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BioWare has been very outspoken in its need for player feedback during the first month of their newest hit, soliciting player input even before the game went live during the extensive beta. Player feedback has been instrumental in uncovering bugs and exploits, and suggesting improvements. Families and Guild Banks were a result of such feedback, with the former implemented during the 1.1 update. Guild Banks are still slated to arrive during the next major update, which should go live in March....

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The Argentine FA, lacking proper leadership since 2015 and fearful its national team might not reach the World Cup finals without banned captain Lionel Messi, elected a third-tier club chairman and former roadsweeper as its president on Wednesday. Claudio Tapia of Barracas Central, who play in the Primera B Metropolitana division, was the sole candidate in the election but still needed the support of a majority of delegates, which he achieved by scooping 40 of 43 votes cast....

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Mizuki Tsujimura has two other stories to her name. She wrote the story behind the manga A School Frozen in Time, which was published in 2004 and well received. Her next novel, Anime Supremacy, was published in 2014 to even better reviews. It also became a live-action movie in 2022. Lonely Castle in the Mirror is her most recent work, published in 2017 and again receiving good reviews. Her works have all been translated and sold internationally....

In widely heralded new books, Robert Reich and Robert Kuttner undertake the perilous task of drafting new economic blueprints for the left. Both have ties to the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. Both assert that the economy’s increasing openness to international trade and investment, while benefiting many Americans, hurts the majority of workers. But their views about how the government should respond diverge sharply. In “The Work of Nations,” Reich, a lawyer who teaches at Harvard University, contends that an identifiable “American economy” no longer exists....

With the attention of the camera focused on the flashy gun work, many fans didn’t notice the logo on the operator’s shirt. Although it will most likely not affect the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War plot, it will at least make some fans smile for those who recognize the longstanding reference. RELATED: Call of Duty: WW2 Leaks Black Ops Cold War Beta The shirt was only in a few frames of the RTX Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer, but around midway through there is a scene where one of the operators is polishing a handgun....

In the Fujian province, travel has been restricted in the city of Putian, with a dozen toll stations around the city already closed. For the ones that remain open, checks have now been set up to help curb the spread of the Delta variant. On Wednesday, the National Health Commission said an additional 50 COVID-19 cases had been diagnosed in various parts of the Fujian province, with most in the Putian area....

Moreover, the trailer has some powerful voiceovers. It states the main character is a Revenant, which is immortal, yet they have the chance of becoming one of the Lost. The Code Vein trailer even reveals that the Revenant were once human, which may not be a surprise, but is a potent image nevertheless. A character even states, “I can’t just let the world be destroyed before Mia wakes up, can I?...

SYN features detailed character customisation, but it is not as highly-detailed as we have seen in some WUXIA or Korean MMOs. We are presented with character customisation features such as cosmetics, skins and realistic hair effects, with a variety of hair models. There’s even a pet, or companion system, in SYN, and for the time being, it has been confirmed that you can customise your companions and private rides....

All that is known for sure at the moment is that it will almost certainly be yet another Netflix exclusive original show, and that Ubisoft’s own Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik will be serving as executive producers. The teaser gives pretty much nothing away, but does feature the sound of an eagle’s cry, most often associated with the series’ synchronization and leap of faith mechanic. That by itself, isn’t much to speculate with though....

Apple Not in Streaming “With Both Feet” If you ask former Netflix CEO and co-founder Marc Randolph, Apple TV has been plagued with a freeloader problem that has contributed to the service’s anemic growth compared to Netflix, Disney+, and other successful streaming services. Speaking to Yahoo Finance, he said Apple TV+ is wasting energy on promotions and free offerings whereas it should be focusing on adding more quality content to boost value....

With a third season all but confirmed for The Witcher, fans’ questions have turned to just when they will get to enjoy season 2, or at least get a full trailer showing what the future holds for Henry Cavill’s Geralt of Rivia, a matter that’s only worsened by the show’s scheduling mishaps, whether they be due to COVID-19 or just Cavill getting hurt on set. RELATED: 10 Movies To Watch If You Love The Witcher 3...

Based on a book by Nancy Springer, Enola Holmes will feature Brown as the younger sister of Cavill’s Sherlock Holmes. The project is being produced by Legendary Entertainment and will be released through Netflix everywhere but China. RELATED: Stranger Things Season 4’s Likely Release Window Revealed The 80s-throwback sci-fi series Stranger Things has long been a hit for the streaming service, and The Witcher made huge waves online at the end of 2019 — to the point that people are still referencing it in games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons....

In an official announcement posted on Twitter, the streaming service released the first poster for the series along with the confirmation that the familiar voices of Nick Apostolides and Stephanie Panisello will return as the Resident Evil 2 remake’s Kennedy and Redfield, respectively. No release date has been announced yet, but the anime series is set to be featured at the Anime Japan 2021 festival on March 27. More details could be revealed then....

“Conservatives today want to underline that the woke crowd is out to crush any comedy that mocks the marginalized,” said Tim Graham, the executive director of NewsBusters, a conservative outlet. “They also want to underline that anyone can be targeted by the cancel culture-mob, and it doesn’t matter if it’s woke whites taking down a Black comedian.” In a New York Post piece headlined, “Hooray for Netflix for standing up to the cancel culture mob,” Kyle Smith wrote: “Netflix this week has provided the rest of the culture with a simple example of what to do when the woke mob comes demanding human sacrifice and ritualized electronic humiliation: Just say, ‘Nah....

The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed Depay’s absence in a statement on Friday. Lyon forward Depay scored twice as Ronald Koeman’s side came from behind to beat Northern Ireland last time out. That win in Rotterdam means Netherlands, Northern Ireland and Germany each have 12 points in Group C, but Koeman will be without the 25-year-old for Sunday’s trip to Minsk. “Memphis Depay will not be traveling with the Dutch national team to Belarus tomorrow,” the KNVB said....

The NBA announced a $25,000 fine to Brooklyn for “failing to comply with league policies governing injury reporting” as Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Joe Harris, Nic Claxton, T.J. Warren and Royce O’Neal rested against Indiana. But with 33 points from Cam Thomas and three others clearing the 20-point threshold, the Nets still managed to win 136-133. MORE: Four NBA trades we want to see The game marked the second contest in two days for the Nets, which prompted the team to rest most of its starters....

Brook Lopez's probable season-ending foot injury is just the latest setback in what's becoming a disaster of a season for Brooklyn. Nets GM Billy King is willing to make a deal to bring in help following the center's injury, but is in no rush to do so, ESPNNewYork.com reports. "If there's a deal out there that we feel is going to make us a better team, we'll do it regardless of tax or the future, but we're not going to panic and do a move just to make a move because we feel we have to," King said Sunday....

According to SportsBusiness Journal, CBS, ESPN, Fox and NBC would all like to add Manning to their on-air staff for NFL broadcasts. CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus went as far as to say the network would contact the future first-ballot Hall of Famer as soon as he expresses an interest in TV work. MORE: What will Peyton Manning do next? | Details of Peyton Manning incident CBS got a front-row seat to Manning’s potential broadcasting genius before the Super Bowl, Sports Illustrated reported....

Hideo Kojima, the iconic game designer behind the Metal Gear franchise has been teasing fans this week with a few new screenshots from the upcoming game (which still does not have a release date), and the images are brutal. In them, Snake looks to have taken a serious beating, and is left covered in blood. The first three images focus on Snake, who looks to have survived a tumultuous battle....