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With the film industry embracing sci-fi space epics like the upcoming Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and the return of Star Wars, the timing is right for the return of space sim games and Star Citizen - backed by the mind behind Wing Commander and Freelancer - is one of several titles helping to turn the tide. On September 1st, Star Citizen - already holding the title being the most successful crowdfunded project ever - hit the $17 million milestone....

[HTML1] Around American Thanksgiving time, Chris Roberts and the teams working away on on the ambitious space sim universe known as Star Citizen, hosted a four-hour livestream to talk about the game, the staff, answer fan questions, etc. and during that busy week the already-record-breaking crowdfunding campaign raised hundreds of thousands of more dollars. Only a few short weeks after, the game’s fundraising efforts crossed the $34 million mark and yesterday, it hit another milestone at $35 million....

The announcement came as part of an EA Investors call late Tuesday afternoon, where the publisher revealed sales and player numbers for many of their popular titles. Madden NFL 15, for example, is up 48% when compared to last years release, and FIFA, Madden and NHL Ultimate team revenue is up 96% percent from last year’s iterations. But of course the big news, aside from the Battlefield Hardline release date, was the revelation that Star Wars: Battlefront is targeting a Holiday 2015 street date....

As dedicated Star Wars fans know, following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise, the powers that be decided to remove the so-called “Expanded Universe” - i.e. all of the novels, comic books, television shows, and other non-filmic Star Wars material that’s been produced over the years - from the official Star Wars canon. While this media will still be published, it now appears as part of the “Legends” line; the movies and The Clone Wars and Rebels television shows still “count,” but otherwise, Lucasfilm is rebuilding Star Wars continuity from scratch....

Although we have only seen a few snippets of actual gameplay, the cinematic trailer definitely suggests that the game will have some of the most impressive graphics that we’ve seen in the current console generation. While harnessing the power of the PS4, Xbox One, and high-end PCs, DICE should be able to deliver the most visually-stunning Star Wars game yet. Thanks to a few unconfirmed rumors, players have already started to speculate about the game’s FPS and resolution....

StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm is obviously much more than a simple expansion, with the developers having promised a full game’s worth of content in each of the three versions. Despite the fact that the game was claimed to be 99% complete over a month ago, signs of an impending launch or even preliminary beta details have been scarce. That’s causing some analysts to adjust previous expectations, most notably Cowan & Company analyst Doug Creutz....

To help illuminate that appeal, and to show off some of the many vehicles that Lightbox has put into Starhawk, a new trailer has been released that focuses on four key vehicle options. Each possesses their own strengths and weaknesses in a multiplayer match of Starhawk, but all are extremely appealing. First up is the Sidewinder JetBike, a riff on a hover bike that doesn’t possess much in the way of protection but is a speedy way to get a player from point A to point B....

Zverev said Djokovic will continue to be “one of the greatest players of all time” and that people should not question his legacy because of recent developments. In response to a question on whether the medical exemption saga will change the public’s perception of Djokovic, the 24-year-old said that the Serb was considered one of the greatest because of his on-court achievements, adding that the controversy would not take away his Grand Slam titles and weeks spent at No....

While Jade was frequently on the bottom line, Allen’s elimination left fans confused. Last night during Janet Jackson’s special, Allen and his dancing partner Emma Slater performed cha cha to the song, Escapade. Their performance was good, but the others delivered better performances and scored higher than Allen (scored 32). Although he was at the bottom line of the scoreboard, Dancing with the Stars fans didn’t expect that the audience would vote him out....

Carville was highly critical of Walker, the GOP’s Senate candidate for Georgia in November’s midterm elections, during an interview with MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin on Monday. The political strategist’s remarks come after the former NFL star faced a backlash from voters and other Republicans over comments made by his son, Christian Walker, and allegations that he paid an ex-girlfriend to get an abortion. Walker, who is standing on an anti-abortion platform, has strongly denied the report in the Daily Beast on Monday, saying he intends to sue the publication....

The good news is: Kendall Roy is alive and the Succession writers were quick to establish that the show’s anti-hero had survived to live another day in his wretched world. Sure, Kendall almost drowned, but luckily he was found just in time by his assistant Comfry (Dasha Nekrasova). “One too many lemoncello’s, no biggie”, Kendall tells his concerned siblings as they (ironically) play a game of monopoly. On the other hand, Logan has received a call from Karl (David Rasche) who breaks the news that the DoJ is about to hit Waystar with a “historic fine” accompanied by the fact GOJO’s market cap has overtaken Waystar’s and Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård) is considering “entertaining other options”....

Meet the cast of Netflix’s Sugar Rush Candace Nelson Born in Indonesia, Candace Nelson is a former investment banker turned pastry chef. Initially working from home in San Francisco, she then moved to Beverly Hills, Los Angeles to open a cupcake shop named Sprinkles Cupcakes. From this first store, Sprinkles Cupcakes has now expanded into over 20 stores, leading to 46-year-old Nelson becoming known as the “Cupcake Queen.” This led to her becoming a judge of Food Network show Cupcake Wars, which was hosted by Justin Willman, with whom she is reunited in an episode of Sugar Rush: Extra Sweet....

Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins gives fans a closer look into the past as well as the mind of one of the franchise’s most popular characters. The movie tells the origins of Snake Eyes, obviously, and goes into the training as well as the backstory of how he became the soldier fans know and love today. The Snake Eyes film also features fan favorites Scarlett, Baroness, and Storm Shadow (all who appeared in the 2009 G....

Protests against the Frenchman’s reign continue in north London, with certain sections of a disgruntled fan base calling for change at the end of a 20-year cycle. ‘Sanchez will end up at Chelsea’ Results at home and in Europe have culminated in more frequent fan protests, with Merson of the opinion that the desire to remove Wenger from his post – a campaign he agrees with in part – now outweighs the ambition to be successful in the remainder of the 2016-17 season....

The match started with both teams taking a cautious approach and making sure they didn’t concede early. The first half saw the visitors have more of the ball, but they failed to capitalize on their chances. The scoreboard at halftime read 0-0. In the second half, Bengaluru FC started as the better side and created many more openings. They were finally rewarded in the 50th minute when Sivasakhti Narayan gave them the lead....

[HTML1] As the gaming industry evolves, the next step for beloved franchises appears to be a jump from game to television and film. Companies like Ubisoft are prepping to release an Assassin’s Creed motion picture, while Microsoft is hard at work on getting a Spielberg-produced Halo series onto the television screens of the masses. There’s no denying that the trend of making a cross-media jump for video game series is quickly becoming a trend, and now Sonic the Hedgehog will be making the same move....

South Africa required 482 runs to win in the fourth innings but were all-out for a meagre 200 in only the fourth day of the Test match. Telling performances from Shaun Marsh, Steve Smith, Alex Doolan and David Warner helped Australia recover from a troublesome situation, when they were 98 for 4 in the first innings, and mount up a mammoth target for South Africa in the final innings. But take no credit away from the Australian bowlers, who made the mighty South African batting line-up surrender....

Three days ago, Trazia Rae shared a video of herself pouring peanuts into a bottle of Pepsi, asking her TikTok followers if they had ever tried the combination or if was “just a Florida thing.” Unsurprisingly, the footage was met with a huge wave of questions, so Trazia Rae made a follow-up video with a bottle of Coke in an effort to answer some of them. In this clip, which has been watched more than 3....

Wait. Hold that thought. Let me tell you what is in the new DLC and show you the trailer of it in action before you pull out the credit card. In the Survival at the Rock DLC you’ll get a new track called the Mine Pit and a new game mode, Survival Race. Survival Race is basically the original Survival mode, but instead racing against the clock past dummy cars and avoiding exploding barrels, you’ll be racing laps with AI opponents....

Line: Spurs -3.5, Total: 190 (visit our odds page for updated NBA betting lines). Spurs (14-3 SU, 11-6 ATS): San Antonio has the second-best record straight-up and against-the-spread record in the NBA behind Golden State, its success coming largely from the defensive end. Gregg Popovich’s men lead the league in defensive efficiency (0.925 points per possession) and enter the contest on a five-game winning streak, having held their last five opponents to under 90 points each....