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While the news that Ghost Recon: Future Soldier would support Kinect was spoiled early last year, it wasn’t until Ubisoft’s E3 2011 presentation where we learned how it would be implemented. Kinect functionality is utilized in a brand new feature for the Ghost Recon franchise: the Gunsmith mode. It is here where players can use gestures and voice commands to assemble, customize and test out their weapons of choice....

Crash 4, the Activision-published new entry in a classic platforming series originally created by Naughty Dog for the Sony PlayStation, only beat out the spacefaring dogfight simulator by about 1,000 boxed copies, according to GamesIndustry.biz. However, first-week physical sales for Crash 4 were 80 percent lower than 2017’s Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy, Toys for Bob’s remake of the first three games in the series. RELATED: 12 Biggest New Game Releases of October 2020...

The 25-year-old was able to complete a dream move to Camp Nou during the winter transfer window, with interest first shown in the summer of 2017 followed up in January. Barca broke their transfer record to secure his signature, with considerable faith and funds being invested in his playmaking ability. He opened his goal account for club in a midweek Copa del Rey semi-final clash with Valencia and is now being backed to go from strength to strength....

Loss of smell, emotional detachment and other cognitive disorders among COVID-19 survivors has in recent weeks become an urgent medical issue. Some patients experience psychotic breaks. Others report strange neurological symptoms—tremors, extreme fatigue, phantom smells, dizziness and bouts of profound confusion, a condition known as “brain fog.” In one early study of more than 200 patients in Wuhan, neurological complications were identified in 36 percent of all cases and in 45 percent of severe cases....

There could be a shortage of up to 2.2 billion auto-disposable syringes that intentionally lock after one use, the U.N. children’s agency said. The agency attributed the shortage to “significantly higher demand,” snares in the supply chain, national restrictions on syringe exports and an unstable vaccine supply. “We are not anticipating a significant supply shortage of the more standard syringes used in high-income countries,” the agency said in a statement....

“We’re already flying people from E.R.s in El Paso to hospitals elsewhere in Texas, because we don’t have the ability to keep them in our E.R.” Dr. Emiliano Gonzalez Ayala, a leading cardiovascular and pulmonary disease specialist, told The Dallas Morning News. Available medical staff have reported being overworked, not having enough PPE and not having enough medical staff to cover the surge in patients, according to ‘PBS News Hour,’ leaving hospital officials to begin discussing the prospect of rationing care, a euphemism that means deciding which patients will receive life-saving resources and which won’t....

As cases in the country continue to hit record numbers, there are many questions remaining for those who have the opportunity to be administered with a vaccine. For now, one of the gaps in the data is how it will affect pregnant and lactating patients. Despite the lack of solid scientific evidence, U.S. health agencies have released some initial advice about the options available to pregnant people, addressing some of the big safety concerns with the still unapproved vaccine....

Since the mid-January peak, there has been a significant fall in new cases, as well as a decline in the number of deaths. Meanwhile, the vaccination campaign, which began on December 14, has picked up to the point where around 107 million doses have been administered and nearly 37 million Americans are fully vaccinated, figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show. Andrew Noymer, public health expert at the University of California, Irvine, told Newsweek: “In the U....

“Thursday Night Football” registered an 8.0 overnight rating for NFL Network this week, the third highest total in the series’ eight-year history, according to Sports Business Journal reporter John Ourand. MORE: All-time worst Thursday night games | Troy Aikman not a fan of midweek football The 2013 contest between the New England Patriots and New York Jets holds the record at 8.6. NFL Network has gone through a ratings roller-coaster ride this season with all the lopsided primetime games — winning teams are averaging a 17....

But that’s not what Wilson said in a Friday interview with Cowboys HQ. MORE: Cowboys won’t honor Romo till he retires Wilson talked in depth about Dallas’ quarterback situation — including if former Cowboys QB Tony Romo could make a return to the NFL. That question prompted Wilson to say it was “fun to speculate” whether Prescott going down would open the door for Romo to return to the Cowboys....

That move earned an A+ from SN’s Vinnie Iyer, and Dallas got another A+ with Alabama corner Trevon Diggs in the second round. They then earned an A in the third round with Oklahoma defensive tackle Neville Gallimore. Here’s a look at the Cowboys’ 2020 NFL Draft: MORE 2020 NFL DRAFT:Full results | Team-by-team grades | Winners & losers Cowboys draft picks 2020: Who did Dallas pick? Round 1, Pick No....

According to NFL Media , the Cowboys center has avoided the non-football injury list and is expected to be active for the start of training camp. Frederick was diagnosed last August with Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disease that attacks the nervous system, but the team opted to keep him on the active roster since there wasn’t a clear timetable for his return. He was later placed on injured reserve in October with an option to play again in December, though he remained sidelined....

Chicago quarterback Mitchell Trubisky had a stellar night, passing for three touchdowns and picking up a fourth on the ground in a game his team needed to win to keep its outside chances at the playoffs alive. The third-year QB completed 23 of 31 passes for 244 yards. He also threw an interception. MORE: Watch NFL games live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Dallas took a 7-0 lead with its longest possession of the year, a 17-play opening drive that lasted 8:57....

The Redskins reportedly are planning to wear their all-burgundy uniforms Thursday. Washington hates its all-yellow Color Rush uniforms so much that, in the offseason, the team proposed a rule that would allow NFL teams to opt out of wearing Color Rush uniforms on “Thursday Night Football,” a proposal that was later withdrawn. There is no controversy with the Cowboys’ uniforms, however, as Dallas will wear its all-white Color Rush uniforms....

CPT codes are used to track and bill medical, surgical, and diagnostic services. Insurers use CPT codes to determine how much money to pay providers. The same CPT codes are used by all providers and payers to make the billing process consistent and to help reduce errors. This article will go over what CPT codes are used for and what problems you might encounter related to CPT codes on your medical or insurance records....

“This is pretty cool, I must say,” Biggio said with a grin as he stepped to the front of a stage full of Baseball Hall of Famers. With that, the career Houston Astro laid out the theme of his speech. MORE: Take a look at Biggio’s road to Cooperstown “The big question is, how do you get to the Hall of Fame?” he said. “You’ve got to have a little bit of talent, and you’ve got to get a lot of help along the way....

TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager says his doctors told him there is a good chance he could be back to work for the first night of openers. MORE: Sager’s suits collection | Sager sneaks out of chemo to watch playoff game “I said, ‘The NBA season starts Oct. 27, what are my chances?’ He goes, ‘Oh they’re good!’ " Sager told Click2Houston.com, referring to a recent conversation with his doctor....

Sager’s son, Craig Sager Jr., posted an update Friday showing Craig Sr. receiving stem cell treatment. MORE: Classic photos of Sager’s crazy suits | Relive Sager’s funny moments with Gregg Popovich ESPN reporter Shelley Smith, who had her own battle with breast cancer, provided some words of encouragement for Sager. Stay #SagerStrong and get well soon.

Coutinho came off the bench to score in Brazil’s 2-0 win over Ecuador on Thursday - his first game of a campaign in which reported back injuries and illness have kept him out of Jurgen Klopp’s plans, all the while a mooted £100million-plus move to Barcelona failed to materialise. The playmaker is expected to report back to first-team training with Liverpool, who face Manchester City in a blockbuster Premier League clash on Saturday....