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Simon S. Andersen, or snakepixel on Twitter, is an independent game developer and pixel artist. One of his most successful titles was Owlboy, a story-driven platforming adventure where a mute owl named Otus explores high above the clouds to the open-skies. Owlboy had spent nine years being developed by Andersen, where he was working through multiple different incidents that affected his personal state during development. Despite this, it was a game that survived development hell and was released to critical acclaim....

Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered ligament damage early in the first leg of Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final win against Roma last month. The England international was consequently ruled out of the World Cup, although he could return in time for the 2018-19 season. Oxlade-Chamberlain, though, is staying positive after an operation on his injured knee went well. “Watching the boys in Rome last week taking us one step closer to something very special,” Oxlade-Chamberlain wrote on Twitter alongside a photograph of him in a hospital bed....

Oz said that he did not want the “federal government” involved in abortion while backing the involvement of local politicians during his debate with Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, his Democratic opponent, on Tuesday night. The celebrity doctor made the remarks while answering a question on whether he would support a national abortion ban, as Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina proposed last month. “There should not be involvement from the federal government in how states decide their abortion decisions,” Oz said....

Ozil and international team-mate Ilkay Gundogan were pictured at the London Embassy in May alongside Erdogan, who was re-elected days later despite protests over his government’s alleged systematic arrest of journalists, civil rights activists and political opponents. The two midfielders, who were both born in Gelsenkirchen but share Turkish heritage, were subsequently booed by Germany fans in pre-World Cup friendlies, with the uproar cited as a reason for the nation’s poor performance in Russia....

Washington made its first trip to the College Football Playoff after winning the conference in Chris Petersen’s third season. USC won a thrilling Rose Bowl against Penn State and in Clay Helton’s first season. MORE: Reasons to be excited, skeptical for Big Ten teams Washington’s Jake Browning and USC’s Sam Darnold are legitimate Heisman Trophy candidates, and that’s why the Huskies and Trojans will be the popular picks to win the Pac-12 in 2017....

Wayfarer Studios was founded by Justin Baldoni (Jane the Virgin) and Steve Sarowitz. Baldoni, Manu Gargi, and Andrew Calof are set to produce Pac-Man, while Williams and Tim Kwok will also join as producers on the project on behalf of Lightbeam. RELATED: How Do The Sonic Movies Handle The Main Themes Of The Game? Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Pac-Man film will be based on an original idea conceived by Williams himself....

Ever since its announcement, Bandai Namco has done quite a bit to market this remake and show off the differences between Pac-Man World: Re-Pac and the original. In particular, these trailers have been showing how the game’s graphics have differed from the original to the remake, starting with the first and second areas. The latest trailer from Bandai Namco focuses on how things have changed in the remake for the game’s third and fourth areas....

You may not have noticed this through the initial round of games this week. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. The changes do not have a tangible effect for the men on the field, either. MORE: MLB Power Rankings | Manager rankings “From what I understand, it’s one of those things they’re not going to try to police so much,” Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson said of the foot-in-the-box mandate....

“PACER is, and always has been, a disaster. And the idea that Americans have been paying for it by the page is nuts,” Twitter user Neal Katyal wrote. Maggie Haberman of The New York Times responded to a tweet about PACER crashing and wrote, “When was the last time this many users were on PACER at once?” Yashar Ali of New York magazine wrote, “PACER is and always has been a scourge....

But the Wizards (Scott Brooks), Nets (Kenny Atkinson), Suns (interim Earl Watson became permanent) and Timberwolves (Tom Thibodeau) have already filled their spots in what has been a competitive and accelerated hiring period. The Knicks, Lakers, Kings and Rockets are still coachless, and may regret the more deliberate pace of their decisions. MORE: Ranking every coach in the NBA playoffs There are two coaches who might have a keen interest in the way these hirings are unfolding....

The game celebrates its first anniversary this month, and in celebration of this, the developers have released several redeem codes over the past week and are topping off the week with this big update. Read on to see what will keep all Cookie Run: Kingdom fans busy this weekend. Why Cookie Run: Kingdom players are excited for Version 2.6 1) New Support Cookie (Eclair Cookie) Two new Cookies will join the Cookie Run: Kingdom roster, one of which is Eclair Cookie....

Overcast days are great shooting days, as they provide naturally soft lighting as well. You should still avoid shooting from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, when the sun is directly overhead, however. If you do have to shoot inside, turn on every light and open every window. The more light, the better. [1] X Research source Don’t match the model with the background. A black man shouldn’t be on a dark brown background, and a woman in a bright dress shouldn’t be flush against a yellow wall....

RELATED: Overwatch 2: Beginners Tips For Players Who Have Never Played OW1 Overwatch 2 is lacking in its selection of Support and Tank roles, but some would argue that the Support role is the backbone and literal lifeline of the team, as they are in charge of keeping their teammates’ health topped up and ready to engage in the fight. Moira is one of the best Support picks for any team in Overwatch 2, as she has excellent burst healing capabilities while also being able to pick-off low-health enemies....

Details on Overwatch 2 are scarce at this point, but Kotaku’s Jason Schreier has provided at least a little information on the game. In the same report where he revealed the canceled StarCraft FPS, Schreier said that Overwatch 2 will have a “large PvE element,” which is a stark contrast to the original game that rarely features PvE modes. Schreier then added that some people at Blizzard have compared Overwatch 2 to Left 4 Dead....

With his incredible gravity-wielding powers, the villainous tank hero Sigma is known as the most powerful hero in Overwatch 2 lore. He’s also got an intriguing and tragic backstory that centers around experimentation and the character’s shattered mental state. All of these things and more make him one of the most complex and interesting figures in the game’s universe. Thematically, his abilities, like the aforementioned Accretion, mesh well with the core of his character: a dangerous and powerful scientific genius being manipulated by nefarious forces....

Reddit user Majiingilane has shared a clip of an Overwatch match they recently had in which a Reinhardt jumps off a ledge to rescue the Mercy, who proceeds to heal others as soon as they reach them. While Mercy’s ultimate ability allows her to fly around at will, the Overwatch support hero in Majiingilane’s video was likely still charging their Valkyrie. Seemingly deeming the Mercy more important to the team as enemies push the Ilios capture point, the Reinhardt ensured that others would receive heals despite being down one tank....

This young version of Winston appeared in his animated short Recall, which saw the genetically engineered ape pondering over whether he should bring Overwatch back together. While he ultimately decides to do so after a battle with Reaper, fans also get some insight into his origins via flashbacks. His bond with Dr. Winston is highlighted in this animated short, which is where he gets his name. Fans also see Winston as a baby, and thanks to some great animation, the young Winston is as cute as it gets....

As YouTuber hulkman503 has found out, the Overwatch map Nepal is actually one massive map made up of three distinct zones, which is the main reason why there are no loading screens between each of the rounds. Strangely enough, with two Mercys and some creative positioning, players can actually travel down to the different levels. Starting on the highest point of the map, the video shows how to start the process by using Mercy’s resurrect abilities and then gliding around the sky boxes and death planes of the second map in order to land safely on the lowest level of Nepal....

Deathmatch is a mode found in the Overwatch Arcade. Available in free-for-all and team format, deathmatch gives players a game type where the player/team with the most eliminations is the winner. In addition, the developers even designed custom maps for the mode such as Chateau Guillard and Petra. While many fans might have thought that the developers of Overwatch had shifted focus to continue work on Overwatch 2, a new deathmatch map was recently released....

For those that keep track of video game leaks, this may not come as a shock. The Switch port of Overwatch was leaked last week, so the announcement was expected during today’s Nintendo Direct. RELATED: Overwatch Fan Comes Up With Brilliant Bastion Rework That Fixes the Character The Switch version of Overwatch will release on October 15, in the middle of an already busy season. This will be the Overwatch Legendary Edition, which features 15 extra skins, as well as 3 months of Nintendo Switch Online to get players into the game immediately....