Fe review – uneven indie from EA Originals
“If only we could talk to the monsters,” laments an infamous Edge review from many moons ago. In Fe you don’t just get to talk to the monsters – you get to sing to them,…
Soon-Yi Previn defends her husband Woody Allen and accuses Mia Farrow of abuse
Soon-Yi Previn has broken her silence to defend her husband Woody Allen against allegations of abuse and accused Mia Farrow, her adoptive mother, of twisting the #Metoo movement as part of a campaign of revenge.…
The video game industry’s loot box problem isn’t going away
After the Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot box furore hit the headlines late last year, the outcry over the video game industry’s use of what some reckon is gambling in video games appeared to die…
Former South Korean President is imprisoned for 15 years on corruption charges
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has been jailed for 15 years for corruption. Lee, 76, was sentenced in a court in Seoul on Friday for embezzlement, bribery and abuse of power, crimes committed before and during his…
Plan to project horse racing advertisement on Sydney Opera House causes outrage
Since it was formally opened by the Queen in 1973, the Sydney Opera House has become a globally-recognised icon whose famous white sails are regarded as a wonder of modern architecture. Perched on the harbour…
There’s another console that lets you play SNES games in HD
There’s another Super Nintendo game-playing console on the market. Hyperkin’s Supa Retron HD plays SNES games in high definition – and it costs ?79.99. This is significantly cheaper than the Super Nt, which Digital Foundry…
Africa’s youngest billionaire kidnapped in Tanzania
Gunmen wearing masks and firing in the air burst into a spa hotel in Dar es Salaam on Thursday and kidnapped Tanzania’s only billionaire, according to officials in the coastal city. Mohamed Dewji, a Tanzanian Asian tycoon believed…
Lara Croft and Lucozade are at it again
In the late 90s, when Tomb Raider was at the height of its power on PSone, Lucozade snapped up Lara Croft for one of the most famous video game-related TV ads of all time. Now,…
US and China engaged in ‘fundamental disagreement’
The US is in “fundamental disagreement” with China over trade and foreign policy, Washington’s top diplomat said, as relations between the two superpowers continue to deteriorate. Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, arrived in Beijing on…
Kim Jong-un’s new Rolls-Royce shows North Korean sanctions are ‘a bit of a joke’
Kim Jong-un attended his recent meeting with Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, in what appeared to be a new Rolls-Royce, in defiance of international sanctions as world powers fracture over restrictions against nuclear-armed North Korea. Images of…