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Dev Accused of Ripping Off Monster Hunter Speaks Out, Says Capcom’s Series Is an ‘Inspiration’
Chinese studio JOTOYO has publicly responded to accusations that its upcoming PC action RPG, Monster Fantasy, closely copies Capcom’s hugely popular Monster Hunter franchise. Following the game’s reveal last week, fans quickly criticised the project, with some alleging that monster and player animations — and even the main theme music — had been lifted from…
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Ex-Pineapple Street Pair Launch New Podcast Shingle, Set Projects With Dan Taberski, Amy Poehler & Patrick Radden Keefe
Two former senior executives of Pineapple Street Studios have launched a new podcast production company, Please and Thanks Productions, roughly a year after the acclaimed studio was shut down following the bankruptcy of its owner, Audacy. Joel Lovell, previously Executive Editor, and Henry Molofsky, an Executive Producer, were both at Pineapple Street from its 2016…
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A season 14 details and start time
Pokémon Legends: Z-A is introducing another significant change to its online Ranked Battles with the arrival of Season 14, which begins next week. Following recent seasons that first lifted all restrictions (Season 12) and then banned legendary and mythical Pokémon (Season 13), Season 14 will permit only Flying-type Pokémon, forcing players to rebuild their teams…
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Kiko Kostadinov and ASICS Release the ILARGI FF II tabi
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Microsoft Layoffs Threaten Elder Scrolls 6 Development as Bethesda Morale Plummets
Microsoft’s latest round of Xbox workforce reductions has reached Bethesda Game Studios, with multiple staff members confirming that key personnel were terminated in the cuts. The layoffs have intensified concerns about
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Inside the mind of a Wimbledon semi-finalist by Tracy Austin
This is a BBC Sport video feature in which Tracy Austin, the 1979 Wimbledon semi-finalist, describes what it feels like to compete in the last four at the All England Club. The piece is presented as an insight into the mindset of a player reaching that stage, emphasising the “sense of history” that comes with…
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The PocketMage resurrects the PDA with an e-paper screen
Personal digital assistants such as the once-iconic Palm Pilot largely disappeared with the rise of the smartphone, but a small maker called Talisman Design is attempting to revive the category. The company is crowdfunding a clamshell device called the PocketMage on Crowd Supply, pairing a tactile keyboard with both e-paper and OLED displays to offer…