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Watch the Official 4K Tech Video for ‘Mass Effect: Andromeda’

When your gaming almost looks real... BioWare showed off its upcoming Mass Effect: Andromeda game. Earlier this summer, we saw an official trailer which takes humanity to a whole new galaxy. This time the new footage gives us a new look at the gameplay captured directly from a Playstation Pro. The overview highlighted the way the game will look on certain Playstation models, such as the enhanced resolution and high-dynamic lighting, as well as promising a new trailer on November 7. Mass Effect: Andromeda is slated for early 2017.

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Students who play online games actually get better academic results

Despite the old stereotypes about video games rotting your brain, a new study provides the latest evidence to the contrary, with the data showing that gaming every day is linked to improvements in academic performance. Research in Australia involving more than 12,000 high school students found that, when it came to Internet usage, students who regularly played online video games scored higher in maths, reading, and science tests than their peers who didn't. (more…)