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Arms version 2.0, the biggest update to Nintendo's Switch exclusive, is now live, bringing with it a suite of big changes and addition. New character Max Brass - who previously served as one of the bosses in the single-player Grand Prix mode - is the headline, but he's joined by an all-new mode, as revealed by Eurogamer yesterday . It's based around Hedlok, Arms' other boss character, and sees players fighting to take possession of the character before turning on their opponents. Max Brass also introduces three new Arms into the game, with the Nade, Roaster and Kablammer all now added. Most importantly, though, Arms has an all-new title screen. Read more… from Eurogamer.net http://ift.tt/2tHvcuc via IFTTT Cooking4you2me http://ift.tt/2t2r5u1 July 12, 2017 at 12:00PM all in one channel feed http://ift.tt/2u7zJqC July 12, 2017 at 12:18PM

For being arguably the most well-known fighting game franchise in the world, Street Fighter has a pretty weird history on mobile. If you're interested in a bit of that history, well, read on my friends. If you're here just to read about the nuts and bolts of the Street Fighter IV Champion Edition [ $4.99 ] which just dropped in the App Store, then skip on down to the sixth paragraph for more on that. Anyhoo, touchscreens have always been a sticking point when it comes to gaming on mobile devices. In the best of cases they have caused developers to think outside the box and invent new and exciting input methods for playing games sans physical buttons. For the most part though, bringing traditional console and arcade style games to mobile meant dealing with virtual buttons overlain on the screen. And fighting games have always been ALL about button inputs. It didn't seem like the best genre to try and bring to touchscreen devices. However, although it wasn't the first...

This July, the OUP Philosophy team honors Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831) as their Philosopher of the Month . Although Hegel was a hugely successful philosopher in his own right–described as “the most famous modern philosopher” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe–his legacy remains the influence he had on later philosophers. A huge proportion of critical theory philosophers acknowledge his influence, with most major positions from the last 150 years having been developed in response to Hegelian thought, including Marxism, existentialism, pragmatism, and many more. Born in Stuttgart, Hegel studied theology and philosophy at the theological seminary in Tübingen where he became close friends with Friedrich Wilhelm von Schelling (1775-1854). Schelling did not have the lasting impact of Hegel, but during Hegel’s early years Schelling was a much larger name in the discipline. Not only did Hegel’s early work The Difference Between Fichte’s and Schelling’s Systems of Philosophy (180...

United Arab Emirates para-athlete Abdullah Hayayei died on Tuesday after a training incident as he prepared for the World Para Athletics Championships in London. The International Paralympic Committee confirmed the news, with the incident having occurred while 36-year-old Hayayei, an F34 class thrower, was training at Newham Leisure Centre in London.       This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available. from Bleacher Report - Front Page http://ift.tt/2tGSJeu via IFTTT all in one channel feed http://ift.tt/2t2sD7j July 12, 2017 at 12:01PM

You probably already have a credit card associated with your Apple ID to pay for any app, music, movie or book. But if you want to use your PayPal balance or just prefer paying for everything via PayPal, you can now do just that -- if you're in Canada or Mexico, that is. Starting today, you can use PayPal for any iTunes, App Store or Apple Music transaction made through an iPhone, an iPad or an iPod using your PayPal account if you're in those two countries. PayPal promises to make the feature available in other locations, including the US "soon after," though it didn't give a timeframe for the rollout. To use PayPal, you simply have to add it as a payment option under account settings. Make it the default if you'd rather use it than your card on file, and it will work even if you make your purchase through an Apple TV or an Apple Watch. It will even bring PayPal's One Touch mobile feature to those devices, which means you only need to authenticate tra...

Disney films are so timeless that it's sometimes easy to forget the likes of The Jungle Book and Dumbo were actually released back in the middle of the 20th century. Well, UK-based illustrator Tom Ward has given them an update. In a series of new illustrations, Ward has reimagined what classic Disney characters might look like in today's world.  SEE ALSO: This illustrator is giving '80s movies a gloriously modern twist "I always appreciate visuals that feel familiar but say something new," said Ward. "Disney characters are so iconic that I thought transporting them to our modern world could help us see it through new eyes, giving me an opportunity to communicate some issues I feel strongly about. e.g. circus animals, pollution and the ivory trade, using friendly and familiar visuals with a darker tone." Read more... More about Uk , Instagram , Disney , Illustrations , and Culture from Mashable http://ift.tt/2tM4pLp via IFTTT all in one chann...

An eerily charming town torn apart by one girl's disappearance, a "circus-city" full of freaks and illusions, and an alternate New York where one desperate thief turns to time travel for salvation… Welcome to the world of irresistible young adult fiction! Every month, our team takes a look at what books are being published—and how early readers are responding to them. We use this information to curate a list of soon-to-be-beloved favorites, from contemporary tales set in high school to fantasy epics in realms of magic and mystery. For July, we've got two buzzy debuts for you, plus a novel told entirely in poetic verse. Add the books that catch your eye to your Want to Read shelf and let us know what you're reading and recommending in the comments. Daughter of the Burning City (DEBUT) by Amanda Foody The Gomorrah Festival, a traveling carnival of debauchery, is probably not the most appropriate place for Sorina, but it's her home. When an...

B A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes June 27, 2017 · Avon Romance A Most Unlikely Duke is a lovely, if implausible, Regency romance in which the very rich and the very poor collide in a variety of unlikely ways. I loved this book for its lovely use of language, its focus on the problems of both the lower and upper classes, the incredibly likeable characters, and the affirming, sexy, sweet romance. The premise is that a man named Raphe Matthews (our hero) supports his two sisters in the impoverished St. Giles district of London by bare-knuckle boxing. His fortune changes when he discovers that he is the new and rightful Duke of Huntley. He and his sisters (Amelia and Juliette) move to the richer parts of London to assume their new roles in society. Luckily for Raphe, his neighbors include Lady Gabriella (our heroine). Gabriella’s parents are terrible snobs, and they are particularly interested in avoiding any kind of scandal since their oldest daughter, Victoria, eloped wi...

From the minute a galley of Jessica Berger Gross’s excellent memoir, Estranged: Leaving Family and Finding Home , landed in my mailbox, I knew I’d found a kindred spirit. I couldn’t put the book down. There was so much recognizable to me: the middle class, Jewish, suburban Long Island upbringing; the intense family drama; the eventual need to separate from toxic family members. It’s a wonder the author and I had never met before. We’re fairly close in age, from towns just a few miles apart. It turns out that as adults, we lived on the same corner in the East Village at the same time, but never crossed paths. There are big differences in our experiences, too, though: Berger Gross endured physical violence at home, at the hands of her father, on a regular basis; while I witnessed and experienced some violence at the hands of my first stepfather, a man my mother was married to for six years, my own father was never physically abusive towards me. There was a lot of emotional blackmail,...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has reportedly been left "livid" and "furious" after Dani Alves opted for a move to Paris Saint-Germain over an already-agreed switch to the Etihad Stadium.   According to Sam Lee of Goal, the Brazilian's move to City on a two-year deal was all but sealed after he had been released from his Juventus contract, but he is now on the verge of joining PSG after undergoing a medical with the French club.           This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.  Get the best sports content from the web and social in the  new B/R app . Get the app and get the game. from Bleacher Report - Front Page http://ift.tt/2vbsPxr via IFTTT all in one channel feed http://ift.tt/2ucDWJs July 12, 2017 at 11:31AM

 Trainline’s European service (formerly known as Captain Train) is becoming your one-stop shop for French trains. The company has partnered with SNCF to get real-time data about trains, delays and your current location. You had to use SNCF’s official app before to get this kind of information. If you’ve used Trainline to book a ticket before, you know that the app can alert you… Read More from TechCrunch http://ift.tt/2t3glvn via IFTTT all in one channel feed http://ift.tt/2vbw3AW July 12, 2017 at 11:30AM

Treyarch's Spider-Man 2 was first released on 28 June 2004. More than 13 years later, it still holds up as a yardstick for both Spider-Man and superhero video games. But it's not the combat people remember. It's not the balloon kid or pizza delivery side missions. It's not the amazing cast of villains, either. It's the swinging, the sheer exhilaration of flying over, around, between and often smack into buildings. Spider-Man 2 is a tantalising playground of needles to thread, a true-to-life Spidey simulation - and we have a designer called Jamie Fristrom to thank for it. Fristrom came up with the idea for Spider-Man 2's swinging system, built its prototype and piloted it to completion as technical director. He created one of gaming's most beloved and enduring movement systems, and he did it nearly a year before Spider-Man 2's development began in earnest. "It was something I wanted to get in on Spider-Man 1," Fristrom says. "I think we ...

By Frances Caballo As I prepared for a presentation for the San Francisco Writers Conference a few years ago, I thought, “Wouldn’t it be cool if I could come up with an acronym about the way writers should use social media?” I sat at my desk and played with some variables. It didn’t take long for me to come up with what I thought was the perfect combination. The acronym I settled on is CARE and this is what it stands for: C – Communicate with your readers. A – Answer your readers’ questions. R – Relate to your readers. E – Educate and entertain. Joanna Penn devised the term social karma. As she explains it, if you want book sales, buy books. If you want book reviews, write reviews for the books you read. If you want people to like your Facebook page or follow you on Twitter, like your readers’ and friends’ Facebook pages and follow people on Twitter. CARE works differently. It’s more about the way you want to conduct yourself on social media. In other words, you want to ta...

Shady businesses, you're on notice. This robot lawyer is coming after you if you play dirty. Noted legal aid chatbot DoNotPay just announced a massive expansion, which will help users tackle issues in 1,000 legal areas entirely for free. The new features, which launched on Wednesday, cover consumer and workplace rights, and will be available in all 50 states and the UK.  SEE ALSO: How Facebook Messenger bots are driving social change around the world While the bot will still help drivers contest parking tickets and refugees apply for asylum , the service will now also help those who want to report harassment in the workplace or who simply want a refund on a busted toaster. Read more... More about Social Good , Low Income , Bots , Lawyer , and Poor from Mashable http://ift.tt/2uPT8d6 via IFTTT all in one channel feed http://ift.tt/2tHzOAn July 12, 2017 at 11:06AM

We're sure some people have entertained the thought of saving on the movers, and moving house with the aid of the public transport system. Fortunately, some of us realise furniture and whitegoods are heavy. And that it's pretty damn annoying for other commuters. SEE ALSO: Uninvited rattlesnake tries to hitch ride on a passing boat, causes panic Queensland Rail in Australia released CCTV footage on social media of travellers using its trains to carry a fridge and a couch, pleading with people to go "book a removalist."  In the case of the fridge, a man can be seen using a hand trolley to manoeuvre the fridge into an elevator and then the platform at Bowen Hills station. Read more... More about Australia , Transportation , Culture , Cctv , and Public Transport from Mashable http://ift.tt/2tHbf6N via IFTTT all in one channel feed http://ift.tt/2tdoHvr July 12, 2017 at 11:06AM