Starfield: Shattered Space Animated Short Showcases the Fate of Dazra’s Scaled Citadel

Bethesda’s first paid expansion for Starfield, Shattered Space, launches next week. It takes players to Va’ruun’kai, the homeworld of the House of Va’ruun, after an experiment gone wrong, which sees Vortex creatures crossing over into our realm. A new Settled Systems animated short showcases the catastrophe that hit the Scaled Citadel, setting up the expansion’s events. Check it out below.

The Scaled Citadel is the seat of power for Dazra’s government, with Va’ruun’s leader, Anasko Va’ruun, seemingly providing a sermon. Suddenly, a strange energy field emerges, swallowing everyone within the citadel. A mother manages to get herOnline Betting so…

Effects of Barcelona’s infectious team spirit examined

Terrific team spirit a reason behind Barca-s success / Image via Twitter

Spanish champions Barcelona kicked off the new campaign on a high, winning all seven games including the two-legged Supercopa de Espana tie against Sevilla.

Some of their wins were particularly impressive, like 6-2 trouncing of Real Betis, or the memorable 7-0 UEFA Champions League triumph over Celtic which has just made the this season even more plausible and reasonable.

Luis Enrique’s side continued their dominant style against Leganes at the weekend, inflicting a huge 5-1 blow to the lowly opposition.

In a statement of intent, the Catalans have once again demonstrated their inexhaustible desire to win, to be the best. With plenty of people wondering about what is the main ingr…

Life is Strange: Double Exposure Developer Deck Nine Announces Layoffs

2024 has been a brutal year for the games industry with layoffs numbering in the multiple thousands, and that continues to be the case. Deck Nine, the developer currently in charge of the Life is Strange, has announced another round of layoffs.

Shortly after the launch of Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Deck Nine has announced on Twitter that it is laying off an undisclosed number of people, citing “challenging times” in the games industry.

“Today, we are sad to share the news that we must say goodbye to some of our team members,” Deck Nine wrote in its announcement. “This was an extremely difficult decision and reflects the challenging times many companies in our industry are currently facing. We are extremely …

Hernandez dedicates goal to his supporters

Javier Hernandez thanked those who always had faith in the Mexican striker, after he scored Real Madrid s match-winning goal against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.

Hernandez struck his first UEFA Champions League goal since November 2012 at The Santiago Bernabeu, tapping Cristiano Ronaldo s cross into Atletico s net with two minutes remaining in the quarter-final second leg.

It continued the 26-year-old s impressive recent run, as he started for the third time in Real s past four matches in all competitions he was left out of the quarter-final first leg for a return of two goals and one assist.

My goal is for all of the people who always had faith in me  my team-mates and my family, Hernandez told the host broadcaster.

My goal is dedicated to all of the…

I´m not the only one – Cantona claims others want Benzema back

Eric Cantona claims he is not the only one who wants to see Karim Benzema back in the France team, despite the player s seemingly slim hopes of earning a recall. 

Benzema has not played for Les Bleus since October 2015, having been excluded from selection contention for Euro 2016 on home soil after being charged in connection with an alleged attempt to blackmail his international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape.

A favourable decision by France s Court of Cassation in July led the striker s lawyer to suggest the case against Benzema could now be dropped.

French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet had previously stated that Didier Deschamps can call on the Real Madrid striker should he see fit, but the head coach this week said talk of Benzema…

Sakho set for Liverpool exit

that Liverpool will listen to offers for Mamadou Sakho when the transfer window reopens.

The France international has fallen out of favour under Reds’ boss Jurgen Klopp and is yet to make a senior appearance this season, playing twice in the U23s.

He hasn’t even been named in any of Liverpool’s match day squads since he scored in the 4-0 win over Merseyside rivals Everton at Anfield back in April.

Since signing from Paris Saint Germain in the summer of 2013 the twenty-six year old has racked up seventy-nine appearances in all competitions, scoring three times.

He has been capped twenty-eight times for his country, scoring twice and was part of their squad for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur in t…

David Luiz insists Flamengo are Champions League quality ahead of Copa Libertadores final

David Luiz believes Flamengo without a doubt have the quality to play in the Champions League as they prepare for the Copa Libertadores final against Palmeiras.

Former Chelsea centre-back David Luiz joined Flamengo in September, ending a 14-year association with European football after his contract with Arsenal expired. 

Injuries have hampered his return to Brazilian domestic football, but his side have cruised to the final of South America s showpiece event with a perfect six wins beyond the group stage.

Indeed, the 34-year-old made his debut in the Libertadores semi-final against Barcelona SC following a lengthy spell on the sidelines after knee surgery when at Arsenal.

While Palmeiras remain focused on the weekend, David Luiz told Stats Perform how…

Premier League Fantasy Picks: Why Vardy and Salah should be shoo-ins for start of season

The Premier League is back. Yes, already.

After the packed schedule of 2020-21, the delayed Euro 2020, Copa America and Tokyo Olympics and a pre-season still impacted by travel restrictions, the new season in England s top flight will, hopefully, be a bit more like normal.

With fans set to return to grounds across the country, the anticipation for this opening weekend has been greater than many others – and, we assume, that same excitement extends to fantasy football.

To that end, Stats Perform s Fantasy Picks series has returned to point you in the right direction for those all-important choices. Whether you re squad-filling, striker-selecting or triple-captaining, these suggested selections all backed by Opta data should hopefully get you off to a flyer.

Charlton Athletic earn Championship return

Charlton Athletic have secured promotion to the Championship after beating Carlisle 1-0 at Brunton Park on Saturday.

Bradley Wright-Phillips scored the only goal of the game, and his 22nd of the season, to secure the Addicks return to the second tier after relegation to League One in 2009.

Sheffield Wednesday s draw at Colchester meant Chris Powell s side were able to secure their place in the guaranteed promotion places.

With three games remaining this season, Charlton will seal the league title if they can pick up a win and a draw from those fixtures.

Meanwhile, Doncaster Rovers were relegated to League One after a thrilling 4-3 defeat at home to Portsmouth.

Pompey faced the drop themselves with a defeat, and were losing 3-2 going into the game…

Sorry Micki! Mourinho apologised for ´unfair´ substitution

Jose Mourinho apologised to Henrikh Mkhitaryan for taking him off at half-time of Manchester United s FA Cup win over Derby County on Friday.

The Armenia international, who was an unused substitute in the 2-0 Premier League victory at Everton on Monday, was replaced by Romelu Lukaku at the break with the game goalless.

United went on to win the third-round clash 2-0 thanks to late goals from in-form Jesse Lingard and Lukaku, who was making his first appearance since suffering a head injury in the goalless draw with Southampton on December 30.

Mkhitaryan has struggled badly for form in recent months and has found his playing time limited, but Mourinho insists he only took off the former Borussia Dortmund man for tactical reasons.

[It was] unfair [to take…