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Monday February 19th, 2024 evening edition

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Despite claims it is a "quadruple-A" live-service experience, Skull and Bones's user Metacritic score has taken a pummelling since the pirate ship game was released on Friday, 16th February.

Based on the 222 user scores recorded to date, Skull and Bones' user score is sitting at just 2.8 out of 10, making it the lowest-rated game of 2024 released thus far when ranked by user score alone.

Let's Play Skull & Bones PS5 Co-op Gameplay!

Ubisoft's boss Yves Guillemot recently called Skull and Bones a "quadruple-A" live-service pirate ship game.

"You will see that Skull and Bones is a full-fledged game," Guillemot said at the time.

"It's a very big game and we feel that people will really see how vast and complete that game is.

So it's a really full triple-A, quadruple-A game that will deliver in the long run. »

Biden administration is leaning toward supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles

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MUNICH — After months of requests from Ukrainian officials, the Biden administration is working toward providing Ukraine with powerful new long-range ballistic missiles, according to two U.S. officials.

For months, pro-Trump Republicans have said they will approve U.S. military aid to Ukraine only if the Biden administration agrees to a package of GOP immigration and border security measures.

The officials did not rule out asking allies to provide the missiles to Ukraine, as well, and replenishing their ATACM stockpiles. »

Donald Trump Places Last in New 'Presidential Greatness' Rankings

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Trump was ranked last in a list of U.S. presidents in the 2024 Presidential Greatness... Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally on February 17, 2024 in Waterford, Michigan.

Trump was ranked last in a list of U.S. presidents in the 2024 Presidential Greatness Project expert survey.

"Trump was last in 2018 as well, but not included in 2015 because Obama was still president. »

Clarence Thomas Offered $1 Million a Year To Resign

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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has been offered $1 million a year and a $2.4 million motor coach if he agrees to resign from the nation's highest court.

Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C. »