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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Review - IGN

Posted: 28 Jun 2019 05:30 PM PDT

Valve's Gabe Newell Trolls with Half-Life 3 Tease - Game Rant

Posted: 29 Jun 2019 01:06 PM PDT

It was three months ago that Valve introduced a new virtual reality headset called Index, and that's a number that will feel agonizingly familiar to Valve fans: when it comes to threes, the company's intellectual properties seem to stall after the second game is released. Before the likes of Left For Dead and Portal was the Half-Life series, and fans have been clamoring for a third iteration to that franchise for just about 15 years now.

Last week, Valve hosted a launch party for its new virtual reality headset, and company co-founder Gabe Newell took to the stage to talk about the milestones of the company and what the future holds. While discussing these milestones, he also took the opportunity to tease a third entrant to the Half-Life series yet again:

Milestones aren't really the end of anything. They're really the beginning. So Half-Life led to Half-Life 2, Source led to Source 2, the experiments that we did with Team Fortress 2 were what enabled us to build Dota. Artifact is the reason we're able to do Underlords. So, maybe someday the number 2 will lead us to that shiny integer glowing on a mountain someplace. We'll just have to see.

The thinly-veiled line is yet another reference to Half-Life 3, which may just be one of the most oft-requested games on the planet. Valve has been known to make Half-Life 3 jokes in fairly regular occurrence, so Gabe's teasing line will come as a total non-surprise to many.

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Persistent rumors indicating that an as-yet-unannounced Valve Index game takes place within the Half-Life universe have kept surfacing, and it's something that may have been in the works since at least three years ago. While the company has yet to make any concrete statements about such a venture, one thing is certain: VR or not, fans are hungry for a new Half-Life title. With the earlier games of the franchise being so well-received, however, the pressure to maintain such high consumer standards has put Valve in a tough spot when it comes doing the series justice and satisfying consumer expectations.

In any event, Gabe's latest one-liner regarding Half-Life 3 can be added to a pile of previous hints and teases. There's no official statement from Valve regarding the game, but even the lack of anything concrete won't prevent fans from always having hope.

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Apple recalls 15-inch MacBook Pro due to fire hazard - Clarksville Now

Posted: 29 Jun 2019 05:00 AM PDT

(CPSC) – The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall on Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro. The laptop computer batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

The laptop computers were sold nationwide from September 2015 through February 2017.

Apple has received 26 reports of the laptop's battery overheating. Five reports included minor burns. One report involved smoke inhalation. Another 17 reports were of minor damage to nearby personal property.

The recall only involves certain Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop computers. The recalled laptop computers have a 15.4-inch (diagonal) display, 2.2-2.5 GHz processors, 256GB-1TB solid-state storage, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, two USB 3 ports, and one HDMI port.

Consumers can determine if their laptop computer is included in this recall by checking the laptop's serial number at the Apple website. The serial number can be found on the underside of the laptop computer or by choosing "About This Mac" from the Apple menu.

Only MacBook Pro 15-inch model laptop computers with certain serial numbers are included.

Customers should immediately stop using the product and contact Apple for a free repair.

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