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March 30, 2023

NBA playoff tiebreaker update for the Suns with 7 games left

Clinging to the No. 4 spot in the Western Conference, the Phoenix Suns control their destiny when it comes to earning homecourt in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

At 40-35 with seven games to go, there are seven teams chasing Phoenix who are within 3.5 games of them in the NBA standings as of Wednesday morning.

All of the Suns’ remaining games are against Western Conference teams.

There are a few more locked tiebreakers in favor of the Suns since we last did this exercise two weeks ago. Phoenix has an official tiebreaker against the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz, who in ninth and 12th in the standings could mathematically still catch the Suns. The Suns already held a tiebreaker on the No. 6 seed Golden State Warriors.

The season finale against the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Clippers on April 9 continues to loom as a big game considering L.A. is a half-game behind Phoenix.

The No. 7 seed Minnesota Timberwolves visit Phoenix on Wednesday in what reportedly could be Kevin Durant’s home debut as a Sun. Minnesota has a strong chance to win a tiebreaker as it stands, but the Suns can lock in the tiebreaker to their advantage with a win.

Beyond tiebreakers, two trends are worth pointing out: The Pelicans have awoken at the right time with five wins in a row and sit in the No. 8 spot in the West, while the Dallas Mavericks are putting out negative vibes and due to a tiebreaker against the Thunder are out of the last play-in game. The Mavs have gone 3-7 over their last 10.

Here is a peek at the complex tiebreakers the Suns hold along with injury updates for the teams in chase of them.

Phoenix Suns tiebreaker tracker

No. 5 seed – Los Angeles Clippers (40-36)

Availability updates: Paul George’s scary knee injury has him expected to be sidelined for the regular season, but Shams Charania reports that a timeline of getting him back before the second round of the playoffs could be optimistic.

Who has the tiebreaker right now? Suns

First tiebreaker – Suns’ record vs. them: 2-1 with one game left (season finale on April 9)

Second tiebreaker – Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division: Not applicable unless the Suns make up a 5.0-game difference with the Kings (45-30) in just seven games to win the Pacific Division.

Third tiebreaker – Division won-lost percentage for teams in the same division: Phoenix at 9-5 in the Pacific Division could be caught by the 7-7 Clippers with each team having two intra-division games left.

Fourth tiebreaker – Conference won-lost percentage: The Suns at 25-20 (.556) have a lead on the Clippers’ 23-23 (.500) record. Phoenix has seven conference games left to Los Angeles’ six.

No. 6 seed – Golden State Warriors (40-37)

Availability updates: Forward Andrew Wiggins remains away from the team for personal reasons and there is no timeline for a return.

Who has the tiebreaker right now? Suns — LOCKED

First tiebreaker – Suns’ record vs. them: 3-1 with no games left

No. 7 seed – Minnesota Timberwolves (39-37)

Availability updates: Karl-Anthony Towns returned last Wednesday from a calf injury, while Anthony Edwards has been back after an ankle tweak.

Who has the tiebreaker right now? Suns

First tiebreaker – Suns’ record vs. them: 2-1 with one game left (Wednesday)

Second tiebreaker – Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division: Not applicable unless the Suns make up a 5.0-game difference with the Kings (45-30) in just seven games to seal it.

Third tiebreaker – Division won-lost percentage for teams in the same division: Not applicable

Fourth tiebreaker – Conference won-lost percentage: The Suns at 25-20 (.556) trail the Timberwolves, who have gone 27-20 (.574) against Western Conference squads. Phoenix has seven games remaining against West teams, while Minnesota has five.

No. 8 seed – New Orleans Pelicans (38-37)

Availability updates: Forward Zion Williamson will be reevaluated around the end of the regular season with his hamstring strain but has been cleared to return to on-court activities as of last Sunday.

Who has the tiebreaker right now? Pelicans

First tiebreaker – Suns’ record vs. them: 2-2 with no games left

Second tiebreaker – Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division: Likely not applicable

Third tiebreaker – Division won-lost percentage for teams in the same division: Not applicable

Fourth tiebreaker – Conference won-lost percentage: The Suns at 25-20 (.556) have a 0.5-game disadvantage to the Pelicans’ 26-20 (.565) record.

No. 9 seed – Los Angeles Lakers (37-38)

Availability updates: LeBron James returned from a month-long absence on Sunday following a foot injury that two doctors suggested required surgery.

Who has the tiebreaker right now? Suns – LOCKED

First tiebreaker – Suns’ record vs. them: 2-1 with one game left (April 7)

Second tiebreaker – Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division: Likely not applicable

Third tiebreaker – Division won-lost percentage for teams in the same division: The Suns at 9-5 will finish with a better division record than the 5-9 Lakers, as each team only has two Pacific Division games remaining on their schedules.

No. 10 seed – Oklahoma City Thunder (37-39)

Availability updates: The Thunder’s best player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will not play Tuesday because of a left ankle sprain. It’s the first game he’ll miss with the injury.

Who has the tiebreaker right now? Suns

First tiebreaker – Suns’ record vs. them: 2-1 with one game left (April 2)

Second tiebreaker – Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division: Likely not applicable

Third tiebreaker – Division won-lost percentage for teams in the same division: Not applicable

Fourth tiebreaker – Conference won-lost percentage: The Suns at 25-20 (.556) have a sizeable advantage over the 23-25 Thunder (.479) but mathematically could be caught.

No. 11 seed – Dallas Mavericks (37-39)

Availability updates: Luka Doncic is one technical foul away from earning a one-game suspension for his season total.

Who has the tiebreaker right now? Suns

First tiebreaker – Suns’ record vs. them: 2-2 with no games left

Second tiebreaker – Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division: Likely not applicable

Third tiebreaker – Division won-lost percentage for teams in the same division: Not applicable

Fourth tiebreaker – Conference won-lost percentage: The Suns at 25-20 (.556) have a slight advantage over the Mavericks’ 27-23 (.540) conference record.

No. 12 seed – Utah Jazz (35-40)

Who has the tiebreaker right now? Suns – LOCKED

First tiebreaker – Suns’ record vs. them: 2-1 with no games left

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March 28, 2023

PSVR 2 games list for March, all upcoming games in 2023

More than 40 PlayStation VR 2 games will launch within a month of the PlayStation 5 virtual reality headset’s Feb. 22 release. The lineup includes big-budget, first-party adaptations like Horizon Call of the Mountain; virtual reality adaptations of hits like Rez Infinite and Tetris Effect; plus several free updates and upgrades to existing PlayStation titles.

Gran Turismo 7’s virtual reality support in PSVR 2 also arrives on launch day. It will be joined by free updates or upgrades to games like Resident Evil Village, No Man’s Sky, and NFL Pro Era.

Here’s the full list of PSVR 2 games arriving launch day and beyond. We’ve grouped them so readers can know the launch games and what is upcoming from the weeks and months to follow, including what is a PSVR 2 port of another VR platform’s game, and what is an update or an upgrade.

PSVR 2 games out in March 2023

The following games are arriving in the PSVR 2’s launch window:

Before Your Eyes (March 10)
The Dark Pictures: Switchback (March 16)
Gorn (March 16)
Startenders: Intergalactic Bartending (March 17, free update for PSVR 1 owners)
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution (March 21)
C-Smash VRS demo (March 23)
The Last Worker (March 30)
Nock: Bow + Arrow Soccer (March TBA)

Other upcoming PSVR 2 games in 2023

Here are all PSVR 2 games dated for sometime in 2023:

Another Fisherman’s Tale
Creed Rise to Glory: Championship Edition (April 4, premium update for PSVR 1 owners)
Crossfire: Sierra Squad
Firewall Ultra
The Foglands
Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord
Green Hell
Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue (May 25)
Journey to Foundation (Fall 2023)
Sushi Ben
Hellsweeper VR
Synapse

Upcoming PSVR 2 games with no release date

Finally, here is every announced game without a release date:

C-Smash VRS
Resident Evil 4 Remake (free update post-release)
X8
VR Skater

PSVR 2 launch games, from new games to free updates

The following games and updates launched alongside the PSVR 2 headset on Feb. 22:

2MD: VR Football Unleashed All-Star
After the Fall — Complete Edition (free update for PSVR 1 owners)
Altair Breaker
Cave Digger 2 : Dig Harder
Cities VR – Enhanced Edition
Cosmonius High
Demeo
Drums Rock
Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate (physical release on March 10)
Fantavision 202X
Garden of the Sea
Gran Turismo 7 (free update)
Horizon Call of the Mountain
Job Simulator (free update for PSVR 1 owners)
Jurassic World Aftermath Collection
Kayak VR: Mirage
Kizuna AI – Touch the Beat!
The Last Clockwinder
Les Mills Bodycombat
The Light Brigade
Moss
Moss: Book 2
NFL Pro Era (free update for PSVR 1 owners)
No Man’s Sky (free update for PSVR 1 owners)
Pavlov VR
Pistol Whip (free update, but won’t transfer PSVR 1 save progress)
Puzzling Places (free update)
Ragnarock
Resident Evil Village (free update)
Rez Infinite (premium update for PSVR 1 owners)
Runner
Song in the Smoke: Rekindled (free update for PSVR 1 owners)
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition
Swordsman VR (free update for PSVR 1 owners within first three months)
Synth Riders (free update for PSVR 1 owners)
The Tale of Onogoro
Tentacular
Tetris Effect (premium update for PSVR 1 owners)
Thumper (premium update for PSVR 1 owners)
Unplugged: Air Guitar
Vacation Simulator (free update for PSVR 1 owners)
What the Bat
Zenith: The Last City (free update for PSVR 1 owners)
Zombieland: Headshot Fever Reloaded

Not sure what to play? Our best games for PlayStation VR 2 list can help.

March 25, 2023

Sonic Origins Update Could Add More Games And A Playable Amy [UPDATE]

Update: The rumored Sonic Origins update is now formal.

First story follows.

An update for Sonic Origins could include even additional typical games to the retro selection, as perfectly as permit gamers management the fan-most loved heroine Amy Rose. Final summer season, Sega introduced Sonic Origins, a remastered compilation of Sonic’s to start with 4 facet-scrolling adventures with extra bonuses like animated cutscenes that hook up the games’ plots and a host of unlockable extras.

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However, even though some previous-school Sonic enthusiasts relished the possibility to participate in as a result of the Blue Blur’s Genesis-period escapades in modern day Hd resolution, Sonic Origins wasn’t with out its controversies. In addition to transforming Sonic 3’s beloved soundtrack thanks to lawful problems, Sonic Origins at first contained a number of bugs and glitches, to the point exactly where even the game’s builders expressed disappointment with its point out at start. Sonic Origins’ DLC design also drew the ire of gamers, with a complicated assortment of reasonably insignificant add-ons that many felt weren’t truly worth spending added dollars for. And lastly, lots of felt there just was not plenty of content to justify Sonic Origins’ release when it initially released.

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In a now-deleted report from Comicbook.com (through NintendoLife), Sega will supposedly release Sonic Origins In addition, an expansion to the most important match that was rated in Korea past month. In accordance to this report, Sonic Origins Furthermore will start on June 23 as a digital include-on and a standalone bodily launch. This new material will increase 12 emulated Activity Gear spin-offs to the game’s Museum menu and permit gamers control Classic Amy – who remained non-playable in the foundation Sonic Origins. A playable Knuckles will also be included to Sonic CD, and the actual physical launch of Sonic Origins As well as will involve a 20-web page artbook and a reversible address with never ever-in advance of-see artwork.

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Sonic’s assortment of spin-offs for the hand-held Sega Activity Gear are very exceptional preserve for the odd re-release, so getting equipped to participate in all of them in 1 selection is certainly captivating for the hardcore Sonic faithful. Furthermore, the vintage model of Amy Rose was never ever playable in her debut visual appeal in Sonic CD, and the deficiency of an selection to enjoy by way of the Sonic Origins variation as her struck many gamers as odd considering the collection’s objective of updating the aged online games with new characteristics.

Last but not least, the rumored June 23 release day for Sonic Origins Plus carries a wonderful deal of importance, as this is Sonic’s fictional birthday and the anniversary of the unique Sonic the Hedgehog game’s release. It looks like enthusiasts could be finding a big birthday gift in the variety of Sonic Origins Additionally, which will give players the chance to operate by way of some of the renowned Hedgehog’s lesser-regarded adventures and smash their way as a result of the key 4 entries as his robust-willed adore desire.

Sonic Origins is accessible now for Computer system, PS4, PS5, Change, Xbox One particular, and Xbox Sequence X/S.

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Source: NintendoLife

March 18, 2023

Epic Games Store Releases New Free Game Today [UPDATE]

[UPDATE: Although later than normal, Epic Games has confirmed its free games for March 23. Users will be able to claim Chess Ultra and a starter pack for World of Warships on the Epic Games Store at that time. The original story follows.]

The Epic Games Retail store has unveiled its previously introduced free recreation, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War. Traditionally, a release is partnered with a new expose, but EGS appears to be breaking from tradition listed here. When followers of Warhammer game titles have loads of cause to be enthusiastic, people who would move and test out something future 7 days are left in the dark.

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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War is a transform-dependent 4X method sport set within the well-known franchise. Gamers will direct a single of four factions (Room Marines, Astra Militarum, Orks, and Necrons) in the struggle for dominance more than the planet’s methods. Fitting Epic Games Store’s common reveal and release pattern, it will be readily available right until March 23 at which time it will be changed. However, supporters do not know what will exchange it.

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From time to time, the EGS is a several minutes late introducing a new video game to the line-up, but it usually operates like clockwork. With the web site updating, really a little bit of time passing, and no new game stated, it seems harmless to say that the Epic Video games Shop is just not very confirming anything for March 23. There are a couple attainable reasons why, but very little hinting at doomsday for the assistance.

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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War (March 16 – March 23)

In the previous, the organization has additional one more video game to the line-up, breaking from its regular Epic Game titles Keep sample. That normally includes one particular game being confirmed and one more additional, occasionally shockingly on the working day of launch. So it is really unquestionably new territory for the corporation, but it could be a thriller activity with no fanfare too. It can be difficult to say what will happen future Thursday, apart from Warhammer departing the support.

While odd, this isn’t going to signify anything at all as intense as the cost-free video games ending. It should really be mentioned that Epic Game titles not too long ago reaffirmed its commitment to continuing these releases all through the year, if there were being any concerns. Without having a question, the free of charge games specified absent on the Epic Online games Keep every week do a great deal to carry in aged admirers, new enthusiasts, and players who principally use anything else. It stands to cause that it will go on its giveaways, which include Epic Game titles Store’s mystery activity promotions, through this year and beyond.

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March 16, 2023

Hogwarts Legacy Update Secretly Fixed Game’s Most Annoying Issue

Hogwarts Legacy‘s most current update has produced it so Ignatia Wildsmith isn’t approximately as aggravating as she once was. Like most other open up globe online games, Hogwarts Legacy features a fast-journey program that allows players zip all around to diverse spots about its large map quickly. However, each and every time a Hogwarts Legacy player does this, they are greeted to some repetitive dialogue courtesy of Floo Powder inventor Ignatia Wildsmith.

Statues of Ignatia Wildsmith mark Hogwarts Legacy‘s quickly-vacation destinations, and whenever players use the function, they are greeted with a handful of different dialogue choices from Wildsmith. This features issues like, “Off on yet another journey, are we?” and her speaking about how inconvenient traveling was in advance of she invented Floo Powder. Players have to fast-journey fairly a bit in Hogwarts Legacy, so they are subjected to these traces of dialogue relentlessly all over the course of the activity.

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Fortunately, the latest update for Hogwarts Legacy has considerably diminished how significantly Ignatia Wildsmith talks when gamers use her quickly-vacation details. This adjusted was not pointed out in the Hogwarts Legacy update patch notes, but it was confirmed by group manager Chandler Wooden on Twitter. Ignatia Wildsmith will nevertheless discuss from time to time, but not just about as substantially as she did prior to the update. Contemplating how numerous admirers have complained about Ignatia Wildsmith on the net, it seems safe to say that this adjust is going to be warmly gained by Hogwarts Legacy players.

The most recent update for Hogwarts Legacy was an important 1. Not only did it make Ignatia Wildsmith converse less, but it also preset the bugged Biscuit quest that prevented some Hogwarts Legacy gamers from attaining 100{b7c9e2c88beb1a84f22d94ab877a147f4adc4b3519717f3f957a0f34e16918d1} completion. Prior to the update, Hogwarts Legacy enable gamers absolutely free Biscuit just before they acknowledged the quest to do so, which locked them out of completing the quest. That difficulty has been resolved now, so gamers can circle again, end the quest, and get 100{b7c9e2c88beb1a84f22d94ab877a147f4adc4b3519717f3f957a0f34e16918d1} completion.

Of study course, completing all the aspect quests in Hogwarts Legacy is truly just the suggestion of the iceberg when it will come to receiving 100{b7c9e2c88beb1a84f22d94ab877a147f4adc4b3519717f3f957a0f34e16918d1} completion in the open up environment Harry Potter sport. Anybody that would like to completely total it will have their function slice out for them, as they will have to hunt down hundreds of collectibles, max out their character, and use Historic Magic on each and every enemy form if they hope to get all the achievements and trophies the activity has to offer. At minimum now when gamers are bouncing close to the map looking down collectibles they will never have to hear as considerably of Ignatia Wildsmith’s dialogue.

Hogwarts Legacy is out now for Personal computer, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X with PS4 and Xbox Just one variations coming May possibly 5 and a Change model dropping July 25.

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March 12, 2023

Star Citizen patch 3.18, the space game’s biggest update yet, out now

Enormous Star Citizen patch 3.18, titled Lasting Legacies and pitched by director Chris Roberts as “the greatest Star Citizen update yet” for a person of the most formidable area video games on Computer system, is out now. With an overhaul to the cargo program, the introduction of salvaging, new spots and updates to existing ones, and a lot much more supplemental options such as racetracks, there is definitely a good deal to just take in – so let’s go more than every little thing in patch 3.18.

Amongst the headline characteristics in Star Citizen 3.18 is a total overhaul to the game’s ship cargo system. This allows players to choose up and go specific cargo of all styles, and you are going to now be in a position to manually organise your true cargo bins in your ship applying a tractor beam, with the selection to snap to a grid for speedy and uncomplicated placement.

A new ‘sand cave’ archetype has been extra across multiple planets and moons in Stanton, with one of a kind cave formations to be explored and an adorable creature termed the Stone Bug that life within them. Also highlighted is the introduction of ‘Persistent entity streaming’ – basically, this implies that dynamic objects will now stick all-around in perpetuity, even if they are not currently owned or held by a player, which really should make spots feel a lot more consistent.

Salvage, scraping and comfortable demise

Salvaging is now totally implemented, with solutions for hull stripping and repairs possibly by hand (with a new Greycat multi-tool attachment) or utilizing units on the likes of the Aegis Reclaimer and the new Drake Vulture ship. You can crack down components, change, and store them, and can use the ensuing content to repair ships or sell it. You can scrape the hulls of ships without having shields, and manually take away their cargo bins making use of a handheld tractor beam to claim them for yourself.

The update also introduces ‘vehicle tender demise,’ a point out that ships will slide into if a important component is weakened. These stranded crafts will be left open up to salvaging by other get-togethers using the Aegis Reclaimer or Drake Vulture. Players on board a ship that encounters gentle death will not be killed – but, with the multi-purpose show, weapons, engines, and thrusters all disabled, really significantly their only selection will be to depart the ship right until additional notice.

New locations and overhauls

Numerous new factors of desire have been introduced, although other areas are acquiring large advancements. The Daymar crash website is a “large derelict settlement” that claims lots of secrets and techniques to be identified alongside the class of numerous missions. A quantity of bounty and assassination missions have been introduced on the platforms of Orison.

Stability Publish Kareah will now be enjoying a extra central role, as the Crusader Protection pressure have moved in and are storing their confiscated contraband there. The station is off-restrictions to civilians with no proper authorisation, but you can use extra violent suggests of entry. Legal players can battle their way by way of the wholly redesigned station and – if they’re capable to get down a station boss – will have the solution to use the station’s contraband equipment to dispense a minimal offer of medication.

Which is not all, having said that, as there are above 30 new compact derelict outposts to be found out throughout Stanton. Along with the introduction of the aforementioned sand caves, dozens of rivers and lakes have been spread throughout the star procedure – these appear with their have “biome-particular item rulesets” dependent on where they are found.

New ship and time trial race tracks

There’s a new Star Citizen ship in 3.18 – the Drake Vulture is a light-weight salvage ship that, as talked about earlier mentioned, is very useful for stripping down components from stranded or ruined crafts. In the meantime, there are six new, local community-centered racing spots launched. These will be unlocked as gamers full time trial missions. There’s also a new race observe in the Orison Eyesight Center that’s precisely created for the Greycat PTV.

In other places, the update incorporates new courier delivery missions, which are dependent all over the regional shipping and delivery organizations for every person technique in just Stanton. There’s also an overhaul to the regulation process, which developer Cloud Imperium Online games claims must make factors a lot less punishing for players with reduced-level crimes on their document. There is also a raft of car pace and beat stability tweaks vital amid these, ballistic weapons will now be far better in opposition to shields but even worse compared to armour.

The final Star Citizen release day continue to is not recognised nevertheless, but there’s loads to dig into if you are one particular of the game’s quite a few Kickstarter backers. Developer Cloud Imperium has also reassured players that your Star Citizen ship measurement does not issue as significantly as you believe. If you just just cannot get enough area exploration in your existence, you are going to be delighted to know that the Starfield launch day is at last below.