Yuji Naka, the godfather of Sonic the Hedgehog, has joined Square Enix. It’s been a while since we’ve had an update from the prolific programmer. His own studio Prope has been largely quiet since the release of Rodea the Sky Soldier for 3DS and Wii U in 2015. Today, Naka revealed his new employment via…
The International Court of Justice on Monday rejected a bid by landlocked Bolivia to force Chile to the negotiating table for access to the Pacific Ocean in a row dating back to the 19th century. Bolivia lost its route to the sea in a 1879-1883 war with Chile, and Santiago has rejected every attempt since…
Donald Trump has said sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, his nominee for the US Supreme Court, were a "hoax" and "all made up". The US president said Mr Kavanaugh was "caught up in a hoax that was set up by the Democrats," adding: "It was all made up, it was fabricated, and it’s a…
Retro-bit, a big name in retro clone hardware, has signed a deal with Sega to make accessories for the Mega Drive, Saturn and Dreamcast consoles. Wait – what? Those consoles have been dead and buried for years. Either there’s a sudden demand for the original controllers, or… Or the NES and SNES Classic minis have…
Donald Trump, the US president, has described a personal letter from Kim Jong-un as a “beautiful work of art” and loosened the timeframe on Washington’s demands that the North Korean leader give up his nuclear weapons. Mr Trump revealed during a meeting in New York on Wednesday with Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, that he…
Elephants and other endangered species could be driven to extinction unless Western governments begin to take the illegal wildlife trade as seriously as terrorism or drug running, the president of Gabon has warned. Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose country is home to the world’s largest surviving population of forest elephants, called for an international intelligence and law…
Bandai Namco has confirmed two new games for Switch, one of which features labyrinthine levels, unpredictable enemy behaviours and a protagonist driven by an all-consuming hunger for the souls of the slain. That’s right, it’s… Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus, a new, digital-only instalment in the reimagined retro series. The other game is an untitled…
French authorities are investigating after the Chinese head of an international police agency was reported to have vanished. Meng Hongwei, the president of Interpol, was reported missing by his wife, who told police she has not heard from him since he left on a trip to China last Saturday. Police in Lyon, where the international police…
Street Fighter 5 got a raft of new costumes today, and one of them will be of interest to Frozen fans. Kolin, a character who has ice and snow powers, got a “holiday” costume that makes her look a lot like, well… have a look for yourself. Yep, that’s definitely Kolin cosplaying as Elsa from…
The Canadian parliament has voted unanimously to strip Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s civilian leader, of her honorary citizenship after global criticism of her handling of the Rohingya crisis. Ottawa had awarded the symbolic honour, which does not afford Canadian rights or privileges, to the Nobel laureate in 2007 after she endured years of house…