Month: January 2021

Razer revealed new Blade laptop models at CES 2021, but it didn’t stop there, unveiling two product concepts its design teams have been working on. The first is an immersive gaming chair with a 60-inch surround OLED display, while the second was designed with the current state of the world in mind. Razer’s Project Hazel is a smart mask that’s designed to keep people safe during the pandemic and sociable in a world where social distancing has become the norm.

The Project Hazel smart mask has surgical N95 respirators that use rechargeable active ventilators and replaceable Smart Pod filters. Razer says the “high bacterial filtration efficiency Smart Pods filter at least 95% of airborne particles.” Additionally, each mask comes with a wireless charging case to replenish the ventilators’ battery life. This case also features a UV sterilizer to ensure the cleanliness of the mask.

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During Razer’s livestream presentation at CES, the company announced that Baldur’s Gate 3 will get Razer Chroma functionality with its line of Chroma-enabled products. A brief trailer showed off the functionality working with a Razer keyboard and mouse.

Razer Chroma changes the coloring across the full RGB lighting spectrum in certain lit areas of its peripherals, like underneath the keys and on the letter caps of a keyboard. In the video we saw this used to set the mood with red lighting during a particularly demonic moment, highlighting the number keys during a decision moment, and even using the keys to approximate the shape of a D20. The announcement promised the functionality is coming soon, but did not give a date.

Also during its presentation, Razer announced a new line of gaming laptops, a smart mask with lighting and safety features, a gaming chair with an OLED screen, and a partnership with Hello Kitty.

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Bethesda veteran Todd Howard is the executive producer on the new Indiana Jones video game that Wolfenstein studio Machine Games is developing. Howard is also the game director on Bethesda’s next-gen games Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI, while he’s also the executive producer on the Fallout TV from Amazon. With so many responsibilities on his plate, people are wondering if any of Howard’s projects might be impacted due to the Indiana Jones game.

That’s not the case, according to Bethesda marketing boss Pete Hines. He said on Twitter that Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI specifically are not affected by the announcement of the Indiana Jones game. “Todd is currently [executive producer] on many [Bethesda Game Studios] and other projects, such as the Fallout TV show. His main focus remains directing the upcoming Starfield and TES6 games, which aren’t affected by today’s news,” Hines said.

Assuming the release order is unchanged from the last update, fans can expect Bethesda Game Studios to release Starfield and then The Elder Scrolls VI. It’s not clear when the Indiana Jones game will release, however.

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While we have to wait until Fall 2021 to actually play Halo Infinite, the merchandise around the game is already kicking into gear, and this now includes a very comfy-looking branded bathrobe.

Toynk is now selling an officially licensed Halo Infinite-themed bathrobe. Available in one adult size, the $60 USD bathrobe is “authentically designed” to look like Master Chief’s iconic green armor. The 100% polyester fleece robe features the number 117 on the chest, two front pockets, an adjustable belt, and embroidered shoulder pauldrons. The hood becomes Master Chief’s helmet when you drape it over your face, which is a nice touch.

Halo Infinite Hooded Bathrobe

$60

“Perfect for slipping into after an exhausting day of saving humanity as a cybernetically-enhanced space marine. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to look good doing it, right?” reads a line from the item’s description.

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Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer component isn’t coming out anytime soon, but we may have just received a hint about what it could include. Dataminers have reportedly found information surrounding two game modes within the game’s files, according to DSOGaming.

The first is a standard deathmatch game mode that you’d see in most multiplayer shooters, but the second mode is something different. The files indicate that there will be some sort of “heist” mode that has players complete missions that are similar to the ones found in the single-player campaign. We don’t have any details yet, but some of the files hint at the game mode playing similarly to the heists in Grand Theft Auto Online.

The game reportedly includes files with names like “MP.Heist.MessagePlayerReady” and “MP.Heist.SetPlayerCharacterClass” among others that seemingly reference new players spawning and players having to gather in a specific area in order for the heist to begin. These are just files within Cyberpunk 2077, so nothing is confirmed. The final product could be very different from what we’re seeing here.

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