Canadian curling team kicked out of tournament for being 'extremely drunk'

A 2014 Olympic Gold medalist, Ryan Fry and three of his teammates, Jamie Koe, DJ  Kidby and Chris Schille were taken off the Red Beer Curling Classic for exhibiting abusive and unacceptable behavior. The facility manager, Wade Thurber told CBC that there had also been damage to public as well as private property especially in the locker room area. According to the report issued at CBC Fry later apologized to the spectators as well as the organizers and admitted that his actions were “truly disrespectful and embarrassing”. Furthermore, he promised to contribute in a positive manner in the future and that he would ensure that nothing like this would happen again. (Shad 2018)

2.      First look: 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' brings the classic fight to the Switch

Nintendo’s ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ for the Switch has created quite the hype, having more than 3 million viewers having watched the recent 40 min reveal on You Tube to get information before it releases in December. The author having experienced the console and the games at an intervention claims that the hype is worth the while. This game has characters from 30 different game franchises such as Super Mario, Kirby, Pikachu, Sonic The Hedgehog and PacMan, not to mention some new comers from the Metroid series, Pokemon and Splatoon. The game has 74 playable characters with over a 100 stages with 6 additional characters on downloadable purchase. The console has different modes as well as beautiful graphics.

(Blumenthal 2018)

3.      YouTube quietly adds 100 ad-supported movies for free viewing

YouTube has recently and quite silently added free feature film content for view as a result of striking a deal with the movie studio MGM. The films feature ads presenting a good opportunity for advertisers as well as user demand for free content. Moreover, the article stipulates that YouTube has also launched an ad-free way of viewing longer original productions with a premium payable package. A wider base of movie and show titles is available for current content for rent or for sale, a similar pricing technique followed by Apple and Amazon. The "YouTube Movies" channel has cultivated over 70 million subscribers recently.

(Graham 2018)