Since Microsoft first made the announcement that it was going to attempt to buy Activision Blizzard the process has been moving right along, despite the fact that the deal getting officially done is likely going to take some more time. There are also going to be several more boxes that have to be checked in order for the Call of Duty company to officially come under Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s purview....
Recently we saw the sale of Harmonix and the shuttering of the doors at MTV games and today we’re getting word that Activision will soon retire the Guitar Hero and DJ Hero franchises. Undisclosed sources have informed Eurogamer that, ahead of the latest batch of Activision financial reports going public, the company is conducting massive layoffs at developers, Freestyle Games and Vicarious Visions. What this means, to put it simply, is that Guitar Hero and DJ Hero have been effectively canceled - with no studio set to carry the torch....
Steven Monacelli, an independent journalist, reported on Tuesday that the group Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club (EFJBGC)—a leftist group based in Texas that volunteers as armed protection for LGBTQ events—had been suspended after breaking Twitter’s content rules. According to a screenshot posted by Monacelli, the group was suspended for violating the platform’s rules “against hateful conduct,” citing two recent tweets from the club. On Wednesday, clinical instructor at Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic Alejandra Caraballo reported that Chad Loder, an outspoken anti-fascist from Los Angeles, California, had also been suspended....
Not least of all, Tebow has an audience. He is famous, and people care about what he’s doing. That is why this story is a story. That is why it continues to be discussed. And that is why ESPN, on Tuesday morning, published its latest incremental burp; Tebow is working out for 20 MLB teams on Aug. 30. MORE: The worst MLB Hall of Famers ever Three reporters chipped in; Jerry Crasnick reported the showcase, Adam Schefter reported the number of involved teams and Darren Rovell reported that Tebow worked out for the Dodgers ahead of the season....
“I knew it would eventually happen,” Mares told Sporting News this week ahead of Saturday’s rematch at Staples Center in Los Angeles (10 p.m., Showtime). Mares (31-2-1) and Santa Cruz (34-1-1) delivered a bout that many boxing experts believed was the Fight of the Year in 2015. Neither man gave an inch for 36 minutes on a blistering hot August night. Santa Cruz escaped with a majority decision and the WBA (super) featherweight title....
Anxiety about America’s communal life largely concerns the intergenerational transmission of poverty in an underclass crippled by family disintegration. The process by which that class reproduces itself severely damages children, and there is no reason to expect the damage to be stopped by a spontaneous regeneration of responsibility, civility and commitment. Furthermore, says UCLA’s Wilson, there is disagreement about whether the problem arises from structural, rational or cultural causes....
Tournament: Abierto Mexicano Telcel 2022 Round: First round (Round of 32) Venue: Acapulco, Mexico Category: ATP 500 Surface: Outdoor hardcourt Prize money: $1,832,890 Daniil Medvedev vs Benoit Paire preview Top seed Daniil Medvedev will take on Benoit Paire in the first round of the 2022 Mexican Open. Medvedev will be playing in his first tournament since the heartbreaking loss to Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. He won the first couple of sets in the championship match before the Spaniard staged a spectacular comeback to win his 21st Grand Slam title....
Accam opened the scoring in the 31st minute, ending a scoring drought that went back to July 11. He took Fafa Picault’s through ball and finished inside the far post. Accam capitalized on a defensive miscue by the Crew (2-1-1) to make it 2-0 for the Union (1-2-1) in the 41st minute and assisted as Ilsinho capped the scoring in the 48th. LAFC 2, REAL SALT LAKE 1 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Walker Zimmerman scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time as Los Angeles won for the second time this season with a stoppage-time goal and moved to the top of the Western Conference standings....
Here’s what you need to do in case you’ve removed your only user from all groups on Ubuntu. How Do Groups Work on Linux? On Linux, groups contain privileged users who are variously able to read, write, or execute files without additional authorization. When you create your primary user account, you are automatically added to your primary groups. On a standard Ubuntu install, these are usually adm, cdrom, sudo, dipb, plugdev, and sambashare....
The 15th edition of ‘Raid’, organised by the Shimla-based Himalayan Motorsport Association (HMA), will conclude in Leh Oct 12 after covering Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, organisers said Saturday. It will begin from the Himachal Pradesh capital Sunday. “This time too I am aiming to retain the title,” Rana told IANS. Naik and Rana were together during the 2010 and 2011 ‘Raids’ too. The former is from Mangalore and the latter from Manali....
The Predator – PO3-620 in this case for the model name – arrives with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 inside and an Intel 10th-gen CPU for UK buyers, and on this side of the Atlantic, it costs £1,299. If you’re buying in the US, the machine costs $1,299 and upgrades to an RTX 2060 Super graphics card. Design & Build The Acer Predator Orion 3000 has a decent external design....
With GeForce RTX or Arc graphics, 12th-gen Intel chips and new displays, the laptops are aimed at students studying design and creative workers. Acer says they feature “an arsenal of thermal solutions, essential ports, and a display that’s made for makers.” It’s the larger 16in Swift X (SFX16-52G) that’s most interesting because it will be one of the first laptops to arrive with Intel Arc graphics. This is Intel taking on Nvidia and AMD with its own graphics chip which will support the likes of mesh shading, real-time ray tracing, AI supersampling and 4K video upscaling....
It is a common problem that causes symptoms that include pain in the chest after eating which may get worse when lying down, regurgitation, problems swallowing, and the feeling of a “lump” in the throat. Treatment for acid reflux might include making changes to lifestyle and using medications. When acid reflux occurs more than a few times a week, it may be a chronic condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)....
Former sports agent Joel Corry, writing for CBSSports.com , says that even though Fowler had not signed his rookie contract with the Jags, an agreement was drafted up and signed by Fowler, the team and Fowler’s agent to protect him financially during minicamps, offseason workouts and the rookie football development program. MORE: Fowler upbeat after season-ending injury | Broncos lose third-round pick for the season | Manziel has ‘been fantastic’ in camp...
The past two hurricane seasons were extraordinarily active, as AccuWeather meteorologists predicted, with the historic 2020 season reaching unprecedented levels and setting a new record for the number of named storms with 30. The 2021 tropical year was almost as prolific with 21 named storms, making it the third most active on record in terms of named systems. It also forced meteorologists to use the entirety of the designated storm name list for the second straight season....
The Get Fit India challenge has Apple Watch users competing against each other, but representing a city of their choice in India. The challenge asks Apple Watch users to come together as a city and determine the fittest city in India. Cities will be ranked in a national leaderboard based on the points people are earning. How to Participate in Active India Challenge? Download Challenge App on iOS deviceOpen the app and use code ‘India’ to select the city of choiceOnce done, the app will assign a Move goal-based body weightOnce done, users will have to close Activity rings on their Apple Watch each day...
Activision enjoyed a profitable Q1 2013 thanks in large part to the launch of StarCraft 2’s Heart of the Swarm expansion, as well as continued sales from their high profile franchises like Call of Duty and Skylanders. That being said, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is still pessimistic about the remainder of 2013. Kotick’s apprehension takes into account several factors including the “shift in release dates of competing products, the disappointing launch of the Wii U, uncertainties regarding next-generation hardware, and subscriber declines in [their] World of Warcraft business....
The art assets in question have to do with Orion’s weapon art, which Activision claims is a direct infringement on weapons from Black Ops 3 and Advanced Warfare. David Prassel of Trek Industries says the DMCA takedown request by Activision calls out three weapons specifically: Prassel says Orion was pulled from Steam without any notice from either Valve or Activision. Polygon reached out to Trek Industries, and the developer says the copyright claim and takedown of the game is causing serious issues for Trek Industries:...
