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Philadelphia man scales down 19-storey building to escape fire
Outbreak of AES Kills 57 Children in Bihar, India
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is scheduled to visit Muzaffarpur on Sunday to take stock of the situation in view of rising cases of Encephalitis and Japanese Encephalitis (JE).
Social activist Tamanna Hashmi filed the case in the Muzaffarpur Chief Judicial Magistrate's (CJM) court on Monday. "There is a need of a state-of-the-art research centre to tackle this challenge in Muzaffarpur which will work in collaboration with the ICMR and the World Health Organization", he said.
The court has fixed June 24 for hearing the case. Out of these, 76 children have died at SKMCH.
Sunil Kumar Shahi, the superintendent of Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur, where most of the children are being treated, said that all of the patients with the illness were under the age of 9.
"Kanti, Musahari, Katra, Minapur and Muraul blocks in Muzaffarpur district have been identified as most vulnerable for the suspected AES cases", the official said.
"There is a need for starting research on AES".
"In the last 20-22 days, 57 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak".
Root's all-round performance helps England demolish the West Indies
Fuelled by three wickets each for Archer and Mark Wood, England dismissed their opponents with more than five overs to spare. Chris Gayle showed glimpses of his swashbuckling best as West Indies registered a decent enough start.
Here's What DC Had To Tell President Trump On His Birthday
Asked why McGahn would lie to US investigators - a federal crime - Trump said: "He wanted to make himself look like a good lawyer".
Iran rejects USA accusation of involvement in tanker attacks
The operators of the Norwegian-owned MT Front Altair offered no immediate explanation of what happened to their vessel. Washington immediately blamed Iran for the incident, sending US Navy destroyers to the area to provide assistance.
The Union Minister also said that a team of doctors from Norway had arrived to ascertain the cause behind the deaths of children, while blood samples have been sent to a laboratory in Pune. "Yes, we're getting such reports but all Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Muzaffarpur and neighbouring districts have been put on high alert with necessary guidelines", said a State health department official, who declined to be identified.
But this year, the situation is alarming, said sources. This fruit is believed to persuade a fatal metabolic illness called hypoglycaemic encephalopathy in children.
This year is witnessing one of the worst outbreaks of the disease in Bihar.
He has already directed the officials concerned to ensure that preventive measures were taken in affected districts, though deaths have so far been reported from Muzaffarpur only.
Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the children who died of the disease.
The victims of this outbreak have largely been children from poorer households. Till recently, hypoglycemia caused by lychee toxins was considered a form of AES.
Huawei Founder Says Revenue Will Be Billions Below Forecast
But he was shocked by the United States' ability to undermine his company's business so quickly. "It's like we're on a damaged airplane.
Men in Black: International Spoiler Review | Why It Doesn't Work
The film , which is also opening in most foreign markets, carries a $110 million price tag, co-financed by Hemisphere and Tencent. As a fan of the franchise and a film geek in general, I can't help but feel it's my sworn duty to prepare you for disappointment.
Schalke friendly at Anfield postponed after Premier League fixtures announcement
Reigning champions Manchester City won an incredible 14 games on the spin to clinch the Premier League crown last term. With Premier League games split between BT Sport, Sky and Amazon Prime this season, fans could foot a massive bill.
Marvel's Avengers Has Microtransactions, PS4-Exclusive Content
Now that we have our ground rules established, let's dissect what really doesn't work in Avengers: Endgame . For now, we suggest having a gander at our Marvel's Avengers FAQ for all you need to know.
Trump in new attack on London's mayor
He said Mr Khan was "rightly supporting the police to do their job while Katie Hopkins spreads hateful and divisive rhetoric". Trump's verbal attack on Khan was in reaction to the killings of three men in London which happened within 24 hours.
Another American woman dies on vacation in Dominican Republic
A week before their deaths, a woman from DE reported she was beaten and left for dead at another Dominican Republic resort . Leyla Cox , 53, of NY died of an apparent heart attack on June 10, just two days before she was scheduled to return home.
Juventus names Sarri new coach
He also nearly led Napoli to a Serie A title in 2017-18 but the team failed to do well in the final few weeks of the season. It was often a troubled season, with Sarri heavily criticised by fans and pundits during a dismal spell for the Blues.
U.S. escalates online attacks on Russia's power grid
Plus, President Trump isn't the only person sounding the alarm against fake media and, specifically, The New York Times . This is not true, he added . "Anything goes with our Corrupt News Media today", he wrote .
Chewy soars more than 70% in IPO
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Allen & Co and Bank of America Merrill Lynch led the 12-member underwriting team. Chewy's shares (CHWY ) rose as much as 88% in the first hour of trading Friday from the $22 offer price.
After girl, 4, takes doll from store, cops pull gun on parents
Both parents, who stress they were unaware their daughter had taken the doll, were detained but not arrested or taken to jail. Additionally, we're told Spiro's team plans to help the family with their civil lawsuit against the city of Phoenix.
Huawei's Hongmeng OS To Be '60% Faster' Than Android
Problems at Huawei, which is the world's largest network-equipment maker, have been spilling over into the broader chip industry. The Mate X was slated to make its debut sometime this month, but is now expected to launch in the month of September.
Oil prices fall 3%
On Tuesday, West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures for July ended at $53.27 a barrel, little changed from Monday's close. OPEC and the International Energy Agency are scheduled to update their demand outlook on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
National Basketball Association podcasts du jour: Anthony Davis to the Lakers
They will also send Lonzo Ball , Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart - all of whom were selected in the first round - to New Orleans. Basically, the Davis trade has to be pushed back to July 30 instead of being finalized on July 6.
Hong Kong police clear streets as protesters move to park
Hong Kong media reported that local firefighters were called to remove the yellow banner from Lion Rock at around noon on June 16. Almost two million of the city's seven million people turned out on Sunday, according to estimates by protest organisers.
Trump campaign dumps pollsters after Biden-leading results leaked
A first-term lawmaker with a large social media presence, AOC, as she's known, could have a outsized impact on the primary race. Democratic hopefuls have been flooding early primary states including Iowa, New Hampshire and SC .
Amir Khan offers fitness and diet tips to Pakistan cricket team
He put on an opening partnership of 136 with KL Rahul (57) and the top order assault continued when Kohli arrived at the crease. He missed an attempted hook shot off Mohammad Amir but walked off, believing he'd edged the ball behind to the wicketkeeper.
Mel B announces the Spice Girls' world tour is coming to Australia
In the years since the Spice Girls' first disintegration, fans have reacted to reunion speculation with guarded optimism . Following the show, an emotional Horner posted a video in which she thanked everyone involved in the tour.
Saudi crown prince accuses rival Iran of tanker attacks
The Front Altair caught fire after the attack Thursday, sending a thick cloud of black smoke visible even by satellite from space. Larijiani claims the US had conducted the attacks after its economic sanctions failed to achieve their goals on Iran.
Twitter erupts after Donald Trump's Prince of Whales gaffe
In 2017, he caused a sensation online with the message: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe". The "to the haters" style of tweet is a Trump classic , though.
Iran and China vow to boost ties, slam USA unilateralism
The main suspects of these recent incidents in the vicinity of the Persian Gulf are the USA and Israeli intelligence services. In this photo released by Iran's state-run IRIB News Agency, an oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, June 13, 2019.
Google shares first official Pixel 4 smartphone images - Mobile Phones
The biggest take-away here is the square camera bump and it appears that the leaked reports were spot on with this feature. This is not surprising as the Pixel 2 , Pixel 3 and newly launched Pixel 3a have an official fabric phone case.
Now Huawei's delaying its foldable phone, too
Huawei announced it's incredible $2600 foldable device, the Mate X, shortly after Samsung's Galaxy Fold. The Mate X was originally expected to launch in June after Huawei promised a mid-2019 debut.
Strong opening pair gives Australia win over Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman fell for a duck when he cut Pat Cummins straight to Kane Richardson at third man. Even with the new ball, I thought he bowled quite nicely.
Showers Saturday with a mostly dry Father's Day Sunday
Saturday will become mostly sunny in the afternoon with daytime highs near 13°C and gusty northwest winds over 20 km/h. Winds have been a little on the breezy side, with gusts out of the south up to 35mph at times.
Taylor Swift makes surprise appearance at Stonewall Inn, performs 'Shake it Off'
Taylor Swift helped commemorate Pride Month with a surprise appearance at the iconic Stonewall Inn on Friday night. Stonewall was the site of the 1969 riots that incited the gay rights movement.
Touching moment Fury visits defeated opponent Schwarz in his dressing room
Tyson Fury easily defeated Tom Schwarz during the second round of a fight in Las Vegas, confirming his lineal heavyweight title. He started the fight well, landing multiple jabs in a dominant first round before taking complete control in the second.
Tyson Fury Roasts Anthony Joshua For Ruiz Loss, Calls Him "Finished"
On Saturday, June 15, Fury will fight for the first time under the Top Rank banner, taking on the relatively unknown Tom Schwarz . The Gypsy King was so pumped he even serenaded the crowd with the Aerosmith Classic " I don't want to miss a thing".
Mexico vows to help curb illegal immigration to the US
Now India faces off : Retaliatory tariffs on 28 US goods
MLB Rumors: Yankees Set To Acquire Edwin Encarnacion From Mariners
3 takeaways from USA's win over Chile
Meghan and Harry share adorable picture of Archie for Father's Day
Argentina And Uruguay Without Power After Electrical Failure
Paul Pogba considers going on strike to secure Real Madrid move
Wizards preparing massive offer for Masai Ujiri
Spain comes sixth in world blood donation ranking
Results Not Good for President Trump
Germany: Kramp-Karrenbauer becomes new defense minister
Rogue Penguins Defy Police Orders To Keep Returning To Sushi Shop
Prosecutors Reveal Truth About Jeffrey Epstein's Fake Passport Ahead of Bail Ruling
In El Chapo's home state, Mexicans bemoan his punishment far from home
Several dead after suspected arson attack on Kyoto Animation in Japan
Feds warn UFO enthusiasts against storming Area 51: The military 'stands ready'
S Korean businesses want boycott on Japanese goods
Turkish diplomat among two shot dead in Iraq's Arbil
Crowd chants 'send her back' as Trump renews attacks on Omar
Pakistan arrests Hafiz Saeed ahead of Imran's U.S. visit
Turkey crosses "red line", gets booted from F-35 partnership
ICJ rejects Indias plea for Kulbhushan Jadhavs acquittal
Biden on Obamacare: 'Starting Over Just Makes No Sense'
MS-13 members charged with killing seven people, racketeering
EUR/GBP Surges to 6-month highs amid no-deal brexit fears
Ohio State Reviewing Past Donations From Jeffrey Epstein
Man hid $34K worth of cocaine under his toupee, Spanish police say


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Marvel in Chaos
By Rachel Molina |Staff Writer| Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" dominated the box office during its opening weekend, raking in $303.3 million worldwide. Chris Evans once again suits up as Captain America and is joined by Scarlett Johansson as the spunky Black Widow. After battling it out in New York City with The Avengers, Captain America is now in Washington D.C., still getting adjusted to his new life. In the film's first action sequence, Captain America is a given a mission by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) to rescue hostages. His fighting style is captured perfectly in this sequence with swift and fluid movements. His iconic red white and blue shield … [Read more...] about Marvel in Chaos
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"The Avengers" is a Marvel of a movie
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By Carmen Herrera|Asst. A&E Editor| Marvel's new super-film, "The Avengers," is everything every comic book fanboy could've hoped for and more. Following the five films released since 2008 about each respective hero, "The Avengers" finds the six legendary heroes colliding for the first time in this non-stop action packed comic book epic. The director of SHIELD (a military law enforcement agency), Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), launches the Avengers Initiative after the evil Norse god Loki (Tom Hiddleston) steals the Tesseract, an energy source with limitless potential that opens the portal through Earth, and plans to destroy it. Following a few battles within themselves, Fury … [Read more...] about "The Avengers" is a Marvel of a movie
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Chelsea are yet to conclude a loan deal for Gonzalo Higuain, but all signs point towards an announcement being fairly imminent.
For the second successive January transfer window the Blues are involved in a triple merry-go-round. Last year they signed Olivier Giroud from Arsenal after allowing Michy Batshuayi had joined Borussia Dortmund as a replacement for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who joined the Gunners on deadline day.
In order for Blues head coach Maurizio Sarri to be reunited with Higuain then three deals have to fall in place.
Alvaro Morata is set to join Atletico Madrid thus paving the way for the Argentine's arrival at Stamford Bridge, but that move can only go through once AC Milan have confirmed a replacement - set to be Genoa's Krzysztof Piatek.
Given that Higuain would be breaking his loan at the San Siro earlier than expected, it would appear that the Serie A giants are looking to make an agreement with Chelsea regarding another player.
Tiemoue Bakayoko is spending the season with Milan following the arrivals of Jorginho and Mateo Kovavic in the summer.
Due back in west London at the end of the campaign, but Italian Sports Journalist Luca Serafini has revealed that the Rossoneri will be able to sign the Frenchman permanently for a discount price in return for Higuain's signature.
"I understand that there is also a clause, which is part of the Higuain package, to redeem Bakayoko at a discount compared to the figure agreed in June between Rossoneri and Blues," Serafini said, as reported by Tuttomercato Web .
Bakayoko has overcome a difficult start to life in Milan and earned the praise of Gennaro Gattuso last month.
The former Rangers star said it was important to sign the midfielder permanently and also compared him to Blues legend Marcel Desailly.
"Bakayoko? Bakayoko's biggest surprise is his improvement on a tactical level," said the ex-Rangers midfielder, as reported by Calciomercato ."We knew the physical abilities he has. I like for how he listens, for how he moves.
"It's what he missed earlier, today he does not touch it more than twice, it's an important sign. With my assistant we said he reminds us of [Marcel] Desailly, even if maybe Bakayoko is even more technical."


Animal lovers rejoice, because the Kangaroo Island Tour will pack your day full of close encounters with feathers, fur and fins!
From Adelaide, South Australia, you will travel by coach to beautiful Cape Jervis, where you will hop on board your cruise vessel. Your route along the Backstairs Passage to Kangaroo Island allows you to see some amazingly beautiful sights, but none of this will prepare you for the raw, stunning gorgeousness of Kangaroo Island! This amazing island – with its 509km of Coastline – is definitely a paradise on Earth and pristine beaches, lush native bushland, rugged coastal outcrops and phenomenal rock formations are resplendent against the backdrop of the clear ocean and sky. This wildlife sanctuary island owes its pristine condition to the relative isolation from European development and lack of invasive plant and animal species, meaning the native flora and fauna has flourished.
On your tour, you will explore the island and see many of these native animals in their natural habitats. At Seal Bay, you will get up close to the gorgeous Australian Sea Lions and New Zealand Fur Seals as they bask in the sun, romp around the beach and catch waves into shore.
You will also experience the wonder of Flinders Chase National Park, where you will have the chance to spot some of the many Koalas in the area. You might also spot a Heath Goanna snaking through the undergrowth or a Kangaroo Island Echidna, with its distinctive blonde spines and – of course – what would a trip to Kangaroo Island be without spotting a kangaroo? There are many on the island, along with Tammar Wallabies. If you're lucky, you may also catch a glimpse of a Brushtail Possum, Short Beaked Echidna, Southern Brown Bandicoot, Western and Little Pygmy Possum, Bush and Swamp Rat, one of the six bat species, six frog species, a Black Tiger Snake or a Pygmy Copperhead – just don't get too close to the last two!
Animals aren't the only fantastic feature you will see; you'll also visit the amazing natural rock formations of Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch. Here, you can take advantage of the amazing formations to capture some stunning photos for your collection. Admirals Arch is also a haven for seabirds and New Zealand Fur Seals. This is truly a memorable location that you will remember visiting for years to come.
Not too many animals to see but it was a hot day and koala bears sleep for most of it.
Good . The tour guide was incredible. Hope he is being paid well.
Not much to see, except the rocks.
Reminder: I am still waiting for the refund of 2 adults fare.
Ease of booking with good response time and clear instructions. Price / value also good.
everything was very efficient & when I inquired about something staff were very helpful.
big day, started off freezing, then was hot. Tour leader very helpful & knowledgeable.
Some of the walks not good for older people or people with some handicap. Very long & steep. But it was a lovely day all up & a lovely part of our country.
Not satisfy with the accommodation that was arranged when we have to overnight at the island due to cancellation of the ferry. I understand that this was due to weather condition but we have to pay rather large amount but the room's condition was not good.
Hi Phaik. Thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback. I'm sorry to hear you had to stay the night on Kangaroo Island due to poor weather causing the ferry to be cancelled and that you weren't satisfied with the standard and price of the accommodation that was provided. This must have been very frustrating for you. I have passed these comments on to the sales manager of Great Sights who operate this tour. Once I hear back from them I will pass their response on to you. Thanks again for letting us know.
Your web ite says pik-ups from Adelaide CBD (I assume Central Business District?)-is Sage Hotel among the hotels for passenger pick-up? And does it return passengers to hotels?
Heya, Yeah absolutely they pick up from the Sage hotel at 06.10am and will bring you back there also.
Does this tour pick up from Glenelg? particularly Adelaide Shores Caravan Park?
Hi Pauline, yes a pick up can be done from the Adelaide Shores Caravan Park for the Kangaroo Island tour. Pick up time from there for the Kangaroo Island Tour is 6.25am.
I wonder if you could please advise me on the following.?
I am visiting a close friend in October/November this year and i am staying with her in Hallett Cove, where would i get a transfer from, or would i have to make my own way to the ferry crossing point.?
Also, i will be with my son who will be 17 months old, will the trip be suitable for him as i was a bit worried that he might be a bit too young?
Hi Hayley. If you would like to do the Kanagaroo Island day tour from Adelaide then unfortunately you would need to make your way into central Adelaide for the pick up from the Franklin street bus station at 6.45am. I know this is a bit of back tracking for you however the coach is unable to do pick ups outside of the Adelaide CBD. You infant son is most welcome to come along and can sit on your lap on the coach free of charge. If you would like him to have his own seat then you would need to pay the child rate for him. There is space for you to bring a pram (stroller) on board the coach and the boat. There are quite often families and young children on this tour so he should be fine however you are right, it is a long day so ultimately its up to you to decide if he will be ok for the full day tour.


Review | The Dawin Nana Bangkok Hotel Guest Friendly?
The Dawin Nana Bangkok Guest Friendly?
The Dawin Nana Bangkok is a Guest Friendly Hotel. Guests can join free of charge, but may need to leave their ID card at the reception. This hotel is 100% guest friendly.


Do you like to use fresh herbs when you cook?
What if you could just step outside your door and snip some herbs without having to go to the store?
Have you seen how expensive fresh herbs are at the supermarket by the way?
A few days ago, when I taped some "How To" gardening segments, I was asked to do one on how to plant a container herb garden.
This is the herb container garden that I created on-camera and I thought you might like to create your own.
1. Place your container in an area that receives at least 6 hours of sun.
2. Fill your container with planting mix, which is sterile, has a light texture and is specially formulated for container plants. It retains just the right amount of moisture for plants. Potting soil can become soggy.
3. Add a slow-release fertilizer, such as Osmocote, and work it into the top 2-inches of soil.
4. Plant your herbs. Oregano, rosemary, sage, and thyme are easiest to grow when you start out with transplants. Basil grows easily from seed, but can you also use transplants.
5. Water deeply. Do not wet the foliage when you water them as they prefer to stay dry.
6. Herbs like to dry out between watering. To check when they need water, simply stick your finger down to 1-inch deep – if the soil is moist, don't water. However, if it's almost dry, then water deeply until water runs out the bottom drainage hole.
Purple Basil (Not the healthiest specimen, but it was the only one they had – it was over-watered at the nursery).
7. Don't add any additional fertilizer after planting. Herbs don't like extra fertilizer since it causes them to grow larger leaves with fewer oils, which is what gives them their flavor.
I am going to place my new herb container in front of my new vegetable garden.
Later, I plan on drying some of my herbs, which I will share with you.


This is where Konditor & Cook's Cake School is based, offering fun cake decorating classes for all. Learn from their very own decorators in a relaxed kitchen-style environment. All classes are suitable for beginners but those with experience are catered for too. At the end of every class, you can take home all the goodies you have designed.
The company also runs corporate classes, hen parties and bespoke birthday parties.
Is Konditor & Cook at the Southbank your business?


Tokyo: From Tokyo Airports (Narita/Haneda) to your hotels.
Thinking of the transportation from Tokyo Airport (Narita or Haneda) to Tokyo's hotels?
Taxi/ Train/ Airport Shuttle - which is faster? More convenient? Cheaper option?
If you are a traveler who would prefer to be transferred all the way to your hotel along with your luggage, you may consider Airport Shuttle/ Airport Limousine Bus or taxi. For the airport limousine bus, I always use this Airport Limousine Bus company for both Narita Airport and Haneda Airport.
If your hotel is in their hotel lists, you can then be dropped off right in front of your hotel. If your hotel is not in their hotel list, you can either choose the closest hotel to be dropped off and walk over. This is a more economical transportation as compared to taxi. Shuttle bus is also a more convenient transportation as compared to trains as it takes away the stress of dragging luggage to transfer from one train platform to another.
Costs depend on your location. For example, it costs ¥3,100* per adult (Approx A$35) from Narita Airport to Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku. It costs ¥1,230 per adult (Approx A$14) from the same hotel to Haneda Airport.
Airport Limousine Bus' counters are usually located right in front of the exit gate after the luggage pick up area.
Note: This is a very good transportation for those who are first time travelers/ no confidence in sense of direction/ travel with kids and lot of luggage.
If you are a solo traveler or travelers who do not mind dragging luggage from one platform to another and from train station to your hotel, train may be the cheaper option for you.
My personal preference for train is Narita Express (NEX) from Narita Airport to Stations such as Tokyo Station or Shinjuku Station ranging from ¥3,050 - ¥5,000* per adult (Approx A$35-A$57)depends on which station you get off and if you are purchasing an ordinary or green class ticket.
As for the Haneda Airport, Tokyo Monorail from Haneda Airport to stations such as Tokyo, Hamamatsucho, Shinagawa etc. Cost approx ¥500 - ¥800* per adult (Approx A$6-A$9)depends on which station you get off.
Train may also be the fastest airport transfer in Tokyo during the peak traffic hours. Please note that both taxi and shuttle bus are subject to the traffic condition.
Taxi has been commonly used in many countries such as Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia but it is very expensive in Japan especially Tokyo in peak hours with traffic delay.
It is very expensive to take taxi as a transportation from Airports to Tokyo hotels compared to shuttle bus and trains but it is a convenient way to travel to have the luggage delivered all the way to the hotel.


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The storytelling philosophies behind Oddworld, the rise and fall of Command & Conquer, X-COM creator crowdfunds his next game Phoenix Point, Chrono trilogy retrospective, Call of Duty WWII, G2A holds a live Q&A, the kids who translated FFV before Square and did a better job of it, Cliff Bleszinski on AAA development as an unsustainable model, Summer Games Done Quick schedule, Joe and Tons0fun preview Star Trek Bridge Crew, the history of Origin Systems and the creation of Wing Commander, the moments that make Planescape Torment a masterpiece, Night Trap 25th Anniversary for PS4 and Xbox One, Sega hints at another PC port, Timmy learns not to fix matches, the design of Dead Space, Red Dead Redemption GTAV mod shut down, and more.
Gaming News (Announcements, release dates, previews, interviews, expansions, DLC, updates, company news, new tech, mods)
Summer Games Done Quick announces its full schedule
Summer Games Done Quick posted its schedule of events in the mid-year speedrunning companion to Awesome Games Done Quick. The marathon runs Sunday, July 2 to Sunday, July 9.
Riot owners Tencent get exclusive Chinese rights to Rocket League and other hit games
Steam's biggest competitor in the West is probably GOG, but in China, it's Tencent, one of the largest gaming companies in the world (they own League of Legends devs Riot). They're already vying with Steam for a slice of that lucrative market (pretty effectively too, with an estimated 200 million users to Steam's 125 million), and they've just unveiled a formidable next phase in their strategy.
Steam games in China: Making the most of a lucrative opportunity
There are now over 15 million Steam users based in China (according to SteamSpy). That makes it the country with the third largest number of Steam account holders, behind only Russia and the USA. Numbers like that should be enough to convince any game developer to make efforts to appeal to the Chinese audience. Yet many don't.
Dawn of War 3 dev diary talks tactics ahead of this weekend's open beta
Having gone hands-on with various playable segments of Dawn of War 3 recently, Samuel, Tom and Fraser Brown all returned with optimistic reports of Sega and Relic's incoming real-time strategy affair.
39 minutes of Dawn of War 3 Campaign Gameplay - Is the singleplayer any good?
Let's take a look at some Dawn of War 3 Campaign Gameplay, ahead of our review.
Eurogamer's Chris Bratt is joined by Chris "Other Chris" Tapsell as they play through one of the later missions in Dawn of War 3.
Dawn of War III - Fragments of War - PEGI
On April 27, the planet Acheron will emerge from the warp, bringing with it the mysterious Spear of Khaine – the powerful weapon that sets Dawn of War III in motion, drawing three familiar faces ever closer to their intertwined fates. But will these heroes rise to power, or be left bloodied in defeat.
Total War: WARHAMMER 2 – Into the Vortex
Join Game Director Ian Roxburgh as he talks us through a detailed look of the Great Vortex that has swirled for millennia above the elven homeland of Ulthuan. Performing a series of arcane rituals, each race must save or disrupt the Vortex according to their motivations – a struggle culminating in a cataclysmic endgame.
AngryJoe Previews Star Trek Bridge Crew
AngryJoe, OtherJoe, Tons0fun & David Votypka, the Creative Director for Star Trek Bridge Crew set off on voyage where no Joe has gone before! Can this motley crew possible measure up to the greatest challenge a starfleet officer is trained for? Find out! And watch our impressions at the conclusion of this awesome upcoming VR Game!
Hellblade's Director On Why Games Can Be More Than "Fun"
With our cover story on Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, we're highlighting what makes Ninja Theory's next game so fascinating. As you can see in the gameplay shown so far, Hellblade is a dark and atmospheric experience that creative director Tameem Antoniades says will be more engaging than "happy happy fun fun". In our new video interview, Antoniades shares his thoughts on whether or not you can turn a topic like psychosis into a fun gameplay experience and why we may need to rethink our broad classification of "games".
Sylvio 2 grabs a camera for more spooking in autumn
In an age when most horror games and movies are seen through the grainy lens of the protagonist's camcorder, we were delighted by 2015's Sylvio instead picking up a reel-to-reel sound recorder.
Activision Announces Call of Duty: WWII
The next Call of Duty is probably set during World War II, as is evidenced pretty strongly by its title, Call of Duty: WWII. Activision announced the game today, adding that there will be an official "reveal" next Wednesday at 1pm ET.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Preview – The Wait Was Worth It
DualShockers previews The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd for PC developed by Falcom, localized and published by XSEED.
'Roguevania' Dead Cells comes to Steam Early Access on May 10
Hoping to channel elements of the Souls series, Metroidvanias and roguelikes, developer Motion Twin has set a date for the early access launch of Dead Cells. Coming to Steam on May 10, Dead Cells is hoping to make death "the new backtracking" and further develop the 'roguevania' genre.
Shadow of War: Unlocking the Predator Skill Tree - IGN First
Get your first gameplay look at Shadow of War's new ability tree as we highlight the Predator skills that turn Talion into a stealthy assassin.
Shadow of War: Meet Mordor's Fiery Drakes and Feral Beasts - IGN First
Get an in-depth look at the flaming, winged terrors of the Mordor wilds alongside some other massive monsters in Shadow of War.N First
Home Is Where the Horror Is In 'Little Nightmares'
Tarsier's new puzzler presents a powerful vision of terror in a very relatable environment.
Friday the 13th: The Game Release Date Announcement Trailer
Jason will bring terror to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC this May.
Green Hill Zone's Looking Good In Sonic Forces
Sonic Forces, like Sonic Generations before it, combines classic and modern Sonic the Hedgehog style into one game. And where there is classic Sonic, there is the Green Hill Zone. This one's not too shabby.
Spike Chunsoft announces survival RPG Zanki Zero for PS4, PS Vita
Developed by the Danganronpa team.
Collar X Malice launches this summer in the west
Otome visual novel launching both physically and digitally.
A Wargaming Titan of the 90s Is Finally Making Its Return
'The Operational Art of War' isn't just one game, but a construction kit for many great ones.
See the "Uncomfortable" New Game From the Makers of 'Prison Architect'
Indie title 'Scanner Sombre' is out on Wednesday for PC and Mac
Disgaea 5 Complete second character trailer
Usalia, Christo, Red Magnus, and Zeroken.
10 Minutes Of Story Gameplay - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows Of Valentia
Take a look at 10 minutes of gameplay from the story of this Fire Emblem remake!
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - 'A Master Class in Strategy'
Dig into the details of strategic turn-based combat. In the war-torn continent of Valentia, guide two armies through brutal tactical battles. Your prowess will grow as you master this melding of modern and legacy Fire Emblem gameplay, available May 19th on Nintendo 3DS.
Is Sega teasing a Vanquish port for PC?
Sega and PlatinumGames may be finally on the verge of giving fans something they've been begging for: a PC port of Shinji Mikami's third-person shooter Vanquish. Or at least that's how fans are interpreting an update that rolled out for the Windows PC version of Bayonetta on Steam today.
Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition announced for PS4, Xbox One
The interactive movie video game returns.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite biffing into September
The crossover biffing of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite [official site] will arrive on September 19th, Capcom announced today.
Eight new characters confirmed for Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite
Capcom has announced eight new characters for its crossover fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite - and a 19th September 2017 release date.
Injustice 2 - Shattered Alliances Part 5
Shattered Alliances Part 5 revealed - No remorse, no prisoners, no survivors... Brainiac has arrived.
Injustice 2 - Official Catwoman Moveset and Breakdown
Injustice 2 - Offiicial Poison Ivy Moveset and Breakdown
Injustice 2 - Deadshot Moveset and Breakdown
Injustice 2 - Brainiac Reveal Trailer
Brainiac has been revealed for Injustice 2.
Here's a look at Code Vein, Bandai Namco's new anime vampire action RPG
Today, Bandai Namco Entertainment officially announced Code Vein, a third-person action role-playing game coming to consoles in 2018, giving us our first real look at the title.
Baobab's Mausoleum is a JRPG inspired by Twin Peaks
All right, please remain seated because there's a lot going on with this one. Baobab's Mausoleum [official site] is an upcoming episodic, sometimes point-and-click, sometimes JRPG about a vampire eggplant FBI agent called Watrucio investigating a town known as Flamingo's Creek which only appears every 25 years within the confines of a nightmare.
Beholder DLC Trailer [English]
N++ Ultimate Edition update adds gobs more levels
Super-focused platformer N++ [official site] already had over 2,000 levels but pssh, that's nothing. Today sees the launch of N++'s huge 'Ultimate Edition' update with almost two thousand extra levels as well as a new 'Hardcore' mode and some new pretties. Yes, the Ultimate Edition is a free update and not a separate new release. Yes, I too wish they had named it N+++.
Steep Teaser - Winter Fest Pack (DLC)
In Steep's Winter fest Pack, dress up for the craziest party in the Steep Alps! Shred the mountain with a brand new sport, customize your style with fun and crazy outfits, and get ready to test your skill in Winter fest's insane exclusive challenges!
Six-Year-Old RPG Two Worlds II Continues In May
Two Worlds II: Call of the Tenebrae is coming to PC, Mac and Linux on May 25, bringing over ten hours of new adventure and a major game engine upgrade to 2011's redemptive RPG sequel. The standalone expansion was originally planned for 2016, but the developers got a bit carried away.
In A Three Minute Clip, Capcom Explains Why It's Delaying The Not A Hero DLC
Typically, delays are announced via press release. Capcom, however, filmed a three-minute clip to announce it's pushing back the release of Resident Evil 7 free DLC Not A Hero.
Get 20 Free Heroes for 'Heroes of the Storm' Starting Next Week
All you'll have to do is log into the game between April 25 and May 22 and you'll earn yourself 100 free gems
Overwatch's D.Va is coming to Heroes of the Storm
The next Overwatch hero to turn up in Blizzard's big MOBA, HotS, is D.Va, the mech-riding gamer begging for a nerf. She's bringing her sass and her mech to HotS, and Blizzard are giving her a new Overwatch skin to celebrate.
Sudden wins in Overwatch to be addressed in next patch: victory threshold raised to 33%
As Overwatch players may know, last week's big 1.10 patch introduced a change to the victory calculation on Assault and Assault/Escort maps in competitive mode. While an improvement in many ways, Blizzard feel the need to make a further tweak.
Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan hints at upcoming subtitle support
Kaplan took to a nearly year-old forum thread to say that Blizzard is "passionate" about subtitles.
Rami Ismail at G2A Talk
(Technically saying TB is solely responsible for it is extremely disingenuous as his information and sources were from years of blog posts, Polygon, Kotaku, PCGamer, devs, etc he can just make use of his large social media following for Gearbox to notice)
G2A rep does live Q&A at Reboot conference, gets blasted by developers
Between run-ins with Gearbox, claims that it sold $450,000-worth of tinyBuild's games without reimbursement, subsequently butting heads with the Punch Club developer at GDC—G2A has rubbed more than a few people the wrong way over the last several months. Today, the game key reseller's tumultuous reception continued as a representative faced a live Q&A at the Reboot: Develop conference in Croatia.
G2A rep roasted by developers during live Q&A
G2A has sent Eurogamer a statement in response to the disastrous Q&A session one of its reps held with a room full of developers earlier today, clarifying some of the more controversial comments made.
Swery's new game will be "perverted, violent and crazy"
And he reveals a disturbing early vision for Deadly Premonition.
Swery and Suda
23 year-old game studio grow faster than 100s of startups: they are CD Projekt
CD Projekt are ranked #66 in the list. From 2012-15, their revenues have grown by a pretty incredible 1,259%. No decimal point - that's four figures.
Beloved World Of Warcraft YouTuber Dies At Age 26
Hayven wasn't like other World of Warcraft YouTubers. As he himself was quick to point out, his videos couldn't teach people how to dole out DPS in raids or make rivals rage-weep in PVP. He was interested in the history of the 13-year-old MMO, and he did his best to chronicle it, even after he contracted a rare form of cancer.
We've been missing a big part of game industry's digital revolution
NPD "restatement" shows consistent spending growth as digital sales dominate.
New Persona domain names have fans hoping for Persona 5 spinoffs
Atlus registered several new domain names earlier this week, leading Persona fans to speculate wildly about the future of the franchise. In short, these new URLs sound like they belong to more Persona spinoffs, this time based on the recent Persona 5.
Report: Vivendi's takeover of Ubisoft planned for this year
Vivendi has been slowly moving toward a hostile takeover of Ubisoft for years, but sources speaking to Reuters have reason to believe the French media conglomerate has plans to hasten its pace.
Russian internet giant Mail.ru opens $100M games investment division
Russian internet giant Mail.ru has established a $100 million investment division to dish out funds to "accomplished" game studios and publishers, as well as young developers.
Days Gone has driven Sony Bend to more than double in size
Oregon newspaper The Bulletin reported last week that Sony Interactive Entertainment's Bend Studio is moving into a bigger office building later this year as it continues to work on its post-apocalyptic PlayStation 4 game Days Gone.
SteamSpy estimate Bayonetta has sold 100k on PC - Sega say they're "overwhelmed by support"
At the time of writing, SteamSpy estimate that there are around 114,007 people who own Bayonetta on Steam. Not bad for game that's almost eight-years-old but only released on Steam a week ago.
Breath of the Wild goes 2D with free, retro-style fan game
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild began life as a two-dimensional prototype, with an aesthetic borrowed from the original The Legend of Zelda on NES. That version of the game never made it past the testing phase — so a fan has fixed that, bringing a 2D version of Breath of the Wild to the masses.
Modders Are Tweaking Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 In Clever Ways
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3's recent release on PC has opened the floodgates for a varied collection of mods. Since the game arrived on Steam last December, fans have tweaked the frantic three-on-three title in a variety of ways, from simple gameplay adjustments to complete model swaps.
Modder Is Building New Vegas Inside of Fallout 4
Ever wonder what Fallout: New Vegas would look like in in a newer engine? One modder is trying to make that fantasy into a reality, and the progress is sweet.
Rockstar Rains Down on Red Dead Redemption's GTAV PC Mod, Crushing Plenty of Dreams
We've seen many great PC mods for Grand Theft Auto V, but one in particular captured the headlines lately. The folks at .White Team were about to finalize three years of work to port the Xbox 360 version of Red Dead Redemption to Grand Theft Auto V on PC.
The Weekend In Esports: FIFA, The League Spring Finals, And More
Beyond League, this weekend also has plenty going on in the worlds of competitive Tekken 7 and FIFA 17, as well as collegiate Hearthstone. Below you'll find where and when you can catch all the weekend's biggest events in competitive gaming. Let us know what you'll be watching in the comments or if you think there's something we might have missed.
Team Coach And Manager Charged With Match Fixing In Overwatch Qualifier
The coach and manager of Korean Overwatch team Luminous Solar have been charged with fixing the wildcard qualifier match for OGN APEX Challengers Season 3, according to a report from Inven.
Former Counter-Strike Pro: Don't Fix Matches, Timmy
Match fixing has been the end for several professional Counter-Strike players' careers. At this weekend's cs_summit tournament, Josh "Steel" Nissan appeared in a comedy PSA with a simple message for young Counter-Strike hopeful Timmy: don't fix matches.
Faker Keeps His Throne In Korean League Finals
This weekend marks the final week of playoffs for every region in the League Championship Series, and in South Korea, a classic rivalry played out in grandiose fashion. KT Rolster and SK Telecom T1 have been locked in a heated rivalry for years—their parent companies even feuded prior to League's competitive inception—and the production of their final spring match paid homage to that legacy.
North American League Finals End In A Barnburner
Two games in, Team SoloMid looked poised to deftly sweep the number-two seed Cloud9 in the finals of the North American League Championship Series Spring Split. Cloud9 would not cede so easily, however, and rallied back to push it to a climactic game five, where a single clash would decide the champion of the split.
Tekken Player Survives With A Sliver Of Health
The Tekken 7 UK Championship is making a stop in Dublin today, where 122 entrants are competing to qualify for the finals at London Comic-Con in May. In a pool play match-up between two players, a high-flying kick was all that was needed to slide under and win with barely a tick of health.
Overwatch Pro's Racist Tirade Ends His Career
Most pros' careers end in injury, deteriorating mechanical skill, or just when their interest in competing runs dry. Toronto Esports' Matt "Dellor" Vaughn opted for a different end: A very long, very public stream of racial slurs during an Overwatch game.
Honorable Overwatch Pro Spares Apparently Lagging Opponent
Robert "shadder2k" Mocanu is one of the best Genji players in professional Overwatch. This weekend, he proved that he was not just a great player but also a pretty nice dude.
Esports Will Become A Medal Event At The 2022 Asian Games
Competitive video games will become a medal sport for the first time ever at the 2022 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia announced. They will appear as a demonstration event at the 2018 edition of the next Asian Games, held in Indonesia, as part of the run-up to esports' official inclusion as a medal sport in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
First All-Women's College to Offer Varsity Esports Program
Stephen's College became a pioneering institution in esports this week
Crowdfunding News
Phoenix Point is the new strategy game from the creator of the original X-COM series. It features turn based tactics and world based strategy in a fight against a terrifying, alien menace.
Phoenix Point's Fig campaign promises new take on classic X-COM formula
Julian Gollop may have created the worst possible climate change timeline
'X-COM' Designer Julian Gollop Talks Spiritual Successor, 'Phoenix Point'
Gollop launched the 'X-COM' franchise in 1994 – now he's back with a crowdfunded evolution of the formula
Astrobase Command - 70's Space Station Builder & Crew Sim
As the invisible administrative hand of an Astrobase in a forgotten corner of the universe, your crew depend on you for their survival.
Content I found interesting this week (interviews, reviews, think pieces, history, music, culture, design, art, criticism, etc)
From Squadron to Wingleader
At the Summer Consumer Electronics Show in June of 1989, Origin Systems and Brøderbund Software announced that they wouldn't be renewing the distribution contract the former had signed with the latter two years before. It was about as amicable a divorce as has ever been seen in the history of business; in this respect, it could hardly have stood in greater contrast to the dust-up that had ended Origin's relationship with Electronic Arts, their previous distributor, in 1987. Each company was full of rosy praise and warm wishes for the other at a special "graduation party" Brøderbund threw for Origin at the show. "Brøderbund has been one of the few affiliated-label programs that truly helps a small company grow to a size where it can stand on its own and enter the real world," said Origin's Robert Garriott, making oblique reference to the more predatory approach of Electronic Arts. In response, Brøderbund's Gary Carlston toasted that "it's been rewarding to have helped Origin pursue its growth, and it's exciting to see the company take this step," confirming yet one more time Brøderbund's well-earned reputation as the nice guys of their industry who somehow kept managing to finish first. And so, with a last slap on the rump and a final chorus of "Kumbaya," Brøderbund sent Origin off to face the scary "world of full-service software publishing" alone.
How the Novigrad of 'The Witcher 3' Measures Up to the Original Fiction
The game's great city is a sight to behold—but it's some way short of the wonder Dandelion describes in 'Sword of Destiny'.
How Three Kids With No Experience Beat Square And Translated Final Fantasy V Into English
One day in the late 1990s, Myria walked into the Irvine High School computer room and spotted a boy playing Final Fantasy V. There were two unusual things about this. The first was that Final Fantasy V had not actually come out in the United States. To play the 1992 Japanese game in English, you'd have to download a ROM, then install the unofficial fan translation patch that had recently begun circulating the internet. Myria knew about this patch because of the other unusual thing: she helped make it.
There's no way to tell just how many people played the Final Fantasy V patch—by now it's been hosted on so many shady ROM sites, getting accurate download numbers is impossible—but it resonated deeply. Today, Myria is an engineer at a major video game company with millions of fans, but Final Fantasy V might be her most resounding accomplishment. "I've met people at work, I've met people just randomly, talked to them," she said. "They eventually find out that I've worked on that translation and they're pretty amazed."
The Monster at the End of Capitalism
One of the primary complaints I've read about Infinite Fall's Night in the Woods is that the game plugs along nicely as a sort of social parable about growing up until it reaches the final stages of the game, in which a supernatural element is introduced. I won't name names, as the exact critiques aren't super important (and I alluded to them in my interview with Scott Benson, who with Alec Holowka and Bethany Hockenberry, created Night in the Woods), but the basic idea is that the supernaturalism in Night in the Woods doesn't quite fit, that it's somehow tonally incompatible with the coming of age story that came before it.
What makes Oddworld tick
One of the minds behind the Oddworld universe shares his storytelling philosophies and inspirations as he works on the Abe's Exoddus reimagining Soulstorm.
From the beginning, Lanning intended Oddworld as a critique of capitalism and the evils done in the search for ever-greater profits. "In many ways Abe was an original 99 percenter," he says. "Because for me, my training came out of the art world. And my inspirations for filmmaking and entertainment making were people who really weren't just making summer blockbuster entertainment."
Guild Wars 2's art style passes from father to son
Recently I had the chance to talk to ArenaNet (and thus Guild Wars 2) art director Horia Dociu about his work at the studio. One of the interesting things about his promotion to the role is that he succeeds his father, Daniel. As a result there's a lot in our Q&A which is actually just a touching account of a partnership/mentor/mentee relationship across two generations of a family which was nice to read. I particularly love the point about making sure people have a place where it's safe to try and to fail. Beyond that we talked via the email questions and answers about the art of the game which has been the most personally satisfying for Dociu The Younger, how to keep an art style from looking dated in a living game and the relationship of concept art to in-game assets…
Battlefield 1 and how to treat war with respect in videogames
Whether to venerate or deplore the struggles of the over 70 million military personnel who were mobilised during World War One is an impossible conundrum. The facts are unchanging: nine million soldiers and seven million civilians died, 20 million people wounded, thousands of soldiers drafted in from all over the Great British, German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and French colonial empires, more than one million wounded and killed in the Battle of the Somme alone. On paper, we have no right to get squeamish about the First World War when we have no problem playing a game like the original Call of Duty, which is set in a war that claimed the lives of 60 million. So why does Battlefield 1 make me cringe uncomfortably whenever I hear about it?
Frustrated GTA Online Players Want Much Better Clothes For Women
GTA Online is mostly known for violence and open world shenanigans, so most people don't realize just how much the fandom cares about clothes. For over a year now, some of the most hardcore players have been using online forums to gripe about the fashion options available for women characters in GTA Online.
How Ghosts 'N Goblins helped video games find comedy in failure
Failure is comedy's natural ecosystem. There's a primordial delight in watching something, and especially someone, fall down. It's even better if it happens again. Hell, make someone fall over so many times that it stops being funny and then comes back around to being funny again, and you have the potential for some real gut-busting laughter. What's funnier? Homer Simpson opening a bag of chips, getting a chip snatched from his hands by a puppy, and him saying "D'oh!" or Homer opening the chips and losing eight of the damn things to sneaky mutts, each theft preceded by luxurious confidence that's destined to be crushed?
Composing video game music to build suspense, part 4: drones of dread
Welcome to the fourth installment of my five-part article series discussing music composition techniques that heighten tension and suspense for video game projects. These articles are based on the presentation I gave at this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, entitled Homefront to God of War: Using Music to Build Suspense.
'Rogue One' Star Alan Tudyk on Playing 'Halo' with Nathan Fillion
Find out why the 'Star Wars' and 'Firefly' actor's nickname was The Equalizer in his gaming gang
'Grand Theft Auto IV' Shows the Importance of Outsider Perspective
The series' satirical slant on America is most relatable when seen through the eyes of a newcomer.
The Virtual Life – The Unsettling Humanity Of Nina Freeman's Kimmy
Kimmy is a different kind of game from the rest of developer Nina Freeman's works. Freeman, who now works at Fullbright as a designer on Tacoma, has released a number of personal vignette-like games throughout her career. Her early projects are notable for being games that explore sexuality in interesting, thought-provoking ways. How Do You Do It?, for example, humorously focuses on a small girl mashing her toys together in a vaguely sexual way as much as she can before her mother gets home, while Cibele is a narrative-driven experience that focuses on a relationship that blooms over an MMO.
Meet the most honest man in EVE Online
How to become the most trusted person in a game where the first rule is to never trust anyone.
Highlighting History's First Female Game Designers
Video games have come a long way in the industry's short history. Besides evolving from Pong and Space Invaders to Breath of the Wild and Halo, the industry itself has grown in other ways. Prominent figures such as Siobhan Reddy, co-founder of the studio behind LittleBigPlanet who was named one of the UK's 100 most powerful women, have brought greater visibility to women working in the gaming industry. Though it might be difficult today to imagine Uncharted without Amy Hennig or Journey without Robin Hunicke, women in the early days of video games rarely had their time in the limelight. Carol Shaw and Dona Bailey, creators of River Raid and Centipede respectively, were two of the first female game designers in video game history, yet their contributions have often been overlooked… Until now.
A Day in the Life of Meathead, the Face of 'World of Tanks'
Community manager Brian Jakubson's unvarnished videos have made him the unofficial mascot of a gaming megabrand
Bleszinski: "AAA is a nearly unsustainable model"
The Gears of War creator discusses why blockbuster games often feel repetitive, and looks ahead to VR
I Can't Stop Feeling Guilty For Dicking Around In Breath Of The Wild
My name is Nathan Grayson, and I have a problem: I can't stop dicking around in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Duke Nukem's Dystopian Fantasies
It's hard to think of a piece of media that understands itself less than Duke Nukem 3D.
Making Horizon Zero Dawn's Machines feel like living creatures
One of the most memorable features of the recent PlayStation 4 title Horizon Zero Dawn are the sophisticated robots, known as Machines, that wander the game world like a natural part of the landscape.
How An Offbeat Video Game Got 100 Japanese Bands To Write Its Soundtrack
Strange as that sounds, the story behind Let It Die's soundtrack is even more unusual. When players need a break from battling rabid humans and berserk androids, they catch an elevator to their subterranean home base, where a radio station blasts some of Japan's best death metal, synth-pop, techno, and alt-rock. These are real Japanese bands, more than 100 of which wrote original songs for the game.
An Interview With One of Those Hackers Screwing With Your 'Black Ops 2' Games
He's not there to ruin your stats. He's there to sell you software that'll let you launch a DDOS attack from your Xbox 360.
Hacker Jailed Two Years For Making Software That Causes DDoS Attacks
Today, England's Old Bailey court jailed 20-year-old hacker Adam Mudd two years for initiating distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against several popular games and gaming services, the BBC reports.
Persona 5 deserved better: a translator's take on a subpar script
Atlus may have chosen speed over quality
Persona 5: Phantoms of Translation
Persona 5 is out in English, and it's arrived with a shower of praise from critics and fans alike. This should come as little surprise to anyone who played the game in Japanese. It's brilliant and innovative, and very fun.
But, there's a problem: the translation is riddled with errors.
Persona 5 review
Lest you consider this all nitpicking, Persona 5's localization choices do indeed impact what the game is saying.
Style is the substance of Persona 5
How Persona 5 makes me feel like I'm actually a cool thief on a real heist
How Persona 5's Story Goes Deeper Than You Think (No Spoilers)
Spoiler-free, don't worry!
When you start Persona 5, you'll be greeted with an objective telling you to "live an honest student life. At first, this seems like a joke; it's too abstract to be anything else. In this episode of Writing on Games, however, I want to argue that through things as granular as the way stat rewards are handled, Persona 5 makes living that honest life a concrete challenge that acts as the driving force of the game's narrative.
A Tale Of Casinos And SEO Juice (The Jimquisition)
How exactly do less scrupulous blogs get deals with casino websites to lace their articles with unsubtle advertisements?
Who is pulling the strings, what sort of money changes hands, and what exactly are Casinos looking for when they ask for "SEO Juice?"
The Jimquisition went deep to blow this mother.
Classic Game Postmortem: Deus Ex
In this 2017 GDC postmortem, acclaimed game designer Warren Spector walks through the development of the 2000 hit game Deus Ex and reflects on some of the key lessons from launching the critically-acclaimed immersive sim.
The Real Stories of Peter Molyneux's Canceled Games B.C. and Milo & Kate (Unfiltered #18, Episode 3)
Renowned game designer Peter Molyneux shares the true stories behind two of his most highly publicized canceled games: B.C. and Milo & Kate.
The Two Moments That Make Planescape: Torment A Masterpiece
Planescape: Torment is a marvel of a game. One of the best stories in the medium, it packs a ton of emotional punch. Two moments, with smart design at their core, illustrate why it remains great to this day. We breaks it down in this critical video.
The Design of Dead Space - Part 1 | Game Maker's Toolkit
In this three part episode of Game Maker's Toolkit, I will be looking at the shifting design of the three major Dead Space games. A new episode will be available each week.
Nier Automata & How We Define Meaning in Video Games (SPOILERS) - [game array]
I talk about Nier Automata and how we define meaning in Video Games.
The Signal From Tolva: The Best Game Ever
Music by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Dark Souls 3 Critique: Class Balance
Dark Souls 3 is a lovely game, but that doesn't make it flawless. Does the 3rd game is the DS series serve as a good introduction to new players?
Chrono Trigger / Cross / Break Retrospective | Chrono Trilogy | Chrono Break, What Happened?
A comprehensive breakdown of the Square JRPG Chrono Trigger and its unusual mid-quel Radical Dreamers on the SNES, as well as the Playstation classic Chrono Cross. What made Trigger so compelling? How did it do time travel so well? And what happened to the anticipated sequel, rumored to be called Chrono Break?
Let's take a look, and perhaps we'll learn a few things about the Chrono trilogy and maybe enjoy a little nostalgia along the way.
0:32 - Chrono Trigger
3:25 - Radical Dreamers
4:58 - Chrono Cross
8:37 - Chrono Break / Future of the Series
A Case for Cutscenes - Everything Old is New Again - Extra Credits
Cutscenes have long been the whipping boy of "bad" game design, but Yakuza 0 shows us they can still be amazing in a modern game if done well. What was Sega's secret?
The Rise and Fall of Command & Conquer
Among games that have defined the Real-Time Strategy genre, Command & Conquer is seen as one of the most influential titles. The C&C franchise, along with Warcraft and Starcraft, shaped the identity of RTS games during the '90s and would influence the designs of countless similar strategy titles in later years. Even though the franchise ended with a whimper instead of a bang, it managed to create an indelible impact on the history of videogames. Join us as we take a look at the rise and fall of Command & Conquer.
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Things I found entertaining throughout the week relating to video games, game communities, or game companies
Jeff Kaplan Responds to IGN's Overwatch Comments
IGN has one of the most active comments sections on the Internet. We showed Jeff some of our favourites.
Mario Kart has invaded Target, and it's stressing me out
This promo gets a little too realistic
South Korean presidential candidate treats StarCraft fans to some free maps
That's some modern age canvassing right there.
Things I Missed From Previous Weeks
Understanding Why Scholars Hold Different Views on the Influences of Video Games on Public Health
Despite decades of research, no scholarly consensus has been achieved regarding the potential impact of video games on youth aggression or other public health concerns. In recent years, hypotheses have been raised that scholarly opinions on video games may resemble past moral panics, with attitudes reflective of generational conflicts. These hypotheses are tested in a sample of 175 criminologists, psychologists, and media scholars, examining both overall negative attitudes about video games and perceived linkages with youth assaults specifically. Results reflected continued lack of scholarly consensus on the issue of video game influences with only 15.3% of scholars endorsing the view that violent video games contribute to youth assaults. As hypothesized, older scholars endorsed more negative views of video games generally, although this appeared to be related to experience with games rather than age per se. Scholars with more negative attitudes toward youth themselves were also more negative about games. Criminologists and media scholars were more skeptical of violent video games contributing to youth assaults than were psychologists. These results are discussed in relation to Moral Panic Theory.
The Field of Dreams Approach: On Writing About Video Games
Tony Tulathimutte on the future of video game criticism
Every year, more and more great essays are published on literary sites concerning video games. In the past year I've especially loved entries like Janet Frishberg's "On Playing Games, Productivity, and Right Livelihood," Joseph Spece's "A Harvest of Ice," and Adam Fleming Petty's "The Spatial Poetics of Nintendo: Architecture, Dennis Cooper, and Video Games." But for each great essay there are a handful of others written like apologies, seemingly perennial pleas to take video games seriously as a form of meaningful narrative.
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Everyone who ever complimented a game on its story should play trails in the sky...unless you need ninjas, explosions, and 'fuck ya, 'murica'-style moments within the first hour or so like many rpgs.
That said, I really really do not suggest playing 3rd without playing FC and SC contrary to what the preview says you can do. It would be mortal sin. don't do it... just don't.. no... stop... dont.
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Sleepy Jackson and Creepy El Dawah!
Bumper week of HUZZAHs from me - 3 pages in a week! Above are pages 9 and 10 of HUZZAH!!NOIR that I've just finished. Features a new character - Loretta Beretta. Also has Sleepy explaining his 'rope-a-dope' brand of investigation. In some ways I'd rather have had more time to sort the artwork out, but I knew what I wanted to say with the characters and that meant hammering out two pages. It's giving me a real opportunity to work out an approach to black and white stuff. At the moment I'm probably putting too much in, be nice to suggest more and draw less. Fun getting there.
Below is page 35 of HUZZAH!! Tried to tie up a few things with the story. With the art I was looking to find a way of doing the gloom without doing it all black or ending up with a page of photoshop airbrush effects. Ended up using the hatching brush in Manga Studio (also in evidence on my latest Noir pages). At the bottom of this post is the black and white, unlettered version. I've been nervous about putting such a predetermined effect on my pages, but I guess if it works it works. Plenty of 'cheating' goes on in comic strip art, don't get me started on... nah, I'll leave that for another day.
HUZZAH!! now has a little sibling - HUZZAH!! NOIR. I just managed to do two pages to take us up to page four. Some of the same comic creators from the other HUZZAH feature in this one - Ian Culbard, Dave Taylor, Colin Fawcett, Faz Choudhury, Paul Harrison Davies and me, plus we have been joined by the very talented Shane Oakley, Sean Longcroft and Dave Shelton. Hopefully we'll add one or two more to the list before the end of the month.
As the title suggests this HUZZAH is set in the world of Film Noir and hard-boiled fiction. This may not immediately seem as well suited to the round robin format as the way-out world of the space epic, but I have high hopes that this may work even better. For a start the setting is more limited and the black and white look more uniform. That's already evident if you compare the first 4 pages of this HUZZAH with the other. By page 4 of HUZZAH we'd already met a whole host of characters and settings with more random ideas than you could shake a science fiction stick at. The Noir version focusses on just one man and his thoughts.
In the two pages I've just done the man is revealed to be Sleepy Jackson, a sauntering ex-boxer searching for his wife/girlfriend. He first appears on Ian's page one, we hear his narrative thoughts - he was once fearless, now all that has changed, now he has reason to fear. Paul took it on and revealed that someone had been taken from him, someone he cared about.
The thing that struck me about him was that he looked like a real bruiser and yet appeared to have an office desk, kind of a private eye set up, so I stitched the two contradictory elements together to make Sleepy Jackson. Still waters run deep with this fella.
Been doing a few spot illustrations for Doctor Who Magazine recently. Given how iconic the 7th Doctor's image is (to DWM readers of course) I decided to go against the idea of trying to do miniature portraits of Sylvester McCoy, after all everybody reading the magazine knows what he looks like, my job is just to make sure you "know it's him". This freed me up to have a bit more fun with these using my vector style.
The image above is in the latest issue, which also features a wonderful comic strip by Dan McDaid and Sean Longcroft, plus regular art joys from Ade Salmon and Ben Wilshire.
I used to do regular spots for the Guardian in a similar style. Here are a few examples, these all appeared in the Guardian Weekend magazine.


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The Bats return with "Free All the Monsters"
I remember precisely when I discovered The Bats. It was 2005 and I was at KZUU; At The National Grid had recently been released. Like many, it was the first I'd heard from the legendary New Zealand band – it was their first record in ten years. As far as indie pop bands go, The Bats are second to none. Their history goes back to 1981/1982. Legendary indeed.
In 2013 they return with their eighth studio album, Free All the Monsters, as well as a rumored special reissue of early material. Listening to the new album, I'm amazed at how well the band has retained their sound over the years. Undoubtedly catchy jangle pop, their songs are timeless — they're just as at home today in 2013 as they would have been back in the '80s. As usual for The Bats, the new album will be on Flying Nun Records.
Their video for "Simpletons", the second track off Free All the Monsters, can be seen below. It was filmed in the Red Zone in Christchurch, the location of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit New Zealand in 2011. It features images from the event, clad in black and white, and ends up being one of the more emotive tunes you'll hear from the band (despite still being super catchy and poppy).
I'm really digging the sound they've given us on Free All the Monsters. While I have definitely enjoyed The Bats' previous work, I think this is their strongest and finest collection of songs yet.
The Bats hit the US in late May and all of June for a US tour. Check the dates below for their current northwest and California stops:
6.11.13: Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
6.12.13: Seattle, WA @ Neumos
6.14.13: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
6.15.13: Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite
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Ambulance Girls
Imprint: Ebury Press (Fiction)
Dimensions: 198mm x 22mm x 126mm
A gritty wartime saga set in the London Blitz
Deborah Burrows
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On duty during London's Blitz...
As death and destruction fall from the skies day after day in the London Blitz, Australian ambulance driver Lily Brennan confronts the horror with bravery, intelligence, common sense and humour.
Although she must rely upon her colleagues to carry out her dangerous duties, Lily begins to suspect that someone at her Ambulance Station may be giving assistance to the enemy by disclosing secret information. Then her best friend, Jewish ambulance attendant David Levy, disappears in suspicious circumstances. Aided – and sometimes hindered – by David's school friend, a mysterious and attractive RAF pilot, Lily has to draw on all of her resources to find David, and negotiate the dangers that come from falling in love in a country far from home in a time of war…
*Make sure you read the next book in the series, Ambulance Girls Under Fire - available now*
"There is a lot to love about this story of ambulance workers...in London during the Blitz...Evocatively written to capture the sense of danger in the capital and thoroughly researched, the spirited main character Lily is inspiring too."
Ambulance Girls At War
Ambulance Girls Under Fire
Deborah Burrows was raised in Perth, Western Australia, by a wonderful mother who was widowed in World War II and who loved to tell stories. As a child she always had a book in hand, even when watching her favourite classic movies on TV. She has several degrees in history including a post-graduate degree from Oxford University. She currently lives in Perth, though makes frequent visits to the UK. She is the author of Ambulance Girls.


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Mother Cary's Butter Knife
Nicola Davies and Anja Uhren
Title Hardback Hardback – Signed
Hardback Hardback – Signed
Age 9-12 | Hardback | 40 pages | 200 x 150mm
Publication September 2016 | ISBN 9781910862476
The smallest of three brothers, Keenan Mowat had a priceless talent: he loved the sea and the sea loved him right back.
One in a series of tales that explore the deeper, darker side of our connection with the natural world. Be ready to feel a little bit of magic, and perhaps a few shivers down the spine.
Books in the Shadows & Light series:
The White Hare
The Selkie's Mate
Elias Martin
Bee Boy and the Moonflowers
The Eel Question
Nicola Davies is an award-winning author whose many books for children include A First Book of Nature, Ice Bear, Big Blue Whale and the Silver Street Farm series. She graduated in zoology, studied whales and bats then worked in the BBC Nature History Unit. Underlying all Nicola's writing is the belief that a relationship with nature is essential to every human being, and that now, more than ever, we need to renew that relationship.
Anja Uhren is a storyteller - working with images as well as words to deliver narratives. Originally from Germany she now lives and works in the UK as a freelance illustrator, after graduating from the Arts University Bournemouth in summer 2015. Anja loves drawing, travelling and comics and nothing better than combining all three. On her journeys, big and small, she always carries one or two sketchbooks to record observations and impressions which later inform and inspire her illustration practice.
"Two illustrated stories set long ago and far away. Small but sea-loving Keenan Mowat is the youngest of three brothers. He rescues them all from sure death when he heeds a strange man's words and takes a hook, an ax, and a silver sword—a butter knife—with him when the brothers go out on their fishing boat. Ostra, meanwhile, is from "the days before computers, before cars, before electricity…[when] humans were closer to nature." Her ability to communicate with animals—and they with her—saves her from a cruel, selfish man who wants to marry her for her strength. Both Ostra and Keenan find love in very different ways. Each tale is illustrated in a similar line and wash palette, though with a distinctive style. Uhren's illustrations in Mother Cary's Butter Knife create continually dark, foreboding sea scenes, while Izlesou's art in The White Hare contrasts pastoral scenes and gentle Ostra with a harsh huntsman. Both titles have a sophisticated sensibility but will read aloud well. VERDICT Unusual and beautifully illustrated offerings from a small Welsh publisher. Ideal for fans of dark folktales and fairy tales.–Maria B. Salvadore, formerly at District of Columbia Public Library" School Library Journal, March 2017
"The book is short, but will immerse you in its story, and the illustrations add to the mystical and otherwordly feel. Mother Cary's Butter Knife by Nicola Davies and Anja Uhren is a new fairy tale that already feels like a classic." San Diego Book Review
'Inspired by traditional folk tales of mythical sea creatures, this other-worldly story of the savagery and beauty of the ocean will captivate readers. The ethereal illustrations, in a palette of watery blues, greens and greys, perfectly complement the poetic narrative. The author's love and respect for nature shines through in this mesmerising tale from the Shadows and Light series.' BookTrust's Watery Reads for 8-12s
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Marvdasht (, also romanized as Marv Dasht) is a city and the capital of Marvdasht County, Fars Province, Iran.  At the 2006 census, its population was 123,858, in 29,134 families.

Name
Some historians hold that Marvdasht was originally the name of one of the neighborhoods of the ancient city of Estakhr, until gradually the whole area was called Marvdasht. Others have argued that marv was the name of a plant which grew in the area and the suffix dasht (meaning plain in the Persian language) was added to form a descriptive placename.

History
Marvdasht is as ancient as the history of Iran and the Persian Empire. Its former capital Persepolis is in the vicinity of the city, and few kilometers farther Naqsh-e-Rostam, Naqsh-e Rajab and the ruins of the ancient city of Estakhr are reminiscent of the region's importance in historic times. Archaeological excavations have shown that civilized people had already been living in the Marvdasht Plains for millennia when Darius chose the plains of mount Rahmat for his royal residence.

The modern city of Marvdasht was constructed in the 20th century. After the Pahlavi government built a sugar factory in 1935 (1314 Persian calendar), the city gradually developed around the factory. More and more people left the nearby villages or abandoned their nomadic life to settle in the developing city. People from farther areas also migrated to the city. In the years before the Islamic Revolution Marvdasht became the most important industrial city of Fars province, as other factories such as the petrochemical complex, Azmayesh (producing household appliances and intended to be biggest in the middle east), the Charmineh leather factory, the Fars meat complex and the Dadli biscuit company were constructed. These required a huge workforce, and the population of Marvdasht increased until it became the second most populated city in Fars province.

The fertile lands around the city were cultivated to make Marvdasht into the major center of Iranian agriculture, producing more wheat, maize, tomato, cucumber and other agricultural products than any other region.

Geographical features

Marvdasht is one of the northern cities and also counties of Fars  province. The city is located 45 km north of Shiraz  and has an altitude of 1620 meters above the sea level. The county has an area of 3687 square kilometers and neighbors Arsenjan in the east, Pasargad in the north, Khorambid and Eghlid in the northwest, Sepidan in the southwest and Shiraz in the south. There are three cities in the county: Marvdasht, Seydan and Kamfirouz. Marvdasht as a county is divided into four districts: Central, Kamfirouz, Doroudzan and Seydan. Marvdasht has a cold weather in the hilly areas and moderate climate in other regions.

Higher education
The city has six universities: Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Branch; Fars Science and Research University; Payame Noor University, Marvdasht center; a branch of Technical and Vocational University; and a branch of University of Applied Science and Technology.

Archaeology

The Tokyo University Iraq-Iran Archaeological Expedition, headed by Namio Egami, carried out three seasons of excavations in the Marv Dasht plain from 1956 to 1965.

The excavations took place at the following prehistoric mounds situated in the vicinity of Marvdasht and Persepolis.

 Tall-i Bakun A and B
 Tall-i Gap A
 Tall-i Jari A and B
 Tall-i Mushki

At Tall-e Gap many ceramic items were found. The site was identified as an important settlement of the ancient Bakun culture, belonging to the Middle Bakun sub-phase of the 5th millennium BCE Chalcolithic.

References

External links

Marvdasht Islamic Azad University
Farsnama in Persian on Marvdasht
 Marvdasht
 Marvdasht wall
 Persepolis Village

Populated places in Marvdasht County
Cities in Fars Province

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Airline Crew Mistakenly Tells Passengers The Plane Will Crash
January 20th, 2012 | Author: Bonnie
Published January 17, 2012 | NewsCore
Passengers flying over the Atlantic were terrified when it was announced twice that their plane could be about to crash. British Airways (BA) Flight 206 was at 35,000 feet, halfway from Miami to London's Heathrow Airport, when the taped message was played by accident. Screams rang out as the message was repeated.
An Edinburgh man said, "It was about 3:00am. An alarm sounded, and we were told we were about to land in the sea. I thought we were going to die. My wife was crying, and passengers were screaming. Then they played an announcement telling us to just ignore the warnings."
Another passenger said, "When we landed, they were handing out letters apologizing, but it was the worst experience of my life. I don't think BA should get away with this."
A BA spokesman said of the scare en route to Heathrow on Friday, "The cabin crew canceled the announcement immediately and sought to reassure customers that the flight was operating normally. We apologize to customers for causing them undue concern."
In August 2010, a message announcing, "We may shortly need to make an emergency landing on water," was played by mistake on a British Airways flight from Heathrow to Hong Kong.
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Biden welcomes Macron: Trust is like love
Whenever the leaders of the United States and France meet, it never fails to underscore the age-old friendship between the two nations. Recently, Joe Biden went so far as to call France his oldest ally.
Macron and life after Trump
This Thursday, Emmanuel Macron will be entitled to the first State dinner in Washington since the start of the pandemic.
If we can easily imagine that since January 2021 the French president can be delighted with the departure of Donald Trump, his life is not made easier. The appearance of Joe Biden overshadowed the French president on the international scene.
Struggling with Trump's isolationism, Emmanuel Macron took the lead, presenting himself as a unifier, an ardent defender of multilateralism. There are now significantly more common goals, but the relationship has occasional hiccups.
You may have noticed that the French president rarely misses an opportunity to stress that Americans need to catch up under Trump , whether in the fight against climate change or in the fight against COVID-19 on a global scale.
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< p>Upset from the start of the Biden presidency by the cancellation of a lucrative contract to manufacture submarines, Macron was quick to point out that trust, like love, is earned.
By reserving this first state dinner for the President of France, Joe Biden demonstrates that he is serious in his desire to improve a relationship that has been battered for six years. Moreover, he is well aware that a return to the situation that prevailed before Trump's election will not be enough. The world and France's needs have changed.
Among the subjects dear to the French president, we will most likely address the issue of improving the defense capabilities of the European Union and Europe . The French president has already stressed that he does not want to be subservient to NATO.
Another topic of discussion is the extent of US involvement in the Middle East. If Biden has promised American involvement, we are still a long way from the "La Fayette, here we are!", launched in 1917 when American troops arrived in Europe.
Last part for which I hope for fallout, that of the conflict in Ukraine. For quite some time, the French president has favored dialogue and negotiations, while Biden's rhetoric was much harsher and without nuances.
Whether or not we negotiate a way out of the crisis in Ukraine , the perception of Russia differs greatly depending on the camp in which one finds oneself. For Biden, Putin poses a threat to the security of the United States, while Macron wanted a rapprochement between Russia and the European Union.
Centrist and pragmatic, the two presidents should reach an agreement . If they fail to find the right words, they will only have to turn to their wives, since the two men married… teachers.
Palestinian fighter killed in Nablus explosion
The paramilitary group Wagner opens its first official headquarters in St Petersburg
Ukraine accuses Moscow of sending African prisoners held in Russia to the front
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Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey and her husband Barney have welcomed their second child.
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The opening ceremony for the 2012 Paralympics is tonight - there are 11 days of action ahead with the British team aiming to smash their medal total from the Beijing games where they won 102.
Hoping to land our first gold is one of this country's most successful Paralympians, Manchester's Sarah Storey.
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Around 50 athletes from the North West will compete at the Paralympic Games in London.
Daniel Hewitt takes a look at some of the ones to watch.
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The Paralympic Games opening ceremony will be held in London tonight. Hoping for a gold medal will be Manchester cycling star Sarah Storey. She is taking part in her sixth Paralympics.
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