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Half-Life 2’s 20th anniversary documentary shows off unseen Episode 3 footage Half-Life 2’s 20th anniversary documentary shows off unseen Episode 3 footage A documentary celebrating the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2 has shown off development footage of the cancelled Half-Life 2: Episode 3 The new documentary, which can be viewed below, was produced by Secret Tape, a production arm of the popular crowd-funded documentary studio Noclip. The documentary follows the development of the 2004 PC game and features interviews with the majority of the game’s most prominent developers, including Valve boss Gabe Newell. The documentary concludes by discussing why a third episode for Half-Life 2 was announced but never released. The Half-Life 2 team largely credits the need to work on other Valve titles at the time as part of the reason the episode was never released. “I think we were six months in on it when we moved to Left 4 *****,” said David Speyre, an engineer on Half-Life 2. “We put down episode 3 to go help Left 4 *****.” “By the time we considered going back to Episode 3, the argument was made that ‘well we missed it,”” he continued. “We could have definitely gone back and spent two years to make episode 3.” Valve president Gabe Newell said: “My personal ******** was being stumped. I couldn’t figure out why doing Episode 3 was pushing anything forward.” Alongside the documentary, Valve has released a series of updates for Half-Life 2, which is now free to own on Steam for a limited time. “Every map in Half-Life 2 has been looked over by Valve level designers to fix longstanding bugs, restore content and features lost to time, and improve the quality of a few things like lightmap resolution and fog,” said Valve. Half-Life 2 now includes the complete Episode One and Episode Two expansions along with the base game. They’re accessible from the main menu, and you will automatically advance to the next expansion after completing each one. Developer commentary for Half-Life 2 has also been added to the game on PC, alongside Steam Workshop support. Valve has also released videos of the E3 demos from 2002 and 2003 of the game, both of which had largely been lost outside of low-quality recordings. Source link #HalfLife #20th #anniversary #documentary #shows #unseen #Episode #footage Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Quordle today – hints and answers for Saturday, November 16 (game #1027) Quordle today – hints and answers for Saturday, November 16 (game #1027) Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your Quordle expert Your Quordle expert Marc McLaren Social Links Navigation Global Editor in Chief Quordle today (game #1027) – hint #1 – Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today? • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*. * Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too). Quordle today (game #1027) – hint #2 – repeated letters Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters? • The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 0. Quordle today (game #1027) – hint #3 – uncommon letters Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today? • No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today’s Quordle answers. Quordle today (game #1027) – hint #4 – starting letters (1) Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter? • The number of today’s Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2. If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you’re not ready yet then here’s one more clue to make things a lot easier: Quordle today (game #1027) – hint #5 – starting letters (2) What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with? • N • B • B • F Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM. Quordle today (game #1027) – the answers (Image credit: Merriam-Webster) The answers to today’s Quordle, game #1027, are… Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable ****** Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content. You’ll need to have been careful with one word in particular in today’s Quordle – because FOUND is potentially a streak-ender. It may look innocent enough at first glance, with no uncommon or repeated letters, but that -OUND format is one of the most common in the game, with eight possible solutions: WOUND, ROUND, POUND, HOUND, FOUND, SOUND, MOUND and BOUND. Narrowing them down was therefore the key to solving this game – and you’ll need to have done it strategically rather than simply by guessing options, for that first letter, because there are simply too many of them. At least the other three words were not too bad in comparison, so this probably counts as a moderately difficult Quordle, rather than an impossible one. Small victories, eh? How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know. Daily Sequence today (game #1027) – the answers (Image credit: Merriam-Webster) The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1027, are… Quordle answers: The past 20 Quordle #1026, Friday 15 November: PURER, TRUSS, TORCH, FORUM Quordle #1025, Thursday 14 November: EXALT, TASTE, CRONY, CLOUT Quordle #1024, Wednesday 13 November: YEARN, ELBOW, SURGE, PINEY Quordle #1023, Tuesday 12 November: CHORD, ATTIC, OLIVE, EIGHT Quordle #1022, Monday 11 November: COPSE, REGAL, GRUNT, GOODY Quordle #1021, Sunday 10 November: GROIN, FAULT, FERRY, SUITE Quordle #1020, Saturday 9 November: FLUME, THERE, ATOLL, SANER Quordle #1019, Friday 8 November: DELAY, NAVAL, MOLAR, SWARM Quordle #1018, Thursday 7 November: REPAY, SYNOD, LOATH, PITHY Quordle #1017, Wednesday 6 November: SASSY, DRUID, THREW, SLOSH Quordle #1016, Tuesday 5 November: BEGET, AMUSE, STONY, LOUSY Quordle #1015, Monday 4 November: CHILL, TACKY, GRAPH, PLAZA Quordle #1014, Sunday 3 November: QUIRK, HEART, ELBOW, KNOWN Quordle #1013, Saturday 2 November: SWUNG, FLOOR, PARER, CRUST Quordle #1012, Friday 1 November: FIFTY, GULCH, RECUT, TWEET Quordle #1011, Thursday 31 October: TWINE, RIGID, BELCH, AMEND Quordle #1010, Wednesday 30 October: SLOOP, BRINE, BROOD, FLUID Quordle #1009, Tuesday 29 October: CLIFF, BURNT, SNAKY, POLYP Quordle #1008, Monday 28 October: MACAW, LIEGE, GOUGE, CARGO Quordle #1007, Sunday 27 October: STUNG, CLOUT, SOWER, BASIS Source link #Quordle #today #hints #answers #Saturday #November #game Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Police defend investigation into journalist’s tweet Police defend investigation into journalist’s tweet Getty Images Allison Pearson Essex Police has defended its actions after Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson said she was left “dumbstruck” by a visit to her home on Remembrance Sunday over a social media post. Officers visited Pearson as part of an investigation into alleged incitement to ******* hatred, following a complaint from a member of the public, the force said. In an article, Pearson said she was told by the police who came to her home it was over a “non-****** hate incident”, but not told which post it was about. The force said “at no stage” did its officers tell her the investigation was related to a “non-****** hate incident.” A non-****** hate incident is where no ********* offence has been committed but the person reporting it believes the incident to be motivated by hostility. In a statement, Essex Police said officers “went to a residential address to arrange a time to do an interview with a woman about a complaint made by a member of the public”. “At no stage during the short interaction between the woman and our officers was she informed that the report being investigated was being treated as a non-****** hate incident. To suggest otherwise is wholly inaccurate and misleading. “As the public would expect, we have body worn video of this interaction which entirely supports our position in this respect.” Warning: This article contains language that some people may find offensive In her article, Pearson said she had not been told which post the complaint was about, but that “a year ago, I was consumed with the aftermath of the Oct 7 attacks by ******” and slogans brandished at pro-************ marches. The BBC has seen the now-deleted post from 16 November last year. It shows an image of two police officers standing next to two men holding what appears to be a flag of of the Pakistani political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The post tags the Metropolitan Police alongside the words “how dare they”. It adds: “Invited to pose for a photo with lovely peaceful British Friends of ******* on Saturday police refused. Look at this lot smiling with the **** haters.” X added a notice to the post stating that the image was taken in Manchester, not London, and that it is “not related to Palestine”. ‘I was definitely shocked’ Pearson said that when police turned up at her house last Sunday morning, she was shocked. “I was definitely shocked. Astonished. That too. Upset. How could I not be?” she said, adding that she felt “a surge of instinctive anger. A non-****** – what the *****?” The force has since lodged a complaint with the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) regulator over the Telegraph’s reporting of the incident. The BBC has been told by the Met Police that the original complaint was made by a member of the public in 18 November last year. The force said it was contacted on social media by a member of the public “who wished to make an allegation that a post on X was a possible hate ******”. It added that the allegation was recorded but not investigated, and then passed on to Sussex Police on 22 November, as the complainant lived in that county. Sussex Police then passed it to Essex Police. Row over free speech A number of political figures have come out in support of Pearson, including shadow home secretary Chris Philp and former prime minister Boris Johnson – and a debate has been sparked around free speech. Richard Tice, chairman of the Reform *** party, told the BBC the Telegraph columnist had been left “terrified and scared” by the police visit. He also called on the chief constable of Essex Police to apologise to Pearson or risk bringing the force into disrepute. The Home Office has already been looking into how forces review non-****** hate incidents in balance with the right to free speech. A spokesman for the prime ministers’ office said: “Ultimately it’s important that the police can capture data relating to non-****** hate incidents… to help prevent serious ******* which may later occur. “This must be balanced with the fundamental right to free speech and also ensuring that the police can spend their time dealing with the issues that matter most to our communities.” The BBC has contacted The Daily Telegraph for comment. Source link #Police #defend #investigation #journalists #tweet Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Hidetaka Miyazaki’s Golden Rule for All FromSoftware Games is What Bethesda Needed to Save Starfield Hidetaka Miyazaki’s Golden Rule for All FromSoftware Games is What Bethesda Needed to Save Starfield Even though Bethesda’s Starfield was received positively upon its launch by fans and critics alike, reactions to the game have steadily become more divisive as time has gone on. The space-action RPG didn’t deliver upon expectations. (Image via Microsoft) Public opinion on the game is at an all-time low, and Shattered Space DLC managed to make things even worse. What could save Bethesda from this mess is following FromSoftware and Hidetaka Miyazaki’s development path, which allowed them to create bangers after bangers. Hidetaka Miyazaki’s Golden Rule Can Salvage Bethesda’s Starfield FromSoftware Inc. and Hidetaka Miyazaki are names that are synonymous with phenomenal boss fights, challenging gameplay and quality world-building. Over the years, Miyazaki and his team have given us top-notch gaming experiences that push the boundaries of the medium. What has allowed the company to establish itself as the top dog in the industry is Miyazaki’s unique approach to game development. Unlike other studios, Miyazaki never imposes control over the artists and developers at FromSoftware. Although he explains his vision to them, he lets his team take care of things if they find something new and compelling. Of course, If I don’t get what I want, I start giving more specific descriptions and I might even start drawing things on the whiteboard, but even then I’d never go so far as to say “it has to be this colour or this shape” Miyazaki’s tendency for flexibility in game development has allowed FromSoftware to flex its innovation and creativity and give us immersive worlds that feel unbelievable. It’s a unique approach and something you wouldn’t see at a company like Bethesda. Not only does Todd Howard push himself, but he often makes developers follow a rigid structure, and all the work is checked a hundred times to ensure that Bethesda’s “standards” are matched. Sure, you can say this route does allow for consistency, but the only consistent thing Bethesda has been doing is making terrible games. Take a look at its recent releases, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Starfield. All have ******* to deliver in some way or another. Let’s hope that Bethesda and Howard can empower their developers to bring new creative visions to life with the same degree of freedom FromSoftware allows. This will undoubtedly allow the studio to save Starfield from its downward spiral and its upcoming Elder Scrolls 6. The Next Bethesda Title Might Not Match Expectations The Elder Scrolls 6 is still years away from release. (Image via Microsoft) It’s already confirmed that Howard and his team are working on Elder Scrolls 6. Its predecessor, Skyrim, was a blockbuster hit, with many still playing the title despite the fact that it’s 13 years old. As we continue to see more rumors, it seems like the game might not match the community’s expectations in the long run. While chatting with Kiwi Talkz, Bruce Smith, a former senior game designer at Bethesda, stated that the next Elder Scrolls won’t meet fan expectations. According to him, the studio’s history of developing genre-defining RPGs puts the Elder Scrolls 6 in a bad spot since there are so many great games preceding it. Elder Scrolls 6 is undoubtedly going to be an amazing game, but it’s going to be compared to all the previous games that Bethesda made. Expectations even for the space-RPG were quite high, which could foreshadow how the eventual launch of the next Elder Scrolls might go. For any developer, it’s frustrating to keep up with high hopes. The long silence that has ********** the development of Elder Scrolls 6 is a good sign that the company is now waiting until the time is right to open up about details. With that said, do you think Starfield and its recent Shattered Space DLC? Let us know in the comments. Source link #Hidetaka #Miyazakis #Golden #Rule #FromSoftware #Games #Bethesda #Needed #Save #Starfield Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, November 16 (game #258) NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, November 16 (game #258) Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your Strands expert Your Strands expert Marc McLaren Social Links Navigation Global Editor in Chief NYT Strands today (game #258) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… “Oh, you!” NYT Strands today (game #258) – hint #2 – clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. ROLL TROLL SCOOT LAUGH WITS BETS NYT Strands today (game #258) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • LOL! NYT Strands today (game #258) – hint #4 – spangram position What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches? First: top, 3rd column Last: bottom, 4th column Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Strands today (game #258) – the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today’s Strands, game #258, are… DROLL LAUGHABLE AMUSING WITTY COMIC RIOTOUS SPANGRAM: THATSFUNNY My rating: Moderate My score: Perfect This is a relatively mundane edition of Strands, but there’s nothing wrong with that. It all makes sense – which isn’t always the case! – and offers a reasonable challenge unless you get lucky with your first word. That’s because the theme hint, ‘”Oh, you!”‘, is rather cryptic; you may well need to use a hint to get going. I didn’t, because I found DROLL by accident when looking for hint words, and then spotted LAUGHABLE by design, based on what I thought the concept here might be. I was correct, and followed up with the likes of AMUSING and WITTY before getting the spangram. Business as usual, really. Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable ****** Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content. How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know. Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, 15 November, game #257) KALE ICEBERG ROMAINE WATERCRESS RADICCHIO SPANGRAM: SALADGREENS What is NYT Strands? Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile. I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day. Source link #NYT #Strands #today #hints #answers #spangram #Saturday #November #game Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Lower shoots another 65 to lead Bermuda Championship Lower shoots another 65 to lead Bermuda Championship Justin Lower made another six-under 65 without taking advantage of the par 5s on Friday to give him a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. The island paradise was more like a grind in the wind and squalls of rain at Port Royal. The round did not finish before dark for the second straight day. Lower, coming off a runner-up finish last week in Mexico, opened with three birdies in five holes and seized control with three straight birdies starting at No.12 with a six-foot putt. He then rolled in a 20-footer from off the green at the 13th and made a sharp-breaking 15-footer on the next *****. The streak ended when his bunker shot on the 15th grazed the cup. He could have picked up shots on the par 5s. He was in range at the 17th, only to miss the green right. His pitch rolled out to 12 feet and he missed the birdie putt. “To not get the par 5s when they’re all kind of reachable other than No.2 just being into the wind, that part kind of sucks,” Lower said. “It would have been nice to get one of those last two putts to go in on 17, 18, but still a great round and I’m happy where I’m at.” He was at 12-under 130, two shots ahead of Robby Shelton (64) and Ryan Moore (65). Lower already has his card locked up for next year after last week. A victory would get him into the Masters and the first two $20 million signature events in 2025. Shelton and Moore are outside the top 150 in the FedEx Cup. The PGA Tour season ends next week, and the top 125 keep full status for next year. Moore was on the cusp of losing his card last year until he tied for fifth in the Bermuda Championship and tied for eighth in the season-ending RSM Classic. He’s in the same predicament this year. “I’ve got to get out of this habit of remembering how to play golf this second-to-last week of the year, that’s not a good habit to be in out here,” Moore said. “But I hope it continues over the weekend and my game keeps kind of trending the way it’s been.” Aaron Baddeley, the lone *********** in the field is No.163 in the standings. Baddeley, who opened with a 73, shot a brilliant five-under 66 in the second round to jump 39 places in the field. At three under for the tournament, he is now tied 45th and will be hoping for a big weekend performance. The cut won’t be made until the second round is completed Saturday morning, but Egor Eroshenko was assured of playing the weekend, making him the first Russian to make the cut on the PGA Tour. Source link #shoots #lead #Bermuda #Championship Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

RetroRealms Arcade Executive Producer On Co-Op, Future Cabinets, And DLC Characters RetroRealms Arcade Executive Producer On Co-Op, Future Cabinets, And DLC Characters WTMG’s Leo Faria: “You can have quite a bit of fun playing as Ash Williams or Michael Myers in RetroRealms Arcade, but I can’t help but think that this collection’s entire structure is completely unnecessary. Both Halloween and Ash vs. Evil ***** could/should have been released as separate games altogether, and for a slightly lower pricetag, devoid of DLC practices. Doing so would have made their issues stand out a bit less. As of now, considering the entry fee and short length, RetroRealms Arcade is only fully recommended to ****-hard fans of those franchises. For anyone else, wait for a slight discount.” Source link #RetroRealms #Arcade #Executive #Producer #CoOp #Future #Cabinets #DLC #Characters Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Texas influencer who lost monkey after ****** driving ****** desperate to get the ***** animal back Texas influencer who lost monkey after ****** driving ****** desperate to get the ***** animal back A spider monkey belonging to a Dallas-area influencer had a ******** caused by malnutrition when police took him from his owner over the weekend, officials said. The monkey, named Jorgie Boy, was taken from his owner, Brandi Botello, on Saturday morning after Dallas police officers responded to a single-vehicle accident. The driver was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated, police said in a statement. Police did not identify the driver in the statement. Botello told NBC Dallas-Fort Worth that she was charged with DWI but maintained that she was not driving. She said that at the time of the ******, she was intoxicated and had passed out in the passenger seat holding the nearly 3-year-old spider monkey. Brandi Botello. “I didn’t even know what was going on. I slept through the car accident. I didn’t even know we were in an accident,” she told the station. “I wasn’t driving.” She said she did move into the driver’s seat after the ******. “I hopped over to the driver’s seat. I didn’t know we crashed in front of the police station. When I turned around there was a cop right there and he was trying to accuse me of driving, but I wasn’t driving,” she said, according to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth. Botello told the station that the driver was a male acquaintance and that he was charged with public intoxication. Neither the humans nor the monkey in the car were seriously injured, police said. Because Botello lives in Irving, a neighboring suburb, the monkey was transferred to Irving’s animal control department, Dallas police said. Irving police said Thursday that Jorgie Boy was diagnosed with rickets, which they described as “a bone ******** caused by inadequate nutrition.” The police department said he is receiving care at “an undisclosed wildlife sanctuary in Texas.” Dwan Johns, from the Funky Monkey Ranch, a sanctuary near Fort Worth, Texas, confirmed to NBC News that Jorgie Boy is now in their care. Johns also confirmed that Jorgie Boy weighed 6 pounds — less than half of an average spider monkey — and that he had tiny fractures in his bones, a metabolic bone ******** caused by poor nutrition, and elevated liver and pancreatic levels. Johns told NBC News that Jorgie Boy was legally released to her on Saturday from Irving Animal Control. She said local animal controls in cities where owning wild animals is prohibited cannot care for those “wild exotic dangerous animals,” which spider monkeys are classified as, per the ******* States Department of Agriculture. Johns said the monkey would not be returned to its previous owner, the Dallas Morning News reported. “I immediately added him to my USDA license here at our ranch. So he is legally here where he will stay,” Johns told NBC News. She explained that because Botello owned Jorgie Boy illegally in a city where spider monkeys are prohibited, the city “could have euthanized without cause.” “Thankfully we were available to take him in,” Johns said. It is legal in Texas to own some exotic animals, including monkeys, with permits, but the city of Irving prohibits ownership of wild animals. Botello, who has 43,000 Instagram followers, has been reposting followers’ stories with the hashtag “#FreeJorgieBoy.” On Instagram, Botello wrote “this ugly depressing lonely feeling I have is the worst” but said she is “not going to stop trying!” “He means more to me then anything in this world I’m not going to let one little mistake break me I’m willing to change anything and everything for him,” she wrote. “Being at the wrong place at the wrong time is a real thing,” Botello continued. “I owned up to it … I know I’m a good mom … WE ALL KNOW that!” Jorgie Boy has an online presence of his own, including an Instagram account with nearly 6,000 followers that includes pictures of him wearing pajama sets, taking baths and dressing up with Botello, who has his name tattooed on her back. Jorgie Boy’s story comes on the heels of that of Peanut, an Instagram-famous squirrel that authorities seized and euthanized after officials got reports that Peanut’s owner was illegally keeping wild animals in his home. This article was originally published on NBCNews.com Source link #Texas #influencer #lost #monkey #****** #driving #****** #desperate #***** #animal Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

GTA Trilogy developer is not happy about latest update GTA Trilogy developer is not happy about latest update Rockstar Games The poorly received Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition got a surprise and much-needed update earlier this week, but not everybody is happy with the results. After the update went live on PC and consoles, fans noticed quickly that Grove Street Games, the studio that developed Definitive Edition with Rockstar Games, had been removed from the splash screen ahead of the start menu. Now Grove Street CEO Thomas Williamson has spoken out on X about the situation. “Speaking entire hypothetically: It’s a [*****] move to remove primary developers from credits in an update, especially when an update includes hundreds of fixes that were provided by those developers that stayed out of players’ hands for years,” Williamson wrote. Users were quick to point out that Grove Street Games is still listed in the end of game credits. The studio was just removed from the initial splash screen. GTA: The Trilogy includes Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and was first released in 2021 on PC and console. However, it flattened the look of each game by removing their distinctive hues, which fans criticized. They also featured performance issues, poor lighting in dimly lit areas, and blocky water effects. Many of these bugs were fixed when the bundle came to Netflix last year, and now they’ve finally made their way to other versions of the game. That means right now you can play three iconic games on basically every platform except Nintendo Switch and you’ll get the same experience. And according to Williamson’s post, Grove Street Games helped with those updates as well. Source link #GTA #Trilogy #developer #happy #latest #update Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Mortgage rates rise despite interest rate cut Mortgage rates rise despite interest rate cut Getty Images Mortgage costs are rising – with the average rate on a two-year fixed deal now at 5.5% – despite a recent cut in interest rates. A string of lenders, including Barclays, HSBC, NatWest and Nationwide, have increased the rates charged on new fixed deals in recent days. That has created a headache for borrowers hoping costs were on a consistent downward trend, especially in light of the Bank of England cutting the benchmark interest rate earlier this month. Recent events, such as the Budget, mean that borrowing costs in general have increased, which may have a knock-on effect for those searching for a home loan. How mortgage rates affect borrowers Some tracker and variable rate mortgages move fairly closely in line with the Bank’s base rate. However, more than eight in 10 mortgage customers have fixed-rate deals. The interest rate on this kind of mortgage does not change until the deal expires, usually after two or five years, and a new one is chosen to replace it. About 800,000 fixed-rate mortgages, currently with an interest rate of 3% or below, are expected to expire every year, on average, until the end of 2027. Hundreds of thousands of potential first-time buyers also hope to get a place of their own with their first mortgage. All would welcome low mortgage rates. There have been two significant spikes in the last couple of years, with the average rate peaking at 6.85% in August 2023, according to the financial information service Moneyfacts. Rates are lower now, but the cost of deals has been moving up either side of the Budget. The average rate on a two-year deal now stands at 5.5%, and the average on a five-year deal is 5.22%. Nearly all of the cheapest deals on the market, often for those able to offer a large ********, have risen back above a rate of 4%. Why are interest rates down but mortgage rates up? On 7 November, the Bank of England cut the base rate – which influences the wider cost of borrowing for businesses, individuals and the government – from 5% to 4.75%. This had been widely expected, so the markets had already factored the cut into their calculations. In other words, it was so widely anticipated that borrowing costs had already been adjusted accordingly. However, the Bank of England also said that future interest rate cuts may not come as often and as quickly as previously thought. In the words of one mortgage broker, that was because the Budget delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves “threw a spanner in the works”. Spending pledges risked inflating some prices, something high interest rates are designed to control. Bank governor Andrew Bailey said rates were likely to “continue to fall gradually from here”, but cautioned they could not be cut “too quickly or by too much”. Lenders price their mortgages not only on where interest rates are at any one time but where they, and the financial markets, expect them to be in the future. Getty Images Brokers say the outlook had changed for lenders given the Bank’s latest view on interest rates, prompting the most recent mortgage rate moves. “The slew of rate changes in recent weeks has continued to push [mortgage] rates higher, reflecting the higher costs for lenders, as the market outlook for rates has edged toward a ‘higher for longer’ expectation,” said David Hollingworth, from mortgage broker L&C. “Unwelcome as it is for borrowers, it’s important to note that there’s no sign of rates skyrocketing as they have in recent years. The Bank of England base rate is still expected to fall over time, but markets are questioning if the pace will be as rapid.” A Treasury spokesman said that the Budget was “putting the public finances on a sustainable path” and that was “essential to ensuring steady mortgage rates for all homeowners”. What goes up might come down The general trend of interest rates is expected to be down, but timing can be tough for borrowers. That is made ******* because mortgage deals currently have a relatively short shelf-life, owing to the uncertainty. “Any stand out best-buy deals are not lasting very long,” said Aaron Strutt, from broker Trinity Financial. “If your mortgage is due for renewal and you are sticking with your existing lender, you need to keep an eye on the rates because the lenders don’t tend to tell borrowers when they are going up.” Ways to make your mortgage more affordableMake overpayments. If you still have some time on a low fixed-rate deal, you might be able to pay more now to save later.Move to an interest-only mortgage. It can keep your monthly payments affordable although you won’t be paying off the debt accrued when purchasing your house.Extend the life of your mortgage. The typical mortgage term is 25 years, but 30 and even 40-year terms are now available. Read more here. Source link #Mortgage #rates #rise #interest #rate #cut Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The Master Chief Collection for just $10 The Master Chief Collection for just $10 The ****** Friday elves are smiling today. Xbox , and there are some real goodies to choose from. This is a digital *****, so it’s a great time to pad that backlog, particularly if your . Perhaps the most noteworthy deal here is for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. It’s on ***** for $10, . This Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3 and Halo 4. This adds up to 45 campaign missions and more than 100 multiplayer maps. Much of this content has been updated to provide 4K visuals and HDR support. Microsoft The Street Fighter 6 , which is a discount of 50 percent. We said the game “oozes style” in our official review and praised the robust World Tour mode, which is sort of like a tutorial mixed with an RPG. The controls are as tight as ever and the myriad of playable characters are a whole lot of fun. The first-party game Pentiment is also half off, . This is an . It’s a niche title, but a great one, particularly for ten bucks. The game’s certainly easy on the eyes. Everyone’s favorite walking simulator, ****** Stranding: Director’s Cut, . Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred , bringing it down to $30, and Star Wars Outlaws is $52 instead of $70. Other discounted games include Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil 4, Tekken 8 and, well, too many more to list. The ***** ends on December 2. Check out all of the latest ****** Friday and Cyber Monday deals here. Source link #Master #Chief #Collection Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Champion of Champions snooker: Xiao Guodong beats defending champion Mark Allen to reach semi-finals Champion of Champions snooker: Xiao Guodong beats defending champion Mark Allen to reach semi-finals Xiao Guodong defeated 2023 winner Mark Allen 6-3 as he moved into the final of the Champion of Champions in Bolton. China’s Xiao, who is enjoying his best campaign as a professional, took the opener with a 71 clearance after world number three Allen broke down on 65 and he also enjoyed runs of 83 and 71 to establish a 3-1 lead at the interval. However, the Northern Irishman drew level at 3-3 before Xiao pulled clear again, taking two hard-fought frames before sealing his victory. Xiao, who had already beaten Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby on his way to the last four, will now face either Mark Williams or Neil Robertson on Sunday (13:00 GMT) in a battle for the £150,000 top prize. Source link #Champion #Champions #snooker #Xiao #Guodong #beats #defending #champion #Mark #Allen #reach #semifinals Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Unveiling Talgua *****: The Glowing Skulls of Honduras’ Past Unveiling Talgua *****: The Glowing Skulls of Honduras’ Past Talgua *****, known also as the ‘***** of the Glowing Skulls’, is a ***** located in the Olancho Valley, which is situated in Catacamas, a municipality in northeastern Honduras. The *****’s name may be said to be a misnomer, as the skulls do not actually glow on their own. Instead, the piles of human bones on the surface of the ***** were coated over the centuries by a layer of calcium crystals. These crystals reflect light, thus giving the bones a glowing appearance. The existence of the Talgua ***** is said to have been known by locals for generations. Nevertheless, the area where the ‘glowing skulls’ were found seems to have not been known by the outside world. Knowledge of its existence in modern times may be dated back only as far as 1994. Archaeological Investigations In April of that year, four young men from Catacamas, two Hondurans and two Americans, visited the Talgua *****. Whilst they were exploring the cavern, they came across an opening and decided to investigate further. One of the men returned to the town to get a tall ladder, which they used to descend into the chamber. The men took some pictures, left the chamber undisturbed, and reported their discovery to George Hasemann, the director of archaeology at the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. Near the entrance. (Public Domain) Based on the archaeological investigations that were carried out at the site, it was determined that the chamber had been used by a pre-Columbian culture. Whilst the Mayans are arguably the best-known pre-Columbian civilization that occupied that region, it was determined that the people who had utilized the ***** were not Mayans. Yet, it is unknown as to which non-Mayan culture these people belonged to. This is due to the fact that the style of the 20 undecorated ceramic bowls and two thin marble vessels found at the site could not be matched to that of any known non-Mayan cultures inhabiting the area which is today known as Honduras. Talgua *****. (Dennis Garcia/CC BY 3.0) Burials in the Talgua ***** The main highlight of the ***** may be said to be the bones. It has been reported that 23 deposits were discovered in the Talgua *****, almost all of which contained the ******** of more than one person. The ***** has been called an ossuary and was used as a place for secondary burials. Incidentally, evidence of caves being used as ossuaries has also been found in other parts of the region. It has been suggested that the bones of the ***** were packed in cloth material before being transported from the primary burial site to this *****. Additionally, it has been speculated that these ******** were brought in through an entrance which has since been lost. Screenshot of replicas at the museum of ***** Talgua. EL CATRACHITO ECOTOURS, HONDURAS C.A./Facebook screenshot) Initially, it was speculated that the burials in the Talgua ***** occurred sometime between 300 BC and 500 AD. Radio-carbon dating of ash samples and bone fragments have revealed that these estimations were way off. The results showed that the ***** was in use sometime between 1400 BC and 800 BC, dates which are much older than what the investigators had first thought. Re-evaluating Honduran History Whilst many questions about the ***** remain, the discovery of this burial site has forced archaeologists to re-evaluate the history of Honduras. For instance, the marble vessels found at the site were objects that required a high degree of skill to produce. This is because such vessels had to be chipped out from a single block of marble, and then smoothed by hand. Given the amount of effort needed to produce such vessels, they have been associated with the elite. Therefore, the discovery at Talgua ***** shows that social stratification, which is regarded as a feature of complex societies, had already occurred in Honduras at quite an early ******* of time. Top image: Talgua *****, Olancho, Honduras. Source: david diaz/CCO By Wu Mingren This article was first published in 2016, and was updated in Nov 2024. Source link #Unveiling #Talgua #***** #Glowing #Skulls #Honduras Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Score Big Savings On Board Game With These Early ****** Friday Deals At Amazon Score Big Savings On Board Game With These Early ****** Friday Deals At Amazon Amazon is offering impressive early ****** Friday discounts on a long list of board games. Whether you’re looking for a new edition of Monopoly, want to ***** into a tabletop version of Skyrim, or explore a cooperative adventure in Arkham Horror, tons of great games are on *****. This includes both core sets and expansions–so even if you already own some of these titles, this is a good chance to pick up an expansion that’ll breathe new life into your game nights. Amazon isn’t advertising an end date for most of these deals, though some have limited inventory and are quickly selling out. So if you’re hoping to update your board game collection ahead of the holidays, we’ve pulled together all the best early ****** Friday board game deals. For more deals, take a look at our comprehensive ****** Friday Hub. Elder Scrolls Skyrim: The Adventure Game Explore the world of Skyrim from a new perspective with Skyrim: The Adventure Game. The cooperative adventure sees up to four players working as members of the Blades to save Tamriel from all sorts of threats. It includes everything you need to start playing–though you’ll also find a handful of expansions and a premium Miniatures Set available with steep price cuts in the list below Bloodborne Bloodborne: The Board Game The board game version of Bloodborne is a sprawling adventure for up to four players. The cooperative journey has you carving your way through the city of Yharnam to unravel the cause of a mysterious ********. Along with the board, tokens, and other accessories needed to play, you’ll also get a handful of cool miniatures. For something cheaper, there’s Bloodborne: The Card Game, which is just $33 (was $45) and gets you a similar cooperative experience. Lord of the Rings: The Card Game Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Two Towers Saga Expansion While Lord of the Rings: The Card Game Core Set isn’t seeing much of a discount, its many expansions are getting big price cuts. If you already own the Core Set, consider picking up The Two Towers: Saga Expansion for $50 (was $70) or the super affordable Angmar Awakened: Hero Expansion for $28 (was $45). Both offer plenty of new scenarios and side quests to play through, breathing new life into the popular game. Marvel: Crisis Protocol Marvel: Crisis Protocol Core Set Now is a great time to get started with Marvel: Crisis Protocol, as the Core Set is just $59 (was $100). It includes everything you need to play the tabletop game, though you’ll find multiple Character Packs on ***** that let you bring other iconic faces into your battles. Specifically, take a look at the Thanos expansion, as the premium miniature is now just $38 (was $65). Star Wars Legion Star Wars Legion: Core Set Featuring 39 miniatures, multiple barricades to build a battlefield, and all the accessories needed to start playing, Star Wars Legion Core Set is a great value at $96 (was $120). For even more galactic action, pick up some of the many discounted expansions, such as Din Djarin and Groju for $20 (was $32) or Grand Master Yoda for $11 (was $18). There’s also a cool Legion Imperial Bunker Battlefield Expansion for $45 (was $80) if you want to expand your playing field. Arkham Horror: The Card Game Arkham Horror: The Card Game This cooperative card game tasks you and up to three other friends with investigating a mysterious threat in the tiny town of Arkham. Arkham Horror: The Card Game Core Set is where you’ll want to start, and since it’s now just $48 (was $60), consider picking it up ahead of your holiday parties. Several expansions are also on ***** that bring you new investigators or scenarios to play through–the most affordable of which is The Path to Carcosa Investigator Expansion for $25 (was $36), granting you six new Investigator Cards and over 200 Player Cards. Horrified Horrified Save your town from an invasion of monsters in this quirky cooperative board game series. Most versions support up to five players, though its scalable difficulty lets you face the horrors solo if your usual team is busy on game night. The standard Horrified is a good place to start, as it gets you iconic creatures like Dracula, The Mummy, and Frankenstein’s Monster. A cheaper alternative is Horrified: Greek Monsters for $19 (was $35), featuring Medusa, Cerberus, Minotaur, and more. Check the links below for more versions of the game on *****. Monopoly Monopoly: Wicked Edition Excited for the upcoming Wicked movie? Right now you can pick up Monopoly: Wicked Edition for $24 (was $30). For something even more adventurous, take a look at The Lord of the Rings Edition. On ***** for $30 (was $45), the game features tokens of Frodo, Gandalf, Sam, Aragorn, Gimli, and most other members of the iconic journey. There’s also a cool Batman Edition if HBO’s The Penguin has you ready to ***** back into gritty Gotham. Other Board Games Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City There are dozens of other board game deals at Amazon, including the popular Disney: Villainous. The game is now just $28 (was $40), giving you a chance to jump into the shoes of iconic Disney villains such as Captain *****, Ursula, and Maleficent. Star Wars: Villainous is even more affordable at $21 (was $30), featuring Boba Fett, Seventh Sister, and Cad Bane. One of the most expansive games on ***** right now is Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City, as the $110 board game is now just $84. You’ll play as one of four gangs before setting out to rule the streets by recruiting various characters and employing unique battle strategies against your fellow players. Check out the list below for a few more of our favorite board game deals available at Amazon. Source link #Score #Big #Savings #Board #Game #Early #****** #Friday #Deals #Amazon Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Residents evacuated as ***** rips through warehouse in Melbourne CBD Residents evacuated as ***** rips through warehouse in Melbourne CBD It took more than two hours for firefighters to control the flames, causing 150 residents to evacuate their apartment in the early hours of the morning. Source link #Residents #evacuated #***** #rips #warehouse #Melbourne #CBD Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Todd Howard is a Visionary for What He Refuses to Do With Fallout as Donald Trump’s Win Re-Enforces That Todd Howard is a Visionary for What He Refuses to Do With Fallout as Donald Trump’s Win Re-Enforces That Todd Howard is adamant about his opinion about not changing the game in a way that might become a possibility due to Donald Trump’s win. Fallout will keep its integrity intact under Howard’s command. Image Credit: Bethesda Howard has made it very clear that the game will maintain its integrity going forward. He refuses to change the core of the game, which is why he is considered to be a visionary. Fallout Will Not Be Changed Under Howard’s Command Howard seems to be taking Bethesda in the right direction. Image Credit: Bethesda Fallout has always been set in the ******* States. The game explores the country’s imperialistic tendencies in a detailed sense. However, things seem to be looking a little tense ever since Trump got re-elected due to his right-wing policies. But Howard refuses to bow down to what he might be told to do. He is adamant that the game will still be set in America, as has been the case since the first installation of the game in 1997. During an interview with Kinda Funny Games, Howard talked about his vision for the game going forward. He said. And so, for us, right now, it’s okay to acknowledge some of those other areas, but our plans are to predominately keep it in the US. I don’t feel the need to answer… It’s okay to leave mystery or questions: ‘What’s happening in Europe?’ What’s happening here?’ The worst thing you can do to mysterious lands is to remove the mystery. Fans have been curious for a while as to what might have happened to the rest of the world ever since the dawn of the apocalypse in the world of the game. The ******* to know more about the lore of the game has enabled fans to create a new fan-made game that is set in London, titled Fallout: London. Fallout: London Reveals Why A Game Set Outside America Will Not Do It Any Good Fallout: London worked only because it was fan-made. Image Credit: Bethesda Given that the fan-made game set in London managed to generate a lot of hype, it still lacked the necessary essence that makes Fallout games special. Todd Howard wants to keep the soul of the game intact; fan-made titles set outside America are more than welcome, but a title by Bethesda will not work in its favor. Something felt missing in the game; it lacked the aesthetics that Fallout games are known for. The dystopian ********* soil does the game well, since that is where it all began. Howard is big on not revealing some of the secrets and mysteries of the game since he is of the opinion that a little mystery about Fallout’s world does the game well. By cutting players off from the rest of the world, Howard manages to create a feeling of being trapped. What do you think about it? Let us know in the comments below. Source link #Todd #Howard #Visionary #Refuses #Fallout #Donald #Trumps #Win #ReEnforces Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Leaked All You Need to Know Concerns and Delights Helldivers 2 Players Leaked All You Need to Know Concerns and Delights Helldivers 2 Players A leaked “All you need to know” segment has upset the Helldivers 2 players. You can also find out what rhymes with Liberty! Source link #Leaked #Concerns #Delights #Helldivers #Players Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

John Fetterman says Democrats need to stop ‘freaking out’ over everything Trump does John Fetterman says Democrats need to stop ‘freaking out’ over everything Trump does In the closing weeks of the presidential campaign, Sen. John Fetterman did something different than other Democrats. He went on Joe Rogan’s podcast, a show Democrats had been urging Vice President Kamala Harris to do — and the kind of appearance Democrats feel their candidates need to get more comfortable making in the current media environment. But Fetterman, who built a blunt, says-what-he-means brand, said Democratic setbacks in 2024 had more to do with unpopular positions progressives promoted than any lack of communication from the party’s center-left establishment. “It’s not even what you might say as a candidate,” Fetterman said in an interview, adding “all of the very hard-left, kind of ‘woke’ things” Republicans used in advertising this year “are unloaded on the backs of all of us in purple states, and we’re paying for all of the things that our colleagues might say in these hard blue kinds of districts.” That’s part of Fetterman’s broader post-election message for his party. Moving forward, he says, Democrats can’t get wrapped up in “freaking out” over every controversial move Trump makes, adding that has proven to be a losing formula for the party and its brand. He was speaking after Trump selected former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., for attorney general and just before he tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services. “I’ve said this before, it’s like, clutch those pearls ******* and scold louder — that’s not going to win,” Fetterman, D-Pa., said. “And that’s been demonstrated in this cycle.” In the interview, Fetterman detailed his thoughts on this month’s election, how he’s readying for his party’s life in the wilderness and whether he has interest in seeking the presidency in 2028. The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity. NBC NEWS: As you’re looking in the rearview mirror a little bit at the 2024 election, do you think Democrats need to change how they talk to voters? Or was what happened last week really something that came down to policy choices or people being upset over inflation, immigration, you name it? FETTERMAN: When the election comes down to a handful of states — and I said this — it’s never going to be about money, because we had much more money than they had. And it’s not going to be about obscure white paper policies and about nuance. I pointed out there were two very incredibly unique situations, and one of them was the ************** [attempt]. Now think about when that’s happened in ********* history, of course, Lincoln and Kennedy and Reagan. But this never happened when it’s the year of an election and when the individual survived. And he responded in a very distinctive way of “******, ******, ******,” and it created very powerful kind of imagery. And I felt, “Hey, that’s definitely going to make things even more difficult.” And then [Elon] Musk. Surrogates are common in our business, but someone like that is different, and I’ve maintained that he can move the needle, and I do believe he did … that’s why we’ve lost two of our colleagues in the House, and we’ve lost every row office statewide, as well. And now the race is so close for my colleague and friend Bob Casey, and now that’s in the recount. I knew the border was going to be a real issue for our party … wanting a secure border and realizing that it was out of control, that doesn’t mean you’re a xenophobe or you’re ******* or anything. It’s just, we need a secure border. NBC NEWS: Jumping off of that, was the result, whether you’re thinking about in Pennsylvania or nationally, was this essentially inevitable or was there anything you think Democrats could have done differently and this could have gone the other way? FETTERMAN: I’ve asked that question a lot. It’s like, was it ever a winnable cycle? And I mean, who knows. But I’ve always maintained, just like in the last three cycles, that it’s going to be incredibly close, that’s a fact. And it was a coin toss in 2016 and it was a coin toss of some sort in 2020 and if anything happened in our cycle here in ’24, it felt more like a message that people had a choice, and it was very clear, and that gut check vote, and convincingly it put down on their side. … If you look at the emoji for the slot machine, and you could see it — 7-7-7, that means it’s a jackpot. And they just got the 7-7-7. You got the House. *****. They have the Senate. *****. They’ve got the presidency. And the real jackpot is they have the Supreme Court. And now here’s where we are. If that’s what you want, then you better buckle up, because here’s where we are, and it’s going to be a four-year ride, at least for two years, until there’s an inevitable level of backlash and they lose the House. NBC NEWS: You got a lot of attention for going on Joe Rogan’s show in the last week of the campaign. I feel like we’ve gone through three presidential cycles in a row where the Democratic strategy, particularly as it relates to media, is, play it safe, don’t make any mistakes, don’t give your opponents any ammunition they could use against you. But in this modern media environment, do you think that Democrats going forward have to be willing to take more risks and really develop a media strategy that is more about going into places that might be less friendly? FETTERMAN: It’s not even what you might say as a candidate. It might be other of our colleagues from your deep-blue districts will say those kinds of things, and then it’s like they weaponize that, and they use that against you. For all of the very hard-left, kind of “woke” things [Republicans] loaded up into the clips … are unloaded on the backs of all of us in purple states, and we’re paying for all of the things that our colleagues might say in these hard blue kinds of districts. And that’s the business that we’re in. We can’t forget that anything you say is immediately going to be nationalized, and that it’s going to be weaponized in these kinds of states. So it’s not so much what we say or our own views, it’s what the most extreme in our party say and project that’s going to get weaponized, and it’s undeniable that’s happened. NBC NEWS: Well, then do you feel as if some members of the Democratic Party, who might not agree with some of the more extreme things that get said, have been afraid to fully confront them, out of ***** of offending some part of the electorate? And is that changing? FETTERMAN: I’m not going to pander. I’m just saying it’s like, “Hey just remember, all of the safe positions in your district, or those things you say, those will be weaponized on the backs [of] the purple states and colleagues that have to defend that. It’s like, they are running your record [in] some of these purple states, as well. And that’s the concern. It’s not a criticism so much as it’s just, that’s the reality. NBC NEWS: What is your biggest concern moving forward, and what’s kind of the biggest thing that you think Democrats need to address? FETTERMAN: It’s like he’s the guy with the laser pointer, and we’re going to be the cat chasing around here or there. “He did that. Can you believe [it]? I can’t believe he appointed so and so.” And like, I’m not going to be that. I’m not that guy. I’m not that Democrat. Because we knew that’s what’s going to happen. And, like, Gaetz was the ultimate troll. That’s got to be candy for him to have and watch everybody get triggered. I’ve said this before, it’s like, clutch those pearls ******* and scold louder, that’s not going to win. And that’s been demonstrated in this cycle. NBC NEWS: You brought up Gaetz and you said that there was kind of a “****-tier” trolling element to this. Do you think among Democrats — FETTERMAN: I mean, yes. 100%. It’s like, I know he has no respect on the *********** side as well, too. So it was just like an opportunity … and that’s the thing. If you’re already exhausted, freaking out, and it’s not even Thanksgiving, then you really ought to pace yourselves. Because he hasn’t even been inaugurated yet. So you really have to chill out, and you’re going to have to be more discerning or discriminate on what’s going to freak you out or what’s just trolling. Because it’s not the weather, it’s the climate now for the next four years. NBC NEWS: So to bounce off that, has there been a conversation among Democrats that’s essentially what you’re talking about? FETTERMAN: We just had one, literally. I emerged from a caucus lunch for that. They have … it’s undeniable, the 7-7-7 that you America voted for is here. And if you think The Onion buying Infowars is, you know, like, OK. Would I rather have the control of the House, Senate and the presidency or, well, you know, the Onion bought Infowars. Well, ***** *****. ***** *****. NBC NEWS: To put a finer point on this: Democrats now are viewing this as, look, we can’t be freaking out about every individual thing that happens, like we’ve got to be measured? FETTERMAN: That’s what I’m saying. Unless you don’t, you are going to be the cat, and he’ll be the guy with the laser pointer, and you’re going to be chasing it around the whole room. And again, I don’t understand why people just, they think freaking out [matters]. And I don’t understand. And if the ***** burns really mattered, you know, here we wouldn’t be. NBC NEWS: You mentioned Musk and his role in Pennsylvania. One of the biggest things Trump’s announced so far is this advisory committee that Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are going to be running to look at making significant cuts to federal spending and to the federal bureaucracy. How do you think Democrats should handle this development? And what do you think that group is ultimately going to do? FETTERMAN: Here’s the truth, the only governing force that can stop or temper that [is] going to be the bravest Republicans in the House or in the Senate. It’s not going to us because we won’t have the votes. We don’t have the votes. We’re in the *********. It’s going to come down to how much craziness, how much absurdity will the Republicans in the House or the Senate want to jam up or not. And that’s a fact because of what happened in 2024. We don’t have the votes and they even have enough throwaway votes. NBC NEWS: Looking at your home county, Allegheny, one of the only urban areas in the country where Kamala Harris actually expanded on her share of the vote compared to Biden in 2020. This is completely against all the trends that have happened nationally. What is going on in the Pittsburgh area that caused the election results there to be different than in so many other places? FETTERMAN: We have a lot of pride in our history about labor and about what really works … and so I’m not surprised to know that. … I really want to talk about this, I called them out and I’ll do this again, because now we know the margin. To every individual that chose to throw away their votes for the Greens — [65,000] people threw their vote away on the Greens. I assume that they thought that those people were going to project their values, because that is more than twice the size of the margin that might be what cost somebody like Bob Casey and that just installed Dave McCormick for the next six years. So I’m here to call them out and it’s like, congratulations, and you own that. (Editor’s note: NBC News has not yet projected a winner in the Pennsylvania Senate race, which is in the middle of a recount at the moment.) NBC NEWS: Have you spoken with McCormick at all? Do you think he’s someone you can work with? FETTERMAN: I have not. I don’t have any personal animus. But I push back. Counting every vote, that’s not controversial. And it’s a recount. … that’s the law. And then when the law gets triggered and that gets used, then, hey, we’ve just got to wait and we know where we’re at. But it’s undeniable. It’s 26,000 votes. And how many people threw away their votes for Greens? And imagine just like what they’ve done for [Hillary] Clinton in ‘16, you’ve turned around, you never learned your lesson. And look at what you possibly may have cost people that are most likely to have your kinds of values. NBC NEWS: Could Kamala Harris have done anything different that you think might have changed the results? FETTERMAN: I’ll never be in that place. I mean, it’s been a pleasure to campaign with her across my state. And I’m not going to be part of like the piling on or the “you should’ves.” I’m not going to ****** on anybody at this point. NBC NEWS: Obviously it’s early, but when you think about 2028, would you have any interest in running for president? FETTERMAN: Nah. I would say this to anyone, never get high on your own supply. And I don’t know who I’m referencing. But, yeah. This article was originally published on NBCNews.com Source link #John #Fetterman #Democrats #stop #freaking #Trump Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Who knew what and when? Who knew what and when? Getty Images Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells’ appearance at the inquiry was greatly anticipated After months of evidence, the Post Office Inquiry heard from its final witnesses this week. Closing statements will follow next month before inquiry chair Sir Wyn Williams publishes his final report next year. Much of the evidence centred around who knew what and when, so what did we learn from the key players? And what questions still need to be answered? What did Paula Vennells know about IT problems? Key moments from Paula Vennells’ three days of questioning at Post Office inquiry Paula Vennells was the chief executive of the Post Office from 2012 to 2019. Her appearance before the inquiry, over three days in May, was hotly anticipated. The key questions were: what did she know about problems with Horizon, and when did she find out about them? In the end, we got plenty of tears, as she appeared to repeatedly wilt under probing questioning, but few concrete answers. There was a great deal she claimed she couldn’t remember, and even more she said she had never been told. “You are not responsible for everything that happens underneath you. You have to rely on the advice of internal and external experts,” she argued. A lawyer for the sub-postmasters accused her of living in “a cloud of denial”. The inquiry’s own lead counsel asked sardonically whether she was “the unluckiest CEO in history”. There were lots of questions about whether she had been more focused on protecting the Post Office brand than its people, with her attitude towards press coverage placed under a harsh spotlight. We saw scathing text messages from Dame Moya Greene, the former head of Royal Mail, which cast doubt on Ms Vennells’ honesty. But amid all the tears and apologies, there were few certainties. Yet those three days of awkward testimony, and a 775-page witness statement, will still provide plenty of food for thought for Sir Wyn as he prepares his report. When did Fujitsu know about issues with expert witness?Getty Images Few people played a more pivotal role than Gareth Jenkins in the Post Office scandal. The senior engineer from Fujitsu helped build the flawed Horizon system and provided expert evidence in several court cases testifying that the system was robust. In July 2013 the Post Office received bombshell legal advice that Mr Jenkins was “in plain breach of his duty as an expert witness”, and this put the Post Office “in breach of its duty as a prosecutor”. After this the Post Office paused its prosecutions and decided to replace Mr Jenkins as an expert witness. Which Fujitsu executives knew about this? When asked at the inquiry, former Fujitsu chief executive Duncan Tait said he had never recalled being told of any issues with Mr Jenkins. However, a Post Office briefing from November 2013 seen by the BBC suggests that Post Office executives did plan to raise the issue of Gareth Jenkins with him, and a subsequent meeting had been planned between Fujitsu and the Post Office to discuss finding “an independent expert to give evidence about the Horizon system”. If Fujitsu executives knew about concerns over Mr Jenkins’ past evidence, it raises serious questions about why Fujitsu used Mr Jenkins in the 2019 Bates v Post Office trial. Although he never appeared as an expert witness, he provided behind-the-scenes technical support and information to other witnesses. How much did politicians know?Getty Images Kemi Badenoch claimed civil servants gave her the “vanilla view of what’s going on” How much did politicians in positions of power know about what was going on at the Post Office? Not enough, most have told the inquiry. Several said they weren’t given a true picture by the Post Office executives they met with, or by civil servants. Former Minster Jo Swinson told the inquiry she has since found out what was really happening during her time in power and realised it was “actually the opposite of what I was being told”. New ************* leader Kemi Badenoch complained that when she was business secretary she was given the “vanilla view of what’s going on” from civil servants. Another theme that has emerged is that people weren’t in their roles long enough, and weren’t given proper handovers. Ministers would come into their posts without a knowledge of the Horizon issues – and just as they were beginning to grasp them, an election or a reshuffle would intervene and they would leave the role. One of the barristers representing sub-postmasters pointed to the problems caused by this “revolving door of ministers”, as he listed the eight business secretaries in the last five years alone. Every politician who came to the inquiry had reasons why they weren’t to blame for not doing more during their time in power. But they couldn’t claim they were totally oblivious – there were campaigners and MPs pleading with them to push the Post Office for answers on Horizon. As Jo Swinson said in her evidence: “I have asked myself why did I not push *******?” What next for Horizon and the Post Office? The inquiry has also been investigating the here and now. But what needs to change to prevent this scandal from happening again? Horizon is still in branches. This week, we learned there are 16 bugs in the system right now. The ********* boss of Fujitsu said he was “very worried” about any extension to a project that should have been retired long ago. He even refused to confirm if it was able to produce reliable accounts. However, in an extraordinary admission, Paul Patterson revealed the Post Office contacted him as he was heading into the inquiry room to ask if they could use it for another four years. Sir Wyn has also been asking witnesses about how the Post Office should be run, and even if it is worth saving at all. The new boss jumped the **** somewhat by announcing his plans this week. Nigel Railton said they are all about putting sub-postmasters at the “heart” of the business. It could involve job cuts and branch closures. The problem? One: sub-postmasters have heard this before. Two: money. These plans are dependent on government cash. Replacing Horizon will be particularly expensive. Post Office bosses say they have had “positive” discussions with the government. But, as the saying goes, talk is cheap. Kemi Badenoch warned the inquiry that the organisation will always lose out if it has to compete with the NHS or schools for funding. What the inquiry says about the future could be just as consequential as what it says about the past. Reporting by Theo Leggett, Nalini Sivathasan, Tom Beal and Peter Ruddick Source link #knew Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

China megaport paves way into ****** America as wary US looks on China megaport paves way into ****** America as wary US looks on Reuters Peru’s new megaport is ********-built As the world waits to see how the return of Donald Trump will reshape relations between Washington and Beijing, China has just taken decisive action to entrench its position in ****** America. Trump won the US presidential election on a platform that promised tariffs as high as 60% on ********-made goods. Further south, though, a new China-backed megaport has the potential to create whole new trade routes that will bypass North America entirely. President Xi Jinping himself attended the inauguration of the Chancay port on the Peruvian coast this week, an indication of just how seriously China takes the development. Xi was in Peru for the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum (Apec). But all eyes were on Chancay and what it says about China’s growing assertiveness in a region that the US has traditionally seen as its sphere of influence. As seasoned observers see it, Washington is now paying the price for years of indifference towards its neighbours and their needs. “The US has been absent from ****** America for so long, and China has moved in so rapidly, that things have really reconfigured in the past decade,” says Monica de Bolle, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington. “You have got the backyard of America engaging directly with China,” she tells the BBC. “That’s going to be problematic.” Reuters China’s Cosco Shipping has exclusive rights to operate the megaport Even before it opened, the $3.5bn (£2.75bn) project, masterminded by China’s state-owned Cosco Shipping, had already turned a once-sleepy Peruvian fishing town into a logistical powerhouse set to transform the country’s economy. China’s official ********** Party newspaper, the People’s Daily, called it “a vindication of China-Peru win-win co-operation”. Peru’s President Dina Boluarte was similarly enthusiastic, describing the megaport as a “nerve centre” that would provide “a point of connection to access the gigantic ****** market”. But the implications go far beyond the fortunes of one small Andean nation. Once Chancay is fully up and running, goods from Chile, Ecuador, Colombia and even Brazil are expected to pass through it on their way to Shanghai and other ****** ports. China already has considerable appetite for the region’s exports, including Brazilian soybeans and Chilean copper. Now this new port will be able to handle larger ships, as well as cutting shipping times from 35 to 23 days. However, the new port will favour imports as well as exports. As signs grow that an influx of cheap ******** goods bought online may be undermining domestic industry, Chile and Brazil have scrapped tax exemptions for individual customers on low-value foreign purchases. Reuters Brazilian soybeans and other commodities can now reach China more swiftly As nervous US military hawks have pointed out, if Chancay can accommodate ultra-large container vessels, it can also handle ******** warships. The most strident warnings have come from Gen Laura Richardson, who has just retired as chief of US Southern Command, which covers ****** America and the Caribbean. She has accused China of “playing the ‘long game’ with its development of dual-use sites and facilities throughout the region”, adding that those sites could serve as “points of future multi-domain access for the [People’s Liberation Army] and strategic naval chokepoints”. Reuters The US fears Peru’s new megaport could end up hosting ******** warships Even if that prospect never materialises, there is a strong perception that the US is losing ground in ****** America as China forges ahead with its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Outgoing US President Joe Biden was among the leaders at the Apec summit, on his first and last visit to South America during his four-year term. Media commentators remarked that he cut a diminished figure next to China’s Xi. Prof Álvaro Méndez, director of the Global South Unit at the London School of Economics, points out that while the US was taking ****** America for granted, Xi was visiting the region regularly and cultivating good relations. “The bar has been set so low by the US that China only has to be a little bit better to get through the door,” he says. Of course, ****** America is not the only part of the world targeted by the BRI. Since 2023, China’s unprecedented infrastructure splurge has pumped money into nearly 150 countries worldwide. The results have not always been beneficial, with many projects left unfinished, while many developing countries that signed up for Beijing’s largesse have found themselves burdened with debt as a result. Even so, left-wing and right-wing governments alike have cast aside their initial suspicions of China, because “their interests are aligned” with those of Beijing, says the Peterson Institute’s Ms de Bolle: “They have lowered their guard out of sheer necessity.” Reuters The Apec summit in Peru has highlighted the complex relations between the US, China and ****** America Ms de Bolle says the US is right to feel threatened by this turn of events, since Beijing has now established “a very strong foothold” in the region at a time when president-elect Trump wants to “rein in” China. “I think we will finally start to see the US putting pressure on ****** America because of China,” she says, adding that most countries want to stay on the right side of both big powers. “The region doesn’t have to choose unless it’s put in a position where they are forced to, and that would be very *****.” Looking ahead, South ********* countries such as Peru, Chile and Colombia would be vulnerable to pressure because of the bilateral free trade agreements they have with the US, which Trump could seek to renegotiate or even tear up. They will be watching keenly to see what happens to the ******* States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is up for review in July 2026, but will be subject to negotiations during 2025. Whatever happens, Prof Méndez of the LSE feels that the region needs more co-operation. “It shouldn’t be that all roads lead to Beijing or to Washington. ****** America has to find a more strategic way, it needs a coherent regional strategy,” he says, pointing to the difficulty of getting 33 countries to agree a ****** approach. Eric Farnsworth, vice-president at the Washington-based Council of the Americas, feels that there is still much goodwill towards the US in ****** America, but the region’s “massive needs” are not being met by its northern neighbour. “The US needs to up its game in the region, because people would choose it if there was a meaningful alternative to China,” he tells the BBC. Unlike many others, he sees some rays of hope from the incoming Trump administration, especially with the appointment of Marco Rubio as secretary of state. “Rubio has a real sense of a need to engage economically with the Western Hemisphere in a way that we just haven’t done for a number of years,” he says. But for successive US leaders, ****** America has been seen primarily in terms of ******** migration and ******** drugs. And with Trump fixated on plans to deport record numbers of immigrants, there is little indication that the US will change tack any time soon. Like the rest of the world, ****** America is bracing itself for a bumpy four years – and if the US and China start a full-blown trade war, the region stands to get caught in the crossfire. Source link #China #megaport #paves #****** #America #wary Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

LEGO Horizon Adventures Sees Worst Ever Steam Launch for Sony with Just 602 Peak CCU LEGO Horizon Adventures Sees Worst Ever Steam Launch for Sony with Just 602 Peak CCU LEGO Horizon Adventures combines the creative, family-friendly fun of LEGO games with the open-world exploration and action of the Horizon series. Set in a vibrant, blocky world where LEGO aesthetics meet post-apocalyptic landscapes, this crossover title promises something unique for fans of both franchises. We played through LEGO Horizon Adventures to assess whether it truly delivers on its ambitious concept. Source link #LEGO #Horizon #Adventures #Sees #Worst #Steam #Launch #Sony #Peak #CCU Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Minister attends NI-Belarus match despite government guidance Minister attends NI-Belarus match despite government guidance BBC Minister Lyons seen attending the match on Friday evening Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has attended Northern Ireland’s game against Belarus despite *** government guidance that the game shouldn’t go ahead. BBC News NI approached the Department for Communities (DfC) on Wednesday to ask if the minister would be attending but they have not responded. The *** has sanctions in place against Belarus due to the country’s support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. BBC News NI understands the government is “disappointed” Uefa is allowing the match at Windsor Park in south Belfast to go ahead – however in spite of this it granted visas to Belarusian players and staff. Commenting after the game on social media, Lyons said: “Great result for Northern Ireland this evening.” Allow Twitter content?This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read and before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. Accept and continue Uefa told the BBC that Belarus was not permitted to host matches, but it did not comment on its position on the country playing games elsewhere. The Irish Football Association has not responded to requests for comment. Belarus has been banned from taking part in other international sporting competitions including the Olympics and Paralympics. Pacemaker BBC News NI has approached the Department for Communities and the Executive Office for comment In Uefa competitions its football team have been playing their “home” matches at neutral venues, such as Hungary where Northern Ireland played them in October. There had been some uncertainty around whether or not the match would be allowed to be played in the *** or if the Belarusian players would be granted visas. Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill previously said it would be “unfair” if the match was moved. Getty Images Belarus last played at Windsor Park in 2019 A source told BBC News NI that it was the *** government’s “unequivocal position that there should be no Russian or Belarusian representation in international sport. We have issued guidance to our domestic sports bodies to that effect”. “We are disappointed that Uefa has now followed this approach and has allowed Belarusian teams to participate in international competition,” they said. “The decision to allow the participation of Belarus in Uefa competitions and to play the fixture in Northern Ireland is a matter for Uefa and the Irish Football Association.” KREMLIN POOL The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is a close ally of the Russian President Vladamir ****** The previous ************* government signed a pledge with a number of other countries agreeing that Belarusian footballers should be banned from competing in other countries. The pledge says that “athletes selected by Russia and Belarus, administrators and teams representing the Russian or Belarusian state should be banned from competing in other countries, including those representing bodies, cities or brands that are effectively representing Russia or Belarus, such as major football clubs”. The pledge was signed by the then Culture and Sport Secretary Nadine Dorries. Jack Chambers, a junior minister in the Irish government, signed on behalf of the Republic of Ireland. In 2023, 100 members of the ********* parliament wrote to Uefa asking that Belarus be expelled from their tournaments due to its human rights record. Uefa did not respond directly to any of the issues raised but pointed the BBC to a statement it released in March 2022 about the issue. “All Belarusian clubs and national teams competing in UEFA competitions will be required to play their home matches at neutral venues with immediate effect,” it said. “Furthermore, no spectators shall attend matches in which the teams from Belarus feature as host. “The Uefa executive committee will convene further extraordinary meetings, on a regular ongoing basis where required, to reassess the legal and factual situation as it evolves and adopt further decisions as necessary.” Why are there sanctions against Belarus? A close ally of Russian President Vladimir ******, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s administration has become increasingly reliant on Russia for economic, political and military support in recent years. Lukashenko has hosted Russian forces and allowed them to use Belarus as a staging ground. ****** backed Lukashenko after he claimed a disputed election victory in 2020, sparking mass protests that almost ousted him from power. The scale of the protests were unprecedented for Belarus with more than 100,000 packing into central Minsk, the capital, for four consecutive Sundays after the election. Europe’s longest-serving ruler, Lukashenko took office in 1994 during the chaos caused by the collapse of the ******* Union in 1991. Often described as Europe’s “last dictator”, he has tried to preserve elements of ******* communism. Much of manufacturing has remained under state control, and main media channels have been loyal to the government. At the same time, Lukashenko has tried to style himself as a tough nationalist with a direct manner, defending his country from harmful foreign influences, and a guarantor of stability. BBC News NI has approached the Department for Communities and the Executive Office for comment. Source link #Minister #attends #NIBelarus #match #government #guidance Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Your video game consoles could get much more expensive soon Your video game consoles could get much more expensive soon Giovanni Colantonio / Digital Trends People have a lot of questions about what a second Donald Trump presidential administration will look like, and one of the big concerns surrounds proposed tariffs on foreign imports, with larger ones targeted for China. If these are passed, it could signal a big change in how video game hardware and software is manufactured and could lead to increased costs for players. Digital Trends spoke to analysts about the potential impact that tariffs could have on tech like game consoles. As of this writing, the proposal is to implement a 10% or 20% tariff on all imports, but a specific 60% tariff on ******** imports. Some analysts we reached out to declined to comment on the impact of the tariffs because while Trump has discussed a plan, it hasn’t gone into effect and might not. Others, like Serkan Toto of ********* games industry consulting firm Kantan, warned that consumers could be the ones paying the cost if plans go into effect. “The effects would be devastating for game fans,” Toto tells Digital Trends. “China would not pay for this, the U.S. consumer would.” Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming According to an October report from the Consumer Technology Association (the organization that runs CES annually), tariff increases on just PC peripherals, video games, and other electronics like smartphones would “reduce ********* consumers’ spending power by $90 billion.” Since a lot of the products in the video game and electronics industries are manufactured in China, the tariffs would impact most, if not all, products people could buy. In terms of specifics, the CTA says video game console prices would go up by 40%. Toto estimates that the PlayStation 5 could cost $800 instead of $500, “and the price of the typical $70 game would jump to $112.” The last time then-President Trump imposed 25% tariffs on ******** imports, GPU prices were expected to skyrocket, with something like the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 going from $699 to $874 before sales tax. Digital Trends It’s likely you’re thinking about the Nintendo Switch successor in this hypothetical. While the tariffs wouldn’t impact the production or supply lines in terms of stock of consoles, which happened during the pandemic, it’ll still cost more for users to buy once it releases, whenever that happens. Even beyond PC components or video game consoles, the National Retail Foundation says that the proposed tariffs would cost Americans “between $46 billion and $78 billion per year.” The Peterson Institute for International Economics estimates that amounts to around $2,600 per year per *********. But again, these tariffs might not go into effect in this form (something will likely be implemented considering Trump imposed tariffs during his last term through executive action and doubled down on it during his campaign). Plus, there is a lot companies can do to ****** back. According to CBS News, many companies are already looking to move manufacturing out of China. There’s also the possibility that there could be exceptions on certain products. Toto provided an example: “Trump will know that iPhones, for example, are made in China and India. Will Americans really appreciate an iPhone suddenly costing $1,600 instead of $1,000?” The last time Trump implemented tariffs, the CTA also partnered with the big three console manufacturers — Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo — to successfully oppose them and force the administration to create exemptions for popular tech. So, it’s not a done deal for video game consumers, who already dealing with increasingly expensive consoles and games. Source link #video #game #consoles #expensive Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Ireland survive Argentina comeback to claim narrow win Ireland survive Argentina comeback to claim narrow win Ireland have survived a fierce second half comeback from Argentina to narrowly defeat the Pumas 22-19 at the Aviva Stadium and just about bounce back from last week’s disappointing loss to New Zealand. Ireland led 22-9 at half-time after ruthlessly punishing an early Argentina yellow card with two tries in the first seven minutes from Jack Crowley and Mack Hansen. Joe McCarthy added a third after Tomas Albornoz had kept the visitors in touch. But a very different Argentina side emerged after half-time with Juan Cruz Mallia slicing the hosts open with the try of the game. Albornoz cut the lead to just three points as the Irish errors of a week ago began to creep back in. But the hosts composed themselves, in no small part thanks to an impressive debut off the bench from 21-year-old flyhalf Sam Prendergast. The hosts then hung on at the ****** to avoid back-to-back defeats for the first time since 2021. Source link #Ireland #survive #Argentina #comeback #claim #narrow #win Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

ADL’s report on ******* Steam Community posts prompts a letter from Virginia senator ADL’s report on ******* Steam Community posts prompts a letter from Virginia senator A damning report from the published Thursday on the “unprecedented” amount of ******* and violent content on Steam Community has prompted a US Senator to take action. In a letter spotted by , Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) asked Valve CEO Gabe Newell how he and his company are addressing the issue. “My concern is elevated by the fact that Steam is the largest single online gaming digital distribution and social networking platform in the world with over 100 million unique user accounts and a user base similar in scale to that of the ‘traditional social media and social network platforms,’” Warner wrote. The senator also cited Steam’s online conduct policy that states users may not “upload or post ******** or inappropriate content [including] [real] or disturbing depictions of *********” or “harass other users or Steam personnel.” “Valve must bring its content moderation practices in line with industry standards or face more intense scrutiny from the federal government for its complicity in allowing hate groups to congregate and engage in activities that undoubtedly puts Americans at risk,” Warner writes. Congress doesn’t have the ability to take action on Valve or any platform except to shine light on the problem through letters and committee hearings. overturned two state laws in June that prevented government officials from communicating with social media companies about objectionable content. This also isn’t the first time that Congress has raised concerns with Valve about extremist and ******* content created by users or players in one of its products. sent a letter to Newell in 2023 to express concerns about players posting and spouting ******* language in Valve’s multiplayer online arena game Dota 2. We reached out to Valve for comment. We will update this story if we receive a statement or reactions from Valve. Source link #ADLs #report #******* #Steam #Community #posts #prompts #letter #Virginia #senator Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]