CategoriesNews GamingLicensed games can be a great way to build interest with a familiar property, but they can also be fraught as various stakeholders weigh in on its creative direction. Xbox CEO Phil Spencer is aware of these challenges, and they’re one reason he’s “not the biggest fan” of committing resources to licensed games. Speaking with […]
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CategoriesNews GamingImage: Bethesda Back in 2006, Bethesda released its first piece of downloadable content on console for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It was armor for horses and it cost $2.50. Players were outraged, but Bethesda made bank. “That was kind of a head shaker for us: you’re all making fun of it and yet you […]
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CategoriesNews GamingImage: Private Division Steam sales, your wallet’s final frontier, a chance to boldly add more games to your cart than any man has before. Sure the huge summer sale has already passed but the PC gaming storefront is always running some new event offering amazing deals on equally amazing games. This time around the savings […]
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CategoriesNews GamingAt last. The LEGO Great Deku Tree, available exclusively at the LEGO Store, is the first of its kind – a Nintendo-themed set that doesn’t concern a certain turtle-stomping, mustachioed plumber. Instead, we’re transported to a medieval land ruled by prophecy, fate, and magic. For thousands of years, our heroes, Link and Zelda, have saved […]
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CategoriesNews SportsSara Byrne produced a brilliant finish to ensure Great Britain and Ireland fought back to end day one of the Curtis Cup on level terms with the United States. Partnering England’s Lottie Woad against Catherine Park and Zoe Campos in the final fourball match, Ireland’s Byrne holed from long range for birdie on the 16th […]
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CategoriesNews SportsIt’s a good bet that fans of pop megastar Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, will be cheering for Swift Delivery Aug. 31 in the $125,000 Toronto Cup Stakes at Woodbine. On Aug. 27, Barry Irwin, founder and CEO of Team Valor International, who owns the gelding in partnership with […]
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CategoriesNews Gaming“I wanna take you for a riiiide.” As a kid, I grew intimately familiar with the bouncy theme song for Marvel vs. Capcom 2. I’m sure most everyone has a story about this game, and here’s mine: my family could not afford a babysitter, despite the fact that my parents worked from sunrise to well […]
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CategoriesNews GamingMonster Hunter Wilds is going big. After months of trailers, teases, and hands-off looks at it, the upcoming title had its big blowout, complete with a playable Gamescom demo and a round of previews I was invited to. After about 90 minutes with some of the game’s opening hunts, I’m pretty confident Monster Hunter Wilds […]
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CategoriesNews SportsIt’s no mystery why the golfer looking for top-of-the-line traction generally wears spiked golf shoes. For the most part, spiked golf shoes offer better traction and contact with the playing surface. You’d be hard-pressed to find a pair of spiked golf shoes that aren’t at least well above average in this regard. On the flipside, […]
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CategoriesNews GamingMadden needs a year off. The annual NFL simulation juggernaut has been a late-summer mainstay for the video game industry for over 30 years now, bringing with it the most realistic portrayal of National Football League action there is to be found. The teams are here, the players are here, everything a football fan could […]
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