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Platinum Games has developed some of the most beloved action game franchises including Nier: Automota and Bayonetta. Its most recent game, Switch exclusive Astral Chain, features Platinum’s signature action-based combo gameplay with the addition of a dimension-hopping plot. RELATED: Nier Director Interested in More Sequels The gameplay video shows a little bit of everything players can expect to do in Astral Chain, but it begins with backstory and lore. Players will choose between twin brother and sister characters as their protagonist....

Using the Hubble Space Telescope—jointly operated by NASA and the European Space Agency—an international team of astronomers have observed an unexpected swirling disc of material surrounding the black hole, which is located at the center of the spiral galaxy NGC 3147 around 130 million light-years away from Earth. Low-luminosity galaxies like NGC 3147 are normally thought to contain insufficient matter to support a disc of material being sucked into the black holes at their center....

They chose not to play Friday night at Minute Maid Park against the Athletics. Houston players took their positions prior to the scheduled first pitch. Then, A’s shortstop Marcus Semien and Astros catcher Martin Maldonado placed a jersey bearing Jackie Robinson’s retired No. 42 in the right-handed and left-handed batter’s boxes. A Black Lives Matter shirt was placed on home plate. A 42-second moment of silence followed as the teams stood outside their dugouts....

Bregman called the allegations he wore a device under his uniform “stupid.” Altuve called them “ridiculous.” “MLB did their investigation,” Altuve told reporters at Astros FanFest. “They didn’t find anything.” On Thursday, a tweet from a person posing as the niece of former Astros player Carlos Beltran claimed to have photographic evidence of the buzzers, which set off several hours of speculation and inspection of photos and videos from Astros games....

Initially benched by the Astros in an attempt to protect his lead in the batting race, Altuve reiterated his desire to play and the team relented, revealing he was added to the starting lineup in a Twitter post about 35 minutes before the first pitch. The mini-saga made for a bizarre morning at Citi Field, but Altuve was hardly affected at the plate. He went 2-for-4 with a ground-rule double and a run-scoring infield single, ending the season with 225 hits and a ....

Now he's hoping things will calm down and he can just play ball. Springer, a highly touted prospect and first-round draft pick, singled and walked in his major league debut in Houston's 6-4 loss to Kansas City in 11 innings. "It's a dream come true to get an opportunity like this," Springer said after the game. "I am looking forward to playing more games and helping this team win." Mike Moustakas homered in the 11th inning to lift the Royals to the victory....

Gomez, a two-time All Star with the Brewers, is struggling in his first full season in Houston, slashing .210/.272/.322 with five home runs and 29 RBIs in 295 at-bats. He’s also had issues in the field. In Monday night’s 3-1 loss to the Twins, he misplayed two balls that resulted in triples and led to the Twins’ first two runs. MORE: Most controversial players in MLB history Jake Marisnick got the start in center for the Astros Tuesday night, although Gomez got into the game as a pinch-runner....

The relief corps for the Yankees has been good all season, even into the 2019 ALCS. It’s no surprise. Without even looking at their Baseball Reference page, just look at the names: Adam Ottavino, Zack Britton, Aroldis Chapman. Those guys are all good. They’re three of the nastiest relievers in the sport. They’re Pitching Ninja’s GIF dream — and they’re just three of the seemingly endless quality arms in the Yankee ‘pen....

RELATED: Assassin’s Creed: The 5 Best Outfits Across All Games (& The 5 Worst) Ubisoft has taken a new approach to the series in recent years by taking a year off in between releases. It has also rebranded the game into a full action-adventure RPG. These changes have given new life to this 13-year-old franchise. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey released in 2018, which makes 2020 the year of the assassin. Players can expect to play a new assassin in the next installment, but where and when will the game take place?...

RELATED: Games Franchises That Killed Off Their Protagonist (& Kept Going) Recently, Bloomberg’s investigative story revealed several allegations and instances of sexual misconduct and sexism in Ubisoft’s workplaces. It was also revealed that several playable female characters in Assassin’s Creed games had their screen time reduced or were outright omitted because certain higher-ups claimed that female-centric games wouldn’t sell, among many other controversial reasons. Without getting too deep into the controversy currently surrounding Ubisoft and its executives, here are ten female characters that deserved more screen time and some who should have been playable in the Assassin’s Creed series....

RELATED: Assassin’s Creed: Games With The Best Cover Art, Ranked There are many great Warrior Skills in Assassin’s Creed Origins, which players should unlock for a better experience when overwhelmed with enemies and being forced to fight. Some skills are better than others, but most aid the player in some way, whether situationally or overall. Updated September 27, 2022, by Michael Llewellyn:Thanks to the Ubisoft Forward event announcing more Assassin’s Creed games like Assassin’s Creed Project Red and 2023’s Assassin’s Creed: Mirage, the series has renewed interest with fans....

Bayek’s journey continues on Curse of the Pharaohs, with the opening of an entirely new region. Within the region, Bayek will have to confront the resurrected pharaohs of old, and through them visit their afterlives. The afterlife is unlike any area previously visited in Assassin’s Creed Origins, filled with figures and creatures as strange as they are wonderous – and dangerous. While in the afterlife, Bayek will be tasked with confronting the five aspects of each pharaoh’s soul, including the human-faced birds that fly around in large numbers and are invulnerable to harm....

With the help of Valka, the Seer, Eivor can travel to the mythical realm of Asgard, though, taking the form of Havi the Allfather as he deals with various godly problems. During the Asgard arc, players will meet several Aesir (Norse Gods) that also appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but will quickly learn that they are very different incarnations of the same mythical beings. In keeping with its own mythos, all of the Aesir are in fact part of the ancient race of Isu gods....

As part of the update, there are three new tombs, each with their own artifacts in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla that will take some skills to complete. In addition, gamers will need to have their settlement in Ravensthorpe acquired before they can start the DLC. RELATED: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Manius’s Sanctum Location While exciting, these new tombs can be quite confusing to navigate through for some players. So for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla fans looking to gather all the treasures, here is how to grab the artifacts....

As this area is very near to where Assassin’s Creed Valhalla players start when they first arrive in Francia, it’s very possible that this wealth will be one of the first they collect in the DLC area. Alongside the armor, there are also more treasures to be had in Pruvinis, including some ingots for equipment upgrading and the start of a mystery. Those are much easier to find, however....

To note, players must complete the Rathdown Build Up quest in AC Valhalla before they are able to increase their Dublin Renown level. While this quest comes quite early in the Wrath of the Druids campaign, the prerequisite does mean that fans should not try to obtain the All Roads Lead to Dublin trophy as soon as they start the DLC. Furthermore, Rathdown Build Up provides a nice foundation for a central component of the Renown system, making it a very important quest indeed....

For those that may have missed it, the Yule Festival event is triggered by returning to Ravensthorpe with the newest update installed. Some players have reported that the Grantebridgescire and Ledecestreshire story arcs need to be completed first, so players that are still getting lost in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s sea of collectibles should complete those to gain access to the event. RELATED: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: How to Get Sutton Hoo Armor Wealth...

This most recent entry takes players into the story of one of the series’ best assassins, Eivor, a Viking raider in ninth-century England. For those who are still enjoying the world, there is plenty more content coming soon. The Yule Festival launch is the first event tied to Ubisoft’s post-launch DLC roadmap for the game. RELATED: Ubisoft Giving Away Free Daily Gifts This Week Starting with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla DLC...

Tottenham did well to take a 2-0 lead at HT considering they had already lost Dele Alli to a three-match suspension in a 1-1 draw. In the 2nd half, they were another team altogether, who fell prey to the antics of Chelsea players and lost their heads which included Mousa Dembele eye-gouging Diego Costa and Eric Dier trying to cut Hazard and Fabregas into two. Tottenham were lucky to finish the match with 11 players on the pitch....

Aston Villa vs Southampton Preview Southampton are currently in 12th place in the Premier League standings and have been fairly inconsistent this season. The Saints slumped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers in their previous game and will need to take it up a notch this week. Aston Villa are in 17th place in the league table at the moment and have struggled so far this year....