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December 26, 2023
Gears 6: designer suggests Xbox exclusive could be released in 2024
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-12-26 10:38:00
Now that Microsoft has finally completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company has taken control of some of the biggest franchises in the world of video games, making its future release calendar full of very interesting possibilities, but in addition, it should also bring new iterations of franchises that already belonged to its catalog previously, such as Gears of War.
Apparently, the sixth game in the franchise should arrive sooner than expected.
According to a post published by The Coalition level designer Benjamin Huyghe, Gears 6 might be released in 2024.
In response to a Happy Holidays post published by the game’s official X/Twitter account, Huyghe said “See you in 2024.” The answer doesn’t make it clear whether the release will take place next year or if he will start working at the studio in 2024, but it certainly raises suspicions.
Considering that we haven’t had a new Gears of War since 2019, the release would certainly be greatly appreciated by fans of the franchise.
Microsoft Gaming’s release calendar for next year is still unknown, with only Hellblade II and Ark 2 being the only ones confirmed so far.
Will Microsoft bring this surprise to its players?
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Container Ship MSC BHAVYA 5 Bomb Threat Update: Antwerp Port News
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-12-26 12:23:00
The container ship MSC BHAVYA 5, immobilized in the North Sea since Monday due to a bomb threat on board, was able to resume its route, the FPS Mobility said on Tuesday.
The ship left Turkey on December 9 and was due to reach the port of Antwerp via Hamburg. The docking was planned for December 27, but, following the alert, the boat was prohibited from accessing the Western Scheldt and was ordered to drop anchor in the North Sea. Federal police then opened an investigation to determine whether there was indeed an explosive device on board.
“The presence of a car bomb on board the container ship MSC BHAVYA 5 was reported on December 25 at 2:00 p.m. via emergency center 101 in Antwerp,” the FPS Mobility said on Tuesday.
“After examining the cargo of the container ship and the analysis of the Coordination Body for Threat Analysis (OCAM), the president of the National Maritime Safety Authority (ANSM) decided that the “alert was not credible and there were not sufficient reasons to prohibit the ship from accessing the port”, added the FPS Mobility. The situation will nevertheless be closely monitored.
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Israel-Iran Tensions Escalate: Latest News and Analysis
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-12-26 15:13:28
Iran has once more threatened Israel with retaliation following the death of an Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) general in Syria.
Iranian Defense Ministry spokesman Reza Talaei-Nik threatened Israel on Tuesday, according to the Tasnim news agency: “The Zionists (Israel) must prepare for the consequences of their crime… and they will be painful.” With the attack, Israel not only violated Syria’s territorial integrity, but also further escalated the already tense situation.
IRGC General Sejed-Rasi Mousavi was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday. According to information from the New York Times, he is said to have helped oversee the delivery of rockets and other weapons to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia.
Meanwhile, Israel issued a strong warning to the Iran-aligned Hezbollah in Lebanon. “We are hitting Hezbollah very hard – it has lost around 150 fighters, its infrastructure is damaged, it has been pushed back far from the border and the (Israeli) Air Force is flying unhindered over Lebanon. We will step up our efforts,” said Israel’s Defense Minister Joav Gallant on Monday evening.
Israel regularly attacks targets in Syria to prevent Iran from further expanding its military influence there with the help of militias. Both Lebanon and Syria are neighboring countries of Israel. That is why Israel feels threatened by the rocket arsenals of Hezbollah and other militias. Since the Gaza war began on October 7th, tensions have escalated, especially on the Lebanese-Israeli border.
The Israeli military said on Monday evening that it does not comment on foreign media reports. The New York Times wrote that Israeli officials admitted that they were preparing for possible Iranian retaliation.
Iran, along with Russia, is the most important ally of the Syrian government under ruler Bashar al-Assad. For Tehran, Syria is part of the so-called “Axis of Resistance” in the fight once morest Israel, alongside the Shiite organization Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The leadership in Tehran always states that IRGC personnel in Syria only work as military advisors and are not directly involved in the civil war there. According to US intelligence information, Iran also supports the Houthi rebels in Yemen and militias in Iraq.
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