Local fire crews responded to reports of a fire in southwest Atlanta, at a building at the 2000 block of Fairburn Road SW. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire, and no injuries were reported, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. Investigators told the news outlet that the backside of the building was damaged in the attack. A firebomb is a bomb that causes a fire instead of exploding. A motive behind the attack isn’t yet clear....
The alleged incident was reported by the Stentorians of Los Angeles City in a letter addressed to the Board of Fire Commissioners and city officials in Los Angeles, the paper reported. The Stentorians, a group that said on its website it represents more than 300 Black firefighters and paramedics in the area, alleged within the letter that the firefighter rubbed a piece of paper notifying him of the city’s vaccine requirement against his buttocks and let the paper fall to the ground....
The new truck joins a growing lineup of Ram Build to Serve Editions. For more than 2 years running, the company has rolled out five special edition trucks, one for each branch of the U.S. Military. The Firefighter Edition is the first installment of the current phase, with trucks honoring police officers and emergency medical service providers to follow. “After honoring each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces with our initial ‘Built to Serve’ models, we felt it would be equally important to also extend our gratitude to all first responders who serve or have served our communities,” Ram CEO Mike Koval said in a press release....
Calls for Kotick’s resignation are not a new thing; that being said, now that new leadership will be taking over Activision Blizzard, the gaming community is looking towards Microsoft to finally fire Bobby Kotick. While it’s still unclear where he’ll fall once the ink dries from the acquisition, his removal from the company seems inevitable. That shouldn’t be the end of the changes that will need to happen at Activision Blizzard, though, far from it....
Much like the Humphrey Bogart vehicle of the 40s, the Sierra Madre holds a great treasure within it. Originally planned to be one of the most successful resorts in the West, the Sierra Madre fell victim to the bombs that wreaked havoc upon the entire Fallout universe. Protected by a state-of-the-art security system, the local casino resort was locked up tight securing the vast fortunes inside. Over time, the air conditioning began to pump toxins through the air causing everyone but a group known as the Ghost People to leave or die....
The United States Postal Service aims to have their First-Class mail delivered within one to three days around 95 percent of the time. Data shows that from the week of October 3, several districts in states across the country were way below this target. According to the data, Detroit was the worst performing district out of the 67, delivering just 70.9 percent of First class mail on-time compared to the national average of 86....
The xenotransplantation was performed on September 30, 2021, at UAB Hospital. Today, the first peer-reviewed research was published in the American Journal of Transplantation. Xenotransplantation refers to tissues or organs being transplanted between different species. More than 800,000 Americans are living with kidney failure, according to experts at UAB. Doctors from UAB told Newsweek that the procedure consisted of transplanting two genetically-modified pig kidneys into the abdomen of a brain-dead human patient named Jim Parsons, 57, who was involved in a dirt bike accident....
It’s been thought for some time that wandering black holes, offset from the centers of galaxies or flung away from their neighbors, could exist. The trouble is finding them. But after poring over data from more than 10 years ago, scientists now think that they have done just that. The problem with finding black holes is that it is hard to spot them at the best of times, let alone when they are wandering isolated through space....
With Final Fantasy games being developed primarily by Square Enix in Japan, it makes sense that they usually record Japanese voice lines and motion capture first, with English dubbed over the characters. However, according to Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida (speaking on Washagana TV), the new game is recording English voice lines and facial capture first, with a specific focus on British English. This makes sense given Final Fantasy 16’s medieval fantasy setting, which is most commonly associated with Britain....
April 2020’s total game sales amounted to $1.5 billion in tracked dollar sales this year, a 73% increase over 2019’s $846 million. $442 million of last month’s sales were dedicated to hardware sales, a whopping 163% increase over last year, while $622 million was dedicated to physical and digital sales, leaving the remaining 384 million spent on digital cards and accessories. NPD video games industry analyst Mat Piscatella stated, “This is a new record high in reported spend for an April month, eclipsing the $1....
The famed JRPG series’ seventh entry achieved a level of success that brought with it a slew of sequels, prequels and spin-offs, which were ravenously devoured, or criticized, by passionate fans. That collection of games is referred to as the Compilation of Final Fantasy 7, telling the wider story of the world and its beloved cast of characters. Now, as Square Enix reboots the Final Fantasy 7 mythos, the remakes are taking bits and pieces of the compilation and adding them more smoothly into the retelling....
Famitsu was able to sit down with Nomura and pick his brain about some of the specifics of Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s first episode, which will focus on the Midgar portion of the game. According to Nomura, the main story in FF7 Remake will remain intact but there will be a number of new experiences for players to enjoy. Nomura apparently joked that the game would not encompass two Blu-Ray discs if there weren’t additional content....
Embodying one of the most iconic female leads in games, who also happens to be one of the most iconic video game characters altogether, Briana White understood these expectations quite well. In an interview with Game Rant, White talked about her experiencing auditioning, preparing, and embodying the role of Aerith in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, along with any and all challenges involved with that process. Aerith had been voiced previously, whether it was examples like Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children or Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7, but none were on par with voicing the character in her purest form....
Cloud Strife is easily one of the most recognizable characters in gaming, and many longtime fans of Final Fantasy 7 are familiar with his story. Newer players who met Cloud and the other members of AVALANCHE in FF7 Remake are less knowledgeable about his story. Cloud’s character arc throughout the original game hinges around a very pivotal point moment: After surviving Sephiroth’s attack on his hometown of Nibelheim, and brutal experimentation by Shinra, Cloud was brought back to Midgar by his comrade Zack Fair....
Final Fantasy 7 Remake remains a multi-part release, but it appears that Square Enix has decided to downplay that for as long as it’s able. Following PlayStation’s recent State of Play on May 9, in which Square Enix debuted new Final Fantasy 7 Remake gameplay, the multi-part format was reconfirmed. Unfortunately, the confirmation doesn’t seem to have ever been released in English. The confirmation was slipped into a brief news story posted on Square Enix’s Japanese website....
Players may recognize this first one featuring Cloud and Avalanche. The official Final Fantasy 7 Remake Twitter account promoted it earlier this month. It features Cloud, Aerith, Tifa, Barret, and even Red XIII standing on the edge of a broken bridge and experiencing the sunrise together. RELATED: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Partnering With Interesting Company for DLC Players can earn this theme by simply downloading the Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo before May 11....
In the case of players who have already made the transition to PS5, the rest of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake being exclusive to the new system should be a complete positive. However, considering the barrier to entry that comes from both the difficulty some fans continue to face trying to find a storefront that isn’t sold out, as well as the cost of the system itself, not everyone is in the same boat....
With fans anticipating any news about the 2nd part of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, it is not surprising for other brands or companies to leverage on the game’s online hype. The RPG was just released for the PC last December 2021, and fans continue to make the title trend on social media due to their original content. Therefore, fans are likely seeing a lot of FF7 Remake posts on their feeds, even though no official news from Square Enix has been shared to the public....
While FF9 has been rereleased on Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam, it has not yet received the kind of remaster that some of the other FF games have gotten. The original title, released in 2000, is receiving a Final Fantasy 9 fan remake, but nothing from any of the official channels as of yet. But one fan, Reddit user MeruruAya, has taken her love of FF9 a step further by attempting to bring one of the main characters to life: Princess Garnet....
According to Yoshida, he wants the next Final Fantasy to contain more “straightforward fantasy” that would have less of a technological and industrialized influence in the world so as to make it “one that doesn’t have much machinery, and with no mecha in it.” The FF14 director then made a lighthearted statement on his wishes for the next numbered entry, saying, “After all, we’re having trouble with the Garlean Empire being too powerful....
