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In an interview, Tako Boy spoke with Game Rant about Cross Blitz’s unique fusion of serious card play, welcoming aesthetics, and character-driven storytelling. Ferrer and Giarrusso explain their storytelling ambitions, discuss the game’s multitude of influences, and reveal the most crucial ingredient in designing a competitive, digital CCG. RELATED: Boy Sells Pokemon Cards to Pay for Puppy’s Surgery, Gets Gift from The Pokemon Company Even though indie games featuring pixel art have become something of a trope, pairing those player-friendly visuals with a genre that typically takes itself very seriously is a smart juxtaposition....

Ever since its release, gamers have yearned for the ability to chat with their friends regardless of which game they’re currently playing. Since this feature has been a large part of the Xbox 360, the omission is felt even more by those using the PS3. With the recent unveiling of the Vita’s technical specs and the announcement that it would support cross-game chat, gamers rejoiced and began speculating as to whether the feature would then make its way over to the PS3....

CouRage is no stranger to charity streams. Earlier this year, on his 26th birthday, the Call of Duty streamer hosted a “CouRageous vs. Coronavirus” stream for the CDC Foundation that raised $250,000 in just the first four hours. By the end of his big 12-hour stream, revealed to be a tribute to his late grandmother, he had reached $503,254. RELATED: The Best Holiday Gifts for Streamers in 2020 Tiltify, the platform utilized by CouRage for his April charity, got in contact with CouRage with the opportunity to send $5,000 to ten different charity streamers....

“And the official said, ‘What do you mean? Are you hurt?’ And she’s like, ‘There’s a piece of wood stuck to me,” tournament organizer Perry Hibner said, via KTLA.com. “It was 3 to 4 inches long and in some parts, probably a quarter to a half inch deep." While the situation was scary, nothing major is expected to come of the incident. The girl is expected to to play in the future, and Hibner doesn’t expect any legal action to take place against the school district....

The court of appeals affirmed a Texas-based federal judge’s ruling in a lawsuit against the ban in a decision Tuesday. A sniper in Las Vegas used a bump stock, a device someone can attach to semiautomatic firearms so they can fire multiple rounds with a single trigger pull, to massacre 60 concertgoers and injure hundreds more in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, according to CBS News....

“She’s still having problems with her memory,” said Houston police during a press conference Monday afternoon. Police said they believe her confusion to be a result of a reaction to medication. They did not, however, reveal the type of medication. Roland went missing after covering a football camp on Saturday in Houston, according to her family. The 29-year-old’s roommate told Houston television station KPRC that Roland sent a text at 12:30 a....

The Chelsea goalkeeper became the youngest shot-stopper to represent Belgium when he made his debut at the age of 19 back in November 2011. Chelsea 16/1 to win the Champions League And since then he has raced to his half-century in less than six years, with the landmark coming in Athens’ Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. Courtois himself marked the occasion on Twitter with a message to his followers stating his hopes for Belgium to make Russia 2018....

Martial triggers €10m Monaco clause Sergio Aguero gave Pep Guardiola’s men the lead on Sunday but Nacho Monreal brilliantly levelled for Arsenal before Alexis Sanchez came up with the winner in extra time. Wenger has lifted the trophy in two of the last three years but with the Frenchman’s contract set to expire at the end of the season, his future has been the subject of intense speculation. Asked at his post-match press conference if Arsenal’s Wembley display gave him optimism for next season, Wenger replied: “I don’t understand your question....

Speaking to the BBC, Spencer revealed that during COVID-19 lockdown “[Xbox] had over 270 million new friend relationships created on Xbox Live.” It’s unclear how long the Xbox team’s idea of “lockdown” is, as different countries and different states in the United States have had travel restrictions in place for different amounts of time. Spencer also said that “not only are people staying connected with their existing friends, they’re finding new friends online as they’re playing together, which is really great....

The new rules, to be fully announced later today, will allow foreign nationals to enter the U.S. regardless of the reason for travel starting in early November - when a similar easing of restrictions is set to kick in for air travel. Essential travelers, such as truck drivers, will need to be fully vaccinated by mid-January under the plans. It signals a growing approval from the Biden administration of strict vaccine mandates - wanting Americans and foreign nationals to prove their status in workplaces as well as when traveling abroad....

Currently, there are three COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the U.S., but clinical trials are still underway to determine if these vaccines are safe for younger age groups. Kids under the age of 16 are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. On Monday, May 10, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in adolescents ages 12 through 15. Seven U....

In an interview with ABC News on Sunday, Jha discussed the number of breakthrough COVID cases occurring in people who have been vaccinated and boosted. He noted that the Omicron variant is mutated and that “our antibodies just work a little bit less efficiently” against it. “And so if you get a high enough dose of this virus, it’ll break through that first wall of your immune system,” Jha said....

As the virus’s highly contagious Delta variant continues to rage across the U.S., data from Florida shows that one in every four new infections involves someone 19 or younger. Children aged 12 and younger now have a test positivity rate of 23 percent, according to the most recent weekly report. For teenagers 12 to 19, the positivity rate is nearly 25 percent. For both age groups combined, that represents a total of 37,641 new cases in the past week....

The Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times reported on Friday that Foreign Minister Wang Yi said international experts from the China-World Health Organization joint mission had “accessed substantive data and info and fully understood that some info could not be copied or taken out of China due to privacy issues.” The minister urged “all parties to respect the opinions and conclusions of scientists and not to politicize them, and said next-step study on COVID-19 origins should be led by member states through consultation and based on China-WHO joint study report....

In fact, if Elliott has his way, he’ll sit out all three of Dallas’ preseason games. He announced that desire Wednesday during a media scrum, citing his time in the league. He feels he has done enough to earn the rest. “I’ve been playing football 20 years. This is my seventh year (in the NFL). I’ve seen a lot of football,” Elliott said. “I don’t think I need a preseason game, especially with (Dallas’) joint practices (with the Broncos and Chargers, the Cowboys’ first two preseason opponents)....

The star running back signed a six-year, $90 million extension with a running back record $50 million in guarantees after it was all said and done. “I believe I’m the best,” Elliott said when asked why it was important for him to be the highest-paid player at his position. Elliott said he’s happy to be back with the team after holding out for 40 days and training in Cabo with Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk....

Citing “conflicting and inconsistent information,” the Columbus Attorney’s Office ruled that allegations against the former Ohio State running back lacked the evidence to support the filing of criminal charges. MORE: 2016 NFL All-Breakout Team In August, investigators met with Elliott’s accuser, Tiffany Thompson, who filed a police report with the Columbus Police Department after posting photos to Instagram showing multiple bruises to various parts of her body. She accused Elliott of striking her in five separate incidents in July....

At least that’s the point made by a fascinating new exhibit at Frankfurt’s Schirn Kunsthalle. “I like America–Fictions of the Wild West” (until Jan. 7, 2007) looks at the West in painting, print and sculpture from 1825 to 1950. From the 19th-century portraits of Indian chiefs by American artists who never made it west of the Mississippi, to the 20th-century German expressionists who chose Native Americans they’d never encountered to populate a happy Arcadia, what we see is never what it seems....

Before we get into our picks and strategy, here are the notable scoring settings for FanDuel single-game contests: The point total for the “MVP” is multiplied by 1. 5, but he doesn’t cost any additional money like the “Captain” in DraftKings Showdown contests. FanDuel’s default scoring is half-point PPR and four-point passing TDs. Unlike on DraftKings, FanDuel features no bonuses for 300-yard/100-yard games. MORE FD SINGLE GAME: How to win a FanDuel single-game contest...

“I think LeBron could come in and do better than Antonio Gates,” Randy Moss said of James in 2009. Well that nearly became a reality in 2011, James revealed in a podcast on Uninterrupted with Paul Rivera and Maverick Carter. He was responding to recent comments made by Doc Rivers, who said James “may have been the greatest football player ever.” MORE: Key stats to know in LeBron vs. MJ debate...