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Both Sony and Microsoft offer subscription-based services that allow players to access a vault’s worth of titles; PS Now for Sony, and Xbox Game Pass for Microsoft. While Sony keeps PS Now separate from PS Plus (its service to access online gaming), Microsoft bundles Xbox Game Pass with Xbox Live Gold at the highest membership tier. Both consoles subscriptions offer a wealth of content, but with the recent price hike to the Xbox Live Gold service, that will price a year’s membership at $120 USD, many are wondering what kind of future there is for Xbox Live Gold and how that relates to Xbox Game Pass....

Square Enix has some history when it comes to poor marketing, with previous titles such as Guardians of the Galaxy and Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin falling victim to their own presentation. Both of these titles, however, managed to shrug this off and were well-received by critics and fans on release. Forspoken will be hoping to do the same, and the game has already gone some way to easing doubts with recent gameplay trailers showing off a fluid, engaging-looking combat and traversal system that looks to be unique when compared to some of the more conventional open-world titles....

To note, the vast majority of these Fortnite XP Xtravaganza Week 2 challenges have multiple stages. However, no more than one stage of a challenge can be completed per match, which means that players will need to participate in quite a number of matches before everything is said and done. RELATED: Fortnite Adding Black Widow Skin Deal Damage with Shotguns to Opponents While the first of Fotnite’s XP Xtravaganza Week 2 challenges does unfold across three-stages, they are all functionally very similar, requiring players to simply locate shotguns and deal damage with them....

RELATED: All Licensed Crossovers In Fortnite Chapter 4’s Battle Pass The Victory Royale Crown is the greatest desire for players of Fortnite. It shows just how far they have come, and how they have defied the odds of 99 other players. Utilizing the new hidden mechanics in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 1 means that players have a better chance of obtaining the dub. 8 Snowball Many players might not find a use for the Snowball mechanic, but it is worth keeping in the back of the mind for just-in-case situations....

Glenn Kirschner told the network Monday that the commander-in-chief was “beholden” to the Russian president, and referred to a Washington Post report that quoted a “senior White House official” claiming Trump believed Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election, saying “Putin told me.” His claim came after the Trump-Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller found there was no conspiracy between Russia and the president’s campaign. But an indictment during the Mueller investigation did show that Russian intelligence officers tried to hack the personal email account of then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after Trump urged the country to find emails she had deleted....

Papers from United States investigators accuse Warner of diverting $750,000 worth of emergency funds, raised by FIFA and the Korean Football Association and intended for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, into a account he controlled for his personal use, according to The Guardian. MORE: Nine replacements for Blatter as FIFA president | John Oliver tastes sweet victory The Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) claimed in 2012 that missing funds meant for Haiti relief were placed into a account controlled by Warner alone....

“It is with heavy hearts that the family of Jared Lorenzen would like to extend out sincere thanks and appreciation for all of your support and prayers over the past six days,” the family wrote in a statement. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Jared today, July 3, 2019. Again, we appreciate all of the warm wishes and prayers, but as a family, we would request your respect and privacy....

“How many people live in Flint?” he asked a friend who still lived in the area. “Just in Flint, not the suburbs or anything.” The answer — fewer than 100,000 — shook him. “There used to be a quarter of a million there or 200,000,” Krause told Sporting News (Flint’s population peaked at about 197,000 in the 60s). “Flint right now is just, there’s hardly anything there. It’s brown fields....

In the wake of offensive tackle Simon Cvijanović’s initial outburst Sunday on Twitter, former Illinois defensive back Nick North told the Daily Illini, “Tim Beckman, man, he takes the cake as the worst coach I ever met.” MORE: Florida QB situation | Preseason Top 25 | Which teams make New Year’s Six bowls? North was recruited and signed by Beckman’s predecessor, Ron Zook. North and his family said Beckman and his staff tried to force the defensive back to practice even after he had suffered a knee injury and the coach repeatedly attempted to persuade North to sign a release that would forfeit his athletic scholarship....

The club announced on Friday the 45-year-old has had surgery at the Manchester Royal Infirmary as part of his treatment for a condition called Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Confirmed: Mane out for the season United added that Cole will take a break from his role as a club ambassador as he recovers. “Andrew and his family would like to thank the club and fans for their support,” United said in a statement....

Andrews used the same process to make his numbers as he did when he was running Nevada sports books for over 30 years, but got into it much sooner to help college football bettors and bookmakers get a head start on the 2015 season. “I posted these exactly the way I would if taking bets on them in a sports book, which includes knowing the teams the public is going to bet on, as well as knowing the wise guys tend to bet bad teams OVER and good teams and UNDER,” Andrews told The Linemakers on Sporting News....

Webb and eight others (all former college teammates) allegedly staged four car collisions with privately owned and rental vehicles, resulting in $70,000 in fraudulent claims and a total potential loss to insurers of $139,000. The California Department of Insurance alleged Webb was the ringleader of the group and received the bulk of the money paid by insurance companies. MORE: Disgraced athletes: Where they went wrong According to court records, Webb was booked at the Riverside County jail in Blythe, Calif....

According to a report from the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Tom Groeschen, Burrow will play football at LSU, where he will be immediately eligible to play for two seasons as a graduate transfer. He had reportedly narrowed his options to LSU and Cincinnati, in his home state of Ohio. MORE: Best transfer QBs of all time Burrow transferred from Ohio State after failing to win the starting job over Dwayne Haskins, who enters fall camp as the Buckeyes’ presumed starter over Tate Martell....

Rio de Janeiro – Former Real Madrid and Brazil coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo continued his impressive run with Gremio as the Porto Alegre club moved to fourth in Brazil’s Serie A with a 2-0 victory over Flamengo. On-loan defender Werley and former Wigan Athletic striker Marcelo Moreno scored either side of the break to hand Gremio a fourth win from its past five league matches at Estadio Olimpico Sunday. Luxemburgo, who took over as Gremio coach at the beginning of the season after being sacked by Flamengo, last week vowed to lead the club to a top-four finish....

The tweet promoted a story about former Giants, Dolphins and Patriots cornerback Will Allen, who pleaded guilty to federal fraud, conspiracy and money laundering charges. As you may have noticed, both players are named Will Allen and played defensive back, leading to some confusion. Although the story identifies the correct Allen, a photo used to promote the story on Twitter featured the wrong one. And, as we know, a lot of people just read the headline or see a tweet without digging deeper, so someone could get the wrong impression of the ex-Steeler Allen....

The ex-Volunteer coach was greeted by the GFW fans at Smokies Park with a chorus of boos when he led the promotion’s premier heel tag team to the ring to square off against members of the popular New Japan Pro Wrestling faction The Bullet Club. But the boos, and Tyndall’s stay as a heel, did not last long. From the Knoxville News: MORE: Wrestling industry reacts to passing of Dusty Rhodes...

Khanada had just gone live on YouTube to stream on the platform until he was cut short and banned entirely. There is still no exact reason why, but Khanada has tweeted out to get some help from YouTube with his account. He tweeted at Ryan “Fwiz” Wyatt, specifically, the head of YouTube gaming, and plenty of Khanada’s followers have done the same. Not long before Khanada went live for his stream, he also made a major announcement....

Aidan Howard signed a letter of intent with Virginia earlier this year, but left school a month after arriving on campus. In a federal civil rights lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania, Howard alleges the university “fostered a culture of bullying, abuse, harassment, and discrimination.” The 6-4 freshman receiver was receiving additional academic support because of a learning disability and claims he was bullied and mocked by teammates after they learned of his academic difficulties, especially when they translated to Howard having trouble understanding the playbook....

He was 88. MORE: In memory: Photos of athletes we lost in 2015 Pierce is one of 10 finalists on this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame Golden Era (1947-1972) ballot that will be considered by the committee consisting of longtime media members, executives and long-retired players. The Hall’s description of Pierce, who went 211-169 games with a 3.29 ERA in an 18-year career, mostly with the White Sox, reads:...

The former WWE announcer had a lot of things to say about WrestleMania 36, especially the two cinematic matches that were well received by the WWE Universe. Here’s what Savinovich had to say about the Boneyard match between The Undertaker and AJ Styles: On the other hand, Savinovich wasn’t a fan of the Cena-Wyatt outing, with his issue being that it wasn’t anywhere near a proper wrestling match. Savinovich on cinematic matches at WrestleMania 36:...