Since its reveal in December, Highguard has a strange few weeks. Being the big reveal at the end of the Game Awards, which reportedly the company didn't pay for, got it a lot of eyeballs, but also a lot of scrutiny. People tend to expect some big new sequel or long-awaited project to cap off host Geoff Keighley's annual award and trailer showcase. Instead, Geoff showcased a free-to-play online shooter that, too many online, looked too similar to many other games already out there.
Judge Clifford Blakely's ruling came after Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson's office asked to bring an end to the case, citing concerns about proving the allegations at trial, which was been scheduled to begin in late January. The dismissal closes the first Alameda County case of a police officer charged in an on-duty killing since BART Officer Johannes Mehserle was tried - and convicted - in the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant more than 15 years ago.
This morning, Nintendo casually announced that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a Switch 2 update to make it run better and use some of the device's more powerful tech for quality-of-life improvements. Alongside this, Nintendo is also releasing a 3.0 update that includes new features, crossover items, and a whole new creator mode that exists in your character's dreams.
A man who was found dead on the Bridgeview Trail in Oakland's Oakmore neighborhood died by suicide, the Alameda County Coroner's determined after an investigation. The 36-year-old man, who The Oaklandside is not identifying, was found unresponsive by a parkgoer on June 30 just off the popular trail, which winds along a hillside above Sausal Creek in Dimond Canyon. Oakland police, firefighters, and paramedics with Falck responded to the scene and cut the man down from a tree, according to police records.
Lord David Anderson stated that the report revealed a long series of failings by Prevent, yet there was no evidence suggesting that different actions could have prevented Sir David's assassination.
