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Surface Book, Microsoft’s First Laptop, “Two Times Faster Than Macbook Pro”

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Microsoft has unveiled its first ever laptop, called the Surface Book. The Surface Book will be twice as fast as the Macbook Pro and will have a screen featuring six million pixels. The laptop was announced as part of an event Microsoft was using to announce its new line of smartphones and Surface tablets. The announcement of a laptop came as a surprise, and received a standing ovation from fans present.

The Surface Book is the first proper laptop from Microsoft, with a real keyboard and track-pad (as opposed the the rubbery keyboard that comes with most Surface devices). It’s targeted directly at the Macbook Pro market, for users who want a laptop powerful enough to play a few games or edit some videos. It’s got a 13-inch screen, two processors (sixth generation Intel Core), an NVIDIA GeForce graphics card, and GDDR5 memory.

The screen can also be detached from the keyboard to make the device into a tablet. While that may sound like a turnoff for those after a laptop, not just another Surface Tablet, the Surface Book seems to have a pretty sturdy, and unique, hinge connecting it to its keyboard (see the video below). Microsoft claims this will be the most powerful 13-inch laptop ever made.

The Surface Book will boast 12 hours of battery life and Microsoft says there is no drain at all when in sleep mode. Since the graphics card is located in the keyboard module, detaching it may also increase battery life. It will be available October 26 and pricing will start at $1499.

Microsoft is directly targeting the Macbook Pro market with this new laptop. The Surface Book is quite similar to the Macbook Pro, but pricing starts at around $200 higher for the former. Just check out this handy chart from Tech Insider comparing the two machines.

Macbook Pro Surface Book Comparison

Both machines are similar, but the Surface Pro has the extra features of a touch screen and removable keyboard. It’s also more expensive, but the price difference may be small enough to allow Microsoft to snare some of Apple’s would-be customers.

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Rhiannon likes video games and she likes writing, so she decided to combine them. As well as writing about video games, she also belts out the occasional science fiction or fantasy story, edits videos, and eats strawberry oreos. In that order.

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Eating trash, Pizza Possum destroys the PS5

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Pizza Possum is an arcade action game in which you, a possum, attempt to consume as much trash as you can without being discovered.  It is a web-based sequel to the anarchy simulator Untitled Goose Game.It will eventually be available on the PS5.

We couldn’t help but notice that the possum in the title doesn’t look like the cute Australian possum that comes out at night to visit people.On the other hand, it looks like the horrible North American opossums are the ones that will attack trash cans and cause general chaos.Even though we think the second choice was better in terms of theme, we prefer the first one and are happy to explain why.

Your thoughts on Pizza Possum?  Does it possess the necessary mass appeal to successfully skitter along the back fenceline while setting the dog off in the process?

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The Mercenaries, a free piece of DLC for Resident Evil 4 Remake, launches on April 7

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Resident Evil 4 is now out, and the excellent remake can be bought right away.Even though you probably plan to play it all this weekend, you can take comfort in the fact that The Mercenaries, Resident Evil’s almost-required challenge mode, will be available as free DLC on April 7.

The mode’s exact details are still unknown, but if it’s anything like previous versions, you can expect some pretty hard tasks to test your skills.

You’re stumped about something? If you are still debating whether to purchase Resident Evil 4 Remake, be sure to look at our exhaustive guide for the answer or our in-depth review. Are you spending this weekend playing Resident Evil 4? Are you anticipating The Mercenaries?

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In June, Park Beyond for PS5 will allow you to create impossible theme parks

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A brand-new trailer for the upcoming amusement park management game Park Beyond from Bandai Namco has been made available. While it appears to be generally comparable to other games in the genre, the hook here is “impossifying” rides to up their difficulty. The video gives a brief description of what you’ll be doing.

There will be two primary game modes. In the first, you can play a story mode in which you aid a failing theme park firm in achieving success by adding imaginative attractions, and in the second, you can play a sandbox mode in which you can create any kind of wacky park you choose. Adding absurd components to your rides—like launchers that transport a train of rollercoaster carts from one rail to another or ferris wheels that resemble the interior of a clock—is essentially the same as making them appear more impossible. There is a lot of creative work on display.

The PS5 release date for Park Beyond, which is now available for pre-order, is June 16, 2023. If you pre-order, you’ll receive a Pac-Man-themed Expansion pack that includes amusement rides, retail establishments, performers, and a slew of other decorations. Last but not least, if you pre-order one of the game’s deluxe editions, you’ll also receive the Zombeyond pack, which includes a variety of zombie-themed goods.

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