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Hogwarts Legacy Could Learn a Few Things From Bully Regarding School Life

by Tracy J. Chu

For years, dedicated Harry Potter aficionados, like me, have been asking for an intricately detailed video game that truly makes you feel like an all-powerful witch or wizard. And now, every fan can live out this dream with the meticulous world of Hogwarts Legacy, showcasing a wide range of entertaining endeavors and arduous expeditions. However, while it triumphs in many aspects, there are a few instances where it falls short, primarily with the lack of interpersonal gameplay. 

When approaching students, you’ll notice that there aren’t any options to talk to them apart from those who are a part of main quests and side missions.

Hogwarts Legacy Gameplay
Please stop staring into my soul. Image Source: Screenshot via Avalanche Software

Although I can understand why this feature was neglected, given how many objectives there are, it does make the experience feel isolating rather than inviting. Considering this aspect, I can’t help but make some comparisons to that of Rockstar’s Bully with the mischievous educational journey of Jimmy Hopkins.

Even if it is a game that launched in 2006, on the PlayStation 2 nonetheless, Bully’s unique gameplay style is a bit more realistic than Hogwarts Legacy. Not only can you talk to every single person in the town of Bullworth, but everyone will also treat you differently based on your popularity level, which is something I wanted to see in Hogwarts.

Talking to girls in Bullworth Academy
Image Source: Screenshot via Rockstar Games

I’m not saying it has to be an elaborate dialogue scene, yet it could include mundane actions like small favors or hilarious greetings, as Bully has done in the past. Maybe there could be friendly rivalry talking points with the different houses or a subtle “Hey, fifth year!” as mentioned by Reddit user SplatDragon00. Of course, there are a few occasions like this, including when a shop

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Saddle up as a new epic Xbox adventure become available on Game Pass

by Tracy J. Chu
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Are you ready to set forth and take in a whole new adventure, one that is nothing short of epic proportions? That’s what you are getting with today’s new Game Pass arrival. 

The brilliance of Game Pass never seems to wane and today Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC players can get access to one of the finest adventures to have hit the Xbox worlds. Promising stunning action-RPG elements, mixed with a vast reimagined world, it’s a game that will allow you the chance to carve out your own kingdom, however you see fit. 

That game is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. And right now it is available to play through Game Pass, whether that be on Xbox or PC. 

Having first released on Xbox just a few months back in October 2022, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord managed to fill what fans of thrilling medieval combat were after. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is a game that we reviewed positively, dropping a 3.5/5 score onto our thoughts. It’s there in which we spoke of the epic campaign, of the brilliant battles and of how Bannerlord would be a highly detailed life eater. Granted, we weren’t quite as sold on the controls of the visuals, but you can’t have everything in life and in the end plumped for a review that concluded with some rather nice words: “… it will be the ambition of taking a character from nothing before throwing them into a huge adventure, one full of heart and soul, which will be the key to Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.“

Simply put, if you’re in the market

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How to fast travel in Forspoken

by Tracy J. Chu

One of the most fun parts of Forspoken is the magical parkour system you can use to traverse the game’s world. However, the areas in the game are much larger than you might expect, and it will still take a while to get from one end of a zone to the other. Thankfully, a fast travel system exists, but not immediately. Here’s how to fast travel in Forspoken to cut down on your travel time.

Frey looking at old buildings.

How to fast travel in Forspoken

Fast travel won’t be available until you start the game‘s third chapter and are directed to the first Pilgrim’s Refuge.

Step 1: After leaving the Cipal, activate the Pilgrim’s Refuge by entering it to put it on your map

Step 2: By opening your map and highlighting this refuge, and any other Pilgrim’s Refuge you unlock, you will be given the prompt to fast travel there. Alternatively, you can press the L3 button to bring up a list of locations you have discovered that you can fast travel to.

Step 3: Unlocking Belfries on your map will also make them available as fast travel points.

While you can only fast travel to these specific points, you are able to initiate fast travel from anywhere on the map at any time. The only instances where fast travel is restricted are when you’re engaged in combat or in the middle of a main quest.

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These are all of the achievements in High on Life

by Tracy J. Chu

High on Life is the latest comedy adventure from Squanch Games, headed by animator and writer Justin Roiland. Throughout the game, there are a bunch of opportunities for players to do things that aren’t required by the game’s main story. When doing certain actions, players will unlock achievements that show their skills and exploration of the world.

Some achievements are clear in how to get them while others may require some snooping around each world. Here’s all the information you need to know about all of the achievements in High on Life.

What are all the achievements in High on Life?

Players will unlock some achievements just by playing much of the game, with some hidden and meant to encourage further exploration of the game, so beware of spoilers. There are a total of 29 achievements in High on Life and they include the following:

  • Fallout Doesn’t Let You Do This – Kill Slumsley, the child in the tunnel leading to the Slums
  • Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight – Get Knifey
  • First Bounty Down – Defeat 9-Torg in the Slums
  • Don’t Knife the Hand that Feeds – Take Knifey’s advice and stab Gene in the gut
  • Graduation – Defeat Douglas
  • Sweezy Like Sunday Morning – Get the Sweezy Gatlian
  • Gunning for your Job – Use Sweezy to boss around the office Moplets
  • Cold-Blooded Driller – Defeat Krubis
  • Satisfied Gus-tomer – Get the Gus Gatlian
  • Are you Packin’? – Get the Jetpack
  • Creature Feature – Get the Creature Gatlian
  • Who’s the Boss? – Defeat the Skrendel Brothers
  • RIP Davey Glutes – Obtain the Mag-Boots
  • Hardest Battle in the Game – Defeat Dr. Giblets
  • Eatin’ Good in the Neighborhood – Pay your bill at Applebee’s
  • Spent 15 Hours at the Alien Stip Club – Given by Nipulon during
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Mizzou Alumni Association announces travel package for Gasparilla Bowl | Mizzou Xtra

by Tracy J. Chu

COLUMBIA – Missouri football will play in the Gasparilla Bowl against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Dec. 23, in Tampa, Florida.

This game will take place at Raymond James Stadium, which is home to former Missouri star quarterback Blaine Gabbert.

To assist fans who are looking forward to attending the game, the Mizzou Alumni Association (MAA) has teamed up with a tour team to put together a two-day travel package.

The package is called the “two night land-only package,” which starts at $1,109 each for a two-person room. 

This package includes two nights at the Hyatt Tampa downtown location, an invitation to the Gasparilla Bowl welcome event, access to the Tiger Tailgate pregame event, and a couple of Gasparilla Bowl souvenirs.

The travel plan does not include tickets to the game or airline tickets for the flight(s) to Tampa and back.

This is the only ticket plan in place at this moment. However the director of travel for the MAA, Scott Dahl, said the package could be subject to change.

“We put this together right when the bowl game got announced to give fans a quick way to get involved with all of the activities we will have planned,” Dahl said. “But some of those activities are still in the works, so there may be more stuff to come out. With the bowl game being so close to Christmas, it can be hard to plan in advance for some of these things.”

Dahl also said Missouri has a pretty big group of alumni down in Florida, and many of them are excited to attend the game.

“We have about 8,800 alumni in Florida,

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TRAVELLING

Deshaun Watson’s rusty 2022 debut shows how far QB, Browns have to go

by Tracy J. Chu

“He’s going to learn from every rep,” Stefanski said. “Got to get this one out of the way. I know what the kid is capable of.”

The onus is on Stefanski to get that from Watson as soon as possible. The Browns did not trade three first-round draft picks and give Watson a fully guaranteed $230 million contract to allow for a slow ramp up. With the first game over, there will be urgency for Watson to improve as long as the Browns are alive in the playoff race. They face the Bengals next week, and the Ravens after that, both of which are substantially better teams than the Texans. Stefanski and the Browns have to allow Watson to work his way back as the starter, but more poor performances, especially if they are accompanied by losses, will inevitably lead to questions about whether Brissett would run the offense more efficiently, at least in the short term.

But the Browns anticipated Watson would have a suspension when they made the trade, so this was a decision for the long term. The long term started on Sunday, and the Browns and Watson have seemingly already gotten through what should be the most difficult part of the season. The suspension is over and so is what was likely the biggest wave of questions about it. It might not be entirely satisfying to everyone watching, but with a month left in the regular season, the focus will now turn almost exclusively to how far Watson can take the Browns.

Watson was all smiles after the game. He looked giddy and relieved when he taped a short video addressing Browns fans. And he spent a few extra moments on the field, signing jerseys to give to some of his former teammates, who

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Wake Forest at Duke: Free Live Stream College Football Online – How to Watch and Stream Major League & College Sports

by Tracy J. Chu

Wake Forest and Duke both go for their eighth win of the year when they battle on Saturday afternoon. The Demon Deacons were able to snap a three-game losing streak last week when they knocked off Syracuse 45-35. The Demon Deacons had started the year 6-1 and in great shape to make it back to the ACC championship game, but three straight losses to Louisville, NC State and North Carolina derailed those plans. They were able to finally get back on track against the Orange, but are now just looking to end the season and a high note and improve their bowl standings.

How to Watch Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils:

Game Date: Nov. 26, 2022

Game Time: 3:30 p.m. ET

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The Blue Devils, though, are looking to do the same thing. Their preseason expectations were much lower, though, and are finishing off a surprising season.

The Blue Devils were only predicted to win three games this year, but they have played great football and are looking to finish it off with a big home win to end the regular season.

Both of these teams will be playing in a bowl game but want to get a win and get a leg up in the selection order.

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New Life is Strange Game Possibly in Development

by Tracy J. Chu

Life is Strange: True Colors developer Deck Nine Games is apparently hiring for a Lead Programmer position for “an unannounced AAA single-player adventure game.” The position requires experience with Unreal engine and current gen platforms, and the listing also refers to the project as the company’s “next narrative adventure game.” The job listing was reported on by game/”VeryAli Gaming, and was apparently posted to Paycom, but the position has either been filled, or been taken down, so ComicBook.com has been unable to verify its authenticity. For now, fans of the series should take this rumor with a grain of salt!

Online job listings have become a great way for fans to learn about new games in development long before official announcements are made. These often give fans a window into game development that wouldn’t be otherwise possible! In fact, earlier this week, a similar job listing hinted at a console release for Valorant, which has yet to be announced by developer Riot Games. Of course, the downside about trying to glean information from job listings is that these projects could be several years from release, and plans are constantly changing in the video game industry, so they could be canceled before they even get announced.

Square Enix’s Life is Strange released back in 2015 and was developed by Dontnod Entertainment. 2021’s Life is Strange: True Colors was the first entry in the series developed by Deck Nine Games, and is the franchise’s most recent wholly new game. Earlier this year, a collection featuring Life Is Strange and Life Is Strange: Before the Storm was released on PC and Nintendo Switch, as well as PlayStation and Xbox platforms. That collection will have to satisfy fans until an actual new game is released, but it’s clear

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Penguins at Sabres: Stream NHL Live Free Online, Channel – How to Watch and Stream Major League & College Sports

by Tracy J. Chu

The Pittsburgh Penguins (4-4-2) are in the midst of their longest losing streak in more than two years, dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday night. They get no breaks on Wednesday as they travel to KeyBank Arena to take on the Buffalo Sabres (6-3-0), who have won two straight and are off to their best start since opening 7-1-1 in 2019-20. The Penguins played Tuesday without defenseman Kris Letang, out with an illness while center Jeff Carter is still day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Buffalo defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin hasn’t played since Thursday and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Fellow blueliner Henri Jokiharju is on injured reserve with an upper-body ailment.

How to Watch Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres Today:

Game Date: Nov. 2, 2022

Game Time: 7:30 p.m. ET

TV: ATT Sportsnet Pittsburgh

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On Tuesday night at home, Pittsburgh blew a 5-2 lead en route to a 6-5 overtime loss to the Bruins. The Penguins appeared to have the game in hand after Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell scored 20 seconds apart midway through the second period before Boston stormed back. 

The Sabres blew out the Red Wings 8-3 on Monday night behind a six-point explosion from right-wing Tage Thompson, who added three assists to a hat trick. Jeff Skinner added a goal and two assists as Buffalo outshot Detroit 46-18.

Pittsburgh has a 98-66-41 edge over the Sabres since Buffalo entered the NHL in 1970, but the Sabres took two of three last season. The lone game at KeyBank Arena ended in a shootout, with Buffalo taking a 4-3 win on March 23.

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Bulls’ decision on starting power forward will go down to wire

by Tracy J. Chu

If the Bulls already have decided on their starting power forward, coach Billy Donovan is doing a heck of an acting job.

All week long, Donovan insisted the competition would go on through the weekend and into the two practices next week before the Bulls fly down to South Beach and prepare to tip off the regular season against the Heat.

‘‘Certainly, the rest of this week and going into next week, we’ll do that,’’ Donovan said when he was asked about experimenting with different looks and combinations.

But the only thing really being evaluated is whether Patrick Williams is better suited to develop with the starting unit or with the reserves.

Derrick Jones Jr. got one start at power forward during the preseason, but the competition basically is down to Williams and Javonte Green. And don’t expect Donovan to reveal his decision much before Wednesday.

Green started twice against the Heat last season and wasn’t much of a factor in two losses. Donovan went small in the last game between the teams last season, starting Alex Caruso, Zach LaVine, Ayo Dosunmu, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic, but that was even less successful. Caruso went scoreless, and the Bulls were blown out by 18 points.

Donovan has said several times that the competition at power forward likely will remain fluid. Whoever gets the nod against the Heat might not necessarily start Friday at the Wizards.

Whether the starter will be performance-based or matchup-based is a question that remains unanswered.

Terry feeling good

Rookie Dalen Terry has shown he’s rarely short on confidence, but he admitted his 11-point performance in 18 minutes in the preseason opener against the Pelicans was huge in justifying that he belongs at this level and that his high-energy playing style has

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