Ubisoft has emerged victorious in the long-running battle to stave off a hostile Vivendi takeover. The publisher of Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six and…
Swimmer dies in suspected stingray attack in Australia, after two mauled by sharks in horror weekend
A swimmer died after a rare suspected stingray attack off an Australian beach while another two people were mauled in separate shark encounters this weekend.…
Fears China’s internment camps could spread as area home to Muslim minority signs ‘anti-terror’ deal
Fears are growing that China’s internment camps could spread across the country as a province home to a two-million-strong Muslim minority signs an "anti-terrorism" agreement…
Matthew Hedges: The flimsy case against the British academic given a life sentence for ‘spying’ in UAE
Matthew Hedges, the British academic accused by the UAE of spying for MI6, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after a five-minute cloak…
Sea of Thieves is secretly a pen-and-paper RPG
I’ve been playing a lot of Sea of Thieves this week and so far it feels very much like being in an exciting new relationship…
China cracks down on increasingly lavish weddings for being anti-socialist
China is calling for the end of increasingly lavish weddings, claiming they go against the country’s socialist values. The ministry of civil affairs has condemned…
Total War: Thrones of Britannia gets April release date
UPDATE 21/3/18 3.15pm: Total War: Thrones of Britannia is being delayed by a fortnight, Sega and Creative Assembly have announced. Previously set for 19th April,…
Hamas announces ceasefire to end fighting in Gaza
Hamas said Tuesday it would stop firing rockets into Israel as part of a ceasefire deal, bringing a halt to 24 hours of intense fighting…
China halts bridge project after 6,000 endangered fish die
China has halted construction of a bridge in the province of Hubei after it was said to have caused the death of around 6,000 critically-endangered Chinese…
Writer Drew Karpyshyn leaves BioWare for a second time
Influential BioWare writer Drew Karpyshyn has left BioWare for a second time. He’s leaving to pursue personal projects and to work with 21st Century Fox’s…