Available on live servers now, PUBG update 4.1 adds several new features, but chief among them is a full remaster of the iconic Erangel island map. To mark the occasion, Newsweek spoke with Art Director Dave Curd to discuss the process and mindset behind recreating one of the most influential maps in recent gaming history. “We released the original two years ago, and we’ve been making new content, new experiences and observing how players play and watching that data,” Curd told Newsweek....

PUBG PTS Update 8.1 Patch Notes Sanhok Remaster Looks, plays and performs better. Bootcamp: Longer sight lines and underground cavernsQuarry: More balanced with better cover and rope bridges added. Mongnai (Airfield): Farns replaced by new area with Motor Glider. Docks (Getaway): More loot and interesting destinations. Ruins: Bigger and more maze-like with more loot. Mountain: More pathways to make it easier to reach and leave when you must. Cave: A new temple has been added to the area....

PUBG Mobile Update 1.0 Patch Notes New Classic Mode Gameplay New Erangel: All-new Visuals Updated the sky, land, water and vegetation to be more realistic and detailed Building Changes Changed the structure of some buildings. Large Resource Point ChangesMylta Power: Mylta Power has been remodeled with a new building layout to make resource points closer to one another for more unexpected developments in battle. Quarry: Improved the terrain structure, adjusted the layout of buildings, added 7 new large warehouses, and added landing points for even more looting options....

Several states—including Florida, Texas, Utah, Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma and South Carolina—have attempted to ban school mask mandates at the state level. Meanwhile, some local officials in these states have attempted to contravene the bans, while many of the prohibitions are also facing legal challenges. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that all schools require students, teachers and staff to wear masks to curb the spread of new infections as classes resume in the coming days and weeks....

Anyone who has played the Red Dead Redemption 2 campaign likely still shivers at the thought of anything like the blizzard conditions encountered early in the Story Mode, but the holiday update to Red Dead Online should be a little more cheerful than the deadly blizzard opening the single-player adventure. In addition to snow coating the ground, keep an ear open for piano players toasting the season with festive songs....

Here’s the full track list for The Housebuilding EP. “The Housebuilding Song” (David Ferguson)“A Strange Kindness” (David Ferguson and Matt Sweeney)“A Quiet Time (Saloon Theme)” (David Ferguson and Matt Sweeney)“The Course of True Love” (David Ferguson and Matt Sweeney)“Do Not Seek Absolution” (David Ferguson and Matt Sweeney) With regard to the rest of the songs on the list, “A Strange Kindness” plays during the mission where Arthur has an unexpected encounter with a German family....

That joining is in a Netflix movie named Red Notice. Gal Gadot is in it too, and the trailer was released last month. Red Notice is making its way to theaters now, before coming to Netflix later this month. The action movie is the third team up of The Rock with director Rawson Marshall Thurber after Central Intelligence and Skyscraper. It stars the former wrestler as an FBI agent, who uses the world’s second best art thief (Reynolds) to help capture the first (Gadot)....

The team discovered that there is not one, or two, but three planet-forming disks in the double-star system designated SVS 13 and located around 980 light-years from Earth. Each star is surrounded by one disk of gas and dust that form the building blocks of planets, and there is also a larger disk surrounding the entire binary system. The larger outer disk has a spiral structure that is feeding matter into the individual disks, and in all of them, planetary systems could form in the future....

This might not seem like the most logical pairing in the entertainment industry, given that Grimes has nothing to do with either soccer or cars. Nevertheless, she undeniably has a unique sense of style and an eccentric persona (why else would you name a baby X Æ A-12) that could mesh well with Psyonix’s equally oddball sports game. Rocket League has done crossovers in the past, with the likes of James Bond and the DC Universe, but those made a lot more immediate sense....

The Portuguese superstar sparked a flurry of transfer speculation when it was reported that he had informed Madrid of his desire to move on this summer amid accusations of tax fraud in Spain. ‘Ronaldo already at world’s best club’ He has since remained quiet on the issue, with his focus switched between the Confederations Cup and the arrival of newborn twins. Ronaldo is yet to address the issue of his future in public, as talk of potential moves to Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain rages, but Madrid have sought to play down the exit rumours on a regular basis, with club president Florentino Perez planning talks....

Asensio agreed terms on a new six-year contract on Thursday that increases his release clause to around €700 million and formally signed the deal at a ceremony on Friday. Asensio to score v Espanyol 21/20 It continues the 21-year-old’s remarkable rise to prominence, having scored a host of spectacular goals since breaking into Madrid’s first team last season. Portugal star Ronaldo is the favourite to win another Ballon d’Or crown this year and recently named Asensio as one of his potential successors, but the individual award remains a future goal for the man of the moment, as opposed to an immediate priority....

Live from Los Angeles, many fans of The Bachelor watch the “most dramatic” part one of the finale. Tonight, Bachelor Nation witnessed the “Rose Ceremony From Hell”—as host Jesse Palmer called it—and a visit with Clayton’s parents. Before the rose ceremony, Clayton reflects on last week’s events with Susie and how his trust is broken. Clayton told Palmer that he will be fully transparent on what happened and how he’s feeling with the final two women: Gabby and Rachel....

A remarkable debut campaign at Anfield has seen the 25-year-old billed as one of the finest talents on the planet. It is being suggested that the Ballon d’Or could soon be added to an enviable collection of honours which already includes the Premier League Golden Boot , the PFA Player of the Year award and FWA Football of the Year prize. Those in Madrid would welcome the opportunity to buy into that ability, once they have faced Liverpool in the Champions League final, but Ince doubts that a deal will be done for a player who has spent just one season on Merseyside....

SNL opted to make its first sketch of the new season a parody of ESPN’s popular “Manningcast.” Host Miles Teller — who is often said to look like a long-lost Manning brother — played the role of Peyton Manning while SNL cast member Andrew Dismukes played Eli Manning. Teller and Dismukes poked fun at the Manningcast in their roles. Notably, Teller referred to the Manningcast as a program “where we do live analysis of what’s already playing on TV” while the duo made Eli a punching bag of sorts with his “great insight....

#SaveTheCrew. That’s handy from when former owner Anthony Precourt attempted to move the Columbus Crew to Austin in 2018. Ultimately, the Crew were rescued by an ownership group led by Jimmy and Dee Haslem, and Precourt got the opportunity to place an MLS expansion team in Austin. So now, after the club’s fan base has expended so much energy in preventing the team from moving, and the Crew won the most recent MLS Cup championship, and the team is about to enter a beautiful new downtown stadium — well, all that goodwill can’t be allowed to last, can it?...

ESPN released the trailer for four upcoming “SEC Storied” documentaries, and they all look like they’re going to be great. Wilkins dealt with the public shaming after he chose Georgia over a school in the ACC, and Rick Pitino dealt with similar negativity when he brought Bernadette Mattox in to be an assistant coach at Kentucky. Another one of SEC stories shows the birth of the “Hack-a-Shaq” and hearing Shaquille O’Neal’s thoughts on it....

The Blues have made some high profile transfer gaffes in the past, with the London side having failed to give the likes of Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne adequate time to shine before selling them on and having to watch them become Premier League stars. Red Devils 9/4 for the title But Wilkins, who had stints as assistant manager – and caretaker – on two separate occasions at Stamford Bridge, believes the sale of Matic trumps the lot....

The former Republic of Ireland international formed part of an era of dominance for United under Sir Alex Ferguson in which they considered anything less than Premier League title glory and a strong Champions League challenge to have been a failure. Mourinho in reserve team warning They would also place plenty of importance on domestic cups, with the Red Devils’ treble-winning heroics of 1999 helping to highlight how success on multiple fronts was prioritised....

“I want to thank Todd and his staff for their years of service to the San Jose Sharks organization,” general manager Doug Wilson said in a statement released Monday. “Sometimes a change is best for all parties involved but nothing will take away from what Todd and his staff accomplished here over the last seven seasons.” MORE: Six coaching candidates for Philly | After winning lottery, what now for Oilers?...

Jarrad Shelton, a 39-year-old lifelong conservative and Arkansas resident who is the father of two daughters and is a landlord, has created a political action committee (PAC) to raise money and support: Draft Sarah Huckabee Sanders For Arkansas. Sanders’ years-long role as one of President Donald Trump’s fiercest defenders is something that Shelton believes would make her an ideal Republican Arkansas governor. “That’s what we want our leader to look like....