Alienwares Concept Nyx could allow you to play two games at once on your home network

So, you have a killer gaming PC and hundreds of games at your disposal but you’re a little too busy to really sit down and play. In a perfect world, you could jump into a quick 10-minute session of Call of Duty, get it over and done with and then maybe sneak in a game or two on your work laptop. And, it looks like that’s where Alienware’s Concept Nyx comes in. The idea behind a service like Nyx is to allow users complete and unfettered access to all their games on any device that can run them on your home network. The service works by rendering and processing all the data on your home PC while it streams games to any other device in the vicinity. Remember though, this is all on your home network and not streaming through the cloud. 

Alienware's Concept Nyx functions somewhat like Steam Remote Play

According to a report on Engadget, the service could run two games simultaneously on two separate devices. So if you’ve got someone else who wants to play Doom: Eternal while you chug away on the Outer Wilds, Nyx could allow you to do that. But the report also states that it is just a concept for now. Reporters from the website also managed to play Cyberpunk 2077 and Rocket League on the same TV, but in small windows. As of now, Steam’s Remote Play feature allows you to do that as well but it could use a bit of work. 

All of this is just conceptual right now. We may never see the service hit the market anytime soon or even ever. As of right now, the only use case we can see is if someone has a powerful gaming rig and wants to play games from another part of the house. It’s a little out-there, no doubt, but the company does state that it wants to be able to collate all your games from different installers and give you one single place to access them all. What do you guys think about the service? 

Also Read: For the gamers: We talk to Anand Subramanya from Dell on 25 years of Alienware and its journey in India

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PUBG: New State Teases New Map, Major Updates in 2022; Freebies Offered to Celebrate New Year

PUBG: New State is teased to get a new map and the first batch of major updates. Krafton made the announcement of the updates as a part of its New Year message to the community. The South Korean publisher also shared some images to give us a sneak peek of the upcoming map.

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From God of War Ragnarök to Starfield: 45 Most Anticipated Games of 2022

2021 appears to be a promising year for gamers, with big titles set to launch during the year, including Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Hogwarts Legacy, Rainbow Six Extraction, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Elden Ring, Stray, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Gran Turismo 7, Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl, Forspoken, Redfall, Saints Row, Starfield, and God of War Ragnarök.

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Tomb Raider Trilogy is currently free on the Epic Games Store

In a move that is sure to make PC gamers happy, Epic Games will offer all three of the latest Tomb Raider trilogy for free. The Tomb Raider trilogy on Epic Games Store includes Tomb Raider Game of the Year Edition, Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration Edition, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. As an added bonus, these titles come with all of the DLCs that have been released. 

 

Let’s go out with a bang. For the final day of 15 Days of Free Games, we’re giving you… not one, not two, but three (3!!) Tomb Raider titles!https://t.co/1bzgT8Rlyy pic.twitter.com/G83gfAhncb

— Epic Games Store (@EpicGames) December 30, 2021

 

How to get the Tomb Raider trilogy for free via the Epic Games Store

All you need to do is head over to the Epic Games Store to claim the free games. In order to do so, you need to have an Epic Games account. But getting that isn’t too hard. All three games are available separately, so make sure you get all of them. It should also be noted that the games will only be free till January 6. After that, the games will go back to their usual prices. 

To recall, Tomb Raider is one of the most well-known and well-respected gaming franchises. The game’s protagonist, Lara Croft, stands right up there with Samus Aran and Chun-Li when it comes to the first women in gaming. This particular trilogy was developed by Crystal Dynamics and re-tells the origin of Lara Croft. All three games are set in different locales. The first game, Tomb Raider, is set on an island off the coast of Japan, while the second game, Rise of the Tomb Raider, is mostly set in the frozen wastes of Siberia. The final game, the Shadow of the Tomb Raider, is set in the jungles of South America.

Also read: Netflix announces Tomb Raider Anime and Kong animated series on the platform

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Gaming in India in 2021: We Discuss Everything From Best Games to Limited Next-Gen Console Availability

On this week’s episode of Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital, we talk about all things games and speak on what’s the best gaming titles of 2021 as well as what all we can expect in 2022.

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Battlegrounds Mobile India Data Transfer: Today Is the Last Day to Copy PUBG Mobile Data

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) data transfer deadline ends today, and Krafton’s option to bring over data from the PUBG Mobile game which is banned in India will no longer be available from tomorrow. Gamers who have signed in to the game with their Twitter ID will be able to transfer some of their data to the new version until 11:59pm UTC on December 31 (or 5:29a...

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BlackBerry calls it a day after announcing that its OS will be disabled after January 4

Oh Blackberry, you had a good run. Once considered ‘the’ smartphone to own, the company has fallen hard and it seems that the end is closer than most of us think. By January 4, all important services on phones running BlackBerry 10 or BlackBerry 7.1 OS or earlier will be disabled. So this means no texting, calling etc. Even emergency numbers will be unavailable. It truly is the end of BlackBerry. The company has also stated that Wifi services may be affected as well.  Applications such as BlackBerry Link, BlackBerry Desktop Manager, BlackBerry World, BlackBerry Protect, BlackBerry Messenger, and BlackBerry Blend will also have limited functionality. 

Phones running BlackBerry 10 or BlackBerry 7.1 OS or earlier will be disabled

In fact, we earlier reported that Blackberry revealed its launch plans for the new 5G phones in 2021. The announcement was made by OnwardMobility - the company which had acquired the license to sell Blackberry phones towards the end of last year. But clearly, that hasn’t happened and now this news seems to signal the end of the company. The second revival of Blackberry, which was first revived by TCL in 2016. Under TCL, we have seen the company launch a few smartphones with midrange specifications that focused on productivity. Aimed at enterprise category users, these phones from Blackberry failed to make much of a mark as they did not offer enough to sway buyers. And this time OnwardMobility has failed to make a dent in the market. 

For the uninitiated, Blackberry's current, OnwardMobility, is a US-based company that was founded in 2008. As mentioned above, it took over Blackberry in 2020 after the company ended its partnership with TCL in August of 2019. 

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