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After Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison for torturing, killing, and often eating at least 17 young men and boys, Purtell grilled him at Wisconsin’s Columbia state prison.
“He said if he DID admit to it, he would be killed in prison as a pedophile,” Purtell said. “My impression was he was admitting he did it.”
Prophetically, another inmate beat Dahmer to death on November 28, 1994. “Justice was finally served,” Purtell stated.
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It’s not that surprising that fast-action games played on a completely smooth touchscreen can get… messy. It’s been a thing since the dawn of mobile gaming. Sure, touchscreens can be an amazing input device for games that have been designed with them in mind, but when you try to make a more traditional controller-based game for mobile and rely on a whole bunch of virtual buttons to get the job done, it doesn’t always turn out great. The awesome thing is that it isn’t a black and white situation, and developers who think a bit outside the box can come up with clever ways to make a true action game that controls just fine using virtual buttons on a glass surface. That is exactly the case with Retro Abyss, by a developer that goes by the name Ben Big Game Studio.
On any other platform, you’d probably call Retro Abyss a combat-focused arena platformer. I mean, that’s what it is here, too. But there are a couple of key differences that make this something more unique, and something that plays really well on the touchscreen. One is that the whole game takes place underwater. So while you do move left and right, and you do press a jump button to jump just like any other platformer, you can also press jump multiple times in a row or simply hold it down and continue to rise up and up and up. Together with the game’s floaty physics, controlling your character feels very similar to a cave flyer, something like Jetpack Joyride, which feels super comfortable and familiar on a touchscreen.
The other big unique feature in Retro Abyss is how weapons work. You fire them by the tried-and-true touch and then drag method, which produces a dotted line showing you the direction your weapon will fire. Yes, pretty much like slingshotting Angry Birds around. There’s also a subtle bullet time-esque slowdown while you’re aiming, and together with the float around style of movement, makes combat this very delicate, almost ballet-like dance of jumping, aiming, dodging, and firing. Once you get the hang of everything it all starts to feel second nature, and there’s some truly satisfying moments as you nail a long-distance shot or narrowly avoid being hit by an enemy’s projectile. This is a fast-action game that’s been slowed down, but somehow doesn’t quite feel like it has been.
The weapons in Retro Abyss are also something worth highlighting. There are 4 different classes to play as, and they all play quite differently from one another. Each class also has 3 weapon types, and all of them can be upgraded multiple times over. For example, the Knight’s main attack shoots a sword straight forward, but the Archer’s main attack lobs 3 arrows that spread out and arc at different trajectories. There is also a Warrior and a Wizard class, and they too have very different attack types. Oh yeah, killing enemies and beating levels nets you points for scoring purposes, and coins for upgrading purposes. You can also earn some random bonuses after a level, with an extremely simplified equipment system offering up various necklaces or rings with different types of bonuses. It’s very basic, but it’s still a neat addition.
Retro Abyss’s main campaign has 15 levels, but with how differently each of the classes play, play through those 15 levels with each one feels like a pretty unique experience. It’s more like the game actually has 60 levels. The game is free to download with opt-in ads for extra chances at post-level bonuses, and the free portion also includes the Knight and Archer classes. A 99¢ IAP unlocks the full game which removes the opt-in ad stuff and unlocks the other two classes, the Warrior and Wizard. You also get a 50k coin bonus for going premium. Basically, you can have plenty of fun with the free portion of Retro Abyss, and at just a buck it’s kind of a no-brainer to unlock the full game if you enjoy what the free part has to offer. This is a really unique and fun game, and I haven’t even touched on how absolutely awesome its visuals or soundtrack are. I guess that’s all the more reason to download it for free and give it a spin for yourself.
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for October 14th, 2022. There ended up being an awful lot more new releases today than I went home expecting last night. Don’t get too excited, though. Most of them are quite dubious. We have summaries of all of them anyway. In better news, Nintendo kicked off a new sale last night that sees some of its first-party games getting their first discounts. Let’s head on in!
This is a neat idea for a Dragon Ball game. It’s an asymmetrical multiplayer online game where seven players are normal citizens who are trying to survive while one player takes on the role of a Raider like Cell or Frieza. There are offline tutorial and practice modes but otherwise you’ll need to be online to play this game. Still, it’s refreshing to see a Dragon Ball game where you can play as a regular person on the ground during one of these ridiculous invasion events.
Oh, a third one of these then? I guess this series has been doing really well. This one features more than forty Nickelodeon characters to choose from, and ring the bell because this game finally has voice acting! It features water racing, more customization options, tons of crew members to choose from, and thirty six tracks to race on. There’s a battle mode, too. Up to four players can play locally, and up to twelve can get in on the action online. It seems like Game Mill is really stepping up its game with this one.
We don’t have Paramount+ here in Japan, so I can’t say I’m familiar with Star Trek Prodigy. But it seems to be doing alright for itself, and now it has its own video game. It’s from Outright Games, so keep your expectations in check. Anyway, this is an action-adventure game of sorts that takes you to three different planets for some exploration, puzzle-solving, and the occasional phaser fight. You can play solo or pull in a friend for some co-op local multiplayer. As is always the case with one of these licensed Outright affairs, it might be of interest if you have any young fans in your household.
Here’s the latest NASCAR game and I sure hope it’s a lot better than the last one from these folks because that one was quite poor. It has full licensing, a fairly extensive career mode, and a quick Race Now mode if you just want to drive. You can also race against another player locally or head online to race with up to sixteen people. That all sounds fine but NASCAR Heat Ultimate Edition+ was a technical tire fire on the Switch and I would be awfully surprised if this installment turns things around enough to matter.
Another minigame assortment from SAT-BOX, this time with a medieval fantasy theme. There are ten events to play in total, including things like jousting, potion making, monster racing, and more. Up to four players can get in on the fun via local multiplayer. I’ll grant that it’s a less common theme for this kind of thing. Maybe it will work out for them.
The description for this game talks about how easy the rules are to understand, and how important it is to remember those rules, but it never actually explains what you do in this ninety-six stage puzzler. Let me see if I can find anything. Okay, I dug up some details. You have to interact with the different puzzle elements, which appear to take the form of various cubes, to make a path to the goal. You can absorb the color from a cube or spew color back out on one, and any cube with color to it can be moved. You’re challenged to to this in as few steps as possible. Yes, that seems interesting. Puzzle fans may want to give this a look.
This is a cute tower defense game whose cartoonish aesthetic seems to be its main selling point. It seems to have a healthy following from its computer and Android versions, though it seems to have some issues with its difficulty curve. My main worry, as it always is with tower defense games on console, is in how the touch/mouse controls have been adapted for a controller. But if you’re a Switch-owning fan of this genre, you’ve probably learned to put up with a lot in that regard. If that’s you, then proceed… with caution.
If you want a really weird, somewhat short first-person shooter, here’s your stop. It’s full of random humor that is either going to pull your interest or push you away. I’ve seen far worse things for a fiver.
Ah, it’s a new game from that fellow that made those Toree games. This is apparently a prelude to Super Kiwi 64. It’s a vertical 2D platformer where you play as a rotund bee who has to roll and hop its way through nine levels. As usual there are a few secrets to dig up, lending the game a bit of extra replay value. For a buck, it’s more than fine.
Another 2D platformer with a silhouette art style, eh? It’s incredibly middling, and that’s me trying to be kind. The reasonable price might entice you, but even around this price point there are better options to get your platforming fix.
This is an escape game with an interesting twist: you can play with other players in online multiplayer. There are three different rooms to play, so let’s hope each one is a bit more complex than in the average game of this sort. Looking at impressions from the computer version, a lot of folks seem to feel like it’s a little too insubstantial and that the puzzles are lacking in cleverness. That doesn’t sound great, but you might like the game anyway.
Here’s another option, and arguably a more familiar one. The latest in the Japanese Escape Games series is set in a garden. In terms of UI and overall puzzle design it is quite similar to the previous titles. I don’t have much else to add.
Pretty much just a straightforward match-3 puzzle game. It seems like it has power-ups, upgrades, and a few other elements to dress it up. If you’re interested, I’d recommend giving the first game a go on your mobile device. It’s free and it will basically show you what you can expect here.
It’s been a hot minute since the last Lightwood Games release on the Switch. I’m always happy to see a new one turn up, as they fill a nice niche on the console. The idea behind this one is that you are given a nine-letter word, a grid with nine spaces and letters surrounding it, and you need to place the letters of the word in those spaces such that you make six real words. A little tricky! Your reward for successfully completing a puzzle is a Dad joke from POWGI the dog. It works. If you like word puzzles, this is a good one.
Another visual novel about romancing women from a fantasy world. There are five different women in this one: a high elf, a dwarf, a dark elf, a dragonute, and a mermaid. So yes, make your choice and see where it leads. Then play it again and choose a different route. Repeat until you get your money’s worth. The elf in that screenshot up there is named Ariel Rounds, by the way. That’s some Bond Girl-style naming there.
This doesn’t look very good at all. It’s apparently a 2.5D roguelite action game that can be cleared in about a half hour to an hour. Sure, there isn’t much to this summary, but there isn’t much to the game itself either.
This game was made using FUZE4 Nintendo Switch, which is certainly neat. Anyway, this is a puzzle platformer with sixty-four stages and some hidden secrets to find. You have to use the ball to hit the pins in each stage, but the layouts are more akin to Marble Madness than they are to a normal bowling lane.
Here’s the latest from Cooking & Publishing. Either alone or with a friend, you have to fish for ducks. It requires motion controls, by the looks of it. No support for handheld mode. As with most games from this publisher, the smart move is probably just to keep walking.
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Lots of good stuff today, much of it courtesy of Nintendo’s Demo Sale. Triangle Strategy, Metroid Dread, and WarioWare: Get It Together! are just some of the highlights. Also mind the sale on Dicey Dungeons. It’s the lowest price on it we’ve seen yet, and the game is a real treat.
Select New Games on Sale
Shoot 1UP DX ($2.39 from $5.99 until 10/20)
Pig Eat Ball ($5.99 from $14.99 until 10/20)
Weapon of Choice DX ($2.39 from $5.99 until 10/20)
Explosionade DX ($2.39 from $5.99 until 10/20)
The Hundred Year Kingdom ($6.49 from $12.99 until 10/20)
Labyrinth of the Chaka King ($3.50 from $7.00 until 10/20)
Glyph ($1.99 from $19.99 until 10/21)
TOEM ($9.99 from $19.99 until 10/21)
Super Mega Baseball 3 ($13.49 from $44.99 until 10/24)
Lost in Random ($11.99 from $29.99 until 10/24)
Fe ($4.99 from $19.99 until 10/24)
Burnout Paradise Remastered ($9.89 from $29.99 until 10/24)
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit ($7.99 from $39.99 until 10/24)
Plants vs Zombies BfN Complete ($9.99 from $39.99 until 10/24)
Steamroll Rustless Edition ($4.99 from $9.99 until 10/24)
Super Korotama ($2.99 from $4.99 until 10/24)
Pompom: The Great Space Rescue ($8.99 from $9.99 until 10/25)
Touhou Spell Bubble ($27.49 from $54.99 until 10/25)
Moving Out ($6.24 from $24.99 until 10/26)
What the Golf? ($8.99 from $19.99 until 10/26)
Mega Man 11 ($9.99 from $29.99 until 10/26)
Rayman Legends ($9.99 from $39.99 until 10/26)
Immortals Fenyx Rising ($14.99 from $59.99 until 10/26)
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie ($27.99 from $39.99 until 10/26)
Captain Tsubasa RoNC ($14.99 from $59.99 until 10/26)
Dragon Quest XI S ($34.99 from $49.99 until 10/26)
Triangle Strategy ($41.99 from $59.99 until 10/26)
Freedom Planet ($4.49 from $14.99 until 10/26)
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 ($23.99 from $29.99 until 10/26)
Spiritfarer ($9.89 from $29.99 until 10/26)
Card Shark ($14.99 from $19.99 until 10/26)
Attack on Titan 2 ($29.99 from $59.99 until 10/26)
Deadcraft ($14.99 from $24.99 until 10/26)
Metroid Dread ($41.99 from $59.99 until 10/26)
WarioWare: Get It Together ($34.99 from $49.99 until 10/26)
Miitopia ($34.99 from $49.99 until 10/26)
ARMS ($41.99 from $59.99 until 10/26)
BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! ($6.99 from $9.99 until 10/26)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon RT DX ($41.99 from $59.99 until 10/26)
Kirby Fighters 2 ($13.99 from $19.99 until 10/26)
Sushi Striker ($34.99 from $49.99 until 10/26)
Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires ($41.99 from $59.99 until 10/26)
Blue Reflection: Second Light ($35.99 from $59.99 until 10/26)
Daemon X Machina ($41.99 from $59.99 until 10/26)
Fitness Boxing 2 ($34.99 from $49.99 until 10/26)
Research & Destroy ($9.99 from $19.99 until 10/26)
Aegis Defenders ($4.99 from $19.99 until 10/26)
PixelJunk Monsters 2 ($2.24 from $14.99 until 10/26)
Ori & the Blind Forest ($9.99 from $19.99 until 10/26)
Ape Out ($3.74 from $14.99 until 10/26)
R-Type Dimensions EX ($7.49 from $14.99 until 10/27)
Lode Runner Legacy ($5.99 from $11.99 until 10/27)
Restless Soul ($9.74 from $14.99 until 10/27)
Dobutsu Shogi World ($34.99 from $39.99 until 10/27)
Sam & Max Save the World ($14.99 from $19.99 until 10/27)
Sam & Max Beyond Time & Space ($14.99 from $19.99 until 10/27)
A Musical Story ($9.74 from $14.99 until 10/27)
El Hijo: A Wild West Tale ($11.99 from $19.99 until 10/28)
Subnautica ($14.99 from $29.99 until 10/28)
Subnautica: Below Zero ($14.99 from $29.99 until 10/28)
Metal Unit ($4.79 from $15.99 until 10/28)
MXGP3 Motocross ($1.99 from $19.99 until 10/28)
Shing! ($1.99 from $19.99 until 10/28)
Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party! ($5.99 from $59.99 until 10/31)
Railway Empire ($19.99 from $39.99 until 10/31)
Tropico 6 ($24.99 from $49.99 until 10/31)
Summer in Mara ($9.99 from $19.99 until 10/31)
Fashion Friends ($5.99 from $9.99 until 11/2)
Crysis 2 Remastered ($16.49 from $29.99 until 11/2)
Crysis 3 Remastered ($16.49 from $29.99 until 11/2)
Hampuzz ($3.49 from $6.99 until 11/2)
Dicey Dungeons ($1.99 from $14.99 until 11/3)
G-MODE Archives25 Topolon ($1.99 from $4.99 until 11/3)
Monster Boy & the Cursed Kingdom ($13.99 from $39.99 until 11/3)
Galacticon ($3.49 from $4.99 until 11/3)
Whisper Trip ($1.99 from $4.99 until 11/3)
Gunma’s Ambition ($1.99 from $9.99 until 11/3)
Wildbus ($1.99 from $6.99 until 11/3)
Strange Field Football ($1.99 from $6.99 until 11/3)
CASE: Animatronics ($4.99 from $19.99 until 11/3)
CASE 2: Animatronics Survival ($4.99 from $19.99 until 11/3)
Onirike ($3.74 from $14.99 until 11/3)
Forklift Extreme ($5.99 from $9.99 until 11/3)
Sales Ending This Weekend
A Sketchbook About Her Sun ($1.99 from $4.99 until 10/15)
Cuccchi ($3.19 from $7.99 until 10/15)
LEGO DC Super-Villains ($8.99 from $59.99 until 10/15)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 ($5.99 from $29.99 until 10/15)
LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga Deluxe ($41.99 from $69.99 until 10/15)
Mortal Kombat 11 ($9.99 from $49.99 until 10/15)
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate DLC ($9.99 from $49.99 until 10/15)
Murder House ($8.39 from $11.99 until 10/15)
Mystic Belle Enchanted Edition ($7.49 from $14.99 until 10/15)
Nun Massacre ($4.19 from $5.99 until 10/15)
Promesa ($1.99 from $4.99 until 10/15)
Re:Turn 2 – Runaway ($5.00 from $10.00 until 10/15)
Shooting Star Island ($2.20 from $4.90 until 10/15)
Tyd wag vir Niemand ($1.99 from $9.99 until 10/15)
Ultionus: Tale of Petty Revenge ($4.99 from $9.99 until 10/15)
Unstrong Space Calamity ($2.24 from $4.99 until 10/15)
Will Die Alone ($1.99 from $4.99 until 10/15)
Arietta of Spirits ($7.99 from $19.99 until 10/16)
Hope’s Farm ($1.99 from $19.99 until 10/16)
Secrets of Magic 3 Happy Halloween ($1.99 from $9.99 until 10/16)
Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity ($3.99 from $9.99 until 10/16)
Supaplex Squares ($10.49 from $14.99 until 10/16)
That’s all for today and this week, friends. We’ll be back next week with more reviews, more new releases, more sales, and more news. Big releases next week include Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope and New Tales from the Borderlands, and I’m sure there will be plenty of fun surprises along the way too. I hope you all have a great weekend, and as always, thanks for reading!
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If you play games on iPhone, you likely have heard of the MFi controller program at Apple. This has evolved quite a bit over the years and finally saw Apple allow manufacturers to release decent hardware over the last few years. Older controllers meant for iPhone never felt as good as traditional console controllers, but the Backbone One changed a lot on the iPhone controller side of things. Since that release, Razer’s new Kishi V2 has also arrived making it another great alternative. Both controllers are quite expensive compared to buying a PS5 or Xbox controller, so I wanted to compare them to help you find the controller that is best for you.
While both controllers offer similar features overall, there are a few differentiators that could decide which one you go for right from the start. The Razer Kishi V2 has two reprogrammable buttons placed near the triggers. These are not present on the Backbone One. The latter has a 3.5mm jack output which the Kishi V2 doesn’t have. If you value playing with wired headphones, your decision has already been made.
The final differentiator is in which controller supports an iPhone that is in a case. I use the official silicon case from Apple for my iPhone 11 and 12. Neither work with the BackBone One, but removing the small rubber inserts in the Razer Kishi V2 allow me to play without removing my iPhone case. This is important for anyone using a case.
The in-hand comfort is something that will vary, but having used both controllers extensively over the last few weeks, the Razer Kishi V2 feels nice, but the BackBone One feels a lot better thanks to the grip. The Razer has a textured finish, but it reminds me of using the Switch or Switch Lite while the Backbone One is more comfortable overall thanks to more plastic on the bottom on either side.
The other aspect to comfort that I value is how the buttons, sticks, and d-pad feel. When it comes to the shoulder buttons and triggers, the Razer triggers have more travel but the triggers are smaller thanks to the placement of the programmable buttons on each side. The shoulder buttons feel similar to Joy-Cons, which are not great on either controller, but they get the job done.
I do not like the face buttons on the Razer Kishi V2 compared to the ones on the Backbone One. The Razer ones feel quite cheap compared to the Backbone One face buttons. For the other buttons, Razer wins with better triggers and shoulder buttons. The d-pad on both controllers is very good, and I had no trouble playing fighting games and retro games with them.
Both controllers have similar analog sticks. If you’ve used Joy-Cons you will be right at home here. Eventually, I’d love to see either Razer or BackBone make a larger controller grip akin to the Hori Split Pad Pro offering more comfort for larger hands.
There are two aspects to the Razer Nexus and BackBone apps. The latter requires a subscription to use after the first year, while the former is free for life. The difference is that the Razer Nexus app feels like a bare-bones launcher and hub while the Backbone app is a great looking and feeling hub with more features.
This will not be an issue if you just want to use the controllers to play games and not care about streaming and social features, but if you do, the Backbone app is miles better, but it is locked behind a subscription after the first year. Check out the Razer Nexus app below:
One more thing to keep in mind is you can’t actually use the capture button on the Backbone One without signing up in the app. Screenshots will work for free, but you need the paid subscription (one year included for free with the controller) to do more as detailed on the website.
The new Backbone One purchases include the adapter to allow for using it with iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro models, but they don’t work with a case. That is only possible with the Razer Kishi V2 for now. I’ve tested both controllers with iPhone 11, iPhone 12, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Plus without issues.
If you value customization and the option to use an iPhone controller while your phone is in a case, the Razer Kishi V2 is for you. It works flawlessly with all four iPhone models I used including iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Plus. The controller has nothing locked behind a paid subscription, and it has two customizable buttons that can elevate your experience further.
While the Razer Kishi V2 face buttons aren’t as nice as those on the BackBone One, the latter can’t be used with your iPhone in a case. In terms of comfort, everyone’s hands are different, but I like the in-hand feel of the BackBone One more than the Razer Kishi V2.
Hopefully this helped you decide which controller is best for you if you’re looking to enhance your iPhone gaming experience. I’m looking forward to not only what both companies do next, but also how the apps evolve over time. I will be testing all games that support controllers on iPhone with both of these going forward.
Amazon Link: Backbone One PlayStation Edition
Amazon Link: Razer Kishi V2
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for October 13th, 2022. In today’s article, we’ve got the big list of Thursday releases to go through. The biggest game is probably Atari Mania, but there is a wide variety on offer today. We’ve also got a little bit of news to look at, plus the lists of new and outgoing sales to consider. Let’s get to work!
‘Pilotwings 64’ is Now Available for Switch Online Expansion Pack Subscribers
It is the appointed time and day, folks. If you have a subscription to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, go on and update your Nintendo 64 app. Once you’ve done that, you’ll find Pilotwings 64 is ready and waiting to be played. This is the first time the game has ever been rereleased, so this is actually a bit of an exciting addition to the service.
Atari has a couple of bullets in the chamber to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, and this is the first of them. It’s a WarioWare-style affair mashed up with some adventure game elements. You play as a custodian at an Atari museum of sorts. Some stuff goes down and you end up playing a bunch of minigames inspired by classic Atari games. Sometimes more than one Atari game at once. It digs pretty deep, so it will certainly help your enjoyment if you are a big Atari fan.
Yes, I suppose it is October, isn’t it? This is a cute witch-themed platformer with some light Metroidvania elements in the form of elemental magic you learn along the way. That magic allows you to interact in new ways with the environments and various hazards, but don’t expect the game to go hard on that end of things. It’s mostly about the platforming, and it’s not exactly best in class in that regard. Still, it has charm to spare and that may be enough for some.
This is a game where you chill out in a procedurally-generated world and try to catch bugs, frogs, and so on in order to restore the constellations in the sky. Some of the creatures will only appear in specific conditions, so there’s a bit of a puzzle element to it all. A bit vague and meandering, but that’s definitely a kind of game I find myself in a mood for from time to time.
More witches, but this is more the scary type than the fluffy, colorful type. A Japanese horror adventure game in the vein of titles like Corpse Party, The Witch’s House MV sees a young girl venture into a mysterious mansion full of puzzles and jump scares. Not how I would spend my weekend, but that’s just me. Anyway, you can probably figure out how this goes. Grab it if you like that kind of thing.
Action-adventure? 3D platformer? I don’t know, Trifox is kind of all of those things. You play as a little fox hero who can make use of three different job classes (that’s the ‘Tri‘ in ‘Trifox‘, I assume) to battle foes and solve puzzles in order to recover his stolen TV remote. There are four different worlds to romp through, and thirty different abilities to unlock. It seems decent, but I haven’t had a chance to play it yet so all I can really comment on is how it looks.
This week’s Arcade Archives release is another Namco title, this time 1986’s Toy Pop. Collect all of the gold hearts on each stage while avoiding the deadly toys that are trying to take you out. You aren’t defenseless, however. Pick up the presents and you’ll occasionally find some weapons you can use to turn the tables on your foes. Not my favorite Namco game of the era, but it certainly has a unique aesthetic that elevates the action somewhat.
The latest release in the QUByte Classics series is the first one that only includes one version of the game in question. Tinhead is a platformer that originally released on the SEGA Genesis, and it’s… you know, fine. Nothing special. Not terrible. We had lots of games like this back in the 16-bit era. They just sort of existed, making good fodder for weekend rentals when you were tired of replaying Mario or Sonic. I’m sure this is using QUByte’s usual emulator and front end, so don’t expect anything too fancy.
Must be bus simulator season. This one features properly licensed buses, so that’s part of the price tag there. The fictional city that serves as the setting for this game is inspired by locations in Northern Europe, and it’s up to you to learn its streets and districts like the back of your hand. Drive the people around and expand your transport company with new buses and routes. It comes from Astragon Entertainment, and they’ve certainly been around the block a few times in this category. I’m not experienced enough with bus simulators to say if this is a great one, but it certainly seems to have had some effort put into it.
Yes, this is pretty cool. It’s a minimalist roguelite action game with a pumping soundtrack and a nice variety of weapons and spells to keep things fresh. It certainly has a sense of style to it, though I think that screen shake might be a little much for my liking. Still, it’s a lot of fun and while its scope isn’t grand it’s well-polished for what it is.
I wanted to like this one, but it just doesn’t play very well. It’s a robot-themed side-scrolling action game, but with clunky controls and some badly implemented mechanics, I can’t really see my way to recommending this to anyone at the price it’s going for.
This is a visual novel about thirteen young adults who are looking for love in the slightly-fictional Jercy City, all while struggling with the realities of adulthood. There are more than thirty routes to play through, so there’s definitely a lot to see here. From what I can gather, each character was written by a different person, which is not something you typically see in a game like this. Does it work? Opinions seem to be a little mixed on that, but its computer version has gotten a mostly positive reception since it came out a couple of weeks ago. If nothing else, that bodes well.
That said, if you want a more typical visual novel experience, you’re also covered today. Yukiha Tenjo musters up his courage and confesses his love to his crush, and is rejected. Before he even has time to process his feelings, a young girl named Miu appears, claiming that she is his daughter from the future. She’s come back to try to improve his life, and her actions will pull Yukiha into a mess of drama he never saw coming. It’s a good bit darker than that description makes it seem, mind you. This Plus version includes the full series in one handy, reasonably-priced purchase. Worth it if you like visual novels and haven’t played this series before.
Fancy another round of BOT.vinnik Chess? Because that’s what this is. It’s another single-player chess game with a sassy robot opponent. This one uses famous matches from chess history to help teach you more about the game, and loads up more than four hundred and fifty chess puzzles to solve. I can think of worse ways to spend three bucks on a game today.
Okay, the Winter Olympics are over and done with for another few years, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any Switch owners hankering for a winter sports game this season. Or at least I imagine that is what Wild River Games is banking on with this release. It includes ten different sporting events that can be played by up to four players in local multiplayer. You get biathlon, downhill, Super-G, skeleton, short track, two-man bobsled, ski jumping, ski cross, snowboard cross, and curling. Personally I’m not big on these Track ‘n Field-style games, but if you are then you may want to give this a closer look.
Football Cup 2021 was not very good. Really, really not very good at all. Yet it somehow must have sold its share of copies, because here we are with Football Cup 2022. To absolutely no one’s surprise, this new version is also not very good. It’s not even “the McDonalds we have at home” of FIFA. It’s more like “the McDonalds we have in the dumpster down that sketchy alley” of FIFA. I’m sure it will sell a lot and we’ll be doing this dance again next year with Football Cup 2023.
Another game in the Pretty Girls series from eastasiasoft. This one is a block puzzle game where you need to shift the pieces to make lines and drop the boxes with the girls in them to the bottom of the screen. You know, like those levels in Candy Crush. There are eight different girls in the game, and you get the usual gallery stuff that you can unlock.
More garbage from the garbage merchants at Midnight Works. Drive the car and run over the zombies. Imagine all the much better games you could buy instead of this dross.
No. Come on now.
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A small list as usual for the time I write these articles. There will be a lot more tomorrow, I’m sure. For now, you’ve got another chance to get Onion Games titles at a solid discount, plus some spot sales on Jenny LeClue and Star Ocean.
Select New Games on Sale
P.3 ($1.99 from $4.99 until 10/19)
Inukari Chase of Deception ($1.99 from $7.99 until 10/19)
Stellar Interface ($2.59 from $12.99 until 10/24)
Black Bird ($13.29 from $18.99 until 10/26)
Mon Amour ($6.29 from $8.99 until 10/26)
moon ($13.29 from $18.99 until 10/26)
Dandy Dungeon: Brave Yamada ($13.29 from $18.99 until 10/27)
Star Ocean: First Departure R ($8.39 from $20.99 until 10/27)
MechaNika ($2.99 from $5.99 until 10/27)
Agatha Knife ($5.99 from $11.99 until 10/27)
Out of the Box ($4.49 from $14.99 until 10/27)
The House of the Dead Remake ($16.74 from $24.99 until 11/2)
Speed Truck Racing ($1.99 from $9.99 until 11/2)
Jenny LeClue Detectivu ($1.99 from $24.99 until 11/2)
Perception ($2.99 from $19.99 until 11/2)
Splatter ($1.99 from $4.98 until 11/2)
Speed Dating For Ghosts ($2.37 from $6.99 until 11/2)
Sales Ending Tomorrow, Friday, October 14th
Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe ($3.99 from $19.99 until 10/14)
Indigo 7 Quest for Love ($4.49 from $14.99 until 10/14)
Liberated: Enhanced Edition ($6.79 from $19.99 until 10/14)
Mad Games Tycoon ($11.99 from $39.99 until 10/14)
Mad Tower Tycoon ($8.99 from $29.99 until 10/14)
Monster Energy Supercross 2 ($2.49 from $24.99 until 10/14)
MotoGP 19 ($1.99 from $19.99 until 10/14)
PigShip & the Giant Wolf ($3.99 from $7.99 until 10/14)
Rite ($4.89 from $6.99 until 10/14)
Seashell ($1.99 from $3.99 until 10/14)
Timberman: The Big Adventure ($3.34 from $4.99 until 10/14)
That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with the remaining releases of the week, plus whatever sales and big news roll in during the interim. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to get back to grinding souls with a 0.25% drop rate in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. This is how I choose to spend the precious minutes of my life. I hope you all have a thrilling Thursday, and as always, thanks for reading!
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Earlier this year, I posted that Monster Train () from Shiny Shoe is in development for a global mobile release. This was originally spotted by our forum member Talbs. Today, Talbs has just spotted that the game is now up for pre-order for a premium release later this month on the App Store for iOS. As of this writing, an Android version has not gone up for pre-registration, and there is no official announcement from the publisher. The game is currently available to pre-order from publisher Good Shephard Entertainment with a release date listed for October 27th. If you’ve not played it yet, watch the Monster Train trailer below:
In addition to the base game, The Last Divinity DLC is also coming to iOS as an in app purchase for Monster Train. Read about this paid DLC on the Steam page here. You can pre-order Monster Train on the App Store for iOS right now for $9.99 here. I’m glad to see Monster Train not only arrive this soon, but also as a premium release. I’m looking forward to playing it on iPad later this month. If details for an Android version are revealed, I will update this story.Monster Train is currently available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC platforms. Check out our forum thread for it here. Have you played Monster Train yet and will you be checking it out this month on mobile?
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Good bye dear friend. Janice and I will miss you.
James Edmund Caan (March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor who was nominated for several awards, including four Golden Globes, an Emmy, and an Oscar. Caan was awarded a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.
After early roles in Howard Hawks’s El Dorado (1966), Robert Altman’s Countdown (1967) and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rain People (1969), he came to prominence for playing his signature role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised the role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974) with a cameo appearance at the end.
Caan had significant roles in films such as Brian’s Song (1971), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Gambler (1974), Rollerball (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Alan J. Pakula’s Comes a Horseman (1978). He had sporadically worked in film since the 1980s, with his notable performances including roles in Thief (1981), Gardens of Stone (1987), Misery (1990), Dick Tracy (1990), Bottle Rocket (1996), The Yards (2000), Dogville (2003), and Elf (2003).
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At the Hollywood Film Awards in Hollywood.
Johnny Depp to try to stage a Hollywood comeback after winning defamation suit against Amber Heard.
Johnny Depp is an American actor, producer and musician. He has appeared in films, television series and video games. He made his film debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984.[1] In the two following years, Depp appeared in the comedy Private Resort (1985), the war film Platoon (1986), and Slow Burn (1986). A year later, he started playing his recurring role as Officer Tom Hanson in the police procedural television series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990) which he played until the middle of season 4, and during this time, he experienced a rapid rise as a professional actor.]
In 1990, he starred as the title characters in the films Cry-Baby and Edward Scissorhands. Throughout the rest of the decade, Depp portrayed lead roles in Arizona Dream (1993), What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Benny & Joon (1993), Dead Man (1995) and title characters Ed Wood (1994), Don Juan DeMarco (1995), and Donnie Brasco (1997). He also starred in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) as Hunter S. Thompson, The Ninth Gate (1999) as Dean Corso, and Sleepy Hollow (1999) as Ichabod Crane.
In the early 2000s, he appeared in the romance Chocolat (2000), crime film Blow (2001), action film Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), drama Finding Neverland (2004), and horror films From Hell and Secret Window (2004). In addition, Depp portrayed the title character in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and appeared in Public Enemies (2009). In 2003, he portrayed Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, starting with The Curse of the Black Pearl, and reprised the role in four sequels (2006–2017), becoming one of his most famous roles. For each performance in The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland, and Sweeney Todd, Depp was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He also portrayed Willy Wonka and Tarrant Hightopp in the fantasy films Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Alice in Wonderland which each garnered over $474 million and $1 billion at the box office, respectively.
In 2010, he went on to star in The Tourist with Angelina Jolie and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy. He starred in Dark Shadows (2012) with Michelle Pfeiffer, The Lone Ranger (2013) with Armie Hammer, and Transcendence (2014) with Morgan Freeman. He reprised his role as the Tarrant Hightopp in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) and starred in the drama Minamata (2020). Beginning in 2011, he has produced films through his company Infinitum Nihil. He has also lent his voice to the animated series King of the Hill in 2004, SpongeBob SquarePants in 2009, and Family Guy in 2012, in addition to the animated film Rango (2011). Moreover, Depp has appeared in many documentary films, mostly as himself. [From Wikipidea]
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HOLLYWOOD, CA – OCTOBER 22: Actor Ray Liotta speaks onstage at the 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala presented by The Los Angeles Times held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 22, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
Ray Liotta, ‘Goodfellas’ star, is dead at 67.
Rest in Peace good friend.
Raymond Allen Liotta (Italian: [liˈɔtta]; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor and producer. His best-known roles include Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams (1989), Henry Hill in Goodfellas (1990), and Tommy Vercetti in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002).
His other roles included Ray Sinclair in Something Wild (1986), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, as well as starring in Unlawful Entry (1992), Cop Land (1997), Hannibal (2001), Blow (2001), John Q (2002), Identity (2003), Observe and Report (2009), Killing Them Softly (2012), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), and Marriage Story (2019), as well as the drama series Shades of Blue (2016–2018).
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The 2022 Oscar Winners and Nominees
WINNERS & NOMINEES
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
WINNER
WILL SMITH
King Richard
NOMINEES
JAVIER BARDEM
Being the Ricardos
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
The Power of the Dog
ANDREW GARFIELD
tick, tick…BOOM!
DENZEL WASHINGTON
The Tragedy of Macbeth
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER
TROY KOTSUR
CODA
NOMINEES
CIARÁN HINDS
Belfast
JESSE PLEMONS
The Power of the Dog
J.K. SIMMONS
Being the Ricardos
KODI SMIT-MCPHEE
The Power of the Dog
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
WINNER
JESSICA CHASTAIN
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
NOMINEES
OLIVIA COLMAN
The Lost Daughter
PENÉLOPE CRUZ
Parallel Mothers
NICOLE KIDMAN
Being the Ricardos
KRISTEN STEWART
Spencer
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER
ARIANA DEBOSE
West Side Story
NOMINEES
JESSIE BUCKLEY
The Lost Daughter
JUDI DENCH
Belfast
KIRSTEN DUNST
The Power of the Dog
AUNJANUE ELLIS
King Richard
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
WINNER
ENCANTO
Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
NOMINEES
FLEE
Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
LUCA
Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren
THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES
Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho
CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
DUNE
Greig Fraser
NOMINEES
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Dan Laustsen
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Ari Wegner
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Bruno Delbonnel
WEST SIDE STORY
Janusz Kaminski
COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER
CRUELLA
Jenny Beavan
NOMINEES
CYRANO
Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran
DUNE
Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Luis Sequeira
WEST SIDE STORY
Paul Tazewell
DIRECTING
WINNER
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Jane Campion
NOMINEES
BELFAST
Kenneth Branagh
DRIVE MY CAR
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
LICORICE PIZZA
Paul Thomas Anderson
WEST SIDE STORY
Steven Spielberg
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
WINNER
SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein
NOMINEES
ASCENSION
Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell
ATTICA
Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry
FLEE
Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
WRITING WITH FIRE
Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
WINNER
THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL
Ben Proudfoot
NOMINEES
AUDIBLE
Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean
LEAD ME HOME
Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk
THREE SONGS FOR BENAZIR
Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
WHEN WE WERE BULLIES
Jay Rosenblatt
FILM EDITING
WINNER
DUNE
Joe Walker
NOMINEES
DON’T LOOK UP
Hank Corwin
KING RICHARD
Pamela Martin
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Peter Sciberras
TICK, TICK…BOOM!
Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
WINNER
DRIVE MY CAR
Japan
NOMINEES
FLEE
Denmark
THE HAND OF GOD
Italy
LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM
Bhutan
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Norway
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
WINNER
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
NOMINEES
COMING 2 AMERICA
Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer
CRUELLA
Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
DUNE
Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
HOUSE OF GUCCI
Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
WINNER
DUNE
Hans Zimmer
NOMINEES
DON’T LOOK UP
Nicholas Britell
ENCANTO
Germaine Franco
PARALLEL MOTHERS
Alberto Iglesias
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Jonny Greenwood
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
WINNER
NO TIME TO DIE
from No Time to Die; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
NOMINEES
BE ALIVE
from King Richard; Music and Lyric by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
DOS ORUGUITAS
from Encanto; Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
DOWN TO JOY
from Belfast; Music and Lyric by Van Morrison
SOMEHOW YOU DO
from Four Good Days; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
BEST PICTURE
WINNER
CODA
Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers
NOMINEES
BELFAST
Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers
DON’T LOOK UP
Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers
DRIVE MY CAR
Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer
DUNE
Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers
KING RICHARD
Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers
LICORICE PIZZA
Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, Producers
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, Producers
WEST SIDE STORY
Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
PRODUCTION DESIGN
WINNER
DUNE
Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
NOMINEES
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Production Design: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Amber Richards
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Production Design: Stefan Dechant; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
WEST SIDE STORY
Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
WINNER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER
Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez
NOMINEES
AFFAIRS OF THE ART
Joanna Quinn and Les Mills
BESTIA
Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz
BOXBALLET
Anton Dyakov
ROBIN ROBIN
Dan Ojari and Mikey Please
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
WINNER
THE LONG GOODBYE
Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
NOMINEES
ALA KACHUU – TAKE AND RUN
Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger
THE DRESS
Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki
ON MY MIND
Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson
PLEASE HOLD
K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse
SOUND
WINNER
DUNE
Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
NOMINEES
BELFAST
Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri
NO TIME TO DIE
Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb
WEST SIDE STORY
Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy
VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER
DUNE
Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
NOMINEES
FREE GUY
Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick
NO TIME TO DIE
Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME
Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
WINNER
CODA
Screenplay by Siân Heder
NOMINEES
DRIVE MY CAR
Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
DUNE
Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
THE LOST DAUGHTER
Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Written by Jane Campion
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
WINNER
BELFAST
Written by Kenneth Branagh
NOMINEES
DON’T LOOK UP
Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota
KING RICHARD
Written by Zach Baylin
LICORICE PIZZA
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
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The 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place Sunday night in 15 categories, including film and TV.
Film categories:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
CODA — Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Durant, Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (WINNER)
Belfast — Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan
Don’t Look Up — Cate Blanchett, Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ariana Grande, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Lawrence, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Mescudi, Rob Morgan, Himesh Patel, Ron Perlman, Tyler Perry, Mark Rylance, Meryl Streep
House of Gucci — Adam Driver, Lady Gaga, Salma Hayek, Jack Huston, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, Al Pacino
King Richard — Jon Bernthal, Aunjanue Ellis, Tony Goldwyn, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Will Smith
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) (WINNER)
Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter)
Lady Gaga (House of Gucci)
Jennifer Hudson (Respect)
Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Will Smith (King Richard) (WINNER)
Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos)
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)
Andrew Garfield (Tick, Tick … Boom!)
Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) (WINNER)
Caitriona Balfe (Belfast)
Cate Blanchett (Nightmare Alley)
Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog)
Ruth Negga (Passing)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Troy Kotsur (CODA) (WINNER)
Ben Affleck (The Tender Bar)
Bradley Cooper (Licorice Pizza)
Jared Leto (House of Gucci)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
No Time to Die (WINNER)
Black Widow
Dune
The Matrix: Resurrections
Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
TV categories:
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Succession — Nicholas Braun, Juliana Canfield, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Dagmara Dominczyk, Peter Friedman, Jihae, Justine Lupe, Matthew Macfadyen, Dasha Nekrasova, Scott Nicholson, David Rasche, Alan Ruck, J. Smith-Cameron, Sarah Snook, Fisher Stevens, Jeremy Strong, Zoë Winters (WINNER)
The Handmaid’s Tale — Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Joseph Fiennes, Sam Jaeger, Max Minghella, Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Bradley Whitford, Samira Wiley
The Morning Show — Jennifer Aniston, Shari Belafonte, Eli Bildner, Nestor Carbonell, Steve Carell, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Amber Friendly, Janina Gavankar, Valeria Golino, Tara Karsian, Hannah Leder, Greta Lee, Julianna Margulies, Joe Marinelli, Michelle Meredith, Ruairi O’Connor,Joe Pacheco, Karen Pittman, Victoria Tate, Desean K. Terry, Reese Witherspoon
Squid Game — Heo Sung-Tae, Jun Young-Soo, Jung Ho-Yeon, Kim Joo-Ryoung, Lee Byung-Hun, Lee Jung-Jae, Oh Young-Soo, Park Hae-Soo, Anupam Tripathi, Wi Ha-Jun
Yellowstone — Kelsey Asbille, Wes Bentley, Ryan Bingham, Gil Birmingham, Ian Bohen, Eden Brolin, Kevin Costner, Hugh Dillon, Luke Grimes, Hassie Harrison, Cole Hauser, Jen Landon, Finn Little, Brecken Merrill, Will Patton, Piper Perabo, Kelly Reilly, Denim Richards, Taylor Sheridan, Forrie J. Smith, Jefferson White
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game) (WINNER)
Brian Cox (Succession)
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Jeremy Strong (Succession)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jung Ho-yeon (Squid Game) (WINNER)
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Sarah Snook (Succession)
Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show)
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Oscar Nominations 2022: ‘Power of the Dog’ Leads With 12 Nods.
BEST PICTURE
“Belfast”
“CODA”
“Don’t Look Up”
“Drive My Car”
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“West Side Story”
BEST DIRECTOR
Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast”
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car’
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza”
Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story”
BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem, “Being the Ricardos”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”
Andrew Garfield, “tick, tick, BOOM!
Will Smith
Denzel Washington
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,”
Olivia Colman
Penelope Cruz
Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos”
Kristen Stewart, “Spencer”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ciarin Hinds, “Belfast”
Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
Jesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog”
J.K. Simmons, “Being the Ricardos”
Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley, “The Lost Daughter”
Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
Judi Dench, “Belfast”
Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog”
Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“CODA”
“Drive My Car”
“Dune”
“The Lost Daughter”
“The Power of the Dog”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Belfast”
“Don’t Look Up”
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza”
“The Worst Person in the World”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
“West Side Story”
BEST FILM EDITING
“Don’t Look Up”
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“The Power of the Dog”
“tick, tick…BOOM!”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Cruella”
“Cyrano”
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“West Side Story”
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
“Coming 2 America”
“Cruella”
“Dune”
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
“House of Gucci”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Don’t Look Up”
“Dune”
“Encanto”
“Parallel Mothers”
“The Power of the Dog”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Be Alive,” “King Richard”
“Dos Oruguitas,” “Encanto”
“Down to Joy,” “Belfast”
“No Time To Die,” “No Time to Die”
“Somehow You Do You,” “Four Good Days”
BEST SOUND
“Belfast”
“Dune”
“No Time To Die”
“The Power of the Dog”
“West Side Story”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Dune”
“Free Guy”
“No Time to Die”
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
“Spider-Man: No Way Home”
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
“Drive My Car”
“Flee”
“The Hand of God”
“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”
“The Worst Person in the World”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Encanto”
“Flee”
“Luca”
“The Mitchells Vs. The Machines”
“Raya and the Last Dragon”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Ascension”
“Attica”
“Flee”
“Summer of Soul…or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised”
“Writing With Fire”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
“Audible”
“Lead Me Home”
“The Queen of Basketball”
Three Songs for Benazir”
“When We Were Bullies”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
“Affairs of the Art”
“Bestia”
“Box Ballet”
“Robin Robin”
“The Windshield Wiper”
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
“Ala Kachuu – “Take and Run”
“The Dress”
“The Long Goodbye”
“On My Mind”
“Please Hold”
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“Sidney Poitier was the epitome of Black Dignity, Black beauty, Black pride and Black power” by “N.Y. Times” Charles M. Blow
Sidney Poitier family issues statement on his death: “he is our guiding light.”
“Sidney L. Poitier KBE, February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022, R.I.P. Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and ambassador. In 1964, he was the first black person and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two Academy Award nominations, ten Golden Globes nominations, two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, six BAFTA nominations, eight Laurel nominations, and one Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) nomination.
Poitier’s entire family lived in the Bahamas, then still a British colony, but he was born unexpectedly in Miami while they were visiting for the weekend, which automatically granted him U.S. citizenship. He grew up in the Bahamas, but moved to Miami at age 15, and to New York City when he was 16. He joined the American Negro Theater, landing his breakthrough film role as a high school student in the film Blackboard Jungle (1955). In 1958, Poitier starred with Tony Curtis as chained-together escaped convicts in The Defiant Ones, which received nine Academy Award nominations. Both actors received a nomination for Best Actor, with Poitier’s being the first for a Black actor, as well as a nomination for a BAFTA, which Poitier won. In 1964, he won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963), playing a handyman helping a group of German-speaking nuns build a chapel.
Poitier also received acclaim for Porgy and Bess (1959), A Raisin in the Sun (1961), and A Patch of Blue (1965). He continued to break ground in three successful 1967 films which dealt with issues of race and race relations: To Sir, with Love; Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night. He received Golden Globe and British Academy Film Award nominations for his performance in the last film and in a poll the next year was voted the US’s top box-office star. Beginning in the 1970s, Poitier also directed various comedy films, including Stir Crazy (1980), starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, among other films. After nearly a decade away from acting, he returned to television and film starring in Shoot to Kill (1988) and Sneakers (1992).
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Poitier was granted a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974. In 1995, he received the Kennedy Center Honor. From 1997 to 2007, he was the Bahamian Ambassador to Japan. In 2009, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. In 2016, he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for outstanding lifetime achievement in film. In 1999, he ranked 22nd among male actors on the “100 Years…100 Stars” list by the American Film Institute. He won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 2001.In 1982, he received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and in 2000, he received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.[12][13] In 2002, he was given an Honorary Academy Award, in recognition of his “remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being”‘. Wikipedia
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One person can change the world by giving people HOPE! by Admiral McRaven
“One man gave me HOPE.”
The power of ONE person: Washington, Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Mandela, Malala
You all will have the opportunity to inspire someone around you… NEVER EVER miss that opportunity.
Be cured of your worst malady… FEAR.
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“BELFAST” and “WEST SIDE STORY” lead with 11 nominations each, “DUNE” and “THE POWER OF THE DOG” follow with 10 film nominations for The 27TH Annual CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
BEST PICTURE
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick…Boom!
West Side Story
BEST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage – Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Peter Dinklage – Cyrano
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick…Boom!
Will Smith – King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jamie Dornan – Belfast
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Jared Leto – House of Gucci
J.K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Caitríona Balfe – Belfast
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Ann Dowd – Mass
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Rita Moreno – West Side Story
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Jude Hill – Belfast
Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones – CODA
Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon
Saniyya Sidney – King Richard
Rachel Zegler – West Side Story
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
The Harder They Fall
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve – Dune
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Zach Baylin – King Richard
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Adam McKay, David Sirota – Don’t Look Up
Aaron Sorkin – Being the Ricardos
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
Siân Heder – CODA
Tony Kushner – West Side Story
Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth – Dune
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Greig Fraser – Dune
Janusz Kaminski – West Side Story
Dan Laustsen – Nightmare Alley
Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog
Haris Zambarloukos – Belfast
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards – Belfast
Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Nightmare Alley
Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – The French Dispatch
Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – West Side Story
Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos – Dune
BEST EDITING
Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn – West Side Story
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Belfast
Andy Jurgensen – Licorice Pizza
Peter Sciberras – The Power of the Dog
Joe Walker – Dune
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jenny Beavan – Cruella
Luis Sequeira – Nightmare Alley
Paul Tazewell – West Side Story
Jacqueline West, Robert Morgan – Dune
Janty Yates – House of Gucci
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Nightmare Alley
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune
The Matrix Resurrections
Nightmare Alley
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
BEST COMEDY
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Don’t Look Up
Free Guy
The French Dispatch
Licorice Pizza
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Hero
Drive My Car
Flee
The Hand of God
The Worst Person in the World
BEST SONG
Be Alive – King Richard
Dos Oruguitas – Encanto
Guns Go Bang – The Harder They Fall
Just Look Up – Don’t Look Up
No Time to Die – No Time to Die
BEST SCORE
Nicholas Britell – Don’t Look Up
Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog
Jonny Greenwood – Spencer
Nathan Johnson – Nightmare Alley
Hans Zimmer – Dune
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Sweet, friendly, and now full of energy, you’d never guess Lasagna had a traumatic, rough first year of life. As a young pup, Lasagna came to Austin Pets Alive! paralyzed, likely from a gunshot wound. He was unable to bring his back legs underneath him and could not bear weight. Stranger to houses, as he had never been in one, Lasagna simply wanted a home where he could live a fun, comfortable life that every dog deserves. What Lasagna didn’t know is that his soon-to-be foster dad would do everything in his power to find him just that.
Lasagna’s foster dad, Jeffrey, was not a marketing guru, but he did his best to ensure Lasagna got the life he deserved. What we really should be asking is, “What didn’t Jeffrey do?” Jeffrey posted regular Facebook updates, created an Instagram account, submitted photos for Lasanga’s APA! bio, taught himself how to use hashtags, had Lasagna featured in mobility-challenged pup marketing, had Lasagna in a workshop covered by KXAN, and even snuck Lasagna into a dog showoff sponsored by Tito’s! With rapid succession, Lasagna had 3 adoption inquiries in a short amount of time!
One potential adopter mentioned he liked how Lasagna “tossed his wheelchair aside and decided to push through learning to walk instead.” Lasagna continued to face adversity with 4 pressure ulcers on his hind leg and paws and contracting tapeworm, which led to starvation and a behavior shift. But he persevered, and grew into the nickname “Wags” because of how much he wagged his tail! Jeffrey and Lasagna faced the challenges head-on and Jeffrey noted that Lasagna “loves like no creature I’ve seen before.”
Enter Richard, a man who was ready to find his new best friend. After browsing several dog profiles, the behavior team at APA! recommended Lasagna to Richard. He LOVED Lasagna’s Instagram account. He recalls Lasagna’s story as “heartbreaking but even more so inspiring. This is how my granddaughter came to name him MAGNAR which translates to “survivor.” After a successful meet-and-greet with Lasagna, now Magnar, and foster Jeffrey, they were sold. Magnar has improved greatly as he is now able to clear a 12-step flight of stairs with no issue!
Strong and brave, Magnar — appropriately named — overcame his rocky start to life. He’s happy to finally have a place to call home. Fosters and adopters play such an important role in giving our medical animals at APA! a chance at life. Consider being a lifeline to a pet in need by becoming a foster today. It can really turn their life around — just look at Magnar.
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AUSTIN, TX — Austin FC today announced an innovative community partnership with Austin Pets Alive! to showcase eligible dogs as honorary Austin FC mascots at Q2 Stadium in an effort to raise the profile of dog adoption throughout the region.
The first-of-its-kind honorary mascot partnership will see APA! dogs available for adoption featured as Austin FC honorary mascots at each Austin FC regular season home match throughout the 2021 season. Aligned with Austin’s status as the country’s largest “no-kill” city, Austin FC and Austin Pets Alive! will promote APA!’s rescue, adoption, foster, and volunteerism efforts through this unique community platform.
In support of finding loving homes for adoptable pets available through APA!, Austin FC will provide additional exposure for the featured pets through social media outreach and in-venue activations during each match at Q2 Stadium, including the participation of a dog within the pre-match activations that occurs shortly before kickoff of each match.
“Austin FC’s partnership with APA! is unique in sports yet incredibly authentic in Austin,” said Austin FC President, Andy Loughnane. “By featuring APA! dogs as honorary mascots at Austin FC home matches, our Club and supporters can help at-risk dogs in Austin by introducing them to our dog-loving community.”
“APA! has been fortunate enough to be a part of the Austin community for a little over a decade now,” said Dr. Ellen Jefferson, APA!’s President and CEO. “We’ve grown with this community and are excited to take a seat next to Austin FC and be a part of this new development in such a unique way! This is a really fun adventure to be on!”
“Austin Pets Alive! is beyond honored to join the Austin FC team in such a special way. To be able to highlight the amazing dogs in our care, those that are most at risk for euthanasia, to this audience is really quite a dream. It is our hope to connect with the team and its fans on a deep level and we look forward to cheering for Austin’s team” said Katera Berent, APA!’s PR and Events Manager
Alongside the city’s other shelter systems, APA! supports Austin’s position as a model city for the “No-Kill” movement across the country and internationally. Giving over 90,000 animals a second chance at life over the last decade, APA! believes that every shelter animal in Central Texas and beyond deserves a chance at life. This partnership provides another avenue for APA! to create awareness around the shelter animals available for adoption.
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