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In a “skinny” NDAA bill submitted last month, Inhofe, the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, removed language regarding pervasive Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are used in range of firefighting foams. The issue has sparked concern that contaminants, which have been linked to cancer but are not yet regulated by the federal government, would continue affecting water sources at military sites. “We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations, are deeply troubled by proposals to remove critical provisions related to per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020,” the letter from environmental groups including the Sierra Club, the Center for Environmental Health and Earthjustice, said in the Tuesday letter....

Do you hate this world and the human worms feasting on its carcass? Is your whole life just cold, bitter hatred? Do you want to die violently? If so then Hatred, an upcoming shooting spree simulator from Polish developer Destructive Creations, could be the game for you. The main character’s dorky trench coat, the bad voice acting, the screaming death metal soundtrack, the cringeworthy dialogue that seems to have been lifted directly from the diary of an angry teenager going through a goth phase, and the fact that Hatred’s logo is a flagrant Doom rip off all amount to this not being a particularly great game trailer....

Even now, the course case between the two behemoth companies is still ongoing and new developments in the story continue to come out. Now, in an interview with CNN, Epic Game’s CEO Tim Sweeney talks fairly openly about the company’s ideology in regards to going head-to-head with such a massive corporation like Apple. RELATED: Fall Guys Leak Points to Fortnite Crossover Event The full interview is a very interesting read, but there are a few stand out points that really give some insight into Epic Games’ thought process and stance when tackling this legal battle....

According to The Verge, Epic Games filed a lawsuit last week against Nreal, a Chinese company that makes smart glasses. The name is similar to Epic’s Unreal Engine, but Epic believes that the name choice is deliberate on Nreal’s part. With Nreal planning to launch its products in the US later this year, Epic wishes to not only recoup damages but also prevent Nreal from infringing its trademark and misleading customers with its name....

To close out 2020, Epic Games’ news update from the Fortnite team says it will continue to support online competitive events for the game. However, there will not be any in-person events in 2021, at the time of this writing. The main reasoning for this is to ensure the safety and health of staff and players during the ongoing pandemic. RELATED: Fortnite Update Disables Sand Tunneling, Buffs Shotguns According to the update, Epic Games will not be holding physical events like the Fortnite World Cup....

Cheating in video games, particularly in the online sphere, is a difficult problem for developers to combat. Building an effective anti-cheat should deter most would-be cheaters from ruining the playing experience for others, but it is not always that simple. For games that have massive player bases, those who are developing the cheats will keep trying to circumvent any deterrents put in place by a developer in order to get cheats out there and make money off of them....

NFTs are the highly controversial blockchain-based tokens signifying ownership over a digital asset. The technology has received its fair share of criticism, but it has also made the companies that produce NFTs a lot of money. Unsurprisingly then, a lot of video game companies like Ubisoft have been dabbling in the technology, much to the dismay of some fans. RELATED: NFT Sales Have Plummeted This puts video game developers and publishers in a difficult position, as there is clearly a lot of money to be made in perusing NFTs, but at the cost of angering many fans....

Overall, the Epic Games Store list spans multiple genres and covers many different bases in terms of gamer playstyles. There are ten top games for the year that stand out among the others. RELATED: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Players Find Powerful Bow in Rock Pile The ten most played games on the Epic Games Store in 2020 were: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Satisfactory, Fortnite, Snow Runner, Godfall, Borderlands 3, Rocket League, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Rogue Company....

Mystery games aren’t necessarily uncommon for Epic Games Store free game offerings, but they don’t usually get snuck into regularly scheduled weekly deliveries. Rather, they tend to be used for holiday or seasonal events or sales on the EGS. For example, the Christmas 15 Days of Free Games event hides each game until they’re available, turning the free games into presents for users to unwrap. There’s no apparent occasion to explain the EGS’ upcoming mystery game, however....

So in light of the buzz that has been growing around the upcoming release, I hope you’re sitting down for this one: Epic Mickey WILL be receiving a special Collector’s Edition for purchase at release later this year. The special edition will set you back $69.99, but the extra $20 will get you quite a few extras: Special Packaging Exclusive 5 inch Collectible Vinyl Epic Mickey Figure Special Edition DVD with behind the scenes footage and additional marketing assets and videos Epic Mickey Stylized Wii Remote Faceplate 2 Epic Mickey Stylized Wii Console skins...

While we ponder what the final product may be like, we can’t help but imagine which audience Epic intends to appeal to with Fortnite. The developer’s past titles, like Gears of War 3, have focused more on the exploits of hardcore gamers, but according to the founder and chief executive of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, Fortnite will attempt to appeal to “an entirely different audience.” This news surfaced during an interview between Sweeney and VentureBeat, regarding Sweeney’s upcoming induction into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame at this year’s D....

It is estimated that about 1 in 100 people in the United States have active epilepsy. More than 75% of those are adults. This article discusses epilepsy basics, how common this condition is, and corrects some misconceptions about epilepsy. Epilepsy Basics Medical professionals diagnose a person with epilepsy if they have two unprovoked seizures or one unprovoked seizure (sudden, uncontrolled electrical activity between brain cells) with a high risk of more....

The celebration has gained such popularity that a math teacher in France decided to turn it into a math question. The question is whether or not the most expensive player’s dab is absolutely perfect. The basis of perfection, according to the “Universal Laws of the Dab,” is measured with the angle the triangles cause in a dab move. The question translates: Cristiano Ronaldo is jealous of Paul Pogba’s dabbing ability....

Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri got their names on the scoring sheet to help Manchester City reach the second spot in the points table. Wayne Rooney grabbed a late consolation with a gorgeous free kick that gave Joe Hart absolutely no chance. Arsenal vs Stoke City (3-1):Mesut Ozil shone in his second successive Premier League appearance as he played a part in all of Arsenal’s goals in the 3-1 victory against Stoke City at the Emirates stadium....

Enteropathic arthritis is classified as one of the spondyloarthropathies. Other spondyloarthropathies include ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and reactive arthritis. “Enteropathy” refers to any disease related to the intestines. Symptoms Enteropathic arthritis may occur as axial arthritis, peripheral arthritis, or mixed. As axial arthritis, symptoms of back pain and stiffness resemble ankylosing spondylitis and may precede gastrointestinal symptoms. As peripheral arthritis, there is typically a pattern of pauciarticular (four or fewer joints involved) and asymmetric arthritis (affected joints are not on the same side of the body)....

With the outset of Twenty20 internationals, cricket witnessed a drastic change in the number of fans. Professional leagues added fuel to the fan base. Rather than being just an entertainment floor, cricket evolved as a profit-making platform. In this article, we are going to pick 11 players who entertained with the willow in the hand and with the ball in the 21st century. The list will comprise of four batsmen, four All-rounders, three bowlers, and a wicketkeeper....

In other words, it’s something that represents something else, like a location on your computer, a version number, a list of objects, etc. Environment variables are surrounded by the percent sign (%), as in %temp%, to distinguish them from regular text. Two types exist: user environment variables and system environment variables. User Environment Variables User environment variables, as the name suggests, are environment variables that are specific to each user account....

Footage from Fortnite was set to be used during a demonstration for the Unreal Engine 4, but executives within Epic Games decided to pull the content out entirely just three weeks before it was to be shown at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last week. As explained by Epic Games Vice President Mark Rein, the only reason they pulled it out was because they didn’t want to tease audiences with such a tiny taste of the game:...

What we can agree on is that we have high expectations for what the next-gen will offer. It can’t be just a little better as we fear the Nintendo Wii U may be, it has to be significantly different if these consoles are expected to not only replace what we currently have but to last many years on their own. Or as Epic Games puts it, the next-gen systems need to be “huge” and “fundamentally different....