Maker of 3-D Printed Guns Speaks Out at SXSW: They’re Real, and They’re Not Going Away

3-D-printed guns weren’t a hot topic at SXSW — until today.
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Heads Turn as Microsoft Shows Off 3-D Scanning Techniques

The software giant demonstrates three different means of capturing a fully three-dimensional scan: A simple smartphone app, the depth-sensing Kinect sensor and a more elaborate camera array.
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This Year You Don’t Have to Work at Microsoft to Get Steven Sinofsky’s Take on CES

The former Windows boss just published his trip report for CES, offering his observations on what was hot — and not — at the just-concluded trade show.
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Oculus Rift Virtual-Reality Headset Puts You Right in the Game

Finally, after five days at CES, some mind-blowing tech.
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Disney to Unveil New “Gaming Initiative” Called Infinity on Jan. 15

Mickey Mouse in a game with Buzz Lightyear? How about Snow White sitting down to tea with Mr. Potato Head?
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Google’s Head of Shopping Says Company Has No Plans to Become a Retailer

It may be giving off those vibes, but that’s not what Google is trying to do at all, said Google’s head of Shopping, Sameer Samat.
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Kabam Buys Chinese 3-D Social Games Maker Balanced Worlds Studios

Kabam, the San Francisco-based games company that makes mobile and social games, has acquired Balanced Worlds Studios, a Beijing-based company specializing in 3-D social games. Kabam paid an undisclosed amount of cash for the 17-person game studio. The company’s employees will join Kabam’s Beijing games studio, bringing the total number of employees to about 90. Balanced Worlds is headed by game developers from the U.S. and Canada, who moved to China in 2006.

Betting the Farm: Zynga Gives Its Top Facebook Game a Major Facelift

FarmVille 2 offers much better graphics and game play than the original, but will it be a hit?
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Getting Gamers off the Couch: Red Robot Tests the Limits of Location-Based Gaming

Red Robot Labs is at PAX in Seattle this weekend to show off its new location-based game, Life is Magic.
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Gaming the Clouds: Here Are the D Demos of Otoy (Still Standing) and OnLive (Who Knows?)

Please enjoy a look-see at some cloud gaming.
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CES Hangover: What You Might Have Missed

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