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Other rule changes not mentioned already
- Trade deadline has been moved back a week. Will now take place after Week 9.
- Replay can now be used to overturn a ruling that a quarterback was down or out of bounds before throwing a pass.
- Replay can now be used to determine whether the game clock expired before the ball was snapped.
- And the "fun" replay one - The replay assistant will now be allowed to correct "objectively" incorrect calls for intentional grounding and roughing the passer.
- Teams now have an unlimited number of designated for return transactions in the postseason. (Bold is for emphasis)
- Emergency third quarterbacks, who are available to play in case the starter and the backup are ejected or injured, can now be elevated from both the 53-man roster and the practice squad. (Last season, they had to be on the the 53-man roster)
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Regarding the Christmas Games
Since Christmas is Wednesday - Goodell said that teams playing in the Christmas games will all play the Saturday before thus, in the NFL's mind, is the same preparation as playing Sunday then Thursday
The other schedule thing announced is that the Eagles game in Brazil will be on the Friday of Week 1 and will air exclusively on Peacock so plenty of time to recycle all the bitching from this previous year's playoff game
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13 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:
I don't know what the fuck this is but it looks awesome.
Of course you don't - no one does
It is a Yorgos movie after all
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Just to clear something regarding the what seems like 45 Frankenstein movies coming out
The one being directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal is called The Bride!
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It is already noted in the Borderlands thread but Embracer sold off another big piece
Gearbox has been acquired by Take-Two Interactive for $460 million which oh btw is in Take-Two shares not cash
Not all the Gearbox assets are being sold
QuoteIn a press release, Embracer shared that it is divesting Gearbox Software, Gearbox Montreal, Gearbox Studio Quebec, and the franchises Borderlands, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Homeworld, Risk of Rain, Brothers in Arms, and Duke Nukem. Embracer will retain rights to Gearbox Publishing San Francisco (formerly Perfect World Entertainment, and which it plans to rename), the publishing rights to Remnant, Hyper Light Breaker, and other unannounced games, Cryptic Studios, Lost Boys Interactive, and Captured Dimensions. All of its retained assets will be integrated into other parts of Embracer Group. The sale is expected to close by the end of June.
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Two games have already been postponed
Brewers/Mets
Braves/Phillies
Both games will now be played on Friday
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Jordan Montgomery to the D-backs on a one year deal with a vesting option for a second year
The option is $20 million if he makes 10 starts. $25 million if he makes 23 starts
I saw one person describe Scott Boras offseason as basically the equivalent of striking out 4 times in a game (aka the Golden Sombrero)
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Cal McNair has been officially approved as the Texans primary owner
Sorry Lawful
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Recluse and Mountaintop are both officially back (there are more obviously)
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die (was Bad Boys 4)
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I had missed this but Ed sent it my wife because he knows I would be bemused
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Also approved - a team now needs to just win one instant replay challenge to get a third one (it used to be you had to win both to earn the third)
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Peter Angelos has passed away at the age of 94
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Really not surprising but GTA VI is most likely getting delayed to 2026
https://kotaku.com/gta-6-development-2026-delay-rockstar-office-release-1851359831
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Hey don’t go anywhere resident Marlins fan
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Not that I think it would happen but if he is gonna get parked for a year, this is the year to do so
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Rangers beat the Bruins for the third time this season which is nice. Would mean more if I wasn't positive they will be bounced in the first round.
Anyway - Jonathan Quick notched his 391 Career Victory which ties him with Ryan Miller for most by an American goalie
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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JD Martinez to the Mets for 1 year, $13 million
Because its the Mets and this is the new hotness anyway - a ton of it is deferred
QuoteNew York will pay Martinez just $4.5 million this season, a source said. He then will receive $1.5 million deferred per year from 2034 through 2038. The Mets, long rumored to have interest in Martinez, were waiting for his price to drop enough to their liking to mitigate the luxury tax penalty for this season. New York is projected to have the highest payroll in the majors for the second consecutive year.
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6 minutes ago, tbarrie said:
I haven't read the linked article, but I'm curious whether this was actually Larian's choice or Hasbro's (Hasbro being WotC's parent company).
My understanding was that Baldur's Gate 3 was pretty successful, so it would surprise me if Larian deliberately chose not to do follow-ups.
They way they are talking it sounds very much like they are tired of working in the D&D Universe and want to other things
QuoteA Larian Studios representative corroborated IGN’s report in an email to Kotaku, sending over the following quote from Vincke’s talk that “sums [the situation] up” pretty well:
I told you at the beginning that we were a company of big ideas. We are not a company that’s made to create DLCs [or] expansions. We tried that actually, a few times, and it failed every single time. It’s not our thing. Life is too short, our ambitions are very large. And so, like Gustav [the codename for BG3, taken from Swen’s dog who recently passed away], Baldur’s Gate will always have a warm spot in our hearts. We’ll forever be proud of it, but we’re not going to continue in it.
We’re not going to make new expansions, which everybody is expecting us to do. We’re not going to make Baldur’s Gate 4, which everybody is expecting us to do. We’re going to move on. We’re going to move away from D&D, and we’re going to start making a new thing. I’m saying it here because I have a forum and [we’re getting] bombarded by people that expect us to do these things, but that’s not for us. It’s going to be up to Wizards of the Coast, because it’s their IP, to find somebody to take over the torch. We think we did our job and so, for us, it’s time to get a new puppy.
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The Lions have released Cameron Sutton
This comes one day after comes out that Sutton is wanted by the police over his alleged involvement in a domestic violence case.
It should be noted that the police have been "unable" to locate Sutton since March 7 and apparently Sutton's attorney is also MIA
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1 minute ago, Curt McGirt said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4b-OMLNWE0
HUMANE (dir. Caitlin Cronenberg)
So yeah I guess another kid went into the family business. Looks funny! (Who thought one would ever say that about a picture by a Cronenberg...)
It is labelled as “a chilling dystopian satire,” so take that for what it is worth
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This is probably "big" enough to mention here and not just in the BG3 thread
QuoteAt a Game Developers Conference (GDC) panel today, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke dropped something of a bombshell by revealing that the developer isn't planning to release any expansions or DLC for Baldur's Gate 3, nor a Baldur's Gate 4.
Instead, Vincke said at the panel, Larian plans to move away from Dungeons & Dragons entirely and do something new, leaving the IP in Wizards of the Coast's hands.
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MLB 2024 - March/April 2024
in BASEBALL
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Dodgers extend catcher Will Smith for 10 years (yes a catcher for 10 years)
$140 million with no opt outs
Because of course as LA is now want to do - there is deferred money. $5 million every year is deferred and will be paid out from 2034 to 2043
The 10 years for a catcher is the longest ever (longest was 8 years as far as anyone can tell)
Buys out the last two arb years but have fun figuring out where to play him in 3 or 4 years