Out of hours and during a public holiday, Bungie was forced to respond to a firestorm of controversy over the past weekend, after Destiny 2 players discovered the game frequently constrained progress towards your next free loot box-style Bright Engram. Bungie issued a statement to say it was unhappy with the hidden system it had…
America has dismissed the European Union’s attempt to minimise the impact of its Iran sanctions as the first phase of penalties kicked in three months after Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal. A senior US administration official said a move by Brussels, with the support of Britain, to impose a “blocking statute” protecting European…
The Russian Ministry of Defence has released an image it claimed showed US forces covering the retreat of so-called Islamic State fighters. Proof, it said, of collaboration between the two sides. The only problem? The image is actually from a video game named AC-130 Gunship Simulator. Specifically, the image comes from gameplay footage uploaded to…
A bakery in California has found itself at the centre of an international storm after it welcomed the president of Taiwan with a cup of coffee and a goody bag. The result was a major diplomatic incident as Chinese customers launched a boycott of the 85C Bakery Cafe, which rapidly disappeared from online ordering platforms on…
More than 700 migrant children remain in custody after being separated from their families despite a court order that they be reunited with relatives by Thursday evening. In a court filing, the Trump administration said more than 1800 migrant children had been handed back to family members in time for a deadline set by a federal judge…
EA DICE has further explained the thinking behind Star Wars: Battlefront 2 loot crates, and talked more about how they’re changing after the controversial multiplayer beta in October. DICE also separately said the Flametrooper’s damage would be buffed for Star Wars Battlefront 2’s launch on 17th November, and Strike mode would be extended to three…
A Malaysian court ruled on Thursday that the trial of two women implicated in the assassination of Kim Jong-un’s estranged half brother, Kim Jong-nam, should continue. Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Vietnamese suspect Doan Thi Huong, 29, arrived separately at the Shah Alam court on the outskirts of the capital, Kuala Lumpur, shortly after 9am on…
Earlier this year, Brendan Greene tweeted out a few teaser images of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ upcoming desert map. Ever since then, he’s been drip-feeding new information to eager fans, but a lot of details are still up in the air. What new weapons will be available? Will there be an underground bunker? Can we really ride…
Spain will take in 60 of the 141 migrants on board the Aquarius rescue ship as part of an agreement with other European nations, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday. "Spain has coordinated a pioneering agreement with six countries to distribute the reception of the people of the Aquarius.. Spain will receive 60 people," he…
Australia’s most populous state was declared entirely in drought on Wednesday and struggling farmers were given new authority to shoot kangaroos that compete with livestock for sparse pasture during the most intense dry spell in more than 50 years. Much of Australia’s southeast is struggling with drought. But the drought conditions in the state of…