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Google will stop making video games, less than two years after launching its highly publicized Stadia gaming platform. The company is shutting down Stadia Games and Entertainment (SG&E), its internal game development service, Phil Harrison, Stadia’s vice president and GM, announced in a blog post Monday. “Creating best-in-class games from the ground up takes many years and significant investment, and the cost is going up exponentially,” Harrison said. He added that the… Source link

The company is shutting down Stadia Games and Entertainment (SG&E), its internal game development service, Phil Harrison, Stadia’s vice president and GM, announced in a blog post Monday. “Creating best-in-class games from the ground up takes many years and significant investment, and the cost is going up exponentially,” Harrison said. He added that the focus will now be on working with external developers to make their games available on Stadia. “Over the coming months, most of the SG&E team… Source link

Cyberpunk 2077 was one of Stadia’s most successful games. Scott Stein/CNET … Source link

Major League Baseball has proposed to the players’ union a 154-game season that would start a month later than scheduled, be extended by a week and come with full pay if played in its entirety, sources said Sunday. Delivered Friday, the proposal also includes plans for an expanded postseason and a universal designated hitter. The MLB Players Association presented the proposal to its executive subcommittee and other players over the weekend. As of Sunday afternoon the union had not responded… Source link

The great story of Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the second-half surge of the Buffalo Bills haven’t moved bettors too much. Bettors generally lean toward favorites and overs, and that’s the case for the two conference championship games. The Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers are getting a majority of the bets, according to BetMGM data analyst John Ewing. The overs are preferred by bettors too. It’s hard to bet against Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers, after… Source link

GlobeNewswire ICPT FINAL DEADLINE MONDAY: ROSEN, GLOBAL INVESTOR COUNSEL, Reminds Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Investors of Important January 4 Deadline in Securities Class Action; Encourages Investors with Losses in Excess of $100K to Contact Firm – ICPT NEW YORK, Jan. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICPT) between September 28, 2019 and October 7, 2020,… Source link

Alabama and Clemson are heavy favorites in Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinal games against Notre Dame and Ohio State, respectively. And while coaches and scouts warned the Rose Bowl between Alabama and Notre Dame could get ugly (the Irish are a 20-point underdog), the games are played on the field — and anything can happen. [Opposing coaches break down Alabama-Notre Dame semifinal] Ohio State is a 7.5-point underdog against Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, the second CFP semifinal, and… Source link

France 24 US election week anxieties in the world’s most powerful democracy As 2020 draws to a close, FRANCE 24’s François Picard digs into his reporter’s notebook to recount the prime-time jitters while covering the November 3 US election as the world watched democracy being put to the test. That sinking feeling was back. It’s US Election Night 2020, and as the first returns trickle in, our FRANCE 24 crew immediately senses that once again, the pollsters have got it wrong. Would… Source link

The Canadian Press NFL on pace to set scoring record in 2020 season After getting gashed by Cleveland for nearly 500 yards and six touchdowns and still coming out on top in a high-scoring, back-and-forth thriller, Baltimore star linebacker Matthew Judon summed it up well.“That’s how football is, man,” he said after the Ravens won 47-42 on Dec. 14. “You leave enough time (against) a good offence, and they go right back and score.”That’s NFL football in 2020, where no lead is safe,… Source link

The Guardian Belichick’s exit plan and a JJ Watt trade: NFL subplots to watch in 2021 Will Aaron Rodgers depart Green Bay after an MVP-caliber season? Will Bill Belichick leave New England before it turns ugly? There’s no shortage of meaty NFL plotlines in 2021The NFL’s general attitude towards 2020 can be summed up succinctly: What pandemic?Whereas other leagues ground to a halt, considered voiding their seasons, entered into complex bubbles or faced existential crises, the NFL thundered… Source link