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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCMH) — Cheerios is featuring its Honey-Nut Cheerios mascot “Buzz” in an effort to boost global bee populations. According to CNN, the company is partnering with Veseys Seeds and is pledging to send out 100-million wildflower seeds. Anyone interested in helping with the “hashtag bring-back-the-bees campaign” can sign up on the cheerios website to receive 100 free seeds. Recipients are asked to plant them in a bee-friendly area. The company’s website notes that bee populations, a crucial pollinator for world food supplies, have been declining in recent years.

The review embargo for  Horizon Zero Dawn  has lifted, and I will invite you to read my own full take on the game, along with many, many others who are praising it as pretty excellent. I gave it a 9/10, though it’s getting scores even higher than that from a few major outlets, and it current sits at an enviable 88 Metascore. It’s a big win for Sony, who  already  had a big win in 2017 with  Nioh , and shows that Nintendo isn’t the only company that can produce a large stable of must-have exclusives these days. It’s a must-play for PS4 players, even those that may have gotten sick of open world games. In fact, this is what I view as  Horizon Zero Dawn ’s greatest strength. The ability to take many things you probably hate about open world games and turn the concepts on their heads. When you write a review, it has to be structured a certain way, but I wanted to take the opportunity today now that the embargo has lifted to talk about this i...