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People trying out different games at The Arena, Comic-Con, Bengaluru The year 2022 was a weird year for gaming. The industry continued to feel the lingering effects of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic with slower hardware sales and major delays for upcoming AAA games. Here is a look at some of the gaming highlights of 2022. More buggy launches Unfortunately, major AAA releases continued the trend of messy launches with games like Calisto Protocol or Gotham Knights. The year began with the dullest of thuds in Babylon's Fall, a half-baked unfinished co-op experience that showed Square Enix has learned nothing from its previous live service disasters. What hurt even more is that it was developed by industry darlings Platinum Games. Electronic Arts continued to release yearly installments in the FIFA franchise, and like every year, it was mocked but still sold in the millions. Thankfully, EA no longer holds the license to FIFA anymore. Read More Unfortunately, EA … [Read more...] about Gaming in 2022: A year in review

Marshall vs. Charlotte won’t be played this upcoming Saturday. The game between the Thundering Herd and Charlotte has been postponed “as a result of Covid-19 testing within the 49ers’ program.” (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) It’s not known right now when the game will be played or if it’ll be played at all. **GAME UPDATE** Saturday’s game at Marshall has been postponed due to caution related to COVID-19. The Niners next play Nov. 28, at home against Western Kentucky. RELEASE: https://t.co/l2ffn4m5oH pic.twitter.com/2nZYziiDE2 — ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????? (@CharlotteFTBL) November 17, 2020 Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Another hour passes in the world of college football , and another game has been postponed because of coronavirus. This might not be the same as multiple SEC football games getting knocked out in a single weekend, … [Read more...] about Marshall Vs. Charlotte Postponed Because Of Coronavirus

Ole Miss won’t play Texas A&M as scheduled this upcoming Saturday. The SEC announced Monday morning that the game between the Rebels and Aggies is postponed because of “the continued quarantine of individuals within the Texas A&M FB program.” (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) It’s the second straight game the Aggies have had postponed. NEWS | The Ole Miss at Texas A&M FB game of Nov. 21 is postponed due to the continued quarantine of individuals within the Texas A&M FB program. The action is consistent with SEC COVID-19 management requirements. — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) November 16, 2020 The SEC continues to burn thanks to coronavirus, and there’s a real chance this won’t be the last game that gets postponed. I really don’t know what the solution is here, but the SEC needs to figure it out sooner than later. Time is running out. View this post on … [Read more...] about Ole Miss Vs. Texas A&M Postponed Because Of Coronavirus

Auburn is preparing to play Tennessee as scheduled this upcoming Saturday. The Tigers didn’t play Mississippi State last weekend because of coronavirus issues with the Bulldogs , but head coach Gus Malzahn is prepping the team for action against the Volunteers, according to the Montgomery Advertiser . (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) NEWS | The Auburn at Mississippi State FB game of Nov. 14 is postponed due to positive tests & subsequent quarantine of individuals within the MSU FB program. The action is consistent with SEC COVID-19 management requirements. The game is tentatively rescheduled for Dec. 12. — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) November 9, 2020 However, it’s not all good news. Malzahn informed the media on Monday that the Tigers expect to be without some players because of positive coronavirus tests and contact tracing. View this post on Instagram … [Read more...] about Auburn Is Preparing To Play Tennessee, Tigers Expect To Be Missing Players Because Of Coronavirus

Auburn vs. Mississippi State won’t be played as scheduled this weekend. The game between the Bulldogs and Tigers had been scheduled for this Saturday, but the SEC announced Monday that it’s been postponed because of coronavirus issues at MSU. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) The game will now be played December 12 if nothing else changes. NEWS | The Auburn at Mississippi State FB game of Nov. 14 is postponed due to positive tests & subsequent quarantine of individuals within the MSU FB program. The action is consistent with SEC COVID-19 management requirements. The game is tentatively rescheduled for Dec. 12. — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) November 9, 2020 What the hell is going on with the SEC right now? They’re getting destroyed by coronavirus. The conference has problems all over the place. LSU has issues , Texas A&M has issues, Sam Pittman has tested positive and Mississippi … [Read more...] about Auburn Vs. Mississippi State Postponed Because Of Coronavirus

Louisiana Tech vs. ULM has been canceled. The Bulldogs announced Monday afternoon that the game against ULM had been canceled because of “COVID-19 issues within the Warhawk football program.” (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) Both teams also had their previous games postponed because of coronavirus , and it’s now the third game in a row for the Bulldogs that won’t happen as planned. BREAKING | Louisiana Tech’s scheduled game this Saturday against ULM at Independence Stadium has been canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Warhawk football program. ???? https://t.co/C035wPNJTE pic.twitter.com/0gyP3WUZE5 — LA Tech Football ???? (@LATechFB) November 16, 2020 It’s truly impressive at this point the kind of carnage that coronavirus has unleashed on the world of college football in a little more than a week. We went several months without any major bumps and only minor hiccups. Now, … [Read more...] about Louisiana Tech Vs. ULM Canceled Because Of Coronavirus

Multiple football games scheduled for this week have already been canceled. Arizona State has announced that their Saturday game against Colorado has been canceled because of ongoing coronavirus issues for the Sun Devils. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) It’s the second game in a row the Sun Devils have had to cancel. . @ASUFootball ‘s game at Colorado next weekend has been cancelled. Full statement from Ray Anderson: https://t.co/sPWUisIjRC pic.twitter.com/c7ij1Dtgf8 — Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) November 15, 2020 To make matters worse, the Miami Redhawks also announced Sunday that their Tuesday matchup against Ohio was off because of “roster issues with the Ohio football team related to positive COVID-19 tests and subsequent contact tracing.” Breaking: Tuesday’s game versus Ohio has been canceled https://t.co/Re3wOS0q3W — Miami Football (@MiamiOHFootball) November … [Read more...] about Arizona State vs. Colorado and Miami (OH) Vs. Ohio Canceled Because Of Coronavirus

Auburn’s football team has more coronavirus problems. According to Justin Ferguson, two more players tested positive for coronavirus and five starters were held out of practice this past week. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) A total of 10 players had to miss practice. Auburn previously had to call off practices because of coronavirus . Auburn football had two new positive COVID-19 tests this week, and 10 players — five of them starters — sat out practice this week. — Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) September 12, 2020 Well, this isn’t the kind of news we want to be hearing at all. In fact, it’s literally the last kind of news we want to be hearing. The SEC starts football in two weeks. That’s not much time at all, and Auburn had five starters miss practice time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Auburn Football … [Read more...] about Auburn’s Football Team Has More Coronavirus Issues, Multiple Starters Miss Practice

Auburn has halted football activities because of coronavirus. According to Justin Ferguson, head coach Gus Malzahn informed the media Tuesday that the team has 12 cases in the program, and practice is paused for the time being. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) Auburn football has had nine players and three staff members test positive for COVID-19, according to HC Gus Malzahn. The Tigers are pausing all practices and workouts. — Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) November 10, 2020 It’s worth noting that the Tigers had gone seven weeks without a positive coronavirus case, but they’ve now joined a long list of SEC teams struggling. Auburn football hadn’t had a positive COVID-19 test in the last seven weeks. Now it’s had 12 in the off week as positives are rising across the SEC. — Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) November 10, 2020 Auburn HC Gus Malzahn said the program can’t trace this amount … [Read more...] about Auburn Pauses Football Activities After 12 Cases Of Coronavirus

Students returning to campus reportedly caused major problems for Auburn’s football team. According to Dick Vitale, the Tigers were doing just fine handling coronavirus before students returned to campus. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) In fact, the team didn’t have any positive tests when they were the only people on campus in August. In the past week, several players have tested positive and practices have been canceled . – @JoshVitale tells us Auburn did not have any positive COVID tests when just the football team was on campus. Now that students have returned, “the bubble has changed.” — Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) August 31, 2020 To clarify: No positive tests over two consecutive rounds of testing in August. There were 33 positive tests over the summer prior to that. — Josh Vitale (@JoshVitale) August 31, 2020 I have argued for a long time that the biggest threat to college … [Read more...] about REPORT: Auburn’s Football Didn’t Have Coronavirus Problems Until Students Returned To Campus In August