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Brazil of Games: The Best of BIG Festival 2021 - Destructoid

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Brazil of Games: The Best of BIG Festival 2021 - Destructoid Brazil of Games: The Best of BIG Festival 2021 - Destructoid Posted: 05 May 2021 12:00 AM PDT Promoted from our Community Blogs [ Destructoid reader Nior put a much-appreciated spotlight on some great games coming out of BIG Festival 2021 . -Jordan] The "Brazil of Games" series was born out of a desire to explore, catalog, and tell the Brazilian game industry's history and culture. Over the last two years, that's exactly what I did. From the ill-fated Zeebo to the unfairly reviewed Outlive , I've talked plenty about the past, and while there are still more stories to tell, today we'll look to the future. The indie scene has been on a steady and healthy growth, and one of the reasons is Brazil's Independent Game Festival (BIG Fes). You can think of it as a GDQ focusing, but not limited to, the indie scene in Latin America. This week marks the sta

Virus game 'Plague' app pulled in China: Developer - Jakarta Post

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Virus game 'Plague' app pulled in China: Developer - Jakarta Post Virus game 'Plague' app pulled in China: Developer - Jakarta Post Posted: 29 Feb 2020 12:00 AM PST A popular game that allows players to create a virus and spread it worldwide has been pulled from Apple's App Store in China, its developer said, as the country battles a real-life epidemic. Users based in China could not download "Plague Inc" on Friday after the cyberspace watchdog ordered its removal over "illegal" content, UK-based Ndemic Creations said. Ndemic said it was not clear if the decision was linked to the deadly new coronavirus outbreak, which began in central China in December. The contagion has killed more than 2,700 people and infected nearly 79,000 in mainland China. While the number of new cases in China is declining, infections in other countries are gathering pace.  "We have a huge amo

How did the Trade Routes Spread the Plague in Scandinavia? - The Great Courses Daily News

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How did the Trade Routes Spread the Plague in Scandinavia? - The Great Courses Daily News How did the Trade Routes Spread the Plague in Scandinavia? - The Great Courses Daily News Posted: 19 May 2021 12:00 AM PDT By: Dorsey Armstrong, Ph.D. , Purdue University Unlike the rest of Europe, the Black Death's entry into Scandinavia was quite late. It wasn't until 1349 that the plague hit Scandinavia. However, Scandinavia's experience of the plague was different from the rest of western Europe. Why was that? The trade routes were mainly responsible for spreading the plague in Scandinavia. (Image: Design Projects/Shutterstock) Learn more about the Black Death in Florence . The Source of the Plague Between 1349 and 1351, various forms of the bubonic plague caused the greatest number of deaths in Scandinavia. The source of the infection was traced to a specific ship carrying wool to Norway. This ship departed London in May 1349.

“Ancient Rome Will Never Get Old. Take It From Mary Beard. - The New York Times” plus 1 more

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“Ancient Rome Will Never Get Old. Take It From Mary Beard. - The New York Times” plus 1 more Ancient Rome Will Never Get Old. Take It From Mary Beard. - The New York Times Posted: 31 May 2021 07:32 AM PDT Is America akin to Rome in decline ? Was Trump like Caligula ? What can the Antonine plague tell us about our response to Covid? These are questions that have been asked of late, but they're only recent iterations of a longstanding impulse: When a seeming paradigm shift occurs, contemporary commentators will look to ancient Rome for parallels, lessons, warnings. But what do we truly hope to reveal with these comparisons to Rome? And what do those hopes say about us? Mary Beard has spent a lifetime examining such questions. The success with which the Cambridge classics professor, best-selling author, television documentary series host and feisty Twitter star has done so has elevated her to something akin to icon status — though, like the

“Errors plague L-S baseball in loss to ACA - Yahoo News” plus 2 more

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“Errors plague L-S baseball in loss to ACA - Yahoo News” plus 2 more Errors plague L-S baseball in loss to ACA - Yahoo News Alex Cejka wins Senior PGA Championship as putting problems plague Steve Stricker - Madison.com Three Takeaways from the LA Clippers' Game 4 Win over the Dallas Mavericks - Sports Illustrated Errors plague L-S baseball in loss to ACA - Yahoo News Posted: 31 May 2021 12:50 PM PDT The Daily Beast Lord Ashcroft's Daughter-in-Law Charged in Shooting of Belize Cop Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos Linkedin/FacebookThe daughter-in-law of British political and business titan Lord Michael Ashcroft was charged Monday with manslaughter by negligence in the shooting death of a top police officer in Belize.The arraignment of Jasmine Hartin, 38, comes three days after she was initially detained—after being found spattered with blood on a dock where she and Superintendent Henry Jem