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![]() education secretary on March 18 finally issued the order for schools to shut down “until further notice,” beginning March 20, to curb the spread of coronavirus. Many people think that the schools should have been closed by now, as in most other countries, including in Scotland, where schools have been ordered closed from the end of this week right through summer. The kids in the primary school next door are still whooping and screaming at break time, like they are meant to do but why are they still there? There is traffic on the busy High Road outside, but the red London buses are all much emptier. But this week there are hardly any planes, and their absence is noticeable. ![]() Planes can be expected along those air highways usually about a minute apart. Our northeast London Jesuit parish church, where I am a part-time member of the pastoral team, sits under two flight paths, one into Heathrow and one into London City Airport. ![]() ![]() Gamers can customize their trucks with new cabins, paint, engines, and a number of different trailers haul a variety of freight, including food, oil, and hazardous chemicals and crank up the simulation settings to account for multiple kinds of transmissions and various braking styles. ![]() ![]() American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States. Players begin as a driver and gradually grow to become an owner-operator and then build a fleet of their own as they become the head of a trucking company. Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. ![]() Fans of big rigs can haul cargo across the wide open expanses and beautiful landscapes of California, Nevada, and Arizona in American Truck Simulator. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now fast forward to this month and for the first time in history, Halo 3 can finally be played on your PC! Slightly more than just a port, the marketing crew at Microsoft are boasting some new features, i.e. ![]() The release was a staged effort though, initially launching with just Halo Reach, other versions (Halo 1, 2, etc) would come out every couple of months or so. A bunch of months ago (when Coronavirus just meant you drank too many beers in one sitting), The MCC was released (finally) on Steam, something many PC gamers had been wanting for a very long time. For those not keeping tabs on the Steam release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC), let us fill you in really quick. ![]() ![]() The game was expected to be about insanity, yet when the game released, Vaas, the poster boy, died hallway through. This seems to have created a false expectation on the part of audiences and critics. This was epitomised by Vaas, who featured in nearly all advertising. ![]() Adverts for the game pre-release heavily referenced the theme of insanity. The mixed response to the game seems to have been partly caused by the game’s marketing. One reason for the criticism was the death of the compelling antagonist Vaas halfway before the end, being replaced by the less interesting Hoyt. Many decried the game as racist and criticised the game’s narrative. The critical reaction, however, was less than stellar. ![]() 2012’s Far Cry 3 was a massive commercial success, selling millions of copies since its release. ![]() ![]() ![]() For the revenge match, Kagetora assembles a dream team of all members of Generation of Miracles plus Kuroko Tetsuya and Kagami Taiga, along with bench players Hyūga Junpei, Takao Kazunari, and Wakamatsu Kōsuke, forming Team Vorpal Swords, with the hopes of reclaiming the pride of Japanese basketball. Out of pride, the Jabberwock captain, Nash Gold Jr., accepts the challenge. Hearing this, an enraged Kagetora, who was Jabberwock's guide and interpreter for their Japan tour, steps forwards and proposes a revenge match with another Japanese team, to take place in a week's time. After the match, the Jabberwock players insult the players from Strky and all of Japanese basketball, claiming Strky's basketball was at the same level as monkeys and telling the players and crowds to quit playing basketball and kill themselves. ![]() Despite their best efforts, Strky is brutally crushed by Jabberwock. Shortly after the Inter-High of Kagami and Kuroko's second-year, a street basketball team from the USA called Team Jabberwock came to Japan to play a friendly match against a Japanese college-level street basketball team, Team Strky. ![]() |
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