Operating on a scale like nothing else on TV, and creatively liberated to play a long
game stretching into the future, perhaps no project better distinguishes HBO's status as the leading premium player than David Benioff and D.B. Weiss» meticulous adaptation of George R.R. Martin's fantasy world.
In the fourth quarter, quarterback Jason Gesser went down with an ankle injury, and
the game stretched into three overtimes.
Not exact matches
From the ability to purchase lottery tickets to apps that actually allowed the user to
game on their smartphone the potential revenues
stretched into the billions per year.
But then came his dominatingstint with the Brewers down the
stretch last year: Traded to Milwaukee inmidseason, Sabathia ignored the pleas of his agent and risked his loomingfinancial bonanza as a free agent by starting three
games on three days» rest, throwing seven complete
games, going 11 — 2 with a 1.65 ERA and carryingMilwaukee
into the playoffs for the first time in 26 years.
The Cavaliers had a grueling
stretch of
games coming
into their Saturday night loss to the Clippers.
They are safe from finishing in the Bottom 4 (remember the bottom 4 teams heading
into the Playoffs start with 1 - Loss in the Triple Elimination Tourney) but with a few Ws down the
stretch they can avoid the the likes of Team Lalez in their first
game.
The Diamondbacks slumped through the middle of August with a 5 - 11 record over a 16 -
game stretch before snapping
into form last week with a 6 - 1 record in seven
games.
I watched the team warm up at the Emirates before the Watford FA cup
game last season, and while the entire squad were dutifully doing the correct
stretches Alexis was gazing
into the distance doing a few half - hearted hip wiggles.
Actually Kieran Gibbs is also unbeaten in his last 14
games for Arsenal, although that run
stretches back
into last season.
Nothing like getting your rookies dressed up for a lingerie football league
game to stay relaxed coming
into the home
stretch of the season.
The team went 38
games without a win,
stretching into the following season, which is a run which has been unsurpassed in English football history.
Over their next three
games the Oilers closed to within six points of the Kings, the beginning of a
stretch in which, through Sunday, they had gone 10 -0-2-4 and vaulted
into a frantic four - way race — with L.A., the Blues and the Predators — for the West's last two playoff berths.
My idea is that; we started with a strong team and when we substitute, we added
into our
game pace; by that time they (Spuds) must have wear out and we can now use pace to
stretch them to breaking point.
Watford tried to get back
into the
game but Arsenal controlled the
game well with Santi and Xhaka running things in the middle, Walcott
stretching play with his pace and movement and Ozil producing some silky stuff.
After arriving in Ann Arbor with five - star expectations yet never seizing control of the Wolverines» offense, Morris heated up down the
stretch this fall to propel Central Michigan
into the bowl picture, tossing 14 touchdowns and just two interceptions over a season - ending five -
game winning streak.
The Baggies were coming back
into the
game by now and were using the width of the pitch to
stretch Arsenal.
It was no coincidence that Baltimore had gone on an 11 - 5 tear, or that by week's end it stood at 85 - 48 and had
stretched its division lead back to 6 1/2
games heading
into this week's four -
game series in New York.
Generally speaking, 1 - 0 feels better than 4 - 0 so he didn't want to get smashed in a
game we were most likely never to get anything from and have morale be low going
into a crucial
stretch.
Four
games into this season he launched a four -
game 12 - for - 16
stretch against the Yankees and Tigers that included a four - hit.
Vegas will look to take a 2 - 0 lead heading
into Los Angeles for
Game 3 on Sunday, and surely the Golden Knights would rather go
into that
stretch healthy.
Given the streak that preceded Nashville's current three -
game losing streak, Predators fans shouldn't be losing too much sleep heading
into the closing
stretch.
While there were some
games where he faded
into the background for
stretches, Wiggins still had more than enough consistency to keep his stock high.
Toronto is starting to roll after a 3 - 1 drubbing of Club America in the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday and with a
stretch of winnable domestic
games, TFC could see its number to go back to back climb
into the +350 range.
They do not want to get
into situations where they have to play defense for long
stretches of the
game, especially against a Butler team that's riding high with confidence after scoring 10 goals on Thursday night.
And Pulis may well need someone to lay claim to the hero vacancy later in the
game, as this match has the potential to
stretch into extra-time and possibly penalties.
It was vital that David Wagner's men remained confident and collected whilst approaching the task of getting back
into the
game, and to an extent Tom Ince personified that approach by dancing his way past Collins before delivering an inventive cross which rolled agonisingly in - front of Laurent Depoitre's out -
stretched boot.
The Irish could have and should have beat both the Louisville Cardinals and the North Carolina Tar Heels, but poor shooting down the
stretch of both
games made HUGE wins
into extremely DISAPPOINTING losses.
Four wins and three draws in just over three weeks sees the Reds make it
into the New Year level with Manchester United on points, pending the result of the late
game, and having
stretched their unbeaten run to a Klopp era record of 16
games.
But veteran striker Boyd had the final say when he finished off a flowing move to
stretch Kilmarnock's unbeaten run to 11
games and move them to four points behind fourth - placed Hibernian heading
into the post-split
games.
Body movement, through exercise,
stretching or yoga can help release, or at least lessen, the intensity of the energy so you can get in touch with what is really going on and make a
game plan to bring yourself back
into balance.
In fact, you'll run
into robots far more during these long
stretches of exploring than you will during story quests, and these encounters make for some of the most memorable moments in the
game.
Armed with one desert local, minimal production design, two actors and a disembodied voice, here's a film that manages to
stretch a simple premise
into pulpy cat and mouse
game.
Two lead developers on Call of Duty: WWII have
stretched the
game's two and a half - minute multiplayer gameplay reveal
into a 24 - minute breakdown of every detail the trailer offers up.
Dead Island is not a perfect
game by any
stretch of the imagination, and I am sure I have forgotten to mention some of the things about it in my meager attempt to describe this massive adventure, but it definitely has hooked me
into its world.
Elimination
Game tells a 90 - minute story that The Hunger Games franchise
stretched out
into four bloated films.
OK,
game of the year is a
stretch but FuturLab's Velocity 2X features stylish visuals and addictive gameplay all packed
into some puzzle - platforming action and it works.
Consequently, as you gain confidence and push deeper
into the throttle travel, lean ever harder on turn - in grip,
stretch available traction or squeeze more from the brakes, everything else ups its
game in unison.
No it was not a terrible
game by any
stretch of the imagination, with that... NO it was not an amazing
game, it was clunky, ugly (what the hell was the haze over everything), kinda boring in a lot of spots... Its a mediocre
game at best, but you can have fun with it IF you go
into it without expecting the AAA
game that some people try to hype it to be
Of course they had to change things around in order to warrant Bond shooting through each level, but they basically eliminate half of Quantum «s plot and
stretch Casino's out
into an actual
game.
On a final niggly note that will
stretch across my review of all of the remade
games, I have to say that the wumpa fruit don't seem to (for lack of a better term) suck
into you as quickly as they used to, and it doesn't feel as satisfying to pick them up anymore.
Shaun Munro reviews Call of Duty: WWII... It's not a
stretch to say that the Call of Duty series has grown increasingly silly in recent years, gradually progressing from the oorah military fetishism of the Modern Warfare
games into a sci - fi blockbuster franchise that, in the eyes of many fans, has spun wildly out of control.
Some of those updates are bigger than others, and one certainly gets the sense that the development team is having trouble finding dramatic new additions to put
into the
game without
stretching things too far.
I've also been in talks with Nintendo about becoming a Wii U developer so I can get the
game on the Wii U, but given the expense of a Wii U dev kit, that would be something I would either need to do another Kickstarter campaign for, or shove
into a
stretch goal should the Kickstarter get a bit further along.
While each level is divided up
into relatively small chunks, the
game is able to create a strong sense of place by giving every area some sort of unique feature, whether it be a sweeping panoramic vista over a valley
stretching out to the horizon, or a beautiful waterfall feeding a river running through the stage.
Stoic, an independent
game development company, today announced that the crowdfunding campaign for Banner Saga 3 has smashed its initial funding target and unveiled the confirmed
stretch goals it will implement
into the final
game.
The extra money raised will be used to enhance the development of the
game and introduce
stretch goals that will be implemented
into the finished
game.
And it's more of the
game great gameplay that we enjoyed from the previous title,
stretched out
into more memorable boss battles, refined combat, and several exhilarating 30 - to - 1 brawls.
While the
game felt great on a handheld, little flaws are somehow more apparent — the
game feels like a handheld title at its core,
stretched into a home console format.
Two lead developers on Call of Duty: WWII have
stretched the
game's two and a half - minute multiplayer gameplay reveal
into a 24 - minute breakdown of every detail the trailer offers up.
And then there's the
stretch goals... We have a ton of extra features we'd like to cram
into the
game, and we'll do our best even if we don't hit those goals.