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Though creative players found ways to push the limits of the tools provided by Media Molecule and Sumo Digital, there were obviously some limitations present with the games’ systems. Later entries aimed to open up new ways to create, with voice recording and additional character options being a few of the routes taken. A new LittleBigPlanet game could continue to innovate, pushing the envelope even further by offering some thrilling new tools for creators to mess with....

Henry said that there might be tension in the club’s dressing room after Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Crystal Palace, as only four players joined Alexis Sanchez in celebrating his first goal at Selhurst Park. The Chile international was visibly frustrated by his team-mates’ apparent unwillingness to join him, even calling them over, to no reply. Henry said afterwards that the muted celebrations were a sign that all is not well at the club, telling Sky Sports : “There is a division in the team....

LONDON (Reuters) - When this season’s Premier League fixture list was released, Arsenal against Manchester City in April looked like a potential title decider. In reality, neither team goes into Sunday’s game with a realistic hope of catching leaders Chelsea, but instead are focusing on keeping their own faltering seasons on track. For either side, failure to qualify for the Champions League would be unacceptable, but for third-placed City and the sixth-placed Gunners, this is a genuine possibility....

Alexandre Lacazette and Sead Kolasinac are Arsenal’s two additions this window as Wenger’s side search for an improvement on last season’s fifth-place finish. Lemar and Monaco team-mate Kylian Mbappe are among the players the Premier League side have been linked to. Asked about Lemar at a news conference on Tuesday amid reports Arsenal have made numerous bids for the 21-year-old, Wenger said he had monitored the midfielder. “That’s all speculation at the moment, there is nothing really concrete about any signing,” he said....

Wenger: Moment of truth ahead The north Londoners are on the verge of signing Hednesford Town left-back Cohen Bramail but the 20-year-old is not expected to feature in the first team any time soon. The likes of Porto defender Ricardo Pereira, Nigerian youngster Oghenekaro Etebo and Dortmund winger Marco Reus have all been linked with January moves, while there is still uncertainty over the futures of Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil....

Although Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette gained the plaudits with their respective braces, everything went through Ozil and he caught the eye the most on Thursday. The German won the penalty for Lacazette’s first goal of the day, before then supplying the chipped pass for Ramsey’s second. Ozil also set up Arsenal’s final goal, picking out Lacazette with a well-placed cut-back, and Wenger was appreciative of the former Real Madrid man’s display....

The Gunners made history during their last Premier League title triumph as they negotiated an entire top-flight campaign without suffering a defeat. That achievement has not been matched since, but City have made it through 17 games unscathed this term – setting a new record with 15 successive wins along the way . Wenger has not sought to rubbish those efforts, but he has pointed out that Pep Guardiola has considerably more funds to work with than he did when taking on the same challenge....

Manchester United boss Mourinho suggested scrapping the cup could help English clubs be more competitive in Europe. Arsenal 25/1 to win PL The Portuguese tactician was backed by Manchester City counterpart Guardiola, who played down the significance of the competition. But Wenger was unwilling to follow suit, saying there was too much pressure to simply just give up on any potential trophy. “With the pressure that every club is under now, you cannot sacrifice any competition,” the Frenchman said....

West Brom are facing a potential crisis after back-up Boaz Myhill injured his hamstring in Monday’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City. Ben Foster was ruled out of the game at the King Power Stadium after injuring his knee while playing with his son. The duo underwent scans and trained with the first team on Thursday but Pulis said he would wait a little longer to decide which of the two will be in goal against Southampton....

Ukraine international Yarmolenko arrives at London Stadium for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £17.5million (€20m), and has signed a four-year contract. He follows Jack Wilshere, Ryan Fredericks, Lukasz Fabianski and club-record signing Issa Diop in joining the Hammers, who will be led by Manuel Pellegrini in 2018-19. “Of course, I am very happy to sign for West Ham. West Ham is a big club with good fans and I am happy to come to play in the Premier League,” Yarmolenko told the club’s official website....

Feghouli, 26, will officially play for the Hammers, seventh in the English Premier League of 2015-2016, on July 1, the day after the end of his contract with the Spanish club, the English club announced on Tuesday, reports Efe. The French-Algerian, who has so far scored 11 goals in 40 games for Algeria, becomes the second summer signing of West Ham, who have already announced the signing of Norwegian midfielder Havard Nordtveit from Borussia Monchengladbach....

The aim was clear – to earn the first away win since the month of March. However, Solskjaer was aware that it was not going to be easy. The Red Devils have been marred with injuries of late and Mason Greenwood was the latest player to be added to the list that also contained Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial and Luke Shaw. The Norwegian, however, was buoyed by the return of Daniel James, and he named an unchanged team, from the Leicester City game, for the tie....

In the most entertaining 90 minutes that St James’ Park has seen in a very long time, Callum Wilson and Jacob Murphy scored for Newcastle United in the first half of the match, followed by Said Benrahma, Tomas Soucek, Michail Antonio, and Aaron Cresswell for West Ham United in the second half. The Hammers went from down to up in just 13 minutes, with three goals in the second half....

Press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Friday that it is President Joe Biden’s plan to get the sweeping social safety net package moved forward early next year. The bill would extend the administration’s expanded Child Tax Credit through 2022. December’s expanded Child Tax Credit payment will be the last if the Build Back Better act isn’t passed by lawmakers. “If we get it done in January, we’ve talked to Treasury officials and others about doing double payments in February as an option,” Psaki said aboard Air Force One....

He pulls away from this relic of racing history and, after a short drive (speeding, weaving) down a North Carolina highway, he wheels into his new workplace: the gleaming complex of Penske-Kranefuss Racing, just north of Charlotte, with its acres of pristine machine shops, cavernous garages and whirring computers. In minutes, we’ve traveled from NASCAR’s past to its present: staggering success fueled by millions of dollars in sponsorship. Peter’s job?...

Lucas ready to leave Arsenal The Gunners’ Champions League hopes are all but over after suffering a 5-1 defeat in the first leg of their last 16 tie on Wednesday. Wenger reportedly has a contract offer on the table to extend his deal and when asked when a decision will be forthcoming, he replied after the Bayern match: “March, April probably”. Reports in the British media on Thursday suggested that Wenger’s future will be clarified at the end of the season....

The Gunners are expected to be active in the summer transfer market after slipping out of the Premier League’s top four. They will not have Champions League football to use as a bargaining chip but remain an attractive proposition to players around the world. Adams: Madrid would’ve sacked Wenger Wenger has, however, been urged to break from tradition and loosen the purse strings by bidding for talent that can really make a difference at Emirates Stadium....

The 68-year-old says he has received “more offers than expected” since announcing he will step down as Gunners manager after nearly 22 years in charge. Wenger has been tipped to join PSG, either as a replacement for head coach Unai Emery or to take on a directorial role should the Ligue 1 champions put Thomas Tuchel in charge of the first team. Although he feels he wants to continue in coaching, Wenger will not discount the idea of a change....

The World of Darkness was introduced in 1991 as “Vampire: The Masquerade,” a tabletop roleplaying game in a grimdark 20th century setting where players take on the mantles of the callous supernatural manipulators, vampires. Since then it has been expanded into many core rulebooks revolving around different supernatural beings, all vying for control over their respective domains. There are two distinct flavors of the setting: Old World and New World....

Werner and Ozil were both part of the holders’ shambolic World Cup defence in Russia, where Joachim Low’s side crashed out at the group stage. After the tournament, the Arsenal playmaker called time on his Germany career after releasing a lengthy statement, in which he criticised treatment from the media in his homeland and German Football Association (DFB) president Reinhard Grindel. “I think many in the team would be happy if Mesut Ozil said, ‘I’ll do it again’,” Werner said in an interview with SportBild, which will be published in full on Wednesday....