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Since 2020, Embracer Group has been aggressive with its acquisitions, bringing 62 entities under its wing by late 2021. A few weeks back, Embracer announced that it will be acquiring Eidos, Square Enix Montreal, and Crystal Dynamics in a $300 million deal. This also includes a number of renowned IPs such as Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, and Legacy of Kain. While Embracer is yet to announce specific plans for some of these projects, a recent announcement hints at the company’s general direction with these IPs....

Roy Hodgson’s men who sit at the bottom of the league table, coming off their 2-2 draw against Everton in their last top-flight outing, fought back from a goal deficit to grab maximum points against the Potters. After a goalless first half, Xherdan Shaqiri opened the scoring in the 53rd minute to put Mark Hughes’ men ahead. Three minutes later, Ruben Loftus-Cheek drew the Eagles level before Mamadou Sakho’s injury time strike earned the hosts their first league win since October 14, against Chelsea....

The Cote d’Ivoire has put up stellar displays since his return from a knee injury last month, netting the winner in the 2-1 triumph over Chelsea on October 14 to hand the Eagles their first points of the season. And he again proved to be the savior for Roy Hodgson’s side with his 97th minute leveller against West Ham United saving the Selhurst Park outfit from suffering a ninth loss in ten games in the English top flight....

But they are up against Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace, who have a reputation of sorts against the ‘big six’ in the English league. An away win at Old Trafford and a stunning comeback from two goals down to hold city rivals Arsenal at the Emirates have defined Palace’s season so far. Hodgson’s Palace side have done fairly well against top oppositions in his tenure so far and come Saturday, he would want more of the same....

Crystal Palace are currently working on a very stringent budget, and Roy Hodgson isn’t allowed to make many big money singings. Despite that, the work Hodgson has done with the team deserves appreciation. Had it not been for a long list of injuries, the Eagles might have been in a better place. Unlike Palace, Southampton had a horrible start to their campaign. They suffered a record 9-0 defeat against Leicester City at home, but have since made a great recovery....

Crystal Palace vs Southampton Preview The Eagles beat West Ham by a scoreline at Selhurst Park and have since drawn at home to Arsenal and away to Southampton and more crucially, Manchester City. Palace have scored 7 goals in this period and failed to keep a single clean sheet. They sit in 9th place with 30 points in their 23 fixtures so far. Southampton have been in fine form as well, bar the odd slip-up....

The second the announcement broke speculation ran rampant that Crytek USA would be that second chance the Darksiders developer had been hoping for after they were not purchased as part of the recent auction of THQ studios and IPs. When asked if Crytek USA was essentially Vigil 2.0, Jens Schafer responded by saying it was “more like a new start.” However, when asked about the 35 developers that were said to make up Crytek USA IGN received confirmation that those 35 members were all former Vigil Games employees....

Dylan Bahamboula’s commanding 81st-minute header completed a brilliant fightback and lifted the competition newcomers to 10 points in Group C, three ahead of second-placed TP Mazembe and six clear of Club Africain in third. Ismaily, who have just one point to their credit from four matches, are now on the brink of elimination after failing to protect either of their two leads in Algeria. Emad Hamdi and Benson Shilongo struck either side of Nasreddine Zaalani’s equaliser to seemingly set the Egyptian outfit on their way to a much-needed win....

Cubot P12 review: UK price and availabilty In the UK the Cubot’s most fiercesome rival is the £79 Vodafone Smart Prime 6. The Vodafone is a 4G phone while the Cubot is not, but in other respects the P12 has the upper hand, both network-unlocked and with a better overall specification. However, given the fact that Cubot is a relatively unknown brand in the UK, especially when compared to Vodafone which has numerous stores across the country, it wouldn’t surprise us to see many readers plump for the Smart Prime 6 instead....

Cubot X17 review: Price Cubot X17 review: Design and build From a distance, the X17 looks like a sleek, stylish phone. Look more closely and you’ll see that although it has a metal frame, the white plastic extends above and below it a little like the old iPhone 4 design. Fit and finish are in keeping with the price: decent, but not up to the quality of flagship phones. The glass curves into the plastic edging (Cubot calls this 2....

To make room for Turner on the 40-man roster, the Cubs designed outfielder Ryan Kalish for assignment. Turner, 23, was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the first round (No. 9 overall) of the 2009 draft and traded to the Marlins in 2012 as part of the deal that sent Anibal Sanchez to the Tigers. Turner split time this season between the Marlins rotation and bullpen, going 4-7 with a 5....

The deal, which could be completed at any time, would send top Cubs prospect Gleyber Torres, a shortstop, to New York. MORE: Eight teams vying for Chris Archer The rumor mill was swirling Sunday with the Indians, Nationals and Cubs all looking likely to land the talented reliever as the Yankees offload to pick up young pieces. Despite trading for Chapman this offseason, the Yankees have decided to cash in on the talented reliever with the 100-mph fastball to get an infield prospect that is hitting ....

The Cubs on Sunday declined a $12 million club option on 15-game winner Jason Hammel’s contract for next season, making him a free agent. The right-handed starter joins outfielder Dexter Fowler as former Chicago players who will test free agency this offseason. MORE: The 10 best games of the MLB postseason “We would not have been in a position to win the World Series without Jason’s terrific performance during the regular season,” Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said in part in a statement....

And that’s exactly what Anthony Rizzo and some of his Cubs teammates did on “Saturday Night Live.” Rizzo, alongside “Grandpa Rossy” David Ross and Dexter Fowler, made an appearance as male strippers and delivered a lap dance to a deceased bride-to-be. MORE: Photos from the Cubs’ crazy victory parade That wasn’t all for the honorary hosts, however; they joined actor and avid Cubs fan (and SNL alum) Bill Murray in a disastrously off-key, barbershop-quartet rendition of “Go, Cubs, Go....

Less than 24 hours after going 17 innings in a loss to the Marlins, the Cubs went extra innings once again in a 10-6 victory in MLB on Saturday. “These baseball gods hate us right now,” Kris Bryant, who busted the game open with a two-run knock in the 10th, told CSN Chicago after the game. “Yesterday was a tough one, thankfully we got the win today [and] kept it a little shorter than 17 so that’s nice....

Series odds: The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook lists Chicago as -115 favorites to win the best-of-five series, despite the Cardinals (-105) owning the best record in baseball. The price boils down to the Cubs owning the best record in baseball since Sept. 1, going 24-9, as opposed to St. Louis’ 15-15 mark. Game 1 features a battle between two former World Series winners with oodles of postseason experience. Chicago sends Jon Lester (11-12, 3....

Chicago put these photos up on their Twitter account showing the team wearing jerseys that pay homage to the U.S. represntative in the 2014 LLWS. The team was also in attendance, getting to sit in the dugout and meet players before the game. The youngsters will also get to throw out the first pitch on Monday and sing “Take me out to the ball game” during the seventh-inning stretch.

The 56-year-old manager was at the helm of the Blancos for two seasons from 2013 to 2015, where he led them to their 10th Champions League crown – La Decima – in his first season and also helped them win the Copa Del Rey. However, after the club failed to win any trophy in Ancelotti’s second season, he was relieved from his duty as manager and replaced with Rafa Benitez....

According to news monitoring site Newsguard’s May Misinformation Monitor, the site has been red-rated and has spread COVID-19 misinformation (Disclosure: Newsweek distributes Newsguard’s misinformation monitor). Cuomo, who identifies herself as the site’s founder in her Twitter bio, had kept a blog on the site tracking her husband CNN anchor Chris Cuomo’s recovery from the coronavirus. Chris Cuomo’s brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, has been prominent in the state’s work to slow the spread of COVID-19....

Some South Africans said they were surprised and even shocked when Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled last week that the Paralympic champion was negligent but did not intend to kill when he fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a closed toilet door. Pistorius said he thought a dangerous intruder was in his house; prosecutors alleged he intentionally killed Steenkamp after an argument. Police protection for Masipa has been stepped up since the verdict Friday in the sensational case, South African media reported....