2023-04-19 19:59:31
Hokejový Třinec is chasing its fourth extraleague title in a row. In the opening two final duels in Hradec Králové, he behaved like that part of the family that arrives for a visit, fills its stomachs and then disappears without a thank you. On Wednesday, he added a second win in overtime (2:1), leads the series 2:0, and now the final moves to Třinec for the weekend. There, on Sunday, the crowning of the “traditional” champion can take place. “It’s not over yet. Our team still has strength and energy, and I believe that it will also have the will to turn it around,” said the coach of Mountfield in Hradec Králové, Tomáš Martinec.
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PS5 outsells PS4; Resident Evil 4 and Hogwarts Legacy are the most downloaded games in 2023
2023-04-19 15:55:00
PS5 sales have finally surpassed PS4. The information was revealed by Circana, a company that evaluates economic data in North America and released its report on the first quarter of 2023 this week.
According to her, hardware sales grew by 10% in March 2023 compared to 2022 and the main reason is the Sony console, which has already sold more consoles than the PS4 in the first 29 months following its launch.
March 2023 US Video Game Market Thread from Circana – Consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories totaled $4.6B, a 5% decline when compared to a year ago. Year-to-date consumer spending fell 1% when compared to the same period in 2022, to $13.6B. pic.twitter.com/eJsI4BDQAL
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On the other hand, the sale of software and games fell 7% in the last month, which dragged the percentage of total sales including hardware, games and additional content to -5% compared to the same period last year. Total player spending was $4.6 billion in North America.
In addition, Circana released the best-selling games in March and so far in 2023, a list that is led by Resident Evil 4 Remake and Hogwarts Legacy.
Best selling games in March 2023
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Hogwarts Legacy
- MLB The Show 23
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- The Last of Us Part I
- FIFA 23
- WWE 2K23
- Elder Ring
- Madden NFL 23
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Minecraft
- Octopath Traveler II
- Metroid Prime Remastered
- Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
- God of War Ragnarok
- Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe
- Dead Space
- NBA 2K23
- Sonic Frontiers
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Best selling games in 2023 so far
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- MLB The Show 23
- Dead Space
- Madden NFL 23
- FIFA 23
- Elder Ring
- The Last of Us Part I
- God of War Ragnarok
- Mario Kart 8
- Pokémon: Scarlet/Violet
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Minecraft
- The prophesied
- Sonic Frontiers
- Octopath Traveler II
- NBA 2K23
- Monster Hunter: Rise
- One Piece Odyssey
Speaking once more of the PS5, the console has just beaten Sony’s hardware sales record, as its last best-selling device was the PSP, which sold 620,000 units in March 2005.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that the PS5 is also gaining ground in other regions such as the United Kingdom, where its sales grew 180% in one year, surpassing the numbers of the Xbox Series S and X and Nintendo Switch.
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Poland and the European Commission are preparing a conference on children abducted from Ukraine
2023-04-19 18:30:00
“All EU countries have an obligation to comply with Putin’s arrest warrant,” European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourová said today. Brussels, together with Poland, is preparing an international conference on children stolen by Russia from Ukraine
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“Expert Analysis: Relevance of a 100% Public Transit Tunnel for 3rd Link Project”
2023-04-19 19:57:15
A regional planning expert welcomes the abandonment of the motorway component of the 3rd link project, but she is no more convinced of the relevance of a tunnel reserved 100% for public transport.
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Removing the car lanes from the project was the right thing to do, various urban planning specialists repeated on Wednesday, including the director of the Department of Geography at Laval University, Marie-Hélène Vandersmissen, who holds a doctorate in land use planning.
“Traffic reduction or not (due to teleworking since the pandemic), this was a bad project at the start since the addition of road infrastructure has never and nowhere contributed to reducing congestion. In this, science and practice were clear on this, ”she reacted, rejoicing to note that the Legault government now seems more attentive to studies and science.
“However, I wonder regarding the relevance of a tunnel devoted solely to public transport. There is currently no public transport supply between the two city centers, so there can be no demand. This project would therefore serve as a “lever” to create demand for public transport. Here too, it will take studies on the potential traffic, ”she nuanced.
A justified expense?
“There is certainly a risk of investing a lot of money in a project that would ultimately be underutilized (…) The short-term public transport investment needs are probably elsewhere: better service to the northern suburbs (and) on the west side, where the current demand is,” she suggests.
The “only viable option”
The professor at the École Supérieure d’Aménagement du Territoire et de Développement Régional, Jean Dubé, understands the doubts expressed by his colleague from Laval University, but he continues to believe that a third link dedicated entirely to public transit remains the “only viable option”, thus offering a “real alternative” to the car.
This is what he proposed in a book published in 2021. “If you want to absolutely persist in going in the direction (of a tunnel), the best option, in fact the only option that seems to me viable is one where there is only public transit. There is perhaps a risk of “boosting” the modal share of public transport because it will become advantageous compared to the car. If people take it to go downtown, it will reduce congestion. »
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