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Updated Sep 12, 2023, 11:57am EDT Topline After making just one pass attempt in his New York Jets debut, four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon in his New York debut, ESPN reported, likely ending his season and putting the 39-year-old’s career in question after landing a blockbuster deal with the Jets after

We are, of course, an industry that lives and dies by Metacritic , for better or worse. It’s not just fanboy fuel, it’s something that can mean big bonuses and further investment, or on the other side, studio closure, depending on how a game is received. This year we’ve seen two all-timers, Tears of the

Topline House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cited a string of allegations against President Joe Biden related to his son’s foreign business dealings in opening a formal impeachment inquiry into the president Tuesday—though none of the claims have produced solid evidence of illegality on Biden’s part, and McCarthy was careful to frame some of them as accusations.

We don’t know how Ukrainian forces struck the Russian naval base in Sevastopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea 150 miles south of the Ukraine front line. Maybe they sneaked some of their explosives-laden drone vessels into the heavily-defended port. Maybe they fired a ballistic missile or a cruise missile. Maybe saboteurs sneaked into Sevastopol. For the battered

Updated Sep 12, 2023, 01:51pm EDT Topline Former NFL Network reporter Jim Trotter sued the NFL on Tuesday, alleging his employment contract was not renewed this year because he repeatedly pressed NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about hiring practices and diversity measures, according to a filing that claims Bills owner Terry Pegula and Cowboys owner Jerry

Recently, the Aussie suffered heavily from the general Dollar strength. Economists at Commerzbank discuss AUD/USD outlook ahead of the Australian labo...

Topline The maker of Jif peanut butter, Smuckers jelly and Folgers coffee is expanding its snack food empire to include the producer of the iconic Twinkie in a $5.6 billion deal that will see Hostess Brands bought by J.M. Smucker, the company said Monday. Key Facts The J. M. Smucker Co. will buy Hostess for

One question about Starfield that most everyone has the first time they land on one of its large planets is…why aren’t there ground vehicles to get around faster? It seems pretty logical, given that you have to trek anywhere from 400 to 1000 meters to get to points of interest, which can be a slog

Bungie went on a bit of a Destiny 2 apology tour over the past month or two, specifically after a poorly received State of the Game which caused director Joe Blackburn to admit it wasn’t up to par, and to announce a series of what seemed like unplanned changes to try to mitigate player concerns.

Embracer Group, the games industry player that has been snapping up studios and IPs for a while now, is currently a bit…wobbily. After a $2 billion (reportedly Saudi) investment deal fell through, it has had to totally change its plans, which will now have to include studios closures and layoffs. That deal dissolved through unknown