New Square Enix Mobile Studio Working On Tomb Raider And Avatar The Last Airbender

Simply called Square Enix London Mobile, the company has also confirmed the studio’s first two projects. The first is Tomb Raider: Reloaded, a top-down action-adventure shooter, which was already announced in 2020. It’s being developed by Emerald City Games, with Square Enix London Mobile coming in to assist. Crystal Dynamics, the studio in charge of the franchise, is helping too, although it is likely more occupied with Avengers, Perfect Dark, and the next mainline Tomb Raider game....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 413 words · Maria Rodriquez

New Study Shows Shark Bites Are On The Rise Across The World

“Shark bites dropped drastically in 2020 due to the pandemic. This past year was much more typical, with average bite numbers from an assortment of species and fatalities from white sharks, bull sharks and tiger sharks,” said ISAF manager Tyler Bowling. Fatal encounters happened mostly in the South Pacific, peaking in 2021. In Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand, there were six confirmed fatalities, but similar attacks happened in Brazil, South Africa and the United States....

January 11, 2023 · 4 min · 709 words · David Johnson

New Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer

What can be said about the new trailer? Heck, it’s a new Galaxy 2 trailer, what more do you need to know? There’s Mario, there’s Yoshi, there’s a new power-up revealed… Wait, what? Yes, that’s right! As you can see below, the new trailer shows off Rock Mario (as Game Rant shall henceforth refer to him), who looks oddly reminiscent of Goron Link from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 271 words · Laura Booth

New Surprises With Xbox 360 S Next Dashboard Update

In an email to Kotaku, a Microsoft representative stated that: While the News Channel on the Wii hasn’t been a breakout success like Wii Sports, it allowed users to view the news right from their console. It just felt cumbersome. It will be interesting to see how this news client will work on the Xbox though. With some of the largest news publications backing this move, it is quite apparent that Microsoft has faith that this news platform has the potential to succeed....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 240 words · Jason Cyr

New Tales From The Borderlands Tale Over Scenes Make Failure Fun

Usually, failing in a game comes with some level of frustration. Death can lead to a loss of valuable upgrade materials like in the FromSoftware games, set players back a bit due to some weak checkpoints, or simply get players annoyed if they have died too many times. In New Tales from the Borderlands, though, death is a highlight and can put a smile on a player’s face. RELATED: New Tales from the Borderlands’ Ending Requirements Are Odd...

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 573 words · Janice Cichon

New The Walking Dead Comic Negan Lives Announced With Release Date

Negan Lives is a 36-page one-shot, meaning that it’s a single, standalone issue with no future plans to directly continue. It focuses on the villain named Negan, naturally, exploring what happened to him after his last appearence in The Walking Dead. RELATED: The Walking Dead Season 5 Not in Development, Confirms Skybound Kirkman decided to revisit The Walking Dead almost a year after the series ended in part to support comic shops affected by the COVID-19 pandemic....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 193 words · Kevin Sutton

New Timesplitters Game In Development With Original Creators

Thanks to their stylized visuals and fast-paced gameplay, the TimeSplitters games were incredibly popular with fans and critics alike. A fourth game was also in development at one point but was cancelled after developer Free Radical Design went into administration in 2007. Now, almost a decade and a half later, some of the team who worked on the ill-fated TimeSplitters 4 are finally ready to finish what they started all those years ago....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 375 words · Billy Madden

New Warioware Has A Really Weird Mini Game

WarioWare may be famous for being one of the more hilarity-driven Nintendo titles, but returning players would be aware that the jokes the series uses have always been a little out there. Previous minigames have seen things like being encouraged to help a girl sniff back snot into her nose, and Wario keeping bears and door-to-door salesmen out of his house with a few taps of a button. RELATED: Elon Musk Appears as Wario in an SNL Sketch...

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 382 words · Wendy Covington

New Witcher 3 Mod Totally Overhauls Visual Assets

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt released back in May of 2015. The series itself is named after a series of novels of the same name by author Andrzej Sapkowski, and was developed by CD Projekt RED. The game went on to be wildly successful and inspired many open-world RPGs that came later, including CD Projekt RED’s own upcoming Cyberpunk 2077. RELATED: The Witcher 3 Yennefer Nendroid Figurine Can Be Pre-Ordered Now...

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 273 words · Mary Baca

New Xbox One Experience Known Concerns Listed Update Wasn T Fully Polished For Launch

The main issue on the list of known NXOE troubles is that after Xbox One users first boot their console following the update, in a “small number of cases” that first boot may be incredibly slow. Another issue is the fact that the Xbox One may show a list of blank tiles where the user’s game and apps should be as, the first time the user boots the console up after the update, the console has to check for metadata....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 356 words · Susan Carvajal

New York City Program Teaches Yiddish To Dogs

The class was hosted by The Workmen’s Circle, a progressive Jewish nonprofit boasting “the largest Yiddish language program in the world.” In it, owners and pets learned the Yiddish words for common commands like “sit” (zits) and “stay” (bleybn). “Yiddish, I find that the words are pretty sharp,” trainer Miguel Rodriguez told ABC 7. “So dogs really get the tones of words very well. I find they actually responded to it better than English....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 375 words · Sheryl Gomez

New York Declares A State Of Emergency Over Poliovirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has detected poliovirus in wastewater samples collected in four counties in the state of New York, including Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, and Nassau, as well as in the New York metro area and in the city itself. The sample of poliovirus that was collected from Nassau County in August is genetically connected to the case of paralytic polio that occurred in an unvaccinated man in his 20s in Rockland County in July, according to a release from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)....

January 11, 2023 · 6 min · 1101 words · Twila Waltz

New York Fire Officials Believe Safety Doors Failed In Bronx Blaze That Killed 17

On Monday, Daniel Nigro, commissioner of the New York City Fire Department, reported that two malfunctioning doors likely contributed to the severity of the event, according to the Associated Press. The front door of the apartment where the blaze originated and another on the 15th floor failed to close fully, a mechanism that usually helps stem the spread of smoke. It is not clear at this time if this safety feature was disabled on these doors or if they simply failed to function properly....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 394 words · Ryan Boyer

New York Governor Cuomo Says Jared Kushner Has Been Extraordinarily Helpful In Coronavirus Fight

Cuomo said the state and federal government are dealing with a “common challenge” as they seek to find what the governor described as the “number one” necessary piece of equipment: ventilators. Ventilators, which are machines used to move breathable air in and out of a patients’ lungs who could not otherwise do so, have been sold out nationwide, Cuomo said. In response, both the governor and the White House have been in talks to fast-track the manufacturing of ventilators among private companies or to purchase them outside the U....

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 586 words · Grace Compton

New York Stories

Barbara Chandler was working on the 77th floor of 1 World Trade Center when the first plane struck the upper floors of her building. “It was a combination of sound and the building rocking. I saw flying glass and papers just showering down in front of my windows. Then our suite began to fill with toxic fumes and smoke. We grabbed paper towels and water to put over our faces, and walked down all 77 flights-there was better air in the stairwell, and it was very organized....

January 11, 2023 · 7 min · 1399 words · Roseann Jaye

New York To Allow Takeout Alcohol To Help Bars Restaurants During Coronavirus Shutdown Cuomo Says

Restrictions going into place on Monday require all bars and restaurants to stop serving people inside the establishment indefinitely. The goal is to limit the number of human interactions, thereby reducing exposure to the new coronavirus and curbing the outbreak. “However, there is a silver lining for these establishments, because we’re also very aware of the economic consequences for these establishments,” Cuomo said Monday. Normally, bars and restaurants are able to sell alcohol on premises only during specific hours, according to State Liquor Authority rules....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 366 words · Kayla Williams

New Yorker Reveals How To See The Ghost Station Hidden In The Subway System

Ariel Viera, who describes himself as an urban explorer, shared a clip to his TikTok page, @arielviera, on Saturday, as he headed to the subway. Viera shared a glimpse of the deserted City Hall station, near the modern-day Brooklyn Bridge / City Hall stop, in Manhattan, at the end of the number 6 line. In the clip, Viera said: “This is how you see the ghost station in the New York city subway system....

January 11, 2023 · 5 min · 915 words · Jimmie Keatts

New Zealand Vs India 2020 Rcb Director Of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson Feels Virat Kohli Will Find It Tough To Score In New Zealand

Talking to the Times of India, Hesson stated that the New Zealand seamers will test Kohli to his fullest with the new ball and will definitely make the challenge enticing for everyone. Also see – U19 world cup schedule Hesson also expressed his fascination towards an enthralling duel between Trent Boult and Rohit Sharma in the upcoming ODI series as Boult has been known to get under the skin of the Indian batsman....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 131 words · Daryl Hostetler

Newcastle Must Spend More To Keep Rafa Benitez Warns Jenas

Newcastle’s 2-0 defeat at St James’ Park to Tottenham marked the start of their return to the Premier League after they won the Championship last season. Newcastle 3/1 to be relegated Jenas played 110 times in the Premier League for Newcastle during his three-year spell at the club and he admits to being worried that the Magpies will lose their manager at some point this season. “I am 100 per cent with Rafa [on needing new players],” BT Sport pundit Jenas told Goal....

January 11, 2023 · 4 min · 712 words · Scott Irving

Newcastle S Janmaat To Miss Swansea Clash With Two Injuries

Janmaat injured his groin during relegation-threatened Newcastle’s 3-1 defeat by Southampton at St Mary’s last weekend. He then hurt his hand after punching a wall at halftime following a heated exchange in the dressing room, British media reported. “Janmaat will be unavailable for the Magpies’ forthcoming fixture against Swansea at the weekend,” Newcastle said on their website (www.nufc.co.uk). “He will be reviewed further next week and the club will provide an update in due course....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 98 words · Walter Stern