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Snow Crash, Scott Pilgrim, and Ready Player One are great reads, but they’re so much more. These video game books reflect the impact of gaming culture on society—in terms of how we view ourselves and the role that gaming ultimately plays in our lives. Snow Crash and the Cyberpunk Utopia Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel created shared-world MMOs before they existed in real life. The novel, in part, centers on the fictional Metaverse, a blend of virtual and augmented reality that most people inhabit in addition to the physical world, with some people choosing never to leave....

In a series of posts on Twitter on Monday, Raisman criticised the decision to hire former Republican US Congresswoman Mary Bono to take over at the helm of the scandal-plagued governing body. Raisman said Bono’s association with law firm Faegre Baker Daniels – which advised USA Gymnastics during the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal – made her position untenable. The 24-year-old 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist accused Faegre Baker Daniels of helping “cover up” Nassar’s crimes before the scandal erupted into public view....

While Man City are too far away to think about realistically catching at the moment, the aforementioned two results should give Arsenal even more incentive to go out against Wolves on Tuesday and get the three points. The Gunners are on a good, potentially season-saving run (barring the odd blip like a hard fought 1-0 loss at Eastlands) and have eight wins in their last ten matches. Regardless of tiredness resulting from fixture congestion, they will be chomping at the bit to beat Wolves and end the year inside the top four....

The Chicago Bulls will be looking to wipe the sour taste of today’s defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets out of their mouths with their game versus the Utah Jazz tomorrow. This match will be live at 9 AM tomorrow on Sony SIX. This will be the last trip of their six-game road trip. Having the last two games in cities like Denver and Utah makes it doubly difficult to win, as both cities are high altitude places....

Priced at $19.99, the GameCube controller adapter is the first (and cheapest) of Nintendo’s three compatible options and will presumably allow for the use of any dusty GameCube controllers that you already have lying around. Secondly, there’s the brand new $29.99 GameCube controller which will be branded with Super Smash Bros. markers “to honor devoted loyalty to a classic way to play," according to Nintendo. Alternatively, dedicated Smash Bros. fans can get all three parts to the puzzle in a bundle of the GameCube controller, the adapter and a copy of Super Smash Bros....

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Get a Discount on Echo If you’ve been thinking about buying an Echo device, now’s the time to do this since they’re available at great prices. Echo Dot (3rd Gen) with wall mount: Get it for $31. 98 (down from $56. 98) Echo (4th Gen) with battery base: Get it for $103. 98 (down from $139. 98) Echo (4th Gen) with wall mount: Get it for $84. 98 (down from $124....

Este 24 de junio, Microsoft celebrará un evento de Windows que promete enseñar “lo que llega a Windows”. Microsoft anunció el evento con un gráfico que mostraba rayos de luz entrando por una ventana y creando una sombra que parecía el número 11. La compañía también ha programado el anuncio para las 11:00 ET (17:00 en España). El director ejecutivo Satya Nadella lo llama la próxima generación de Windows. Y no te confundas: la versión filtrada de Windows 11 que hemos usado se anuncia como Windows 11 en todo momento....

The Duchess of Sussex is viewed “very negatively” by 73 percent of over 65-year-olds in the research by YouGov. Among this age group, the figure for Prince Harry is 69 percent while Prince Andrew stands at 60 percent. Across all age groups in the survey, which was conducted on January 10 and 11, Harry was viewed positively by 24 percent of respondents and negatively by 68 percent, giving him an approval rating of -44....

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have this week been visiting towns and cities across the U.K. to thank frontline workers who risked their lives during the pandemic. However, as they visited Scotland yesterday questions began to mount about whether they were allowed to cross the border under coronavirus rules. And today the criticism grew sharper still as the royal train pulled into Cardiff, in Wales, where a minister in the Welsh government suggested ordinary people might see the visit as an excuse to flout the restrictions....

As Zelda has grown as a character over the years, somewhat breaking out of her role as a damsel in distress (at least sometimes), her design has evolved from the plain artwork of The Legend of Zelda into more of an active role. As such, even more thought was put into her outfits than ever before. But how do said outfits stack up against one another in terms of ranking?...

Shaw was in pain and immediately grabbed his lower left leg after attempting to take a catch on the boundary. The 19-year-old was assisted off the ground by two India officials and later taken to hospital for treatment. A statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India said scans showed Shaw had ligament damage which will prevent him playing in the first test which starts at Adelaide next Thursday....

Researchers at Virginia Tech (VT) found that low contract tracing app adoption rates may be partly due to privacy concerns. Six in ten Americans believe if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone it would not make much of a difference in limiting the spread of the virus, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted in April. Approximately 54% of the public surveyed also believe it is unacceptable for the government to track the location of those who have tested positive for COVID-19....

While many people in America have lost jobs, or had their hours and pay reduced because of coronavirus, a minor league player whos contract is between $46,000 to $91,799 will receive $275 per day during the shutdown, according to the Associated Press. In a 30-day period, that equals $8,250 for one month—not bad for those on the lowest pay scale. Some Major League Baseball (MLB) veterans will make $4,775 per day, or roughly $143,000 per month while in shutdown mode....

The Call of Duty: Warzone CR-56 AMAX loadout by NICKMERCS is a force to be reckoned with, assuming players can deal with its recoil. Even with this Warzone CR-56 AMAX loadout, the gun still has some considerable recoil that may throw players off their game. However, NICKMERCS thinks this CR-56 AMAX loadout could potentially replace the Kilo as the go-to assault rifle for fans of the battle royale game if they can properly take the recoil into account when using it....

Here is an attempt to profile each one of them ahead of their crucial encounter against the Jaipur Pink Panthers: Ravinder Pahal The soft spoken and calm-headed Pahal is the pillar of the Dabang defence. Four straight best defender awards in this season’s Pro Kabaddi stands testimony to his abilities. Considered uni-dimensional till last year, he seems to have added the ankle hold to his repertoire, and needless to say Pahal is a menace and it’s highly likely that Wazir Ali and Co would find it increasingly difficult to get past him....

‘Hi-Flyer’ Pawan Sehrawat got a Super 10 and single-handedly flipped the table for Bengaluru Bulls as they sneaked their way through victory against home team U Mumba. Strong performance by U Mumba’s Arjun Deshwal and Fazel “Sultan” Atrachali went in vain as some unforced errors towards the end caused them the match. Things started to even-out when the previous match’s super-sub Arjun Deshwal from U Mumba was called out of bounds after a review by Bengaluru....

The Pink Panthers and the Steelers were very close to qualifying, but losses in their last league games ended their chances of qualification. While Jaipur lost to Puneri Paltan in a virtual knockout, the Steelers crashed out after losing to table-toppers Patna Pirates. On that note, here’s a look at a hypothetical playing 7 comprising players from the six eliminated Pro Kabaddi teams before the 2022 playoffs. Centre - Arjun Deshwal Arjun Deshwal finished second on the Raid Points leaderboard in Pro Kabaddi 2022....