Bethesda Teased A New Indiana Jones Game, But What Will It Look Like?

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When it comes to giant franchises you can always expect video games to follow them, but one IP that has seemingly escaped the video game replication formula is Indiana Jones. The well known adventurer hasn’t had a video game of any kind since 2009, unless you count the 2011 Facebook title, and while not the most popular Lucasfilm title, there are droves of fans that have been wanting to see him and his whip on modern hardware.

These fans may finally be getting their wish. On Monday, Bethesda put out a short teaser trailer for a brand new Indiana Jones title made by Wolfenstein developer MachineGames. The trailer features Jones’ iconic hat being lifted up, and if you still weren’t sure, his whip lays on the table ready for a new adventure.

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This teaser is all we know of the game right now, and development of video games is never easy, but a modern Indiana Jones game is something that everyone should be excited about. Think about how much video games have changed since the last title in 2009. That game was made for the PlayStation 2 and Wii. This means we never got to experience an Indiana Jones adventure in HD, let alone the 4K capabilities we have now.

The question is what kind of game is this going to be like? One would immediately assume something like an Uncharted or maybe the modern Tomb Raider, but the heavy emphasis on guns in those two franchises might not fit in perfectly with the Indiana Jones franchise. It’s not that Jones can’t use a gun, but do we really want to see him mowing down an army with an assault rifle Nathan Drake style?

Of course, this doesn’t mean they can’t take inspirations from those two franchises to make a modern Indiana Jones title. The feelings of exploration, puzzles, and the mystery in those titles are something that a modern Indiana Jones game should strive for and is well within the capabilities of MachineGames. Anyone that enjoys a good adventure should be excited about the potential of this.

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25 Years of Memories | #Pokemon25

25 Years of Memories | #Pokemon25
The toys.
The games.
The cards.
The series.
The memories.

This one goes out to everyone who started out catching Pokémon…but ended up catching feelings instead. 😉

We’re kicking off our 25th anniversary celebration by taking a walk down memory lane! Drop a comment below if you spot anything familiar…

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Black Security Guard Fired for Punching Trump Supporter in Viral Video

A Black security guard who punched a Trump supporter allegedly in self-defense has reportedly been fired and is facing criminal charges, according to the Atlanta Black Star. People online are now raising thousands for her legal fees on GoFundMe. 

*First Published: Jan 13, 2021, 5:29 pm

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Who Is Alton Brown’s Wife? The Chef Is in Love With Elizabeth Ingram

Alton met interior designer Elizabeth Ingram in 2016, a year after his split from DeAnna, and married her in 2018. The couple is happily in love, and these days, co-host Alton’s informal YouTube Live series, “Quarantine Quitchen,” or “QQ.”

So, who is Alton Brown’s wife? Keep reading for what you need to know about Elizabeth.

Who is Alton Brown’s wife?

Alton initially met Elizabeth back in 2016, during a book signing for the chef’s EveryDayCook book. According to Architectural Digest, the couple also worked together when Alton hired Elizabeth to help him renovate the three-bedroom apartment he had just recently purchased in Marietta, Ga.

“At some point, meetings turned into dates,” Alton explains of how they came to be a couple during the seven-month renovation on the home that the two now share. “I’m not going to lie—and I can’t put my finger on when it was—I started looking forward to seeing her more than the space.”

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Elizabeth and Alton share more than their love of design — they also share a love for food and restaurants, and Alton was already something of a fan of Elizabeth’s before they ever met in person. 

“As a form of congratulations on a job well done, mutual acquaintances started calling Elizabeth … to tell her that Alton Brown liked a number of the restaurants she had designed in Atlanta,” AD writes. 

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Except, “she didn’t know who I was,” Alton told the outlet, “so [the compliment, which was relayed to Elizabeth by mutual friends] was meaningless to her!” 

Well, it appears that that’s for good reason. In the world of restaurant, bar, and residential interior design, Elizabeth is about as renowned as Alton is in the world of culinary arts. 

She’s the designer behind beautiful Atlanta restaurants like Beetlecat, Marcel, Superica El Tigre, and Golden Eagle, and in 2017, even released her own line of furniture that boasts elegant stools, chairs, and sofas.

Following their meeting at Alton’s book signing, he hired her services first for his office, then for his Marietta apartment.

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As their professional collaboration eventually led to romance, Alton and Elizabeth are now each other’s biggest fans. “Elizabeth is a very good listener, and she learned a lot about me,” he said about both their working and personal relationship. “She never goes into a place and does her own thing; it’s always mission-oriented. She brings her sensibility—whether it’s a restaurant or a residence—and she really tries to make it about the person occupying the space. Her taste was never really mentioned. It’s more about her trying to align it with what my taste is.” 

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In her own words, Elizabeth explains, “With a restaurant, it’s more me trying to tell the story of what it is, or weave a tale of what the story of a space is. Residences are a little more difficult because people will say, ‘I want it to be serene or comfortable or pretty or relaxed.’ So I will ask questions like, ‘What do you like to collect?’ or ‘Where have you traveled?’ or ‘What are your interests?’ Because obviously, if it’s their house, they need it to be their house. It doesn’t need to be another Elizabeth Ingram house.”

They currently live in the gorgeous apartment that Elizabeth designed with their dogs Scabigail and Francis. “Living with someone who’s a creative changes things because it changes the nature of what you can share and what you can expect people to understand,” Alton told People a year into their marriage. “I think having somebody you can talk to, which I haven’t always had in my life, is a big deal.”

These days, you can see more of Alton and Elizabeth’s apartment, kitchen, and love in “Quarantine Quitchen,” which is available to stream after it’s broadcast live on YouTube.

Source : https://www.distractify.com/p/alton-brown-wife

KYM Insights: How Real-world Events Affect Memes And How People Respond To Them

Last year was obviously an eventful one right from the onset, but the last few months of 2020 were certainly filled with some key moments that dominated online discourse. From major political events to highly anticipated game releases, nearly all of these trends wound up the subject of countless memes in the last quarter of the year.

So, what can learn about the relationship between these events and their impact on meme culture? To glean some knowledge into how real-world affairs affect memes and how people generally perceive them, KYM Insights conducted a series of polls through CivicScience between October 2020 and January 2021 based on this phenomenon.

We asked the internet how they reacted to memes they saw online based on the following categories: political memes, brand memes and video game memes. Of the thousands of respondents we received, here’s what we uncovered.


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Political Memes

When it comes to memes, the political variants are easily among the most contentious (as we’ve studied in the past), but digging deeper into the events surrounding their perception reveals additional insight into how many online generally react to them over time.

Between October 4th and January 13th, our poll collected nearly 6,000 responses from participants. The biggest group by nearly double was, unsurprisingly, “Mostly Negative” in their reactions to seeing political memes, with just under 2,800 total. The “Mostly Positive” group came in second at nearly 1,600 responses, and last for “Neutral” at 1,559.


What reaction have you had to political memes recently? Mostly Negative Mostly Positive Neutral 26.2% 47% 26.8% Colorfulness Orange Azure Electric blue Circle Diagram

Moving on to the timeview graph for this category of memes, we see that the peak for “Mostly Negative” was right at the beginning of October, its lowest point in mid to late November and another high in late December before dropping down again in recent weeks. The lowest point for “Mostly Positive” bottoms out in early October with the peak coming right after the election in early November and another peak in mid to late November as the group trends downward from there into the new year.

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Starting from the peak of “Mostly Negative” and the low point of “Mostly Positive,” this timeframe coincides with many of the U.S. presidential debates and overall campaigning for the election, which was undoubtedly heated and tumultuous (particularly the first unhinged debate). This politically dominated period with the final moments leading up to Election Day, combined with the sheer overload and anxiety many expressed, it’s likely that these events led to negative reactions toward political memes seen in that period.

Interestingly, the peak for positivity coincides with Joe Biden’s initial win over Donald Trump, with another peak around the week of November 22nd and the low point for negative responses coinciding with that spike in positive reactions, likely due to election events and Trump’s continued legal failures to challenge the results. This sentiment is also reflected in a poll from Monmouth University in mid-November that states more Americans were happy about Trump’s loss than Biden’s win.


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Brand Memes

Almost as controversial as political memes, the use of memes by brands and companies online has long been a loathed trend overall, despite their increasing decision to do so in recent years. This attitude, though prominently displayed in most meme communities online, depends heavily on who you ask however, as we’ll see below in our poll.

Once again between October and January, our poll collected nearly 4,000 responses from participants in this category of memes. Curiously the largest group here by far was “Neutral” at 2,246 total respondents. The second highest was “Mostly Positive” at just over 1,000 and, lastly, “Mostly Negative” with only 636 responses.


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So, on the timeview graph for this category, we can see that early on “Mostly Negative/Positive” flip between each other in mid-October as “Mostly Positive” continues to rise to its peak in mid to late November, which parallels with the trough of “Mostly Negative” during the same timeframe. The two groups then briefly swap in mid-December before returning to their trends seen during the beginning of the study.

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For most of the reactions toward brand meme usage we see on this chart, the various shifts in attitude coincide with holidays or observances that corporations so often tend to jump on as part of the growing trend of brand activism, which is becoming increasingly mocked through memes. This is likely the reason we see that initial swap between “Mostly Positive” and “Mostly Negative” around October 11th, which falls on National Coming Out Day and International Day of the Girl, two observances that brands flooded social media with (similar to the Black Lives Matter movement and Pride Month in 2020).

The central portion of the graph that sees the highs and lows of both groups is likely due to holidays such as Thanksgiving, but also political discussion similar to what we observed in the former group. In recent years, companies have become more and more politicized in their social media presence, which can either be well-received or loathed depending on political affiliation or ideology. In the end though, it seems that most people generally have a neutral or uninterested reaction to brand-related memes.


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Video Game Memes

Last up, we’ll take a look at video game memes, one of the most dominant categories for meme culture for many years now that are mostly received favorably. Using the same time period, our poll collected just over 3,200 total responses, with the “Neutral” group once again topping out at roughly 1,500 but less significant than the former section’s poll. For “Mostly Positive,” we had 1,166 respondents making up the second-biggest percentage, and “Mostly Negative” far lower at 542 rounding out the smallest group.


What reaction have you had to video game memes recently? Mostly Negative Mostly Positive Neutral 16.7% 47.2% 36% Text Colorfulness Orange Circle Diagram

Once again taking a look at the timeview graph here, “Mostly Positive” was at its lowest in early October, reaching a high point in mid to late November, and then briefly dipping down in early to mid-December before trending up again more recently to its peak. “Mostly Negative” responses began low initially before hitting a high point around October 11th, dropping significantly in mid-November and then bottoming out in early December before peaking later that month and then trending down again.

Reactions to seeing video game memes 50% 50% 40% 40% 30% 30% 20% 20% Week Starting 10/04/2020 A Week Starting 01/10/2021 November December January Mostly negative Neutral Mostly positive Generated by CivicScience on Jan 13, 2021 at 13:25:52 EST Blue Text Slope White Line Plot Font Colorfulness Azure Aqua Parallel Circle

Unlike the other two categories which were largely impacted by big political or social events, gaming memes are more so affected by the release of new consoles and titles or the oversaturation of certain topics surrounding popular games. The two biggest events during the course of our poll were undoubtedly the launch of next-generation consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, as well as the release of 2020’s most highly anticipated game, Cyberpunk 2077.

The rise in generally favorable reactions to video game memes between late October and November could be attributed to next-gen consoles dropping in early November, and due to their notoriously low availability that enraged many gamers during that time, this could also explain the shift toward more negative reactions throughout December. Cyberpunk 2077’s release, which was certainly a bit disappointing for many in the gaming community after being hyped for months, could also explain the rise in negative sentiments toward video game memes in December.


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In the end, it’s obvious that memes are bound to the happenings of the world around us, so it’s no surprise that they coincide with things like major political moments, holidays or releases in the gaming industry. It is, however, interesting to see how these events also affect people’s attitude toward consuming memes and if they respond positively or negatively to them. As we enter a new year that many are hoping will be better than the last, it’ll be intriguing to see how these perceptions continue to shift in the near future.

Source: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/insights/kym-insights-how-real-world-events-affect-memes-and-how-people-respond-to-them

Stephen A. says Kyrie Irving should retire | First Take

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James Harden Will Open A Restaurant In Houston Nine Days After His Trade To The Nets

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James Harden’s time in Houston is over … well, kind of. Harden, who has wanted a move from the Houston Rockets for weeks, was traded by the franchise to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday afternoon in a monster trade that reunites him with Kevin Durant and pairs him up with fellow high-scoring guard Kyrie Irving. It’s obviously exciting for basketball fans, because that is one heck of a trio of talent on a team with legitimate championship aspirations.

Still, Harden spent years in Houston and was the face of that franchise for years, so it’s not like his ties to the city are gone forever. In fact, despite the fact that he’s no longer a member of the Rockets, Harden has business to take care of in the city, as he’s opening a restaurant in the city next week.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Harden’s restaurant, Thirteen, is slated to open in Houston on Jan. 22. It was described as “one of Houston’s most high-profile restaurant openings this year,” and according to Eater, the menu looks pretty good!

As far as the menu at Thirteen is concerned, look forward to decadent, upscale riffs on comfort food dishes like fries spiced with Old Bay and drenched in Maryland crab cream sauce, deep-fried red snapper, and a Harden-inspired dish called the Sun Devil, which involves roasted oysters topped with creamed collard greens and candied bacon.

All of this sounds tasty! It is unclear of the Rockets organization would trade this restaurant for a restaurant opened by Victor Oladipo, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, three first-round picks from the Brooklyn Nets, four first-round pick swaps from the Brooklyn Nets, and a 2022 first-round pick from the Milwaukee Bucks. Anyway, Brooklyn has a game against the Cavaliers in Cleveland that day, so it appears unlikely Harden will be able to make it to the grand opening.

Source: https://uproxx.com/dimemag/james-harden-restaurant-houston-thirteen-nets-trade/