Skate has always been on player’s minds since its inception. It’s one of those series that simply refuses to die for a good reason. Since 2010‚ after the release of Skate 3‚ there have been rumors and leaks regarding a fourth entry in the series. While it’s been quite for a bit‚ it seems like Skate is back and we’ll show you how to get into the early playtest for it. So read on below.  Skate: How to get into the playtest EA will be holding the longest-ever playtest in the company’s history for about six weeks. After you sign up for it‚ you’ll be able to join in on February 6th at 10 am PT‚ and will run till March 19th at 5 PM PT. To jump into the fun‚ you need to become a playtester first. The steps are easy‚ I’ll break it down for you below. However‚ make sure you register before February 4th at 9 PM otherwise you may not get in at all. How to become an EA playtester First‚ you want to sign up for EA playtesting ...

As soon as players enter Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League on PC‚ you might notice how the game seems console-oriented. Even before you load into the game‚ Steam lets you know that the game is almost entirely intended for controllers. With that in mind‚ let’s take a look at the best PC settings for Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League. Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League — Best PC settings We should preface this article with the usual PC settings spiel and let you know that everyone’s PC hardware is different. As such‚ optimizing Suicide Squad KTJL on a developer level can be quite tricky. Thankfully‚ the game performs fairly well on an average PC setup. Take a look at the best PC settings for Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League: Screenshot: PC Invasion Related: How to fix Suicide Squad KTJL Twitch Drops not working We tested how the game runs on a PC with an RTX 2080 Ti and a Ryzen 9 3900x. But these setti...

Early in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League‚ you’ll be given a mission to take out Green Lantern. There are other missions you can take on at this point in the story‚ but the Green Lantern mission remains on the map‚ taunting you. If you try to approach the Green Lantern mission to try and kill him‚ however‚ you’ll find a bunch of green turrets that pelt you with unending gunfire. There’s seemingly no way to get past these turrets and that would deter most people‚ but some Suicide Squad players are determined to kill Green Lantern early in the game. How to Defeat the Green Lantern Turrets in Suicide Squad Early in the game‚ there is no way to destroy the Green Lantern turrets in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. You’re not meant to fight him until much later in the story‚ so the mission icon will remain on your map for quite some time. If you stay in the area and try to fight the turrets‚ the team will repeat dialogue suggesting t...

Rocksteady created a strong universe — the Arkhamverse — with the three Batman Arkham games. The question is: Is Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League canon in that same universe? Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League: Is it canon? Early in the production of the game‚ Sefton Hill‚ the creative director and co-founder of Rocksteady Studios‚ confirmed that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is canon in the Arkhamverse. Now‚ what does that mean? Related: Suicide Squad multiplayer guide: How to invite friends and play crossplay co-op in Kill the Justice League Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League takes place five years after the end of Arkham Knight. We thought Bruce Wayne was dead‚ but after beating the game‚ we realize that he’s still alive. The Batman‚ Penguin‚ Poison Ivy‚ and Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League are the same characters from the Arkham series. But what about Deadshot? In the Arkhamverse‚ Floyd L...

If you’re anything like me‚ you get your butt kicked a lot in Palworld and die while trying to catch Pals or go toe to toe with the humans. But some of you are not me and are better at optimizing teams‚ which begs the question – what are the best moves in Palworld for combat? Best Active Skills for Combat in Palworld The most powerful move in the entire game is Beegarde’s 200-power neutral move Bee Quiet‚ but it comes at the cost of a 55-second cooldown. Similar moves with 150-180 power have the same cooldown time. This makes Bee Quiet the most optimal and powerful high cooldown move. Screenshot: PC Invasion However‚ low cooldown moves are a lot more optimal for maximum damage output. For example‚ you have moves like Reckless Charge‚ a 55-power attack that recharges in only two seconds‚ or Punch Flurry‚ a 40-power move with only a one-second recharge. That’s a lot more damage in the time it takes a high-powered move to recha...

June 6‚ 1944‚ was the day that changed the direction of World War II in the Allies’ favor. On that day‚ over 156‚000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy toward almost certain death in the name of freedom. Although there were at least 10‚000 Allied casualties‚ the mission was still considered a success. Even though much can be attributed to the bravery and sacrifice of the soldiers... Source

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The expression is‚ “you can’t make that up” – to signal the level of the absurdity of a situation. Meanwhile‚ groups calling themselves “fact checkers” and those bankrolling them keep making things up. And becoming used to it aside‚ their work still feels as if – “you can’t make that up.” When names like the Omidyar Network‚ George Soros’ Open Society Foundations‚ and Meta start cropping up in the same sentence‚ you start believing anything could come out of an “alliance” of the sort. Here we have yet another supposedly “fact-checking” effort that turned into a smear campaign against people engaged in lawful protest regarding economic‚ social‚ and political issues. In this instance‚ in Germany. There the economy‚ and with it the government‚ has been in serious trouble ever since Germany‚ for political reasons‚ cut itself off from affordable gas. Those with the most to lose‚ such as farmers‚ have been hit the hardest. One of the recent consequences‚ though you may not hear much about it in legacy media‚ have been mass and ongoing farmer protests. At the same time‚ efforts are under way to ban one of the country’s most popular parties‚ AfD. Both have been labeled as right-wing conspiracy theorists‚ Covid “misinformationists‚” and even Russia supporters. And this labeling work is being done by something called “Correctiv” – a group that says it is a news and fact-checking site. Correctiv gets its money from Omidyar‚ Soros‚ Meta‚ but also the current German government. In a report on Public‚ US-based author Gregor Baszak goes into the weeds of the situation‚ that shows a beleaguered government resorting to decidedly undemocratic moves and pondering shockingly undemocratic ideas‚ such as banning political opposition. Baszak talks about a Correctiv article that goes after the farmers as some sort of right wing menace‚ supposedly spreading not only Russian propaganda and Covid disinformation – just because of expressing anger over their business becoming unsustainable with the government’s fuel and vehicle subsidy cuts. “The (Correctiv) article does not specify what ‘Covid disinformation’ the farmers spread‚” Baszak writes. “Nor does it offer any evidence of ties between the farmers and the Russian government‚ only that ‘some X accounts’ that support the farmers wrote posts that ‘coincided with the methods of a pro-Russian propaganda network.'” However‚ at least for the time being‚ what left-leaning German politician Sahra Wagenknecht has described as “the stupidest government in Europe” is succeeding in keeping its opponents divided by throwing damning‚ even false‚ accusations their way. Read the full report here. The post German “Fact Checker” That Received Funding From Government‚ Facebook‚ Omidyar Network‚ and George Soros’ Open Society Foundations‚ Dismisses German Farmers As “Conspiracy Theorists” appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The Global Disinformation Index (GDI)‚ a US government-funded pro-censorship organization‚ has come under fire for lacking transparency‚ ironically the same issue it labels non-mainstream websites for. Despite hypocritically casting aspersions on sites that reject the mainstream narrative on many issues‚ the GDI‚ as per a report by the Washington Examiner‚ exhibits a conspicuous absence of this very transparency in its operations. Billing itself as nonpartisan and objective while routinely favoring leftist narratives‚ the GDI has received over $100k from the State Department’s Global Engagement Center. Part of the score it assigns to online platforms stems from the possibility of controversial interests emerging from shadowy ownership structures—a principle it doesn’t appear to abide by itself. According to Mike Davis‚ founder and president of the Internet Accountability Project‚ the GDI is in breach of the law by keeping its disclosures hidden. The Washington Examiner also mentioned that the GDI is currently under congressional investigation. Adding to the mystery is the GDI’s refusal to disclose its “dynamic exclusion list‚” a tool reportedly used by businesses like Microsoft and Oracle to hamstring ad placements on right-leaning outlets‚ thereby achieving a sort of financial strangulation of these sites. Despite providing heavily concealed tax information for its two US subsidiaries‚ Disinformation Index Inc. and the AN Foundation‚ upon request from the Examiner‚ details from the GDI’s tax filings on ProPublica reveal a closer relationship between the organization‚ the US Government‚ and left-wing donors. The report discloses that the State Department-funded National Endowment for Democracy and the billionaire George Soros together donated a grand total of $465‚750 to the GDI in 2022. In 2023‚ Texas along with media outlets The Daily Wire and The Federalist started legal proceedings against the State Department’s Global Engagement Center‚ alleging governmental attempts to silence the American press through funding the GDI. The action taken was based on GDI’s activities which reportedly included blacklisting conservative media. The post Transparency Troubles: The Global Disinformation Index Faces Scrutiny Over Government Ties and Biased Practices appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. A potentially precedent-setting bill has been proposed in the Florida Senate that could redefine defamation language surrounding terms such as “transphobic‚” “homophobic‚” “racist‚” or “sexist.” The bill‚ labeled SB 1780‚ suggests these terms could be deemed defamatory‚ eliminating the need to satisfy the standard of “actual malice‚” which has been a significant threshold in defamation lawsuits since the 1964 Supreme Court case‚ New York Times v. Sullivan. Designated as the “Defamation‚ False Light‚ and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likeness” bill‚ SB 1780 would ease the path to launch defamation lawsuits and make it easier to suppress speech. We obtained a copy of the bill for you here. It distinctly makes the claim that any insinuation of the plaintiff being discriminatory against any person or group due to their race‚ sex‚ sexual orientation‚ or gender identity inherently constitutes defamation. The bill‚ introduced by Senator Jason Brodeur‚ goes a step further‚ stating that a person facing liability for allegedly defaming someone through accusations of homophobia or transphobia would not be allowed to reference the plaintiff’s religious or scientific beliefs in their defense‚ potentially leading to a mandatory penalty of no less than $35‚000 upon conviction. This bill is part of a twinned legislation with a sister bill – HB 757 – being simultaneously introduced in the Florida House. In terms of how the bill affects the free press‚ the bill also aims to undermine the dependability of anonymous sources for journalists by categorizing their testimony as “presumptively false‚” thereby making those in the profession more susceptible to accusations of defamation. The proposed law sets out specific conditions under which a well-known individual can claim actual malice‚ clarifying that judges can infer that statements are malicious under several specific contexts such as an unnamed and anonymous source‚ inherently improbable allegations‚ reasons to doubt the truth of the report‚ and deliberate failure to validate or corroborate the claim‚ among others. The post Florida Bill Attempts to Make Accusations of “Transphobia” or “Racism” More Easily Liable For Defamation appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

The cold blue sky was spattered with red bursts and puffs of anti-aircraft fire on July 7‚ 1944. Downward streaks of black smoke to our front marked the demise of both Allied and Axis aircraft. Chaos drew closer and closer as our B-24 Liberator hummed onward. From my copilot’s seat‚ I squinted through the windshield to gauge the approaching whirlwind. Distant German planes were at first no larger than tiny specks whizzing through our advanced formations. Having just kicked the enemy’s nest‚ we were soon to be engulfed by an angry swarm.  Moments prior‚ we had dropped our payload on the morning’s target—a Junkers aircraft plant in Aschersleben‚ located in the north-central region of Nazi Germany. Our Second Air Division dropped over 200 tons of incendiary and high-explosive bombs on that plant. Ordnance plowed into the factory with devastating impact. On a larger scale‚ more than 1‚100 American heavy bombers took off that morning to strike eleven priority targets throughout the Reich. The assault was the biggest aerial blow since D-Day.  A voice shouted over the intercom‚ “Bandits! One o’clock!”  Rapid flashes of yellow and orange suddenly appeared to our front. In a matter of no time‚ the enemy was among us. My mind raced. “Stay focused‚” I told myself. “There’s no time to be scared up here. Do your job.”  As many as 200 Messerschmitt fighters engaged us in a death struggle four miles above earth. They spewed red sheets of fire in swift succession. My heart raced at the sight. Veteran crews quickly realized the Germans had changed their tactics. Rather than charging at us obliquely‚ the enemy sped to the front of our formation and charged head-on—going down our line of four or five air groups at 400 miles per hour‚ twice the speed of our planes. The scene resembled a massive domino effect. Squeezing the triggers of their powerful 20mm cannons with each pass‚ oncoming Germans could hardly miss. Minus brief pauses for cooling‚ their heavy guns could unleash 700 shells per minute. The enemy put these weapons to shocking use.  Homan enlisted in the U.S. Army on January 19‚ 1943‚ determined to become a pilot despite a dearth of experience with airplanes. Just shy of a year later he received his silver wings and a commission as a second lieutenant. One of my comrades later referred to the sudden onslaught as “a huge ball of German fighters.” Bandits screaming forward at closing speeds of 600 miles per hour were the stuff of nightmares. White gun flashes dotted the sky. Deathly volleys had the capacity to shred our 37‚000-pound Liberators to pieces. With crazed determination‚ Jerries sometimes pressed their assaults within yards of our aircraft. I maintained a tight grip on the controls‚ doing my best to concentrate amid the struggle.         In hot pursuit of the enemy was an array of American fighters assigned to protect those of us in the heavies. Among the support squadrons were vaunted P-51 Mustangs‚ now known as “Cadillacs of the Sky” for their sleek design and astounding velocity of up to 440 mph. The arrival of these long-range fighters we referred to as “little friends” was a form of deliverance. When Mustangs emerged‚ Nazi fighters sometimes dispersed to prey on vulnerable bombers with less protection. These prompt reinforcements helped level the playing field and led to a swirl of dogfights. Flyboys corkscrewed in and out of the clouds at a dizzying pace. At the nose of our plane‚ Sgt. George “Bill” Puska blared away at oncoming intruders with hefty twin .50-caliber machine guns. Tracer rounds fired in short bursts allowed for aiming correction and served as targeting markers for five fellow gunners onboard. Cabin floors were littered with small mountains of spent‚ sizzling brass. I hardly heard any of the racket with the constant whir of the twin Pratt &; Whitney engines I could see outside my window. In this frenzied environment‚ gunners set their targets with extreme precision to avoid instances of friendly fire. Our Mustangs or P-47 Thunderbolts could be misidentified even at close range. The ability to distinguish friend from foe was essential.  As copilot‚ I kept watch on other planes in formation. If my skipper was wounded or killed‚ command passed to me. I hoped that would never be the case. The main pilot carefully observed instruments and control panels. His primary duty was to take our plane to a target and back safely. Both our jobs in the cockpit were exceedingly technical. The operation of our equipment required constant attentiveness. If I made a mistake‚ it could be fatal. I spoke into my throat microphone‚ “How’s everybody doing?” If one of the crew didn’t answer‚ I sent another man to check him. Communication and teamwork were fundamental to our endurance. The emergence of the Luftwaffe that summer morning put us to the ultimate test.  The fight lasted perhaps eight minutes. Despite the tempo of combat‚ time seemed to slow as we tried to escape. One by one‚ Jerries eventually peeled from the engagement. No longer hunted by German interceptors‚ many a battered ship staggered the 450 miles back to base. Surviving aircraft rumbled through Holland‚ toward the Channel‚ and on to England. Thankfully‚ I somehow remained cool and composed through it all. Our crew was luckier than many. A group flying adjacent to us lost all eleven crews of its lower squadron. Over 100 men were gone in a matter of minutes. To our immediate right was Lt. Frank Fulks‚ piloting the high squadron’s lead plane. His aircraft suffered several hits on the nose and top turret from 20mm cannons. His ship was in a shambles. Fulks’s navigator and bombardier were seriously wounded as well. The pilot fell out of formation for a brief time and then took position on our wing‚ remaining there until we reached home. All the while‚ we fell into dire straits ourselves. Our number three engine failed just before we crossed back over the German border. Although the B-24 could still fly with one engine out of commission‚ the malfunction made a difficult day even more harrowing. We were certainly not alone in our predicament. The bomb group endured many difficult landings that afternoon.  During the stressful return flight‚ my eyes were drawn to the top of Fulks’s battered plane. The sight has never left me.  The turret was shattered and caved in. The gunner’s head had been ripped away by the brute force of the explosion that claimed his life. The wind of the slipstream had siphoned his blood across the plane’s exterior surface. The top fuselage was painted with ghastly red streaks all the way to the tail.     It was the goriest sight I’ve ever seen in my life. To cope with this horror‚ I tried erasing the memory. My job required so much concentration that I couldn’t dwell on such scenes. That operation marked just my second journey into combat. When we returned to quarters that night‚ we discovered our names listed on the board for the next day’s mission. “Oh‚ Jesus Christ‚” we collectively moaned. The deathly cycle was already reset for morning‚ but I was too exhausted to contemplate matters of life and death. I collapsed into my bunk and promptly fell asleep. Over the next four months‚ there would be many more missions to fly‚ many more targets to bomb‚ and many more friends to mourn. this article first appeared in AVIATION HISTORY magazine See more stories Subscribe now