Nagatomo happy to start 2012 with victory

Pugstorm’s Core Keeper exited early access last month for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, adding new playstyles like summoning and content like a new end-game area and final boss. However, the developer promised more updates post-launch, including quality-of-life improvements. Patch 1.0.0.6 is available now and provides some much-needed buffs for minions.

Alongside doubling their lifespan, they also cost less mana to summon, meaning less time spent running around, waiting for your meter to recharge. The cost of summoning idols for the Giant Slime, Hive Mother, and Ghorm the Devourer have also been reduced.

Perhaps the best changes are those made to slippery movement, whose effects have been reduced (making The Sunken Sea less painful). Vehicle and boat…

There&#82sports betting17;s been a litany of games that have added PS5 Pro enhancements since the console’s launch earlier this month, but one of the most well-supported games in recent years – especially on the single-player side of things – won’t be receiving any such upgrades, at least for the foreseeable future.

Cyberpunk 2077 has transformed into one of the best and most visually and technically impressive games available on current-gen consoles, but developer CD Projekt RED doesn’t intend to enhance the game for the PS5 Pro. Responding to a question about the same on Twitter, the studio wrote, “We currently have no plans for [a] PS5 Pro patch.”

CD Projek…

Dragon Quest has never failed to sell well in Japan, and unsurprisingly, the recently-released Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake has got off to an impressive start in the region as well. As per data released by Famitsu for weekly hardware and physical sales in Japan, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was the bestselling game in the region last week, taking the top two spots in the charts upon launch.

Specifically, its Nintendo Switch version takes the top spot with over 641,000 units sold, while the PS5 version follows in second place with over 180,000 units sold. Collectively, the game has sold over 821,000 physical units at launch, making it the biggest game launch in Japan since last year’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, 

El Salvador players have alleged that they were approached by a businessman seeking to fix Tuesday s World Cup qualifier against Canada.

The squad held a press conference on Monday in which an audio recording was played that they insist proves their claim.

In the recording, it is alleged that a Salvadoran businessman outlines an offer from a Honduran associate to incentivise the players to get a result.

While El Salvador cannot progress to the next phase of qualifying, Canada can overhaul Honduras in Group A and go through at their expense – but only on goal difference, with a five-goal deficit to overhaul.

It is claimed the players would have been paid $30 for every minute played in a win, $20 for a tie and $15 for a loss of no greater than one goal, o…

In a time when single player campaigns weren’t shaped or undermined by their online counterparts, the games released from 2000 to 2009 exhibited innovativeness in terms of gameplay and story (and sometimes both), with the fifteen featured here all standing the test of time.

Grand Theft Auto IV

With the hype surrounding GTA VI plus GTA: The Trilogy’s semi-recent release, GTA IV’s foray through Liberty City’s grimy suburbs has become an outcast. Granted, most of you have complete…

Robert Lewandowski has no plans to leave Bayern Munich before his contract expires in 2021, but accepts football s cut-throat nature could one day lead to the club telling him that he is not needed.

Lewandowski has represented remarkable value for Bayern since joining when his contract expired at Borussia Dortmund in 2014, scoring 82 Bundesliga goals in 100 appearances so far.

But his future is arguably as cloudy as it has ever been at Bayern, with the Poland star recently incurring the wrath of club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge with criticism of their transfer policy.

Stefan Effenberg also criticised Lewandowski and urged Bayern to sell him, with speculation recently linking Real Madrid with interest in the 29-year-old.

But Lewandowski distanced himself fro…

Manchester City advanced to the fourth round of the EFL Cup as second-half goals from Gael Clichy and Aleix Garcia secured a 2-1 victory over Swansea City, although Vincent Kompany appeared to pick up an injury late in the contest.

In a tightly-contested clash at the Liberty Stadium, holders City clicked into gear after the break, Garcia effectively secured progression with just over 20 minutes remaining, after Clichy s second goal for the club had put Pep Guardiola s side ahead shortly after the restart.

Kompany left the field late in his first competitive appearance since May, substitute Gylfi Sigurdsson having pulled a goal back for Swansea in injury time to ensure a nervy conclusion for the visitors.

The Swans had gone closest to taking the lead prior to the …

that Chelsea are ready to move for Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson, with the midfielder yet to agree terms on a new deal at Anfield.

The former Sunderland man who, with Steven Gerrard suspended captained the Merseyside club and scored from the penalty spot in their 4-1 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday afternoon will have just twelve months remaining on his current deal come the summer.

Since signing for the Reds in the summer of 2011, Henderson has racked up one hundred and seventy-seven appearances in all competitions, with his goal at the weekend his twentieth for the club.

However, the England international’s future may lie away from Anfield with current Premier League leaders Chelsea monitoring his situation closely.

Liverpool’s defeat on Satu…

Mochi does not fear the pitfalls of a lukewarm Hollywood revisiting ahead of his second tenure as sporting director at Sevilla.

The five-time Europa League winners announced Monchi s return on Sunday, with the former goalkeeper returning to a post he left in 2017 to join Roma.

However, he stood down in the aftermath of the Serie A side s Champions League last-16 defeat to Porto – a loss that also saw head coach Eusebio Di Francesco sacked.

Monchi was linked to a reunion with ex-Sevilla boss Unai Emery at Arsenal and Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain were also reported suitors, but the pull of a return to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, where he masterminded a golden era, proved too strong.

There are many people outside of Sevilla who have told me that I a…

Ajax defender Daley Blind allayed concerns over his health, insisting he is okay and feeling fine following a scare.

Blind is said to have collapsed before being substituted during Tuesday s 1-0 friendly win against Bundesliga opponents Hertha Berlin.

Former Manchester United utility Blind was fitted with a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator – a device that monitors and regulates his heart rhythm – after being diagnosed with heart muscle inflammation following a Champions League game with Valencia last December.

The 30-year-old Netherlands international provided an update via social media on Wednesday, writing: Many thanks for all the kind messages I ve received.

I can say that I m okay and feeling fine.

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