![]() ![]() Instead, Zordon creates a new form of power to protect them - the Turbo Keys and Turbozords. ![]() A vessel known as the Ghost Galleon can pass through the Triangle, but the Rangers' current powers will not suffice for this journey. Zordon explains that Lerigot's magical key is required to ensure safe passage through the Nemesis Triangle, which prevents all ships from reaching Muiranthias. Back in the Subcraft, Jason and Kimberly are put in the hold next to Bulk and Skull as they await their fate as Maligore's sacrifices. The Rangers quickly discover them to be nothing but their empty scuba-suits. On the beach, the Rangers are unable to stop Lerigot as he willingly surrenders to Divatox, and her forces throw back what appear to be Jason and Kimberly into the water as they take him away. To emphasize, she reveals that she has captured Lerigot's wife and child, Yara and Bethel, as well as former Power Rangers Jason Lee Scott and Kimberly Ann Hart (both captured while they were scuba-diving) and that she will kill them all if the wizard does not surrender. ![]() They are soon contacted by Divatox, who demands that Lerigot be surrendered to her immediately. Disgusted at his poor choice of sacrifices, Divatox orders Elgar to try again and throws the pair in the Subcraft's hold.Īfter a long and dangerous search through Africa, Tommy and Kat find a passed-out Lerigot and revive him with supplies from their Power Boxes, then take him to the Power Chamber to recover. ![]() Elgar brings her Bulk and Skull, security guards working under Jerome Stone who had gotten lost on their way to the International Dance-a-Thon when they were captured. Tommy and Kat agree to locate the wizard and bring him to safety.Īs they arrive on Earth, Divatox has Elgar capture two humans "of purity and strength" to be used as sacrifices for Maligore. In his panic, Lerigot has landed in the African wilderness Encountering animals and is now at risk of dying from heatstroke. Inside the Power Chamber, Zordon and Alpha 5 explain that Lerigot is being pursued by Divatox as part of her plan to awaken and marry the fire demon Maligore, who sleeps on the island of Muiranthias. Their communicators suddenly go off as Zordon summons them to the Power Chamber, unaware that Justin has overheard them, but Rocky discovers that Justin was hiding under his bed and has overheard them as Justin accidentally discovers that Rocky and his friends are the Power Rangers. Their Subcraft immediately lifts off from Liaria and flies towards Earth.Īt the hospital, Justin comes in to visit Rocky but hides under his bed as the other Rangers come in to pay their sympathy to him. They trace the wizard's path to Earth, and Divatox deduces that he is seeking refuge with Zordon. Kat tries to cheer him up, but Justin shrugs her off.īack on Liaria, the alien pirate Divatox admonishes her soldiers for failing to capture Lerigot and orders her subordinates Rygog and Elgar to find him immediately. Among the kids is a young boy named Justin Stewart, who is stuck in the orphanage due to his father always working and never being around and the death of his mother. Elsewhere in the city, their fellow Rangers Katherine Hillard and Tanya Sloan are on a school bus helping the children of the Little Angel's Haven orphanage. In the city of Angel Grove, Power Rangers Tommy Oliver, Adam Park, and Rocky DeSantos are training for an upcoming martial arts charity tournament, but Rocky's lack of focus while training causes him to fail a jumping kick and land on his spine, critically injuring him, and was taken to the hospital. In desperation, he uses a magical key in his possession to teleport away from them. One year after the Zeo Rangers defeated King Mondo and the Machine Empire depicted at the end of Power Rangers Zeo, on the distant planet Liaria, a wizard named Lerigot is fleeing for his life from unseen enemy forces. ![]()
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![]() The x86 Open64 compilers create a strong foundation for building robust, high performance parallel code through MPI, OpenMP®, and auto-parallelization along with highly optimized libraries*. categories: turbo c 3. This is a free C++ compiler from Borland. The x86 Open64 Compiler Suite simplifies and accelerates development and tuning for x86, AMD64 (AMD® x86-64 Architecture), and Intel64 (Intel® x86-64 Architecture) applications. Turbo C++ 3.0 download by Borland Software Corporation. The x86 Open64 compiler system offers a high level of advanced optimizations, multi-threading, and processor support that includes global optimization, vectorization, interprocedural analysis, feedback directed optimizations, loop transformations, and code generation which extracts the optimal performance from each x86 processor core. The x86 Open64 environment provides the developer the essential choices when building and optimizing C, C++, and Fortran applications targeting 32-bit and 64-bit Linux platforms. ![]() ![]() The x86 Open64 compiler system is a high performance, production quality code generation tool designed for high performance parallel computing workloads. ![]() ![]() ![]() (For the record, only five females have ever been nominated, with only one winning: Kathryn Bigelow for 2003's The Hurt Locker). Then why didn't it win the grand prize? One possible theory expounded (including by a friend who is a voting Academy member) was voter backlash as a result of selecting only male nominees in the Best Director category. However, I firmly believe, overall, that 1917 was the superior film in so many respects. As I pointed out in my pre-show predictions column below, I wouldn't have been surprised with its win. ![]() moviegoers who had not screened the foreign film ("UGH-you mean I have to read subtitles!") were scratching their head. It was almost a given that Parasite, the biting class satire, would win the Best International Language award however, when it finally became time to name the Best Picture, it was a foregone conclusion what title was printed in the envelope. As he began receiving an unpredictable tsunami of accolades in the form of a golden statuette, I thought Bong Joon Ho would pull a muscle while practically using the stage steps as his own private stair-master. For the first time in its history, a foreign language film (now labeled Best International Feature Film Award for the first time) won Best Picture as it stunningly upset the nearly overwhelming pre-show favorite, 1917, the World War I masterpiece from director Sam Mendes. An independent South Korean film, although universally critically acclaimed, utterly shocked the Dolby Theater audience and most Hollywood pundits when it took home four awards including three of the big five: Best Picture, Director, and Original Screenplay (see Parasite director Bong Joon Ho above foundling those oscars). What saved my rating from sinking to a one-star review was the historic nature of this years 92nd edition. While the first emcee-less show last year seemed somewhat novel, this year it sunk to the level of mundane and had me yearning for a talented entertaining host or hosts who could attempt to move the latest 3 hour and 32 minute snooze-fest a tad more swiftly. ![]() ![]() ![]() When gamers went to install NBA 2K9, they discovered that it had shipped without a CD key. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a smooth launch for the series on PC. Although efforts to keep the PC releases of NBA Live up to date continued, as the release date loomed, the community prepared for a brand new game to play (and hopefully, mod). It emphasised the need to upgrade in order to get the best performance, but plenty of other gamers did have rigs that were ready for a 360/PS3 port. As such, more than a couple of people discovered that while the PlayStation 2 ports of NBA Live weren’t desirable from the standpoint of features and visuals, it had actually allowed them to skate by with aging systems. We even had a demo, which not only hyped us up for the release, but also provided an opportunity to test the capabilities of our PCs. Who needs EA Sports and NBA Live, anyway? At long last we had an NBA 2K game on PC that was a current gen port. NBA 2K9 PC was released a couple of weeks later than on console, and it didn’t have the same online support, but that didn’t matter to most gamers. Considering that NBA Live PC continued to be ported from the PlayStation 2 release right up until the series left the platform, this was exciting news. Hey, if you’re going to be wrong, you want a positive outcome! NBA 2K9 PC was confirmed, and better yet, it was going to be a port of the 360/PS3 version. Though I’ll defend my scepticism, I’ll gladly admit to being completely wrong on that occasion. It just seemed too good to be true, considering how the developers at 2K supposedly didn’t think much of the idea. As such, when reports of NBA 2K9 coming to PC first surfaced, many of us were sceptical, myself included. Dishearteningly, someone who had asked about the possibility reported that not only was it unlikely, but that the developers had actually laughed at the suggestion. Even before NBA Live’s major decline and eventual departure from PC, our community had interest in seeing a PC port for NBA 2K. With that nostalgic and self-indulgent metaphor out of the way, let’s take a look back…way back…įor those who are newer to the NBA 2K series on PC or are otherwise unaware, NBA 2K9 was the first title in the series to be released on the platform. Yes, I’m going on a very long journey for an analogy you might say, almost as far as Guybrush Threepwood travelled by rowboat around the titular location in The Secret of Monkey Island! The point is that you never want to get stuck without a required key, and unfortunately, that’s what happened to a lot of gamers who picked up the PC version of NBA 2K9. If you forgot to pick up a key very early on in the game, you might find that it’s unobtainable much later on, resulting in an unwinnable state. While LucasArts adopted the stance of avoiding game over situations (and thereby encouraging gamers to freely experiment), Sierra’s games could be brutal in the way they punished you for trying the wrong thing or missing a detail. Those two companies took a very different approach to the genre. Hopefully, I’m not the only person around these parts with an appreciation for old school adventure games from Sierra and LucasArts. This week, I’m taking a look back at the issue with missing keys in NBA 2K9 PC. You’ll also find old NLSC editorials re-published with added commentary, and other flashback content. Check in every Wednesday for retrospectives and other features on older versions of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and old school basketball video games in general. This is Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! In this feature, we dig into the archives, look back at the history of basketball gaming, and indulge in some nostalgia. ![]() ![]() ![]() Out of the home, select On Demand titles will be available for streaming. When connected to your in-home Xfinity network, you'll have access to the same Xfinity On Demand titles you can get on your TV(s) (i.e., those included with your Xfinity TV subscription) with the exception of some subscription X1 On Demand channels, Pay Per View or Adult channels. See what you’ll need to get started with the Xfinity Stream app or portal for more details.ĭoes Xfinity On Demand streaming with the Xfinity Stream app and/or Xfinity Stream portal include all titles? Outside the home, up to 200+ TV Go channels and tens of thousands of Xfinity On Demand TV shows and movies from your lineup will be available for live streaming. When connected to your in-home Xfinity network, you can watch all the channels on your lineup (i.e., those included with your Xfinity TV subscription) through the Xfinity Stream app and portal, with the exception of some subscription X1 On Demand channels, Pay Per View or Adult channels. Simply download the Xfinity Stream app or visit the Xfinity Stream portal and log in with your Xfinity ID and password.ĭoes live TV streaming with the Xfinity Stream app/Xfinity Stream portal include all channels? If you're an Xfinity customer without an Xfinity TV package, you can still watch select free content. ![]() If I don't have Xfinity TV service, can I watch content on the Xfinity Stream app or portal? See what you’ll need to get started with the Xfinity Stream app or portal. However, you do not need Xfinity Internet to watch TV Go channels. ![]() See what you’ll need to get started with the Xfinity Stream app or portal for more details.ĭo I need Xfinity Internet to watch channels or content with the Xfinity Stream app/Xfinity Stream portal?įor Xfinity On Demand and live TV streaming of channels not labeled as “TV Go” in your home, you will need to subscribe to Xfinity Internet. Simply download the Xfinity Stream app or visit the Xfinity Stream portal and log in with your Xfinity ID and password. How can I stream live TV and/or Xfinity On Demand to my mobile device and/or computer? Frequently Asked Questions I have Xfinity TV service. ![]() ![]() 2 Chainz continued to dominate the charts throughout the next decade, consistently hitting the Top Ten with albums like 2017's Pretty Girls Like Trap Music and material from his 2020 record So Help Me God. With three platinum hits - "No Lie" featuring Drake, "Birthday Song" featuring Kanye West, and "I'm Different" - the album hit number one on the Billboard 200, and easily reached platinum status. His breakout year was 2012, when he landed on Kanye West's "Mercy" and Nicki Minaj's "Beez in the Trap" before dropping his official debut, Based on a T.R.U. Epps launched a successful solo career in 2010 and began issuing a parade of Top 40 hits while becoming a go-to artist for guest verses. ![]() Uh, I can not forget I had that strap on me. ![]() ![]() 2 Chainz is the stage name of Atlanta rapper Tauheed Epps, once known as Tity Boi in the Atlanta-based Playaz Circle. Gucci Mane & Quavo) 2 Chainz: Used to treat my mattress like the ATM. ![]() ![]() I don't mean to disagree, but I believe you can play as a cop, there is a point. ![]() Check your game update and download the latest Need for Speed Payback. Need for Speed Payback Update brings First Big Content Update Patch Notes. My community has been flourishing as a result, and we frequently enjoy getting together to race, do Hot Pursuits, chase the runner. Learn More The Launch Trailer of Need for Speed Payback. I made it my mission to deliver the freeroam cops that players were interested in, and using the resources available to me, made it possible for others to have better pursuits with real people. Please don't overlook this, it's a unique way to play and it's what makes me keep playing Payback. By creating a community and basic use of "chat" emoticons, I managed to have a lot of fun pursuing people, some actually enjoyed it as the game didn't deliver what some called "freeroam cops." I didn't even have to buy shipments or pay for any DLC, and yet playing this way significantly increased my appreciation for the game. ![]() Once you have these, you can play on AllDrive and explore with other players. UPDATE: 16 new Abandoned Cars are coming to Need for Speed Payback over the next several weeks and months, including Street League cars, Iconic Need for Speed rides and a Ford Crown Victoria Police Car A full list of Abandoned Car guides can be found at the end of this post or over in our dedicated Abandoned Cars Guides section. Please let me tell you this, all you need is a FVPD Crown Victoria (Abandoned car) or any spec car and some "cop" vanity items from shipments. This is what makes Payback enjoyable for me, taking up the majority of my time playing this game! You may not be able to use pursuit tech, request backup, have a cop career but I assure you, with the right resources, you can play as a cop (to some extent). ![]() I beg to differ from your point about being a cop in NFS Payback. Whilst you're very correct about NFSHP2010 (although I wouldn't recommend it) and Rivals (which I would much rather vouch for, as I love it). If you love play as a cop, you should buy Hot Pursuit 2010 or Rivals. ![]() ![]() You can now buy and sell resources and items, and admins can set prices to make sure everything is balanced according to preference. Obviously, ARK doesn’t have an ingame economy, but the Shopping Mod adds one. As the mod description notes, there is no plan to make this work on Scorched Earth it would be inhumane for rafts to suffer the arid landscape of Scorched Earth they need the open ocean to live out their lives to their fullest potential.” The rafts actually mimic dinos in that they have the same characteristics as living creatures. #FreeTheRaft adds rideable rafts to the game, which can be built upon. Essentially, it makes them easier to see in the heat of combat or a chase. ReHUD is a simple HUD mod that adds color and a circular theme to the status icons in the right of the screen. Most spoiling times have been doubled, and other items have their spoiling time increased even more. Not only does the mod change the quantity and weight of items, changes have also been made to some of the spoiling times as well. Ultra Stacks is a stacking mod for ARK Evolved that makes inventory management much easier. ![]() Now you can tame Dodos, saddle up, and ride them in battle! You can craft a saddle for your rideable dodos, giving them an armor boost, too, which will be useful in battle because the creatures are neutral and fight back when provoked. The mod adds a massive amount of Star Wars content, including vehicles, weapons, and tamable droids. The has a substantial community and is constantly being updated.Ī long, long time ago, in an ARK far, far away… STARK WARS: Survival Evolved was born. The ARK Futurism mod is a total overhaul that swaps out vanilla dinos for futuristic robotic dinos, automated gun turrets, and fusion powered bases. It’s also super helpful, allowing you to gauge enemy life and level before taking it on. ![]() The Health and Torpor Bars adds bars into the game, which makes it feel a little more like a traditional RPG. Not the friendliest looking bunch, but at least you won’t feel quite so lonely. NPC Bush People mod adds wild tameable humanoid mobs that are capable of building symmetrical NPC structures and raiding player bases. They are much harder to take down but if you can manage it, you’ll get some excellent loot without having to farm the equivalent of several standard types. These tougher dinos offer a chance to harvest better gear blueprints. The Improved Dinos mod adds improved elite dino varients with with cosmetic and gameplay differences over vanilla dino types. It is similar in size and power to a Titan. The World Turtle spawns an enormous tamable turtle that can carry a giant castle on its back. The team over at Eco do some other superb mods if you’re interested in other botanical improvements.įans of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books will appreciate this super mod. There are 100 new species of plants, including trees, flowers, scrub, and even mushroom. When active, yellow crosses will hover over your Dinos, which makes finding them super easy.Įco in Wonderland adds some beautiful new flora to ARK that you can craft into your own garden paradise. Unlockable at level 25, the Dino Tracker is essentially a GPS system that locates Dinos you have tamed from anywhere on the map. Not only can you play as a variety of different dinos, you can also breed and hatch little babies to make your own dino family! If you’re tired of running from dinos and want to give them a taste of their own medicine, try the Play as a Dino mod. Both swords are craftable via engrams and inventory. With the Final Fantasy VII Swords mod, you can slice up any Raptors that look at you the wrong way with either the Buster or Masamune sword. There are multiplayer servers that run this mod listed on the steam page. Pimp my Home lets you build your own pad in the wilderness, complete with modern walls, windows, doors, and stairs. This awesome upgrade gives you a birdseye view of the action and evens the playing fields versus pesky Quetzals. Need a faster way to traverse ARK’s map? Look no further than the Jetpack mod. ![]() ![]() ![]() Marvel, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Kang the Conqueror and a whole lot more!įour-player competitive and cooperative Super Hero battle mode for friends and family to play together or against each other in a series of themed challenges and battle arenas. Green Goblin, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Ms. New time manipulation mechanic allows specific characters to move time forwards or backwards to change the state of in-game elements, help players progress through a level or allow secrets to be discovered.ĭifferent versions of characters from different eras can also meet up in-game, from Spider-Man Noir and Spider-Man 2099 to Cowboy Captain America and Captain America as seen today.Ī diverse roster of characters from across the Marvel Universe, including Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Doctor Strange, Doctor Octopus, Players will ultimately go head-to-head with the time-travelling Kang the Conqueror in an epic cosmic battle across the expansive open hub world of Chronopolis.Įxplore 18 different Marvel locations ripped from time and space, all of which come together to form one huge, incredible Chronopolis Open Hub World, including Ancient Egypt, The Old West, Sakaar, New York City in 2099, Xandar and many more. ![]() Picking up directly where LEGO Marvel Super Heroes left off, this all-new sequel features a completely original branching storyline,Ĭo-written by award-winning comic book author Kurt Busiek (Avengers Forever), bringing together a diverse roster of iconic Marvel Super Heroes and Super Villains from different time periods and realities. The Old West, Sakaar, New York City in the year 2099, Xandar and many other imaginative settings in this fun-filled journey spanning the Marvel Universe. Packed with signature LEGO humor for fans of all ages, gamers will go head-to-head with the time-travelling Kang the Conqueror through Ancient Egypt, ![]() LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is an epic adventure and sequel to the smash hit, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.īringing together iconic Marvel Super Heroes and Super Villains from different eras and realities, this original branching storyline transports players into a cosmicīattle across a myriad of Marvel locations ripped from time and space into the incredible open hub world of Chronopolis. Marvel, Ant-Man, Captain Marvel, Kang the Conqueror and a whole lot more! Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Man 2099, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Ms. Lego Marvels Avengers features characters and storylines from the critically-acclaimed film Marvels The Avengers and Brand: Unbranded Model: 5051892195126 from R339.00. , Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Gamora and Drax as well as Doctor Strange, Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, Spider-Gwen, The best-selling Lego Marvel videogame franchise returns with a brand new action-packed, Super Hero adventure. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 features an expanded line-up of iconic Marvel Super Heroes and Super Villains from different eras and realities, including Guardians of the Galaxy characters ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Zoho Workplace is the subset of these tools that most closely mirrors the Microsoft Office suite.ĭepending on the plan you choose (Free, Mail Only, Standard, or Professional), you get access to online tools that handle word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, cloud storage, video conferencing, calendars, and email. It offers hundreds of different cloud-based tools that cover everything from call center management to financial operations. Zoho is a company that embraced cloud services early. Limited offline functionality -Lacks advanced features There are a few LibreOffice certified developers, consultants, and trainers you can hire, too, should it be required. However, it’s by far the most widely used open-source Office suite, and there’s a wealth of information online for troubleshooting issues. A server service, LibreOffice Online, is available if you want to create your own collaboration server for employees, but it’s a significant challenge to implement compared to public cloud-based options from Google, Microsoft, and Zoho.Īs a free, open-source project, LibreOffice also doesn’t have the level of customer support you typically get from a commercial product. LibreOffice works best as an offline, single-user desktop office suite. Preceded by OpenOffice and StarOffice, this popular software has always been nipping at Microsoft Office’s heels.īy default, LibreOffice uses the ODF (OpenDocument) format, but it’s able to competently handle Microsoft Office document formats. Hundreds of open-source alternatives to Microsoft Office have been developed over the past few decades, and LibreOffice has emerged as the top dog. No hosted cloud solution -Limited support options We’ve included a variety of free, paid, web-based, and desktop alternatives, and discussed the pros and cons of each. There’s no clear winner here because the perfect office suite for your needs depends on your unique requirements. In this article, we look at some of the best Microsoft Office alternatives on offer today. There are currently enough alternatives to Office with their own benefits that it makes sense to consider whether there’s a better option for your business. Other Microsoft Office alternatives emerged, too, that catered to particular niches, such as cross-platform office suites and open-source office tools. Google offered its online office suite for free, so it quickly captured much of the market. But around 2006, Microsoft felt pressure from web-based document editors such as the Google Docs Editors suite from rival Google, so an online version of Microsoft Office now exists known as Microsoft 365. Traditionally, you were required to download the office suite to your Windows computer and run it offline, and some people still use Microsoft Office this way. ![]() |
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