Thursday, December 19, 2019

Justin Timberlake: Here's What He Thinks Of Bette Midler Mocking His Public Apology To Wife Jessica Biel!

After he apologized to his wife, Jessica Biel for holding hands with his Palmer co-star Alisha Wainwright, Bette Middler shaded his sincere public letter about the whole thing! In fact, she wondered ‘When is Janet Jackson’s boob gonna get an apology?’ and now, one insider report claims to know how Justin reacted to that comment and whether or not he’s planning to respond.
It turns out that while Timberlake admitted he made a ‘strong lapse in judgment’ by drunkenly packing the PDA with another woman, fans should not hold their breaths for a second ‘I’m sorry’ from him. Justin Timberlake: Here's What He Thinks Of Bette Midler Mocking His Public Apology To Wife Jessica Biel!.
Justin rarely addresses any gossip or rumors about him on social media but he felt like this one was especially bad and just had to apologize to his wife and to his family members.
But that seems to be all he is willing to say, especially since the Hocus Pocus star would like him to apologize not to Biel once more, but to someone else!
The actress took to Twitter to wonder: ‘So, when is Janet Jackson’s boob gonna get an apology? #JusticeForJanet.’
Of course, it seems like she was joking about that whole controversy that happened at the Super Bowl over 15 years ago, known as ‘Nipplegate!’
As far as his reaction to Bette’s tweet is concerned, one insider tells HollywoodLife that ‘Justin isn’t even thinking about Bette Midler’s tweet. [He feels like it’s] much more important to him to just focus on his marriage and to make sure that Jessica is OK.’
In other words, he has zero plans to respond to that tweet so if you were expecting a funny online exchange between Bette and Justin, it doesn’t look like you’re going to get it.

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Human Fall Flat Brings Back Its Christmas Lobby For The Holidays, With Some New Toys

The bizarre physics simulator Human Fall Flat that is part trolling your friends, part puzzler, and part exploration, has brought back the Ultimate Festive Playground yet again for players to explore and enjoy.  Originally launched on the Steam platform by developer No Brakes Games, the goofy walking and climbing with friends quickly became a favorite of gamers everywhere.
Four years later, No Brakes continues to support their title on Steam and other various platforms, bringing about new levels, assets for the community to build their own levels with, and amusing skins for the characters stuck swinging around in the outlandish levels of near-M.C. Escher design.  They apparently hold no interest in stopping, or even slowing down their indie gem in regards of developer support. Human Fall Flat Brings Back Its Christmas Lobby For The Holidays, With Some New Toys.
With recent levels crafted by No Brakes, with the Spooky Castle and ICE each holding tons of puzzles for friends to figure out together; or at least new locations to throw your friends into the abyss from.  The Christmas lobby is the latest in a long line of solid levels; it has been featured before, but now you’ll experience some new joys to explore within the lobby.
All players will now start with firework bazookas upon spawning, perfect for either celebrating the holiday festivities or launching explosives into your nearest friends face.
The catapult is also repositioned to make it far easier for players to get to the summit of the mountain for some pleasant snowboarding, or falling while holding onto a snowboard.
On top of this, No Brakes have announced that all of their content found in both the Christmas lobby, along with the recently released ICE level, for modders to experiment with, build new levels and puzzles with, and release upon unsuspecting victims browsing the Steam Community Workshop.
Additionally, the two new skins are expected to release sometime today, with both the Skydiver and Train Conductor skins becoming available for selection.
Human Fall Flat and No Brake Games both continue to surpass expectations on the Steam platform with over 90% of players recommending others to pick it up.  Beyond that, there are no microtransactions to be found for skins, levels, assets, or anything in between.  There aren’t even DLC’s available for new levels; it’s an all-in-one package upon purchase.
With nothing more than wanton fun and misery to be experienced in equal bouts upon purchase with friends, you’re missing out if you haven’t explored all that Bob can do.

Thursday, December 12, 2019

We Have An Idea Of Halo: Combat Evolved PC Release, And It Starts Sooner Than You Think

Some may identify this as nostalgic gluttony, and that’s totally fine.  We have all experienced the release of Halo: Reach that has reached the top-sellers list on the Steam platform, and the launch went relatively smoothly, barring a bug of six here and there (not the Flood-type).  Even with its relatively shortlist of options for those that really want to maximize the load on their PCs, the successful launch has brought one question to the majority of players.
When’s the next Halo coming to the collection on Steam?
The Beta of Halo: Combat Evolved is expected to drop after the holiday season, so roughly January.  If the beta is open to everyone on Steam, that means you can experience the original title in 4K 60FPS glory as soon as then.  We could assume, then, based on empirical evidence of the Halo: Reach beta that Halo: Combat Evolved should arrive around July of 2020. We Have An Idea Of 'Halo: Combat Evolved' PC Release, And It Starts Sooner Than You Think.
The beta of Halo: Reach was in full swing around July of 2019 and finally released yesterday.  Six months between beta and release, and they’re still working on certain aspects; audio drivers, namely.  So we can readily tack on an additional 6 months between beta and release if everything was similar between the two titles.
Yet that’s a very conservative estimate; Halo: CE was already released on PC (versus Halo: Reach which was not).  Of course, just because it has been released doesn’t mean that 343 Industries has any easier of a task in front of them.  They’re adamant to reach the 4K 60FPS minimum that they’ve promised, with uncapped framerates and FOV sliders.
Community director of Halo: The Master Chief Collection Brian Jarrard has stated that this has been more difficult than they originally thought it would be, but they’re not looking for an easy route through the port.  Get it done right, and you only do it once, and their fanbase has made it clear that they aren’t looking for rushed products.
Presuming that we’re looking at seven months in between each release, (which is based on shaky empirical evidence, and it’s important to remember that!), we’ll have Halo: Combat Evolved around July, Halo 2: Anniversary around holiday 2020, Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST mid-to-late 2021, and Halo 4 in 2022.  Yet these are guesses based on fluctuating timelines, and the longer a timeline goes on, the more difficult it is to get right.
As parsing and interpreting the various engines in use for the past titles continues to be worked on, it’s plausible that we could experience the entirety of the journey by the end of 2020.  The primary tell will be the actual release date of Halo: Combat Evolved, as it adds another data point to our set.

R. Kelly's girlfriend Joycelyn Savage says Patreon account denouncing him was fake

Joycelyn Savage, a girlfriend of R. Kelly, says that the online accounts in her name that attacked the singer are fake.

"I am truly tired of all the lies that they are saying about the man we love so much and our best friend R. Kelly," says Savage, while reading from her phone, in a video on TMZ. "It has been said that I left him and he has abused me and all kinds of nonsense. I have said before none of it is true."
CNN does not know when the video was recorded or how TMZ obtained it. Joycelyn Savage could not be reached for comment. Joycelyn Savage Speaks -- Confirms That Wasn't Really Her Patreon Account And Is Standing By R. Kelly!

Two weeks ago, an Instagram account and crowdfunding page on Patreon in Savage's name had accused Kelly of being controlling and manipulative. At the time, Kelly's attorney, Steve Greenberg, Savage of having posted the claims after "the money ran out."
But Savage disavowed those comments and that account in her video posted by TMZ. She says that she talks daily to Kelly, who is being held in jail ahead of his trial on federal charges and sees him every two weeks.

"We have a bond that is so special that no one can ever break. This is truly coming from my heart. I would never, in a million years, I would never in a million years, hurt him like this," she says in the TMZ video, no longer reading from her phone. "I would never do that. So it's just really, really, really sad that somebody would pretend to be me."
Kelly faces a range of criminal charges in Illinois and New York. He pleaded not guilty in August in a federal courtroom in New York to charges including kidnapping, forced labor and sexual exploitation of a child.

Kelly also pleaded not guilty in February to Illinois state charges of 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four alleged victims, including three who prosecutors say were underage girls.
Kelly has vehemently denied any allegations of sexual misconduct in the past.
Still, Savage has continually defended him and their relationship, including in an interview with CBS's Gayle King in March of this year.

Musician R. Kelly attends birthday celebration in January 2018, in California.
Savage's parents have spoken out about their concerns for their daughter's safety with Kelly. Gerald A. Griggs, an attorney for the family, said in a statement they were "saddened and disappointed to learn that Joycelyn Savage has said that she was not the person operating the Patreon account."
"For nearly three years, Joycelyn Savage has not been able to speak outside of a controlled environment created by Mr. Kelly," the statement said. "Her video today was not any different. Although we can now verify that it wasn't her account, the allegations still remain."
It is unclear on what basis Savage's family can verify the Patreon account did not belong to Joycelyn.
Kelly's attorney praises new video
Greenberg praised the video and said they are "happy that Joycelyn has confirmed the account was false and spoken the truth about Robert."

"It is, frankly, terrifying how easy it is to fool people (through) a fake account, and how people rush to believe fabrications. Everyone owes Joycelyn and Robert an apology. I hope that people will now just wait for the real facts and cease their rush to judgment. The genuine truth is yet to be heard," he said. Patreon closes page purportedly belonging to R. Kelly's girlfriend because of 'potential impersonation'The issue began two weeks ago when an Instagram account in Savage's name posted a link to a page on Patreon, the crowdfunding platform, also in Savage's name.

A spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram, said in an email last week that the company is "unable to confirm if this (Instagram account) is Joycelyn's account, but we did see evidence that the account was hacked some time ago." The spokesperson said the company has restricted access to the account and "the rightful owner will be able to regain access if they attempt to log in."

The Instagram account in question posted what appears to be sponsored ads for two online retailers, BodyFab and Prestige Trends, on November 26. Neither brand immediately responded to CNN's request for comment Thursday to confirm if the Instagram page belongs to Savage.

In a correspondence this week, Facebook, the social media platform did not say when Savage's Instagram account was hacked or if the rightful owner has regained access since last week. Spokeswoman Stephanie Otway said, "for privacy reasons, we can't share either of those details."
Patreon said last week that it closed the page "after multiple unsuccessful attempts to verify the identity of the account holder." Patrons who signed up for the membership page were given refunds "and the creator did not receive any funds," Patreon said.

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