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Fallout 3 nearly didn't have VATS

A problem in making Fallout an FPS is that players could aim for the head themselves, rendering VATS moot. Bethesda had to ...
International Monetary Fund

Value-Added Tax Continues to Expand

More countries are adopting the VAT, and its contribution to global revenue is rising Two thousand years ago when the emperors of China began building a great wall to defend their domain from fearsome ...
GamesRadar+

Fallout 3's VATS system helped compensate for Bethesda's lack of shooting chops: "We were never going to create gun combat that was on par with Call of Duty or Battlefield"

Bethesda hadn't dealt with guns in a long time when it came time to develop Fallout 3; thankfully, VATS helped close the distance. Aside from some Terminator games in the 1990s, Bethesda's bread and ...
The Free Press Journal

Joshna Chinappa Clinches Fifth CCI Western India Squash Title After Beating Sanya Vats; Veer Chotrani Wins Men’s Crown

Mumbai: Joshna Chinappa outwitted Sanya Vats to win the women's title in the 80th CCI Western India Squash Tournament. Chinappa rallied to win the final 3-1 (7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5) at the Cricket ...
Polygon

After a decade, Fallout 4's busted VATS system is getting fixed

Tell me if this has happened to you. You're playing Fallout 4. There's an enemy, let's say, a super Mutant. You press the button that slows the game down, so that you can shoot directly at its head — ...
Medscape

Lung Cancer Death Risk Reduced With VATS Over Open Surgery

A new meta-analysis provided high-quality evidence demonstrating that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) significantly reduces the risk for death by 21% compared with open lobectomy in ...
The Conversation

Take fish, salt in vats, leave in sun for months: why ancient Romans loved fermented fish sauces like garum

Tamara Lewit does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
SFGate

How a once-famous San Francisco building spiraled into pure anarchy

In the lobby of the 11-story tower at 1550 Bryant St., a small cafe serves office workers snacks, coffee and … cans of Hamm’s beer. Fifty years earlier, the site was home to Hamm’s California ...
Space.com

Moon-orbiting Gateway space station's habitat module arrives in the US (photos)

Earlier this month, NASA released a set of photos highlighting a newly arrived module for Gateway, a small space station that the agency aims to launch to lunar orbit in 2027. That module is HALO ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Innovation And Collaboration In Power Module Packaging: A Thermal Perspective

Power modules are the foundation of modern electrical systems, especially within electric vehicles (xEVs), industrial motor applications, and renewable energy solutions such as wind and solar power.
News Medical

Coaxial silicone drains reduce pain after VATS lobectomy without compromising efficacy

Background: Chest drains are routinely used after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lung resections to evacuate fluid and air from the pleural space. We compared the impact of coaxial ...