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Sega Releases Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Trailers
Tokyo 2020 Olympics I must admit that I have always found video games based on the Olympic Games to be guilty pleasures of mine. Admittedly, I perhaps preferred the straight-up old days of button mashing leading to gold medals, but even then with an Olympics due next year and Sega…
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Japan Reveals Human Support Robots For 2020 Olympics
Japan Reveals ‘Human Support’ Robots If nothing else of an indication as to how time flies, the next Olympics, due to be held in Japan, is just under 18-months away. Now, as you might expect, being held in this country we can expect more than a few displays of their…
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Russia Accused of Launching its Online Bots In Response to Olympic Ban
‘No Russian’ at Winter Olympics The term ‘No Russian’ was one that for a time lived in infamy as part of the opening mission to CoD MW2. For the International Olympic Committee though, ‘No Russian’ is a fact as they have decided to ban the country from participating in the…
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Animated GIFs of Olympic Events Banned for Rio 2016
Love them or hate them, animated GIFs are a great way to capture amazing highlights in a format easily viewable and shareable for pretty much any web browser. In the past, Olympic athletes have had their moments of glory saved and shared across the internet in the tiny animated images.…
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Gymnast Hits $5000 in Pokemon GO Roaming Charges While in Rio
Pokemon GO is a worldwide phenomenon and there have been plenty of cases to come to light of people placing themselves in harms way and acting inappropriately in their pursuit of more virtual monsters. Now, Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, who is set to appear at this year’s Olympic games in Rio…
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Overwatch Adds Olympic-Themed Cosmetics to Limited Time Loot Boxes
Today Overwatch kicked off a new event to celebrate the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games. Taking place over the next three weeks, the event will see all loot boxes earned (or bought) by players spruced up in the style of the summer games and even including a number of limited-time cosmetic…
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World’s First 8K TV Broadcasts Started by Japan’s NHK
While much of the world is still struggling to adopt 4K televisions, one of Japan’s public broadcasters, NHK, have begun the world’s first satellite TV broadcasts at a whopping 8K. Named “Super Hi-Vision“, the test channel started broadcasting on Monday including a variety of content delivered at both 4K and…
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Dreams Of Robot Rumbles Could Soon Become A Reality!
When you watch anime or cartoon you often see giant robots decking it out to see which one will survive the onslaught of metal. This could soon come to life thanks to the startup MegaBots raising over $2.4 million to help fund the sport of robot-fighting. MegaBots cofounders Gui Cavalcanti,…
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The eGames International Gaming Tournament – The Olympics For Video Games
Some people argue that video games take as much skill and preparation as actual sports, hence the attraction for people to take part in the competitions that now offer millions in rewards. In light of this, we want to introduce everyone to the eGames International gaming tournament. Set to debut…
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Video Games Should Be Made an Olympic Sport, Says Warcraft Creator
e-Sports, or competitive video gaming, should be made an Olympic event, according to the creator of Warcraft. Rob Pardo, who left his position as Chief Creative Officer at game developer Blizzard Entertainment earlier this year, spoke passionately to the BBC about his desire for Olympic recognition of video games by the…
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All-Robot Event Heading to Japan 2020 Olympics
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has begun preparations for the 2020 Olympics, and while all the usual events will still be taking place in six years time, he has plans to shake things up with a completely new event designed exclusively for robots! Abe has expressed interest in hosting an…
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First Robot Olympics To be Hosted by Tokyo in 2020
Japan has high hopes of bringing a new type of Olympics in 2020, alongside the actual summer games. Shimzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister, said that he hopes to bring the world’s first Robot Olympics, having discussed the creation of ‘robotic revolution’. He apparently wants to gather all robots around the…
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Russian Snowboarder’s iPhone Crashes After Receiving 2000+ Messages During Olympics
We now know that an iPhone has its limits in terms of text messages, thanks to Russian Olympic snowboarder, Alexey Sobolev, who wrote his phone number on his helmet and wore it during a run. Now I know everyone would ask why on earth did he do that. Well, some…
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Jamaica’s Bobsleigh Team Gets A Helping Hand With Dogecoin Donations
After a staggering 12 year absence, the Jamaican bobsleigh team was almost unable to compete at next months games in Sochi, Russia. The two man team is made up of driver Winston Watts and brakeman Marvin Dixon who will be representing Jamaica, something that has gone on to inspire many…
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