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While the “Sequel displacement” gaming trope can be found throughout industry history, it’s most prevalent in the late 1990s and early-mid 2000s, where sequels would often mark a vast departure from previous entries in the series, either in terms of gameplay, story, or both. The “Sequel displacement trope” isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it can occasionally make a fan reluctant to experience important entries in the franchise. RELATED: The ‘Die, Chair, Die!...

Amid the fanfare and probing questions, U.S. officials must remember that Hu still has far to go to consolidate his position. At best, the uncertainties of leadership politics will make Hu a somewhat uncertain negotiating partner for some time to come. At worst, he may find himself nominally in charge of a leadership paralyzed by mounting crises–rising unemployment, for one–and a vague power structure. Hu’s short-term politics will be defined not so much by his own hidden policy views as by his need to survive politically–“the successors’ dilemma....

The highly-anticipated sequel to the 2018 blockbuster hit will be delayed a full week, from September 17 to September 24, with a theatrical release still in mind. Considering the fact that the first Venom film went on to make a whopping $855.1 million at the box office, it’s understandable that Sony would prefer to release the film when theatres are as packed as possible. RELATED: Here’s Why Venom is Trending on Twitter...

But while trucking enthusiasts may be looking at this truck as a strange, yet real-world vehicle, gamers saw it in a different light: as something related to gaming. Comparisons to Halo vehicles have been made and the literal sharpness of the truck to age-old graphics has been as well, all in true Internet meme form. Given Elon Musk’s announcement recently occurred, these popped up rather quickly – even by the standards of the Internet....

RELATED: 10 Nintendo 64 Games That Take The Longest To Beat Some of the games released exclusively in Japan were only playable in North America thanks to those modifying their Nintendo 64s. Importing games and running them at home can often be a major hassle, and, unfortunately, some of these foreign games just aren’t worth jumping through hoops to play. 10 J-League Eleven Beat 1997 Nintendo has had many colorful sports games publish on its platforms over the years, and J-League Eleven Beat 1997 is comparable to the Backyard Sports series with its kid-like character design in a soccer game....

With the price leak and confirmation of the Series S today, it seems appropriate to commemorate this moment with memes. The new Xbox Series designs have been lightly and playfully “roasted” on the internet, earning chuckles from gamers and non-gamers alike. RELATED: Xbox Series S Trailer Offers More Console Details The Series S Looks Like a Radio Although the Xbox Series S is impressive for being the smallest Xbox to date, it’s hard to deny that its design can be compared to quite a few other inanimate objects....

2001 was one of Nintendo’s biggest years ever. That’s because they launched two systems. This might be the last time that has ever happened unless one wants to count multiple iterations of a single system like the 2DS and XL versions of the 3DS. The point is this was the year of the GameCube and Game Boy Advance. RELATED: The 10 Biggest PlayStation 2 Games Turning 20 In 2021...

RELATED: The 5 Best (& 5 Worst) RPG Games Of 2019, According To Metacritic Let’s be honest, though; RPG monsters take many forms and can be terrifying for many different reasons. An accompanying score, or lack thereof, can make an incredible impact on the players’ anxiety. There is also the lead-up to meeting the monster that builds up tension and draws out our fears. With all these elements, some RPG monsters just aren’t for the faint of heart....

RELATED: 10 Open-World Games That Can Be Beaten Surprisingly Fast We’ve seen some genuinely magical landscapes over the years. But, we’ve also seen stacks upon stacks of mundane fields that have made us feel more frustrated than intrigued when plowing through them. Here are the ten worst open-world games of all-time, according to Metacritic. 10 Fuel (67) There’s really only so much rubber-band style racing gamers can tolerate before the adrenaline comes to a grinding halt, that not even nitro can help here....

The result is the list that you will find below. Enjoy! Action Games IndestructoTank Action Games Aim and Shoot Games Arcade and Classic Games Tower Defense Games Escape the Room Games Graphical Adventures Guitar Hero Games Jewels Games Logic Games Multiplayer Games Puzzle Games Racing Games Reflex Games RPG Games Shoot It Far Games Shoot-’em-Up Games Skill Games Sports Games Strategy Games Weird Games Suggested By The Readers As you probably guessed, on this game, you get to drive an indestructible tank around....

The Rockwall Independent School District (RISD) sent a letter to parents on Tuesday that coach John Harrell at Rockwall Heath High School told players during an afternoon athletics period they “were required to perform multiple push-ups.” Some of the student-athletes who became ill during the requirement of 300-plus push-ups during the 60-minute span have the condition called rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo), according to WFAA, the ABC affiliate based in Dallas. “Please know the District immediately implemented measures to address the situation and provide support for our students,” RISD stated in its letter....

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Texas over Abbott’s executive order on Friday. Within hours, Abbott issued a statement insisting that his order was aimed at protecting public health amid the COVID-19 pandemic while vowing that he has “no intention of abdicating” his “responsibility to protect the people of Texas.” “The Biden Administration has created a constitutional crisis between the federal government and the State of Texas,” Abbott said....

It all started when junior safety Dylan Haines called out some of the younger players when talking to the media. MORE: New No. 1 in SN Power Rankings | Making the case as best team “People need to step up and grow up and I don’t want to get into specific names. We need the extra work like film study,” he said, via InsideTexas.com. “Some younger guys don’t listen to the older guys that are junior and senior leaders....

The storm ravaging Texas and other southern states has led to icy roads, traffic deaths, power outages, frozen pipes and circumstances most southerners have never seen in their lifetime. Pictures and videos shared on Twitter show cities like Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso and Del Rio covered in a blanket of snow. Some even joked that they moved to Texas to avoid this kind of winter weather while others shared memes to poke fun at the hysteria surrounding the rarely-seen weather in the state....

A tornado touch-down has reportedly not been confirmed but radar showed signs of storm rotations, which prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a warning for Arlington as well as portions of Dallas, Tarrant and Denton Counties. Videos shared on social media captured the sounding of storm sirens and what looks like a huge funnel of cloud outside Denton. Other clips and photos showed collapsed structures and debris caused by the extreme weather in Arlington....

Shuhei Yoshida, head of Sony Worldwide Studios, dedicated a significant portion of his TGS 2011 Keynote speech this morning to Vita, revealing extensive details on the system’s still in development AR capabilities and remote play functionality. Separately, details on Vita’s need for a memory card have gone public, along with the first images of Vita’s game cartridges and packaging. As first unveiled at GDC 2011, the PlayStation Vita is a powerhouse of an Augmented Reality machine....

The Division 2 qualifiers taking place in Thailand have five teams each in Group A and B. Group A comprises of Bhutan, Oman, Thailand, Bhutan and Saudi Arabia, while Group B has Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, Kuwait and the Maldives. Both Thailand and Bhutan had earlier lost their opening two games of the tournament. After winning the toss yesterday, Thailand opted to bat first. They had a shaky start as they lost their captain and their opener at the score of 6 after 3....

Thai FA president Somyot Poompanmoung had warned ahead of the continental tournament that Rajevac’s job was on the line if he couldn’t take the team to the second round. He announced the decision to fire Rajevac after Sunday’s game in Abu Dhabi, despite Thailand still having group games against Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to play. In a statement released early Monday he says, “It was not the playing format that Thai FA and the team supporters desired....

As always, BetQL will have comprehensive analysis, up-to-the-minute line movement, and expert picks and predictions for these two games as well as the 14 other games this holiday weekend. The BetQL Best Bet Model has been hard at work, projecting halftime and full-game scores for this full Week 12 slate, listing each bet with confidence ratings indicating its favorites. As the Thursday Night Football game has been moved, we at BetQL have decided to provide our official previews and predictions for the two other Thanksgiving games instead....