OpinionDecember 4, 20246 min readWhy Gen Z Men Voted for TrumpGen Z cant stand inequality. Why so many of its men voted Republican is a lesson in understanding male identityBy Adam StanalandSupporters listen to former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Raleigh, N.C., just before election day. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesA few years ago I was hired to help revise a psychology textbook to make it more engaging for Gen Z. Im a millennial, but my younger brother is Gen Z (digital natives born between 1997 and 2012), and our perceptions of American life differsometimes significantly.To help with my revisions, I read iGen by psychologist Jean Twenge. The books central hypothesis is that Gen Z is uniquely and acutely concerned with tolerance, diversity and social justice, more so than any American generation before.But as with every generation, there are outliers. And these outliers can surprise us and teach us what makes the subgroups of a generation tick.On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.As a social psychologist who studies the interplay between societal structures and individual psychology, I have seen that relationship come into focus during this presidential election. Ive followed exit polls closely, watching for psychological surprises in policy trendsplaces where behavioral expectations for individuals and groups (based on their psychology, history and sociodemographic orientations) diverge from what actually unfolds. What Ive seen in the voting trends of Gen Z is something politicos need to pay attention to as the next generation reaches voting age: the young white male vote is skewing conservative, in part because of how society defines and sets expectations around masculinity.Gen Z, as a bloc, should have voted blue. Democrats, after all, claim to be the party of progress, especially when compared with the present iteration of the Republican Party, and Twenge argues that Gen Z individuals are obsessed with safety, focused on tolerance, and have no patience for inequality. Kamala Harris centered herself on a key progressive issuesalvaging womens right to abortionwhereas Donald Trump campaign was full of sexist remarks and a promise to roll back protections for transgender students in schools. And while Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz was hailed as a progressive champion, Trumps running mate J.D. Vance espoused regressive and demeaning views about womens place in American society. All in all, if its true that Gen Zers are defined by their progressive views on sociopolitical issues, they should have voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic ticket. The Harris-Walz campaign was certainly counting on it.And they did, sort of. Fifty-four percent of Americans ages 18 to 29 voted for Harris and Walz. This is nothing new: Young people skew blue. Yet, if what Twenge and others say is true, and this group is uniquely concerned with social justice, this number should have been higher. I was certain that Gen Zersregardless of their gender, educational attainment or geographic locationwould overwhelmingly vote for Harris. But they didnt. Democrats lost a lot of footing with young voters, despite nearly every historically marginalized group, especially LGBTQ+ youth, leaning left.Who, then, didnt vote as expected? Young Gen Z white menmainly those without college degreesvoted overwhelminglymore likely to vote blue (43 percent) than their just-older millennial peers (34 percent).As a researcher who studies identity, behavior and aggression among young men, these patterns set off alarm bells for me.But, the answer isnt as simple as toxic masculinity. What really led white, working class Gen Z men to align themselves with Trumpa candidate characterized by his anger, aggression, hatefulness, hegemony and specific brand of manhood? Based on research spanning decades, including my own, the answer relates to three core ideas of social psychology: conformity, motivation, and threat.Conformity is a basic tenet of the human experience. Whether we realize it, everyone conforms to norms nearly every moment of every day. We dress appropriately for work, we stifle opinions that might upset group harmony, and we (hopefully) stand to the right on escalators for passersby. In the context of gender, the large majority of us conform to the norms associated with our gender group, especially men and boys, who are more often penalized for gender norm deviation than women and girls.The disproportionate pressure men and boys experience to be stereotypically masculine brings me to the central role of motivation in male anger and aggression. In self-determination theory, pressure is the antithesis of autonomy. Humans need to feel as though we have agency over our actions, which is why pressured motivation is linked with a host of negative outcomes. For example, when learning is framed as something intrinsically enjoyable, we tend to be more deeply engaged, compared to when its framed as pressured (e.g., to get good grades).Peoples motivations for gender conformity can also be pressured or autonomous. My fellow researchers and I found that younger men pressured by the expectations of others exhibited the highest levels of aggressive, angerlike response when feeling as though they needed to assert their manhood. We attributed this to the fact that, compared with older men, younger men are in the throes of their masculine identity explorationa time when pressures are exacerbated in relationships, careers and families. This is why masculinity may be especially fragile during this life stage.Our findings dovetail with Gen Z working class mens voting behavior in the recent presidential election. These young men are faced with constant pressures in an increasingly uncertain America. On the one hand, young men from rural conservative areas experience pressures of past generations: to excel financially so that they can find and support a nuclear family. On the other, they experience new pressures and sources of uncertainty (read: threat). With the ever-shrinking of the middle class, Gen Z men (including Black and Latino men) voted for Trump as a response to an economy that is excluding them, with one in five young men presently jobless. Trump also stoked the flames of xenophobia, encouraging his base to blame immigrants for their own economic hardship, even if these accusations are entirely unfounded. In a culture that equates being a man with financial success, supporting ones family, and achieving the American dream, the election results are now no surprise to me. Young, working class mens electoral anger was a directand very humanresponse to sustained pressures, perceived threats, and general fears for themselves and their families.At the core of all of this, I believe, is the antiquated misperception that men must be powerful, bread-winning protectors in their families and broader society. This notion is called hegemonic masculinity, and endorsement of this belief set was the strongest predictor of support for Trump in 2016 and 2020, even stronger than voters political party affiliation, gender, race or education. In a recent study, we tested when and why boys ages 10 to 14 in the U.S. begin exhibiting the same patterns that lead to aggression among young adult men. We found that a combination of masculinity threat and pressure predicted boys aggressive respondingi.e., how aggressively they felt and were thinkingin mid-late puberty but not before, which helps us understand when masculine fragility arises (knowing that it subsides later in life). We also collected data from boys parents. We found that masculinity pressures were especially high among boys whose parents endorsed hegemonic masculinity. In turn, we found that these parents were especially likely to be working class and reside in more conservative U.S. counties.In other words, we identified the subset of parents who place the most pressure on their sons to be powerful, breadwinning protectorspressure that, in turn, predicted how aggressive boys became to defend their manhood. Our findings suggests that if things proceed as usual in American societycombining pressures to fulfill antiquated gender expectations with real socio-economic threatsnone of us should be surprised when working class Gen Alpha men vote just like their Gen Z, millennial and elder counterparts.Short-term solutions are hard. In past work, Ive proposed solutions to mens compensatory anger and aggression at both the individual and societal levels. For example, I believe that its important for adults, such as parents, clinicians and teachers, to resist the urge to put undue pressures on boys, as well as to equip boys with the tools they need to resist such pressure. At a broader level, its important to promote gender diversity in positions of leadership and power, so that boys learn that people of all gendersnot just menshare the responsibility for providing and protecting. If we can target the mechanisms underlying the pressure that boys and men experience, we should be able to mitigate the anger and aggression they exhibit to prove their manhood.In the even shorter term, we must consider perspectives different from our own. Young working class mens anger in this election cycle was a direct and human response to basic psychological pressure-threat processes. Until Democrats at least begin to consider (and not ignore or eschew) these perspectivesthe unique pressures and perceived threats faced by working class Americanswe should brace ourselves for many more surprises like this to come.This is an opinion and analysis article, and the views expressed by the author or authors are not necessarily those of Scientific American.

December 4, 20247 min readSee How a Deadly Bird Flu Season Impacted Wildlife on Remote Antarctic IslandsLast year avian influenza brought death to the picturesque island of South Georgia off Antarctica. This season scientists hope things will be differentBy Meghan BartelsDead seals lay in the midst of one of the biggest colonies of King Penguins at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island. Theo AllanBird flu has crept uncomfortably close to home in recent months. Public health experts have detected nearly five dozen known infections of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in people in the U.S. Dairy farmers are approaching a full year of exposure to the virus in their herds. And more than 100 million birds in U.S. poultry farms have been lost to the pathogen or killed in attempts to stop its spread since February 2022.Meanwhile the type of H5N1 virus that has been spreading, known as clade 2.3.4.4b, has also infiltrated ecosystems around the world, wreaking devastation that has mostly gone overlooked. Millions of individual wild animals belonging to hundreds of specieswild parakeets and penguins, otters and owls, ducks and dolphinshave died on every continent except Australia, including in some of the most pristine places scientists monitor. Understanding the true scale of avian influenza in the wild is more a matter of guesswork compared with scientific estimates of its impact on domesticated species.Wild birds often die in inconvenient places, and it requires peoples time to respond to these, or to count these, says Michelle Wille, a disease ecologist at the University of Melbourne. In contrast, farmers usually have detailed numbers of poultry in their sheds. So its about effort.On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.Where that effort has been made, the results have been grim, revealing a wave of death caused by H5N1 across the globe. In South Africa in 2021 monitors counted 20,686 dead Cape Cormorants that were infected with bird flu. At breeding sites across northwestern Europe in 2022 scientists tallied 16,873 dead adult seabirds called Sandwich Terns. Twenty-one massive California Condorsprecious individuals in a population of fewer than 600 animalsdied in Arizona and Utah in early 2023. At certain Argentine beaches later that year as many as 96 percent of elephant seal pups died, suggesting the regions total death toll may have been more than 17,000 animals.Those elephant seals marked a particularly concerning pair of developments. They were proof both that the virus was able to impact mammals in large numbers and that it was fast approaching the Antarctic region, home to some of the most stunning ecosystems and beloved animals on Earth.As it continued southward and got into South America, that, for us, was really the time when alarm bells were going off, says Ash Bennison, a marine ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey, who says he started worrying about H5N1s threats to the region at the beginning of 2022, nearly two years before the virus reached the Antarctic.One area of concern was the island of South Georgia, a rugged, wildlife-filled landscape located some 900 miles off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula that is surrounded by several smaller islands. Its often described as being the Alps coming straight out of the water, says Mark Belchier, a marine fisheries ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey and director of fisheries and environment for the government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. As the only dry land for many hundreds of miles, its a key haul-out spot for breeding. Several species of whale feast in its rich waters, while three species of seals and four species each of penguins and albatross breed on the island, crowding along the coastline. Tourists with the means to reach the remote island flock to it as well. In the most recent year with data available, more than 26,000 peopleincluding tourists, scientists and support staffvisited South Georgia.One of those people was Theo Allan. Trained as an architectural photographer, he made the pivot of a lifetime in 2019 when he turned his camera to document Antarctic tourist expeditions. Its almost like going to Mars, where you dont have any form of human civilization and nature takes its course, Allan says. The size of these icebergs makes you feel like an ant.During excursions from cruise ships, he and tourists climb into inflatable boats to approach the shore, darting among icebergs that could collapse at any moment. Even under the best of conditions, the work is strenuous. The wind is blowing; [there are] snowflakes, sheets of snow hitting your face, he says. It can get quite intense.The conditions were still more difficult when he reached South Georgia in January 2024 for a visit of some two and a half months. Thats when he saw evidence that avian influenza had beaten him to the region.Two skuas feeding on a penguin carcass, highlighting the role of the Antarctic food chain in the transmission of avian influenza.Theo AllanThe first known cases around South Georgia were found in seabirds at Bennisons home base of Bird Island, off the western tip of the main island. (Although its possible that humans could have brought the virus to Bird Island, scientists say the evidence suggests migrating animals were the more likely vector.) In mid-September researchers saw a young Southern Giant Petrel that appeared sickly shortly before its death. By early October, they started seeing dead Brown Skuas. Both species are predators and scavengersscientists had reported Brown Skuas feasting on the corpse of the strange-looking petrel. As the virus spread, the petrels were mostly spared, but dozens of the skuas were found dead. Scientists know that scavenging on sick animals can transmit avian influenza between species, but Bennison says it isnt clear why the petrels weathered the illness.Theyre animals that scavenge on very funky carcasses of things like elephant seals, fur seals, so theyre probably exposed to a huge range of pathogens already, he says of the petrels. It might be that there are certain animals with certain ecologies, and that can kind of mean that they have a heightened immune system or perhaps a more relaxed immune system.But the skuas were just the beginning. Bennison and his colleagues also tallied Gentoo Penguins, Wandering Albatross and fur seals dead or dying on Bird Island and South Georgia proper. Where they could, the scientists swabbed the corpses and shipped samples back to the U.K. for testing, which eventually confirmed that many of the animals had avian influenza.The region is no stranger to wildlife carcasses. Theres always dead and dying animals, says Sally Poncet, an independent ecologist, who has worked on South Georgia for decades. Thats what South Georgia is all about; its all about life and death. But she noticed that after avian influenza arrived, the bodies piled up faster than usual.King Penguins waddling past the rotting carcass of an adult fur seal at South Georgia Island, part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, in the Antarctic.Theo AllanAllan saw the difference as well when he arrived in January and began visiting familiar locations. Although he was expecting to see the viruss effects, it was a little bit of a numbing experience, he says, to see these animals pretty much dead on the entire shoreline amidst other living animals who are pretty much going to die as well. I dont know how to put it into words, but its hard to witness. He smelled the difference, too. When I was in close to some of these carcasses, the stink was very heavy in the air, Allan says.Allan was also struck by watching the survivors seem to grapple with the deaths of their neighbors. For him, the most powerful moment of the season came as he watched a group of King Penguins waddle inland from the coast. One bird peeled off from the group to stand next to the carcass of another penguin. The group kept walking. And then the entire group turned around and looked at this one penguin standing next to the carcass, Allan says. It felt very humanlike. He was particularly reminded of the darkest days of the COVID pandemic, which he spent in India. Loved ones wouldnt touch their own relatives, he says. Some of them wouldnt even go to collect the bodies from the hospital.A group of penguins distance themselves from the carcass of another penguin while one among them stops waddling and stands next to the carcass.Theo AllanScientists working to understand avian influenza and its impacts on wildlife have also been forced to confront the emotional reality of the dead and dying. Knowing that there was very little you could do to minimize any sort of transmission or threat to these animals is quite sad, Bennison says. What you have to do is buckle in and put your little scientist hat on and try really hard to collect the data to make it worthwhile to the animals.This year scientists will be able to collect even more data and process them more quickly. Thats because a team of researchers including Amandine Gamble, an ecologist at Cornell University, is in the region to test samples for bird flu directly on South Georgia, for example, instead of relying on laboratories an ocean away.That testing includes not only diagnosing avian influenza but also understanding questions such as whether animals are developing resistance to the virus. If they are, the finding would raise hopes that last seasons deaths would be an anomaly rather than a permanent threat. Gamble says that her initial sense is that scavengers may be developing resistance but that this is not the case for the Gentoo Penguins that were last year hit both on South Georgia and on the Falkland Islands, closer to South America.Allan is back in the south, watching how the situation unfolds. So far scientists have hints that the wildlife of South Georgia and its surrounding islands are faring better this year than they did last year. Bennison says that as of the end of October, he and his colleagues had spotted two suspicious dead skuascompared with around 50, accompanied by Gentoo Penguins, at the same time last year. Many of the islands nesting birds have already laid eggs, and seals are returning to establish their territories for breeding, he added. Early reports from this season in South Americas elephant seals, however, suggest that breeding populations this year could be much smaller than usual.A Black-browed Albatross skull, likely remnants of last year's avian influenza outbreak, seen on the Falkland Islands.Amandine Gamble/Cornell University College of Veterinary MedicineThe scientists say avian influenza could affect a different suite of species this year, leaving open the possibility that more death could still be in South Georgias future. In addition, southern outposts that dodged avian influenza last year, such as Antarctica proper, may find their luck running out in coming months.Still, Belchier is taking hope from the fact that last years deaths came primarily in juveniles rather than adults across the age spectrum. These are species that often deal with boom-and-bust-type situations in the environment, he says. Their populations are structured so that one bad year of breeding doesnt wipe out the species. Gamble notes, however, that she and her colleagues are seeing dead adult Gentoo Penguins on the Falkland Islands, which may suggest a longer-term issue for the population.Even when it comes to more dramatic losses, South Georgia has a history of resilience, Poncet says. Humans slaughtered countless seals and whales and introduced rats that wreaked their own devastation on local wildlife. Each time, with human cooperation, species have bounced back. South Georgias wildlife has seen it all already, she says.Its incredibly resilient, Poncet says. Hopefully theyll cope. Wildlife usually does, if we leave it alone.

The Thing: Remastered lands surprise release date, and it's really soonI have a scream.Image credit: Nightdive News by Victoria Kennedy News Reporter Published on Dec. 4, 2024 It appears The Thing: Remastered has secured itself a release date, and not only that, it appears that date is imminent.According to an Xbox Wire post, The Thing: Remastered is set to arrive tomorrow, 5th December.However, as noted by IGN, other platforms such as Steam still have the upcoming game listed as simply 'Coming Soon'. The PlayStation store has The Thing: Remastered down as 'Announced', but with no further release date information provided. Meanwhile, a recent post on social media platform X by developer Nightdive stated the game was set for a December release, but it didn't specify a date.Eurogamer has reached out to Nightdive - which was also responsible for last year's System Shock remake - for clarification on The Thing: Remastered's release date. Stay tuned.The Thing: Remastered - Official Gameplay Trailer | The Indie Horror Showcase 2024. Watch on YouTubeThe Thing: Remastered was announced earlier this year. It casts players as United States Army Special Forces member Captain Blake, who heads to the Antarctic outpost seen in the movie to find out what happened to its ill-fated research team.The game itself promises players plenty of "blood-curdling events" and "enigmatic deaths". So, even though The Thing: Remastered may well be releasing this December, it is less about sleigh bells and more about slay bells. Image credit: Xbox/EurogamerIn the meantime, if you want to take a look at the studio's previous work, we were rather impressed with its System Shock remake, giving it four out of five stars on release."The System Shock remake faithfully recreates a classic, retains most of its appeal, reframes everything with a horror tilt, and as a result, makes it more playable for everyone," reads Eurogamer's System Shock review.

Nintendo no longer publicly launching 99 Alarmo clock in Japan this JanuaryUnclear if UK launch also impacted.Image credit: Nintendo News by Tom Phillips Editor-in-Chief Published on Dec. 4, 2024 Nintendo will no longer launch its Alarmo alarm clock to the general public this January within Japan, the company has said, blaming its "production and inventory situation".Alarmo has been available for several months here in Europe, and in America, but only to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. In Japan, the popularity of the product - and the lack of stock - led Nintendo to open a lottery for subscribers to get a chance of obtaining one.A wider launch for Alarmo had been set for January worldwide, but Nintendo has now said this won't happen - at least in Japan. Eurogamer has asked Nintendo UK whether there has been any similar impact to the company's European plans.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Nintendo Alarmo reveal trailer.Watch on YouTubeThere's no word yet on when Alarmo's postponed public launch will actually occur in Japan. As it is, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers in the country who pre-order an Alarmo from mid-December face a wait for delivery until February 2025.Nintendo's stock issues come as the company quietly prepares for the launch of Switch 2. Nintendo is yet to make any comment on the device's manufacturing or production schedule, but has said it will publicly unveil the console before the end of March 2025. Last month, an analyst told Eurogamer the "ship had sailed" on Nintendo lifting the lid this year.After a couple of weeks waking up to Alarmo each morning, I ultimately decided its fun probably wasn't worth the 99 price tag, despite an array of tunes themed around Pikmin, Mario, Zelda and other top franchises. "Alarmo's clever motion sensor is the star of the show in this pricey Nintendo-coated lifestyle gadget that otherwise skimps on the fun," I wrote in Eurogamer's Nintendo Alarmo review.

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here Contents hide In an era when many classic games are being remastered and reintroduced to new audiences, were spoiled for choice on which titles to revisit. Another classic hit is going to get the same treatment soon, titled Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered. Quite a mouthful, admittedly, but you get plenty for your buck with this one. With the franchises 25th anniversary in sight, Soul Reaver is getting a facelift, including upgrades to camera and control options, better performance, photo mode, and more. So when can you delve back into the dark world of Legacy of Kain? Keep reading to find out.What is the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered release date and time?Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered is going to be released on December 10, 2024. There havent been any official statements on release times, but we were able to find out when you can start playing, courtesy of the PSN store page. Heres when the game launches according to that information in various regions:RegionRelease timeWest Coast USADecember 10, at 8 am PSTEast Coast USADecember 10, at 11 am ESTBrazilDecember 10, at 2 pm BRTUnited KingdomDecember 10, at 4 pm BSTCentral EuropeDecember 10, at 5 pm CESTJapanDecember 11, at 2 am JSTLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered countdown timerOur table above is not exhaustive by any means, so to find the release time in your region, we have a handy countdown clock. It will sync with your time zone, so you can use it to find out when the game launches for you:Which platforms is Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered releasing on?Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered is going to be available on PC through Steam, as well as consoles like PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. In addition, older consoles will get a simultaneous release too, including PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch.What is in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered?By getting the Legacy of Kain remaster, you can play both Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 with the option of using the original or remastered graphics. There are new control options, a photo mode, and many other upgrades. As far as we know, the original stories remained intact, so you can experience the vampiric conflict between Kain and Raziel in full.Subscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here Contents hide The First Descendant has massively improved since launch earlier this year, and now we are at the front door of the arrival for Season 2. It has a lot of new content for TFD players to enjoy, and its a chapter poised to be even better than S1 as its introducing two new playable characters. The release date and time countdown for when The First Descendant Season 2 will start is nearly over, and there are a lot of new skins to anticipate along with a new Ultimate and the aforementioned new playable heroes. While the arrival of S2 is exciting, Nexon has teased plans well beyond that should keep players coming back throughout 2025. Nexon is hoping to introduce photo mode in Season 3, they are planning on adding jiggle physics to the game, and they are also looking to add more customization options, including the possibility of tattoos. In addition, they hear the demand for crossovers, and collaborations are officially under review. Next year should be amazing for TFD, but, before the new year arrives, we have S2 to enjoy. The First Descendant Season 2 release date and start time countdown is nearly over, and players will be greeted by new skins celebrating Christmas. The First Descendant Season 2 release date The release date for The First Descendant Season 2 is December 5th. This is confirmed by Nexon on the games official X account. Nexon has stated that Season 2 will overhaul underperforming heroes, and the developer has also revealed massive improvements to skins. One of the improvements is that certain outfits will no longer be limited to seasonal holidays such as this years swimsuit collection. In addition, rather than having to buy the whole costume, players will be able to purchase individual components such as backpack accessories.When does The First Descendant Season 2 start? The release time for when The First Descendant Season 2 will start is 6AM PT/9AM ET/2PM GMT on December 5th. This comes courtesy of Nexons maintenance post for the update. Per Nexon, maintenance for the Season 2 update will begin at 9PM PT on December 4th, as well as 12AM ET and 5AM GMT on December 5th. Maintenance is then scheduled to end at the aforementioned hours above. Last-minute delays and complications are always possible, but nothing has changed as of writing. We will update this article if there are any further announcements. The First Descendant Season 2 release time US 6AM PT on Thursday, December 5th 9AM ET on Thursday, December 5th The First Descendant Season 2 start time UK 2PM GMT on Thursday, December 5th Image credit: @FirstDescendant on XTFD countdown Below is a visual countdown to launch: New TFD skins Come the new chapters launch, Nexon is adding some new skins to TFD. These include the following: Valby Liberated Ocean Bunny Emergency Dispatch Keelan Raley MK.24 Hailey Black Thorn With the Hailey one, there has been some complains online about the change in body proportions. Diversifying body types in The First Descendant is something Nexon are hoping to achieve with character models and skins, so they are reviewing the Hailey skin after claims her assets are the wrong size. In addition to the above skins, Nexon is introducing winter event outfits to bring the Christmas spirit to Albion. Away from new costumes, the start of Season 2 also marks the arrival of new playable character, Keelan Ayodele, along with TFDs first ever fellow in the form of a German Shepherd companion. Roadmap While The First Descendant Season 2 starts on December 5th, below is the roadmap for everything Nexon has planned until February: December:Void VesselMain StorySeason 2 Battle PassShop Item ImprovementKeelan AyodeleFellowWeapon RebalanceDescendants RebalanceUltimate Reactor 3-5 EnhancementUltimate Reactor OptimizationThree-tier Weapon Hammer and AnvilTarget RewardInfiltration Random MatchingOutpost 2nd ImprovementHard Special OperationUltimate Sharen/Sharen storyHigh Shape StabilizerCustomizing ImprovementNew skins/Christmas skinsJanuary:Ines RayaVoid Inner CoreVoid Erosion ControlWeapon Core UnleashLunar New Year skinsHot Spring Theme SkinsValentines Day SkinsMore Content Coming SoonImage credit: NexonFor more The First Descendant, we have a guide to thebest skills and loadout for Viessa, along with thebest skills, gear, and mods for the hugely popular Bunny. We also have a guide forFreynaalong with fundamentaltips for beginners.The First DescendantPlatform(s):PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series XGenre(s):Action, Adventure, RPG5VideoGamerSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share

The living area of one chalet became the so-called Think forum, dedicated to reflection and conversation. Kr conceived an open circular hearth crowned by a metal hood that pulls the eye toward the sky, its asymmetrical conical form encouraging ideas to flow in different directions. Growing up in Burkina Faso, he recalls, there was no electricity. On a cold night you would surround the fire. This is where stories get told. That was my visiona place for the community of the house to gather. For the other chalets living area, meanwhile, he designed a staircase inspired by a baobab tree, a symbol, Mimran notes, of wisdom and safety.Baol Print Handwoven Cotton by Assa DioneTaken as a whole, the project incorporates the vision of countless global talents. The London-based design firm Muza Lab decorated interiors; French lighting maestro Herv Descottes calibrated the rooms consistently exquisite glow; and AD100 landscape architect Sara Zewde reimagined the grounds with native plants and concrete walls that evoke Saharan mineral deposits. Other commissions include chairs by Yinka Ilori, fabrics by Aissa Dione, and chandeliers by Ini Archibong, who made a monumental fixture to cascade down one stairwell. Joining that mix are site-specific artworks by the likes of Billie Zangewa, Esther Mahlangu, and Rashid Johnson. And theres more on the way, with ambitions for an artist residency dubbed Createa fourth conceptual pillarslated for a third chalet on the property.A panoply of perspectives, of course, was always the intentionto bring people together, excite their minds, and see what breakthroughs come. Reflecting on the team effort, Mimran says, everyone was out of their comfort zone. We gave everyone permission to fail but also to dream big. Check your egos, in other words, at the chalets doors. Says Kr: In debate we create harmony.A nest sculpture by Porky Hefer, in collaboration with Ousmane Mbaye, Doulsy, and Ali Mbaye, stands in a play area.Binary Fission, 2023 by Porky HeferOgn Table LampMimran (left) and Kr stand by a living rooms staircase, whose organic form was modeled after a Baobab tree.This house in the Swiss Alps covers ADs January issue. Never miss a story when you subscribe to AD.

Rupert Murdoch has finally found a buyer for his luxe Flatiron penthouse. The multi-billionaire media tycoon, who currently owns Fox News and News Corp, sold his triplex at One Madison for roughly $23.8 million, per Crains New York Business.Though this sale price is hefty by any standards, it is $20 million less than Murdoch paid. The magnate originally bought the three-floor pad in 2014 for $43 million, along with an additional unit below it for $14 million. In 2022, he listed the 6,580-square-foot property for $62 million and the secondary unit for $16 million. The latter spacea three-bedroom on the 57th floor often used as a guest suitesold in October 2022 for $12.5 million. Since then, the Fox News founder made several adjustments to the triplex listing, taking the property on and off the market and slashing the price, including a recent markdown in June from $38.5 million to $28.5 million.My client is a realist, and he is very astute about how markets function, Kyle Blackmon, the head of luxury sales at Compass, who represented the property, told Crains about the price reduction in June. The buyer has yet to be revealed, but city records confirm that an LLC tied to Murdoch sold the home.Murdochs freshly-offloaded unit spans the top three highest floors of the 60-story One Madison tower. The multi-floor condo, renovated during his decade-long residence, features five-bedrooms with accompanying ensuite bathrooms, floor-to-ceiling windows open to 360-degree views of Manhattan, a wrap-around terrace, and a private elevator. The building boasts luxury amenities including a doorman, concierge, fitness center, and pool.Shop Open DoorLove celebrity homes? Shop some of our favorites from Diplo, Sofa Vergara, Sienna Miller and more.SHOP THE EDITMurdoch isnt ditching New York City just yet. While the Australian-born mogul is saying farewell to Midtown for now, he still has a global real estate portfolio and a 6,500-square-foot abode on Central Park South, which he acquired in 2023 at $35.2 million, to fall back on. The seven-bedroom townhouse sits on the 27th floor of Hampshire House, the same building where Murdoch previously lived during the 90s.

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