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  • There’s a lot of concerned chatter around E3 2020 right now. With E3 2020 still months away, we may not know for sure until closer to the time. Sony had been widely expected to attend E3 2020, in order to drive up interest around its PS5 console, after skipping out on the show last year. E3 2020 could face cancellation due to health concerns – after all, how would you practically ensure the medical safety of your attendees? And the status of E3 2020 could be decided any day now.
    E3 2020 is on a knife-edge right now – and it could end the gaming show for good

  • Nvidia’s GeForce Now looks to be in serious bother as another major publisher has pulled its games library from the streaming service – in this latest case, it’s 2K Games. That means you can no longer play the likes of the Borderlands franchise, Bioshock, Civilization, Mafia, X-Com and other big-name games on Nvidia’s servers. Nvidia announced in a forum post: “Per publisher request, please be advised 2K Games titles will be removed from GeForce Now today. We are working with 2K Games to re-enab
    Nvidia GeForce Now loses 2K Games, so you can forget streaming Borderlands

  • We’ve been spending some quality time with our very own Galaxy S20 for a little over a day now. It’s far easier to handle than the Galaxy S20 Ultra(Image credit: Future)If you’re looking for a phone that’s easy to handle, the Galaxy S20 is the best option of Samsung’s three new handsets. Looking at the stats on paper, this won’t come as a major surprise, but the Galaxy S20 is a relatively small device compared to the S20 Plus or S20 Ultra. We’ve just swapped after spending a few days using the G
    24 hours with the Samsung Galaxy S20: what we've learned from day one

  • Meet the Acute Angle AA B4 Mini PC , currently on sale at Gearbest for a measly $135.99 (roughly £100/AU$200), without any coupon needed. Here’s our list of the the best business PCs of 2020of 2020 Prefer something more mobile? Well, this is an end-of-life product whose creators had the lofty ambition of using it to mine cryptocurrency. The attractive triangular shell distracts from one particularly nasty flaw: there are reports some units run a piece of software that points to a node in the now
    This absurdly cheap wooden PC has a devastating flaw

  • We’re launching a podcast… well, actually, we’ve launched one, as it’s already here. Noise Cancelling is going to be your favorite weekly podcast encompassing the world of technology, giving you a new and (hopefully) entertaining alternative look at all the news, reviews and features that we write about here each week. Our new podcast isn’t just going to be from the top writers from this site though. Joining me, Gareth Beavis (Global Editor in Chief of TechRadar) will be Sherri L. Smith (Edito
    Noise Cancelling: the best new tech podcast around?

  • You won’t want to miss out on this incredible cheap PC games bundle from Fanatical. For a limited time, you can get the Killer Bundle 12 Redux, which includes four of the original Steam PC games included in the collection on sale for just $3.49. Fanatical originally released the hugely popular Killer Bundle 12, its fastest-selling bundle ever, in February. Killer Bundle 12 Redux: $99.96 $3.49 at FanaticalFor a limited time, you can get four of the original Steam PC games for just $3.49 at Fanati
    Cheap PC game bundle deal: get four massive Steam titles for only $3.49

  • The next-gen Xbox and PlayStation consoles will boast twice the power of their closest predecessors – the Xbox One X and PS4 Pro – but many will be wondering what that power actually translates too on the ground. Straley talked up the ability of that increased GPU power for rendering “smoke, water, wind”, and especially making sure those elements have a realistic effect on character models: “It’s always been really difficult to make really good hair. And then hair responding to different environ
    The Last of Us developer talks up PS5 graphics for rendering hair (and hair gel)

  • Death Stranding is making some serious efforts to put a shine on the PC port, and one part of that is support for ultrawide monitors. Check out the trailer!#DeathStrandingPC↓Pre-order here!https://t.co/wehuYG1KNe pic.twitter.com/J6NmPqXMeZMarch 5, 2020The results look pretty smart, and note that the player will benefit from not just in-game ultrawide support, but also in the cut-scenes. #DeathStranding PC ver which will be released June 2nd, supports the ultra wide monitor….which allows you to
    Death Stranding videos show how good the PC port will look with ultrawide monitors

  • Naughty Dog’s creative director and vice president Neil Druckmann is teaming up with Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin to develop a TV series for HBO based on its video game masterpiece The Last of Us, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. Ellie and Joel are heading to HBO! A co-production between HBO and Sony Pictures Television in association with PlayStation Productions, The Last of Us will be the first series developed by the newly-formed company. Unfortunately for them, there are scores of mur
    The Last of Us HBO show on the way from Chernobyl creator and game's director

  • Cloud storage company Degoo may not be a household name, but it has managed to carve out a niche in the competitive cloud storage market, with its offerings attracting more than 15 million users over the past eight years. The Swedish company has teamed up with TechRadar to deliver an even better package than usual – get 200GB free cloud storage for a year with no strings attached. Here’s our choice of the best cloud computing services of 2020Check out our list of the best business laptops on the
    Here's the biggest free cloud storage right now, 200GB exclusive to TechRadar readers

  • Any photographer who has had to carry extra batteries for an all-day shoot or for taking along on a trip knows the importance of a battery grip. However, there could be an easier solution on the horizon with photography publication Northern Lights uncovering a Canon patent for a universal battery grip. (Image credit: Canon (via Northern Lights))That said, there seems to be some nifty ideas here that could make this battery grip quite interesting. What is unclear is how the battery grip will acco
    Canon's patented universal battery grip could be compatible with several bodies

  • Sony has finally announced a release date for upcoming open world PS4 historical adventure game Ghost of Tsushima – June 26, 2020. This PS4 exclusive is set on the Japanese island of Tsushima in 1274, and you play a samurai who has to defend his home from the invading Mongol force. The final big PS4 exclusive? With Dreams, The Last of Us 2, Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Ghost of Tsushima out of the way, this would appear to be the last major PS4 exclusive of 2020. Ghost of Tsushima is a fantastic-l
    Ghost of Tsushima gets a release date – and it could be the last big PS4 exclusive

  • Valve has announced that its Index VR headsets will be back in stock on March 9. The VR hardware will once again be available to buy as of 10am PT (6pm in the UK) on that day, presumably in all countries which previously stocked the Valve Index – or at least some of them. Valve Index VR kits will be available for purchase this Monday, March 9th, starting at 10 AM PDT (5 PM UTC). https://t.co/OpNs4U04JN pic.twitter.com/rtI7hGEJITMarch 4, 2020At any rate, wherever the Valve Index goes back in stoc
    Valve Index will go back on sale March 9 – but for how long?

  • Half-Life: Alyx is one of the most anticipated VR games to date, with gaming behemoth Valve (Left for Dead, Dota 2) returning to one of its flagship franchises after so many years away. But the Valve Index title – which no doubt has contributed to the difficulty of finding a Valve Index VR headset these days – seems to be the start of a wider refresh of the Half-Life series, 13 years after Half-Life 2: Episode 2 landed on PC and consoles. Walker added: “There are Half-Life: Alyx team members who
    Valve Index could get a lot more Half-Life VR games after Alyx

  • Cypress has announced two new Type-C controllers able to support USB4 devices, destined to reach desktops and laptops soon. Thunderbolt laptops are gradually becoming more affordable, but the arrival of these USB4-ready controllers – the first of their kind – could push prices down even further. The USB4 protocol supports speeds of up to 40Gbps over compatible cables and should also allow up to 100W power delivery (with fault protection). The technology, based on Intel’s Thunderbolt protocol, sh
    This tiny chip is why you may need a new laptop soon

  • For fans outside of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, though, there was no easy way to keep up with every try and scrum… until 2019, when Watch AFL and Watch NRL were launched for global audiences. Watch AFL also includes all the women’s matches from the AFL Women’s league as well. There is also an Apple TV app for both services available to download via the App Store, as well as one for Android users on the Play Store. If you’re a footy fan, then all you need is a Watch AFL subscr
    Watch AFL and Watch NRL bring Australia's football codes to global audiences

  • HMD Global (the firm behind Nokia phones) has confirmed that it will launch its first 5G phone on March 19, ahead of its appearance in the upcoming James Bond film, No Time To Die. (ahem)We already knew that there was a Nokia phone launch coming up, after HMD Global posted a Bond-themed teaser, and it’s likely we’ll see more than just a new 5G phone announced at the event with previous launches from the firm bringing multiple new devices. The 5G phone could be the Nokia 10There are plenty of 5G
    New Nokia 5G phone, set to star in No Time To Die, will launch on March 19

  • It’s been 20 years since the PS2 first launched in Japan on March 4, 2000. Today, the TechRadar team salutes the PS2 with memories from some of our favorite games of the console’s long lifespan. PS5: release date and what we knowHere’s what we can predict about the PS5 priceThe best PS4 gamesGTA 3 and the creation of open world gamesGTA 1 and 2 were controversial top-down open world games that had a particularly big following in the UK. Every open world game used GTA 3 as a template – and still
    PS2 turns 20: our memories of the classic console's best games

  • Out of nowhere, the PlayStation classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night has been released on a new platform: smartphones. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is $3 and available now on the iOS App Store, while it should be the same price on the Google Play store (which should be now, but we haven’t seen it yet). (Image credit: Konami)The monster-slaying-and-exploration side-scroller first launched on the original PlayStation in 1997, and became a critical darling and favorite of the franchise.
    PS1 classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is now on iOS and Android

  • A new Star Wars game called Project Maverick has leaked, after a database listing on the EU PlayStation Store revealed the name and a promotional image from the title. In addition, Project Maverick is not listed as a VR game, which some speculated it would be. What is Star Wars: Project Maverick? Last month, in a Kotaku report on a canceled spin-off of Star Wars: Battlefront, reporter Jason Schreier mentioned the existence of “a smaller, more unusual project” at EA’s Motive studio as another Sta
    New Star Wars PS4 game Project Maverick leaks with X-Wing teaser image

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