XBOX is updating its game library to add new games to the platform and say goodbye to some of the old ones.

In most months, fans are happy with this change and get more games to play, while the games that go away tend not to be as popular.

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The games leaving Xbox Game Pass each month tend to be older games with more recent versions of smaller games that only a handful of people play.

However, in March, Xbox dropped the bombshell that the 86-rated Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch would be leaving Game Pass.

Ni no Kuni is a JRPG developed by Level 5 and created in collaboration with art from the excellent Studio Ghibli.

It is highly regarded in the gaming community, and with only two weeks to go when its departure was announced, players thought they would not have time to complete this excellent game.

Fans took to social media to express their disappointment that Ni no Kuni would be leaving Game Pass, and it appears Xbox has heard their cries.

Although Xbox has not made an official announcement, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch will no longer appear on the list of games leaving Game Pass this month.

When the new Xbox Game Pass games were revealed, Xbox said three games would be leaving the service on March 15.

However, Xbox’s official blog, Xbox Wire, has changed the announcement so that only two games will be removed.

Players will still be saying goodbye to Hardspace: Shipbreaker and Shredders on March 15, but Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch will no longer appear on the list.

This means that Xbox has reconsidered the game’s departure and it will be available on Xbox Game Pass in the near future.

Of course, this doesn’t mean Ni no Kuni will be available on the subscription service forever, but we do know it will be playable for at least another month.

Those interested in playing Ni no Kuni should do so now to avoid disappointment in the future.

To read more about the service, check out the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in March.

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.

PLAYSTATION has prepared a blockbuster month for everyone who plays games on the platform.

A whopping 13 games are coming to PlayStation consoles this month, and people can play them for free.

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Those who subscribe to PS Plus Extra can pick up eight games this month.

A further seven games are offered for those who subscribe to the more expensive PS Plus tier PS Plus Premium.

At the end of February, PlayStation announced that four games would be coming to the cheapest level PS Plus Essential in March.

Hello Neighbor 2, F1 23, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen and Sifu will be available to PS Plus subscribers on March 5.

With these four games, PS Plus subscribers can claim a whopping 19 titles this month.

All games appear on PS Plus Tuesday March 19, 2024, so there is no longer a long wait.

Here are all the games you can claim in March if you’re subscribed PS Plus Extra.

• NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns
• Resident Evil 3
• LEGO DC Super Villains
• Mystic Pillars: Remastered *PS5 only
• Blood scale 3
• Super Neptunia RPG
• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

And these are the additional games you can claim with PS Plus Premium in March.

• Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
• Cool boarders
• God Eater burst
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney trilogy
• JoJos Bizarre adventure AllStar Battle R

If you’d like to read more about PlayStation, check out the Game of the Year title currently on sale.

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.

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XBOX is adding a number of free games for fans every month, with seven more coming in the first half of August.

There are some excellent games in March, including one with an 87 rating.

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All seven games will be added to Xbox Game Pass throughout the month and will be free to subscribers.

All are available on Xbox’s cheaper Xbox Game Pass for console, and all but one can be played through Xbox Game Pass for PC.

The highlight of the games launching on the service in March is the excellent Control: Ultimate Edition, which has a rating of 87 on aggregated review site Metacritic.

Control is a third-person action-adventure game developed by Remedy, the team behind the recent hit Alan Wake 2.

Another big game launching on Game Pass this month is No More Heroes 3, the highly anticipated sequel to the hack and slash series.

While not as popular as the first two games, it is still recommended for fans of the franchise.

Here’s the full list of Xbox Game Pass games coming to the service in March.

• now available
  • Warhammer 40k: Boltgun (Cloud, console and PC)
• March 7th
  • Paw Patrol world (Cloud, console and PC)
• 12 March
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle of Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (Cloud, console and PC)
• 13 March
  • Control: Ultimate Edition (Cloud, console and PC)
• March 14
  • No more heroes 3 (Cloud, console and PC)
• March 19
  • Lightyear border (Xbox Series
  • MLB The Show 24 (Console and cloud)

If you want to read more about Xbox, check out the rumors about the next Xbox Series

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.

A father is furious after being ordered to demolish two beautiful country houses he built for his family – or face jail time.

Michael Merrill completed construction on his land called Six Acres in Wirswall, Cheshire, before being hit with a barrage of complaints from locals and neighbours.

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Cheshire East Council served the 51-year-old with an enforcement notice in 2014, saying the properties had been built “without planning permission”.

Officials also condemned the homeowner for ignoring “all other legal action by the municipality to have the property removed.”

The furious father appealed, but this was rejected in 2017.

Then in October 2022, Merrill was given until May 3 of the following year to destroy the buildings, including a viewing platform and paved areas.

He was also instructed to restore the land to its original state after construction.

In a bitter planning battle that lasted a decade, Merrill was taken to the High Court in Manchester early this year after failing to comply with these orders.

A judge ordered the father to demolish his family home within a year.

He was also slapped with a 12-month suspended prison sentence for contempt of court.

The reeling homeowner has been given until January 2025 to demolish the property and must vacate the land by July this year.

Cheshire East Council also received £17,409, in addition to £21,000 in costs from previous hearings.

A council spokesman said: “He claimed he had the right to 'live on the land' and that the Planning Act did not apply to him and his wife. This was rejected by the judge.”

Councilor Mick Warren, chairman of the Environment and Communities Committee, said: “We don't want people being sent to prison for planning crimes.

'Action to obtain an injunction and a petition for contempt of court are a last resort.

“However, where parties show no respect for the planning process in the event of an unacceptable and inappropriate development, the council has no choice but to take legal action and in this case the property owners were given significant time to comply. with planning rules.

“It is regrettable that the council had to take this action. Hopefully the prospect of a 12-month prison sentence will lead to compliance.

“The council has incurred significant costs and officer time in this matter and this could have been invested in other areas within the council services.

“It was important to ensure compliance with planning law.”

The Sun has contacted Cheshire East Council for comment.

It comes after a man embroiled in a bitter council row was forced to destroy his £25,000 garden or face a prison sentence.

Richard Hickson paid £5,000 for a patch of grass next to his garden in Istead Rise, near Gravesend, Kent, and built a six-foot privacy fence around it.

The father-of-two created the extra space for his five- and eight-year-old daughters and donated a further £20,000 to perfect it.

But now his “sanctuary” will have to be opened to the public.

Despite not receiving any complaints from Kent County Council for five years, the 37-year-old is now being threatened with “a fine, jail or both” if he does not take down the fence.

Meanwhile, another homeowner who spent £100,000 on a luxury treehouse is “heartbroken” after being told he may have to demolish it.

John Kitson built the one-bed hut in private woodland in Morval, Cornwall to create “the perfect hideaway”.

But Kitson is now faced with the prospect of demolishing the treehouse after becoming embroiled in a planning war with Cornwall Council.

He promoted his treetop holiday online as a glamping destination, but when the council saw the advert they claimed it posed an illegal safety risk.

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So, Taylor Swift maybe not announced Reputation (Taylor's version) at the Grammys, but she did give us a brand new album announcement. That's much better, right? But despite the fact that she has not released a remake of an album, even though she is very clearly in her Reputation era, Taylor has given us a lot of fashion that we absolutely love.

That's both onstage and off, as Tay has sneaked in some very black, gold, snake and other stuff in general Rep-centric outfits, even in her everyday outfits, that you have to be completely oblivious not to see. Case in point: this look from late January where she hung out Brittany Mahomes (née Matthews). The black dress, gold chain and those Marc Jacobs platform boots? Stop! She's about to give us ssssssnakes and we're all waiting for it.

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The Blonde Raquel waterproof boots cost just $113 at Zappos, and they come in a variety of sizes, with multiple color options. Best of all, they have a very similar platform and look similar to what Taylor is rocking here. The waterproof construction means you can wear them rain or shine. They zip on and off and have a stretch panel with ridges on the side, so you can put them on without any effort.

The star of the show on these dupes is the high block heel. Whether you're hitting the streets for a night out in New York with an athlete's girlfriend or staying home with your multiple cats, these Tay-coded boots will bring you together, and you won't even have to pay a monthly rental fee for them.

See what these boots made us do? Looking absolutely incredible? Buy yourself a pair before they sell out and prepare for the inevitable Rep announcement!

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THERE ARE rumors that a number of Xbox exclusives could be coming to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch in the future.

The first games mentioned in the rumors were Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of ​​Thieves, but it looks like more games could be added to the list.

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Xbox hasn't officially announced this yet, but people looking into Hi-Fi Rush's code saw some new interesting items.

In the game's code, people found blue and red shirts that are currently unavailable in the game.

Shirts exclusive to Xbox, Steam, and Epic Games Store were just announced, so it makes sense that these two shirts will be exclusive to PlayStation and Nintendo.

In any case, this finding seems to confirm that Hi-Fi Rush will come to other platforms, but whether other games will also participate is still unknown.

In addition to the original rumor group, some people are now saying that heavy hitters like Starfield and the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle could be coming to other platforms as well.

Xbox players have not reacted well to the news, believing that it could spell the end of Xbox as a console.

They see this move as Microsoft reduces its support for Xbox consoles and the company focuses on games in the future.

One user changed the spelling of the Metacritic review: “I originally gave Hi-Fi Rush a 10/10, but I have to formally retract my perfect score.

“This is because the data breach confirms that the game is no longer exclusive to the Xbox and PC platforms.

“As Xbox loyalists, we've spent our time and money making Xbox the best place to play games, and let's make our most beloved titles available on developing world consoles.

“Horrible news for Xbox gamers and the industry as a whole. Shame on Phil Spencer and his company.”

Another user said on Twitter: “I wouldn't be shocked if class action lawsuits came out of this whole Xbox mess.

“If everything said is true, then Xbox deliberately and directly misled and falsely advertised to consumers.

“Seems pretty cut and dry to me.”

It seems like Xbox fans are extremely against this change, even though Xbox's motto has long been to give more people more ways to play.

If you want to read more about Xbox, check out the difference between the Xbox and PlayStation showcases.

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.

The Boys star Erin Moriarty returned to Instagram on Friday — just a week after leaving the platform and promising an “extended, if not permanent, hiatus.”

Her decision to leave the social media network came after Megyn Kelly scathingly accused Moriarty of being obsessed with plastic surgery.

'She has the Kim Kardashian lips, she made her nose so thin it now looks like a pencil,” Kelly said. “I think it's a sign of a mental illness.”

Moriarty, 29, retaliated by dramatically announcing her departure from Instagram, explaining that she was not deleting her page but would stop posting because the public had “lost the privilege of this account.”

But this Friday, she relented and posted an Insta Stories post, expressing her gratitude to the “vulnerable” fans who “came forward to talk to me” and “share stories that should be heard WAY more than mine.'

The caption was accompanied by a photo of her cradling one of her dogs while shooting a blissful smile at the camera.

She began her message to fans by explaining that she “came in to say 1) I love you all, 2) and grateful to be able to hold my little guy again.”

Moriarty added, “and 3) those who came forward to talk to me were vulnerable enough to share: You are fucking amazing. stories that should be heard WAY more than mine. I believe we still have a long way to go. meanwhile, talk to me.”

The Jessica Jones alumna insisted, “I want to hear it. safe zones, empathy and/or sympathy, and catharsis: a healing combo. believe me.'

Moriarty announced her first departure from Instagram, a week after Kelly sparked backlash with a recent podcast episode in which she took aim at Moriarty's appearance.

Moriarty opted not to deactivate her Instagram account entirely so fans could still see her scathing message to 53-year-old Megyn Kelly.

She told fans and haters alike that they had “lost the privilege of this account.”

The actress wrote, “The only reason I haven't deactivated my account is because I left this here. Otherwise, consider it deactivated.

“I won't have access to it for an extended, if not permanent, hiatus.

'Social media does not come naturally to me and it was an energy investment to get in touch with you.

“And I am shocked by the response, the reductive assumptions and the aforementioned video [of Kelly’s comments] that is a primary example of such harassment.

'It broke my heart. You broke my heart. You have lost the privilege of this account.

'I will not accept the way this has been discussed, the way I have been spoken to. I have been in a hole and consumed by this personal situation.

“You never know what someone is going through, social media is a platform that is not representative of a whole person, and either way there is no excuse for the words spoken directly to me or about me.”

Moriarty shared the response nearly a week after Kelly's controversial podcast comments, saying she had “no idea what was going on” amid the social media frenzy as she endured “one of the most challenging weeks of my life.”

“And I specifically thought that when I emerged from this period — so stressed that I've barely been able to eat and sleep — I thought, OK, I'm going to emerge this 10 pounds thinner and the verbal abuse/accusations are going to fly,” she went Through.

While Moriarty said she expected viewers to suspect she was on drugs or hit her with “a flippant 'just eat a burger' comment,” she was stunned by the hostile response that came instead.

“You learn to become Teflon and move on – I had NO idea what was going on this time,” she said in the post.

“To receive a message about a disgustingly false, counterproductive, in a way ironically misogynistic video of Megyn Kelly commenting on the way (sic) – to learn the widespread nature of this has horrified me.”

Although Kelly claimed in her appearance that the image of Moriarty, which the actress recently shared on her Instagram before deleting it, was from “a year ago,” Moriarty said it was actually much older.

She said the photo was “actually taken about ten years ago before I was of legal drinking age,” and called on Kelly to “maybe do some research that would take 30 seconds.”

“It's appalling how completely uninformed, inaccurate and clickbait-seeking the people we follow and consider informed are,” Moriarty said in the angry post, which contained a number of grammatical errors.

The comments in question came on Kelly's podcast with journalist Michael Knowles earlier this month, where she accused Moriarty of “completely changing her face” with plastic surgery.

She made the comments in response to Moriarty sharing the supposedly decade-old photo this month, while Kelly continued: “She has Kim Kardashian's lips. She has made her nose so thin that it now resembles a pencil.

“She has something like what seems[s] for me it's cheek implants.

'More and more young women are doing this.

'It's not about an objection to plastic surgery, it's about an obsession with turning yourself into a fake version of yourself… I think it's a sign of a mental illness.

'It's extremely disturbing. It's just a huge turn off for me. “I really want to get into the heads of these young girls and say, 'Please don't do this,'” she said.

We all know Ugg boots. And whether you love them or hate them, they are iconic. But if you haven't been paying attention over the past decade, Ugg has developed a wide variety of different shoe styles that aren't necessarily made from sheepskin. In fact, the many Ugg shoes you can buy now are actually quite different.

So if you're looking for a pair of Ugg shoes but don't want to hold on to a pair of boots, good news! That is by no means the only thing available. In fact, the brand just released a pair of platform sandals that might look a little familiar if you grew up in the greatest decade of all time.

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The Ugg Capitella cruciate strap Sandals are the dreams of any self-respecting '90s kid. We wore very similar sandals to pretty much every event: recitals, concerts, parties, shopping, on dates, and pretty much anywhere else we could get away with it. Only these sandals have the same tread you'd expect from Ugg boots these days, and the shoe's upper isn't made of, well, the same fabric that would rub our feet until we got blisters.

These sandals are made of full-grain cowhide leather and are easy to put on. They have a cross strap and the Ugg logo is stamped on the bottom of the shoe. There is even a goatskin lining.

However, when you look at the silhouette, these sandals are undeniably the spiritual successor to the famous '90s cool girl sandals we all had. And if you're as excited as some of them Us are about bringing back the 90s, you almost have to buy a pair of these bad boys.

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