The PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X versions of Hogwarts Legacy officially launch on February 10, 2023. Those who have yet to upgrade to new consoles should know that the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Hogwarts Legacy were delayed to launch on April 4 instead. And finally, Nintendo Switch gamers have the longest wait ahead of them, as that particular version of Hogwarts Legacy won’t be available until July 25, 2023....
Since players will be put in the role of a Hogwarts student it seems likely that Hogwarts Legacy will avoid giving them access to the three Unforgivable Curses. However, the nature of these curses in-game raises questions about player freedom and could pose a big challenge for Avalanche as it tries to strike the right balance in its upcoming RPG. RELATED: Hogwarts Legacy Needs One Feature from BioWare RPGs...
The fact that so many of those judgments could easily pass for today’s backlash to Bush’s speech doesn’t automatically discredit them. Nor does the fact that many of those judgments about previous U.S. presidents were radically revised, or completely reversed, later. After all, some–like Schmidt’s carping about Carter–proved pretty close to the mark. But at the very least, today’s foreign critics of Bush should consider whether they aren’t making a rush to judgment by repeating, sometimes in almost exactly the same words, their often erroneous assessments of his predecessors....
Jrue Holiday scored 29 points, Julius Randle had 28 and the Pelicans rallied from 19 points down to beat the Denver Nuggets 120-112 on Saturday night. Frank Jackson added 16 points for New Orleans, which was without Anthony Davis (rest) and E’Twaun Moore (thigh). “We were just the hardest playing team, both offensively and defensively,” Jackson said. “We were able to get stops, we shared the ball well, we fed off our leaders’ energy....
Holm, the fighter whose left leg sent Rousey’s psyche into a tailspin, offered her thoughts on the subject to USA Today. MORE: 10 reasons Rousey is the best and the worst | Classic photos of Rousey “I do hope that obviously she never really entertains that,” Holm said. “I think the best thing really, like I said, my advice is probably (not that good), I’ve never been there before mentally, but I think it’s always a good thing to surround yourself with people you trust and people that can support you and care about you....
Articles have been written by numerous websites declaring Holm’s win an upset and the biggest in UFC history. MORE: Historic UFC 193 pictures | Rousey comments on KO loss | Will Rousey ever recover? The definition of upset is an unexpected result or situation, typically based on the odds given by the various sports books. Matt Serra knocking out Georges St-Pierre at UFC 69 in 2006 was an upset. Looking at their respective fighting styles, Serra had no advantages....
Foaming at the mouth is more like it. Hollywood’s appetite for books has turned the New York publishing industry into an ant farm with agents, producers and scouts scurrying for properties. Studios have been book-happy for years, but they’ve never reached so deeply or so frantically into their pockets. Michael Crichton’s airline thriller “Airframe,” in stores this week, was sold to Disney in October for a record-breaking $8 million to $10 million....
As first reported by Israel’s Channel 12 News, Simon and Salim Matari went to the home of 95-year-old Rosa Meir in the northern port city of Haifa following a call regarding a leaky pipe. But after arriving at the address and learning of her arduous past, the Matari brothers said “they couldn’t take a cent from her” and waived all costs. “When we got there, we saw there was a large blast of water and we started fixing it,” Simon told the news outlet....
A team of scientists led by James Dorey, a Ph.D. candidate from Flinders University in Australia, identified nine new species described in a study published in the journal Zootaxa. The new species all belong to the genus known as Homalictus Cockerell, which scientists have not reviewed in Fiji from a taxonomic perspective for 40 years. “The new bee species have been discovered over several years worth of field work in Fiji and DNA barcoding,” Dorey told Newsweek....
Police said on Sunday the body of the 33-year-old fighter was found on Belmonte Street after he was taken by force from his home nearby, reports Efe. According to the local dailies, a few hours earlier on Sunday the boxer, who represented Puerto Rico in the 2004 Athens Olympics as well as in many other international competitions, had been accused in absentia of mistreating an elderly female neighbour. Local authorities have asked for the public’s cooperation in trying to identify his killers....
Red Bull signed a deal to use the Japanese manufacturer’s power units for the 2019 and 2020 Formula One seasons after sister team Toro Rosso switched to Honda last year. Team principal Horner thinks Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly can reap the rewards of the new partnership. “I think the most important thing is to work as a team,” said Horner. “We’ve achieved more than 50 Grand Prix victories and eight world championships working as one team....
On Monday, officials in Hong Kong declared the U.K. an “extremely high risk” due to its “recent rebound of the epidemic situation in the U.K. and the widespread delta variant virus strain there.” It is the second time that the Hong Kong government has banned flights from the U.K., following a restriction imposed last December. Meanwhile, Hong Kong also planned on loosening restrictions from other countries such as the U....
Video footage obtained by the Hong Kong Free Press appears to show not only uniformed police making arrests, but officers dressed in the black t-shirts and hard hats that have become a symbol of the resistance. The clash took place Sunday night in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay neighborhood. After receiving reports of infighting among demonstrators, riot police charged at a group at the intersection of Percival Street and Hennessy Road....
While the bystander was killed after taking photos on his lunch break, many protesters deaths have been recorded allegedly as the result of police actions. Alex Chow, a 22-year-old student, fell to his death as police cleared a parking garage on November 8, which sparked many of the protests, BBC reported. NPR also reported that a student found dead in a parking garage is believed to also be a victim of police brutality....
The decision comes just days after Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, was forced to fold due to $2.3 million of its assets being frozen as part of China’s crackdown on pro-democracy sentiments in Hong Kong that have been considered a threat to national security. Though there has been no confirmation that Stand News would be shut down by police, the website’s deputy assignment editor Ronson Chan said Hong Kong citizens were concerned, as the recent closure of Apple Daily is seen as a significant blow to freedom of the press....
All candidates seeking a seat had to undergo a vetting process by a committee that was for the most part pro-Beijing. Additionally, just 20 roles on the 90-seat council were elected directly by voters, while others were appointed by mostly pro-Beijing bodies. Politicians with the support of China’s ruling Communist Party swept the Sunday elections, which earned Chinese President Xi Jinping’s endorsement on Wednesday. He told Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam that now he believes residents of the city will join in “realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation....
The three youngsters all had major roles for a Devils team that played with pace and tenacity, looking to put a last-place finish in the Eastern Conference a year ago quickly in the rearview mirror. “All those guys playing in their first game played great, I thought,” noted veteran center Adam Henrique, who opened the scoring just 4:04 into the new season, deflecting a Butcher power play shot past Avs goalie Jonathan Bernier....
Penn State’s Saquon Barkley bests them all. MORE: Heisman watch: Saquon makes his statement We haven’t been blessed to see a runner with Barkley’s talent since the mid-80s, when Barry Sanders and Bo Jackson were physically and visually unstoppable. But Barkley’s in their rare class of generational talents in the NFL. And he’s ready to make a charge for the Heisman Trophy, lead Penn State to the College Football Playoff and take the NFL by storm....
It would be a fair suggestion to say that, given the vast improvement and meticulous detail of modern-day survival games, any historical period might make for a good experience. But, in terms of shaping a narrative and gameplay around a specific event or incident, some history stands out as potential material for a game. 7 The Luddite Movement In the early 1800s, as the Industrial Revolution was picking up steam across Britain, a radical movement was born....
