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Geek Culture
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
Singapore's First 'Love and Deepspace' Pop-up Event To Steal Hearts In Jul 2025
The heart wants what it wants, even light-years away. After charming players right, left, and centre for the past year, Infold Games' popular otome title – referring to a story-based romance game targeted towards women – Love and Deepspace is bringing its magic to the real world, including Singapore. In a first for the country, ave8 at Resorts World Sentosa will play host an immersive exhibition for the game to mark its latest version update. The event is scheduled to run from 18 to 31 July, but there's a catch: doors are only open on weekends (Friday to Sunday), 11am to 7pm, offering a tight limited-time window for fans to experience it in person. Alongside themed decoration and photo opportunities along the stairs, visitors can look forward to life-sized standees of Xavier, Zayne, Rafayel, Sylus, and Caleb. Complete the designated event activity to enter a special giveaway, with exclusive official merchandise award to 50 lucky winners, including the grand prize of a one-night stay at Hotel Ora. More details about the event are expected nearer to the date. The Love and Deepspace pop-up exhibition in Singapore is part of a bigger celebration that brings offline events to different parts of the world. The Global Expo Tour was also announced for Los Angeles' Anime Expo, taking place from 3 to 7 July, Bilibili World in Shanghai (11 to 13 July), Gamescom in Cologne (20 to 24 August), and Tokyo Game Show (25 to 28 September). Four pieces of exclusive merchandise will be available during these dates: Witness by Deepspace Large Paper Bag, Sworn by Love Photo Card, Light Blooms Transparent Fan, and Blissful Secret Ribbon. As for in-game rewards, a surprise collaboration with fashion brand Jimmy Choo welcomes an 'exquisitely recreated' version of its Cinderella shoes and jewellery. Love and Deepspace Version 4.0 comes to Android and iOS devices on 3 July, featuring brand-new 5-Star Interactive Memories, a free wedding dress for the player character, a new Caleb 5-Star card, and more. Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really. InFold Games Love and Deepspace resorts world sentosa Singapore
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Who is Vaughn Karvala? Xavier hosting 4-star, Class of 2026 forward on Wednesday
Xavier men's basketball is looking for its first commit from the Class of 2026 and one of its top targets will be on campus Wednesday, June 25. According to Sam Kayser, Vaughn Karvala will take an official visit to Xavier on Wednesday. Advertisement Karvala began his prep career at Oregon High School in Oregon, Wisconsin before announcing his decision to transfer to Bella Vista College Preparatory in Arizona earlier this month. Tabbed by 247Sports as a four-star recruit, Karvala heads to Scottsdale as a top 10 player in Arizona and a top 20 small forward in the nation in the Class of 2026. He is the No. 62 overall player in the ESPN100 Rankings. Karvala was offered by Xavier in May and recently competed in the NBPA Top 100 Camp in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The 6-foot-6 prospect also holds offers from Arizona State, Iowa, Ole Miss, Syracuse, Marquette and Wisconsin. Xavier men's basketball offered Columbus Academy's Jason Singleton (5) earlier this summer. In early-June, Xavier also offered a pair of 2026 in-state recruits in Columbus Academy's Jason Singleton and Margaretta High School standout Julian Washington. Advertisement Washington is currently unranked by 247Sports and holds additional offers from Miami, Akron, Ohio University, Kent State, Indiana State and others. He was a first-team All-Ohio selection last season in Division V. Singleton, whose father helped lead Ohio State to the Final Four in 1999, is tabbed as the No. 5 player in Ohio for the Class of 2026. The 6-foot-4 combo guard was named third-team All-Ohio in Division V. He helped lead Columbus Academy to a 28-1 season that included the program's first trip to the state finals since 1981. Columbus Academy finished as the state runner-up. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Who is Vaughn Karvala? Xavier hosting 4-star, Class of 2026 forward
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Xavier will host Missouri State as part of 2025-26 non-conference basketball schedule
Xavier men's basketball's non-conference schedule for the 2025-26 campaign is nearing completion after a social media report from Alex Rosinski on June 24 that the Musketeers will host Missouri State at Cintas Center on Dec. 12. Xavier now has eight non-conference games scheduled with three more to be announced soon. Advertisement Missouri State, which competes in the Missouri Valley Conference, finished 9-23 last season under first-year head coach Cuonzo Martin, who is in his second stint with the school after coaching the Bears from 2008-2011. More: House vs. NCAA settlement approved: Here's what it means for Xavier Musketeers basketball Martin took Tennessee (2014), California (2016) and Missouri (2021) to the NCAA Tournament before returning to Missouri State in 2024. Five of Xavier's 18 regular-season games at Cintas Center have now been revealed. There will be three more non-conference home affairs for the Musketeers this fall, plus 10 games against Big East foes. Advertisement Xavier opens the season on Nov. 3 against Marist and hosts Santa Clara a week later. Xavier will host Cincinnati in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout on Dec. 5. More: 'Get him Xavier fans': Richard Pitino responds to his dad Rick's vow to spank him Away from home, Xavier will visit Iowa to begin a home-and-home series in November. The Musketeers will also play two games in the Charleston Classic in November with Clemson, Georgia and West Virginia in the bracket. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Xavier to host Missouri State as part of non-conference schedule
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Xavier Musketeers standout Zach Freemantle agrees to deal with Orlando Magic
Zach Freemantle was not one of the five Big East players selected in this week's NBA Draft, which wrapped up from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, June 26. However, it didn't take long for the former Xavier Musketeers forward to find an NBA suitor. Advertisement Freemantle has agreed to a deal with the Orlando Magic, the school announced Friday afternoon. Freemantle will suit up for the Magic in the NBA Summer League, which begins next month. More: Xavier will host Missouri State as part of 2025-26 non-conference basketball schedule In April, Freemantle was named to the all-tournament team at the 71st annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (PIT) in Virginia. The Teaneck, New Jersey native was also selected to play in the NABC-Reese's Division I College All-Star Game in San Antonio as part of Final Four weekend. Xavier forward Zach Freemantle (32) was a second-team All-Big East selection in 2025. Over a six-season collegiate career with the Musketeers, Freemantle battled a slew of injuries but still etched his name in Xavier history. Advertisement During Xavier's first-round Big East Tournament loss to Marquette at Madison Square Garden in March, Freemantle became the fourth Xavier player to rank top 10 all-time in scoring and rebounding, joining David West, Romain Sato and Tyrone Hill. More: Who is Vaughn Karvala? Xavier hosting 4-star, Class of 2026 forward on Wednesday Freemantle ranks 10th in Xavier history in career points (1,749) and ninth in career rebounds (888). In 136 total games, Freemantle made 107 starts and averaged 12.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per night. After missing all of the 2023-24 season due to a foot injury, Freemantle returned for one more season and helped lead Xavier to the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement More: 'A lot of hugs.' For Xavier's Zach Freemantle, NCAA Tournament was the missing piece Freemantle averaged 16.8 points and 6.8 rebounds and scored in double figures in Xavier's first 30 games before a season-ending loss to Illinois in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Freemantle was a second-team All-Big East selection for the second time in his career (2021). This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Former Xavier standout Zach Freemantle signs with NBA's Orlando Magic
Montreal Gazette
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Montreal Gazette
Books for Kids: Worlds collide in Kenneth Oppel's riveting novel
Books Best of All Worlds By Kenneth Oppel Penguin Teen Canada Age 12 and older Thirteen-year-old Xavier Oak, a gamer and avid fan of Dungeons & Dragons (and the narrator of Kenneth Oppel's new book), had reluctantly agreed to spend the weekend at the family's lakeside cottage with his father, Caleb, and pregnant stepmother, Nia. Older brother Sam had a soccer game and stayed home with their mother. But when Xavier woke up that first morning at the cottage, his life changed dramatically — and apparently forever. He heard a goat bleating, and when he looked out the window he saw that the lake was gone and the cottage was now on farmland. What's more, when he and his father explored the property, they eventually discovered that other than two goats, 15 chickens and some ducks, they were the only signs of life under a seemingly impenetrable dome. Xavier concludes they've been abducted by aliens, and that the biodome, with a diameter of about 10 kilometres and a circumference of 32 kilometres, is somewhere in outer space. What follows is a riveting account of three people making a life for themselves away from everything they have ever known, joined within days by an infant who has never known anything else. When, 41 pages into this book, I discovered they'd been living this way for three years — and become proficient farmers in the process — I was shocked, and Xavier's longing for his mother and his brother Sam became especially poignant. By now they had seven goats in addition to the chickens, and three-year-old Noah found a puppy in the orchard. Xavier knows their unidentified abductors — simply referred to as 'they' throughout the book — have a soft spot for Noah, occasionally leaving him gifts. He was the result of a difficult birth and 'they' knocked the family out, saved the baby, and even changed the bloody sheets. Xavier, meanwhile, feels more and more like an outsider as he misses his mother and older brother; when his phone dies, he feels especially devastated, since he has spent three years texting his brother (albeit without service). 'All my music and pictures, all my one-way conversations with Sam, gone forever,' he tells us. When Xavier stumbles onto a site apparently intended for another dwelling, and watches a horde of 'glittering midges' construct a two-storey lodge that turns out to belong to a family with two daughters — one a 16-year-old, the other about four — this already fantastic story takes even more incredible twists and turns, with issues that will strike readers as surprisingly timely and current. A blurb on the back cover has author David Levithan calling this book a masterpiece, adding: 'As soon as you finish, you'll want to talk to someone about it.' That was certainly the case for me, although the first thing I did was reread the whole book in hopes of finding answers to the questions I still had about this well-crafted story — one that kept me guessing right to the end.
