Valve confirms Left for Dead 3 is not in development

In brief: The gaming niches of the internet have been ablaze with rumors of Left for Dead 3 recently, a suspected follow-up to 2009’s epic zombie-filled co-op shooter. But Valve has shot-down the idea, confirming that it’s "absolutely not" currently in development.

Everyone loves a rumor that involves “Valve” and the number three in the same sentence.

The beloved memes about you-know-what-3 have been quelled by the announcement of


Baldur's Gate 3 update: Larian teases that "something's brewing"

If you're currently among the masses that are lamenting the delay of Cyberpunk 2077 , or any of the other notable delays announced recently, then perhaps you'll find comfort in a Baldur's Gate 3 update.

As many of you may recall, Larian Studios, the developer behind the critically acclaimed Divinity: Original Sin 2, revealed last summer that it was working on Baldur's Gate 3 , the long awaited sequel to Baldur's Gate 2.

The new game is set to take


Nvidia takes $50 off the RTX 2060, making it butt heads with the 5600 XT at $299

What just happened? Nvidia has returned fire at AMD. After showing their new Radeon 5600 XT graphics card demolishing the equivalently priced GTX 1660 Ti at CES, Nvidia has decided to up the ante and force the 5600 XT to compete with the RTX 2060, instead.

Nvidia isn’t officially making their board partners drop their prices but has sent emails to them and the press pointing out that their Founders Edition RTX 2060 will now be available for

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Louis Vuitton's latest truly-wireless 'Horizon Earphones' are now available for $1,000

In context: We here at TechSpot are no stranger to covering expensive tech gadgets. The average smartphone can easily cost upwards of $1,000 these days, and various "luxury" device brands love to charge thousands of dollars for their latest products, even if the specifications and features don't merit that sort of premium.

For better or worse, we've got another such device to talk about today. High-end clothing company Louis Vuitton has partnered up with Master & Dynamic to release the

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Leica's new M10 Monochrom is only for those interested in shooting black and white stills

The big picture: Leica has even gone so far as to remove its iconic red dot logo from the front of the camera and color-filled engravings for a very minimalist look. The design element further enhances the black and white character of the camera, we’re told.

German camera manufacturer Leica on Friday introduced the M10 Monochrom, a camera for niche photographers only interested in shooting in

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Microsoft opens up its Xbox Console Streaming preview to the world

In context: The game streaming wars are heating up, and just about every major player in this industry has something on the table right now. Google has Stadia, Microsoft is working on Project xCloud, and Sony has its Remote Play and PlayStation Now services.

Microsoft has also quietly been working on Xbox Console Streaming, a function that allows Xbox owners to play any owned and installed Xbox One, or Game Pass title on their Android smartphone or tablet with minimal effort.

The feature has been available to select Xbox Insider program

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Joe Biden wants to make Facebook liable for users' content by revoking Section 230

In brief: While most critics of social media giants agree that we need better regulation to increase accountability, Joe Biden thinks an easier route would be to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that gives those companies the excuse of enabling free speech and giving users a voice.

Joe Biden isn't a fan of Facebook, and likely not a fan of fake campaign sites that troll and garner more attention than his actual campaign.

The Democratic front-runner told the New York Times during an 80-

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Alphabet becomes fourth US company to hit $1 trillion valuation

What just happened? While stock analysts give very little weight to market cap valuations, companies like to tout the numbers as a measure of growth. Only a handful of companies have reached $1 trillion and Alphabet is the latest.

On Thursday, Google’s parent company Alphabet closed trading at $1,450.16 per share and breaking a $1 trillion market cap. The company will be reporting its fourth-quarter earnings next month, and Motley Fool analysts predict around 20-percent growth

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Cyberpunk 2077's multiplayer mode won't arrive before 2022

In brief: Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the most highly-anticipated games of this generation (and possibly the next), but the world got a bit of a shock yesterday when developer CD Projekt Red announced that the title needed some extra time in the oven -- a whopping five months, to be specific. Now, it seems the same holds true for the game's multiplayer mode.

In an investor call held yesterday, during which CD Projekt Red discussed Cyberpunk 2077's

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The NHTSA is reviewing claims of 'sudden unintended acceleration' in Teslas

In brief: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reviewing a petition alleging that select Tesla vehicles contain a defect that causes sudden, unintended acceleration that can result in a crash and injury.

Per the summary information , the alleged defect pertains to model year 2012 through 2019 Tesla Model S vehicles, 2016 through 2019 Tesla Model X vehicles and 2018 through 2019 Tesla Model 3 vehicles. The petitioner cited 127 consumer

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