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Patrick O'Rourke

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@xdadevelopers News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead | Past: @pocketlintcom @MobileSyrup @FinancialPost @Postmedianet @CanadaDotCom patrick.o@valnetinc.com

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I became interested in video games, technology and writing at a young age while scouring the pages of gaming magazines like Nintendo Power and Electronic Gaming Monthly.

I've interviewed a variety of tech industry executives, reviewed hundreds of games, and covered GDC, E3, Gamescom, WWDC, Apple keynotes, Samsung press conferences and various local Toronto technology press events. I've appeared on the CBC, CTV, AM640, and other TV and radio stations as a technology analyst.

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XDA

Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead.

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Pocket-lint

Pocket-lint

Patrick O'Rourke is Pocket-lint's former Editor-in-Chief

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MobileSyrup

MobileSyrup

Patrick is the former editor-in-chief of MobileSyrup.

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder now runs natively on PC without emulation, and Nintendo probably isn't happy about it

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By Patrick O'Rourke Verified
| XDA Developers
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is reportedly running natively on PC at roughly 60fps using recompiled C++ and NVN→Vulkan. The native port has graphical glitches and occasional frame drops, but is still impressive. The project hasn't been released publicly (if and when it does drop, it's likely, Nintendo won't be happy). The retro game PC port world keeps kicking things up a notch. YouTuber Belamante has managed to get original Switch game Super Mario Bros.
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Google warns that some Android apps won't run well on Intel Googlebooks at launch

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By Patrick O'Rourke Verified
| XDA Developers
Some complex Android apps perform poorly on Intel x86 Googlebooks. Google uses ARM-to-x86 translation, causing lower performance and battery life. Most apps run fine; Google, Intel, Qualcomm, and devs are optimizing compatibility. Just ahead of the Googlebook laptop platform's big launch, Google has confirmed that some more "complex" Android apps will run poorly on Intel X86 Googlebooks.
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When GPT-6 Astra started losing at StarCraft, it just stole the winning bot instead of playing fair

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By Patrick O'Rourke Verified
| XDA Developers
GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5 are tied for creating the top AI-made bots in the AI bot StarCraft tournament StarSkirmish. GPT-6 broke the rules, downloaded the human-made bot Stardust mid-match, and ran it instead of its own. The situation highlights AI rule-breaking, copyright risks, and StarCraft's long role as an AI testbed. StarSkirmish pits AI-made StarCraft: Brood War bots against each other alongside human-made bots.
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