There was no shortRussia Lottoage of skepticism surrounding XDefiant in the lead-up to its release, and as many expected, as far as its critical reception was concerned, Ubisoft’s free-to-play multiplayer shooter didn’t make much of a mark upon its May release. In spite of that, however, it seems like the game has got off to a solid start in terms of player numbers regardless.

As revealed by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot in an interview published on the company’s official website, XDefiant has crossed 11 million players across all platforms since its release a little over a month ago. Prior reports had claimed that the game attracted over 8 million players in its laun…

Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake 2 has achieved a new sales milestone over a year since it launched. As revealed during the company’s annual Capital Markets Day, the survival horror title has sold over 1.8 million copies, up from 1.3 million sales in February 2024.

Last August, Remedy revealed that it had recouped over 80 percent of its development and marketing budget for Alan Wake 2. This was before the launch of the physical Deluxe Edition and The Lake House expansion in October. The Collector’s Edition is also still slated for December.

Alan Wake 2 is available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Check out our review here, though several updates have been released in the interim. The Anniversary Update added …

Mauricio Pochettino admits he is worried about Tottenham s future trophy credentials due to the mentality they showed in Saturday s 2-1 loss to Southampton.

Harry Kane put the visitors ahead in a first half at St Mary s Stadium that the visitors controlled, with Maya Yoshida also turning the ball against his own post and Christian Eriksen rattling the crossbar with a free-kick.

However, Spurs failed to live with an improved Southampton after the break and goals from Yan Valery and James Ward-Prowse condemned them to a third defeat in four Premier League games.

Pochettino, who served the first of a two-game touchline ban, struggled to understand his side s second-half display at the end of a week in which they secured a Champions League quarter-final spot at the e…

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Hoping to extend their buffer at the top of the League Two table in midweek, Forest Green will welcome Barrow to the New Lawn on Tuesday night.

Starting with the hosts, putting in another dominant display over the weekend, Forest Green have continued to impress many across League Two this season. Storming their way to the top of the table and with many tipping them as the standout pick to secure a maiden third-tier campaign, Rob Edwards side were last seen on Saturday claiming a deserved 3-1 win away at Hartlepool. Smelling a golden chance to extend on their recent purple patch in midweek, the Gloucestershire-based outfit are unbeaten in each of their last five League Two contests. With that run highlighted by a 3-1 win agai…

New Orleans coach Sean Payton has been suspended for the coming NFL season after the Saints were revealed to be paying players illegal bounties.

The franchise s former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was also banned from the sport indefinitely for orchestrating the bounty system among the Saints defensive players, which saw them rewarded for injuring opponents over a three-year period between 2009-2011.

In addition, the Saints were fined US$500,000 and saw their second-round draft picks for 2012 and 2013 stripped.

New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis is suspended for the first eight regular-season games in 2012, while assistant coach Joe Vitt will miss the first six.

We are all accountable and responsible for player health and safety and the i…

Jose Mourinho says he brought on Marouane Fellaini to counter Everton s direct style in the closing stages of their match at Goodison Park.

Fellaini came on against his former side in place of Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the 85th minute for his 100th United appearance since joining in 2013.  

But it was a landmark outing to forget for the Belgium international, who promptly fouled Idrissa Gueye in the penalty area, with Leighton Baines scoring the resulting penalty as Everton claimed a 1-1 draw.

United therefore failed to preserve the lead given to them by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but Mourinho explained he was trying to ensure his side did hold out to secure all three points in bringing on Fellaini.

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Manchester United have completed the signing of striker Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta on a five-year deal for a reported £72million.

The 20-year-old, who has scored 27 goals in 87 club appearances and netted six times in six appearances for Denmark, has an option for a further year which would take his Old Trafford stay to 2029.

He becomes the third first-team signing of the close-season, following the arrivals of Mason Mount from Chelsea and goalkeeper Andre Onana from Inter, and was introduced to United supporters on the pitch at Old Trafford ahead of Saturday’s friendly against Lens.

Hojlund, who leaves Atalanta after a single season since joining from Sturm Graz, told United’s website: “It is no secret that I have been a fan of this great club since I w…

Leeds United have rejected a bid from Norwich City for Robert Snodgrass, but the Elland Road outfit could still sell the player.

Leeds manager Neil Warnock is keen to keep hold of the Scotland international as he looks to build a side capable of pushing for promotion back to the Premier League but is unsure if his star midfielder will remain at the club.

It s been made public that they have bid, but from our own point of view it s not what we re looking for, Warnock told reporters.

We d like to keep Rob, and Rob knows that. Whether that will be possible we ll have to wait and see.

Snodgrass started his career at Livingston before joining Leeds in 2008 and has scored 35 times in 168 league games for the club.

Norwich boss Chris Hughton is kee…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits that Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud will not be ready for the start of the Premier League campaign.

Arsenal s preparation for the new season has not gone as planned, with the club completing a tour of Asia with a 2-2 draw against Hong Kong champions Kitchee on Sunday, but a friendly in Nigeria planned for the weekend was cancelled, leaving just one match left against Cologne.

Wenger had last week revealed Jack Wilshere would not return until October, and explained that many of his players may not be ready to start the new season, having stayed home during the tour.

The players who were out here will have had enough games but some players will have only one game, he said.

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John O Shea believes Sunderland s poor start to the Premier League season means the result of Sunday s Wear-Tyne derby is even more significant.

Sunderland, winless after nine games and sitting at the foot of the table, take on Newcastle also in the relegation zone – at the Stadium of Light.

Sam Allardyce s men have dominated recent meetings between the fierce rivals, having won each of their past five games and remaining unbeaten since 2011.

O Shea, who joined the north-east club from Manchester United, says the whole team are relishing the upcoming test.

It is a massive game and as players we always look forward to playing our local rivals, said the Republic of Ireland international.

We ve had some positives results against them in recent ti…