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Year Walk’s Story Combines Folklore with Gaming for Unique Feel To understand the story of Year Walk, the game provides you with a short journal detailing the Swedish tradition of Årsgång, a cultural vision quest in which a person, after fasting and resting in a dark room, undergoes a walk through the forest for a vision of the future. Usually undertaken at liminal times of year—Christmas, solstices, and New Year’s Eve—this quest could result in the walker encountering supernatural creatures that would test them and possibly herald disaster or good fortune....

Abdullah Suliman Abdullah Daubalah, a former journalist, was caught up in the 2015 attempted assassination of Yemeni politician Ansaf Ali Mayo in the southern city of Aden, which was then under the control of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council. American mercenaries working for the Spear Operations Group carried out the mission, in which no one was killed. A 2018 Buzzfeed report detailed how the UAE contracted the Americans in their campaign against “terrorist” targets in Yemen, many of whom were linked to the Islamist Al-Islah political party—a Yemeni affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood organization that is banned in the UAE....

This is the second time I’ve driven to South Carolina’s state capitol to watch Tim Tebow play baseball. It’s only an hour-and-a-half from my home, so it’s not a big deal, travel-wise. The first trip was a couple of days before I went on a family vacation to Israel (my cousin was getting married, and it was awesome) and I didn’t have a chance to crank out a Tebow feature before the airplane departed....

The red Xbox One controller is being touted as “classic” red by GameStop, using the same shade as the red Xbox 360 controller did back in the day. It’s the newer version of the Xbox One controller, meaning it supports 3.5mm headphones without the need for an adapter, boasts a farther wireless range than the original Xbox One controller, and offers Bluetooth functionality. The red Xbox One controller is also compatible with PCs without players having to update the device....

There are various versions of the game and for the first time the differences in them are noticeable. The Verge.com explains those differences, comparing the Xbox One and PS4 incarnations of the game side by side on video, outlining why Battlefield 4 runs at a higher resolution on PS4, and justifying the PC version as the very best Battlefield in terms of features and fidelity. You can see the differences here:...

Since the nominees for Game of the Year were announced by The Game Awards in November, many people have been trying to predict the Game of the Year winner. As such, now is a perfect time for players to get A Plague Tale: Requiem, one of the nominees, before the victor is announced. RELATED: Microsoft Patent Shows Xbox Controller with LCD Display The Xbox game sale, in honor of The Game Awards, includes many AAA titles that fans have come to know and love....

Why Won’t My Xbox Series X or S Turn on? When an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S won’t turn on, there is usually a problem with the hardware, corrupt software or firmware, or a power issue. Hardware problems can be related to the power supply, power button, and other internal electronics that are best left to the professionals. Most other issues, including power, software, and firmware, have potential fixes that you can do yourself....

Although there are no official restock dates for Xbox Series X and Series S, some retailers are expected to be releasing more consoles soon. Find out below what the latest updates are on Xbox Series X stock at Antonline, Target, Best Buy and more. Antonline Xbox Series X Restock Antonline said earlier this month that it would restocking PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles in January. The PS5 console became available last week but the Xbox Series X has not been restocked yet, so Xbox fans may want to keep an eye on Antonline, as the retailer will likely be releasing more Xbox Series X consoles soon....

Historically Xbox has lagged behind PlayStation in Japan, with the latter far outselling the former at the outset of the current console generation. Still, the latest numbers to have come out show an uptake in popularity for the brand, potentially leading to greater competitiveness from Sony to keep its lead. RELATED: Microsoft Claims Xbox Will Be First ‘Carbon Aware’ Console Industry analyst MauroNL reported on Twitter that combined sales for the Xbox Series X/S in Japan have amounted to 400,000 units, with 227,000 being for the Series S and 173,000 for the Series X....

Xfinity, the cable and internet provider division of Comcast, will replace Nationwide as the sponsor for what will be known as the NASCAR Xfinity Series for the next 10 years. NASCAR Chairman Brian France declined to comment on financial details of the deal, which was reported by the SportsBusiness Journal as being worth close to $200 million over 10 years. The deal would average $10 million a year to NASCAR, which includes a hefty amount to the season point fund....

The group features an eclectic mix of football minds, with some former players and others experienced coaches. The league’s collection of new hires is headlined by perennial Pro Bowlers Hines Ward and Rod Woodson, as well as longtime NFL coaches Wade Phillips and Jim Haslett. Former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops will lead a team, as well — he filled a similar role during the league’s pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Rounding out the group are former players Reggie Barlow, Anthony Becht and Terrell Buckley....

Ranking the eight franchises based on their on-field capabilities would be difficult at this point, but we can gauge an interest level for each team simply by looking at the coaching staffs and rosters. When it comes to entertainment value, not all XFL teams were created equal at first glance. With that in mind, here are our watchability rankings for the XFL franchises heading into the 2020 season. MORE: Ranking the best, worst XFL 2020 team names and logos...

That’s only an early offer for the phone’s cheaper SKU – with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage – with the price settling at €229 after the offer period ends. A 4/128GB model runs surprisingly steeper at €249 during the early bird period, and will then cost €269 – a step up in price from the £199 that last year’s Redmi Note 9 cost for the same storage. Beyond offering 5G, the Note 9T is a fairly middling budget offering on paper....

Also see: Best Black Friday Fitness Tracker Deals Xiaomi Mi Band Pulse review: Price and UK availability The Xiaomi Mi Band 1S is more commonly known as the Mi Band Pulse. We received our sample from Geekbuying.com, which is currently charging £22.04 for the Pulse. Also see: Best tech to take on holiday 2016. Geekbuying is a Chinese online store, so if you decide to buy from there you should first check out our buying advice....

Highlights include a larger display than its predecessors, improved blood oxygen tracking and up to 15-day battery life, but there’s more to this lightweight tracker worth exploring. For the first time ever it’s also been joined by a bigger Band 7 Pro sibling, which has now been launched outside China. Here we round up all the details on the Mi Band 7, from price to availability, features and more....

The watch was originally announced at the tail end of 2020 but finally saw a release in March 2021. When did the Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite launch? The Watch Lite appeared on Xiaomi’s global site back in December last year, with little fanfare at the time and no formal release date. In markets, including the UK, it now looks as though the Lite was destined to launch alongside the standard Mi Watch and as part of the regional release of the company’s flagship phone – the Mi 11, all of which landed on 16 March....

So, what makes something a Pro device at the cheap end of the market? Here’s the full Tech Advisor review. Design & build Square-edged designSide-mounted fingerprint sensorIP53 rating It’s been a while since I’ve seen a phone in the affordable bracket that had a truly pleasing design. Most are perfectly serviceable variations on the slab of glass and plastic that we know so well, but this time around Xiaomi has impressed with an aesthetic that defies the device’s price-tag....

These products have already launched elsewhere in the world, so we already know what to expect from them in terms of design, specifications and features. We’ll get another look nevertheless. However, Xiaomi will also reveal new information regarding UK pricing and availability – in essence, when we can get our hands on the gadgets without having to import them, and for how much. The electric scooter launches are arguably more exciting, given that we’ve recently seen moves from the UK government toward legalising the use of electric scooters on public land as it advises people against using public transport....

The US’ Department of Defence has, along with eight other Chinese corporations “operating directly or indirectly in the United States”, marked Xiaomi as a ‘Communist Chinese military company’. Xiaomi’s name joins a growing blacklist, first released to US congress by the DoD back in June 2020, targeting companies that it suspects have links to the People’s Liberation Army of China. The list itself has already been expanded upon numerous times since its initial release and although predominantly filled with Chinese energy and construction companies, also features telecoms entities, including notable mobile compatriot, Huawei....