Darts has experienced a surprising boost in the last year, with players becoming household names. It's a phenomenon that seems to be down to Luke Littler.
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Helldivers 2 has seen Starship Troopers rush up the charts to become the 19th most popular movie online, per today’s ranking of Television Stats (February 20).A closer look at the surge of popularity for Starship Troopers on Television Stats’ graph shows that its rise coincided with February 15, which was one week after Helldivers 2 hit PC and PS5.The increase caught the eye of creative director Johann Pilestedt, who called it “incredible”. Starship Troopers and Helldivers 2 share a similarly satirical characterisation of the military action and expansion of humanity into space in their respective storylines.This is incredible! https://t.co/UmreTNdMhj— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) February 19, 2024Starship Troopers, based on the novel of the same name by Robert A.
Heinlein, is set in the 23rd century and sees the fictional United Citizen Federation only bestow citizenship and rights to those who serve in the military eradicating alien “Arachnids”.On the other hand, Helldivers 2 relays to the player that the future Super Earth is organised through a “managed democracy” where the outcome of elections are much more predictable. Super Earth is under threat by Automations and Terminids, and the human soldiers must stop at nothing to safeguard their planet and its “freedom”.Owing to the significant success of Helldivers 2, which has ironically incurred a lot of server issues for the game, it appears that players are putting two and two together and enjoying the sci-fi satire that was the inspiration for their current go-to game.An in-game Easter egg also suggests that a third enemy will arrive in the game, returning from the original Helldivers.
Darts has experienced a surprising boost in the last year, with players becoming household names. It's a phenomenon that seems to be down to Luke Littler.
While Drive to Survive has sped to a successful six seasons on the Netflix platform and been given credit for a surge in interest in motor racing, particular in the US, the same production team has stumbled to a halt with the tennis world, and now The Times of London reports that documentary series has been cancelled after just two seasons, citing poor ratings and lack of access to the sport’s leading figures.
Marc Skinner, the boss of Manchester United's women's team, believes that with the 'right strategic investment', his side can achieve success. Speaking before their FA Cup quarter-final match against Brighton on Saturday, Skinner remained convinced in his approach despite being 12 points behind Chelsea and Manchester City, and nine points off Arsenal in third place after a draw with West Ham last weekend.
Angelique Jackson Before “Bob Marley: One Love” hit theaters on Valentine’s Day, the musical biopic about the Reggae legend was expected to sing its way to No. 1 on the charts. But box office projections indicated the Paramount movie — which chronicles Marley’s (Kingsley Ben-Adir) rise to fame in the mid-1970s and complex relationship with his wife Rita Marley (Lashana Lynch) up until he died in 1981 — would start slow.
K.J. Yossman Julianne Moore, Michael Douglas and Emma Thompson are among a slew of celebrities putting their names to a campaign for nuclear disarmament. Ahead of “Oppenheimer’s” expected domination at the Oscars this Sunday, Moore, Douglas, Thompson and other celebrities have backed the Nuclear Threat Initiative’s “Make Nukes History” campaign.
Arrowhead Game Studios has promised Helldivers 2 players will be able to utilise mechs in the near future, but has denied rumours Sony is acquiring them.Helldivers 2 was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment and quickly became their biggest ever PC launch last month, but creative director Johan Pilestedt has taken to social media to deny rumours they’re set to become part of the official PlayStation family.“We are not owned. We are independently owned,” he wrote, before clarifying the founders own Arrowhead.
Arrowhead Game Studios has revealed how the war in Helldivers 2 is being organised.Johan Pilestedt, the CEO at Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios, spoke about the war in an interview with PC Gamer, and revealed that it’s all being organised by one man named Joel.“We have an actual person with the job title of Game Master,” Pilestedt said.“We have a lot of systems built into the game where the Game Master has a lot of control over the play experience. It’s something that we’re continuously evolving based on what’s happening in the game.
Prince William is feeling “jealousy” for Prince Harry?! Didn’t see that coming…
Prince William was reportedly “surprised” by the success of Prince Harry’s Invictus Games.“I think there was a degree of jealousy about how well it had gone,” Robert Jobson said during the ABC News special “Prince Harry’s Mission: Life, Family and Invictus Games.”“I do think that William was surprised how much this had been such a success and how much money was being thrown into it and how many governments were getting involved,” Jobson said, adding that the event has “been very successful since its outset.” “It doesn’t come cheap,” the reporter added. “It costs a lot of money, and he’s been able to continue to raise that money throughout this period, which is impressive.”The Invictus Games, which were founded by Harry, 39, in 2014, serve as an international multisport event for wounded, injured and sick soldiers and veterans.
Todd Longwell Many awards ceremonies champion themselves as stepping stones to the Oscars, but the Producers Guild of America Awards — to be presented Feb. 25 at Ovation Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom — have an enviable track record to support the claim. The winner of the PGA’s top prize, the Darryl F.
Fans of the 90s boyband Five might struggle to recognise one of its members, who's now sporting a completely different look, 26 years after his music industry debut. Ritchie Neville, now 44, was known for his light brown hair styled into curtains, as well as his cheeky charm during his time in the band. But Ritchie has now swapped his old style for a darker hair colour and edgy tattoos on his arms.
2024 SAG Awards – instead, Pedro Pascal beat them in an upset. Pascal, 48, who was nominated for his role in HBO’s bleak apocalyptic epic, “The Last of Us,” took home the award in the category of “best male actor in a drama series” during Saturday night’s ceremony, which streamed live on Netflix. He beat Billy Crudup, 55 (“The Morning Show), and Brian Cox, 77, Kieran Culkin, 41, and Matthew MacFadyen, 49, who were all nominated for “Succession.” Culkin and MacFadyen both won Golden Globes and Emmys this year, making them the clear favorites to win the SAG, too.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, but he’s also an author and entrepreneur. He was was one of the most recent guests at Nick Kyrgios’ podcast, “Good Trouble,” with the two discussing their careers and how they manage to stay true to themselves while finding success.
Arrowhead Studios has said the ongoing issues with players accessing Helldivers 2 can’t be fixed by simply buying more servers.Helldivers 2 was released earlier this month and quickly became Sony Interactive Entertainment’s biggest ever launch on PC. It went on to rack up over one million sales in a handful of days.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Back in August 2023, as two labor strikes were roiling Hollywood and preventing stars from promoting blockbusters, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures decided to postpone the release of “Dune: Part Two.” The studios feared that without Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya on the press circuit, the big-budget science fiction sequel wouldn’t live up to its box office potential on its initial November date. “My first thought was ‘Oh, crap,'” remembers Chris Randleman, chief revenue officer of the Texas-based cinema chain Flix Brewhouse.
Arrowhead Game Studios appeared to be hinting at a third faction for Helldivers 2 players to fight in an in-game announcement about “Illuminate sightings”.The Illuminate appeared in the first entry in the sci-fi shooter series. As an extremely advanced alien race, they used their cognitive abilities to create a web of surveillance and technology to both explore space and inform themselves about their enemies.The Loadout reported that an in-game Easter egg in the form of a ship broadcast referenced “rumours of Illuminate sightings” which was chalked up to the “work of dissidents”.At the moment, Helldivers 2 fights are against the Automatons or the Terminids, requiring different strategies to take out their different approaches.Automatons’ defence is focused on armour and they remain out of the line of fire with ranged attacks.
Arrowhead has released a new patch for Helldivers 2 which makes its hardest mission easier.Released today (February 19), the 1.000.009 patch for Helldivers 2 sees developers “continue to focus on stability and matchmaking”.However, the team at Arrowhead has also adjusted the difficulty of a number of missions. According to the patch notes, the Defend event, which is regarded as the hardest mission in the entire game, has had its difficulty “reduced”.It’s not all nerfs though.
the hit show “The Bear” – but at his roots, he’s still a member of the Gallagher family. “We’re all so proud of Jeremy,” his former “Shameless” co-star Emma Kenney, 24, told The Post. “And, you know, I don’t think any of us are surprised by the amazing success he’s getting.
Cat Deeley will soon be settling down on This Morning's sofa as one of the show's new lead presenters. The 47-year-old has been named alongside Ben Shephard as one of the ITV programme's permanent replacements for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
Entrepreneur and business owner, Sara Davies who is best known for starring in Dragons' Den, has earned herself a whopping net worth.The 39 year old has come a long way from launching her own business while studying and has been awarded an MBE by the royals. Sara has become a TV star since joining Dragons' Den back in 2019, where she took over the seat from Jenny Campbell. But away from fame and investing in initiative businesses, Sara has built her successes up and made a whopping fortune.