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‘FIFA 22’ packs use “wide arsenal of tricks” to exploit players, says report - www.nme.com
nme.com
01.06.2022 / 14:35

‘FIFA 22’ packs use “wide arsenal of tricks” to exploit players, says report

FIFA 22 packs for pressuring players into making in-game purchases and being misleading about their odds of getting particular rewards.Published yesterday (May 31), the report offers an investigation into “how the gaming industry exploits consumers using loot boxes” and uses two games – FIFA 22 and Raid: Shadow Legends – as case studies embodying the industry’s “manipulative” practices regarding loot boxes.The NCC says the practice often involves “targeting loot boxes and manipulative practices at kids” and using “layers of virtual currencies to mask or distort real-world monetary costs”.The report goes on to identify FIFA 22 as a case study for this behaviour, and accuses developer EA of employing “a wide arsenal of tricks to push consumers into spending as much time and money as possible exploiting consumers hope to receive the reward despite a miniscule chance and likelihood to do so.”FIFA 22 allegedly markets its packs by aggressively trying to trigger players’ fear of missing out, and the report claims EA’s transparency mechanics are “meaningless probability disclaimers” that do not actually tell players the specific probability of getting desired 90+ rated cards.Going on, the NCC claim that even when players get their desired reward from a pack, they rarely stay valuable due to “power creep over the FIFA gameplay cycle” that slowly introduces stronger and stronger cards.“This creates a continuous gameplay loop, where players are continuously encouraged to open packs in the hope of obtaining upgraded cards to keep up with other players,” condemns the report.It’s also alleged that because FIFA‘s pack probabilities are “dynamically generated”, they “can potentially be manipulated in real time based on any number of

Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa announces debut album with new band Belief - www.nme.com - Los Angeles
nme.com
26.05.2022 / 22:05

Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa announces debut album with new band Belief

Warpaint‘s Stella Mozgawa and Boom Bip, who launched their new side project Belief earlier this year, have announced their debut album.Mozgawa joined forces with the Los Angeles-based producer for the project, which has been in the works since 2016, releasing their debut single ‘I Want To Be’ in January.The pair said of the song: “We chose ‘I Want To Be’ as the first single because of its anthemic synth hook. It felt like an opening.

YouTube’s Lyor Cohen Talks Music-to-Tech Career Pivot: ‘They’re Still Trying to Figure Out Why I’m There’ - variety.com - Los Angeles - Sweden - city Stockholm - Indiana - county Anderson
variety.com
24.05.2022 / 17:51

YouTube’s Lyor Cohen Talks Music-to-Tech Career Pivot: ‘They’re Still Trying to Figure Out Why I’m There’

Fred Bronson Lyor Cohen, global head of music for YouTube and Google, and Diane Warren, songwriter extraordinaire, took the stage of the Musikaliska Kvarteret theater in Stockholm on Monday (May 23) to be interviewed by Swedish journalist Jan Gradvall. Their appearance was part of the Polar Talks, a day of conversations annually based on the theme “the power of music,” according to Marie Ledin, managing director of Sweden’s Polar Music Prize. The Prize was founded by her father, ABBA manager Stig Anderson, in 1992 to honor the world’s greatest pop and classical musicians and the Polar Talks were added to the agenda about a dozen years ago.Cohen’s interview kicked off the Talks as he answered questions about his life growing up and his current work at YouTube.

Miranda Rae Mayo Teases Chicago Fire’s Stella Kidd ‘May or May Not’ Get Married in Finale: She’s ‘Very Superstitious’ - www.usmagazine.com - California - Chicago
usmagazine.com
23.05.2022 / 20:09

Miranda Rae Mayo Teases Chicago Fire’s Stella Kidd ‘May or May Not’ Get Married in Finale: She’s ‘Very Superstitious’

Happily ever after? Miranda Rae Mayo is ready for fans to see Chicago Fire’s season 10 finale — even if the wedding between Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide doesn’t go as planned.

What defines a city and how is it decided as Dunfermline awarded new status - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Britain - Scotland - city Fife
dailyrecord.co.uk
20.05.2022 / 16:55

What defines a city and how is it decided as Dunfermline awarded new status

Scots will be pleased to hear that the former royal burgh of Dunfermline has today been award city status.

Elbow’s Guy Garvey on playing The Queen’s Jubilee concert and “energetic” new material - www.nme.com - Britain
nme.com
20.05.2022 / 16:27

Elbow’s Guy Garvey on playing The Queen’s Jubilee concert and “energetic” new material

NME at the Ivor Novellos yesterday (Thursday May 19), Elbow frontman Guy Garvey talked about the “honour” of playing the Queen’s Jubilee concert, the power of their song ‘One Day Like This’, progress on an “energetic” new album, and when and where you can expect to see them at Glastonbury 2022.Garvey was in attendance at the London ceremony at Grosvenor House to present the Ivor award for Best Album, and caught up with NME on the red carpet just a few hours after Elbow were announced to perform at the Queen’s upcoming Jubilee concert alongside the likes of Queen, Diana Ross, Elton John, Duran Duran, Craig David, Eurovision singer Sam Ryder, Ella Eyre, Elbow, Alicia Keys, Hans Zimmer, Mabel, Jax Jones, Celeste, Andrea Bocelli, Sigala and Nile Rodgers and more.“We’re going to do a turn for Lizzie! It just feels like another party and we’re honoured to be asked,” he said. “It’s lovely and we don’t take anything for granted any more.

Remembering the triumph and tragedy of Chris Cornell, five years after death - nypost.com - county Love
nypost.com
18.05.2022 / 21:09

Remembering the triumph and tragedy of Chris Cornell, five years after death

wove in a bit of Led Zeppelin’s “In My Time of Dying.” In a macabre twist, Cornell was pronounced dead just a few hours after the concert at 1:30 a.m. on May 18.

‘Crimes Of The Future’: David Cronenberg Predicts Walkouts At Cannes In “First Five Minutes” Due To Graphic Scenes - theplaylist.net
theplaylist.net
10.05.2022 / 22:57

‘Crimes Of The Future’: David Cronenberg Predicts Walkouts At Cannes In “First Five Minutes” Due To Graphic Scenes

We’re ecstatic that Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg (“Naked Lunch“) will be returning to body horror. The subgenre’s popularity has a lot to do with his previous efforts.

Stella Donnelly announces second album ‘Flood’ and shares new song ‘Lungs’ - www.nme.com - Australia - county Wright
nme.com
10.05.2022 / 12:19

Stella Donnelly announces second album ‘Flood’ and shares new song ‘Lungs’

Stella Donnelly has announced her second album ‘Flood’ – listen to new single ‘Lungs’ below.The forthcoming record is described as the singer-songwriter’s “record of rediscovery: the product of months of risky experimentation, hard moments of introspection, and a lot of transition”.Featuring 11 tracks, the album will arrive on August 26 via Secretly Canadian. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.‘Lungs’ comes with an official video that Donnelly co-directed alongside Duncan Wright.

Why Bolton Wanderers, Portsmouth & Ipswich Town could have trips to Stoke City or Leicester - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Britain - USA - city Ipswich - city Stoke
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
07.05.2022 / 12:51

Why Bolton Wanderers, Portsmouth & Ipswich Town could have trips to Stoke City or Leicester

Bolton Wanderers are preparing for a second season in a row under Ian Evatt and seeking to mount a promotion push in earnest next campaign.

We group tested the best dry shampoo's for all hair types - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
07.05.2022 / 09:19

We group tested the best dry shampoo's for all hair types

It's nearly festival season and we need all the best products to freshen up. The Reviews Club has realised that most of us revert to using the most popular range of dry shampoos, like Batiste, but the beauty world now has various different brands on the market, so we put them to the test.

Mall Grab announces debut album ‘What I Breathe’, featuring Turnstile’s Brendan Yates and Nia Archives - www.nme.com - county Hand
nme.com
05.05.2022 / 17:43

Mall Grab announces debut album ‘What I Breathe’, featuring Turnstile’s Brendan Yates and Nia Archives

Mall Grab has announced his debut album ‘What I Breathe’ – you can listen to his new single ‘Understand’, which features Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates, below.The Australian-born, London-based producer, real name Jordon Alexander, will release the record on August 5 via the Looking For Trouble imprint – pre-order is available here.“I have been lucky enough to work with some of my favourite artists which have really been the glue that keeps the project coherent,” Alexander said in a statement. “There are a lot of familiar sounds on this album that my listeners and followers have become accustomed to and joined me in the deep dive. Elements of emotional but hard and pumping club music are intertwined with house, jungle, rave and grime.“My adopted home city of London has been a huge inspiration to how my music has evolved and progressed, and on ‘What I Breathe’ I wanted to create a body of work which not only had something for everyone who has been with me the past 6 years, but also those who aren’t yet aware of what I’m about or the music I make.”‘What I Breathe’ has been previewed today (May 5) by the single ‘Understand’, which features Turnstile frontman Yates on vocals – you can watch the video for the track above.The album also features collaborations with the likes of Nia Archives, Novelist and D Double E.

Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa on getting a shout-out from Taylor Hawkins as a teen - www.nme.com - Australia - USA - Colombia
nme.com
02.05.2022 / 14:11

Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa on getting a shout-out from Taylor Hawkins as a teen

Warpaint‘s Stella Mozgawa has paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins while recalling the time her teenage band opened for Foo Fighters.Hawkins died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25, hours before the Foos were due to headline a festival in the city as part of a South American tour. He was 50 years old.

Stacey Solomon 'can't feel her legs' after family day out - www.msn.com
msn.com
01.05.2022 / 22:33

Stacey Solomon 'can't feel her legs' after family day out

Stacey wrote: "Time for some bank holiday fun. "The boys love this place so much and I haven't been on for a couple of years because I was pregnant so I promised. Joe loves it the most tbh.

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