Chadli leaves Monaco to join Turkish champions

In a recent interview with GamesBeat, Embracer Freegroup CEO Lee Guinchard shed some light on the company’s plans with J.R.R. Tolkien’s works.  Embracer Group plans to split into 3 public companies going forward – namely Coffee Stain & Friends, Asmodee Group, and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends. Guinchard details his plans to build stronger relationships between different organizations to facilitate better development.

He also compares The Lord of the Rings franchise to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and draws parallels to the various kinds of experiences the vast lore enables developers to create.

“Year on year, you can add and test things with something like Call of

With The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Mario and Luigi: Brothership, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and more, the Nintendo Switch has a stronger lineup of upcoming first-party titles to look forward to than you would expect for a console in its eighth year, but it looks like Nintendo has yet more in store that it hasn’t yet lifted the lid on.

Out of nowhere, the company has dropped multiple teases for what seems to be a mysterious, as-yet-unannounced horror game. A brief video uploaded on YouTube showcases some found footage-style glimpses showing a man in a trench coat and wearing a paper bag with a smiling face crudely painted on it. Some text flashes on the screen towards the end of the video, which, interestingly enough, tra…

With Dragon Age: The Veilguard around the corner, it’s interesting to look back at Dragon Age: Inquisition, which launched in 2014 and saw exceptional critical acclaim. It also became BioWare’s bSports Bettingest-selling game, per former executive producer Mark Darrah (now a consultant on The Veilguard) in 2018. However, just how successful was it?

Darrah responded on Twitter, addressing any potential claims about the project being a “commercial failure,” that it sold “over 12 million at this point.” The fantasy RPG also “massively” oversold internal projections at publisher Electronic Arts. Check out our review of the title when it first l…

The next Zombies map for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been revealed. Citadelle des Morts sees the Terminus crew dealing with a mysterious individual and hordes of the undead in a medieval castle and village. Check it out below.

Along with battlements, cannons, and hot oil to stop the zombies’ advance, players wild elemental swords. They offer such powers as cutting a tear through reality, which sucks them in before dealing damage. There are also new abilities, like activating a link between neighboring allies and a rune sigil for more damage.

Of course, you must beware of new threats, including what appears to be an evolved Amalgam. It has fewer heads and more agility with South…

Liverpool are interested in signing Milan Skriniar from Inter Milan in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the defending Premier League champions have identified the Slovakia International as a potential replacement for Virgil Van Dijk.

Van Dijk is injured at the moment and is likely to be out of action for the rest of the season. One of the potential targets for Liverpool in the middle of the campaign is Skriniar. has claimed that Tottenham Hotspur wanted to sign the 25-year-old centre-back in the summer transfer window and remain keen o securing his services in January.

According to , Skriniar has played twice in Serie A for Inter so far this season. During the 2019-20 campaign, the Slovakia international centre-back made 30 starts an…

According to a recent report from L’Equipe, Paris Saint-Germain aren’t said to be concerned over the possibility of Real Madrid being interested in Neymar. The Brazilian forward has been with PSG since back in 2017, when he made his big money move over from Barcelona. The speculation suggested that he wanted to get out from underneath the shadow of Lionel Messi, although the money side of things almost certainly would’ve helped too.

PSG are said to have been given assurances over his future and commitment to Ligue 1 by none other than his father. Of course, nobody really knows how accurate that information is, with many believing that Neymar will jump at the first opportunity to prove himself at a club like Real.

Following Zidane’s return it certainly seems like…

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Manchester City will be hoping to stave off competitors Liverpool, Barcelona and Paris St Germain for 21-year-old Bayern Munich forward Jamal Musiala according to the Independent. The 21-year-old from Germany has scored 10 goals in 23 matches in the Bundesliga this season.

The Mirror says Arsenal are now rethinking their plans for Brentford striker Ivan Toney due to the form of German forward Kai Havertz. The 24-year-old has scored five goals in his last seven matches, with the club now considering looking for a younger forward.

Chelsea could let 11 players leave the club this summer, the Sun says, with 24-year-old midfielder Conor Gallagher expected to be one of those players.

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Dean Henderson will miss Manchester United s training camp in Scotland this week as he is struggling with prolonged fatigue after recently contracting coronavirus.

The 24-year-old, who will once again rival David de Gea for a regular starting spot this coming season, tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago.

Henderson has recovered from a hip injury that forced him to withdraw from England s Euro 2020 squad during the tournament but has yet to feature in United s three pre-season friendlies.

Former Sheffield United loanee Henderson s preparations for the 2021-22 campaign have now been further disrupted as he deals with the after-effects of coronavirus.

A statement on United s official website on Monday read: Dean Henderson will miss Manchester United…

Veteran defender DaMarcus Beasley announced his retirement from the United States national team on Monday.

Beasley made the surprising announcement via Instagram after amassing 121 international caps since debuting in 2001 the fifth most in USA history behind Marcelo Balboa (128), Jeff Agoos (134), Landon Donovan (157) and Cobi Jones (164).

The 32-year-old Houston Dynamo defender, who is the only American to compete at four World Cups 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014  featured for Jurgen Klinsmann s men against Colombia in London on November 14.

Beasley scored 17 goals for USA and won four CONCACAF Gold Cup titles (2002, 2005, 2007, 2013).

Where do I start? Honestly I never thought this day would come, representing my country has been the greatest thing I ve do…

Leicester City F.C. have completed the signing of striker Shinji Okazaki from 1. FSV Mainz 05 for an undisclosed fee, subject to a work permit and international clearance, according to the club s official website.

The Japan international, who joined Mainz from VfB Stuttgart in the summer of 2013, will move to the King Power Stadium on a four-year deal, becoming the Foxes third summer signing following the arrivals of Christian Fuchs (Schalke 04) and Robert Huth (Stoke City). 

Okazaki told lcfc.com: I am very happy to be here. To play in the Premier League is my dream and I will make every effort to help the team here at Leicester City.

I will do my best to show how I can play and try to make a lot of goals for the supporters.

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