An open-world Star Wars game has the opportunity to take the franchise back to its roots: Framing the player character as a Ronin-like Force user, wandering the galaxy looking to do good and serve the light or, depending on the player, the dark side. There’s one key feature that Ubisoft Massive could lift from Ghost of Tsushima to bring the new Star Wars game’s swordplay back to its samurai roots....
So when Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood was revealed to be following Ezio once again, it became unclear whether Brotherhood was a true sequel or a re-visiting. In a recent interview with PSM3, the game’s Lead Designer has put the debate to rest explaining that Brotherhood is not only its own complete game, but a title that will change the series forever. When PSM3 asked Ubisoft’s Lead Game Designer Steve Masters whether he felt that the view of Brotherhood being nothing more than a glorified expansion and not a true sequel had been put to rest, Masters clarified that Brotherhood is not just a sequel, but an entirely new game:...
White was introduced Nov. 19 after he was chosen from three candidates who interviewed for the job in Chicago the previous Monday. The other two were Kentucky deputy athletics director DeWayne Peevy and Texas A&M deputy athletics director Marcy Girton. MORE: 2015 looking to be record year for coaching changes | SN Power Rankings White’s first task will be hiring the school’s new football coach. Former UCF coach George O’Leary resigned from that position in October after an 0-8 start this season....
All those things are warranted after UCF beat Auburn 34-27 in the Peach Bowl on Monday. It’s a victory that legitimized gripes of Group of 5 fans about their place in the College Football Playoff era and adds some progressive conversions as to whether an eight-team playoff isn’t just warranted, but necessary. The Group of 5 had all that going in its favor. MORE: UCF’s Peach Bowl win is powerful closing argument for G5...
Although Mourinho might be relieved to scrap a win and bag the three points, the Portuguese will need to address some issues when United face the Portuguese champions in the return leg at Old Trafford. Here are the major talking points from the clash. #5 A disappointing first half To tell the truth, Manchester United didn’t put in a much-improved performance compared to their below-par display against Liverpool at the weekend....
From empty stadiums to scintillating drama, the group stage has seen it all. With nine round of 16 places already filled, the last matchday will see a final dash as teams fight it out for the remaining spots. Champions League Group A Group A winner: Bayern Munich (13 points) The Champions League holders have already qualified as group winners after four games. Matchday 6: Bayern Munich (13pt) vs. Lokomotiv Moscow (3pt), RB Salzburg (4pt) vs....
The PSG foward used Instagram to aim an expletive and insults at video review officials who intervened before Man United was awarded a stoppage-time penalty for a handball that eliminated PSG. Neymar wrote: “They put four guys that do not understand football to watch it in slow motion. This doesn’t exist!” Neymar, who was injured and did not play, then used profanity while writing about the video assistants. UEFA says Neymar has been charged with “insulting/molesting acts against match official....
A 1-0 win for the Gunners sees them firmly establish themselves as the top team in Group H, as they’ve won three out of three games. The win also allows Arsène Wenger to appreciate the depth of his squad as it was a completely weakened XI he put out. Here’s how the players on either rated: Red Star Belgrade Milan Borjan: 6/10 The Canadian was probably expecting a hard night’s graft, instead, he only had to make 4 saves all game....
UFC 190 main event: Rousey vs. Correia odds and pick These proud Brazilian fighters will want to put on a good show for the home crowd in Rio de Janeiro. When that happens, you usually get a striking contest, which gives the underdog a better chance of winning. The Linemakers’ lean: In what seems to be an even matchup, take Antonio Rogerio Nogueira to pull off a small upset over Shogun Rua....
The co-main event, in heavyweight action featured Andrei Arlovski beating Frank Mir by unanimous decision. MORE: Astonishing UFC photos | Rousey’s defining moments | “Rumble” admits mental mistake In other action, Anthony Johnson beat Jimi Manuwa by second round knockout, Paige VanZant defeated Alex Chambers by third round submission and John Lineker submitted Francisco Rivera in an all-out war. Here are the highs and lows of UFC 191: The good — Demetrious Johnson wanted to rid himself of John Dodson at UFC 191....
You can now make it 19 as Rivera defeated Faber by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Saturday night. MORE: 37 ashtonishing UFC photos “It’s Urijah Faber!,” Rivera told Joe Rogan in his post-fight interview. “I grew up watching this kid! Holy s—!” The fight began with Faber and Rivera running and meeting right in the middle of the octagon. Rivera connected on a hard right hand. Faber tried for a takedown, but was stuffed by Rivera....
In case you didn’t know… Khabib Nurmagomedov successfully defended and retained his lightweight title by choking out Conor McGregor after absolutely outclassing the Irish-man for four brutal rounds. The former took Conor to the ground and kept the pressure consistent up until the end of the fight. The ugly incident that unfolded after the fight was, however, successfully handled by the security at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Moments after the bout, UFC president Dana White, refused to strap the lightweight belt around Khabib’s waist....
Truth be told, he expected it to happen much sooner, but just as the course of true love never did run smooth, the road to championship success in the Octagon is rarely without delays, detours and being forced to double-back a couple times. Join DAZN and watch Bellator 216 plus more than 100 fight nights a year “When I fought Tyron Woodley, the winner was promised a title shot,” said Gastelum, speaking with Sporting News just a few days prior to facing Robert Whittaker for the middleweight title in the main event of UFC 234....
Heading into his title unification bout vs. interim titleholder Dustin Poirier at Saturday’s UFC 242, the lightweight champion sports a 27-0 record. Of those 27 wins, 16 have come inside the distance (eight by knockout, eight by submission) and five of those finishes have occurred in the UFC. When you look at Nurmagomedov’s performances inside the Octagon, it’s apparent why he remains undefeated when that cage door shuts. His wrestling is impeccable and has often resulted in opponents crumbling beneath the power of his grappling and top game....
“So when are we going to see that gay protagonist in a AAA game?” is the very question that Lucien Soulban, the Lead Writer at Ubisoft Montreal (who also happens to identify as gay) asked in a recent interview on the official Ubisoft blog. Answering that question himself, Soulban said that he thinks that a gay video game lead won’t be seen “for a while,”, “because of fears that it’ll impact sales....
On Saturday, 30 November, 2013, UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) announced the inclusion of Tour de India in the international calendar. UCI, founded in 1900, is a Switzerland based governing body dedicated to sports cycling. The body was founded in Paris with 30 countries affiliated with the union. The body is responsible for the categorization of races and the points ranking of various categories of cycling events. Tour de India is one of the world’s biggest cycling race to be held in 3 cities of India....
Thompson-Robinson, who helped UCLA take a 28-17 halftime lead, scored his fourth total touchdown of the day with a 4-yard scamper near the end of the half. Following the play, a fan in the stands reached down with hat and pen in hand and asked the senior quarterback for an autograph. MORE: Texas football makes history in loss to West Virginia — for all the wrong reasons Thomspon-Robinson, man of the people that he is, obliged:...
Quarterback Asiantii Woulard, a possible successor to Hundley, announced his intention to transfer via Twitter on Wednesday. MORE: 100 reasons we’re excited for College Football | Unbeaten, unsacked JUCO QB enrolls at Houston Woulard arrived at UCLA in 2013 as a heralded four-star recruit. However, the dual-threat quarterback never saw game action, as he redshirted in 2013 and sat behind Hundley in 2014. Josh Rosen and Jerry Neuheisel are thought to be the lead contenders for the team’s top-signal caller....
A versatile forward, Leaf is at his best when he is facing up or taking his man away from the rim. He is deceptively quick and his skill allows him to score in the post as well. Leaf is also a great athlete, which will allow him to guard opposing power forwards. MORE: NCAA champions through the years | De’Ron Davis is a Hoosier | Kentucky nabs De’Aaron Fox...
Actor Donnie Wahlberg got a big cheer when he was shown on the big screen, proudly holding up the ticket to his courtside seat. MORE: Box score/stats | Full scoreboard | Video Jim Harrick, who coached the Bruins to the National Championship in 1995, was also featured on the center-court scoreboard, drawing a healthy share of applause. Then there was the Bruins' dismantling of their crosstown rivals, Southern Cal. Kyle Anderson scored 23 points and added 12 rebounds to record his eighth double-double of the season, leading UCLA to a 107-73 win over USC in the first Pac-12 matchup of the season for both teams....
