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Country music legend Shania Twain made a rare appearance with her husband Frédéric Thiébaud at this weekend’s American Music Awards, and the couple cuddled up next to each other to pose for pics and watch the show. Twain and Thiébaud have been married for eight years, but they rarely step out in public together.

Twain and Thiébaud’s relationship started nearly a decade ago after a shocking scandal ended both of their previous marriages. Twain was married to music producer Robert “Mutt” Lange from 1993 to 2010, but they split when Lange cheated on Twain with Thiébaud’s then-wife Marie-Anne.

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I had such an amazing night at the @amas Roll on Vegas!! My residency starts in just over ONE WEEK

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Shania and Marie-Anne were incredibly close. Not only was Marie-Anne Shania’s personal secretary, but she was also her best friend and confidante. After her husband and best friend cheated together, Twain left Lange and Frédéric left Marie-Anne.

In a surprising twist, Shania and Frédéric found comfort with each other while they were experiencing massive heartbreak, and they ended up falling in love.

“I didn’t want to love again-it was the last thing on my mind,” Twain told People Magazine in 2011. “It’s just amazing how life works.”

The 49-year-old Thiébaud is from Switzerland and he is an executive for Nestle. The couple still spend the majority of their time in the Swiss town of Corseaux near Lake Geneva.

“I describe what happened to Fred and me this way: we were two people who had been jettisoned from our lives as if we’d been shoved off the edge of a high cliff,” said Twain. “Thankfully, we managed to grab onto each other on the way down in midair, and break each other’s fall.”

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Twain absolutely wowed the crowd at the AMAs with her incredible performance. She started with a medley of songs while playing her sparkling pink guitar – including Shake It Off from Taylor Swift, Stressed Out by Twenty-One Pilots, God’s Plan by Drake, and Rockstar by Post Malone.

Twain then transitioned into a medley of her own huge hits with a group of shirtless male background dancers and female dancers wearing some of her most iconic looks. Twain sang Any Man Of Mine, You’re Still The One, That Don’t Impress Me Much, and Man! I Feel Like A Woman.

Shania Twain’s Las Vegas residency begins next month at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

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With the recent departure of Aphromoo (For more information, click here) from 100 Thieves, it was unclear who might be the starter support.

A couple of hours ago, 100 Thieves released an announcement promoting Stunt from the academy to the main roster for the upcoming LCS season.

Welcome @Stuntopolis as the support for our LCS starting roster in 2020! We're excited to have you back and can't wait to see what you can show on the big stage next year. #100T pic.twitter.com/g7xFZoKjyf

— 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) November 25, 2019

William ‘Stunt’ Chen began his esports career in 2013 playing the Collegiate Organization UCLA. He played for the organization up until Jan 2015. From Jan 2015 onwards, he played on multiple teams for short periods up until March 2017. In March 2017, Stunt joined Phoenix1; the team alternated between him and Shady as the primary support.

Phoenix 1 finished 3^rd in the regular season of Spring with an 11-7 record. In the playoffs, they were knocked out in the semifinals but managed to reach the 3^rd place by beating Flyquest. Stunt left the team and went to join Immortals as a substitute for the remainder of the season.

In November, when franchising was announced for the LCS, Immortals were denied the application, and Stunt left the team and went to join Flyquest as their new support.

The team alternated between Stunt and JayJ for the support role during the 2018 Spring Season, but they were still quite unsuccessful, finishing eighth in the Spring Split. After a disappointing Spring Split, he was approached by the 100 Thieves organization. He has accepted a support role in the Academy League since the main League already has Aphromoo as the primary support.

Stunt played in the North American Academy League from May 2018 up until March 2019, where he was given time on the main LCS stage as well. While playing in the Academy, Stunt was performing well alongside his team, managing to finish 3^rd in Spring, 3^rd in Summer, and winning the Summer playoffs aswell.

When playing on the LCS stage, Stunt played quite well, but there was no coordination from the main squad; they finished tenth in the Spring Split due to multiple substitutes across the season and not allowing coordination to be built between the same team members. While Stunt cannot be considered top tier support, he is reliable resident support, who does not take up an import slot, allowing the team to explore for imports for other roles.

The 100 Thieves organization is looking to upgrade their roster to improve the performance after the disastrous Spring and Summer Split. While the entire roster remains unknown, the currently known list of Ssumday/Meteos/Stunt looks to be an excellent foundation for the team.

Stay tuned for more roster changes in the offseason in the next couple of days.

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Cal Kestis has Ginger hair in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. And apparently, some fans do not like it.

In this mod, the main protagonist’s red hair has been shaved into a buzz-cut. Instead of ginger, he now sports a dark hair. His complexion was also changed to fit his hair. As a result, Cal Kestis now looks almost homogeneous. The modder also added some stubble on his face, which makes sense. As the uploader, darthIre, explained, a fugitive of the Imperial law wouldn’t have the time to shave every morning.

Cal’s clothes have also been modded, but it’s really an almost insignificant change compared to his looks.

Meanwhile, another mod will make Cal more mature-looking. Instead of stubble, he is now wearing an English or a smaller Dali mustache. But it also changed his hair into a darker texture instead of the signature ginger.

For gamers who don’t like Cal’s costume, you can try this mod from johnocc. He takes inspiration from the Dark Knight himself. The black outfit will help you blend well with the surroundings. It is pretty handy, especially since you are on the run from the Second Sister.

A little caveat, you need to delete texture no. 339437 if you downloaded the version 1.0. Supposedly, this glitch will cause the game to crash.

What makes it interesting is that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was just released on Nov. 15, 2019. And already, modders are already having fun playing around with the main character. Fans can only look forward to all the cosmetic changes that would enhance their gaming experience.

The game revolves around Cal Kestis, an entirely new character in the Star Wars lore. He is a padawan who survived the purge of Jedi’s based on Order 66. Five years have passed after the events of the Clone Wars. Cal has been working at the Bracca junkyard for a good amount of his life.

However, he was forced into revealing his secret–that he could use the Force–to save a friend. Unfortunately for him, his act of kindness was captured by a probe droid of the Galactic. An assassin was dispatched to kill Cal and end the Jedi race once and for all. He managed to survive the attempt with the help of Greez Dritus and Cere Junda, a former Jedi herself.

Cal’s mission now is to learn to harness his skills, control the force, and take down the Imperial Army.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows.

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Bust out the straw hat, Luffy is heading to all platforms early next year. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 will set sail on March 27th, 2020, for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

This game franchise is based on the beloved manga and anime One Piece and is published by Bandai Namco Entertainment and developed by Koei Tecmo Games.

Here is the release date trailer posted by the publisher:

This is the fourth game in the One Piece: Pirate Warriors franchise, and the first one released since 2015. It was announced at the 2019 Anime Expo and received a great reception from One Piece fans.

The game will feature an original story in the land of Wano, as well as an original ending. The gameplay will be a lot like the Pirate Warriors that came before it, but with a few new features.

For example, the move sets have become more robust. For example, Luffy can now use attacks like Gigantic Thor Ax and Gomu Gomu no Hanabi. Playable characters will have up to four different special attacks, and each one can be leveled up to become more powerful.

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 will feature some different game mechanics then its predecessors, like more air combat, jumping, and juggling foes while airborne.

The game will have more than 40 playable characters players can choose from, including Nico Robin, Franky, Tony Tony Chopper, Usopp, Boa Hancock, Carrot, and of course, Monkey D. Luffy and Roronoa Zoro.

There will be story arcs included in the game that are a part of the manga, including the Dressrosa Arc, Whole Cake Island Arc, and Wano Country Arc. Also, the locations in the game will include Sabaody Archipelago, Dressrosa, Whole Cake Island, and Wano Country.

If One Piece fans pre-order the game now, they will receive early access to the Vinsmoke Brothers Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji. Gamers will also receive two costumes that will be announced later.

Europe Gamers will be able to buy The Kaido Edition. It comes with an exclusive 30 cm LED diorama of Luffy battling Kaido as well as the game. North America will hopefully get the Kaido Edition as well.

Also, anyone who buys One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 will receive four Wano costumes:
• Luffytaro (Luffy)
• Soba Mask (Sanji)
• Onami (Nami)
• Zorojuro (Zoro)

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 received average reviews from accredited gaming companies. IGN gave the game 6.9 out of 10, 76 percent from Metacritic, and 3.5 out of 5 from Trusted Reviews.
There was a lot of room for improvement in this game, so hopefully Pirate Warriors 4 lives up to the hype.

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A couple of days ago, Riot Games released a teaser about the next champion. They have mentioned that the champion’s kit cannot be compared to any existing champions in League of Legends

This statement intrigued the community, considering the designer behind would be CertainlyT, who is infamous for crazy and overloaded kits on most champions he designed.

Most champions can be summarized quite quickly, but Aphelios is unlike others.

Aphelios cycles through five different weapons, each with its basic attack. Aphelios will always carry two weapons, the main hand weapon, and an off-hand weapon. He can swap to the off-hand with his W ability. He cannot choose which weapons to equip at any given time. The weapons have 50 ammo each, and when a weapon runs empty, it will switch to the next one in line. Empty weapons go to the end of the line to recharge.

Aphelios has three buttons: Q/W/R. W will swap between his main hand and off-hand, leaving him with two abilities (Q/R). Each weapon has it’s own Q ability, which has bonus effects depending on the off-hand weapon. All five Q’s cost mana and ammo, each has a separate cooldown. (It is possible to Q, swap weapon, then use the other Q immediately). The Q ability is automatically learned at level 2, and it becomes stronger throughout the game.

Aphelios’s ultimate is called Moonlight Vigil. It sends a bomb forward that explodes on the first enemy hit, damaging nearby enemies. Then, Aphelios follows up with enhanced basic attacks from his main weapon against all enemies caught in the explosion. The ability is automatically learned at levels 6, 11, and 16.

Since the abilities are automatically learned, the Aphelios player will put his level up points into stats instead, such as Attack Damage, Attack Speed, and Bonus Armor Penetration.

The five weapons are Calibrum (poke/harras), Severum (sustain), Gravitum (utility), Infernum (AoE/waveclear), Crescendum(close-range DPS like a boomerang). Each weapon will have specific abilities to enhance the capabilities of the weapon, allowing for a mixed playstyle.

Due to the complications with his kit, he will be deployed with a custom HUD to make it easier to track everything. His HUD will show the current primary hand weapon, and it’s ammo, the off-hand weapon, and it’s ammo, the Q cooldown of the off-hand weapon, the next weapon received after the player runs out of ammo and a cooldown indicator for R.

The original design from CertainlyT had 25 weapons in the kit of Aphelios. Thankfully, it was reduced to only five weapons; otherwise, it would be close to impossible to master this champion.

The latest champion release of Senna proved to be quite impactful for the ecosystem of League of Legends; the champion outperforms most current champions in the games due to massive utility and scaling provided by the kit. Will Aphelios follow the same route and be pick/ban status or will he be too hard to master?

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Gamers waited for three years before the release of the Phoenix Point, the latest from designer Julian Gollop. Now, the game is almost here, and more details are coming out of the woodworks.

The Phoenix Point trailer lays down the groundwork for the establishment of the Phoenix Project. It was founded on Christmas Eve of 1945, just two months after World War II ended. The world’s superpowers acknowledged that tragedy should not happen again. They believe that lines among empires and nations should be blurred.

The Phoenix Project serves as an experiment to end conflicts even before they escalate into full-blown wars. Operatives go around the world in search of clues. The project had bases in 24 countries, and another one on the far side of the moon.

Humanity enjoyed a Golden Age, and progress accelerated. However, in 2022, an alien virus from permafrost was released. Scientists called it the Pandoravirus. However, those who came into contact with the virus did not die. Instead, they mutated into something else– monsters whose insatiable hunger leave everything devastated in their wake.

The earth itself changed, particularly the oceans where the virus seems to thrive.

You enter the game in that context. The year is 2047. There are now three human factions in the earth. You have the Synedrion, an anarchist group that seeks to build a new society. Another one is the Disciplines of Anu, a cultish group that sees the mutation as the savior of humanity.

Then there is the New Jericho, a militant group that sees the monsters and the Pandoravirus as the enemy. The group, led by Tobias West, wants all the creatures wiped out from the face of the earth.

But regardless of the factions, they are all driven to small refuges as the monsters continue to create havoc. Humanity is on the brink of extinction. However, their principles are so far apart that it might be impossible to work together.

As the player, you will lead one of the cells of the Phoenix Project. You have just been activated, and you gather at the Phoenix Point base. The mission is not clear. It is now up to you to unravel the mystery with a series of decisions to save humanity.

The Phoenix Point release date has been confirmed to be on Dec. 3, 2019. It will arrive on Windows PC, Xbox One, and the iMac.

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With Thanksgiving right around the corner, Artix Entertainment brings in their annual event for this time of year, The Harvest of Nightmares. Unlike their other games, AdventureQuest Worlds has its annual Thanksgiving event named something different each year, and the Harvest of Nightmares brings something new to the table; aliens.

As they do every year, Oishii the Troll Chef is the focal point of the event, and as always, players will talk to her to start the event. As she does every year, Oishii uses her cooking magic to create a massive feast for all adventurers in LORE, or the Land Of Rising Evil, with hilariously dangerous results. This year, Memet the Nightmare Moglin was contacted by an alien race of “adorably fuzzy” creatures, the Furbles who want to help Oishii to create a new kind of meat.

This creates the questline for the year, where players will gather the materials that Oishii and the Furbles will need for the event, which will inevitably turn into a boss monster for players to fight.

The event comes in three parts; the Memeat Lab, a pun based on Memet’s name, the Harvest of Nightmares, and an unknown event coming the week after Thanksgiving to round out the month of November. Players will need to battle Sneevils, small goblin-like creatures with an obsession for boxes, turkeys and Turdrakens to gather the missing Furble tech needed for the event.

Once this is done, players will need to survive the Harvest of Nightmares and battle the boss for the event.

During the event, players will get access to rewards that look like the Star Trek species the borg, including Borgrix Guardian armor,3 Borgrix helms, a Borgrix Fuel Pack cape,5 Borgrix weapons, a Mecha Furble pet and house item, and much, much more. These items will drop from the monsters and bosses in this event, so if players want this, they’ll need to get grinding.

Much like the other games under the Artix Entertainment envelope, players will not miss out on the previous events, so new players will get still get access to Harvest, Turdraken, Harvest Floats, Foul Farm, Banquet, Grams, Artix’s Home and Killer Kitchen.

The maps for these events will return for this annual event, as well as the rewards from these events, so there’s no reason for new players not to play these past events while working toward the new one. Enjoy, and BattleOn!

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