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Having partnered with British tough-phone specialist Bullitt Group, the new Motorola Defy wraps entry-level smartphone components in a military-spec (MIL-STD–810G) casing. With a 720p LCD display, a Snapdragon 662 CPU, a 48Mp main camera, and a 5000mAh battery, this is more of a blunt instrument than a sharp tool. Such a specification might seem a little expensive at £279/$279, but genuine smartphone toughness doesn’t come cheap. I’ll be comparing the Motorola Defy with some non-rugged alternatives at various points for context, but they’re not really the competition here....

At the PC Gaming Show, taking place at E3 2017, developer TaleWorlds Entertainment unveiled a trailer for its upcoming medieval RPG prequel, showing off some of the series’ beloved combat system. In Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord, players will be once again be able to take control of a single soldier on the battlefield and get well and truly submerged in the fight. It seems that TaleWorlds has opted to keep the core combat similar to that in the original Mount and Blade games, albeit with vastly upgraded graphics....

Ibrahimovic sat out Tuesday’s first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final against Hull City at Old Trafford, where second-half goals from Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini secured a 2-0 win for United. Mourinho takes swipe at Man Utd fans Veteran striker Ibrahimovic, who has 18 goals in 28 games across all competitions this season, was laid low through illness, although Mourinho does not foresee this being an issue when he attempts to take a chunk out of the five-point gap between Jurgen Klopp’s second-place side and his own men in sixth on Sunday....

Manchester United play rivals Manchester City on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium, the scene of a stunning 3-2 comeback win for Mourinho’s men in April. Lukaku has been sidelined with a muscle problem and missed the 2-1 victory over Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. Anthony Martial, Juan Mata and Marcus Rashford are among the players to have grasped their chances to shine in Lukaku’s absence, with the striker having lost form....

Fernandes moved to Spurs for an initial 18-month stint on Wednesday, becoming Mourinho’s first signing for the London club. There is an option for the deal to be made permanent for a reported €50 million (£42.8m). For now, though, Portugal international Fernandes is relishing the prospect of working with compatriot Mourinho and playing in the Premier League for the first time. “All young players want to work with Jose Mourinho because he’s one of the best – all of us as players want to stay near the best, so it’s fantastic to work with him,” the 21-year-old told Tottenham’s official website....

RELATED: 10 Gaming Franchises You Can Complete (In Less Time Than Assassin’s Creed Valhalla) In turn, almost every Mortal Kombat Tournament has a surprise to offer its spectators. While the Shaolin Monk Liu Kang almost always becomes Earthrealm’s savior, other Kombatants have natural abilities that put superpowers and nuclear weapons to shame. According to the lore of the universe, here are some of the most powerful characters in the franchise....

That said, players that wish to tear their defeated opponents limb from limb will need to have a little information to do so. Specifically, they will need to know the range and button inputs required to launch a fatality, and these details have been collected below for all of the 25 base Mortal Kombat 11 characters. How to Do Every Fatality in Mortal Kombat 11 For those that may be new to the series, executing a Mortal Kombat 11 fatality requires getting an opponent to the point where a finishing move can be done upon them — for complete clarity, this is when the words “Finish Him/Her” flash on the screen....

McFarlane unveiled the figures at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con with an October release date, but fans can pre-order them today. The highly detailed toys feature the characters’ default weapons and outfits from Mortal Kombat 11. Both action figures feature high articulation and stand about six inches tall. RELATED: Mortal Kombat 11 Toy Story Easter Egg Discovered The Sub-Zero figure features two translucent blue axes that he can duel-wield, as well as a much more gruesome accessory: an icy skull with the spine still attached....

To sweeten the deal, it turns out Mortal Kombat 11’s next-generation upgrade won’t result in a lower online player-base either, with NetherRealm confirming today that the game will feature cross-generation play. That means whether fans are playing on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, or PlayStation 5, they’ll all be able to battle each other online. RELATED: Mortal Kombat 11 Director Shows Mileena’s Friendship Finisher “Krossplay will become Kross Generation for PlayStation & Xbox players,” NetherRealm confirms in a recent tweet, claiming that Mortal Kombat veterans can switch on cross-generation play in the game’s settings....

These latest insights came from the Vic’s Basement podcast where host Victor Lucas had Ed Boon on to interview for Electric Playground Network about the current and upcoming state of Mortal Kombat 11. While the interview included Boon’s own signature interactions, like trolling Mileena comments, it also included an interesting announcement about new projects that players won’t even see for years. RELATED: Every New Fatality In Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, Ranked...

The Mortal Kombat movie is due to be released in March of 2021, and the actors and director (Simon McQuoid) have been letting little bits of information drop as they continue filming. Tan appears to be a main character in the film. This was not the first time Tan has revealed some information on social media, and many fans hope it won’t be the last. RELATED: New Mortal Kombat 11 Geras Brutality Revealed, And It’s Weird...

Producer Todd Garner posted a picture recently of a Mortal Kombat set covered in ice. While the caption is clearly a take on Disney’s recent animated sequel, some fans are speculating that the image could be teasing the appearance of Sub-Zero’s frozen base of operations, the Lin Kuei Palace in Arctika. RELATED: Mortal Kombat 11 Director’s Biggest Trolling Moments from Shaggy to Mileena Though the Lin Kuei (Sub-Zero’s ninja clan) actually reside in Earthrealm, they have to remain hidden from the outside world....

Yesterday the official Mortal Kombat movie account had shared exciting posters featuring individual characters that gave an early clue at how the producers had nailed down the perfect look for each member of the cast, with Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Shang Tsung and Raiden taunting their powers. Despite an early leak of a lower quality Russian version of the trailer, the official one was very much worth the wait for the visual spectacle....

Israel’s Channel 12 news was the first outlet to report that Mossad secured and transported 100,000 test kits to increase the rate at which the government can test potential coronavirus patients. The news channel said this is the first batch of a planned 4 million extra test kits that Mossad will deliver to Israel in the coming days. Ynet reported that the kits came from two different countries, and The Jerusalem Post said they had been obtained with consent of the countries in question....

Of course, bigger games like MMOs tend to be more susceptible to this sort of issue occurring specifically because they are massive, and in the case of Destiny 2, Bungie has a history of having to fix the craziest glitches in a short span of time. Destiny 2 is also subject to recurring errors that have been plaguing the game for years, all creatively named after species of the animal kingdom, like Code Error Weasel, Centipede, Beagle, and more....

RELATED: MMORPGs Perfect For Newcomers To The Genre It’s not always the vastness of the world nor the quality of the graphics. Immersion is about the storyline, the lore, and the sympathetic characters the player actually cares about. It helps to have a big world, but if the underlying story doesn’t have any heart, the game doesn’t have any immersion. 7 New World This has a lot to do with this game’s high immersion factor, but that’s not all the game has going for it when it comes to drawing the player in and keeping their attention....

This list features the most powerful moves trainers can teach their Pokemon. That means some obviously powerful moves are not going to be listed because some are only for Legendaries and cannot be learned. Updated on May 29, 2022, by Kirkland Fortner:There are tons of different aspects to take into consideration when building a great Pokemon team. Which Pokemon to include (or exclude) often comes down to the particular moves that particular creature can learn....

The poll, released Tuesday by The Economist / YouGov, found that 52 percent of Republicans agreed that Russia was operating under Communism, despite the country not being Communist since the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Among all Americans, 42 percent thought that Russia was Communist, including 44 percent of Democrats. Last week, Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama turned back the clock on world history by claiming that Russia was Communist and that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent decision to invade Ukraine was made because he needed “more farmland” to feed his starving people....

For gamers seeking only the most rewarding Trophy hunts, there were a few standout options available during November 2022. The Essential PlayStation Plus lineup offered a few grinds to push through, while the month’s biggest release gave players Trophies for toughing out some intense boss battles and completing several challenges. Overall, it is the following Trophies that provide the most enjoyable hunts of the month. RELATED: How God of War Ragnarok’s Platinum Trophy Reflects the Growth of Kratos and Atreus...