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[ad_1] Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning to parents in the UK. He says people with children have a matter of days left to act – or risk losing out on grants for up to £14,000 – which are funded by the government. Related Articles Writing in his weekly Money Saving Expert newsletter, he said: “The deadline to apply for the 2nd Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant is this Monday (19 Oct). “DON’T assume you don’t qualify.” The scheme offers a non-repayable, taxable grant, worth up to £6,570, made up of 3 months’ worth (of 70%)…

[ad_1] Minecraft protagonist Steve joined Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s roster with a patch on Tuesday. Smash Bros. fans on social media have noticed he’s been endowed with a victory pose that is … happy to see you, let’s say. At least, that’s what all you filthy horndog perverts with your gutter minds might choose to see. Steve’s victory screen, one of four, is actually 100% innocent, this is only a very deliberate framegrab meant to make Steve seem, er, Randy. Here’s the whole thing: Only in, like, the last six hundredths of a second does it look like Steve is…

[ad_1] Gourmet Burger Kitchen became the latest dining chain to axe hundreds of jobs in the face of the virus after it tumbled into administration on Wednesday. The company was bought from insolvency by Giraffe-owner Boparan Restaurant Group, but the move was not enough to save 362 staff and 26 of its restaurants. It follows major cuts at a raft of rivals including Carluccio’s, Zizzi-owner Azzurri, Pizza Hut and fellow burger chain Byron. They have helped push total potential job losses to more than 200,000 since the start of lockdown in March, according to tracking by the PA news agency.…

[ad_1] Let’s get this out of the way: Genshin Impact and its beautiful, expansive anime world of Teyvat clearly draw inspiration from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and I mean a whole heck of a lot. From the art style to the stamina-based “climb anything” mechanic to the gliding, it’s impossible not to be reminded of Link’s open-world adventures in Hyrule while exploring. But this isn’t just some copycat, as Genshin Impact’s fantastical world, wide array of diverse playable characters, and deep RPG systems are all unique and awesome enough to let it stand on its own…

[ad_1] We finally got to play a couple of proper Xbox Series X games. We give our impressions of those titles on the Series X, plus discuss The Medium’s release date, Microsoft’s new plan to get xCloud game streaming onto iOS devices, and more! Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, or grab an MP3 download of this week’s episode. For more awesome content, check out the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered, featuring an interview with Geoff Keighley, the creator and host of The Game Awards: [ignvideo url=”https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/25/geoff-keighley-talks-game-awards-hideo-kojima-xbox-vs-ps5-and-more-ign-unfiltered-53″] It’s already been an incredibly fun year of Xbox coverage, and the best…

[ad_1] Developer Harmonix has confirmed that Rock Band 4, all DLC, and a vast array of Rock Band peripherals will work from day one on Sony and Microsoft’s next-generation consoles launching next month. While Sony has previously clarified the PS5 is compatible with “99 percent” of the “thousands” of PS4 games it has tested – and Microsoft has similarly explained almost all Xbox One games will run on Xbox Series S and X beyond a few “one-off exceptions here or there” – Rock Band 4 is in a fairly unique position. Not only does it require a pile of bespoke…

[ad_1] A Sony engineer has revealed that the size of the PS5’s cooling fan is responsible for the console’s large stature.The explanation comes via an article from Japan’s Nikkei Xtech, which features an interview with PS5 Mechanical and Thermal Design Engineer, Yasuhiro Ootori. PlayStation fans will know Ootori from the recent PS5 disassembly video.The article notes that the size of this cooling fan determined the size – especially the thickness – of the PS5. The 45mm fan ensures air is sucked in from both sides of the console to cool both mainboard, known as the “A side” and “B side”.…

[ad_1] In a new interview with Polygon, conducted at the 2020 New York Comic Con, director Paul W.S. Anderson professed that Monster Hunter , the new movie based on Capcom’s hit fantasy game series, was a passion project. “I’m approaching it not just as a filmmaker but also as a kind of long-term player and fan of it.” Now we have a greater taste of the approach that the Resident Evil director is taking on bringing the the action-RPG to life. The first full trailer for Monster Hunter arrived on Wednesday, teasing a story about a band of soldiers accidentally…

[ad_1] A 30-year-old with the ‘biggest cheeks in the world’ who has had so many fillers that she has ‘lost count’ claims they are still too small. Instagram model Anastasia Pokreshchuk has splashed out $2,000 on cheek fillers since having her first one four years ago and she said she has no plans to stop. Anastasia, from Kiev, Ukraine, carries out the procedure herself saying she “fell in love” with the way they make her look. She said: “You may think that they are too big but I think that they’re a little bit small, I need to refresh them…

[ad_1] A man’s jaw dropping story of mistaken identity has gone viral, after his family buried what they believed to be their dead cat. Revealing the unbelievable story on Twitter, comedian Eric Schmidt shared a series snapshots of a group text between himself, his father and sister. Breaking the news to his children about the family pet, Eric’s father wrote: “I’ve got some bad news. Kitty has been missing since last night. “When your mom drove the neighborhood just now, she found her in the street near the house. “Your mom is pretty emotional so please reach out when you…