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After years of waiting and various rumors, Valve pulled back the curtain to reveal Half-Life: Alyx this morning. A glorious return to the franchise that made it famous, Valve was going all-in on VR technology to create a game unlike any other. This wouldn’t be some tech demo nonsense, but a fully-fledged FPS campaign centered on the idiosyncrasies of VR technology. Announced concurrently with Alyx, industry veteran Geoff Keighley revealed he had been secretly chronicling the development of this latest Half-Life installment for a brand new documentary (much like how he did for the previous Half-Life games)....

UPDATE 18:20 November 3: Perfect World have now responded to the claims confirming that they have laid off most of the staff and also revealed that they have shuttered Torchlight and Hob developer Runic Games. In a statement given to Kotaku, the company said ‘The staff reduction at Motiga and the closure of Runic Games Seattle were unrelated.’ but confirmed ‘A core team of developers remains at Motiga, who will work with us to support the game and its players, including moving full steam ahead with the upcoming November update and future content....

Did lightning just strike twice in the same place? Did someone just slam into you? Have you lost that loving feeling? Are we quoting movies that have anything in common? The answer is yes and the answer is also Tom Cruise. Our friends at Paramount Pictures have given us the opportunity to give away the Tom Cruise bundle you really need — consisting of Cruise-y classics War of the Worlds, Days of Thunder and Top Gun....

The following contains spoilers for GLOW season 3. GLOW’s spectacular, infectiously energetic first season was surprisingly devoid of LGBTQ characters. Yet in the intervening seasons, it has cultivated queerness in its storytelling in a way that feels organic, honest, and in line with the show’s sensibility. One of the best ways it does this is by having several different queer characters at different points along their journey of understanding their own sexuality and how it relates to the rest of their identity....

[Update – September 14 @ 12:30 PM ET]: In a response to Wccftech, Nvidia has stated that the list of games discovered via datamine is a mix of released games and “speculative titles, used only for internal tracking and testing.” In other words, the datamine didn’t leak God of War and Returnal for PC, but revealed a list created by Nvidia for employee use only. This is why it pays to be skeptical....

With Chromecast with Google TV you receive access to thousands of apps all available through the Google Play Store.Even in 1080p format, there is support for both HDR content in the form of HDR10 and HDR10+. The HD 1080p variant is powered by an Amlogic S850X2 SOC, which is a slightly less powerful version of the Amlogic S905X3 that powers the 4K model. Chromecast with Google TV is already a favorite amongst the streaming crowd, so it comes as no surprise that Google would unveil a new model....

Gran Turismo Sport on PS4 Pro will run at 4K using 1800 checkerboard rendering, offering full HDR and a 60 frames per second output, Sony revealed this morning at a PS4 Pro event. In addition to supporting the HDR 10 standard the game will offer a wide colour output, able to display a 64 per cent increase in colour space over sRGB. Basically, if you have a top end TV GT Sport will make the most of its feature set....

Hades is currently available on Xbox Game Pass. So all who have never tried out this game finally got a chance to enjoy this beautiful game. But the only issue we facing right now is that the Achievements are not unlocking or working in Hades Xbox version. If you are facing the same issue don’t worry we have the solution for you. So today let’s look at how to fix this issue in Xbox....

Halo 5: Guardians has officially gone gold, 343 Industries studio head Josh Holmes has announced. The game is now well on track for its October 27 release date. In addition to confirming the game is entering manufacturing, Holmes also detailed a pre-launch update. “We will have a multiplayer content update, prior to launch, that will supplement the online multiplayer goodness with map content for Arena Multiplayer and our all new massive-scale 12v12 Warzone Multiplayer,” wrote Holmes....

The Heardle answer for today, 20th October, takes the form, as always, of a short, snappy song preview. Heardle is a music game inspired by Wordle - where instead of guessing a word, you hear the opening of a song, with each failed guess extending the preview to help you solve the title and artist in question. If you fail to guess once you have heard the complete preview, then you’ll break your streak - which is why discovering today’s Heardle answer is so important for players, especially as some song intros are more elusive than others....

Key Points Henry Pottin was a French civil engineer and inventor.He is most famous for holding 20 patents in the 1870s for various machines, including cash registers and recording and registering machines.He also invented a vending machine, a billiards table, and a weighing scale. Henry Pottin In the middle 1870s, the French engineer Henry Pottin patented the first key-set crank-operated machine and made the first attempt to record the items in addition....

Square Enix are releasing a new Cloud Strife action figure wearing one of the dresses from the Wall Market section of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. And this one doesn’t come with an NFT. Priced at $194.99 on the Square Enix store, it’s available to pre-order now with a release date of July 2023. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer Newscast: Why are video game companies still trying to flog NFTs? Although Cloud can wear a number of different dresses in this sequence depending on character relationships, this figure suggests his little purple number is canon....

When it comes to buying a new mobile phone deal, purchasing a SIM-free handset, upgrading your phone or finding a new SIM-only deal is usually the best way to save you money. Getting the newest iPhone or Samsung phone directly from the brand is usually the most expensive, so you’re going to need to know where to look to find cheaper deals from other retailers. If your phone contract is coming to an end, you’re probably wondering whether you should renew your current mobile phone plan, buy a new smartphone with a cheaper tariff, or switch to an affordable SIM-only plan....

Rockstar Games has polished off the official launch trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. What are you waiting for? Have a gander at it below. Red Dead Redemption 2 is scheduled for release on October 26 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Rockstar confirmed yesterday that the Wild West prequel can be preloaded from tomorrow, if you’ve pre-ordered the digital version of the game. From the sound of things, Rocktar is throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Red Dead 2: It’ll last over 60 hours, has over 50 unique weapons, uses 300,000 animations, and has over 200 species of animals....

Developer IO Interactive has revealed a spoiler-free guide to the full list of locations Agent 47 will be plying his trade in Hitman 3 when it lands later this month. The blog post on the developer’s official website reveals the three we already knew about in the form of the Chinese city of Chongqing which was revealed last month and the two locations seen in our hands-on preview last week; Dubai, UAE and historical Thornbridge Manor in Dartmoor, England....

Epic Games has announced that over seven million people have played Fortnite since the game’s launch. While the accompanying picture on the tweet does have Fortnite Battle Royale’s logo, the text doesn’t specify how many of the seven million played either the full game or just the recently released free-to-play Battle Royale mode. Epic has also detailed the latest update to Fortnite Battle Royale, revealing that Supply Drops are coming back after the studio fixed the landing errors these were having in the game, and you’ll be allowed to buddy-up with a friend thanks to the new Duos option....

Epic Games has announced a delay to the intended start date of Season 3 of Chapter Two of Fortnite, stating that it will now kick off a week later than planned, on June 11. Only a vague “to get everything ready” has been cited as the reason for the delay, but the official post announcing the delay on the Fortnite blog does say that a special one-off event called ‘The Device’ will now take place on Saturday, June 6 at 2pm ET (approximately 7pm BST) with players advised to turn up thirty minutes early....

Epic Games has rolled out Fortnite content update 8.20, with battle royale players gaining access to an explosive Boom Bow to go mental with in the last-man-standing shooter. In addition, there’s a new Limited-Time Mode out now in the shape of Sniper Shootout, which pretty much does what it says on the tin. Players are equipped with sniper rifles, so there’s definitely a certain amount of skill involved here; no spray and pray, put it that way....

Epic is kicking off Fortnite’s annual Halloween celebrations with Fortnitemares 2022 – the annual event celebrating all things spooky in the battle royale. This year’s event has a distinctly werewolf theme, with guest appearances from DJ Lyka and a new twist that’ll grant players lycan-like abilities. Here’s everything coming as part of Fortnitemares 2022. Fortnite Fortnitemares 2022 – Werewolf Abilities At the game’s Reality Tree you’ll be able to party with DJ Lyka – but it’s not just a disco he’s holding here....

The release of Forza Horizon 5, which is happening on the 9th of November 2021, has got racing fanatics pumped up. The latest title of Forza brings not only good content but also some Loyalty Rewards. In today’s guide, I will explain how to get the Loyalty Rewards in Forza Horizon 5. Being the 7 free exclusive Cars. How to get Forza Horizon 5 Loyalty Rewards: All 7 Free Cars With the release of Forza Horizon 5, the players will receive some Loyalty Rewards....