Month: March 2020

In light of the huge number of people working from home right now, HP.com is offering up chances to save on PC gear to help outfit your newly-forged home office, whether you’re working from home or learning something new.

HP Work From Home Sale

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The sale is pretty simple: just buy a PC and add some qualifying extras and save. HP recommends the Zbook Studio G5 Mobile Workstation, which is a pretty solid computer for work tasks, and also happens to be on sale at the moment. That’s just HP’s recommendation, though. You don’t need to follow it. Live your own life.

If you aren’t looking for a workstation and would rather have fun with a new PC, HP is also offering 10% off gaming PCs and laptops right now. Here’s a lifehack: a gaming PC can be a work PC, too.

HP Learning From Home Sale

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A lot of people are at home right now, using their free time to learn a new skill, or continuing a traditional education online (since most schools and colleges are shut down). If you’re now realizing you need a new computer for the online education future, HP is offering the same deal, but on much more affordable computers.

It’s tempting to want to spend a thousand bucks on a mid-range gaming PC for school, but the reality is you don’t need to spend that much. You can get yourself a nice Chromebook and enjoy a surprising amount of battery life and get done what you need to do to increase your learning levels.

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Resident Evil 3 Remake is coming with an asynchronous multiplayer mode, Resident Evil Resistance. A final open beta was planned for this week before next week’s full launch, but the beta has been delayed on Steam and PS4 due to apparent issues.

The open beta was planned to go live on all three platforms–PC, PS4, and Xbox One–as of Thursday evening in North America. The Xbox One version is currently up and running, but the Steam and PS4 versions are missing in action. An announcement posted to the Japanese site says the test is being postponed on Steam and PS4 due to an unspecified problem.

“We are very sorry for those who are looking forward to it and for those who have been waiting for the resumption, but we will postpone the open beta test on PlayStation 4 to investigate the cause,” a note reads (via Google Translate). “Also, the open beta test for the Steam version, which was scheduled to start on March 28, will be postponed as well.”

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Although thousands of movie theaters are closing across the world because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, it was reported this week that theaters in China were starting to reopen. But it seems that this was short-lived, as the Chinese government has now ordered that they must all be shut down once more.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, no official reason has been given for this reversal in policy. However, the site suggests that the government is concerned about a potential second wave of the virus. In any case, this decision was made quickly–theaters have been reopening steadily over the last week, and there were plans to rerelease Hollywood blockbusters such as Avatar and the Avengers movies to help kickstart the box office.

In the US, all the major theater chains have closed over the past few weeks. As a result, numerous movies have had their digital releases moved forward. Universal’s The Hunt, The Invisible Man, and Emma were all still playing in theaters before the shutdowns and can already be watched at home, while Bird of Prey and Bloodshot were also released to video-on-demand this week. In addition, the action sequel Bad Boys For Life has had its digital release moved up and will be available from March 31.

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The Resident Evil 3 remake is just one week away, and Capcom has released a new trailer focused on protagonist Jill Valentine. The zombie-slaying action hero faces some deadly enemies, including the relentless Nemesis.

Primarily covering an early area of Resident Evil 3, the new trailer sees Jill Valentine joining forces with Carlos Oliveira as Raccoon City comes under attack. After restoring power to the subway system, Jill makes her way to the traffic control system and runs into Nemesis. His terrifying elongated teeth are intimidating, but the laser-guided rocket launcher his shoulder is even scarier.

Just like Leon and Claire discovered in Resident Evil 2, Jill soon learns of Umbrella Corporation’s true and nefarious intentions. The world would never be the same after the Raccoon City Incident spread its experimental virus and turned people into mutated zombies, and Resident Evil 3 shows how the city crumbled.

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Resident Evil 3 Remake takes the foundation from the recent RE2 treatment and applies it to the classic third game, including the ever-present threat of Nemesis. But why stop at one Nemesis? Why not multiple Nemeses? What if the game were absolutely crawling with them?

Modder FluffyQuack has answered that question with a mod for the RE3 Remake demo (via PC Gamer), which turns every enemy into a Nemesis. As it turns out, one Nemesis is better for delivering scares, because a litter of them ends up seeming kind of silly and bumbling. Too many Nemesis spoil the ambiance somewhat, as the many hapless Nemeses lumber around and bump into one another.

The Resident Evil 2 Remake was similarly known for a wacky mod community, with mods that turned the threatening Mr. X into Thomas the Tank Engine or the horrible goose. One mod even tagged in Geralt, known for his monster-slaying abilities, to deal with Racoon City’s zombie problem.

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Despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) affecting its projected profits, Sony still expects the PS5 to launch this holiday season.

Speaking with Bloomberg, a Sony spokesperson said there won’t be, as Bloomberg puts it, a “notable impact on the launch” of PlayStation 5 later this year. Other facets of the company’s business are expecting slashed profits. Compared to its financial forecast back in February, Sony’s profits are likely to be about $370 million lower.

It’s possible upcoming first-party PS4 games could be affected by the pandemic, as Sony’s Chinese manufacturing centers were shut down for weeks as the outbreak was being managed. At this point, there are no announced delays, with The Last of Us Part 2 arriving in May and Ghost of Tsushima releasing in June.

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Buy two, get one free sales on games have become a regular occurrence at Target, and the retailer is kicking off another one this Sunday, March 29. Target’s latest B2G1 free game sale will include popular AAA games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. While we won’t know for sure if Amazon will match Target’s sale until the promotion begins, Amazon almost always joins in on the buy two, get one free fun.

However, Target’s ad contradicts itself. The promotion shows new games like Doom Eternal, Persona 5 Royal, and Resident Evil 3 Remake–the latter two of the three don’t even release until after the sale starts. But the fine print claims that the sale “excludes pre-order and new-release video games.” It’s quite the conundrum since those games are the most prominently featured titles on the ad page. Though Target has included certain new release and upcoming games in these promotions in the past (such as Nioh 2), for now we have to assume that the layout of the ad is misleading.

So far, Target has only revealed a small sample of the hundreds of games that will be featured in the promotion. We’ve listed the eligible games we know about below and will update this article with the best deals once the promotion is live. Target’s B2G1 free sale runs from March 29 through April 4.

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WWE’s “Big Dog,” Roman Reigns has been a staple of Wrestlemania for the past seven years. However, this year’s event may be the first time in seven years Reigns will be missing the PPV event. However, it is for a very good reason.

Reigns, real name Joe Anoaʻi, had a very public battle with leukemia which has left him immunocompromised, and didn’t want to risk his health. Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet broke the news last night, stating that Reigns “didn’t feel comfortable doing anymore of the Performance Center shows during the coronavirus pandemic.”

GameSpot reached out to WWE about this situation and what could happen to the Wrestlemania 36 match card, and WWE declined to comment at this time. WWE may reveal more about the future of Reigns at Wrestlemania on the March 27 episode of Smackdown, airing on Fox at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT.

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Silver Rain Games is a new development studio based in the UK, and is founded by actor and producer Abubakar Salim. Fans of Assassin’s Creed: Origins may know Salim for giving a voice to protagonist Bayek, but he has also lent his vocal talents to World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth and The Bradwell Conspiracy.

Salim will be directing a new game IP developed by Silver Rain Games, where former BAFTA programme manager Melissa Phillips is serving as head of studio. Silver Rain is taking on “a growing team of developers” for the project.

“The games industry is so inspiring,” Salim said. “I grew up in games, so it only feels natural to make the leap into creating them. I want to be able to give back to an industry and audience that has supported me and hopefully bring a fresh perspective to the table.”

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