“Coronaviruses display a ‘spike’ protein on their surface, which binds tightly to a receptor protein found on the surface of human cells,” explains the new coronavirus puzzle description. “Once the coronavirus spike binds to the human receptor, the virus can infect the human cell and replicate. In recent weeks, researchers have determined the structure of the 2019 coronavirus spike protein and how it binds to human receptors. If we can design a protein that binds to this coronavirus spike protei

16 years after Half-Life 2, we still don’t have Half-Life 3, but very soon we will have Half-Life: Alyx, a prequel to HL2 that will be out in a couple of weeks. “There are Half-Life: Alyx team members who have been at Valve since Half-Life 2, and quite a few who go back to the original Half-Life,” Walker said. We absolutely see Half-Life: Alyx as our return to this world, not the end of it.” “Half-Life: Alyx is a full-fledged entry in the Half-Life series, both in terms of the sheer amount of co

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is among a handful of new games coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC. These additions include the imaginatively titled The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game, ruthless beat ’em up Mother Russia Bleeds, puzzle game Pikuniku, and Train Sim World 2020. Meanwhile, it’s worth noting that the massive State of Decay 2 update will also apply to the Xbox Game Pass for PC edition. As for Train Sim World – Steam users seem to dig it. The Xbox Game Pass for PC game list is growi

The best VR kit for playing Half-Life: Alyx will be back in stock and available for purchase Monday, March 9, Valve has announced. Valve Index VR kits will be available for purchase this Monday, March 9th, starting at 10 AM PDT (5 PM UTC). https://t.co/OpNs4U04JN pic.twitter.com/rtI7hGEJITMarch 4, 2020Valve also shared two new Steam VR Home environments from Half-Life: Alyx, which you can explore right now if you already have a Valve Index. Of course, while Valve says the Index is the preferred

You can get Final Fantasy 7 Remake DLC and a PS4 theme in exchange for buying candy bars. Thanks to Reddit user CreepyClown (uncomfortable username temporarily forgiven) we do have a look at the dynamic PS4 theme. It’s a beautiful recreation of one of the original game’s most memorable moments, and it can grace your PS4 desktop for the low, low price of two Butterfingers. The Final Fantasy 7 Remake we know now is just the start of the endeavor – Square Enix producer Yoshinori Kitase has said he’

Amazon has opened pre-orders for the Dragon Ball Jackie Chun S.H. According to the product page, the figurine will be coming out on June 25, 2020, in the U.S. region. If you are interested, you can pre-order with the following link from Amazon:You can also check out Amazon’s product description and features list for the Jackie Chun S.H. Figuart below:

Last year , Valve said that Half-Life: Alyx could kick-start a new wave of Half-Life games. “There are Half-Life: Alyx team members who have been at Valve since Half-Life 2, and quite a few who go back to the original Half-Life. We absolutely see Half-Life: Alyx as our return to this world, not the end of it.” There’s no telling what sort of Half-Life games – or other media – Valve will make in the years to come. “It’s not a bad idea for players to have refreshed themselves on the events of Epis

Out of nowhere, the PlayStation classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night has been released on a new platform: smartphones. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is $3 and available now on the iOS App Store, while it should be the same price on the Google Play store (which should be now, but we haven’t seen it yet). (Image credit: Konami)The monster-slaying-and-exploration side-scroller first launched on the original PlayStation in 1997, and became a critical darling and favorite of the franchise.

According to recent reports, an update with ads for the game have made Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel completely unplayable. The update also included new advertisements for Borderlands 3, which recently revealed its Steam release date. advertisingRELATED: Borderlands 3 Should Take Notes from Borderlands 2’s Best DLCAccording to the Reddit summary and an in-game notification, Gearbox’s changes introduced a SHiFT system to Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Even if a pla

Overwatch’s experimental card is finished, and the Overwatch community cannot agree on whether it’s worth it or not. The Experimental mode was introduced as a way to cut down on the long queue times that DPS players were experiencing after the introduction of role queuing. Since both sides of this argument make good points about the new mode, perhaps the game mode can be saved by implementing a few tweaks. Without the experimental card, the game would not see any dramatic change and new and exci

During PAX East it was revealed that Animal Crossing: New Horizons will have a top-down perspective toggle that lets players return to the visual style of the original Animal Crossing. advertisingBrian is a Kansas streamer who primarily plays Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and says he has thus far done “everything else” to push Animal Crossing to its limits. The Animal Crossing: New Horizons direct last month revealed this system will return under a new character, Dais

Less than a week away from Season of the Worthy beginning in Destiny 2, Bungie has released more details about what to expect from the story content and seasonal activities coming in Season 10. While Bungie’s roadmap for Season 10 illustrated some of what’s to come, here’s what to expect from Season 10’s story and PvE content. Rasputin, aka the Warmind, returns for Destiny 2’s next season as the final line of defense for The Last City. advertisingAlluded to during that Season 9 cinematic connect

The PlayStation Store is currently holding a sale that offers deep discounts on select Resident Evil games. advertisingHeadlining the PlayStation Store’s Resident Evil franchise sale is Resident Evil 7, which serves as the latest installment in the long-standing survival-horror franchise. advertisingPurchase Resident Evil 7 at the PlayStation StoreRELATED: Resident Evil 8 May Bring Back This RE7 Character, But What Does That Mean? advertisingPurchase Resident Evil at the PlayStation StoreOther g

That’s what makes sales on prebuilt gaming PCs so attractive, and right now, you can get a PC with a GTX 1660 graphics card for just $659.99 from Newegg. The PC on sale from SkyTech is equipped with a six-core Ryzen 5 2600 processor, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 6GB graphics card, a 500GB SSD, and 8GB of RAM. SkyTech Blaze II Gaming PC | $659.99This is a great price for an entry-level gaming PC. The GTX 1660 GPU in this PC is one of Nvidia’s lower-end graphics cards, but it’s still capable of play

A new Star Wars game called Project Maverick has leaked, after a database listing on the EU PlayStation Store revealed the name and a promotional image from the title. In addition, Project Maverick is not listed as a VR game, which some speculated it would be. What is Star Wars: Project Maverick? Last month, in a Kotaku report on a canceled spin-off of Star Wars: Battlefront, reporter Jason Schreier mentioned the existence of “a smaller, more unusual project” at EA’s Motive studio as another Sta

However, don’t expect 10nm to storm the consumer market and strike fear into rival AMD, which is cranking out 7nm chips. Speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference, Davis seemed to be trying to temper expectations on Intel’s ongoing shift to 10nm. If you hit up Intel’s webcast (no registration needed), you can catch the comments starting at around the 18:05 mark. There’s no universal system for naming nodes, and without taking a deep dive into manufacturing intricacies, Intel’s 10nm node is roughly

Razer just expanded its line of Viper gaming mice with the Viper Mini, a smaller version of the Viper and Viper Ultimate (the best gaming mouse with the highest DPI) with a shorter length and width grip. The Viper Mini checks in at just 61 grams and measures 4.6 (L) x 2.97 (W) x 1.49 (H) inches. Razer’s aim with the Viper Mini is to pack full-size Viper features into a smaller, more nimble body. Recommended for gamers with small to medium hand sizes, this ultra-lightweight gaming mouse is best s

If you’ve been longing for the chance to play 1997’s Castlevania: Symphony of the Night while avoiding human contact on the subway, your wait is over. Symphony of the Night drastically shifted the series’ focus and pushed genre boundaries, giving us a side-scrolling action RPG through Dracula’s castle. In the game, players step into the shoes of Alucard, the son of Dracula, who attempts to shun his vampiric nature. Is it a coincidence that Castlevania: Symphony of the NIght has dropped a day bef

Bananas are so loved in Sea of Thieves that pirates scoff them whole, skin and all, and to celebrate the wonderful fruit, Rare’s created a set of extremely yellow weapons. Your pets won’t be left out, either, as you’ll be able to deck them out in some truly hideous new banana-themed costumes. (Image credit: Microsoft)A new cannonball and throwable weapon are also being added to the roster. Whenever you start a new session post-update, you’ll find two of each special cannon and throwable weapon i

The bright side of the report was that two new Star Wars games are reportedly still in development, one a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at Respawn, and the other a “smaller, more unusual” game at EA Motive. That second project has now apparently leaked courtesy of PSN Releases, a Twitter bot account that reports on new PlayStation 4 releases. The game Maverick has been added to the european PSN! pic.twitter.com/H0wmojX4S1March 4, 2020One other important note is that Kotaku has confirmed