Fall Guys Reaches 20 Million Players Milestone in Two Days of Going Free-to-Play

Fall Guys Reaches 20 Million Players Milestone in Two Days of Going Free-to-Play

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Fall Guys clocked in 20 million players within 48 hours of going free-to-play on June 21, a major achievement for game developer Mediatonic. The platform battle royale game was also launched on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X on the same day, which helped it get…

Opinion | If the U.S. Ignores Island Countries Like Mine, China Is Waiting in the Wings
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Opinion | If the U.S. Ignores Island Countries Like Mine, China Is Waiting in the Wings

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HONIARA, Solomon Islands — Judging from the American and Australian reactions, China’s push to raise its profile in the Pacific Ocean seems frightening indeed. Secretive negotiations between Beijing and the government of my home country, the Solomon Islands, have raised speculation that they could lead to a Chinese military presence…

Bradley Beal likely to decline player option and re-sign a max deal with Wizards 

Bradley Beal likely to decline player option and re-sign a max deal with Wizards 

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Photo: Getty Images It is probable that Bradley Beal will settle in D.C. and grab one of the league’s most lucrative contracts today.  According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the All-star guard is “very likely” to turn down his $36.4 million player option and proceed to re-sign a hefty five-year…

Pokemon Trading Card Game Player Competed With a Jumbo Deck in the North American International Championship

Pokemon Trading Card Game Player Competed With a Jumbo Deck in the North American International Championship

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A Pokemon Trading Card Game player by the name of Matthew Verive has competed in the North American International Championship with a deck made of only novelty jumbo cards because the rules never said he couldn’t. As spotted by IGN’s Joshua Yehl, Verive’s 60-card novelty jumbo card deck was brought…

Nexo responds to accusations of stealing donations, siphoning funds from charity

Nexo responds to accusations of stealing donations, siphoning funds from charity

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Cryptocurrency lending platform Nexo has hit back at what it called “fake news” and rumors that its founders were part of a charity embezzlement scandal, saying the claims are untrue and defamatory. It has issued a public cease and desist notice to the originator of the allegations. In a blog…

France’s Far Right Surges Into Parliament, and Further Into the Mainstream
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France’s Far Right Surges Into Parliament, and Further Into the Mainstream

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PARIS — In 2017, after the far-right leader Marine Le Pen and her allies won only a handful of seats in parliamentary elections, she blamed France’s two-round voting system for shutting her party out of Parliament despite getting over one million ballots cast in its favor. “We are eight,” she…

2022 bear market has been the worst on record — Glassnode

2022 bear market has been the worst on record — Glassnode

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Several factors have contributed to making the current crypto bear market the worst ever recorded as most Bitcoin (BTC) traders are underwater and continue to sell at a loss, according to Glassnode. Blockchain analysis firm Glassnode’s Saturday report titled “A Bear of Historic Proportions” outlines how Bitcoin’s current dip below the 200-day moving…

Brian Scalabrine on Kevin Durant: “There’s no better package than the Boston Celtics”

Brian Scalabrine on Kevin Durant: “There’s no better package than the Boston Celtics”

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Photo: Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Former NBA champion Brian Scalabrine thinks that the Celtics make most sense as a team where Kevin Durant could be traded if he decides to leave the Nets. “There’s no better package than the Boston Celtics,” Scal said on SiriusXM NBA Radio, per…