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Nintendo No-Comments Switch Pro Questions

Top GamesNintendo has once again refused to confirm the existence of a Switch Pro. / Photo courtesy of NintendoNintendo president Shuntao Furukawa declined to comment on the rumored upgraded version of the Nintendo Switch during a shareholder Q&A this month, keeping the long-reported project under wraps."The Company will continue to focus on creating unique games, and in order to achieve this, we will continue to propose games using a dedicated game console with integrated hardware and software," he said.Where's your Switch Pro with 4K at?I can't seem to find it

Best NVMe SSD 2021

Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) SSD drives are much faster than conventional SATA drives or HDDs and serve as the new standard for performance. NVMe drives slot directly into the motherboard like a stick of RAM and cut out unnecessary interfaces. Connecting directly to the motherboard reduces latency and ensures faster, more consistent speeds. The motherboard is a limiting factor when picking an NVMe. Older motherboards don’t have M.2 slots to support NVMe drives, so an add-on card is needed. Some motherboards have the required slots but don’t support the latest

E3 2021 wrap-up

E3 2021 kicked off with news about E3 2022. Kind of a funny way to start a show, as Mayor Eric Garcetti told the crowd, “we look forward to seeing you in-person, here in the City of Angels, in 2022.” Also a bit funny when the mayor’s video game show announcement has less confetti and Minions than his state-reopening speech, but that’s something for another post. It’s understandable, of course, that E3’s organizers led with that news. The 2021 show was, like so many other things over the past year-and-a-half,

Sony reportedly using Samsung OLED panels in new PSVR headset, aims for holiday 2022 release

Sony is set to put forward their second device in the VR headset space with a follow-up product to 2016’s PlayStation VR. In a report by Bloomberg, sources close to the upcoming PSVR project shared that Sony is looking to launch the new product during 2022’s holiday season. The report also claims that the device will use Samsung’s OLED panels as their display of choice. In a May report by UploadVR, it was claimed that reliable sources had revealed some of the features this new device will boast, including a

State Farm becomes official Twitch Rivals North America partner

Insurance and financial company State Farm has partnered with the streaming platform Twitch to become an official marketing partner of Twitch Rivals North America. The multi-year deal will see State Farm collaborate on a range of activations for the series, one of which is an unnamed event hosted by the insurance company. The event is scheduled to take place later in the year. Image credit: State Farm RELATED: State Farm expands League of Legends esports involvment Twitch Rivals is a series of events pitting leading streamers against one another across

inSTREAMLY raises €1.1m, plans expansion into new markets

Warsaw-based live streaming sponsorships platform inSTREAMLY has raised €1.1m (~£955,887) from its latest seed round. The investment, led by Supernode Global, is expected to go towards the platform’s expansion into new markets. Colopl Next and PKO TFI were also involved in the seed round.  Photo credit: inSTREAMLY RELATED: Shotcall nets $2.2m seed round for streaming monetisation platform According to Newzoo, game streams will rack up almost 800m viewers in 2021, which is a projected 10 percent from last year. inSTREAMLY also notes, via a press release, that the size of

CLG unveils Samsung as latest partner

North American esports organisation CLG has announced a marketing partnership with electronics company Samsung. The agreement, which sees Samsung become a presenting partner of CLG’s Amateur Tournament Series, includes the creation of a digital content series and brand integration throughout the organisation’s team and digital channels. Image credit: CLG / Samsung RELATED: Ninjas in Pyjamas enters three-year deal with Samsung Samsung will be involved in all of the marketing assets throughout livestreams of Samsung Open Tournament Series events on CLG’s Twitch channel. The first Samsung Open Tournament Series will take place