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Raiders of the lost LinkedIn. According to a LinkedIn post, MachineGame's recently announced Indiana Jones has seemingly started production, and the team helped with Deathloop's development. As spotted by Twitter user Timur222, lighting artist Rik Nieuwdorp posted two updates on his LinkedIn that reveal the status of the Indiana Jones game. From the post, we can see that Nieuwdorp has been working on the game since March of this year, although he doesn't reveal any more details about the game. In the post Nieuewdorp says, "Lighting artist on currently in production Indiana Jones title. Details will be forthcoming in the future". Although this still doesn't give us more information about what kind of game Indiana Jones is going to be, it does confirm that the game is in production now and is seemingly MachineGames' focus. Considering how bare-bones the reveal trailer for Indiana Jones was, it's good to know that it's proceeding smoothly. So far the only concrete bit of information that we have regarding Indiana Jones is that it "will tell a wholly original tale set at the height of the career of the famed adventurer". Considering MachineGames' previous work, many are speculating that it will be a first-person…

Over twenty minutes of gameplay from Ubisoft’s upcoming The Division: Heartland has leaked online, after a closed beta test. READ MORE: ‘New Pokémon Snap’ review: a wonderfully charming outing let down by gruelling grind The Division: Heartland is a PvPvE free-to-play multiplayer experience that’s expected to release towards the end of this year or in 2022. The leaked Vimeo video has since been taken down at the request of Ubisoft. It has since been uploaded to YouTube, where the full twenty minutes of video can be seen unedited and without commentary. The twenty-minute video leaked alongside a message from lead game designer Taylor Epperly. Speaking to those participating in the closed beta, Epperly reminds players to “avoid sharing any information, including what you see in this tech test.” Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 Credit: Ubisoft Epperly’s full introduction can be seen on Twitter via @skyleax. In the introduction, Epperly refers to The Division: Heartland as an “open-world action survival shooter”. Previously set in New York and Washington, Heartland instead focuses on a small town called Silver Creek. Potentially based on the real life Silver Creek found six hours from New York, players will “get to know and explore Silver Creek…

In an attempt to try something new, we at the Rule of 3 podcast will be recording weekly shows on the Locker Room app over the next few months to try and create a more engaging and interactive show! What is Locker Room? It’s a relatively new venture, dating back to the fall encouraging sports fans to talk live radio-style with each other using the app. The app, which at the moment seems to only be on the App store for iPhone users, allows you to join a “room” where one or more of us will be talking about the Chicago Bears, then you can ask questions in a text-based chat and even “call in” to speak directly on the podcast! We’re still in the process of getting verified, but given the recent official Bears’ schedule release and recent rave reviews from Justin Fields’ Rookie Minicamp this feels like a great time to try this out. The steps if you’d like to join: Download the Locker Room app Follow me at “robert_schmitz” Be looking around 9AM CST and join our room.  » Read More

THROUGHOUT the pandemic, theatre artists have been locked out of their plague-shuttered playhouses. Many have become engaged in alternative, online activities in order both to provide much-needed employment for themselves and others, and to maintain the essential connection with their theatre-starved audiences. One of the most imaginative and rewarding of these online projects is Braw Tales, the latest online offering from Mull Theatre. Unable either to welcome visitors to its splendid, little playhouse at Tobermory or to take its theatrical wares on tour, the Hebridean company has chosen, instead, to beam (or, more accurately, stream) five new, short, animated films into our homes. One film was released on each day of the week just past (from Monday through to Friday), and all of the mini-movies are available now through Mull Theatre’s Vimeo page. First up was Stella, a semi-autobiographical piece written by Morna Young and animated by Kate Charter. The piece is a humorous account of an encounter between the titular, bright, Scottish schoolgirl (and would-be astronaut) and a rigidly unimaginative careers advisor. It is also, in its alternate moments, a contemplation of the universe. Young’s text is beautifully written, humorous, touching and empowering – especially for girls held back…

A 27-year-old office worker, surnamed Park, had decided 2020 was going to be a time for focusing on herself as the coronavirus gripped the country.“I made peace with the fact that my life would be on hold for a while,” said the Seoul resident, who wished not to be identified by her full name to protect her privacy.But that was before she knew the pandemic would last well through the year and beyond, with no clear end in sight. “This pandemic is just unrelenting,” she said. Now she found herself reconsidering her extended break from dating.In a time of social distancing, Park is not the only one who is opting to stay solo. Nearly 80 percent of singles aged between 25 and 49 stopped looking for romance since February last year, according to a May survey by the Korea Development Institute’s School of Public Policy and Management. About a third of them cited the coronavirus as the prime reason.The pandemic has raised the stakes for falling in love.  » Read More

Image Credits: Twitter/@behind_picsThe BTS picture racked up almost 2,50,000 likes, 25,000 retweets and thousands of comments.The Matrix, released in 1999, is revered as one of the classics sci-fi action films. Set in the late 21st century, it depicts a dystopian future in which the world, as perceived by humans, is actually a simulated reality called “The Matrix” created by artificial intelligence, referred to in films as The Machines. The film filled with special effects, inventive plot and dialogues is a cult classic and considered way ahead of its time as filmmakers still struggle to decode and recreate its action scenes using advanced special effects.On May 11, a Twitter handle named ‘Behind The Scenes Pics That Look Like Shitposts’ gave its followers a sneak peek of behind the scenes of one of the most iconic action scenes of the sci-fi film. The Twitter handle, with more than 93,000 followers, showed how the infamous scene in which Keanu Reeves bent back all the way to dodge bullets was shot.This Tuesday, it posted a picture titled The Matrix (1999)showing how one of the most renowned scenes of the film was carried out during production using a green screen. In the picture, two actors…

Charles Oliveira is the new lightweight champion after beating Michael Chandler on Saturday in the UFC 262 headliner.After Khabib Nurmagomedov vacated the belt earlier this year, Oliveira (31-8 MMA, 19-8 UFC) picked up the vacant strap with a second-round TKO victory over Chandler (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in the pay-per-view main event at the Toyota Center in Houston.Oliveira got his hands on gold in his 27th octagon appearance, making him the new record-holder for most UFC bouts before winning a championship for the first time.Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Oliveira’s title-winning effort against Chandler at UFC 262.MMA Junkiehttps://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1393783828662165506Nick Kalikashttps://twitter.com/FightOdds/status/1393786814729658372UFChttps://twitter.com/ufc/status/1393784924923121666UFChttps://twitter.com/ufc/status/1393785664731328512Damon Martinhttps://twitter.com/DamonMartin/status/1393785892213493760UFChttps://twitter.com/ufc/status/1393787052320231425Andreas Halehttps://twitter.com/AndreasHale/status/1393787182830129156Brian Ortegahttps://twitter.com/BrianTcity/status/1393787493250572289Kevin Iolehttps://twitter.com/KevinI/status/1393787519964041219Aljamain Sterlinghttps://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1393787689229426689Rob Tatumhttps://twitter.com/RobTatum303/status/1393787912425144320ESPN MMAhttps://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1393788111193260032Michael Bispinghttps://twitter.com/bisping/status/1393788265178693634Nick Kalikashttps://twitter.com/FightOdds/status/1393788332908457986Mike Perryhttps://twitter.com/PlatinumPerry/status/1393788354739724290Randa Markoshttps://twitter.com/randamma/status/1393788455335964672UFChttps://twitter.com/ufc/status/1393788834924662785Aljamain Sterlinghttps://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1393788889328799748Belal Muhammadhttps://twitter.com/bullyb170/status/1393788637066801152Brett Okamotohttps://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1393788636055973890Sean O'Malleyhttps://twitter.com/SugaSeanMMA/status/1393788677755604993Yves Edwardshttps://twitter.com/thugjitsumaster/status/1393788696000974848Simon Samanohttps://twitter.com/SJSamano/status/1393788800296316932Niko Pricehttps://twitter.com/Nikohybridprice/status/1393788860623114243Mike Bohnhttps://twitter.com/MikeBohnMMA/status/1393788915786543104Alan Joubanhttps://twitter.com/AlanJouban/status/1393788972170498051Michael Bispinghttps://twitter.com/bisping/status/1393789007570497536Derek Brunsonhttps://twitter.com/DerekBrunson/status/1393789113443262464Stephen Thompsonhttps://twitter.com/WonderboyMMA/status/1393789133525499905Megan Andersonhttps://twitter.com/MeganA_mma/status/1393789163737022466Michael Carrollhttps://twitter.com/MJCflipdascript/status/1393789187783024642John Makdessihttps://twitter.com/JohnMakdessi/status/1393789308323176450MMA Junkiehttps://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1393789445971775492ESPN MMAhttps://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1393789530306748417Patricio Pitbullhttps://twitter.com/PatricioPitbull/status/1393789744799096833Dillon Danishttps://twitter.com/dillondanis/status/1393789777003040770Ian McCallhttps://twitter.com/Unclecreepymma/status/1393789785039249409Molly McCannhttps://twitter.com/MeatballMolly/status/1393789866320740355Cub Swansonhttps://twitter.com/CubSwanson/status/1393789983786340353Dan Igehttps://twitter.com/Dynamitedan808/status/1393790356223795204Chris Weidmanhttps://twitter.com/chrisweidman/status/1393790401954385920SpotsCenterhttps://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1393790639964364800ESPN MMAhttps://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1393791170002751491Teddy Atlashttps://twitter.com/TeddyAtlasReal/status/139379134575655731611

A North Texas school district said that it had disciplined a group of students at a predominantly white school who had assigned prices to students of color in a Snapchat group message called "Slave Trade." Messages sent by students at the high school in Aledo, Texas, about 20 miles west of Fort Worth, said one student was worth "100 bucks" while another was worth $1 — a price that "would be better if his hair wasn't so bad," according to a photo of the group chat seen by The New York Times. The group message was called "Slave Trade," with emojis of a police officer aiming a gun at a Black farmer. Its name was changed at least twice after that to include a racial slur, first followed by "farm," and later by "auction." A note sent to parents last month by Carolyn Ansley, the principal of the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus of the Aledo Independent School District, described the messages as "an incident of cyberbullying and harassment," adding that the "racially charged language" violated the district's policies and code of conduct. But some parents were critical of Ansley for not explicitly calling the contents of the group message racist.…

By oht_editor | on May 15, 2021 BY KRYSTAL MORALEEContributing Writer LAPEER — By the end of the month anyone who is interested in what the Lapeer County Board of Commissioners is doing, but cannot make it to the 9 a.m. Thursday meetings, will be able to catch up on the county’s upcoming YouTube channel. The board has been going back and forth about whether to continue offering a Zoom virtual option or perhaps to broadcast the meetings in another way since the state legislation approving remote meetings for local units of government expired on March 31. Administrator Quentin Bishop did some research with the Michigan Association of Counties and an attorney and learned that if the county wanted to continue the Zoom option, the board would have to declare a continued state of emergency. While they did not want to do that, some board members feel it is important to make the meetings available for those who can’t attend. It was suggested Thursday that Bishop look into the creation of a YouTube channel for the county, and he said he had already done so and tested it to see if it works — though it is not yet published…

Social media network Snapchat is using advertising sales to drive growth, booking a maiden $6.8 million profit as it battles TikTok, Instagram and Facebook for market share.Documents published by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission show Snap Aus, as the local arm is registered, was in the black last year after previously booking a loss of $980,000 in 2019.The social media platform – on which users exchange pictures and messages that then disappear – recorded $78.2 million in revenue for the year that ended 31 December, 2020, on the back of $56 million in advertising sales in Australia.Kathryn Carter, managing director of Snapchat in Australia, said the pandemic had boosted the social media platform’s growth. Credit:Louise KennerleySnapchat’s revenue was up from $50.8 million the previous year when it sold $36 million of advertising.The social media platform reported 54 employees in Australia and paid income tax of $2.6 million for the year.Australia is proving a lucrative market for the $US80 billion ($102 million) platform, which made a loss of $US287 million for the first quarter of 2021 globally.Snapchat has around 6 million local users, surpassing rival TikTok, which has around 2.5 million local users.Its users are devoted, with the average Snapchat…