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Christine Love on Creating Visual Novels – Humans Who Make Games Episode 3

Episode 3 of Humans Who Make Games features Christine Love, the writer and developer behind popular indie games such as Digital: A Love Story, Analogue: A Hate Story, and Ladykiller in a Bind. Adam Conover, the host of Humans Who Make Games chatted with Love about everything from how she dropped out of college to […]

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7, including 4 children, killed in early morning Yemen hospital bombing – NGO

At least seven people have been killed and a further eight injured after a missile struck a rural hospital in northwest Yemen on the conflict’s fourth anniversary, charity Save the Children said on Tuesday. The NGO, which supports the facility, said the missile struck a petrol station near the entrance of the Kitaf hospital around […]

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NFCA Board rep Pepin chosen for Connecticut Hall of Fame

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – Eastern Connecticut State University head softball coach and NFCA Board of Directors Division III representative Diana Pepin has been chosen for induction into the Connecticut Scholastic and Collegiate Softball Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame ceremony is scheduled 2:00 p.m. on May 21 at the Aqua Turf  Club in Plantsville, Conn. […]

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'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Diagnosed With Cancer

LOS ANGELES — Canadian “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek announced he’s been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in a YouTube video on Wednesday that had a positive tone despite the grim prognosis. “Just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week I was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” Trebek said in […]

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Here’s Why There Are No Titans in Apex Legends

Respawn Entertainment has said the giant mechs that populated its Titanfall series simply didn’t work in its free-to-play battle royale game, Apex Legends. Though Respawn has explicitly said Apex Legends is not a sequel to Titanfall 2, it is set in the same universe, leading many to wonder if wall running and big old robots […]

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‘Meet you at the polling station!’ Politician’s wife hopes to raise turnout with racy photo

A risqué image of a regional deputy’s wife surrounded by unclothed models is the latest stunt to encourage Russians to vote in the presidential election on Sunday. In the picture, which has attracted national media attention, Yulia Dyatlova stands surrounded by eight long-legged young women, apparently nude, save for a banner proclaiming “We are going […]

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NFCA launches weekly ‘On Deck’ podcast Wednesday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The NFCA is launching a weekly podcast to help coaches be the best they can be by listening to a member coach, expert in the field or another individual or group share their knowledge of a specific topic. The podcast becomes available on Wednesday, Jan. 17 with University of Alabama head coach […]

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Fortnite Season 8 Could Feature Pirates and Snake Monsters

The Fortnite Twitter account has been slowly dropping hints about the game’s upcoming Season 8, and it seems the new theme may centre around fantasy piracy. In what seem to be daily tweets, rhymes and teaser images have pointed squarely to a pirate theme. The first is the clearest, from the theme of treasure to […]

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Clearing Out The Clutter In The Way We Talk About Marie Kondo

Marie Kondo is tiny: she stands at a mere four feet eight inches. She smiles a lot, not in a forced unnatural way, but like someone who feels genuine contentment. In the first episode of her Netflix series, “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo,” she visits the home of a couple with two young kids, and […]

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Netanyahu vows to retaliate ‘with force’ after rocket attack

Israel will respond with force to a rocket attack that hit a residential area north of Tel Aviv, injuring 7 people, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said after talking to top military brass. The Jewish state will “respond forcefully” against Hamas after a rocket was launched from inside Gaza into Israel, Netanyahu said, according to […]

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