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Bethesda has announced that it is opening a Moscow, Russia office to join with other offices located in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Eindhoven, Sydney, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The new office will be charged with all sales and marketing in Russia and other CiS nations and will be headed by Simeon Chirikov as the Managing Director. Chirikov has previously worked with Wargaming and Electronic Arts.
Richard Garriott’s official profile on the Shroud of the Avatar site now omits the title CEO, something that has been part of the description since the game’s pages were first published. SEC filings name Garriott as CEO, though Delaware, where the original corporation paperwork was filed, does require an executive officer, not specifically a “CEO”. At the moment, Garriott’s profile only lists him as Creative Director and Founder.
Murkmire is just around the corner as the next chapter in the Elder Scrolls Online saga. We had the chance to chat with Creative Director Rich Lambert about the lore behind the game and the importance of visiting some of the lesser-known regions of the world and much more.
The announcement of the main event heavyweight title fight next month at UFC 230 in New York between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis definitely surprised a few fans, given the short notice.
Cormier had announced previously that he would retire from MMA for good by March 2019 and a fight with World Wrestling Entertainment super star Brock Lesnar had been pencilled in for “early 2019.”
Rory MacDonald’s move up to 185 pounds to take on Bellator MMA middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 206 on Sept. 29 didn’t go as planned, as the “Red King” got manhandled by his larger opponent before losing by a brutal second round TKO and suffering another nose break in the process.
From now through Monday, October 15th, Rocket League players can earn double XP for the first time ever. The event is in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Psyonix’s first game, Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars that morphed into Rocket League nearly a decade later.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship was all set for a barn burner of a fight between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz at UFC 230 on Nov. 3rd in New York City. However, the bout will not go ahead due to an injury suffered by Poirier in the lead up to the fight.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Kajan Johnson has been officially let go by the promotion after suffering back-to-back losses to Islam Makhachev in July and most recently to Rustam Khabilov in Moscow last month.
The Blizzcon Gear Shop is open for business with all the goodies that will be on sale at the annual convention next month. Out of all the books, accessories, apparel and artwork, there is one thing that has us intrigued. Two t-shirts (one men’s, one women’s) and a poster are featured in the Diablo section with the title “Diablo: Reign of Terror”. What we DON’T know is what it means beyond the fact that Blizzard has teased “several Diablo projects in the works”.
Former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Michael Chandler will finally get a shot at redemption against the man who took his belt after a brutal knee injury ended his fight against Brent Primus back in June 2017.