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However, Activision’s digital vice president, Jamie Berger believes the Call of Duty Elite program will start putting the kibosh on that attitude soon. Berger was interviewed by Gamasutra and talked about hostilities on the Internet and how, at least in the Call of Duty realm, rage could be stymied because gamers will be part of a community provided by Call of Duty Elite. The beta program just launched and has drawn over 2 million users so far, definitely a great start for the program....

The last year has seen a flurry of lawsuits filed against Activision Blizzard’s alleged sexual harassment. The largest one of these lawsuits was filed by the State of California’s Civil Rights Division (formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing) in July 2021 which blamed Activision Blizzard for fostering a “frat boy” culture. Activision Blizzard’s attempts to have CRD’s lawsuit dismissed were denied by the Judge allowing California’s lawsuit to proceed....

A new patent by Activision might be the next step for VR, thanks to what the company’s new peripheral might mean for first person shooters in virtual reality specifically. The success of this new project may even push improvements on motion tracking controllers entirely, for use on consoles outside of VR environments. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Refusing To Tone Down SBMM Says Activision Insider This new patent in question is for a device called a “haptic gun” that Activision is hoping will work in tandem with VR systems, offering real-time feedback in first person shooters....

With that, however, we bring an interesting news bit focused on Advanced Warfare glitch videos and Activision’s decisive action against them. As the story goes, Activision is hitting YouTube video makers with copyright takedowns left and right if their video contains any Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare glitches. Popular YouTube network Machinima confirmed the Activision copyright claims by issuing a warning e-mail out to their clients. Essentially, the letter tells Machinima partners that Activision plans to remove any and all videos featuring Advanced Warfare glitches, which in turn will hit the video maker with a strike....

Details on how the upgrades will work are slightly different depending on whether you are going from Xbox 360 to Xbox One or PS3 to PS4. Here’s how things will break down for each of the options… For a limited period of time, all PS3 copies of Call of Duty: Ghosts will include a redeemable code that will allow players to purchase a digital copy of the PS4 version of Ghosts for $10....

The coalition stopped the tax cuts by gathering enough signatures to keep the measure from being enacted until voters can decide in November 2022, according to The Associated Press. “In Arizona, you have to win five or six times if you’re trying to get policies that the governor and the Legislature don’t want,” said Joe Thomas, president of the Arizona Education Association, a group part of the activist coalition. “And so you have to win lawsuits as you’re filing, you have to win lawsuits when you deliver your signatures....

“In the past 48 hours, I’ve received about 500 literal death threats from white ‘Christians’ who want me to know that they will kill me before they will ever take down their statues of white Jesus,” King tweeted on Wednesday. “Christian whiteness has always been violent, though.” His comments come as Confederate monuments and statues representing colonialism have been torn down across the world in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody and the subsequent protests demanding an end to systemic racism in America....

Most fighting dogs aren’t so lucky. If they don’t die of injuries suffered in the ring or get killed by their owners, they’re often euthanized by local authorities because they’re considered too dangerous to re-enter society. The ones that do survive breed more fighting dogs, and their puppies enter an ugly world where survival of the fittest is not just a cliché. This week’s federal indictment of NFL superstar Michael Vick, complete with stomach-turning allegations, has brought this blood sport to the front pages, but it’s really nothing new: organized fighting has been around as long as domesticated dogs....

In a correction from earlier, Mike Johnson of PWInsider reports that Adam Cole’s ROH contract is not coming up soon, and that he is “locked into a long-term Ring of Honor deal.” See also: Adam Cole Talks To Wrestling Inc. About ROH’s Rivalry With TNA, His WWE Tryout, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Next Big Star Speaking of Cole, he has been out of action since undergoing shoulder surgery last December....

Kinzinger has been an outspoken critic of Trump and was one of the 10 Republican lawmakers in the House who voted to impeach him. His positions have put him at odds with some within the party, amid ongoing splits over what impact the former president should have on the party moving forward. The Illinois Republican set up a PAC earlier this year to support candidates more in line with what he sees as the principles of the Republican Party....

On CNN’s State of the Union, host Dana Bash asked Kinzinger if he believes “voters should trust House Republican leaders with the majority in the next election.” “I’m a Republican, I would like to see actual Republican values in the majority,” Kinzinger said. “All I can say right now is my party has to embrace truth. We have to have a full reckoning of what happened on January 6, and we have to turn away from conspiracy,” he added....

The first 45 minutes at Stade de la Meinau failed to produce any goal but the second half witnessed three. Jean Aholou and Jeremy Blayac scored in the 65th and 69th minutes to hand the hosts a two-goal lead. But Niane’s injury-time goal was not enough for the visitors as they lost 2-1. The Mali forward has now scored five goals in 21 games this season. The 24-year-old netted 23 times in the Ligue 2 last term to help his side secure top-flight promotion....

The sports brand’s U.K. branch launched the #DareToCreate campaign on July 1 in conjunction with the release of the new kit for north London soccer team Arsenal. Twitter users were encouraged to send a tweet using the hashtag, which prompted the Adidas U.K. Twitter account to automatically reply with an image showing Arsenal’s new jersey with the user’s Twitter name emblazoned on the back, which would then be available to purchase....

A total of 39 proposed names were in the fray for 9 seats as an individual member from 214 member federations and Sumariwala was elected as one out of the nine candidates. Sumariwalla now becomes the first ever Indian to be elected into the governing body of athletics. Thanking the federation on his appointment, the 57-year-old said that his selection was an indication of the position India’s finds itself in world athletics....

Aditi, who had a first round 2-under 70, is now 2-under 142 for a Tied-43rd at the halfway stage. One birdie on the front nine neutralised by a bogey on the back nine meant a 72. A day earlier, she had four birdies, but uncharacteristically dropped bogeys on two par-5s for a 70. Aditi, who found 12 of the 14 fairways on the first day, dropped to just seven in 14 on second day, but she did find 14 out of 18 and 12 of out 18 greens on the two days....

Secunderabad – Scoring continued to be tough at the Usha Army Ladies and Juniors Golf 2012, but Aditi Ashok turned in a four-over 76 to move into shared lead with overnight leader Mehar Atwal here Tuesday. Aditi and Mehar are now at 12-over 156 and one shot ahead of third placed Gursimar Badwal (77) who is at 157. The only other player to score in the 70s on the second day was Amandeep Drall (81-79) who is now fourth at 160....

Dhopaokar, who won silver at the Commonwealth event in Jaipur last November, wants to improve on his Khelo India School Games performance of last year. “Last year I was little upset with a bronze medal finish, but my father who is my coach has trained me hard for this edition. There is an improvement in my game with my silver at Jaipur and I feel confident of the gold this time,” Dhopaokar was quoted as saying in a media release issued here Wednesday....

The outcome was not what the team was hoping for. The Audi R8 LMS GT3 had the pace but a mechanical issue cost the team what could have been a podium finish in Race 1. Higher temperatures in Race 2 proved too harsh, causing both Aditya Patel and Mitch Gilbert to drive more cautiously to stay in the race. Piloting their Audi R8 LMS GT3, the duo had a less than the ideal weekend at Round 1 in Sepang where a broken radiator hose while running in a fine 3rd place in the first race cost them a podium and some valuable points....

But following Thursday’s successful procedure to repair his torn meniscus, Peterson believes he can return this season and play for several years beyond this season. FANTASY: Week 3 RB rankings According to USA Today, Peterson thinks he’ll be ready to return once he’s eligible to come off the injured reserve list on Nov. 18. The Vikings will take on the Arizona Cardinals in a Week 10 game two days later....