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Initially titled Project M, the game commenced its beta testing in August 2021. However, soon after their official release, Hyper Front drew heavy criticism due to its similarity to Riot Games’ popular tactical shooter, Valorant. NetEase Games, a Chinese game development company, is credited for the game’s formulation. Hyper Front is described as a free-to-play 5v5 Hero-based FPS game by developers and features 23 different weapons that players can use to engage in a tactical battle....

With the ongoing Episode 5 Act 3’s imminent conclusion, the popular tactical shooter will embrace a new episode and its first act to continue its competitive legacy. Players will not only get to dive into a refreshed competitive queue, but will also see a brand new Battlepass, ready to instantly enhance their inventory. As per Riot Games’ announcement, the ongoing competitive phase will reach the finish line on January 10, 2023....

Players who are trying to gain XP in Valorant are limited in the ways they can obtain it. Typically, playing Competitive or Unrated matches are considered the best way to get XP in the game, and players who win gain an increased amount as well. However, other game modes like Spike Rush and Deathmatch are more difficult to gain XP due to its fixed rate. RELATED: Valorant Viper Exploit Lets Players Completely Wall Off Bind Map...

The tournament will take place in Cologne, Germany from August 17th to August 21st - and be broadcast live free of charge in four languages (Chinese, German, Russian and English). The tournament teams have already been practicing, no doubt helping Valve with play testing - and Gabe Newell is impressed:

Steam Officially Arrives in China Chinese gamers have had access to the international version of Steam for some time, now. However, what has been lacking is a native Chinese model. That has now changed, as Steam has officially launched the platform in the country. Rather than having to access Steam via its global client, Chinese gamers now have their own version. This will be well-received news. Yes, China may have had access to the international Steam client, but this could have been subject to a ban at any given moment, thanks to stringent censorship laws in China....

The American video game company Valve first became known in the late 90s for its hit video game series Half-Life. In addition to the first-person shooter that spawned one of the most popular esports franchises in the history of gaming, Counter-Strike, the company has developed critically-acclaimed titles such as Portal and Left 4 Dead. Nowadays most of the company’s fame and fortune comes from the video game platform Steam and accompanying products, such as Steam Deck....

UTIs develop when bacteria enter the urethra (the thin tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body) and infect the urinary tract. Complicated infections that aren’t treated can affect reproductive organs, including the uterus. UTIs and Fertility While UTIs are not usually directly blamed for fertility problems, infertility has been linked to infections of the genital and urinary tracts. Most often, they are caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, but other infections can lead to inflammatory disease too, like prostatitis, inflammation of the prostate gland in men....

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that employers with 100 or more employees must require workers to be fully vaccinated by January 4 or submit to weekly COVID-19 tests. This rule will cover 84 million employees. It also requires all unvaccinated employees to were masks in the workplace. Secondly, the Centers for Medicare and Medical Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services now requires health care workers at facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid to be fully vaccinated by January 4....

If a font doesn’t display correctly in a document, the font file may be damaged. If a document won’t open, it’s possible one of the fonts used in the document is the problem. Using Font Book, you can test fonts for problems and remove them. You can also validate fonts before you install them to head off future problems. Validating fonts at installation cannot prevent the files from becoming damaged later, but it prevents you from installing problem files....

Valve Patches Steam Security Vulnerabilities Fortunately, Check Point Research located the Steam security issues and alerted Valve to the problems, as it confirms in a recently published article. The cyber-threat intelligence researchers uncovered four vulnerabilities in the Steam Sockets networking library. These vulnerabilities left certain Steam games open to attack, alongside gamers themselves. What Were the Steam Vulnerabilities? As mentioned, there were four vulnerabilities that hackers could expose and then use to target certain games and individual players....

Steam users own the games they purchase and should be able to resell them when they want to, just like owners of traditional card or board games can, said Carola Elbrecht, project manager for consumer rights in the digital world at the VZVB, on Thursday. But while those traditional game owners can resell their games whenever they like, Steam users often cannot, she said. In theory, a Steam user could download a game, burn it on a CD and resell it, she said....

The virtual reality headset will be available exclusively on its Steam page from 6pm GMT. Why is this big news? Well, it’s one of only a handful of VR headsets that will be compatible with Half-Life: Alyx, one of the most eagerly anticipated games of 2020. Its release on 23 March means gamers will have to move quickly to get everything they need. In addition to the tweet above, Valve sent a message to Steam users who have expressed an interest in the headset, adding that “all purchases beyond this initial quantity will be fulfilled in the order in which they are received, as supplies increase over the coming months....

Announced a few days ago, the initiative means that users across nine different apps and websites will get a little boost to their profile. This perk varies according to individual platforms, but some of the best online dating sites and apps (opens in new tab) are giving users the opportunity to really shout about their vaccinated status. Tinder (opens in new tab) is offering its members the chance to display stickers on their profiles saying ‘I’m vaccinated’ or ‘vaxing soon’....

Why Are Vacuum Tube Stereos Still Around? In the years following the end of the Cold War, the traditional vacuum tube became common in high-end audio products. With the U.S. firmly entrenched in the production of digital solid-state devices, countries that were previously behind the digital curve still had large tube manufacturing facilities. Those countries began producing and exporting vacuum tubes to the West. As a result, American manufacturers such as Audio Research, Cary Audio, ECP Audio, Glow Audio, Granite Audio, Jolida, Manley Labs, McIntosh, Rogue Audio, and others have tapped into this phenomenon....

Here’s all there is to know about the Valve Index so far, from announcement and release date news to the latest details about the headset itself, and recommended PC specs. If you’re more focused on games, take a look at the most exciting upcoming VR games. When will Valve Index be released? Following a handful of leaks following the release of the Valve Index teaser page on Steam, Valve confirmed to Road to VR that the upcoming VR headset is set to be revealed in May....