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Big developer Ubisoft has announced a major change to how it will handle DLC in the future, saying that it will offer all DLC that is key to a game’s experience for free. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Ubisoft’s VP of live operations Anne Blondel-Jouin said the publisher will no longer offer DLC that gamers have to buy for the full experience: Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six: Siege has taken this approach to DLC, offering all maps and updates for free, while monetizing cosmetic and more optional items....

In case you didn’t know… As the UK is bracing itself for the effects of the impending no-deal Brexit, football itself is preparing for the political chaos that will change the game as we knew it. The deal comes at a time when English clubs are flourishing in Europe, with the likes of Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Arsenal having recently played the Champions League and Europa League finals respectively....

The 30-inch, nearly century-old pipe burst under nearby Sunset Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon, sending water 30 feet into the air, opening a 15-foot hole in the street and inundating part of the campus that was soon swarmed with police and firefighters. “Unfortunately UCLA was the sink for this water source,” UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said. The break came amid a historic drought when residents are now being threatened with $500 fines for overuse....

Non-profit Project DYNAMO has rescued hundreds of civilians from Ukraine since the Russian invasion began last month. The organization said volunteers had been trying for weeks to rescue retired Army Sergeant 1st Class Robert Platt and his wife, who have lived in Ukraine for over a decade. Their earlier attempts were unsuccessful due to Russian troop artillery fire, Military Times reported. “Having been on the receiving end of Russian artillery, it puts in painful perspective what the Platt family and their neighbors have been enduring over the last several weeks as Russian troops were literally in their backyard,” Bryan Stern, a veteran and Project DYNAMO co-founder, said in a statement....

U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin told media on Thursday that the Department of Justice was “looking at all actors,” The New York Times reported, and added that the investigation was not limited to the people who entered the Capitol building on Wednesday. “We’re looking at all actors,” Sherwin said when pressed on whether President Trump could be a target of the federal probe. “If the evidence fits the elements of a crime, they’re going to be charged....

The latest projection marks a nearly 20 percent jump from the institute’s previous projection of 169,890 deaths made nearly a week ago on June 10. The latest projection is a 31,239 increase on the previous one, Reuters reports. Florida is expected to be among the worst-hit states, with an estimated 18,675 deaths projected by October 1, up 186 percent from the previous estimate of 6,559 deaths made on June 10....

Federal authorities in the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia are conducting an investigation into the conduct of two district attorneys and the Georgia law enforcement officers involved in the February 23 alleged murder of Arbery. The lawyer for the family, Lee Merritt, appeared Monday on TMZ Live saying investigators are looking into any possible cover-up following the videotaped shooting death of Arbery during a jog in Brunswick, Georgia....

During an all-nighter “vote-a-rama” session in the upper chamber, which saw hundreds of amendments proposed for the budget reconciliation resolution, Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) put forward an amendment backing the U.S. embassy’s establishment in Jerusalem. The amendment passed in a 97-3 vote with only Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tom Carper (D-DE) opposing the motion. Newsweek has contacted the offices of Warren and Sanders for comment on their votes....

A White House official issued a statement on evacuation numbers via the White House press pool early on Saturday and also provided an estimate for those evacuated since August 14. The Taliban took Afghanistan on August 15. “From August 27 at 3:00 AM EDT to August 28 at 3:00 AM EDT, a total of approximately 6,800 people were evacuated from Kabul,” the official said. These evacuations took place over the 24-hour period on Friday and early Saturday following the deadly bombing near Kabul airport on Thursday that killed 13 U....

The musings of the brash youngster, whose teammates tease him with the refrain of “superstar,” were dismissed with shrugs and smiles by most everyone, including veteran U.S. players, within hearing range. But it was Donovan whose take on American soccer fortunes proved to be dead-on. And if the team hadn’t already established that truth with World Cup victories in Korea over Portugal and Mexico, the Yanks surely did so Friday with a brilliant effort in defeat, a 1-0 quarterfinal loss to uberpower Germany....

Coach Tab Ramos will likely be pleased with the draw, which was held in Auckland late Monday night in the United States, or Tuesday evening in New Zealand. MORE: Top 25 U.S. players | Jones announces surgery after friendly | Zardes, Bradley make statement vs. Panama “It’s always an exciting moment to know your group as the reality sets in for the World Cup stage,” Ramos said in a release....

A 150-page white paper, prepared for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and acquired by Politico, says that Russia poses a particularly active threat to the U.S.-led world order. The document warns that America is underestimating Russian aggression and is not prepared to deal with the wide range of techniques used by Moscow to undermine democracies worldwide. The “Strategic Multilayer Assessment” suggests the U.S. is entering a new period of ideological competition with nations like Russia and China, who have rejected liberal democracy in favor of “authoritarian stability....

Last month, the institution prohibited the professors from testifying in a lawsuit against a Florida law that would make it more difficult for felons to reclaim their voting rights. According to an Associated Press report, a school official said their testimony could put them at conflict with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration. More than half of UF’s trustees were appointed by the governor. However, the university reversed its decision earlier this month, allowing the professors to testify....

The Yazidis of Syria, who faced a devastating, genocidal campaign at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), are once again suffering—but this time at the hands of a NATO ally. They and other vulnerable minorities have borne the brunt of violence against civilians as the Turkish military and the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA) invaded and occupied a major swath of northern Syria, beginning with Afrin in early 2018 and continuing to this day....

The boost came as first-time homebuyers bought at the lowest level since July of 2015, accounting for 28 percent of all house sales in September, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The NAR said that the number of previously occupied homes sold rose 7 percent in September compared to August, equating to a seasonally adjusted yearly rate of 6.29 million units, AP reported. While sales saw an acute increase in September, the home-buying fervor that spurred annual increases in median home prices of 20 percent to 25 percent appears to be relaxing....

As China conducted drills announced Friday and set to run through Monday in the South China Sea, the Beijing-based South China Sea Probing Initiative think tank reported Wednesday that a U.S. Air Force RC-135S reconnaissance plane flew back and forth across the Bashi Channel. The sensitive waterway separates the Philippines from Taiwan, a self-ruling and U.S.-supported island that is the subject of a territorial dispute with China, as are the surrounding waters of the South China Sea....

While none of the institutions who were approached by Newsweek and responded had a specific policy related to coronavirus, they do have existing procedures for dealing with forbearance due to illness or loss of income. Coronavirus and efforts to contain it may deprive many workers of part or all of their income. President Donald Trump is in talks with Congress about a stimulus package to financially support any affected workers as the situation worsens....

Djokovic was never in trouble against a 22-year-old opponent from Argentina playing in his first main draw at Flushing Meadows. Djokovic’s final shot hit the net, and popped over to clinch the win. MORE: Amazing photos | Results | Tuesday look | Murray survives | Bee interrupts play | Baldwin snags ball Djokovic is always popular at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and fans kept yelling out to him from the far reaches as the hour ran late....

Brooks Koepka, the two-time U.S. Open defending champion, is the man to beat in the field, but each of the top five golfers in the world have won the tournament at least once before — including Tiger Woods in 2000, 2002 and 2008. MORE: Watch the U.S. Open live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) There will be 156 golfers participating in the U.S. Open, each of whom qualified through at least one of several routes....

Many wanted the 2017 U.S. Open to be the year when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal finally go head-to-head. But Juan Martín del Potro had other ideas. He upset Federer on Wednesday night and fans will have to wait another year if they hope to see two of tennis’ most decorated players occupy the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. No. 1-seed Rafael Nadal defeated Del Potro in the semifinals, setting up a championship match with South African Kevin Anderson on Sunday....