Its not uncommon these days that a game gets overshadowed in a busy release season. Sometimes game release dates just happen to overlap‚ and in an era of ballooning AAA prices and ever-expanding length to justify those price tags‚ theres only so much time and attention to go around.The latest victim of this phenomenon is Children of the Sun‚ a phenomenal puzzle game where a nameless girl wages a one-woman war against a strange cult armed with only a single bullet in her sniper rifle. After the bullet hits a target‚ whether that be the brain of an unsuspecting cultist‚ the gas tank of a car‚ or any other environmental hazard‚ she can redirect it in any direction‚ ultimately clearing entire encampments with just a single shot. Screenshot: PC InvasionIt sounds simple on paper‚ but several environmental factors and unique abilities make Children of the Sun one of the most inventive puzzle/shooter hybrids in recent memory. On top of that‚ the game is dripping with ...

The good news is that Diablo 4 players adored the Season 4 PTR. The bad news is that Diablo 4 fans would rather play the PTR now more than Season 3.Diablo 4 Season 4 PTR made players upset to return to Season 3After playing eight days of the Diablo 4 Season 4 PTR‚ fans are already wishing that they could return to playing the PTR instead of going back to Season 3. Even though Season 4 is slated to release on May 14‚ just a month from now‚ Diablo fans loved the PTR so much that returning to Season of the Construct is a disappointment.While some aspects of Season 3 were promising‚ the majority of Diablo 4 players werent too happy with the features that came with Season of the Construct‚ such as the Seneschal Companion and the Vaults. After engaging in the playtest for Season 4‚ there was a surprising amount of positive feedback online from players who thoroughly enjoyed the changes Blizzard made. From a brand new Helltide revamp to significant changes in the crafti...

The last chapter of the Light and Dark saga in Destiny 2 is almost upon us. This means its time to start prepping. Now‚ as with any new season of Destiny 2‚ there are a few things you should do to get ready for The Final Shape and wrap up the Season of the Wish.How you can prepare for The Final Shape in Destiny 2The live stream from the Bungie team has highlighted just how monumental the changes coming to Destiny 2 will be. We have an all-new subclass‚ returning and new weapons‚ and‚ of course‚ new seasonal missions. There are a few things that absolutely need to be done before the new season begins in Destiny 2‚ and a few things that are just general housekeeping.Clean ya damn vaultWould you be proud to bring a date back to this vault? What would your mother say if she saw the way youre living? Clean your vault and make space for all the new goodies that are going to be coming out in The Final Shape.Screenshot: PC InvasionNow‚ we do actually have ...

While Content Warning has received a few bug patches already‚ theres still one glaring error that players are encountering. If youre experiencing the Failed to authenticate with servers error in Content Warning‚ well try to help you figure out how to fix it.Content Warning: How to fix Failed to authenticate with servers errorPlayers like Killawolf17 on the Content Warning subreddit have posted evidence of this error‚ explaining that the game will automatically shut down once you press the Okay button. Theres also a strange text below the error that can confuse you even more.Anyone else seeing this when they launch the game? byu/Killawolf17 inContentWarningGameThere doesnt seem to be one easy solution or reasoning behind this error‚ which can make this issue frustrating‚ such as the audio voice chat bugs. If youre encountering this Failed to authenticate with server...

Helldivers 2 is one of the most fun co-op shooters the gaming community has received in a long time. Arrowhead Game Studios constantly adds new content for players to enjoy‚ and the latest addition is the Democratic Detonation warbond.The catch is that the new warbond is considered premium‚ meaning its not free. So you may be wondering‚ is the Democratic Detonation warbond worth it? We have the answer for you.Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation: Should you get it?The first thing you need to know about the Democratic Detonation warbond is that it costs 1‚000 Super Credits‚ the in-game currency that can be purchased with real-world money or found throughout matches. 1‚000 Super Credits is equivalent to $9.99 if you go the purchasing route.Before we answer whether the Democratic Detonation warbond is worth it in Helldivers 2‚ lets first review everything included in the package.WeaponsImage: Arrowhead Game StudiosBR-14 Adjudicator Ri...

A total eclipse crossed the country this week in a display of natural wonder. Rather than seize the opportunity for an engaging science lesson‚ hundreds of school districts with several hundred thousand students decided to close for the day‚ many citing safety concerns that students might accidentally look at the eclipse without proper eye protection.Even worse than failing to teach students about science‚ the decision to close schools for the eclipse teaches students to have irrational fears about their safety. If we want to understand why young people are experiencing alarming levels of anxiety and having difficulty developing into capable adults‚ all we have to do is look at examples like the excess cautiousness exhibited by schools regarding the eclipse.To put in perspective how irrational it is for schools to close during the eclipse out of safety concerns‚ lets review how incredibly unlikely it is that the eclipse would harm anyone. It is true that people should wear protective eyeglasses when looking directly at the sun during an eclipse. But the instances in which people stare at the sun without protection and cause permanent and serious damage to their eyes are so rare that they almost round down to zero.In 1999‚ a total solar eclipse crossed the southern part of England‚ a country with 99 million people. An article in the British Journal of Medicine reports that a total of 14 people experienced any eye injuries from that event‚ and those were mostly minor and temporary.In fact‚ an earlier study of an eclipse in Turkey found that the handful of injuries were so ephemeral that only 10% of those with damage had permanent visual loss to the extent that they were not able to read a car number [license] plate at 25 yards. The only serious injury documented from the England eclipse occurred after someone looked at the sun for around 20 minutes without protection.If schools were unable to distribute the protective eyewear that was widely available and avoid having students stare at the sun without that protection for 20 minutes‚ they would be so lacking in behavioral control that they should be permanently closed‚ rather than just close for that day.Its worth noting that students could also damage their eyes if they stab them repeatedly with pencils. Presumably‚ schools have sufficient behavioral control to avoid closing over concerns about pencil-induced blindness.Despite the fact that the threat posed by the eclipse to student health is about as remote as that posed by pencils‚ hundreds of school districts across the country decided to close for safety reasons.In Arkansas alone‚ 104 school districts with 163‚954 students‚ or about 35% of all students in the state‚ closed for the eclipse. In the state of New York‚ more than 200 school districts closed. In Ohio‚ the number of school districts that closed also exceeded 100‚ including schools in Cleveland‚ the states second-most populous city. Another 100 school districts closed in Texas‚ Indiana‚ and Pennsylvania. Even in Louisiana‚ which was not in the path of the total eclipse‚ there were still school districts that closed‚ with many citing safety concerns.People sometimes say‚ You cant be too careful‚ but the truth is you can be. Excessive cautiousness promotes a fragility among young people that hinders their ability to develop as capable adults. As both Jonathan Haidt and Abigail Shrier have documented in their recent books‚ crippling fear of the broader world is making it less likely that young people physically gather and socialize‚ driving them into dangerously isolated and distorted virtual lives.Excessive anxiety is making it less likely for young people to get drivers licenses‚ less likely to date‚ and ultimately less likely to form new families with their own children.We cant lay blame for all of this on the decision of more than 500 school districts this week to close for the eclipse. But we can see these closures as an indication of how public schools are failing our children by modeling excessive and irrational concerns about safety. Its this same excessive and irrational caution that led so many schools to close for long stretches of the COVID-19 pandemic‚ with disastrous consequences for both academic and social development.During both the eclipse and COVID-19‚ public schools made decisions for the convenience of the adults who work in them without concern for their students or families. Handing out protective eyewear‚ walking outside to look at the eclipse‚ and having to remind students to be sure to use the glasses can seem like a hassle to unmotivated teachers and administrators. They similarly hate going on field trips to visit historical sites or cultural institutions. As they see it‚ things could only go wrong if they leave the safe confines of the classroom.But most families do not want their children raised by schools surrounded by virtual bubble wrap. They want their children to develop into capable and independent adults.If we want to prevent the next generation from becoming paralyzed with anxiety and irrational concerns for safety‚ we need to shift power from excessively cautious and unmotivated public schools to parents. When parents can choose their schools‚ they will find those that balance safety and exploration in a way that suits the needs of their own children and not those of the adults who work in schools.The post Education Eclipsed: Unnecessary School Closures Breed Anxious Children appeared first on The Daily Signal.

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: The head of the Arizona Freedom Caucus condemned the calculated political decision making exhibited by Arizona Republicans who sought to distance themselves from the states most massive pro-life victory yet. Some high-profile Arizona Republicans had decried news on Tuesday that the states Supreme Court had upheld an 1864 law protecting almost all unborn babies in the state‚ except when the mothers life is at risk. Senate candidate Kari Lake‚ former Gov. Doug Ducey‚ Rep. David Schweikert‚ and Rep. Juan Ciscomani‚ were among the Republicans who condemned the news and suggested that pro-abortion legislation was needed to rectify the situation. But the Arizona Freedom Caucus‚ led by Arizona state Sen. Jake Hoffman‚ came out swinging on Tuesday evening‚ declaring in a statement that the court upheld the intent of the legislature‚ and preserved the rule of law by ruling that the pre-Roe law will remain effective. We will not compromise on the core value of cherishing and protecting life‚ the statement said. Numerous members of the states Freedom Caucus promoted the post on X and voiced their support. ? STATEMENT ON ARIZONA SUPREME COURTS PRO-LIFE RULING ?Today‚ the Supreme Court of Arizona made the correct ruling‚ upheld the intent of the legislature‚ and preserved the rule of law today by ruling that the pre-Roe law will remain effective.Protecting the lives of pic.twitter.com/SPbr7Bamhe Arizona Freedom Caucus (@AZFreedomCaucus) April 9‚ 2024This is why I am proud to be a member of the AFC‚ said state Rep. Rachel Jones‚ and state Rep. Austin Smith chimed in‚ We will continue to lead the way and be unabashedly in favor of supporting both the mother and the unborn child.In a phone interview with The Daily Signal on Wednesday‚ Hoffman emphasized that life is not an issue Republicans should be willing to compromise on.We should be resolute in our convictions and in our principles and in our party platform‚ to be willing to make the case that we cherish life‚ and that we are going to do everything we can to protect it‚ said the Arizona Freedom Caucus chair. This respect for life should include caring for mothers and families as well‚ he said. What the Arizona Freedom Caucus saw‚ is this calculated political decision making yesterday‚ with people diving for the bushes and effectively abandoning everything that they claim to believe in for the last decade‚ two decades‚ three decades in some cases‚ he said. We just dont believe thats how we should operate in this environment that is truly a battle between good and evil. So our statement was simply based on our convictions‚ and it certainly did send a warning flare up into the sky for those who were hiding in the bushes that no‚ we need to stand and unabashedly for protecting life and for our principles‚ Hoffman added. Though Arizona has a law protecting unborn babies after 15 weeks‚ Arizonas pro-abortion‚ Democrat governorKatie Hobbssignedan executive order in 2023giving the states Democrat attorney general the power to enforce abortion laws. That attorney general‚ Kris Mayes‚ promised not to enforce any protections for the unborn and to fight like hell to protect abortions in the state.Hoffman described Arizona Democrats as supportive of ripping children apart‚ limb by limb‚ in the womb and working actively to normalize abortion and create a culture of abortion on demand until the moment of birth. This is deeply embedded in Democrat culture‚ he said‚ speculating that some of the reactions from Arizona Republicans on Tuesday may have been a reaction to the energy of the massive abortion messaging machine that is Democratic leadership. On Wednesday‚ former President Donald Trump weighed in on the Arizona ruling‚ asked by reporters if the ruling went too far.Yeah they did‚ and that will be straightened out‚ he said. As you know‚ its all about states rights‚ he added. He also said he thinks Hobbs will bring it back into reason.The former president also made anannouncementon Monday that he believes each state should follow the will of the people and passstate-specific laws on abortion. He also said he supports exceptions for rape‚ incest‚ and the life of the mother.My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint‚ the states will determine by vote or legislation‚ or perhaps both‚ and whatever they decide must be the law of the land‚ in this case‚ the law of the state‚ Trump said in a video posted Monday morning on Truth Social. This 50-yearbattle over Roe v. Wadetook it out of the federal hands and brought it into the hearts‚ minds‚ and vote of the people at each state‚ Trump added. Now its up to the states to do the right thing.The former president encouraged Americans to follow their hearts on this issue but to remember that you must also win elections to restore our culture and in fact to save our country‚ which is currently and very sadly a nation in decline. Virginia Allen contributed to this report.The post Arizona Freedom Caucus Leader Slams Republicans Calculated Political Decision Making Following Abortion Ruling appeared first on The Daily Signal.

In the earlier decades of the Public Broadcasting Service‚ conservatives could feel that they had some fraction of a platform on William F. Buckley Jr.s Firing Line. That PBS presence no doubt spurred the makers of the American Masters series to offer a two-hour program titled The Incomparable Mr. Buckley. In the opening credits‚ they typed in Insufferable first‚ then crossed it out. That word reflects the view of the political and financial base of PBS.Fans of Buckley might enjoy the video clips of Buckley jousting with the elites in the 20th century‚ but the style of this show was annoying in that whenever experts were speaking‚ they were entirely off-screen.This documentary by Barak Goodman is neither a valentine to Buckley‚ nor a fair and balanced recitation of his life and times. Conservatives are interviewed‚ but the final product carries the distinct odor of PBS liberal arrogance.In the tainted timeline of this program‚ Buckley triumphs with the election of Ronald Reagan and then the end of the Cold War‚ and then its all downhill for the troglodytes on the Right. Historian Geoffrey Kabaservice speaks over footage of Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh about conservatism being taken to an extreme as the Republicans took Congress in 1994.Gingrich‚ he claims‚ teaches Republicans to talk in a new way about Democrats being a source of infection and disease and disloyalty and decay. Then theres footage of Limbaugh making fun of the ugly broads of feminism.Over ominous music implying villainy‚ Kabaservice argues‚ Buckley did endorse Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh. At some level‚ he understood that politics requires emotion‚ as well as intellect‚ and maybe it requires dark emotions and even hatreds.This would match the spirit of PBS Firing Line with Margaret Hoover‚ where the liberal Republican puts on guests like journalist Tim Alberta‚ who recently denounced the Limbaugh show as poisoning Christians with an unceasing stream of venom and ugliness and hostility‚ antagonism‚ hatred.Leftists have an annoying habit of thinking fear and loathing and ugliness and venom are somehow unique to the Republican half of America. They‚ by contrast‚ are apparently all sugar and spice and everything nice. Have they watched five minutes of The Reidout or The View? Both sides (and center-huggers like Kabaservice) are capable of love and hatred‚ comfort and fear‚ civility and incivility.But on PBS‚ they must locate experts to slam Buckley for tolerating and sometimes even encouraging some of the nastier‚ more extreme aspects on the Right by the end‚ it was clear the nastier forces had won out. Theres no name on screen to figure out whos the mudslinger here.PBS can never be judged for encouraging the nastier‚ more extreme aspects of the Left‚ because in their bubble‚ no one is ever nasty or extreme where they reside‚ in a perfect Eden of politics.Kabaservice returns for the final pitch on that dark side of the conservative movement‚ which was white Americans didnt like change (because they were racists‚ apparently): Buckley understood that it was part of his role to keep a lid on the dark energies that fueled the conservative movement‚ but not to repress them entirely‚ because it was those kind of resentments that he was drawing on that gave conservatism its power as a movement.Once again‚ PBS thinks the Democrats get their power from warm wellsprings of idealism and compassion. The Republicans get theirs from nurturing racism‚ sexism‚ homophobia‚ and xenophobia.Watching this program gives this conservative one overwhelming reaction: I want my involuntary contributions to PBS refunded. Insult me with someone elses money.COPYRIGHT 2024CREATORS.COMThe Daily Signal publishes avarietyofperspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the viewsofThe Heritage Foundation.The post Firing Lies: PBS Tars‚ Feathers Onetime Host William F. Buckley appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you';re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net.Theres good news‚ and bad: first‚ the fact that fact-checkers masquerading as unbiased and accurate moderators of content while actually unreliable and bias-prone tools of censorship are now recognized widely enough as just that‚ to trigger a reaction from some prominent actors.But then these fact-checkers are reacting in order to double down on their role as something positive‚ and justified.Related: How Activists Hijacked Facebooks Fact Checking ProgramBecause there are no facts to support this attitude‚ one of the key fact-checkers is hiding behind an opinion piece. But the claim is there: Fact-checking is not censorship‚ a post on Poynter wants you to believe.This‚ despite the organization‚ which acts to certify fact-checkers via the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)‚ having a project that has resulted in mass suppression of posts on Facebook.According to Facebook (Meta) CEO Mark Zuckerberg‚ posts that get fact-checked experience a 95% drop in clicks. In other words‚ even if this content is not outright removed‚ it is made virtually invisible. Thats censorship by any other name.So how in the world can Poynter claim that activities of those it certifies actually result in adding to the public debate rather than suppressing it?It can‚ and does. Meanwhile‚ a report recently published by Meta paints a different picture: the EU that was no doubt happy to share that fact-checking reduces users attempts to share posts by 47 and 38 percent on Facebook and Instagram‚ respectively.Of course‚ neither Meta nor the EU are offering this data as proof of negative and nefarious efforts resulting in censorship; instead they are treated simply as proof that Meta complies with EUs codes and other rules‚ also in the end producing more censorship.But‚ while patting itself on the back in these ways‚ Meta unwittingly managed to undermine the credibility of its own fact-checking partners.Theres a comical moment in the Poynter opinion piece (ostensibly‚ theres more than one). But‚ while out to prove it was not trying to distract‚ distort‚ or deflect from the facts the authors said the blog post was there to commemorate something called‚ International Fact-Checking Day 2024.Have fact-checkers practiced at it as they are just made another thing up?The post Social Media Fact Checkers Claim Their Work Isnt Censorship. Heres Why It Is. appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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