizzard announced yesterday that StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void will finally be released on November 10, and is available for pre-order now.
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Plex will finally be available to Apple TV users thanks to the new App Store

With the launch of tvOS and the App Store in the latest version of the device, and official Plex app will finally be available to Apple TV users.
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Mario Kart 8 speeding into living rooms as part of new digital Wii U bundle

Readying for the launch of Super Mario Maker, Nintendo has got a new Wii U bundle for sale featuring Mario Kart 8 pre-installed on the system.
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Nintendo has announced its new president will be Tatsumi Kimishima

Nintendo has announced that managing director and director of human resources Tatsumi Kimishima will be the company's new president.