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Because Elden Ring and some other fantastic games made a strong impression early in 2022, it’s easy to feel like there’s not much left in store this year outside of God of War Ragnarok, which just got a release date. Fortunately, a quick look at this fall’s game lineup reveals that this couldn’t be further from the truth. From experimental indie and AA games to remakes of great games to sequels for some critically acclaimed AAA titles, it’s clear that we’re in for a busy holiday season. Even outside of God of…

Ubisoft’s long-delayed pirate game Skull and Bones will actually launch this year. In a gameplay showcase that gave us our first look at Skull and Bones in several years, Ubisoft confirmed that it would launch on November 8.  The final version of Skull and Bones is a mix of Ubisoft’s open-world titles, survival games, and a more detailed version of the Assassin’s Creed series’ naval combat. Players start with just a small ship and a spear ,but will be tasked with building up their Infamy (the main…

It’s been a month since Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey officially broke up after over a year of dating. Having gone their separate ways, the former couple has completely erased each other from their social media feed. Since taking down all their romantic photos, Jordan and Harvey haven’t been shy about going out and living their best life as newly single people. Of course, the Fourth of July weekend was the perfect excuse to step out, and the exes took the chance to step out solo over the holiday weekend.People…

Travelers faced a busy and sometimes aggravating July Fourth weekend at U.S. airports enduring staffing shortages and other strains, but flight disruptions eased Sunday and Monday.Cancellations jumped when bad weather hit parts of the country Friday and Saturday. Airlines canceled more than 1,200 U.S. flights during those two days, about 2.4% of what was scheduled, as thunderstorms affected several large hub airports. Problems eased later in the weekend, with about 300 flights canceled Sunday and about 225 Monday, as of…

Lighted tunnel in the United Airlines terminal, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Illinois.Andrew Woodley | Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesU.S. airline delays eased on Monday as weather improved, bringing welcome news for travelers and airlines as the July Fourth holiday weekend comes to an end.As of midday Monday, 980 U.S. flights were delayed and 177 were canceled, down from nearly 4,700 delays and more than 300 cancellations a day earlier, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.One in five U.S.…

Authors’ picks…Jennifer EganRun and Hide by Pankaj Mishra (Hutchinson Heinemann)This novel is a searing, deeply moving account of a young man’s rise from poverty into the hi-tech globalised prosperity of the new India. Opening as the protagonist, Arun, escapes the want and brutality of his childhood home for college, the novel follows him and his equally striving friends into varied and troubled adulthoods that reveal the hidden costs of “success”. Mishra is a superb journalist, and the sensory vitality of his second…

Fotografia Inc. | E+ | Getty ImagesNothing says Independence Day like a good, old-fashioned barbecue.In keeping with tradition, most Americans — roughly 60% — plan to grill this weekend, and 53% will get together with friends and family, according to a recent report by market research firm Numerator."Consumers want to celebrate this summer for a number of reasons, and food is central to that," said Karol Aure-Flynn, a food and agribusiness analyst and author of Wells Fargo's July Fourth food inflation report.More from…

Ahead of the July Fourth weekend, airlines are facing a wave of concern over flight cancellations — and new pressure from Washington to make sure they’re not leaving travelers in the lurch. Wednesday saw more than 2,000 cancellations in a single day, according to FlightAware data, with uncertainty continuing into the holiday travel season. The surge in canceled flights is particularly bad because it’s happening across all airlines, straining the system’s capacity and leaving many travelers unable to reach their…

Pedestrians view the holiday windows at a store in New York, on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSummer vacation season is just getting started, but retailers are already gearing up for the holidays.In coming weeks, companies will get early clues about how the all-important holiday shopping season will shape up as Amazon hosts its Prime Day on July 12 and 13 and rival retailers including Target hold competing sales. That will be followed by the busy back-to-school shopping period,…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Northeastern expert believes that a three-month gas tax break, suggested by President Joe Biden, is a bad policy proposal amid an existential environmental crisis. …