In the current state of the game industry, however, nothing is certain. Bethesda’s new RPG Starfield, which was poised to be an Xbox blockbuster in 2022, is the latest game to get delayed in 2023, joining major peers like the Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel. Not only does that create a longer wait for Starfield, but it raises questions about when Avowed and other Xbox RPGs might manage to release in the near future....
One of the stand-out features showcased in Starfield’s gameplay reveal trailer was the ability to customize the player’s ship. While Starfield’s shooter mechanics look solid, and Bethesda is clearly pushing the technical boundaries of the latest Xbox console, this ship customization mechanic that really sets the game apart from the likes of No Man’s Sky and Elite Dangerous, and will probably go a long way in making the player feel like a real starship captain....
I was watching with my upstairs neighbors Ben and Mardi as well as with Ben’s parents, in from Los Angeles for a visit, which constrained what would have been my normal response to that extraordinary gaffe. Though I was ostensibly a grown-up, almost two score years, I remained old school, well-mannered, at least in the presence of my elders, and didn’t feel comfortable unleashing the appropriate string of profanities that would represent my outrage and heartbreak....
Only a block away the “Dream for Darfur” campaign, with actress Mia Farrow its most prominent face, had set up camp, trying to use the gathering to educate both the media and the athletes on the crisis. Over a glass of wine at the University of Chicago Club, Farrow, who has made eight trips to the Darfur region, told me, “People can read the realities and the statistics, but there’s another level of knowing when you see the human faces....
Don’t get me wrong. The wedding itself was lovely and long anticipated. Billy was already 40 and our family often joked that he wouldn’t get married till hell froze over. Well, hell may have been the only thing left unchanged after that weekend. Because just before Hurricane Bob creamed us and knocked out all contact with the outside world, we heard that Boris Yeltsin had made his Kremlin stand and Soviet communism was crumbling....
So I might as well ‘fess up that I am not the least bit outraged. I am, in fact, overjoyed. And not just because the BCS money-grub appears to be self-destructing. No, I am thrilled because I am a sports traditionalist. I loved all those big New Year’s Day bowls that the BCS hijacked, transforming them into footnotes on the college football season. But now, in a strange twist of fate, the BCS computers are serving the very tradition they were destroying....
You have to understand that I am not remotely a very spiritual guy. Years ago, when a friend shared with me, upon my marriage, the wisdom of “The Prophet,” Kahlil Gibran–“let there be spaces in your togetherness”–I replied that I too had come to believe in the sanctity of king-sized beds. Even when it comes to my sports passions, I’m not a really rally-cap kind of guy. I am not wedded to any silly rituals....
Apprently not, though. The Patriots begin the season on Monday night in spanking new Gillette Stadium with a rematch against the Steelers–and with the Pats a surprising two-and-a-half-point underdog. It marks the first time anyone can remember the defending Super Bowl champion opening up at home as an underdog. In fact, in recent seasons, NFL champs like the Packers, the Broncos, the Rams and the Ravens have opened up their title defense as anywhere from a 7- to 17-point favorite....
Starr would like to return to the comforts of a prestigious law firm or the tranquillity of academia. Lately he’s even wondered aloud to colleagues if he’s damaging the independent counsel’s office by staying on. In all his remaining four cases, the defense strategy is to put Starr himself on trial. Last week two of his targets joined forces: Julie Hiatt Steele, indicted by Starr for false statements, was a defense witness in Susan McDougal’s criminal-contempt trial....
Well, not really. The truth is that conference expansion is already having an impact on the quality of tournament fields. The guideline (it’s a rule, but some exceptions are being made because of league membership shifts) is that no tournament should include more than one team from any given conference. When we had six “BCS” conferences plus three or four quality “fringe major” leagues, it was easier to get an attractive field in place....
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Many players have taken their batting position to the next level by amassing an unimaginable amount of runs from their specific spot in the order, to have set standards for that particular batting position for upcoming generations’ batsmen. For example, now Indian fans want to see Virat Kohli to bat like Sachin Tendulkar at no.4 for India in Tests. This is because Sachin has increased the value and importance of that position by scoring his most number of career runs at that batting position....
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Although Shearer started at Southampton, it was at both Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United that he established his legacy. During this time, he reached the top of the Premier League all-time goalscorers list, and also leads with the most hat tricks ever with 11 and also comes in second with 3 Golden Boots. Also Read: Stats: Who scored the most goals in their first 100 Premier League games? Wayne Rooney is one of four players on the list who still currently ply their trade for the Premier League and the only player closest to reaching Shearer’s record with 195 goals....
Coming into the match needing 12 runs to secure the rare Test double, Jadeja got to the landmark with a towering six off Nathan Lyon towards the end of the second day’s play at the picturesque HPCA Stadium. With his exploits in both departments of the game, he has joined an illustrious group of all-rounders who have accomplished the Test double. Prior to Jadeja, only 64 cricketers had reached the landmark....
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Since the pandemic first hit, COVID-19 impacted various facets of everyday life and negatively affected many different industries as a result. Although, from a financial standpoint, the gaming industry definitely benefited the most from the pandemic. Despite numerous game release delays in 2020, a lot of profit was made in terms of digital gaming, console sales, game sales overall. Arguably, Steam was the platform that gained the most amount of mileage out of the pandemic....
According to a recent report, which cites a forum post by one Peter “Durante” Thoman who runs a company that specializes in PC ports, the Steam Deck will be able to resume games quickly, taking “literally a second or two,” according to the post. Details state that this has been increased since the last system update, making it a lot faster than in previous iterations of the machine. RELATED: Valve Isn’t Interested in Steam Deck Exclusive Games...
In a recent Q&A video, Valve designer Lawrence Yang answers some questions. The long and short of it is, it’s looking like supplies of the Steam Deck will be plentiful over the coming months. While there are issues at present, as many gamers and PC enthusiasts can attest to, it seems as though production will “ramp up”, with projections within the second month of the device being launched seeing hundreds of thousands of units....
