Winger Maxi Rodriguez receives emotional send-off into retirement (Video)

Nothing is quite as hard as consistency, and that stands doubly true when you’re expecting something to be consistently good. There have, of course, been a number of major gaming franchises over the years that have managed to do just that, and in doing so have earned themselves millions upon millions of fans. Even such franchises, however, have had their off days. Here, we’re going to take a look at a few gaming franchises that have generally been good, with some very notable exceptions. We will, of course, also be talking about those exceptions.

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You’d think that Konami couldn’t have given the Metal …

Developing an Indiana Jones game is bound to be a challenging task for any developer for a multitude of reasons, but chief among them has to be having to find an actor who can successfully play the eponymous role, a role that has always been associated with Harrison Ford and no one else, to the extent that it’s impossible for many to imagine anyone else playing the character.

The upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will see prolific actor Troy Baker stepping into the role (with Ford’s likeness being used), and based on what developer MachineGames has shown off so far, he’s certainly doing an admirable job of emulating Ford’s legendary performances as best anyone could possibly hope he could.

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Outgoing Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani has accepted the blame for failing to keep them in the Premier League but insists he is leaving the club in good hands.

Radrizzani’s six-year stint at Leeds saw the club promoted back to the top-flight before being relegated to the Sky Bet Championship at the end of last season.

He has now sold his majority share in the Yorkshire club to 49ers Enterprises, who will be tasked with providing the infrastructure to take Leeds back to the Premier League once again.

can announce that the EFL has approved the sale of the Club to 49ers Enterprises, paving the way for the immediate transition of ownership

— Leeds United (@LUFC)

“It was a very sweet time in my life but unfortunately it didn’t end in the way …

Nightdive Studios’ The Thing: Remastered will receive new details at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted next week. However, in an interview with Syfy Wire, Mark Atkinson, the original game’s director, revealed a massive quality of life change: No more scripted infections for NPCs.

In The Thing, NPCs could be infected, leading to them “bursting out” and becoming monstrous creatures. However, even if you protected them during battles, they would still burst out in infection as part of scripted sequences.

“Scripted burst-outs of previously uninfected NPCs were one of the biggest complaints in the original games. In The Thing: Remastered, we removed them entirely and instead make some NPCs more prone to infection, …

Lee Charnley has left his role as managing director at Newcastle United following the club s lucrative takeover.

Charnley worked his way through the ranks at St James Park across 22 years, holding positions before, during and briefly after Mike Ashley s unpopular tenure.

With Ashley increasingly absent from the day-to-day running at Newcastle, Charnley took on increased responsibilities while still reporting back to the owner.

He remained in his role initially when a consortium backed by Saudi Arabia s Public Investment Fund bought the club for £305million last month.

Although reports this week indicated Charnley had hopes of remaining at Newcastle, his departure was confirmed on Friday.

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Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta says promising youngster Marc Muniesa will be promoted to the first team next season.

Muniesa, 19, is a product of the illustrious Barcelona youth academy, and has already made 61 league appearances for the club s reserve team.

The defender is now expected to join the senior side in 2012/13, with Zubizarreta confident the youngster is ready to make the next step in his career.

He (Muniesa) will be part of Pep Guardiola s squad next term, Zubizarreta said in an interview with RAC1 this week.

Muniesa made his first-team debut in May 2009 at the age of 17, but was shown a straight red card during his first official appearance.

The centre-back is contracted to Barca until the end of 2013/14 season.

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According to , Xavi Hernandez could yet change his mind about leaving his position as the Barcelona head coach at the end of the season.

Xavi s announcement appears to have relieved the pressure off the shoulders of his players, and his ability to find the right balance between the experience of players like Robert Lewandowski and Ilkay Gundogan, along with the youth and talent of Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi has yielded excellent results. Though still eight points behind Real Madrid in the La Liga standings, the Catalans have come close to booking a place in the semifinals of the Champions League after their victory over Paris Saint-Germain in France this week, which is probably more than many expected of them in this competition only a few months ago.

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Jordan Henderson is reluctant to compare Liverpool s table-toppers to the class that almost won the title in the 2013-14 season.

The Reds were in devastating form to hammer Watford 6-1 at Anfield on Sunday, with Sadio Mane (2), Philippe Coutinho, Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum all on target.

It sent Liverpool top of the Premier League for the first time since May 2014, when they narrowly lost out on the crown to Manchester City under Brendan Rodgers.

However, captain Henderson remains keen to temper expectations at Anfield despite Jurgen Klopp s men being in sublime form.

I don t like comparing teams, he said. The past is the past. 

I feel this is a very good team with good players, but you don t get anything for being top …

Belgium have confirmed the appointment of former Everton boss Roberto Martinez to succeed Marc Wilmots.

The Spaniard was dismissed by Everton in May just before the end of a disappointing Premier League campaign, bringing to an end his three-year spell at Goodison Park.

He will take charge of a Belgium side who failed to live up to the pre-tournament hype at Euro 2016, suffering a 3-1 quarter-final exit at the hands of Wales.

Our new head coach: Roberto Martínez !

— BelgianRedDevils (@BelRedDevils)

That led to Wilmots losing his job as Belgium sought a new direction for their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.

In Martinez they have turned to a man whose entire managerial career has been spent in England.

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Hakim Ziyech s official Chelsea debut will have to wait for at least a couple of weeks after Frank Lampard confirmed the new signing has a knee injury.

Media reports began circulating on Wednesday suggesting Morocco international Ziyech was a doubt for Monday s trip to Brighton and Hove Albion for the Blues Premier League opener.

Ziyech arrived from Ajax in pre-season after a £33.3million deal had been agreed last term, with the forward boosting his reputation in 2018-19 after a number of impressive performances en route to the Champions League semi-finals.

But Chelsea fans will have to wait a bit longer to see him in competitive action, as Lampard confirmed the reports he has sustained an injury.

Ziyech s fellow new signings Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwel…