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NASCAR created what was originally billed as “The Chase for the Championship" after the 2003 season in an attempt to build interest in the sport beyond Labor Day weekend. Then, as is the case now, NASCAR’s decision was driven by business, TV ratings and an attempt to deliver a bigger bang for the companies who fuel NASCAR with their sponsorship dollars. NASCAR enjoyed its highest ratings and visibility in 2001 following the tragic death of Dale Earnhardt, an event that propelled NASCAR into mainstream America....

First Ashley Cole, and now Frank Lampard, and it’s great news as far as I am concerned. I know there are people out there who think that at 34 we should let him go at the end of the season and bring through someone younger into his position, but in my eyes, Lampard is still performing well enough at the top level, scoring goals and has kept his mouth shut and demonstrated exactly what he can still bring to this football team....

Halo Infinite is one of the most anticipated games of this upcoming holiday season, and the multiplayer showcase during Microsoft and Bethesda’s E3 Showcase recently very much blew fans away. As a franchise that has been a fan-favorite for decades, it is almost impossible to get any detail past Halo fans, so it is not surprising that a Chinese movie possibly knocking off Halo would instantly raise eye-brows in the gaming community....

A new report reveals that the Chinese government has instituted new regulations that will limit which games are approved in the country. China only allows some games to be released in the country each year and hugely popular games like Fortnite have been banned there. Niko Partners says that China is rejecting games for having English language words such as “Winner” and “Attack” and that all games should have Simplified Chinese....

A new study published in the August issue of the American Thoracic Society’s journal, the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, aims to do just that. Researchers compared lung-function data compiled by the New York City Fire Department for 12,079 of its firefighters and emergency personnel for the four years before the attacks and one year after. All of those included in the study were directly exposed to the toxic cloud that enveloped Ground Zero after the twin towers collapsed—arriving either before the collapse or in the days immediately following....

In a press release, the company said the affected products were produced between June and September 2022 and were distributed in the continental United States and Puerto Rico. According to Nestlé, there have been no reports of illness or injury. However, the company chose to voluntarily recall the cookie dough after “a small number of consumers” called about the presence of “white plastic pieces” in the product. A spokesperson for Nestlé told Newsweek that its lab identified the plastic material as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), “a material commonly used in food packaging....

The dystopian reality depicted in the Bioshock games has always drawn attention from Hollywood ever since the franchise made its debut back in 2007, however, up until now any efforts to port it to film or television had failed to gain traction. After all, last year, director Gore Verbinski (The Ring and Pirates of the Caribbean) his own initiative to make the film, which he pitched to Universal Studios as a “$200m R-rated” Bioshock movie, an idea that was quickly dismissed by executives due to the high risk video game movies entail....

While Netflix’s plans to eliminate indiscriminate password sharing all across the globe had been hinted at by the company during the first quarter of 2021, exactly how the streaming giant would accomplish that was a mystery, especially after a series of messy experiments in some Latin American countries. Nevertheless, if obscure information was precisely what threw off users who test-ran Netflix’s first efforts against password sharing, the first fully detailed phase is now underway....

RELATED: The Best Video Game TV Shows The anime adaptation has a lot of fans from all over the entertainment spectrum. Castlevania covers a lot of different bases: anime, video games, RPG, and horror, among other genres and mediums. Among these fans though, only gamers will recognize the Easter eggs deliberately placed in the anime series. Fans of the games will appreciate the callbacks to the video game franchise on which the show is based....

This is according to a new report by the NPD Group, which claims that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt physical sales jumped by 554 percent in December 2019 when compared to December 2018. The report attributes this huge amount of success to The Witcher Netflix series, which was generally well-received by fans and was one of the top shows on the streaming service last year, beaten out only by the mega hit Stranger Things....

The confirmation came via a Netflix spokesperson speaking to Digital Spy which clarified that the tests were taking place to “better understand how members value Netflix,” and that “not everyone will see this test and we may never roll out these specific prices beyond this test.” Customers in the USA saw their subscription costs increase at the start of the year, which to many people suggested an incoming rise for UK prices too....

Collins' first 10-day contract ends on Tuesday. Collins became the first openly gay man to play in the four major American sports on Feb. 23 when the Nets took on the Lakers in his season debut. The NBA at large offered a wide range of support for Collins and applauded the courage it took for him to come out as a gay athlete. PHOTOS: Openly gay athletes Since signing with the Nets, Collins has played in five games and maintained averages of 0....

Jon Ralston, editor of the nonpartisan news website The Nevada Independent, began a lengthy Twitter thread just after 12 p.m. ET Thursday providing an update on the vote count. All eyes are on Nevada at the moment, as its six electoral votes would clinch Biden’s claim to the presidency. Biden leads President Donald Trump by about 11,000 votes in the state, according to the most recent estimates. Reports arrived Thursday from Clark and Washoe Counties, as well as several of the state’s rural counties....

By Bharat Sharma New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) Legendary fast bowler Michael Holding today dismissed Brian Lara’s criticism of his conduct during West Indies’ 1980 tour of New Zealand, saying he has “never been interested” in the batting great’s opinions. “I am not interested in whatever Brian Lara says. Never was, never will be," that was Holding’s blunt response when PTI asked him to comment on what Lara said against the 63- year-old while delivering the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey lecture at Lord’s last Monday....

Perhaps the most hotly debated question pertains to the Eternals’ absence during the Avengers: Infinity War Saga while Earth’s Mightiest Heroes were fighting off all sorts of supernatural threats. The Eternals would have been a big help during those life-or-death battles, so where were they? How have they managed to stay hidden for so long? Well, the answer to that question may be revealed in a recent merchandise leak, which contained an insightful description of their origins....

However, while Square Enix did bring some new footage of the sequel, it was fairly short and showcased little gameplay. It was a solid tease, but not enough for fans to get a true sense of the game’s design, let alone any gameplay advancements. At this year’s D23 Expo in Japan, however, Square Enix was ready to show off just a little bit more of Kingdom Hearts 3 in the form of a new 2-minute trailer....

[HTML1] Despite being remakes of an existing pair of games, fans of the Pocket Monster series are eagerly anticipating the arrival of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire later this November. While some of this anticipation originates from the fact that these games are yet another core entry in the series, a major part of the intrigue spawns from the fact that each game holds a lot of new and worthwhile content....

That’s according to Jason Kim, a senior producer at id Software, currently hard at work on their post-apocalyptic shooter RAGE. A great deal of the studio’s optimism and renewed energy is due to the performance of their newest engine, id Tech 5. And with good cause, as RAGE looks amazing, and this five minute gameplay trailer is all the proof needed. Both Quake and Wolfenstein have been absent from consoles for some time, since 2007 for Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and 2009 for Wolfenstein....

We still don’t know if the delay was due to THQ’s financial woes and layoffs at Obsidian Entertainment, or if it was to avoid a busy fall release season and allocate more time to polishing the game and it’s 2D art style which perfectly replicates the South Park television series. If the latest screenshots are of any indication, the game looks in good shape. When South Park masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone met with Obsidian, one of the requirements of them developing an RPG based on the series was that it would have to offer a proper adaptation of the 2D cutout art and animation style from the TV show....

The food giant faced backlash from local residents for their plan. If Nestlé’s proposal is approved, water levels in the Springs from the Santa Fe River will deplete immensely, said Santa Fe River Incorporation, an organization that advocates for environmental issues in the area. “If this permit gets re-issued, the river will see only more declining flows when the entire allocation is reached,” Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, Santa Fe River board member, told Newsweek on Tuesday....