Sega launches 'The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog'

While it could be treated as an April Fools' joke, there's actually a murder mystery visual novel game about Sonic the Hedgehog. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (yes, murder!) dropped today on Steam for the PC and Mac. Sega drops the free point-and-click adventure where the Sonic cast find themselves on a murder mystery party aboard the Mirage Express to celebrate Amy Rose's birthday. But then Sonic ends up, well, dead. If you're a Sonic fan, this might be a fun game to try!

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HP Victus 16 is geared toward younger gamers

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HP is also reaching out to younger users who need a laptop they can use to study and play on. The new HP Victus 16 runs on up to a 13th-generation Intel Core i7-13700HX or an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor. It supports graphics up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX laptop 4070 GPU. And with HP's OMEN Tempest Cooling solution and IR thermopile sensor, this machine can accurately manage temperatures and keep things cool.

The HP Victus 16 comes in mica silver, performance blue, and ceramic white and has a 1-Zone RGB keyboard option. This new Victus 16 has a starting price of USD 1,049.99 (around CAD 1,420).

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'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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