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The rumor: Phillies ace Cole Hamels would “love to be traded this winter,” according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The rationale: The Phillies are, well, not good. The team has gone 73-89 each of the past two seasons, and it doesn’t appear things are going to turn around any time soon. The long-awaited rebuilding phase is here. Hamels, who turns 31 next month, is a former World Series MVP who wants to play for a contender again....

The first property that many seem to think this new BioWare title will end up being is the forthcoming next entry in the Command and Conquer series. It would make sense, based on the military nature of the footage and screenshot, that this could be a Command and Conquer title, and even a posting by a Victory Games employee suggests they are now working for BioWare. BioWare and Command and Conquer’s close ties to EA could have made for a perfect fit, with EA deciding to roll Victory Games into the higher profile development studio....

The 22-year-old has attracted interest from a number of European clubs following a string of successful appearances for Leonardo Jardim’s side, which earned him a call up to the Portugal senior side earlier in the season. With a reported release clause inserted into his current contract that is worth roughly £37 million, any club that wants to prise the youngster away from Portugal will have to pay a premium price, given how highly he is rated at the Estádio José Alvalade....

Van Gaal is expected is be officially named the next manager of Manchester United next week after weeks of speculation, and he has already drawn up a list of names he wants to join him at Old Trafford, with the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Mats Hummels and Stefan de Vrij all reported targets for Man United now. Van Gaal has now also identified clear weaknesses on the wings for United and is hoping that he can use his time in charge of the Netherlands national team to convince Robben to join him at United next season....

With Nemanja Vidic already confirming that he’ll leave the club and join Italian side Inter Milan, and Rio Ferdinand confirming on Monday evening that it’s time for him to move on, and start new for a fresh challenge. Manchester United are making swift movements in order to replace the old guns. German international Mats Hummels would be the ideal replacement for Nemanja Vidc and Dutch international Martins Indi with his physical strength would strengthen Manchester United’s defence, along with existing defenders Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Jonny Evans....

Linked with Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Manchester United and Juventus, the in-demand Ajax captain is reportedly set to pick Turin as his next destination. With Juve’s ageing defence, De Ligt is seen as the perfect signing. TOP STORY – JUVE CLOSING IN ON DE LIGT Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Manchester United or Juventus? According to Tuttosport and Corriere dello Sport, Serie A champions Juve are increasingly likely to sign De Ligt....

The Chilean has 18 months left to run on his current contract and has been in discussions over an extension for some time. Alexis currently earns £130,000 a week and reportedly wants parity with the Premier League’s top earners and see his wage rise above £200,000. Juventus and Manchester City remain interested in Alexis, though neither would be able to match the offer from the Chinese Super League. Arsenal have already begun assessing possible replacements should Alexis leave, with Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus of particular interest....

Juventus striker Paulo Dybala has agreed a move to Real Madrid, according to Mundo Deportivo. Despite the fact the Argentina international is tied to the Turin club until 2020, Madrid will make a substantial offer in the summer with Florentino Perez keen to thrash through a deal as soon as possible. Dybala has made 10 Serie A appearances for the Italian champions this season, scoring three goals, and another in the Champions League....

Prominent Fortnite leaker Lucas7yoshi tweeted a long list of new locations last month. These new locations were expected to be added to the existing Fortnite battle royale map, but now it’s believed that these locations will make up the Season 11/Chapter 2 map. While it’s possible some of these locations have since changed or the information isn’t accurate, it seems like a safe bet that the new Fortnite map will have 12 major locations....

The latest information on Halo: Infinite comes from Qilin, a developer currently working on the game. While the individual hasn’t shared their identity and doesn’t intend to anytime soon, they typically post regular updates to this social media account regarding Halo and the Xbox Series X. The latest update from Qilin should provide fans with a glimmer of hope. RELATED: Xbox Series S Has Master Chief Easter Egg According to Qilin, the latest build of Halo: Infinite was recently posted internally for developers to work with....

Because it does not release until an undisclosed time next year, it is anyone’s estimate how this will be approached. Other rumors and speculation have wondered how Venom will affect Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s gameplay, and if particular symbiote-inspired suits will be introduced. Now, a rumored leak, if true, may offer more information on how Peter and Miles will be interchangeable, as well as the potential for a third playable character....

The latest leak comes from the YouTuber known as XclusiveAce who indicated that the new information they’ve obtained comes from a source that originally showed him actual gameplay, images, map overviews, and more from the current build of Call of Duty 2020. No images or gameplay from the upcoming title is shown to prevent and the source isn’t named but based on some of the things said in the video, such as the person not knowing the actual name of the game, it would seem to be someone involved in QA or testing....

The rumor comes by way of Blasting News, which shares the rumor without citing any sources, even anonymous ones. Naturally, gamers should take such claims with a grain of salt until those involved with the game either confirm or deny the rumor. That said, the concept is certainly compelling given Rockstar’s desire to see cross-play come to pass for Red Dead Redemption 2. According to Blasting News, the delay is due to Rockstar’s challenge in convincing Sony to join in the cross-play plan....

Resident Evil: Outrage was outed by the Capcom ransomware attack, and its existence has since been backed up by reputable Resident Evil leaker AestheticGamer. They believe that Resident Evil: Outrage will be a timed-Switch exclusive game that will likely feature Rebecca Chambers as the main character. However, they have also heard that the game will have a second playable character in the form of fan favorite Leon S. Kennedy....

The God of War Ragnarok PS5 bundle was likely especially popular because it really came out at the perfect time. Sony was able to get the God of War Ragnarok PS5 bundle out in time for the holiday shopping season, and it was able to dramatically increase its PS5 production to meet demand. PS5 had its best month for hardware sales ever this past December, and it would be interesting to find out how many of those units were of the God of War Ragnarok bundle....

The image was pulled from a YouTube video by Quixel, showing off the Megascans Ecosystem tool that’s used with Unreal Engine. Its photogrammetry technology is reportedly being used in the development of Playground’s RPG, which is rumored to be Fable 4. The video shows an image of a fantasy town that looks similar to the art style of past Fable games, which has led to speculation that it is an image of Fable 4....

The topic of the latest “Iwata Asks” focused on the Nintendo 3DS, but the conversation took an interesting turn when Shigesato Itoi, the creator of Earthbound, started talking about watching Pikmin run on the 3DS. The legendary Miyamoto chimed in asking the others if Pikmin looked great on the new handheld. “It seems like Pikmin is perfect for 3D,” Iwata (the President of Nintendo) added. Check out the Pikmin portion of the Nintendo interview below....

Capcom’s next big fighter is Street Fighter X Tekken, due March 6th. Fans have already begun nervously clutching their pocketbooks in anticipation of what is all but sure to be a mountain of pricey DLC developed for the game. If a rumored list of the game’s initial downloadable content turns out to be legit, they have every reason to do so. It’s not as if Street Fighter X Tekken is hurting for combatants....

[HTML1] UPDATE: Xbox Head Phil Spencer has squashed any speculation Microsoft may be purchasing Silent Hills. Full story here. After Konami created a brilliant and viral promotional campaign through their P.T. demo for Silent Hills, it was devastating for intrigued fans to learn that the game had been scrapped. The fact that Konami and Hideo Kojima remained as silent as the game’s title only worsened gamers’ frustration, as it felt that the game had been needlessly executed due to some kind of spat between the publisher and designer....

The 45-year-old future Hall of Famer has been heavily involved in WWE programming in recent weeks alongside his son Dominik, and that appears to be the endgame here. Sportskeeda’s Senior Journalist Tom Colohue tweeted that Rey Mysterio and WWE have an extension they can add to his contract, but right now the focus is on getting in the ring with his son. Rey Mysterio was close to retiring last year but was talked out of it by his son, a real life angle that later played out on television....