The NCAA banned three Division I college basketball players by permanently revoking their eligibility on Wednesday, saying they had bet on their own games at Fresno State and San Jose State and were able to share thousands of dollars in payouts. The NCAA Committee on Infractions released findings from an enforcement investigation that uncovered violations by Mykell Robinson, Steven Vasquez …
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Bills QB Josh Allen, Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy highlight Players of the Week
Down 15 points with less than 12 minutes to play against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night, Allen rallied his Bills for an improbable 41-40 victory to kick off the season. Allen quarterbacked the Bills to three straight scoring drives to garner the win, first hitting receiver Keon Coleman for a 10-yard touchdown off a tipped pass, then rushing it …
Read More »England player ratings: How players got on in World Cup qualifier against Serbia
Jordan Pickford: Had very little to do as England dominated pretty much from start to finish. He won’t be complaining. 6 Reece James: Always provides quality down the right and the fact he has played two games in quick succession bodes well for his fitness given his history of injury. 6.5 Ezri Konsa: One error in the first half when …
Read More »Atari launched its own Metroidvania on the same day as Silksong, but it’s only hit 12 concurrent players on Steam
Atari’s decision to release its own Metroidvania game on the same day as Hollow Knight: Silksong appears to have seriously harmed its initial momentum. Adventure of Samsara is a modern reboot of Adventure, the 1980 action-adventure title credited as one of the most influential games of all time. The game, which is developed by Brazilian studio Ilex Games and published …
Read More »Players face backlash over wave of spitting incidents
Inter Miami’s Luis Suárez further damaged his reputation. Jalen Carter of the Philadelphia Eagles cost himself the chance to play in a season-opening game. Florida’s Brendan Bett gave South Florida a 15-yard gift on its drive that decided its win over the Gators. Their transgression: spitting. In the span of seven days from last Sunday through this past Saturday, there …
Read More »Silksong players discover cheat code that makes the game even harder
Hollow Knight: Silksong players can jump straight into the toughest challenge in the game thanks to a hidden cheat code that unlocks Steel Soul mode without needing to complete a run first. Steel Soul is the permadeath difficulty option. In this mode, benches no longer act as respawn points and death results in a full save file wipe. In the …
Read More »Silksong reviews drop to mostly negative for Chinese players due to confusing translations
For most Hollow Knight: Silksong players, the combat is challenging and the boss fights are punishing. However, there’s another layer of complexity for anyone playing the sequel in Simplified Chinese: the bizarre translations. On its Steam store page, Silksong currently sits at a “Mostly Positive” rating across reviews in all languages. Once you filter for the Simplified Chinese reviews, the …
Read More »3 Players who are sneaky important for the 49ers in Week 1
The 49ers will be aiming to keep their three game-winning streak in Seattle alive as they face the Seahawks in their season opener on Sunday. San Francisco has dominated this rivalry in recent years, turning Lumen Field from a house of horrors into a happy hunting ground. The 49ers will need their stars to perform if they are to prevail …
Read More »The 10 Highest-Graded Players From BYU’s Win Over Stanford
On Saturday, BYU cruised to a 27-3 win over Stanford thanks to a dominant defensive effort. PFF released the individual grades for BYU against the Cardinal, here are the 10 highest-graded players (minimum 10 snaps played). True sophomore Faletau Satuala played the best game of his career against Stanford, and the evaluators at PFF agree. Satuala finished with a team-high …
Read More »10 Boss Fights That Still Haunt Players Years Later
Video games have many ways of staying with us long after the console is powered off. Boss fights are often cited as some of the most impactful reasons why some games are forever remembered. Some bosses leave marks not just for their difficulty, but for the sheer spectacle of their fights. The frustration and triumph that often spawn a hard-fought …
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