More than five weeks before its scheduled release date of September 1st, Daedalic Entertainment has postponed The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. On Monday, the developer announced on Twitter that it would require additional time to complete the development of the game.
“In order to deliver the best possible experience, we have decided to push the release of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum by a few months,” Daedalic said. The studio did not share a new release date but promised to do so “in the near future.”
Although the game was initially scheduled for release in 2021, Daedalic pushed the release date to 2022 at the beginning of last year. In May, it was announced that the same September 1 release date would be used.
The Lord of the Rings Gollum’ Has Been Delayed by a Month
Gollum, which takes place in the first few chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring, is being marketed by Daedalic as a “cinematic stealth adventure.”
A major part of the game is going through a story structure that mirrors Gollum’s split personality. The game will be released for the PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC platforms.
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In the wake of Samsung and Apple demonstrating that you don’t need to spend close to $1,000 on a great phone, Google is following suit with the $449 Pixel 6A. On July 28, the company will unveil a new, cheaper Pixel that shares the same Tensor processor as the Pixel 6 but retails for $150 less. The Pixel 6A is available for £399 (approximately AU$749).
This year’s Pixel 3A isn’t the first in Google’s budget-friendly Pixel A-series. However, the Pixel 6A serves a different purpose than its predecessors did in Google’s lineup. The improvements made with the Pixel 5A and Pixel 4A seemed to address some of the issues that were present with the original Pixel 5 and Pixel 4. They were both overpriced when released, making the Pixel 5A and 4A seem like a better option for Pixel loyalists.
Pixel 6A’s Best Camera Capabilities
Instead, the Pixel 6A has some pretty big shoes to fill. The Pixel 6, with its excellent value at $600, undercuts flagships from Apple and Samsung by about $200 and was awarded an Editors’ Choice Award by CNET last year.
The Pixel 6A achieves its goal of providing excellent value for the money. Although the camera isn’t quite as good as the Pixel 6, the affordable phone still captures reasonably high-quality images. The same eye-catching design and software features unique to Pixel devices, such as Magic Eraser and Live Translator, are included. Unfortunately, the Pixel 6 just went on sale for $499, significantly reducing its original price. It was difficult to recommend the Pixel 6A when the price difference between it and the Pixel 6 was only $50 on Amazon Prime Day.
Google is Releasing One of the Pixel 6a’s Best Camera Capabilities to Older Phones This Phone
The Pixel 6A is nearly indistinguishable from the Pixel 6 if you don’t compare the two devices side by side. The back of the phone is split into two colors, and a black camera strip runs across the middle. Instead of the lighter “sorta seafoam” green of the Pixel 6, I’ve been using the sage-colored Pixel 6A. The camera strip on the Pixel 6A is also narrower than on the Pixel 6, but otherwise, the two phones are identical in design.
Google says the back of the Pixel 6A is made of a “thermoformed plastic composite,” but it looks and feels like glass. This is one of the minor visual distinctions between the Pixel 6A and the Pixel 6, though it is nearly impossible to notice.
When compared to similarly priced Samsung phones, these aspects make the Pixel 6A feel more expensive than it actually is.
When compared to the Pixel 5A and 4A, Google‘s new Pixel 6A is on the smaller side. Google made the Pixel 6A smaller than the Pixel 6, whereas those other devices were larger than the flagship phones they were based on. The regular Pixel 6 has a 6.4-inch screen, while the Pixel 6A’s screen is only 6.1 inches (making it the same size as the Galaxy S22 and iPhone 13).
The OLED screen on the Pixel 6A is bright, vivid, and clear enough for watching videos, reading the news, and checking email. Yet, in this respect, Samsung outperforms Google. Samsung’s Galaxy S22 and A53 both have brighter screens and the option to increase the refresh rate to 120Hz, making for silkier scrolling.
Compared to the Pixel 6, the Pixel 6A camera is a noticeable downgrade, but it’s still quite good for a phone at this price point. The camera system appears to be analogous to that of the Pixel 5A. The primary cameras on both handsets are identical in size, at 12.2 megapixels, with the same aperture, field of view, and pixel width.
Ultrawide cameras differ, with the Pixel 6A’s having a lower resolution and narrower field of view despite its wider pixels.
When it comes to color, detail, and sharpness, the Pixel 6’s 50-megapixel main camera is superior to the Pixel 6A’s 12.2-megapixel main camera. In nearly all of my tests, however, I found that the photos taken with the Pixel 6A were superior to those taken with the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G.
Unsurprisingly, the Pixel 6 had the highest quality photo output. Photos were taken with Google’s budget phone still have plenty of detail, despite being brighter and covering more of the frame than those taken with the Pixel 6A. While the photo taken with the Pixel 6A is darker than the one taken with the Samsung, it is also more detailed.
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As for the motorcyclist, his name is Vitaliy Avagimyan. He had minor injuries, so he was taken to a hospital in Northridge for care.
On Sunday, Momoa was seen driving a car that looks remarkably like the 1970 Oldsmobile 442 muscle car he drove in the 2021 Netflix film Sweet Girl.
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In recent weeks, rumors have surfaced about Apple’s forthcoming premium Series 8 Apple Watch.
In a report that came out at the beginning of the month, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg said that the wearable will have the largest screen that Apple has ever put on a smartwatch. Thus, it might feature a brand-new look.
Gurman predicted a new look for the Apple Watch “Pro” in his latest Power On newsletter. There has been no redesign of Apple’s wearables since the Series 4 was released in 2018.
To accommodate the seven percent larger screen, Gurman says the new model will be “a good bit bigger” than Apple‘s current Series 7 models. He continues, saying the redesign is “an evolution of the current rectangular shape” and that it “also won’t have those rumored flat sides.”
Apple Watch ‘Pro’ Will Reportedly Introduce First Series Redesign Since 2018
It has been speculated that Apple will use “a more durable formulation of titanium” for the casing of the smartwatch, making it more suitable for extreme sports. Gurman claims the Apple Watch Pro’s battery life will be increased to several days on a single charge thanks to the device’s larger capacity and the long-rumored “Low Power Mode” from Apple.
Apple is rumored to be working on a body temperature sensor for its upcoming Series 8 products, and this model will reportedly include that feature.
Apple is rumored to be working on a number of new products for the upcoming fall and beyond, including a high-end Apple Watch. Gurman has predicted a “deluge” of new products for the coming year. Apple’s successor to the original HomePod is one of the most anticipated upcoming products.
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Janet Yellen, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, said on Sunday that the economy is not in a recession despite “way too high” inflation straining the system, citing increases in consumer spending, industrial output, credit quality, and other metrics.
On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Yellen assured Chuck Todd that the economy was not in a downturn.
The secretary noted that the economy slowed for businesses and consumers after a rapid growth spurt last year revived the labor market following the COVID-19 pandemic. However, due to the speed with which things are changing, a temporary pause is “necessary and appropriate.”
Yellen Says Economy Shows No Signs of Recession
“You don’t see any of the signs. A recession is a broad-based contraction affecting many sectors of the economy. We just don’t have that,” Yellen said.
She said that with the help of the Biden administration, she believes the federal government’s policies to control inflation will succeed in bringing down record gas prices, rising food costs, and other economic problem areas for everyday Americans.
#Yellen: U.S. economy slowing, but recession not inevitable. In the past 12 #landing, only 3 were soft, and all happened in low CPI periods. How do you think? pic.twitter.com/aeeEAQsIr9
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“We’ve cut the deficit by a record one and a half trillion dollars this year … We’ve seen gas prices come down by about 50 cents in recent weeks, and there should be more in the pipeline. And hopefully, we will pass a bill that will lower prescription drug costs and maintain current levels of health care costs.”
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has denied rumors that he had an affair with Sergey Brin’s wife, Nicole Shanahan.
Since the Wall Street Journal reported that Mr. Musk’s friendship with Mr. Brin had ended due to the alleged affair, Mr. Musk has addressed the matter publicly.
Mr. Musk responded to a tweet with a link to the story by calling it “total bs.”
Mr. Musk continued, “Me and Mr. Brin were at a party together last night!”
Musk and Brin Ended Their Friendship
The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people with knowledge of the situation, that Mr. Musk had a brief affair with Ms. Shanahan.
According to the paper, this finally drove Mr. Brin to file for divorce earlier this year, ending their long friendship as two of the most prominent billionaires in the technology industry.
Mr. Musk, however, tweeted, “I’ve only seen Nicole twice in three years, both times with many other people around. Nothing romantic”.
The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a source close to Ms. Shanahan, that Mr. Brin and his wife had separated but were still living together at the time of the alleged affair in December.
Elon Musk’s Affair With Google Co-Founder’s Wife Ended Friendship
Mr. Musk also said in a separate tweet, “WSJ [Wall Street Journal] has run so many bs hit pieces on me and Tesla I’ve lost count.”
Mr. Brin and Ms. Shanahan are reportedly negotiating a divorce settlement that could be worth as much as $1bn (£830m), despite having a prenuptial agreement.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Ms. Shanahan is a lawyer in California who started the legal technology firm ClearAccessIP and the Bia-Echo Foundation.
Elon Musk and Sergey Brin were bestfriends for years unfortunately Musk was better friends with Sergey's wife. Elon Musk's affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin led to the couple's divorce filing. Source – Washington Post
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Mr. Musk, who also serves as CEO of rocket company SpaceX, is in the middle of a legal battle involving his failed attempt to acquire Twitter for $44 billion.
The social media platform filed suit against him earlier this month after he announced he was withdrawing his proposed takeover of the company.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Mr. Musk has a fortune of more than $240 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the world.
According to the same index, Mr. Brin is the eighth wealthiest person on the planet, with a net worth of approximately $95 billion.
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A boat sank in the Bahamas at around midnight on Sunday, killing at least 17 people. According to the authorities, the boat was involved in a human smuggling operation and was carrying Haitian migrants who were attempting to enter the United States illegally.
The authorities have said in a press conference that the boat sank about 7 miles off the coast of New Providence island with between 50 and 60 people on board.
Officials found the bodies of 17 people: 16 females (including a child estimated to be 4 or 5 years old) and 1 male. Twenty-five people were reportedly pulled from the water by rescuers. It is estimated that 8–12 people are still out there.
Attorney General and Acting Minister of Health for the Bahamas Ryan Pinder said that three people who were rescued from the water are still receiving treatment at a local hospital.
It appears that two Bahamians were attempting to smuggle Haitian refugees into Miami, Florida, according to the preliminary investigation, as reported by the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Phillip Davis.
17 Haitian Migrants Found Dead
Davis stated that this morning’s events did not involve new arrivals to the Bahamas but rather the departure of existing emigrants. The investigation into their arrival is ongoing.
Authorities in the Bahamas have two Bahamian nationals in custody.
Shortly after 1 a.m. on Sunday, Deputy Commander Capt. Shonedel Pinder reported that the Royal Bahamas Police and Royal Bahamas Defense Force had responded to reports of a capsized vessel, which had likely encountered “formidable weather conditions.”
In recent months, Pinder informed the media that the defense department has been stepping up its patrols and surveillance. He claimed that human smugglers have not been successful in landing anyone in the Bahamas for several months.
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Last week, after receiving reports of an illegal beach landing on the west side of Nassau, immigration officers and Royal Bahamas police officers detained five Haitian nationals. In a press release, authorities say the suspects attempted to smuggle people into the country.
According to press releases from the Bahamas Department of Immigration dating back to January, at least 830 Haitian migrants have been stopped by authorities so far this year. More and more Haitians are making the dangerous journey as they attempt to escape the country’s ongoing political instability, gang violence, and poverty.
Minister of Labor and Immigration for the Bahamas, Keith Bell, has called on the public to discourage others from making the dangerous crossing in light of the recent tragedy.
“We mourn lives lost of those seeking a better way of life,” Bell said. “Those here with families and friends in Haiti, encourage your loved ones not to risk their lives.”
Davis claims that even though the number of vessels transporting migrants has increased in recent months, the Bahamas are rarely their final destination. He claimed that the islands are frequently used as a transit point by people fleeing from Haiti to the United States.
Nearly a hundred men, women, and children from Haiti were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard last month after their boat became stranded off the Florida coast. A Coast Guard statement said the boat was discovered 40 miles southeast of Islamorada in the Florida Keys. Between October 2021 and June 2022, Coast Guard crews rescued over 6,000 Haitian migrants.
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The Naval Academy in Maryland reported on Sunday that a midshipman had fallen while hiking in Chile the day before and been found dead. This was the second student death at the academy in as many months.
According to a statement released by the United States Naval Academy, 21-year-old Midshipman 2nd Class Luke Gabriel Bird of New Braunfels, Texas, died while hiking. Bird, was studying abroad at the Naval Academy of Chile.
On Saturday, while hiking with a student from Chile’s Arturo Prat Naval Academy, Bird lost his footing and fell over the edge of the Salto El Agua waterfall, the academy reported. On Sunday, authorities in Chile located Bird’s body in the lagoon below the waterfall.
Midshipman Travis Delgado, a friend of Bird’s and a fellow Texan, said in the statement, “It is hard to find the words to summarise who Luke was, so instead, I find it appropriate to talk about his actions.”
Naval Academy Midshipman Died, the Second Two Months
Bird, a junior at the Naval Academy, majored in ocean engineering, participated in intramural sports, and was an active member of the Semper Fi Society.
Navy Vice Admiral Sean Buck said in a statement, “We are incredibly saddened by the tragic loss of Midshipman Luke Bird this weekend.”
For the second time in two weeks, a Naval Academy Midshipman has died. Last night's death follows the death of Duke Carillo, 21, Feb 8. He died while taking semi-annual physical readiness test. https://t.co/XWfNcdYszT
To which Buck added, “I encourage all of our Naval Academy family to offer support to one another as we navigate the grieving process.”
According to the Naval Academy, Bird captained the wrestling team as a junior and senior.
Bird was the vice president of the National Honor Society at New Braunfels High School and the battalion commander of the school’s Marine Corps Junior ROTC programme, among many other extracurricular activities and interests.
Students, faculty, and staff at the Naval Academy have access to grief counselling and other support services through the Midshipmen Development Center, the Chaplain’s Center, and the chain of command.
Funeral plans for Bird have not yet been finalised. The U.S. Naval Academy has issued a statement promising to provide updates as new information becomes available.
According to the Naval Academy, on June 7 Midshipman Taylor Connors, 24, of Utah, passed away in Philadelphia with his family by his side.
The school claimed there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding Connors’ death.
Connors was a group commander and was in charge of more than 250 junior officers. In addition to being a Boy Scout and a member of the National Honor Society, he was also a soccer player. He enlisted in 2016 and just recently reported to Annapolis.
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South Florida police arrested popular rapper Kodak Black on charges of oxycodone trafficking and possessing a controlled substance.
Trump pardoned Bill Kapri, aka the rapper, on his last day in office after he had been convicted of a weapons charge. Bradford Cohen, his attorney, told Rolling Stone that his client was arrested on Friday in Fort Lauderdale and released on Saturday after posting a $75,000 bond.
According to a statement released by the Florida Highway Patrol, Black was stopped because his vehicle’s window tint appeared to be darker than the allowed level.
Rapper Kodak Black Arrested
While searching the vehicle, police claim to have discovered 31 white tablets and nearly US$75,000 in cash (£63,200, A$110,200) in a small clear bag. Reportedly, oxycodone was found to be the active ingredient in the tablets.
The agency claims that Black’s registration and license both expired upon further investigation.
Rapper Kodak Black Custody Florida Drug-related Allegations
“Never judge a case based on an arrest. Some facts and circumstances give rise to a defense, especially in this case,” Cohen told Rolling Stone on Saturday. “We will move forward with resolving the matter quickly.”
In addition to his arrest in north Florida, Black was also taken into custody for trespassing in south Florida earlier this year. Later, the prosecution decided not to pursue the matter further.
The rapper’s three-year federal prison sentence for document forgery related to the purchase of firearms was commuted by President Trump in January 2020. Close to half of Black’s sentence had already been completed.
Kodak Black’s lawyer releases a statement via TMZ:
"Never judge a case based on an arrest. There are facts and circumstances that give rise to a defense, especially in this case. We negotiated a bond of $75,000 and we will move forward with resolving the matter quickly." pic.twitter.com/bayisN8dBW
He was convicted of assaulting a minor in a South Carolina hotel room in 2021 and given a probationary sentence. When Black was initially charged with rape, he took a deal that reduced the charges to first-degree assault.
Black’s latest single, “Super Gremlin,” peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 this year, and a remix by DJ David Guetta was released earlier this year. Black has sold over 30 million singles to date.
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Jordan Peele’s name alone is enough to bring in moviegoers, putting him in elite company at the box office. What’s more impressive is that all it took was 2017’s “Get Out,” a social thriller, to achieve that status.
As a follow-up to the critical and financial success of 2017’s “Get Out,” which debuted at $33 million and ended its domestic run with a mighty $176 million, Peele once again electrified the box office with 2019’s “Us,” which opened at $70 million and ended it’s North American run with an impressive $175 million. Moviegoers will buy pretty much anything Peele is selling to them.
The director’s next nightmare vision, “Nope,” starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Steven Yeun, opens this Friday, and all signs point to it becoming a smashing financial success.
Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ Will be a Blockbuster Hit
In its opening weekend, the science fiction horror film from Universal Pictures is projected to earn $45 million to $55 million from 3,700 theatres across North America.
While that would be a good opening weekend for a horror movie, there is optimism that “Nope” will do even better. Given that Peele has been undervalued by predicted box office receipts in the past, this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Tracking services predicted that “Us” would have a beginning in the $35 million to $40 million range, similar to that of “Get Out.”
Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ Aims for a $50 Million Weekend Box Office Haul
It was expected that Peele’s sophomore film would open to around $80 million in North America, but “Us” actually did nearly double that. Even though Universal is hoping for a debut of $50 million or more, it would come as no surprise if ticket sales surpassed that mark in the opening weekend.
The $68 million price tag for “Nope” dwarfs the budgets of R-rated horror films like “Get Out” ($4.5 million) and “Us” ($20 million). As a result, it will need a larger budget than previous films by Peele in order to break even. Box office receipts for “Get Out” and “Us” combined to total $255 million worldwide.
Experts predict that the reviews currently under embargo will significantly impact the box office during the opening weekend. The plot of “Nope,” like those of Peele’s previous films, is unknown, which only adds to the film’s buzz. Kaluuya and Palmer play brothers who make a strange and terrifying discovery while camping in a California gulch.
After the success of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” “Elvis,” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” studios and theatre owners are hoping that “Nope” will continue the strong summer season. Those box office successes have helped bring in $2.5 billion for the summer box office between May 1 and July 17, per data from Comscore.
These numbers are 162% higher than the same period in 2021 when theatres were still trying to recover from the devastating effects of COVID-19, and only 10.2% lower than the same period in 2019 when the massive success of “Avengers: Endgame” propelled the summer box office.
Though “Nope” is the only new nationwide release this weekend, Hollywood is hopeful that the remaining summer slate, including Warner Bros.’ family film “DC League of Super-Pets” (July 29), Brad Pitt’s “Bullet Train” (August 5), and Idris Elba’s “Beast” (August 19), will surprise audiences.
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