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[RO] Jocurile cu zombi erau foarte populare la începutul anilor 2010, iar datorită acestui fenomen, declanșat de jocuri precum Dead Rising, a apărut un joc numit Dead Island. Dezvoltat de Techland, acest joc a primit laude critice. A fost anunțată o continuare, dar din păcate, a petrecut mult timp într-un blocaj de dezvoltare. Însă acum, datorită Dambuster Studios, jucătorii vor avea șansa să experimenteze mult așteptata continuare, Dead Island 2. După numeroase amânări și anulări la mai multe studiouri de dezvoltare, Dead Island 2 va fi în sfârșit disponibil, după ce a stat în limbo timp de peste 9 ani. Acest joc a trecut prin multe, mai ales când te gândești la numărul de studiouri care au încercat să-l aducă la viață: Yager (Spec Ops: The Line) din 2012 până în 2015, Sumo Digital (Crackdown 3) din 2015 până când a fost înlăturat și acum Dambuster (Homefront: The Revolution) din 2019 până în prezent. Data de lansare, prețuri, platforme Dead Island 2 va fi disponibil pe PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 și PlayStation 5 pe 21 aprilie 2023. Jocul va avea mai multe ediții disponibile pentru jucători la lansare. De fapt, într-o mișcare surprinzătoare, există un total de șase ediții diferite ale jocului, fiecare cu mai multe bonusuri. Aceste ediții acoperă o gamă largă de prețuri, iar mai jos vei găsi ce include fiecare versiune. Ediții digitale: Standard - 70 USD Jocul de bază Bonus pentru precomandă: Memories of Banoi Pack Deluxe - 100 USD Jocul de bază Bonus pentru precomandă: Memories of Banoi Pack Conținut bonus: Golden Weapons Pack Conținut bonus: Character Pack 1 & 2 Gold - 120 USD Jocul de bază Bonus pentru precomandă: Memories of Banoi Pack Conținut bonus: Pulp Weapons Pack Conținut bonus: Golden Weapons Pack Conținut bonus: Character Pack 1 & 2 Expansion Pass Ediții fizice: Day One Edition - 70 USD Jocul de bază Bonus pentru precomandă: Memories of Banoi Pack Pulp Edition - Exclusiv GameStop (70 USD) Jocul de bază Bonus pentru precomandă: Memories of Banoi Pack Conținut bonus: Pulp Weapons Pack Hell-A Edition - 100 USD Jocul de bază Bonus pentru precomandă: Memories of Banoi Pack Conținut bonus: Pulp Weapons Pack Conținut bonus: Golden Weapons Pack Conținut bonus: Character Pack 1 & 2 Expansion Pass Steelbook și obiecte fizice: ediția include o hartă de călătorie Venice Beach, șase cărți de tarot cu eroi, două insigne, un petic și produsele menționate mai sus. Într-o mișcare inedită, Deep Silver oferă și o statuetă din rășină care, de obicei, ar face parte dintr-o ediție de colecție ultra-scumpă. În schimb, aceasta este vândută separat pe site-ul lor pentru 120 de euro. Reține că Dead Island 2 va fi exclusiv pe Epic Games Store. Inițial, jocul era programat să fie lansat pe 28 aprilie 2023. Cu toate acestea, un anunț recent al contului de Twitter Dead Island a confirmat că jocul a atins stadiul „gold” și că noua dată de lansare va fi cu o săptămână mai devreme: 21 aprilie 2023. Detalii despre gameplay și poveste În Dead Island 2, un virus mortal se răspândește în întreaga zonă din Los Angeles, transformând locuitorii în zombi. Ești un supraviețuitor infectat în timpul pandemiei. Cu toate acestea, nu ești doar imun la virus, ci poți să folosești și puterile corupte care îți curg prin vene. Jocul îi poartă pe jucători prin locațiile cele mai iconice din Los Angeles. În joc, trebuie să lupți împotriva hoardelor de zombi în timp ce te bucuri de tehnologia de dezmembrare procedurală cunoscută sub numele de FLESH. Directorul de artă tehnică, Dan Evans-Lawes, a vorbit despre sistemul FLESH din Dead Island 2 într-un interviu, menționând că jocul îți va permite să vezi daune realiste pe măsură ce folosești armele pentru a tăia sau zdrobi zombi cu o gamă largă de arme. Jocul va oferi șase personaje din care poți alege, fiecare cu propria personalitate și dialog unic. Abilitățile personajului jucătorului pot fi, de asemenea, personalizate cu ajutorul sistemului de abilități al jocului, care permite jucătorilor să-și re-specifice abilitățile instantaneu pentru a încerca noi combinații și abilități. De asemenea, zombii din Dead Island 2 vor veni cu mutații distincte, atacuri și sute de variante tematice din Los Angeles. Dead Island 2 oferă și o experiență de cooperare pentru acei jucători care doresc să trăiască nebunia zombi împreună cu prietenii. Până la trei jucători vor putea experimenta misiunile palpitante ale jocului cu o poveste captivantă de tip pulp. [EN] Zombie games were the craze back in the early 2010s, and due to this phenomenon sprung by games like Dead Rising, we saw the release of a game called Dead Island. Developed by Techland, this game saw some critical acclaim. A sequel was announced, but unfortunately, it also spent a lot of time in development hell. But now, thanks to Dambuster Studios, players will have a chance to experience the long-awaited sequel, Dead Island 2. After numerous delays and cancellations several at development studios, Dead Island 2 is finally going to become available after being in limbo for over 9 years. This game has been through a lot, especially when you consider the number of game development studios that have tried to bring it to life: Yager (Spec Ops: The Line) from 2012 to 2015, Sumo Digital (Crackdown 3) from 2015 until being removed, and now Dambuster (Homefront: The Revolution) from 2019 to the present.Release Date, Pricing, Platforms Dead Island 2 will be available on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on April 21, 2023. The game will have several different editions available to players at launch. In fact, in a shocking move, there's a grand total of six different game editions with multiple goodies. These editions cover a broad set of prices, so below, you'll find what comes in each version. DIGITAL EDITIONS Standard - $70 Base Game Pre-Order Bonus: Memories of Banoi Pack Deluxe - $100 Base Game Pre-Order Bonus: Memories of Banoi Pack Bonus Content: Golden Weapons Pack Bonus Content: Character Pack 1 & 2 Gold - $120 Base Game Pre-Order Bonus: Memories of Banoi Pack Bonus Content: Pulp Weapons Pack Bonus Content: Golden Weapons Pack Bonus Content: Character Pack 1 & 2 Expansion Pass PHYSICAL EDITIONS Day One Edition - $70 Base Game Pre-Order Bonus: Memories of Banoi Pack Pulp Edition - GameStop Exclusive ($70) Base Game Pre-Order Bonus: Memories of Banoi Pack Bonus Content: Pulp Weapons Pack Hell-A-Edition - $100 Base Game Pre-Order Bonus: Memories of Banoi Pack Bonus Content: Pulp Weapons Pack Bonus Content: Golden Weapons Pack Bonus Content: Character Pack 1 & 2 Expansion Pass Steelbook + physical items The physical items included with the Hell-A Edition of the game include a Venice Beach travel map, six slayer Tarot Cards, two pin badges, one patch, and the products mentioned above. In a unique move, Deep Silver is also offering a resin statue of the type that would usually be part of an ultra-expensive collector’s edition. Instead, they’re simply selling it on its own via their store for 120 euros. Remember that Dead Island 2 will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store. Originally, the game was set to release on April 28, 2023. However, a recent announcement by the Dead Island Twitter account confirmed that the game has gone gold and that the new release date would be a week earlier: April 21, 2023. Gameplay Details and Story In Dead Island 2, a deadly virus spreads across the entirety of Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. You are a survivor who has been infected during the pandemic. However, you are more than just immune to the virus as you also are capable of harnessing the tainted powers running through your veins. The game takes players across the most iconic locations in Los Angeles. In the game, you have to fight off against the zombie horde while enjoying the procedural dismemberment tech known as FLESH. Technical Art Director Dan Evans-Lawes talked about Dead Island 2's FLESH system in an interview, stating that the game will let you see realistic damage as you swing your weapons around and slice or crush zombies with a wide variety of weapons. The game will offer six characters that you can choose from, each with their own unique personality and dialogue. The player character's abilities can also be customized with the aid of the game's skill system, which allows players to re-spec instantly to try out new ability combinations and skills. Additionally, zombies in Dead Island 2 will also come with their distinct mutations, attacks, and hundreds of LA-themed variants. Dead Island 2 also offers a co-op adventure experience for those players who want to experience the zombie madness with a bunch of friends. Up to three players will be able to experience the game's exciting quests with a thrilling pulp story to boot. Source: https://wccftech.com/roundup/dead-island-2-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-long-awaited-sequel/

Pakistani-origin British pugilist Hamzah Sheeraz has defeated British boxer Tyler Denny to claim the Middleweight European Boxing championship. Sheeraz entirely eclipsed his British opponent at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening. The undefeated middleweight sent southpaw Denny to the canvas twice before overcoming him through technical knockout (TKO). The first knockdown came with the help of a combination of right cross and left hook in the first round. Then, the winning boxer downed Denny once more in the second round with a powerful left hook. Referee Mark Bates declared the bout over and waved it off, despite the fact that Denny was able to stand again. Experts believe Sheeraz’s height and arm length profoundly helped him keep his opponent at bay. The Pakistani-origin boxer, a resident of London now, has remained undefeated raising the tally of his victories to 21-0 with this one. In addition to winning Denny's European title, the 25-year-old also won the Commonwealth and WBC ‘Silver’ titles. 33-year-old Denny, on the other hand, dropped to 19-3-3 and lost the strap. The defeat broke the English athlete’s six-fight winning streak. Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1232766-pakistani-origin-boxer-hamzah-sheeraz-wins-european-boxing-championship

[RO] Israel și Hezbollah au amenințat ambele duminică că își vor intensifica atacurile transfrontaliere, în ciuda apelurilor internaționale de a se retrage din calea unui război total. Armata Israelului a declarat că aproximativ 150 de rachete, proiectile și alte arme au fost lansate asupra teritoriului său sâmbătă noaptea și duminică dimineața – în mare parte din Liban. Unele au ajuns mai departe decât atacurile anterioare, trimițând mii de israelieni în adăposturi și provocând daune locuințelor din apropierea orașului Haifa. Israelul a lansat propriile sale atacuri asupra unor ținte din sudul Libanului, despre care a spus că au distrus mii de lansatoare de rachete ale Hezbollah. Duminică, prim-ministrul Benjamin Netanyahu a declarat că Israelul va lua „orice măsură necesară pentru a restabili securitatea” și pentru a aduce oamenii înapoi în siguranță în casele lor de-a lungul graniței Israel-Liban. El a spus că Israelul a aplicat „o serie de lovituri asupra Hezbollah pe care acesta nu le-ar fi putut imagina niciodată”. Cu toate acestea, adjunctul liderului grupării, Naim Qassem, a declarat: „Amenințările nu ne vor opri... Suntem pregătiți să facem față oricărei posibilități militare”. Vorbind la înmormântarea lui Ibrahim Aqil, un comandant de rang înalt al Hezbollah ucis în atacul Israelului de vineri asupra capitalei Libanului, Beirut, el a spus: „Am intrat într-o nouă fază, și anume o socoteală deschisă” cu Israelul. Șeicul Nadeem Qassem le-a spus celor prezenți că Israelul a eșuat în toate obiectivele sale, în timp ce rezistența – adică Hezbollah – a continuat să lanseze atacuri în ultimele trei zile. El a adăugat că mai mulți rezidenți israelieni vor fi nevoiți să părăsească casele lor din nordul țării și că Israelul nu a reușit să slăbească rezistența grupării și legătura sa cu Gaza. Hezbollah este aliat cu Hamas, care face parte și din așa-numita „Axă a Rezistenței” susținută de Iran. Mulțimi uriașe au împânzit străzile și au urmat sicriul pe o platformă ridicată pe spatele unui camion. Printre tristețea și furia de la înmormântare, a fost transmis și un mesaj de sfidare din partea susținătorilor Hezbollah adunați – inclusiv scandări de „moarte Americii” din mulțime. Ceremonia a avut loc într-o piață din suburbia sudică Dahieh din Beirut, fieful Hezbollah, la doar câteva străzi distanță de atacul aerian de vineri. Oficialii libanezi au declarat că 45 de persoane au fost ucise în atac, inclusiv Ibrahim Aqil și 15 dintre oamenii săi. Aqil avea mulți inamici și o recompensă de 7 milioane de dolari pe capul său. El era căutat de SUA pentru presupusele sale legături cu uciderea a sute de americani în Beirut în anii 1980 – în atacurile asupra Ambasadei SUA și unei cazărmi a Marinei. Aproximativ 30 de civili au fost, de asemenea, uciși în atacul israelian de vineri, inclusiv familii întregi. La fața locului, astăzi, rudele așteptau la marginea unui crater uriaș, sperând să fie găsite rămășițe. Ministrul libanez pentru lucrări publice, Ali Hamie – care are legături cu Hezbollah – a spus că Israelul împinge regiunea spre război. „La final, Libanul nu caută războiul”, a spus el pentru BBC la fața locului. „Nici poporul libanez. Dar Israelul ne provoacă la război în toată lumea. Veniți la război. Veniți la război.” Întrebat dacă crede că războiul va avea loc, a răspuns: „Nu știu, vom vedea”. Hezbollah este cea mai puternică organizație politică și militară din Liban. Organizația șiită este mai bine înarmată decât multe națiuni. Este clasificată drept organizație teroristă de către țări precum Marea Britanie și SUA. Luptele între Hezbollah și Israel au escaladat pe 8 octombrie 2023 – a doua zi după atacul asupra Israelului de către militanți Hamas din Gaza – când Hezbollah a tras asupra pozițiilor israeliene. Aproximativ 1.200 de persoane au fost ucise și peste 250 luate ostatice în atacurile Hamas asupra sudului Israelului, în timp ce 60.000 de oameni din nord au fost evacuați din cauza atacurilor aproape zilnice cu rachete ale Hezbollah. Schimburile recente de focuri transfrontaliere au provocat îngrijorare internațională reînnoită. Șeful ONU, Antonio Guterres, a declarat pentru CNN că se teme de „posibilitatea de a transforma Libanul [în] o altă Gaza”. Coordonatorul special al ONU în Liban, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, a postat pe X că Orientul Mijlociu se află în pragul unei „catastrofe iminente”. „Nu se poate sublinia destul: nu există NICIO soluție militară care să facă oricare dintre părți mai sigură”, a postat ea duminică. Președintele SUA, Joe Biden, a spus că Washingtonul va face „tot ce putem pentru a împiedica izbucnirea unui război mai amplu”. UE a declarat că este „extrem de” îngrijorată, în timp ce secretarul britanic de externe, David Lammy, a cerut un „armistițiu imediat”. Forțele de Apărare ale Israelului (IDF) au spus că multe dintre proiectilele cu care s-au confruntat au fost interceptate sâmbătă noaptea, inclusiv două care au fost lansate din Irak. Rezistența Islamică din Irak, un grup susținut de Iran, a declarat că a lansat atacuri cu rachete de croazieră și drone explozive asupra Israelului. Nordul Israelului rămâne în stare de alertă ridicată, cu școlile închise și spitalele care mută pacienții în subteran. Oamenilor li s-a spus să limiteze adunările în aer liber la mai puțin de 10 persoane. Un locuitor din Kirayt Bialik, la periferia Haifa, care a fost lovit de focul cu rachete, a declarat pentru agenția de știri Reuters: „În jurul orei 06:30 a fost o alarmă și apoi imediat după aceea o explozie mare – o explozie foarte, foarte mare – chiar la trei sau patru case de aici. Fereastra din camera principală a fost complet distrusă.” La începutul acestei săptămâni, 39 de persoane au fost ucise și mii rănite după ce pagerele și stațiile radio utilizate de Hezbollah, organizația influentă politic susținută de Iran, au explodat timp de două zile în Liban. Joi, liderul Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, a dat vina pe Israel pentru atacuri, spunând că a trecut „toate liniile roșii” și a promis „o pedeapsă justă”. Israelul nu și-a asumat responsabilitatea. Pe măsură ce temerile cresc că conflictul ar putea izbucni într-un război pe scară largă, Departamentul de Stat al SUA a emis noi recomandări de călătorie pentru cetățenii aflați în prezent în Liban. Ambasada SUA din Beirut a îndemnat oamenii să „părăsească Libanul cât timp există opțiuni comerciale disponibile”. Ministerul de Externe al Iordaniei, țară vecină, a emis sfaturi similare cetățenilor săi, îndemnându-i pe cei aflați în Liban să plece cât mai curând posibil. [EN] Israel and Hezbollah both threatened to increase their cross-border attacks on Sunday, despite international appeals for them to step back from all-out war. Israel’s military said about 150 rockets, missiles and other projectiles were fired at its territory overnight on Saturday and early on Sunday – mostly from within Lebanon. Some reached further than previous strikes, sending thousands of Israelis to bomb shelters and damaging homes near the city of Haifa. Israel launched its own strikes on targets in southern Lebanon, which it said destroyed thousands of Hezbollah's rocket launchers. On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would take "whatever action is necessary to restore security" and return people safely to their homes along the Israel-Lebanon border. He said Israel had dealt "a series of blows on Hezbollah that it could have never imagined". But the group's deputy leader Naim Qassem declared: “Threats will not stop us... We are ready to face all military possibilities". Speaking at the funeral of Ibrahim Aqil, a high-ranking Hezbollah commander killed in Israel's Friday strike on Lebanon's capital, Beirut, he said: "We have entered a new phase, namely an open reckoning" with Israel. Sheikh Nadeem Qassem told mourners that Israel had failed in all its aims, while the resistance - meaning Hezbollah - had continued firing for the last three days. He said more Israeli residents would be pushed out from their homes in the north of the country, adding that Israel had failed to break the group's resistance and connection with Gaza. Hezbollah is allied with Hamas, which is also part of Iran’s so-called "Axis of Resistance". Huge crowds lined the streets and followed the coffin as it was driven on an elevated platform on the back of a pick-up truck. Among the grief and anger at the funeral, there was a message of defiance from the gathered Hezbollah supporters - including chants of "death to America" from the crowd. The ceremony took place in a square in the southern suburb of Dahieh in Beirut, the heartland of Hezbollah, just a few streets away from Friday's air strike. Lebanese officials said 45 people were killed in the attack, including Ibrahim Aqil and 15 of his men. Aqil had many enemies, and a bounty of $7m on his head. He was wanted by the US for his alleged links to the killing of hundreds of Americans in Beirut in the 1980s – in attacks on the US Embassy and a Marine barracks. About 30 civilians were also killed in Friday’s Israeli strike, including entire families. At the scene today, relatives remained at the edge of a vast crater, hoping for remains to be found. Lebanese Minister for Public Works Ali Hamie – who is linked with Hezbollah - said Israel is dragging the region to war. “At the end, Lebanon is not seeking the war,” he told the BBC at the scene of the strike. “Even the Lebanese people. But Israel is calling us worldwide, come to war. Come to war.” Asked if he thought war would happen, he replied: "I don’t know, we will see." Hezbollah is the most powerful political and military organisation in Lebanon. The Shia Muslim organisation is better armed than many nations. It is classed as a terrorist organisation by countries including the UK and the US. Fighting between Hezbollah and Israel escalated on 8 October 2023 - the day after the attack on Israel by Hamas gunmen from Gaza - when Hezbollah fired at Israeli positions. About 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 taken hostage in the Hamas attacks on southern Israel, while 60,000 people in the north have been evacuated as a result of near-daily rocket attacks by Hezbollah since. The latest cross-border exchanges have sparked renewed international concern. UN chief Antonio Guterres told CNN he feared "the possibility of transforming Lebanon [into] another Gaza". The UN special co-ordinator in Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, posted on X that the Middle East was on the brink of "imminent catastrophe". "It cannot be overstated enough: there is NO military solution that will make either side safer," she posted on Sunday. US President Joe Biden said Washington would do "everything we can to keep a wider war from breaking out". The EU said it was "extremely" concerned, while UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy called for an "immediate ceasefire". The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said many of the projectiles it faced had been intercepted overnight on Saturday, including two that had been launched from Iraq. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a Iran-backed group, said it had fired cruise missile and explosive drone attacks at Israel. Northern Israel remains on high alert, with schools closed and hospitals moving patients underground. People there have been told to restrict outdoor gatherings to fewer than 10. One resident of Kirayt Bialik on the outskirts of Haifa, which was hit by rocket fire, told Reuters news agency: "Around 06:30 there was an alarm and then immediately afterwards a big explosion - very, very big explosion - even three or four houses from here. Our window in the main room was completely destroyed." Earlier this week, 39 people were killed and thousands wounded after pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah, the politically-influential Iran-backed organisation, exploded on two days across Lebanon. On Thursday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah blamed Israel for the attacks, saying it had crossed "all red lines" and vowed "just punishment". Israel has not claimed responsibility. As fears increase that the conflict may break out into a full-scale war, the US state department issued new travel advice for citizens currently in Lebanon. The US embassy in Beirut urged people to "depart Lebanon while commercial options still remain available". Neighbouring Jordan's foreign ministry issued similar advice to its citizens, urging those in Lebanon to leave as soon as possible. Source: https://bbc.com/news/articles/c4gd393llg7o

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[RO] Un leaker a descoperit date care sugerează o mulțime de posibile schimbări viitoare în Counter-Strike 2. Counter-Strike 2 a fost lansat în septembrie 2023, iar reacțiile la noul joc au fost mixte. Unii jucători au fost reticenți în a face trecerea la Counter-Strike 2, exprimând opinia că primul Counter-Strike este un joc greu de urmat, deși actualizările consistente și semnificative ar putea aduce mai mulți jucători. Deși Counter-Strike 2 are o bază mare de jucători, jocul pare să fie încă în stadiile sale incipiente. Pe măsură ce noii jucători de Counter-Strike 2 încearcă jocul, mulți fani se ajustează la schimbările față de prima versiune. În ianuarie 2024, Valve a încetat oficial suportul pentru primul Counter-Strike. Se pare că dezvoltatorii nu doar că sunt complet pregătiți să treacă de la prima versiune, dar doresc să încurajeze jucătorii să încerce noul joc. Un videoclip realizat de popularul creator de conținut Counter-Strike 2, Gabe Follower, acoperă o gamă de noi posibile adăugiri ce vor apărea în joc, bazate pe date de data mining. Ultima actualizare a Counter-Strike 2 s-a concentrat mai mult pe îmbunătățiri de calitate a vieții, dar Gabe Follower sugerează că o operațiune viitoare va introduce noi recompense și misiuni. Aceste recompense ar putea include introducerea unor obiecte complet noi în joc, inclusiv brelocuri care pot fi atașate la arme, haine personalizabile și animale de companie. De asemenea, se zvonește că actualizarea va include o cutie care va conține skin-uri exclusive. Dar asta nu este tot. În plus față de toate aceste adăugiri zvonite, Gabe Follower pare să fi găsit multe date care sugerează prezența unor noi hărți numite Thera, Memento (Wingman), Assembly, Pool Day și Mills. Există deja multe hărți în Counter-Strike 2, dar unii fani sunt entuziasmați să aibă și mai multe. În videoclipul său, Gabe Follower menționează că dezvoltatorii nu sunt în mod deosebit interesați să ascundă aceste date, arătând capturi de ecran ale paginilor din Steam Workshop pentru fiecare dintre aceste hărți, cu mai multe imagini. Deși unele dintre pagini existau încă din noiembrie 2023, există un flux nou de comentarii ale utilizatorilor pe fiecare, indicând atenția recentă. Gabe Follower menționează, de asemenea, prezența unor noi animații în Counter-Strike 2, care arată jucătorii interacționând cu găini, făcând lucruri precum ridicarea lor și chiar strângerea lor. Se sugerează că găina este un substitut pentru un fișier obiect care se referă la animale de companie. Scopul complet al animalelor de companie este necunoscut, dar Gabe Follower le descrie ca pe un obiect cosmetic și speculează că animalele ar putea urma jucătorii pe hartă. Deși jucătorii au deja o gamă de cosmetice existente în Counter-Strike 2, unii sunt entuziasmați de potențialul de a avea mai multe, pe lângă mulțimea de alte posibile actualizări. [EN] A leaker has found data that signals plenty of potential upcoming Counter-Strike 2 changes. Counter-Strike 2 launched in September 2023, and reception for the follow-up has been mixed. Some players have been hesitant about shifting over to Counter-Strike 2, expressing the sentiment that the first Counter-Strike is a tough game to follow up, although consistent and meaningful updates could likely bring more players in. Although Counter-Strike 2 has a large player base, the game still appears to be in its early stages. As new Counter-Strike 2 players try the game out, many fans have been adjusting to the changes from the first release. In January 2024, Valve officially ended support for the first Counter-Strike. It appears that the developers are not only entirely ready to move on from the first release, but want to incentivize players to try out the new one. A video by popular Counter-Strike 2 content creator Gabe Follower covers an array of new potential additions coming to the game based on data mining. The last Counter-Strike 2 update was more focused on quality-of-life changes, but here, Gabe Follower signals the likelihood of an upcoming operation that will introduce new rewards and missions. These rewards may include the introduction of brand-new items to the game, including keychains that can be attached to weapons, customizable clothes, and pets. Additionally, the update is rumored to include a case that will contain exclusive skins. That's not all, though. In addition to all the rumored additions, Gabe Follower appears to have found plenty of data that suggests the presence of new maps named Thera, Memento (Wingman), Assembly, Pool Day, and Mills. There are plenty of maps in Counter-Strike 2, but some fans are most excited about having even more. In his video, Gabe Follower notes that developers aren't particularly interested in hiding this data, showing screenshots of Steam Workshop pages for each of these maps with several screenshots. Although some of the pages have existed as far back as November 2023, there is an influx of new user comments on each, indicating the recent attention. Gabe Follower also notes the presence of new animations in Counter-Strike 2, that show the player interacting with chickens, doing things like picking them up and even squeezing them. The chicken is suggested to be a placeholder for an object file that refers to the animals as pets. The full purpose of pets is unknown, but Gabe Follower describes them as a cosmetic item and throws around a guess that the animals may follow players around on the map. Although gamers already have a pool of existing cosmetics in Counter-Strike 2, some are excited about the potential for more, in addition to the wealth of other potential updates. Source: https://gamerant.com/counter-strike-2-leak-new-content-keychains-pets-maps/

Less than three months after the release of its debut game Tales of Kenzera: Zau, Surgent Studios has laid off "just over a dozen" of its employees. The layoffs were initially reported by multiple Surgent employees (via Game Developer) who posted about their pending terminations on LinkedIn. Producer Philip Smy said he'd become "another casualty of the Wild West industry that is videogame development," while level designer Pete Brisbourne wrote, "The chapter entitled 'Pete Works At Surgent Studios' is coming to a close at the end of the month." Several Surgent employees have now added an "open to work" indicator on the profile pictures. A few hours after the initial report, Surgent Studios confirmed the layoffs on Twitter. "Unfortunately, Surgent has joined the growing number of games studios impacted by layoffs this year with just over a dozen people affected," the studio wrote. "It's a difficult time in the games industry, but we remain incredibly proud of our entire team's work on Zau and of the praise it has received from critics and players alike. Our focus now is on supporting those affected, continuing our work on Zau, and looking to the future with our next creative project." The number of employees at Surgent Studios prior to the layoffs wasn't revealed. The studio's LinkedIn page says it has between 11-50 employees; 37 LinkedIn users are "associated" with Surgent. "This hurts deeply," studio founder and CEO Abubakar Salim said in a separate message. "This isn't the news I wanted to share today. "I am so proud of what the team have achieved over the course of these 4 years. When things got tough, every one of them stood so strong, it was inspiring. So to be delivering this news today really sucks. I know we're not alone here, but that doesn't make it easier." Tales of Kezera: Zau, a metroidvania "inspired by Bantu tales" as well as Salim's own grief following the death of his father, was well received when it launched in March. But the player counts, at least on Steam, don't suggest big sales numbers: The peak concurrent player count on Steam was just 258, and currently sits at only 19. The game was also the subject of what Salim called a "targeted harassment" campaign driven by "people who see diversity as a threat." Sales figures have not been released, but in June, Salim denied reports that Tales of Kezera: Zau wasn't selling well, saying claims of low sales "are a fraction of our actual playership, and they're being shared in bad faith by people who are wanting to provide 'proof' that their harassment campaign has been successful in punishing us for daring to take up space." Source: pcgamer.com

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The new range of Ryzen 9000 processors is now officially available on the market and at HardZone we have already had the opportunity to test two of them without waiting for the launch of new motherboards, as the socket of these is AM5, as in previous generations, a custom that Intel could do and stop forcing users to change motherboards every two years if they update the processor. Although it is not really necessary to buy a new motherboard to install one of AMD's Ryzen 9000 processors when using the AM5 socket, many manufacturers are updating their range of motherboards to sell themselves as compatible with this new range of processors. The veteran PC component manufacturer Gigabyte has just expanded its range of AMD 800 motherboards, adding a new X870 AORUS Elite WiFi7 model, which joins the X870E AORUS Master, which has been available since last week, a model with which it shares practically the same connectivity options. New Ryzen 9000-compatible motherboard from Gigabyte The X870 AORUS Elite Wi-Fi7 also shares the specifications of the B650E, but the main difference with it is that the new generation includes support for USB4. This board is only available in ATX format and includes space for 4 DDR5 memory modules with a maximum of 256 GB, allowing the use of 4 64 GB DDR5 modules. As for PCIe expansion slots, the X870 AORUS Elite Wi-Fi7 has 3 spaces: a PCIe 5.0 x 16 slot connected directly to the CPU and which includes a button to easily eject the graphics card, one of the novelties we saw at Gamescom held at the end of August in Germany. It also has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 slot (Gen 4 x 4) and a PCIe 3.0 x 16 slot (Gen 3 x 2). As for storage options, this new Gigabyte motherboard compatible with AMD Ryzen 9000 processors includes four M.2 slots. Of the four available M.2 slots, three are Gen 5 x 4 and the fourth M.2 slot for adding storage drives is Gen 4 x 4. It is important to note that the 4 M.2 bays for storage drives incorporate a heat sink, so it is not necessary to purchase it separately. If we are short on storage space or do not want to use so many NVMe drives, this board offers support for 4 SATA ports at a maximum speed of 6 Gbps. Price and availability This AM5 socket board is compatible with Ryzen 7000, Ryzen 8000 and the new Ryzen 9000 processors, is managed by the AMD x870 chipset, and is compatible with DDR5 8000 memory and below. If you're thinking of upgrading your motherboard, but not your processor, Gigabyte's new option is one of the best options currently available on the market and will allow you to upgrade to new processors when you need to. As for the price, Gigabyte has not yet commented on the matter, but, if we take into account that they share practically the same specifications as the B650E and that it has a price of around 250 euros, this new model should be a little more expensive and be around 300 euros at most. Source: https://hardzone.es/noticias/componentes/primera-placa-aourus-nuevos-amd-ryzen-9000/

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ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the International Cricket Council (ICC) met Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and discussed arrangements made for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in the country next year. The ICC envoy expressed satisfaction in Karachi and Rawalpindi for the preparations ahead of the tournament. The delegation was also satisfied with the security arrangements and protocols in Karachi, Rawalpindi and Islamabad. A detailed discussion on security arrangements for the tournament also took place in the meeting, said a press release. The ICC delegation included ICC Senior Manager Events Sarah Edgar, Event Manager and Champions Trophy Event Lead Aun Muhammad Zaidi, General Manager Cricket ICC Wasim Khan, Security Manager David Musker and Broadcast consultant Mansoor Manj. From the PCB, Director International Cricket Usman Wahla, Director Security Colonel (retired) Khalid Mehmood, and Head of Marketing Salman Mesud attended the meeting. PCB Chairman Naqvi assured the ICC delegation of world-class arrangements for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He further said that the upgradation work of the stadiums will be completed well before the tournament, and foolproof security arrangements will be made for all participating teams. "Hosting the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan is an honour, and preparations are being finalised to match the grandeur of the tournament," the cricketing body chairman stated. Naqvi assured the ICC that all teams participating will enjoy playing in a peaceful and secure environment. "After the upgradation, the stadiums will be equipped with international-standard facilities, enhancing the spectators’ experience," Naqvi added regarding the work at the stadiums that will host the mega event next year. "The Pakistani nation has a deep love for cricket and will support all teams during the mega event in February and March next year," Naqvi concluded. https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1232140-icc-delegation-satisfied-over-champions-trophy-2025-preparations

An Israeli air strike on a school in Gaza City has killed at least 22 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. The school, closed during the war, was housing displaced people, the health ministry said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it targeted a Hamas command centre which Israel said the militant group was using to "plan and carry out terrorist attacks”. Hamas has denied using schools and other civilian sites for military purposes. The Hamas-run government media office said the people killed in Saturday's strike in the al-Zaytoun area included several children and six women. Gaza's civil defence agency reported the same death toll and added that one of the women was pregnant. Several graphic videos of the aftermath of the strike examined by BBC Verify appear to corroborate this. Other footage shows children among the victims. Some are seen with severe injuries, including parts of their legs missing. Others are seen lying motionless while adults try to deliver CPR. BBC Verify confirmed the location by comparing details seen in the background to satellite and ground-level images of the targeted school. The IDF said it took steps to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, and accused Hamas of exploiting civilian infrastructure. Hamas "systematically violates international law by operating from inside civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip and exploiting the Gazan civilian population for its terrorist activities", the IDF said. Also on Saturday, the health ministry said that four of its workers were killed and six injured in an Israeli "targeting" of a health ministry warehouse in the Musabah area of southern Gaza. The ministry did not specify whether the incident was an air strike. The BBC has approached the IDF for comment on the report of health workers killed. Other schools have been hit, some several times, by Israeli air strikes since the latest conflict with Hamas began on 7 October. Earlier this month, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) said six of its employees were killed in an Israeli air strike on al-Jaouni school in Nuseirat refugee camp, which is being used as a shelter by thousands of displaced Palestinians. Unrwa said it was the fifth time the school had been hit since 7 October. Israel's military said it carried out a “precise strike on terrorists” planning attacks from the school. The military alleged that nine of those killed were members of Hamas’s armed wing and that three of them were Unrwa staff. Hamas gunmen attacked Israel on 7 October last year, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 others as hostages. Israel responded with a military campaign in Gaza that has killed more than 41,000 people, according to the health ministry. https://bbc.com/news/articles/cr4x6dwqlxgo

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Anyone eager to play fresh content for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is set to be disappointed as Nintendo isn't releasing any DLC packs for the game. As IGN reports, confirmation of no DLC for the latest Zelda game on Switch came via Nintendo game producer Eiji Aonuma in an interview with Famitsu. When asked about the potential for new content being released, Aonuma said: "There are no plans to release additional content this time, but that's because I feel like we've done everything we can to create fun in that world. In the first place, the reason I decided to make this a sequel to the previous work was because I thought there was value in experiencing a new game in that Hyrule place. If that's the case, if a new reason arises, we might return to the same world again. Whether it's a sequel or a new work, I think it's going to be a completely new game, so I hope you're looking forward to it." So while we shouldn't expect any DLC, the good news is we are getting another Zelda game and it could end up being a direct sequel to Tears of the Kingdom. It's a surprising decision seeing as Breath of the Wild did receive DLC in the form of an Expansion Pass, but also because of how popular the latest game is. By the end of June, Tears of the Kingdom had sold more than 18.5 million copies and boosted Japan's gross domestic product (GDP). Source: Click

AMD might be preparing two brand new "RDNA 3" GPUs for the entry-level segment, the Radeon RX 7400 & RX 7300. AMD Radeon RX 7400 & RX 7300 GPUs are supposedly the latest additions to the RDNA 3 family AMD's RDNA 3 lineup features GPUs starting from the RX 7600 at $250-$270 while the older generations based on the RDNA 2 and RDNA architectures have entry-level GPUs in the sub-$200 price range. This left a big segment that was unattended during the RDNA 3 generation but now it looks like AMD might be planning to introduce new entry-level offerings. Related Story OneXGPU 2 eGPU To Feature AMD’s Brand New Radeon RX 7800M “RDNA 3” GPU According to a leak by a prominent leaker, @KOMACHI_ENSAKA, this may be the beginning of newer entry-level cards in the RDNA 3 family. He listed two new GPUs in a tweet: Radeon RX 7400 and RX 7300. According to the information, new GPU PCI IDs have been spotted by Komachi which is labeled as "0x7499" and based on the Navi 33 SKU. These new Navi 33 SKUs likely belong to entry-tier products such as the rumored Radeon RX 7400 & RX 7300 graphics cards. While the RDNA 2 lineup already has entry-level cards like AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and RX 6400, the RDNA 3 lineup may also add another X300 series card i.e., the RX 7300. We haven't seen an X300 series card in previous RDNA families but it is most likely going to end up somewhere between $100 and $130, assuming AMD also launches an RX 7500 or 7500 XT card later. As per the specs of previous-generation cards and the generational performance uplift in the RDNA 3 series, it's safe to assume that the RX 7400 will be somewhere around the RX 6500 XT in specifications and performance. While we don't have any specification information about the RX 7400, it should end up featuring a 64-128-bit bus interface leading to 4/6 GB VRAM. https://wccftech.com/amd-might-be-launching-entry-level-radeon-rx-7400-rx-7300-rdna-3-gpus-soon/

Echipa masculină de cricket a Angliei va sosi în Pakistan pe 2 octombrie, iar meciurile vor avea loc la Multan, Rawalpindi KARACHI: Consiliul de cricket din Pakistan a anunțat vineri un program revizuit pentru o serie pe care o va desfășura împotriva Angliei luna viitoare, punând capăt săptămânilor de incertitudine, inclusiv rapoartelor că ar putea fi mutată în străinătate. Primele două probe se vor desfășura consecutiv în Multan și ultima în Rawalpindi, sărind peste Karachi, unde construcția în curs de la Stadionul Național a forțat Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) să modifice programul. „Seria va începe în Multan, cu primul Test în perioada 7-11 octombrie, iar cel de-al doilea Test – programat inițial pentru Karachi – a fost mutat la Multan, deoarece stadionul din Karachi trece printr-un (a) lifting major pentru Trofeul Campionilor de anul viitor, „, a spus o declarație de la PCB. Al doilea Test va începe din 15 octombrie, în timp ce al treilea la Rawalpindi va avea loc din 24 octombrie. Echipa masculină de cricket a Angliei va sosi la Multan pe 2 octombrie pentru al doilea tur al Pakistanului în doi ani. Anunțul a pus capăt săptămânilor de așteptare frustrantă din partea Comisiei de cricket din Anglia și Țara Galilor, care căutau claritate cu privire la program. Mai mult, au existat rapoarte din presă despre schimbarea seriei în Emiratele Arabe Unite (UAE), unde Pakistanul a fost forțat să joace meciurile de acasă din 2010 până în 2019. Program revizuit: 7-11 oct - Prima probă, Multan 15-19 oct - Al doilea test, Multan 2 4-28 octombrie - Al treilea test, Rawalpindi SURSA: thenews.com.pk

Israel's military has launched an investigation after its soldiers were filmed throwing the bodies of three dead Palestinians off a rooftop during a raid in the occupied West Bank. Footage of the incident, filmed in the northern town of Qabatiya, near Jenin, then appears to show an Israeli military bulldozer picking up and removing the bodies. The images have sparked widespread outrage. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday that it was “a serious incident” that did not “conform” to its values and what was expected of its forces. Local Palestinian officials say at least seven people were killed by Israeli forces in Qabatiya on Thursday. Under international law, soldiers are obliged to ensure that bodies, including those of enemy fighters, are treated with respect. The IDF said it carried out a counterterrorism operation in Qabatiya, during which four militants were killed in an "exchange of fire" and three others were killed after a drone strike on a car. A journalist in Qabatiya told the BBC that on Thursday morning Israeli troops had surrounded a building in town. He described how four men who were in the house then escaped to the roof and were shot by snipers. Fighting continued in the town and when it had subsided, he then said he saw Israeli troops go up to the roof and drop the bodies down over the side, where they were then loaded onto a bulldozer. Asked about the incident shown in the footage, the IDF said: "This is a serious incident that does not conform with [our] values and the expectations from IDF soldiers. The incident is under review." The military said that one of those killed in Qabatiya was Shadi Zakarneh, who it identified as being "responsible for directing and carrying out attacks in the northern West Bank area". It said he was "the head of the terrorist organisation" in Qabatiya but did not specify which group he belonged to. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, in the West Bank, described the incident on X, formerly known as Twitter, as a "crime" which exposed the "brutality" of the Israeli army. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby described the footage as "deeply disturbing". "If it's proven to be authentic, it clearly would depict abhorrent and egregious behaviour by professional soldiers," he told reporters. There has been a spike in violence in the West Bank since Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October and the ensuing war in Gaza. More than 690 Palestinians have been killed there since then, the Palestinian health ministry says, as Israeli forces have intensified their nearly daily search and arrest raids. Israel says it is trying to stem Palestinian attacks in the West Bank and Israel, in which at least 33 Israelis have been killed. In Gaza, more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israeli military action, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Source: https://bbc.com/news/articles/cn8jg0x5xg8o