Spooky season is upon us, and in preparation for the Halloween holiday, Vans is dropping a horror-centric footwear and apparel collection that pulls inspiration from classic scary movies alongside Warner Bros. Several skate silhouettes are involved in this collection including the Era, Old Skool, Slip-On, Authentic, the Sk8-Hi and more, along with a pair of slides. Leading the charge are the duo of Vans Sk8-Hi.
Ahead of the highly-anticipated release of Diablo 2: Resurrected, Blizzard Entertainment has delivered a live-action trailer starring Simu Liu for its remastered title. Building on the theme of the Diablo series, the Shang-Chi lead is seen walking into an ominous church seeking the confessional. Confiding with the priest on the other side, Liu asks for forgiveness for the sins he is about to commit.
When asked by the priest what he is planning to do, the actor notes that he will need to succumb to greed to obtain the power he desires to kill his enemies. The trailer ends with Liu giving into the darkness and the Diablo 2: Resurrected logo accompanied by flames. Diablo 2: Resurrected serves as a remaster of the iconic 2000s title complete with graphical improvements of monsters, heroes, items, and spells. The up to 4K resolution revamp will also feature Battle.net support and cross-progression between consoles.
Netflix topped HBO with the most Emmy awards for the first time during Sunday’s ceremony. Between the primetime awards announced on Sunday and the Creative Arts accolades handed out during ceremonies last week, Netflix took home a total of 44 awards this year. The streamer, which tied the Emmys record for most awards in a single year, previously set by CBS in 1974, received trophies in several top categories, including wins for drama series (The Crown) and limited series (The Queen’s Gambit).
Netflix beat out the total number of awards won by the next two companies combined. HBO, which received awards under its traditional television network and its streaming service, HBO Max, claimed 19 awards, with Hacks and Mare of Easttown receiving the most wins. Disney Plus followed behind with 14 Emmy awards, with one for Hamilton and several for technical excellence during the Creative Arts ceremony. Apple TV Plus won 11 Emmys this year, with Ted Lasso receiving a total of 7 statues. This year’s Emmys were only the second for Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus, both of which launched in 2019. Netflix and HBO have traded the title for most-nominated network, studio or streaming service since 2017, but this year’s awards marked the first time that Netflix prevailed with the most wins. Netflix once tied with HBO for the most Emmy wins in 2018, but HBO has previously led the way with the most accolades.
Indie games are another breed. When it comes to independent titles, a certain X factor comes with the fact that a small group of developers is making something that can stand up to the giants of the industry. Indie games aren’t held back by the wills of companies who want to market their games to the biggest group of players possible, so niche games can fit right in and become popular. Indie games can also push the boundaries of certain mechanics and flip them on their heads, making for wholly unique experiences that players can remember fondly for years to come.
This game changed how players fought enemies, making turn-based RPG titles into action-packed bullet hell, mixed with the ability to spare enemies if enough kindness is shown to them. The game is called Undertale, and after a short Kickstarter, it was funded by the same people who had seen Toby grow from working on Rom Hacks & Webcomics. Some of the biggest indie games, like Minecraft, have beat-out titles like Call of Duty and Halo. However, Minecraft was bought out by Microsoft, turning it from an indie game into a triple-a-backed title. Certain games can reach the same amount of popularity and still be made independently. Undertale’s popularity is nothing to scoff at, with the game becoming so popular that it’s been ported to consoles, as well as giving Toby the chance to hang out and play against Masahiro Sakurai, with one of the characters, Sans, being included in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate as a Mii costume. This would mark one of the few indie games that got representation in the game, aside from Cuphead and Shovel Knight. After the success of Undertale, Toby then moved on to making another game. This new title expanded upon what Undertale did, changing its combat, adding a story that the player didn’t have a massive part in, and reusing the characters from the previous game. Aptly titled, Deltarune, an anagram of Undertale, the game isn’t a sequel to Undertale in any way.
Minnesota leads No. 4 Ohio State 14-10 at halftime. The Gophers got off to a slow start to the game, falling behind the Buckeyes before a fourth-down decision changed the first half's momentum. After punting on fourth-and-two earlier in the half, Minnesota faced a fourth-and-one decision at its 29. The Gophers made the aggressive decision this time, and Mohamed Ibrahim broke loose for a 56-yard run. That set up the Gophers first touchdown, and after forcing a quick punt from the Buckeyes on the next possession, they kept their foot on the gas and scored again. And that's how the reigning Big Ten champions find themselves in a hole early.
New quarterback C.J. Stroud has looked shaky thus far. He's completed only eight of his first 14 passes and has overthrown a few open receivers. The Ohio State offense has been inefficient the entire game so far. If you remove Miyan Williams' 71-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, the Buckeyes have managed only 114 yards on their other 25 plays. Minnesota RB Mohamed Ibrahim has 114 yards rushing on 19 carries against an Ohio State defense that was excellent against the run last season. C.J. Stroud saw plenty of what Ohio State's offense was capable of during his redshirt year when he sat behind Justin Fields. And though seeing may be believing, there's a chance in fact, a likelihood that the experiential nature of one of the nation's most dynamic offenses exceeded anything Stroud may have seen or expected. The redshirt freshman quarterback got off to a rough start against Minnesota to open his and the Buckeyes' 2021 campaign, often overthrowing his receivers and completing just six passes on 14 attempts for 53 yards and one interception in the first half. That lackluster early performance by Stroud was enough for Minnesota to capitalize on as quarterback Tanner Morgan connected with Texas A&M transfer Dylan Wright to get the Golden Gophers on the board before handing the ball off to last year's top running back in the conference Mohamed Ibrahim for a 1-yard touchdown to give Minnesota a 14-10 halftime lead. Morgan also struggled under center, though there was more of a totality to his woes. He was able to string together a few big throws when he needed to but he wasn't consistent enough to really turn them into a catalyst for the offense and they didn't amount to much of anything as he went 14-for-25 with 205 yards and a touchdown. With Morgan struggling, the Minnesota offense unsurprisingly flowed through star running back Ibrahim who totaled 163 yards on 30 carries, finding the endzone twice in the process. And even though it was expected that he'd have a breakout game, Ohio State's defense didn't seem to have an answer, especially when he rushed for 56 yards on a fourth-and-1 to set up Minnesota's first score of the game. Ibrahim's big night was cut short however after he went down with 37 seconds left in the third quarter, and ultimately didn't return, sporting a boot on his foot for the remainder of the game. Ohio State's second half told a different story. Stroud, picked it up in the second half going 7-for-8 with 241 yards and four touchdowns in the second half, perhaps showing early glimpses that despite his youth and inexperience he can game manage and perform under pressure at the requisite level of a Big Ten and Ohio State quarterback. Under Ryan Day's tutelage, the Buckeyes have become known for their dynamic, big-play offense, and thought it took a while to get going, Thursday was ultimately no different. Ohio State opened the scoring with a 72-yard touchdown run by Miyan Williams with just over seven minutes left in the first quarter as part of a 92-yard opening drive. That big play was predictive of what was to come for the Buckeyes, who amassed at least 38 yards on every touchdown except for one defensive scoop and score on a fumble recovery which went a measley 32 yards. The freshman Stroud hit three different receivers for a total of four touchdowns, including Chris Olave twice who also amassed 117 yards on just four catches. It's hard to know if this will be the norm for Stroud, or how Minnesota will fare without Ibrahim but the first Big Ten game of Week 1 certainly did its part to live up to its billing. Below are the live updates, highlights and scores from Thursday's first marquee Big Ten game of the year between Ohio State and Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Ohio State vs. Minnesota score
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F
Ohio State 7 3 21 14 45
Minnesota 0 14 7 10 31