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XR for Learning Weekly – April 22, 2020

Augmented, Virtual, and other mixed reality technologies are rapidly emerging and advancing, creating new and exciting opportunities for training and education. XR for Learning Weekly […]

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Tops the US PlayStation Store Downloads in April 2020

Sony has released the US PlayStation Store downloads charts for March 2020. Final Fantasy VII Remake topped the PS4 charts, Beat Saber topped the PlayStation VR charts, and Call of Duty: Warzone topped the Free-to-Play Games chart. Fortnite – The Iris Pack topped the DLC and Expansions chart.

Here is the complete list of charts:

PS4 Games
1 Final Fantasy VII Remake
2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3 NBA 2K20
4 Grand Theft Auto V
5 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered
6 Resident Evil 3
7 Minecraft
8 EA Sports FIFA 20
9 Monopoly Plus
10 Marvel’s Spider-Man
11 Madden NFL 20
12 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
13 Uno
14 Predator: Hunting Grounds
15 MLB The Show 20
16 Red Dead Redemption 2
17 Need for Speed Heat
18 Rocket League
19 God of War
20 Kingdom Hearts III
PS VR Games
1 Beat Saber
2 Creed Rise to Glory
3 Job Simulator
4 Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
5 Arizona Sunshine
6 Superhot VR
7 Vacation Simulator
8 Drunkn Bar Fight
9 Astro Bot Rescue Mission
10 The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Free-to-Play Games
1 Call of Duty: Warzone
2 Fortnite
3 Apex Legends
4 Destiny 2
5 Brawlhalla
6 Dauntless
7 3on3 FreeStyle
8 Warframe
9 Paladins
10 Warface
DLC and Expansions
1 Fortnite – The Iris Pack
2 GTA Online: Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack
3 Fortnite – Bassassin Challenge Pack
4 Marvel’s Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps
5 Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat Pack
6 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Atlanta FaZe Pack
7 Need for Speed Heat – McLaren F1 Black Market Delivery
8 Call of Duty Black Ops III: Zombies Chronicles
9 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Season Pass
10 Mortal Kombat 11 – Shao Kahn

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

Full Article - https://www.vgchartz.com/article/443430/final-fantasy-vii-remake-tops-the-us-playstation-store-downloads-in-april-2020/




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GTAV Tops the EU PlayStation Store Downloads in April 2020, Final Fantasy VII Remake Debuts in 4th

Sony has released the Europe PlayStation Store downloads charts for April 2020. Grand Theft Auto V topped the PS4 charts, Blood and Truth topped the PlayStation VR charts, and Call of Duty: Warzone topped the Free-to-Play Games chart. Fortnite – The Iris Pack topped the DLC and Expansions chart.

Final Fantasy VII Remake debuted in fourth on the PS4 charts. Resident Evil 3 debuted in 10th place.

Here is the complete list of charts:

PlayStation 4

  1. Grand Theft Auto V (3)
  2. EA SPORTS FIFA 20 (2)
  3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (1)
  4. FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (New)
  5. NBA 2K20 (RE)
  6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered (20)
  7. EA SPORTS UFC 3 (RE)
  8. Minecraft (5)
  9. Marvel’s Spider-Man (RE)
  10. RESIDENT EVIL 3 (New)
  11. MONOPOLY PLUS (RE)
  12. Rocket League (11)
  13. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (10)
  14. Days Gone (RE)
  15. TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX | SIEGE (RE)
  16. Red Dead Redemption 2 (19)
  17. The Crew 2 (13)
  18. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (RE)
  19. eFootball PES 2020 (RE)
  20. Need for Speed Heat (RE)

PlayStation VR

  1. Blood and Truth (5)
  2. Beat Saber (1)
  3. Creed: Rise to Glory (9)
  4. Job Simulator (2)
  5. RICK AND MORTY: VIRTUAL RICK-ALITY (RE)
  6. ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission (RE)
  7. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (RE)
  8. BOXVR (RE)
  9. Farpoint (RE)
  10. SUPERHOT VR (4)

DLC

  1. Fortnite – The Iris Pack (1)
  2. Fortnite – Bassassin Challenge Pack (3)
  3. GTA Online: Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack (5)
  4. Marvel’s Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps – Season Pass (RE)
  5. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Season pass (RE)
  6. Fortnite: Save the World – Standard Founder’s Pack (10)
  7. The Division 2 – Warlords of New York – Expansion (2)
  8. Need for Speed Heat – McLaren F1 Black Market Delivery (6)
  9. Modern Warfare – Atlanta FaZe Pack (New)
  10. Assassin’s Creed Origins – The Hidden Ones (RE)

Free-to-Play

  1. Call of Duty: Warzone (1)
  2. Fortnite (2)
  3. Apex Legends (3)
  4. Brawlhalla (5)
  5. DON’T EVEN THINK (New)
  6. eFootball PES 2020 LITE (4)
  7. Destiny 2 (New)
  8. WORLD OF WARSHIPS: LEGENDS (7)
  9. DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 Lite Version (6)
  10. Paladins (9)

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

Full Article - https://www.vgchartz.com/article/443431/gtav-tops-the-eu-playstation-store-downloads-in-april-2020-final-fantasy-vii-remake-debuts-in-4th/




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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare's crowded April Fool's Shipment playlist returns

Fancy a 1v1 match on Shipment? Of course not. Duels to the death are played out and boring. Subscribing to the view that bigger is indeed always better, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare has brought back its 10v10 Shipment playlist. After briefly appearing as an April Fool’s jab, Infinity Ward have decided to make 20-player […]




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Mod of the Month April 2020 in Association with Corsair

We've picked some of the best projects recently completed in our project log forum.




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Statistics Canada says it is probing leak of April jobs data half an hour before official release

Data leaks of this magnitude are virtually unheard of in Canada




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‘Horrifically swift’: Canada lost almost two million jobs in April; jobless rate soars to 13%

Roughly three million jobs have been lost over the past two months, the steepest consecutive monthly declines in employment ever recorded




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Employment plunges 53K in Saskatchewan from March to April

The plunge in jobs was 73,800 relative to February, but Saskatchewan saw a shallower decline than any other province as COVID-19 devastates labour markets across Canada.




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Great Depression-like U.S. job losses, unemployment rate expected in April

The U.S. economy likely lost a staggering 22 million jobs in April, in what would be the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the novel coronavirus pandemic is battering the world's biggest economy.




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Explainer: Fed funds futures market sees negative rates by next April

The fed funds futures market is pricing in negative U.S. interest rates next year, a scenario the Federal Reserve has said it wants to avoid as many doubt that it would be an effective tool to stimulate growth.




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UK weather forecast: Britain to see mix of sunshine and April showers over Easter Bank Holiday weekend

Temperatures in parts of Britain are likely to soar to 24C over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, but the sunshine could be interrupted by some April showers.




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Tuesday, April 14

The Foreign Secretary showed some cautious optimism as he revealed the latest data suggested the UK was "starting to win this struggle," three weeks after restrictions were imposed.




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Wednesday, April 15

Donald Trump has instructed his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organisation over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Thursday, April 16

The Government is today set to extend the coronavirus lockdown until at least May 7 amid fresh warnings it is too soon to start easing the restrictions.




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Friday, April 17




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Tuesday, April 21




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Wednesday, April 22




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Thursday, April 23

The top stories you're waking up to Listen to your Morning Bulletin on Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa smart speakers from 7am every weekday




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UK weather forecast: Temperatures to hit 24C as 'remarkably' warm and dry April continues

Temperatures in the UK could reach are set to reach up to 24C over the next couple days as a "remarkably" warm and dry April continues, the Met Office has said.




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UK weather: Balmy April to continue with 24C temperatures expected as Brits are urged to stay in despite the sun

The UK is set for more warm weather over the weekend while temperatures soared to more than 24C on Thursday.




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Friday, April 24




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Monday, April 27

The top stories you're waking up to Listen to your Morning Bulletin on Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa smart speakers from 7am every weekday




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Government 'on track' to meet daily target of 100,000 tests by end of April, health minister Edward Argar says

Officials 'massively ramping up efforts' to meet target as army is deployed to help establish mobile testing facilities




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Tuesday, April 28




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Happy Ed Balls Day 2020! Here's why social media users mark April 28 with the ex-politician's name

The day has been marked every year since 2011




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Britain sees 'sunniest April on record' during lockdown

Brits have been basking under blue skies during what will likely be the sunniest April on record, the Met Office has said.




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UK weather forecast: Thundery showers and 40mph winds to mark wet and wild end to April

Thundery showers are set to move in over almost the entire UK over the final days of April, bringing the nation's near record-breaking dry spell to an end.




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Thursday, April 30

The top stories you're waking up to Listen to your Morning Bulletin on Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa smart speakers from 7am every weekday




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UK weather: Sunniest April on record, Met Office confirms

April had its sunniest month on record for the UK, the Met Office has confirmed.




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Coronavirus testing figures drop to less than 80,000 after Government hit its 100,000 a day target by end of April

The number of daily coronavirus tests being carried has fallen to below 80,000 despite the Government saying that it hit the 100,000 a day target by the end of April.




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Nearly 6,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in UK care homes up to April 24, ONS figures show

There were 5,890 coronavirus-related care home deaths involving Covid-19 registered up to April 24 in England and Wales, the Office for National Statistics said.





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Target Circle Deals March 29th - April 4th: 40% Off Turtle Beach Battle Buds

Lots of gaming headphone deals for those brave enough to go into stores.
These are the deals:

30% Off Turtle Beach Elite Atlas Aero Wireless headset for PC (Expires April 4th)

30% Off Turtle Beach Elite Atlas Pro Wired PC Gaming headset (Expires April 4th)

40% Off Turtle Beach Battle Buds In-ear Gaming headset (Expires April 4th)

15% Off Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Headset All Varieties (Expires April 4th)

30% Off ROCCAT Kone Aimo Owl-Eye Mouse Black & White (Expires April 4th)

30% Off ROCCAT Sense Aimo Mousepad for PC Gaming (Expires April 4th)




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RiteAid BonusCash rewards for Apr 5-11, 2020 ... 20% ROI on Xbox, GameStop, Apple, Google, Netflix, Nike, Panera, Fandango, AMC, & Regal GC's

It's a bumper crop of BonusCash at your local Rite-Aid this week, with not 1, 2, 3, but 4 gaming GC's, and 1 of those gives you even more options!

  • Nike, GameStop, Netflix ... $5 BonusCash when you buy $25 of these items.*
  • Google Play, AMC Theatres, Apple AppStore/iTunes, Fandango, XBOX, Panera Bread, Regal Theatres ... $6 BonusCash when you buy $30 of these items.*

FYI, "GameStop" is a big win, because not only can you purchase (additional) XBOX, PSN, Nintendo, and Steam credit there, but you order the GC credit from their website, and get a redemption code instantly after checkout.
 
For those who are new to the "Rite-Aid wellness+ reward BonusCash" program, you'll receive the $$$ amount when you purchase the minimum amount specified. Gift-cards within the same bullet-point share the same "limit 2 offers per customer", but you can earn rewards on the other bullet-point lines as well. For example, you can purchase $25 each of GameStop & Netflix (or $50 of GameStop) ... and still be able to purchase another $60 mix of Google & Apple & XBOX, and can stagger your 4 GC purchases throughout the week.

Screenshot of 2 separate GC offers (bullet points) included here:

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Small print (at bottom of weekly ad) and BonusCash T&C's included here:
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FYI ... the limit of "2 offers per customer" is tracked by your "wellness+ rewards" account, so you'll need to limit yourself to 2 offers per line item throughout the week, and not just "2 per transaction" or "2 per day". At the time of purchase, your printed receipt will indicate how many of the "limit 2" you've met, but neither the website nor register will indicate ...

  • if you've met the limit of 2 items per BonusCash group with the current transaction, or
  • if the transaction you're about to complete exceeds the limit of 2 per week, or
  • when your BonusCash rewards will expire.

Luckily the mobile RiteAid app (and website) list your individual accumulation & cashing out on a per transaction basis, so that's a good way to keep tabs on the expiration dates, since you only get 30 days to spend the BonusCash once earned. Good luck!

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    Target Circle Deals April 12th - April 18th: 25% Off ROCCAT Vulcan Aimo Keyboard

    25% Off ROCCAT Vulcan Aimo Keyboard Black & White/Silver (Expires April 18th)

     

    10% Off My Arcade Gamestation Assorted Items (Expires April 22nd)




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    Target Circle Deals April 19th - April 25th: 30% Off Turtle Beach Elite Atlas Pro

    30% Off Turtle Beach Elite Atlas Pro Wired PC Gaming Headset (Expires April 25th)

    30% Off Turtle Beach Elite Atlas Aero Wireless Headset for PC (Expires April 25th)

    25% Off ROCCAT Vulcan Aimo Keyboard Black & White/Silver (Expires April 25th)

    25% Off ROCCAT Kain Aimo Wireless Mouse Black & White (Expires April 25th)

    25% Off ROCCAT Kain Aimo Mouse Black & White (Expires April 25th)

    10% Off My Arcade Gamestation Assorted Items (Expires April 22nd)

    25% Off ROCCAT Kain 102 Aimo Mouse PC Gaming, White (Expires April 25th)




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    Multi-unit housing starts up in some parts of Canada in April despite COVID-19

    Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of multi-unit housing projects remained strong in some provinces last month despite the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.




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    Five things to know about Statistics Canada's jobs report for April

    Statistics Canada reported Friday that the economy lost nearly two million jobs in April and the unemployment rate soared to 13.0 per cent as the full force of the pandemic hit.




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    Canada's jobless rate soars to 13 per cent in April

    The Canadian economy lost almost two million jobs in April, a record high, as the closure of non-essential services to slow the spread of COVID-19 forced businesses to shutter temporarily.




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    20 million jobs lost in April, but Trump says they 'will all be back'

    The U.S. economy lost more than 20 million jobs in April amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak, sending the unemployment rate to 14.7 percent — the highest since the Great Depression.






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    EFL clubs given green light to defer 25 per cent of player wages in April after deal struck with PFA

    Clubs in the EFL will be allowed to defer a quarter of players' wages this month after the league agreed a "compromise proposal" with the PFA.




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    Charlton staff paid for April without funding from majority shareholder Tahnoon Nimer

    Charlton Athletic staff were paid last month but not with funds from majority shareholder Tahnoon Nimer, who is still yet to inject any money into the beleaguered Championship club.




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    April tax collections plummet 55 percent

    A sharp decline in economic activity as well as tax cuts approved by lawmakers added to the decline.





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    NBC Sports will air IndyCar's second virtual race on April 4th

    Another live esports event will air on TV this Saturday -- something we might have to get used to now that people are glued to their screens even more than usual due to the coronavirus pandemic. The second round of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge, an online simulation-style competition, will air live on NBC Sports at 2:30PM ET on April 4th.




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    ESPN2 will air 12 hours of esports coverage on April 5th

    TV networks are already trying to fill the void in sports coverage left by the COVID-19 pandemic, but ESPN is going all-out. The broadcaster's ESPN2 channel is airing a 12-hour ESPN Esports Day on April 5th starting at 12PM Eastern, and there will be some high-profile live events in the mix. The highlight may be the second F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix at 3PM, when racers (including some current Formula 1 drivers) will compete online in a digital version of Australia's Albert Park. The marathon will also represent Rocket League's debut on ESPN television (it was only streamed before) with the Season 8 World Championship's Grand Finals broadcasting live at 4:30PM.




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    Retail sales plummet in April despite record jump in online trading

    Closures dragged total sales down, despite a 109.6% jump in online retail sales for the month – the highest increase on record.




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    Good Weekend Superquiz and Target, Saturday, April 18

    Trivia and word buffs: test your knowledge with today's superquiz and Target.




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    Good Weekend letters to the editor, April 18

    Want to chat? We'd love to hear from you. Send your letters to goodweekend@goodweekend.com.au.