And in Marvel’s Spider-Man, which lets players sling around in Peter Parker’s underwear, it means that someone had to decide how to depict Spider-Man’s nipples and butt. Midway through February, environmental artist Ryan Benno made an amusing viral tweet about the process involved in designing a video game character. Coelho-Kostolny is also responsible for Peter Parker’s three chest hairs, he tells Polygon. But to get Peter Parker’s nipples just right, Coelho-Kostolny told Fanbyte that he had to

Experimental mode — previously known as the Experimental card — will be an Arcade card that changes over time. Depending on how Experimental Mode pans out, the new three-damage mode may become a standard … or it may gracefully retire. These heroes will play differently to see how the game changes if a team has off-tanks in a heavy solo tank role. As for average players, damage players could see a much faster queue, thanks to their larger share of the lobby. Experimental mode goes live tomorrow

In November 2019, FIFA competitor and streamer Kurt0411 was banned from playing in FIFA 20 events by publisher Electronic Arts. Now, EA has banned the player from its entire portfolio of games and services. In a statement released today, EA said Kurt Fenech (aka Kurt0411) is “banned from playing our games and accessing our services” due to “serious and repeated violations.” The statement, released on Twitter, explained that Fenech had initially been banned from FIFA competitions and live events

Vanessa Laine Bryant (L) and Kobe Bryant attend the 2019 Baby2Baby Gala Presented by Paul Mitchell at 3LABS on November 09, 2019 in Culver City, California. Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, filed a lawsuit Monday against the company that owned the helicopter that crashed, causing the death of her husband, 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others last month. The lawsuit alleges Island Express Helicopters put the helicopter in the air when conditions were not safe for flying. The lawsuit also cl

The COVID-19 outbreak in China appears to have peaked and leveled off earlier this month even as the deadly coronavirus spreads to other parts of the world, World Health Organization officials said Monday. While cases in China have slowed, the “sudden increase in new cases” outside of the country is “deeply concerning,” Tedros said. Outside of China, there are 2,074 cases across 28 countries, including 23 deaths, he said. U.S. health officials said they are preparing for the coronavirus to becom

The coronavirus is front and center as the cause of Monday’s dramatic stock market sell-off, but investors have more on their minds. One issue that may not be getting enough credit for the uneasiness on Wall Street is the troubling slide in bond market yields. “I don’t think this would be nearly as dramatic this morning were it not for the bond market. “The message in the bond market may not be that much different in stocks,” he said. Stocks are ‘vulnerable’The bond market trends also represent

The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Carter Worth and Mike Khouw looked at a call calendar spread in Lowe’s. Tony Zhang illustrated a call calendar spread in Zoom Video. Mike Khouw also broke down a double diagonal in Virgin Galactic.

You got the feeling late Friday, as the market weakened, that the weekend (homonyms!) Iran, Italy, and Korea are among the next biggest hotspots outside of China. Here’s how Communist party mouthpiece Hu Xijin put it on Twitter this morning:”The risk of virus spreading widely in China has passed. Your bright spots in the market today pretty much sum things up: Zoom is up 6%, because why ever hold a conference in person again? What’s that going to mean for the U.S. housing market if the economy a

Shares of teleconferencing software company Zoom Video rose in trading as investors looked to the stock as one of the few beneficiaries from the outbreak of coronavirus. Zoom Video shares traded inversely to the rest of the U.S. market, which sold off sharply as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases outside China surged over the weekend. Zoom Video’s stock is up more than 50% this year, while the Dow Jones industrial average is down about 1.4%. Zoom Video offers videoconferencing, online mee

As cases of the new coronavirus surge outside of China, world health officials said Monday that other countries should start preparing for epidemic outbreaks of COVID-19 to cross their borders. And health officials in Iran have confirmed 61 total cases in the country, with 12 deaths nationwide. The localized outbreaks outside of China are fueling concerns among infectious disease experts and scientists that the virus has become a pandemic. However, WHO officials declined to declare it as one on

Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and members of the Trump Administration’s Coronavirus Task Force hold a press briefing at the White House on January 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. The White House is planning to ask Congress to approve an emergency spending package to help the Trump administration battle the spread of the coronavirus, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC on Monday. The proposed spending deal could be sent to Congress as soon as this week, the source said.

Blackstone Vice Chairman Byron Wien told CNBC that Monday’s sell-off amid the spreading coronavirus outbreak was not the start of a bear market. It’s a serious correction related to a fundamental development,” Wien said in a “Squawk Alley” interview. “The fundamental development will be corrected ultimately, and the market will resume its previous direction, which was positive.” Even with the virus outbreak hurting economic growth for at least the first quarter, Wien said the domestic and global

Goldman Sachs lowered its U.S. growth outlook for the first quarter as the domestic economy takes a hit from the global coronavirus outbreak. The bank slashed its U.S. GDP growth forecast to just 1.2% from 1.4%, seeing a more severe drag from the epidemic. “An increasing amount of companies [are] suggesting potential production cuts should supply chain disruptions persist into Q2 or later.” The number of coronavirus cases outside China surged recently, stoking fears of a prolonged global economi

Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts, MGM Resorts — Major casino stocks with exposure to Macao dropped on Monday morning as coronavirus cases accelerated outside of China. Shares of MGM Resorts were down about 4.2%, while Las Vegas Sands fell 3.4% and Wynn Resorts dropped 2.7%. Apple, Nike — Tech giant Apple slid more than 4% as the coronavirus outbreak weighed on the broader market. L Brands — L Brands shares dropped 3% after a Baird analyst downgraded them to neutral from outperform. Beyond Meat — Sh

Former advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, Roger Stone, arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, on February 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. The judge handling Roger Stone’s criminal case flatly refused on Monday his request that she withdraw from the case, and scheduled a hearing for Tuesday on his motion for a new trial. In her order, Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the hearing in U.S. District Court in Washington would be closed to the public, but she also scheduled a heari

Mike Bloomberg’s $400 million bet on his 2020 presidential campaign – pegged heavily to his performance on Super Tuesday – is looking more and more likely to flop. The five largest states to vote on Super Tuesday will be California, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia and Massachusetts. The bad math for the Bloomberg campaign marks a reversal in momentum from just a few weeks ago. The campaign appeared to be ascendant in national and state polling until Bloomberg’s disastrous performance during the

Within six months, stocks are usually on the mend from the fallout of disease outbreaks such as the coronavirus, say experts. Six months later? In 2016, the Zika virus, linked to birth defects in the babies of mothers infected while pregnant, tore through Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S. The deadly Ebola virus that broke out two years later dragged global stocks down more than 7%. “It’s a topic that feels closer to home and therefore has a more dramatic response in the market,” Egan sai

Monday’s monster sell-off is sending interest rates into a tailspin. “Anything that is obviously rate sensitive, or inversely correlated has an opportunity to continue to do well if, and as, rates continue to plunge,” Worth said Friday on “Options Action.” One of those rate-sensitive plays is the homebuilder space. The Home Construction ETF (ITB) and the S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) have pulled back only slightly in Monday’s sell-off compared with other stocks, and are off to healthy starts in 202

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Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (R) and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg take a break during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Paris Las Vegas on February 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign plans to unleash its cash-flush media operation against Bernie Sanders in the wake of the Vermont senator’s resounding victory in the Nevada caucuses. A Bloomberg campaign spokesperson did not return a request for comment. B