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Since this is the third time THQ has been behind the wheel of the UFC franchise, they are well aware of just how reliant the quality of the final package is on hearing Joe Rogan’s voice. Obviously there’s a lot more to recreating a legitimate mixed martial arts video game than one announcer though, and the latest trailer for UFC Undisputed 3 takes gamers behind the scenes of the painstaking processes that went into creating a nearly flawless play-by-play system....

Fighting game communities are extremely competitive, yet incredibly supportive and tight-knit groups. Whether the fan-base is driven by popular arcade-supported fighters like Tekken 7, or more console-centric brawlers like Super Smash Bros., it’s guaranteed that there are droves of online collectives for such games where players can share tips and tricks with one another in order to beef up their battle skills. One such congregation that is never hesitant to be vocal about their opinions is the Street Fighter community....

Since injuring his knee in September, the Frenchman has appeared in just eight matches in all competitions, reports Efe news. “We think he (Umtiti) is ready to start. (Clement) Lenglet is in danger of s uspension and (Thomas) Vermaelen is injured,” Valverde told the media on Friday. “We know we have difficult games ahead of us and we need to be prepared,” the coach said, alluding to next week’s clashes with arch-rivals Real Madrid....

The video, which was first uploaded to Ring’s YouTube account in December 2020, was re-posted in Reddit’s “Awww” forum on Thursday by u/vaginalera, who wrote: “Here’s something to make your day better.” So far, the post has garnered more than 60,000 upvotes and over 400 comments from Redditors who said the “un-bearably cute” footage did, actually, have a positive effect on their days. The clip opens with a mother bear and its cub walking along someone’s driveway mid-snowfall....

Now, about a week since Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception released, comes word that Naughty Dog has been in talks with fans to work out the aiming problems. Not surprisingly, a patch is said to be in the works for single player. In fact, Naughty Dog community manager Arne Meyer invited two fans to the developer’s offices last Friday to discuss the problems and also test out a few new builds of the game with improvements made to the aiming controls....

Game Rant’s Ben Kendrick reviews Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception It’s hard to believe that it has only been two years ago since Uncharted 2: Among Thieves won our coveted Game of the Year 2009 reader poll - along with plenty of other industry accolades. Among Thieves was a step-up in every way for the series and while a few lingering problems remained, such as uninspired gunplay and underwhelming boss encounters (to name a few), the title was easily one of the most satisfying games on the market in 2009....

Chapter 2 is entitled The Redemption and follows Calaway’s life following his match against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33. Wrestling fans know that match wasn’t the best, and as we saw at the end of episode one it was the end of The Undertaker’s career as everyone knew it. But nothing is final, especially not in wrestling and the next episode of the documentary shows the process of Calaway getting back into the ring....

According to a study published in the journal Latin American Antiquity, the infants were found during excavations between 2014 and 2016 at a ritual complex known as Salango, inside two burial mounds which have been dated to approximately 100 B.C. Alongside the two infants, the researchers also discovered nine other sets of remains in the burial mounds. The authors of the study—which was led by Sara Juengst from the Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina–Charlotte—say that this burial is “unique,” representing the only known evidence of juvenile skulls being used as ritual headgear....

Ahead of the expected winter surge in cases, experts predicted there could be an influx of vaccinated patients in hospitals because few Americans had received their booster doses. Months later, less than 40 percent of vaccinated individuals have gotten a third dose, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As Omicron spreads, hospitalizations among vaccinated individuals could continue to climb. Dr. Scott Roberts, associate medical director at the Yale School of Medicine, told Newsweek that about 20 percent of COVID-19 patients at Yale New Haven Hospital involve vaccinated individuals, almost all of whom did not receive their booster dose....

“The people of North Carolina do not know what the status of COVID-19 will be in August, so planning for a scaled-down convention with fewer people, social distancing and face coverings is a necessity,” Cooper, a Democrat, wrote in a letter to the convention’s organizers. A spokesman for the Republican National Convention didn’t immediately respond to Newsweek’s request for comment. But Trump White House adviser Kellyanne Conway told reporters Tuesday that while no decision had been made about whether to pull the convention, ultimately Trump would have the final say....

Fireworks have always been a way of celebration and when you are celebrating something as grand as WrestleMania, you have to make sure that it lives up to the expectations placed on them. WWE made sure that fireworks on the grandest stage was not overshadowed by anything else. The opening of a show is always done with fireworks preceding it for whatever reason it might be. Reports had come in that the opening fireworks of WrestleMania 32 were as grand as the event itself....

The woman, who goes by @alexservestea, posted the video to TikTok where it received more than 1.3 million views and 6,700 comments, with many users warning individuals to be cautious about hidden fees at various large corporations. In the video captioned “check your receipts,” Alex explained that a viral TikTok was circulating a few months prior showing a customer at Chili’s paying at the self-help kiosk. In the video, the customer claimed they were being charged more than the expected total....

Bale caused a stir in Cardiff on Tuesday, when he was pictured laughing and celebrating in front of a fan-made banner after Wales qualified for Euro 2020. Tipped to leave Madrid and criticised for his priorities amid his love for golf, Wales fans have adopted the chant, “Wales, golf, Madrid”, which was heard during the international break. Spanish newspaper Marca’s frontpage on Thursday read: “DISRESPECTFUL. WRONG. UNGRATEFUL. IN THAT ORDER”....

The cash goes by the innocuous name of “walking-around money,” an old Baltimore term for the funds needed to conduct candidates on tours through city streets. Much of it has the gloss of civic virtue. Volunteers get money to hand out literature, pay for parking tickets incurred outside polling places and drive people to the polls. But sometimes volunteers just keep the dough, or spread it around. And often payments are larger than would seem necessary for the services rendered: in Louisiana, says Democratic consultant Raymond Strother, Gov....

Laurel told Mariah that Horacio had revealed this truth to her the previous night and that she was hurt because of the same. She said that she had developed feelings for Horacio when he was not even single at the time. The Challenge: Ride or Dies fans were divided after seeing Laurel’s emotional reaction as some fans felt that she and Horacio barely knew each other, while others came out in support of Laurel after her “heartbreak....

Captain Eoin Morgan admitted that the team were “20-30 runs short”, in the post-match presentation ceremony. In the wake of the loss, questions arose on the noted omission of English batsman Joe Root from the squad for the game. Answering them, Morgan explained the reasons behind Root’s omission. The details All-rounder Ben Stokes was available for selection again after a hamstring injury forced him out of the squad during Pakistan’s tour of England earlier last month....

John Cena returned to the ring this past Friday on the final episode of SmackDown in 2022. He teamed up with Kevin Owens to defeat Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn of The Bloodline in a tag team bout in the main event. The Leader of Cenation returned to the ring to keep his twenty-year streak alive of wrestling at least one match for the company every year....

The federal court documents, filed by Michael Flynn’s lawyers in the U.S. District Court of Columbia on Thursday, included text message conversations between FBI staffers about former President Barack Obama’s intelligence briefing on January 5, 2017. One unnamed FBI employee asked another “What’s the word on how [Obama’s] briefing went?” “Don’t know but people here are scrambling for info to support certain things and it’s a mad house,” the FBI colleague replied....

Boehner admitted that he voted for Trump during an interview published Tuesday by Time magazine. The former speaker was promoting his new book On the House: A Washington Memoir, which was published on the same day. Boehner said he voted for Trump despite admitting that he believed the former president was “a product of the chaos we’ve seen in our political process over the last 10 or 12 years.”...