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Housemarque has made it clear that they want Returnal to be hard. First time players will encounter a warning at the very beginning of the game promising players a challenging experience. In case that was too ambiguous, in an interview with Push Square, Housemarque’s marketing director Mikael Haveri stated that difficulty control is factored into the game in other ways. Specifically, as players explore Atropos, they will gradually accrue new permanent upgrades that open up new paths through the environment....

WEEK 12 RANKINGS: QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | K Best values Josh McCown ($6,600) – It feels weird to hype up McCown after his early-season struggles, but he’s turned into a decent option as of late. The emergence of Mike Evans has improved his quality of play. He’s thrown for 301 and 288 yards in the last two games, respectively. In all four games McCown has started and finished (he was injured in Week 3 against Atlanta), he has accounted for two touchdowns (scored twice on the ground in Week 2)....

Almost three years after Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” grossed $612 million worldwide, Hollywood has begun to court the Christian audience. This September, 20th Century Fox announced that its video-only division, Fox Faith, will now distribute as many as 12 faith-focused movies in theaters each year. “One Night With The King,” a low-budget indie film about the Biblical story of Esther, landed on screens in October and has quietly grossed more than $10 million so far....

Contract talks between screenwriters and producers are deadlocked. With the sides $100 million apart, studio chiefs no longer wonder if there may be a strike this summer, but how long it will last. The first casualty of a May walkout would be talk shows staffed by the Writers Guild of America. David Letterman will have to write his own jokes. If the Screen Actors Guild joins the WGA on the picket lines, actors may scrub publicity appearances....

What interests me most is the use of this instrument in and by our own government, usually under the more stately title of “conference,” and almost always for feinting, fogging things over and lending the appearance of frantic, pressured busyness to a state of utter paralysis. We have now, of course, come to Bosnia. As I write, it is still possible that some of the actions threatened after the last conference ....

But what if you don’t? Enter the creator economy. An entirely new market has emerged in recent years, set to defy corporate traditions by spawning a professional cohort that rely on their social media presences as products and who are their own leaders. If you’re a part of the creator economy, you don’t have built-in leadership to guide or support you, and that lack of leadership can be a challenge and hindrance to some....

In a survey conducted by Crypto Literacy in November 2021, 98 percent of respondents lacked a basic understanding of crypto concepts. However, during this same period, the global crypto market cap surged to a record $3 trillion as both institutional and retail investors allocated significant capital to cryptocurrency investments. Not only did big banks and full-time traders begin investing, but so did our neighbors, co-workers, and most importantly, young adults....

King Lear starring Ian McKellan. Tickets to this Royal Shakespeare staging were harder to snag than box seats to the World Series, and the reason was simply Sir Ian. What a privilege to see this great actor create such a flesh-and-blood Lear, stripped of any theatrical loftiness—a very physical, muscular King at the start, whose disintegration over the course of the play was all the more brutal and poignant....

It’s natural to be sad and mopey for a while. Don’t be in denial about how much you’ve been hurt. If you want to be left alone for a little while, let your friends and family know so they can give you space. Just don’t be left alone for too long or you may indulge in your sad feelings. You may be able to appreciate those special moments in the future, once you’ve gained some perspective, but not now....

RELATED: Beginner Tips For Nightmare Reaper In Nightmare Reaper players start out in their hospital gown with only a knife as a starter weapon to fight off their demons. While players can finish the game even with only one or two well-chosen weapons they should still collect more because it will not only make the gameplay more enjoyable but easier as well. Newbie gamers shouldn’t use blood ammo weapons because they’ll probably just end up killing themselves....

There are plenty of Xbox Series X|S rechargeable batteries and charging docks out there. Some come with extra batteries and docks, letting you charge more than one controller at a time. From the official simple single battery charger from Xbox to striking LED-lit chargers that can handle four batteries at once, there are plenty of choices out there. Here are the best Xbox Series X|S battery packs and chargers available today....

When you look at the market now-there’s been three or four good years-and you look at history, chances are things aren’t going to be as good in the next three or four years. It just isn’t going to happen forever. But I thought last year was going to be a sort of break-even, dull market. It turned out to be a pretty good market so I guess I feel a little beaten up....

Among the changes that the new four-hour version features are the reintroduction of Jared Leto’s Joker into the film, a new arc (and suit) for Superman (played by Henry Cavill) and a redesign of the main villain Steppenwolf (Ciarán Hinds). Major spoilers ahead. The big differences between the ‘Snyder Cut’ and the original Justice League Superman lives (with no CGI top lip) All of the reshoots that feature Cavill with an uncanny top lip after the mustache he was growing had to be CGI-ed out are gone....

Elvis’ (Austin Butler) long-time manager, portrayed by Tom Hanks, is depicted as a selfish, calculating man who tried to control the singer’s every move, all in the name of making money that he could then gamble away. Alanna Nash, the Colonel’s biographer who wrote The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley, spoke to Variety about how much of the film is true, and what is fiction....

At minimum, though, he should be able to at least recognize when the actions of other people are, say, sexist and crappy. That’s why his reaction to a question from Sporting News’ Jesse Spector at the APSE sports commissioners meetings on Friday was disappointing. MORE: Must-see Stanley Cup playoffs photos | ‘The Simpsons’ meet NHL Spector, one of several journalists in on the session, asked Bettman for his reaction to 15,000-ish fans in Winnipeg chanting “Katy Perry” at Ducks forward Corey Perry....

The most important part of the Royal Rumble is to set that road up, and it did so admirably last night, unlike most of the Royal Rumbles that have come in the years since 2010. Who got the most and least out of last night’s big show? Let’s take a look. #1 Loser: Rusev The completely bizarre booking of the United States Championship continues, as Rusev lost the title only a month after winning it....

Newton helped the undefeated Panthers (14-0) build a 35-7 lead and then hold off the Giants (6-8) for a 38-35 win. Newton threw for 340 yards and ran for another 100 with five scores to bolster his MVP status. MORE: Sunday’s defining images | RGIII’s next destination? | The contender you keep forgetting Cousins was in MVP form against the Bills (6-8), throwing for 319 yards and four touchdowns while running for a fifth as the Redskins (7-7) took over sole possession of first place in the NFC East....

“While I regret putting my wife on the table, I felt that my hand was really strong and there was no way I’d lose her,” the “Book of Virtues” author said at a Washington press conference. “I was totally flabbergasted when Jim Baker countered with a royal flush.” A spokesman for former secretary of state James A. Baker III confirmed that he had in fact won Mrs. Bennett in the Saturday night card game, but refused to elaborate any further....

While Bush acknowledged that many Americans had yet to reap positive benefits from Cheney’s explosive growth, he said that it was only a matter of time before the Vice President’s surging wealth trickled down to the rest of the country. According to figures released by the White House, Cheney expanded at a torrid 11.2 percent rate in the last quarter, creating over 20,000 new jobs, most of them for Halliburton , the oil and gas company where Cheney had served as chairman and CEO before running for vice president....

The decision to oust Iran was made unilaterally by North Korean dictator Kim Jung-Il, who aides said was “hopping mad” at Iran’s decision to abide by the anti-nuke mandate. “You call yourself evildoers?” a furious Kim reportedly bellowed into the phone when he received a call from Iran’s foreign minister, notifying him of Iran’s decision to comply. “My sharpei is eviller than you!” The expulsion of Iran is just the latest blow to the Axis of Evil, long considered the most elite club of evildoers in the world....