'The Last of Us' tipped to shoot second season in Vancouver

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After the first season was shot around Alberta, HBO's The Last of Us looks like it's coming to British Columbia. Fans of The Last of Us game know that Part II takes place in a chunk of the Pacific Northwest. The production team used various locations in Calgary to substitute for Texas, Wyoming, and Missouri. 

HBO announced the renewal of The Last of Us after airing two episodes. It became the second-largest premiere after House of Dragon and since Boardwalk Empire's launch in 2010.

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HP introduces new OMEN 16 laptop

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On top of introducing the new OMEN Transcend 16, HP also updates its OMEN 16 laptop to cater to more hardcore gamers. The company boasts this is the "most powerful" OMEN 16 laptop yet. It gets a 119% gen-over-gen improvement for FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. The OMEN 16 runs on up to a 13th-gen Intel Core i9-13900HX processor or up to an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS processor paired with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 GPU. 

This new OMEN laptop supports up to 32GB DDR5-5600MHz RAM and 2TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe TLC M.2 SSD. HP also packs in a new FHD camera with a manual shutter door for extra security. And that same camera can be used for Windows Hello Facial recognition. The HP OMEN 16 gets a starting price of USD 1,299.99 (roughly CAD 1,758).

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Sony PlayStation Spring Sale kicks off

Get your next Sony PlayStation title at a deal with its ongoing Spring Sale. You can score up to 75% off on the games and over 2,000 titles to choose from. We've spotted titles like Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Far Cry 6, Gotham Knights, The Last of Us Part I, NHL 23, NBA 2K23, Sifu, and more. You can buy these titles and more until April 26.

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HP OMEN Transcend 16 debuts with mini-LED screen

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One of the newest laptops HP debuted at its Amplify Partner Conference works for gamers and content creators. The new HP OMEN Transcend 16 promises to handle demanding AAA titles and graphically-intensive creative programs. This laptop boasts the first mini-LED display on an OMEN laptop. Its 16-inch WQXGA panel gets features like extreme HDR 1000, a 16:10 aspect ratio, a peak brightness of 1,180 nits, and a 240Hz refresh rate.

Another first for the OMEN Transcend 16 is it's the first one to use a magnesium frame, making it the thinnest and lightest gaming laptop from HP at under 2.1kg and 19.9mm thin. It packs in a 97Whr battery pack, runs on up to a 13th-generation Intel Core i9-13900HX mobile processor, up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, and has access to the OMEN Gaming Hub. This laptop promises to stay cool with advanced OMEN Tempest Cooling tech, a new square vent design that yields more air intake to improve airflow and skin temperature. The HP OMEN 16 Transcend's starting price is set at USD 1,669.99 (around CAD 2,258).

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