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That’s a big blow for Epic and could destabilize an entire ecosystem of mobile games. Meanwhile, just the possibility of an Unreal “ban” has triggered rival Unity’s IPO. If ever there was a news story that required popcorn and a delicious beverage, this is it. “If Apple and Epic don’t resolve their differences,” game designer and Thunkd game studio owner Andrew Crawshaw told Lifewire via direct message, “developers that use Unreal will either stop making versions of their games for iOS, or have to change their engine....

The original Grand Theft Auto came out in 1997 and as the series went on in it expanded its worlds, graphics, and gave players the ability to do an increasing amount. As a result, the Grand Theft Auto series has been a key part of the developers, Rockstar Games, development and a lot of players look forward to the titles. Many fans had been excited by rumors that Grand Theft Auto 5 would be coming to the PC for free and this now seems to be the case....

Epic initially announced its lawsuit against the tech giant back in August, claiming the App Store to be “oppressive” in its 30 percent cut of app and in-app purchases. Since then, a legal battle has embroiled the two companies, with no apparent concessions from either party involved. RELATED: Fortnite Launches Operation Snowdown Event Apple-themed Fortnite gear is the developer’s latest effort to bring more attention to the game’s absence on iOS....

The way the Epic Games Store free mystery games work is that they are only available for users to claim within a 24-hour period. Each day at 10:00am CT, the latest free mystery game is removed and replaced by the next day’s offering. Unlike the Epic Games Store free weekly games, gamers aren’t given advanced notice of what the free game will be. However, the wrapping paper graphics that Epic Games Store uses during these promotions hint at what fans can expect....

Rumor has it: the mystery promo and new games of the first year will be Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Giving away a full trilogy would be quite the move to end the year and begin the new one with. Nonetheless, there’s a couple of days until then, and fans now have a new game that they can claim on December 28 (lasting until December 29 at 10 AM CT)....

The five spotlighted games in the Epic Games Store’s Halloween Sale 2020 have nothing to do with horror or the holiday in general. They include the Mafia Trilogy for 15 percent off, Borderlands 3 for 50 percent off, Civilization 6 for 75 percent off, Red Dead Redemption 2 for 40 percent off, and Snowrunner for 33 percent off. Epic Games seems to be targeting big sales over the spirit of the holiday....

One of the important milestones for English cricket was that the team became the first to win 100 Test matches by a margin of an innings. England defeated Australia by an innings and 78 runs in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham to take an unbeatable lead of 3-1 in the Ashes 2015 and regain the Ashes. The victory by an innings was England’s 100th such victory in their Test cricket history and they are the first to reach this landmark....

England are currently 2 – 0 down after the first three Tests and their squad has been weakened with injuries to opening batsman Haseeb Hameed and all-rounder Zafar Ansari. They will be hoping that their new call-ups will have a similar impact like the Australian debutants did in their win over South Africa in the third Test. Also read: Latest ICC Test rankings Haseeb Hameed, the 19-year-old, battled through pain to score a heroic half-century in the second innings of the recently concluded Test in Mohali....

After containing India to 256-8, England’s Joe Root and captain Eoin Morgan combined for an unbeaten 186 runs to win with 33 balls to spare and clinch the three-match series 2-1. Root reached 100 by hitting fast bowler Hardik Pandya through midwicket for his 10th boundary and the winning runs. It was his second successive hundred. Morgan, dropped on 85, finished on 88 not out off 108 balls, including nine boundaries and a six....

Set an improbable target of 461 and two days to do the unprecedented, Sri Lanka was all out for 250 after tea on the fourth day, Rangana Herath conceding the match in his farewell test trying to get a second run but diving a whisker short. This earned England it’s biggest win against Sri Lanka in terms of runs, eclipsing a 137-run win at Lord’s in 1991. This was also England’s first win overseas in more than two years....

England coach Stuart Lancaster kept Ireland guessing by including centres Billy Twelvetrees, Brad Barritt and Manu Tuilagi in his 25-man squad for Sunday’s Six Nations clash in Dublin. Tuilagi is fit after missing England’s opening 38-18 Calcutta Cup victory over Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday with an ankle injury. In his place Twelvetrees made an assured, try-scoring debut. Meanwhile, Barritt performed his customary role as the anchor of England’s midfield defence with typical commitment....

After Jonny Bairstow (101) brought up his fifth Test century to take England to 307, the tourists’ pacemen made the most of the new ball at Hagley Oval. Stuart Broad (4-38) and James Anderson (2-43) struck early to reduce the Black Caps to 36-5 in their first innings. But BJ Watling (77 not out) and Colin de Grandhomme (72) helped New Zealand recover, seeing them to 192-6 – still trailing by 115 runs – when bad light stopped play on day two....

Following the draw, the reaction in the English press was largely that Gareth Southgate’s team will have a rather easy passage through to the knockout stages in Qatar. After reaching the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup and getting to the final of Euro 2020, England of course have massive expectations to go all the way this time around, particularly with the likes of Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling at their peak....

As expected, the first Test match at Edgbaston lived up to the hypes. Both teams fought hard until the end, as England snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. The first game was supposed to be the blueprint for the rest of the series. However, the hosts thrashed the visitors in the second game at Lord’s. Indian batsmen meekly surrendered to James Anderson & Co. With England leading the series 2-0, the series-deciding third game will begin on Saturday....

With each team having won one of the previous T20Is, the pressure is on the selectors to pick the best possible XI to give the teams their best shot at winning the series. Here are the predicted XIs and justifications for each choice for the 3rd T20I between India and England at Bristol. Indian Playing XI Top Order Shikhar Dhawan Shikhar Dhawan had a good IPL season, especially towards the latter half....

But the result of the game was sealed inside those five overs. Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla helped South Africa to a bright start and AB de Villiers and Duminy took them past the target of 154 with little fuss. The skipper, in particular, seemed to be in good nick for the Proteas. England, on the other hand, will ponder how a dead rubber turned into a nightmarish last game before the Champions Trophy....

A semifinal defeat to Croatia in 2018 included a first ever World Cup penalty shootout win over Colombia in the previous round, as Gareth Southgate’s side matched the last-four run of Sir Bobby Robson’s team at Italia ‘90. England came even closer at Euro 2020 as spot-kicks returned to haunt the national psyche with defeat on penalties to Roberto Mancini’s Italy at Wembley despite scoring after a minute. However, fan confidence remains mixed over England’s ability to go on and win the competition, despite some impressive performances in Qatar....

Mystery left arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav has sent the warning bells ringing through the earlier buoyant English cricket side after his sensational five-wicket haul in the opening international of India’s tour of England at Old Trafford. The spinner ripped through the much talked up English line-up, including the wickets of Eoin Morgan, Johnny Bairstow and Joe Root, the latter two for nought, in a single over. Fondly named ‘Merlyn’, the bowling machine was introduced back in 2005, and is said to be capable of bowling any kind of spin delivery....

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The 400 Rabbits Tequila and Mezcal Cocktail Bar in Nottingham registered to become The Church of the Four Hundred Rabbits, according to a November 30 report from BBC News. The owner, 34-year-old James Aspell, posted photos of his formal application to Facebook on November 27. He was shown giving the camera a thumbs-up while placing the application in the mail. “With places of worship allowed to open in all tiers, we thought f*** it, let’s start a religion!...