In general, the press release, which also detailed the delay of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction into April 2010, presented lowered sales targets for Ubisoft’s third-quarter and full-year (2009-2010), as well as reassured investors that the publisher has a strong set of titles in the pipeline. With the phenomenal success of Assassin’s Creed 2, it’s no surprise that Assassin’s Creed 3 was one of the titles featured in the press release....
Ezio has proven to be such a popular figure from the franchise that the trilogy of games related to him received their own remakes in Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection. From this popularity of the Italian assassin, it is safe to say that many fans would want to see a return of one of the series’ most famed protagonists. Thanks to a recent image, many are now wondering if an Ezio return could be in the works....
RELATED: Assassin’s Creed: 10 Best Villains Of All Time, Ranked The game follows a young assassin known as Ezio Auditore da Firenze through Renaissance Italy, who only learns of his lineage in the Brotherhood of Assassins after the death of his father and two brothers. As he learns the skills of the assassins, Ezio seeks revenge on the Templar Order and their grand master, Pope Rodrigo Borgia, who ordered the deaths of his family....
That is, until Assassin’s Creed Odyssey dropped and ended that tradition. In a way, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla attempts its balancing act between the old school and new school approach of Assassin’s Creed here by changing the approach to this tradition. It works for many of the games mechanics, but ultimately, it feels like a disservice to Eivor here. PLEASE NOTE: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla....
Riot Games have always been crucial for game balancing and have brought multiple changes to keep Valorant equal for all. If any agent over-performs and gets picked over other agents in the game, developers make sure that they belong to the same group as others. Jett has remained almost unchanged when it comes to agent nerfs. The agent has faced nerfs in the past. However, the one with the 3....
U.S. and British officials have grown increasingly disenchanted with Karzai, who is now viewed as isolated in Kabul and surrounded by corrupt or incompetent ministers. Things are not much better next door in Pakistan, where militant Islamist groups have grown bolder and the embattled Musharraf is under pressure to step down. Like Karzai, Musharraf has begun lashing out publicly against what he sees as Western interference. Khalilzad had a successful stint as U....
The going has got really tough for the sides in the league of late. Decimated by injuries, both teams have faltered in their quest and are losing their grip in the Scudetto race. Their misery would only be compounded after another set of disappointing results in the midweek games when the league recommenced after a fortnight-long winter hiatus. La Maggica blew a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 at Chievo, whereas The Rossonerri were dished out a frustrating 1-0 loss to Bologna at home....
“Biden got failing grades and polls on his clueless handling of the Swine Flu H1N1,” Trump wrote Thursday morning, trailing several messages posted to the social media platform this week that took aim at Biden’s governmental leadership. “It was a total disaster, they had no idea what they were doing. Among the worst ever!” Trump continued. He has denounced Biden and former President Barrack Obama’s response to the H1N1 flu before....
In a text message from his phone that also was posted on a WhatsApp group, the 2008 Olympic champion wrote: “I hope I can prove that I am a clean athlete in every way possible.” The three-time world champion said he had “read the reports linking me to doping.” The Daily Mail reported Wednesday that Kiprop failed an out-of-competition test. The newspaper cited “senior athletics sources” but did not name them....
The 22-year-old is enjoying a breakout year at Santiago Bernabeu, scoring 10 goals and providing five assists in 40 appearances in all competitions. Asensio’s transition into a key player for Real has not surprised his compatriot, who believes that he can become a truly world-class talent. Speaking exclusively to Goal, the versatile Bayern Munich man said: “For me he is the biggest young talent in Europe. “It’s amazing to watch him....
‘The manner in which he got out in the first innings is a huge cause for concern. It’s a technique he fights with on a daily basis," Pietersen said, addressing issues with both teams following the conclusion of the first Test today. Australia currently lead the Ashes 1-0. In case you didn’t know… Following a lacklustre performance from the English openers - and the bowling attack failing to back them up, England put on a first innings score of 302, and were bundled out for 195 runs in the second, with Cook himself bundled out for single digits in the total of his score in two innings, managing a sum total of nine runs...
Paine called right under blue skies in London, where the opening day was washed out due to rain. England captain Joe Root revealed he would also have bowled first if the coin had come down on the other side. Paceman Jofra Archer and spinner Jack Leach replaced James Anderson (calf) and the dropped Moeen Ali in the England side following a defeat in the first match of the series at Edgbaston....
The hosts resumed at Edgbaston on 13-0 chasing an unlikely 398 in the fourth innings, with a more realistic aim being to bat out the day to salvage a draw. However, their survival hopes were hurt when they lost first-innings centurion Rory Burns for 11, the opener getting into a terrible tangle when trying to deal with a short delivery from Pat Cummins, leading to the ball taking the glove and looping kindly to Lyon at gully....
Smith was unable to make it three centuries from as many innings in the series but the circumstances of this knock mean it might arguably live longer in the memory. Once again anchoring the Australia innings and bringing up his half century after Matthew Wade edged the in-form Stuart Broad (4-65) to slip, Smith was subjected to a brutal going over from Test debutant Archer (2-59). He needed padding and a bandage after the paceman whacked him on the left forearm before Lord’s held its breath when a bouncer speared into Smith’s neck and left him prone on the turf....
The one is called the cricketing-king of Asia while the other is known by mother-of-unexpected turnarounds. India and Pakistan, the neighbors whose cricket stories are known to almost everyone around the World, are going to clash for one more time in the upcoming Asia Cup, which starts from tomorrow at UAE. The match that is scheduled on 19th September, five days away, is one of the most looked-after encounters in this year’s cricket calendar....
Angelo Mathews-led side suffered a 3-2 series defeat in their recently concluded five-match ODI series against South Africa. However, they thrashed the Proteas in their last ODI by a huge margin of 178 runs. So, they will be high on confidence when they face Bangladesh in the tournament opener. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has an outstanding record against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup as they beat the opponent 11 times out their previous 12 matches....
The Asian Football Confederation says it “already instructed counsel to take legal action in Saudi Arabia” and is working with other sports bodies affected. World soccer body FIFA and Europe’s UEFA are also weighing action after persistent piracy of BeIN’s rights to broadcast World Cup and Champions League games across the Middle East. The broadcast conflict is a proxy fight in the 19-month political and logistical boycott of Qatar by regional rivals including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates....
India finished runners-up to Australia in the elite Champions Trophy in the Netherland which saw the team jumped one place to fifth in world rankings. If Sreejesh’s team defends the title in Jakarta, it will book an early berth for the 2020 Tokyo Games. “For us the target is to win a gold and qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, nothing less than that. Then we will get two years to prepare for the Olympics....
Another name that has cropped up in the past few years has been the 24-year-old youngster from the state of Haryana in Northern India, Bajrang Punia. Bajrang has stood out as one of the most touted wrestlers representing the nation at the sporting extravaganza in Indonesia, clinching the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, after an 11-8 victory against Japan’s Takatani Daichi in the final clash. He has gone on to live up to the expectations of people and reached the finals of the 65kg freestyle wrestling category storming through all the competition in front of him on the mat....
Thailand showed great speed and notched up 6 fast break goals and 6 more goals from the wing and ended with a overall shot efficiency of 68% (34 goals scored from 50 attempts). They won the game 34-16 (19-6 at the interval). Hongbooddee Sunanta (THA) scored 10 goals and Bunjarern Pawinee (THA) scored 9 goals. Japan (2) were to play Hong Kong (6) in the second match of the day, which was touted to be a close encounter....
