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Frosthaven game director explains the challenges of adapting the hit dungeon-crawler board game
Snapshot Games, the studio behind the digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game Frosthaven, has detailed the difficulties of translating Isaac Childres’ complex dungeon-crawler into a video game. Game director Hristo Petkov revealed his team spent three to six months learning the rules by playing full campaigns before development, consulting Childres directly. The adaptation entered…
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This race car is made from plant fibers, volcanoes, … and seawater?
Lola Cars, the storied British constructor rebuilding itself after a 2022 bankruptcy, is producing a fresh run of 16 continuation examples of its 1965 T70S sports racer, and what makes them notable is not the retro styling but the sustainable materials used to build them. Executive innovation director Matt Faulks told Ars Technica that the…
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Hamas says it will dissolve Gaza government, but Israel warns group still seeks Hezbollah-style control
Critics say Hamas' dissolution of its Gaza governing body is a performative step to preserve armed control while surrendering only civilian burdens.
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Charli xcx reveals Music, Fashion, Film tracklist with David Cronenberg guest spot
Charli xcx has revealed the full tracklist for her seventh studio album, “Music, Fashion, Film,” which is due for release on 24 July. The 11-track record features a single guest appearance from the acclaimed horror director David Cronenberg, who appears on the closing song “No One Lasts Forever,” marking an unusual collaboration between the pop…
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Passengers stuck on American Airlines aircraft for three hours after landing
Hundreds of American Airlines passengers were left stranded on their aircraft for up to three hours after landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina early on Tuesday. Nine flights were affected, with travellers describing an uncomfortable ordeal on a hot runway and complaining that they were given little explanation for the lengthy delays.…
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Salma Hayek and Dakota Johnson to co-host Kering Foundation gender-violence fundraiser
The Kering Foundation has announced the celebrity co-hosts for its fifth annual Caring for Women Dinner, a fundraising event aimed at ending gender-based violence. Salma Hayek Pinault, Dakota Johnson, Pamela Anderson, Benicio Del Toro, gymnast Simone Biles, polo player Nacho Figueras, artist Lorna Simpson and Kering chairman François-Henri Pinault will lead the evening, underscoring the…
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Solos unveils AirGo A6, a 19-gram camera-free smart glasses design
Solos has unveiled the AirGo A6, a new version of its camera-free smart glasses that swaps any lens for a sleeker, lighter design paired with a voice-controlled AI assistant. At around 19 grams, the A6 is roughly half the weight of last year’s AirGo A5 (36 to 40 grams) and considerably lighter than the recently…
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Taylor Swift wedding dress designer Jonathan Anderson describes emotional Dior collaboration
Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson has spoken publicly for the first time about designing Taylor Swift’s wedding dress, describing the collaboration as an emotional and joyful experience. Swift married Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce at New York’s Madison Square Garden on 3 July, and the couple wore custom Christian Dior Haute Couture for…
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Charli xcx to host album listening parties across 25 global cities
Charli xcx has announced that she will host 25 “Music, Fashion, Film” listening parties across the globe, giving fans an early chance to hear her upcoming seventh studio album before its official release. Announced on Instagram on Monday 6 July, the events are set to take place in independent cinemas across North America, the UK,…
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777, a genre-fusing debut single from ONE OK ROCK supergroup YAO
YAO, a new collaborative project uniting Japanese band ONE OK ROCK with artists Awich, Paledusk and Chico Carlito, has released its debut single, ‘777’. The venture matters as an experiment in fusing acts from different musical backgrounds into a single unit, with its name drawn from the Japanese concept of “Yaoyorozu no Kami”, meaning Eight…