'Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth' drops on May 10

EA's Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth is coming next month. The mobile, free-to-play title is debuting on May 10, marking the first LOTR game since 2009's The Lord of the Rings: Conquest. This game is one of five LOTR games in development from Embracer, including the Lord of the Rings: Gollum, which is launching soon, too.

Heroes of Middle-earth includes characters from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. It features collection systems, turn-based combat, and more. It'll be available on iOS and Android, with pre-registration now open.

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'Star Wars: Ahsoka' drops first trailer

Disney teased its first official look at Star Wars: Ahsoka during the Star Wars Celebration 2023. The series picks up after Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) appears on both The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett. The trailer shows Ahsoka getting attacked in a mystic Jedi site, Hera Syndulla in a shootout, and Sabine Wren and her lothcat meditating. There is also a quick look/hint at Grand Admiral Thrawn.

Ahsoka is on a mission to look for fellow Star Wars: Rebels alum Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi), who blasted himself and Thrawn on the far reaches of space. Star Wars: Ahsoka is streaming on Disney+ this December.

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Stadia Boss Phil Harrison quietly left Google after game service's closure

Phil Harrison, the vice president of Google and former head of Stadia, confirmed he left the company. According to a report, two employees familiar with the matter said Harrison quietly left the company around the time it shut down the short-lived game streaming service. His LinkedIn profile states he ended his time with the company this month.

Harrison is a veteran in the gaming industry. He worked at Sony for over a decade and three years at Microsoft before joining Google in 2018. Unfortunately, Stadia struggled to attract gamers, which resulted in its shutdown this January.

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TELUS Health brings MyPet virtual pet care platform to Ontario

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TELUS Health recently announced the expansion of its TELUS Health MyPet to Ontario. This service offers virtual support for non-emergent situations involving your beloved pets. You can access the consultation notes within the app and medical records can be shared with your regular veterinarian.

The TELUS Health MyPet app is free to download for iOS and Android. Consultations with Ontario-based vets are charged on a per-session basis. In Ontario, all veterinarians working through TELUS Health MyPet are affiliated with Toronto-based Pet Telemedicine Veterinary Care. Trupanion also waives enrollment fees for TELUS Health MyPet users when they subscribe to a Trupanion policy.

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