Ask Google Assistant to launch Stadia games on Android, Chromebooks

It's much easier to launch a Google Stadia games on your Android phones and Chromebooks. All you need to do is ask Google Assistant. You can say something as simple as "Play [insert game]" to have either device launch the title for you. It's easy to access on Chromebooks since all these laptops have a Search/Launcher key in place of Cap Locks so that you can launch Assistant from there. If you'd rather not have to scroll through the games you own, this method is a quick way to get to what you want. Now, if you don't own the title yet, you'll just be presented with a regular search term.

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Apple refreshes MacBook Pro 13-inch with new Magic Keyboard and increased storage

Today is a big day for any MacBook Pro buyers who have been vacillating on upgrades because of the butterfly keyboard. Apple has refreshed the MacBook Pro 13-inch models with the new Magic Keyboard that originated on the 16-inch MacBook Pro last year, the company has also doubled the SSD storage capacity, making these new MacBook Pros better options for moving around large files. Hit jump for pricing and info.

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Hasbro to release a Baby Yoda-based 'Monopoly' board game

Here's some apt Star Wars Day-related news. Hasbro is cashing in on the obsession with The Mandalorian's star The Child, a.k.a. Baby Yoda, with a Monopoly: The Child Edition board game. It won't be out until September 2020, but pre-orders are now available through Entertainment Earth, which ships internationally. The game costs US$19.99 (around CA$28.23), and each pack comes with the gameboard, four cardboard tokens with pawn stands, 18 title deed cards, 16 "Bounty Puck cards," 16 "Camtono cards," 32 plastic hideouts, 12 plastic common houses, 12 dice, a money pack, and a guide explaining how to play.

The gameplay is still relatively the same as the classic Monopoly game; you still play until one last player is left standing, and the others have gone bankrupt. You move around the gameboard as The Child; you can buy and sell hideouts and common houses; and follow the actions from the Camtono and Bounty Puck cards.

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'Assassin's Creed Valhalla' to let you choose between male or female version of your character

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla won't be the first Assassin's Creed game to offer you the option to choose between a male and a female character. That honour already belongs to 2018's Assassin's Creed Odyssey. But now, Valhalla will let you choose either the male or female version of the same character. And yes, both choices will still be considered canon to the story, according to narrative director Darby McDevitt. The female version will be available in the game's collector's edition.

In the game, you play as Eivor, who is described as a "fierce Viking raider raised on tales of battle and glory." You lead a group of Norsemen that have been driven out of Norway by "endless wars and dwindling resources in the ninth century CE." Assassin's Creed Valhalla is expected to arrive in Holiday 2020 season. It'll come to the Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Google Stadia, Ubisoft's UPlay+, and the Epic Games Store.