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An animator at Ghost of Yotei studio Sucker Punch just released his own action RPG on Steam, and he can’t believe its success: “36,000 COPIES SOLD IN 24 HOURS”
Sucker Punch senior animator Jean Nguyen has released Dinoblade, his dinosaur-themed action RPG, on Steam and says it sold 36,000 copies in its first 24 hours. The unexpectedly strong launch highlights the demand for the game’s unusual premise, in which dinosaurs fight using enormous swords held in their teeth. Dinoblade began as a joke project…
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Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 confirms release date and it’s closer than you think
Cold Iron Studios has confirmed that Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will launch on 25 August 2026, making the sequel’s release substantially closer than its previously broad third-quarter window suggested. The announcement matters because it confirms the return of the co-operative Aliens shooter with expanded four-player squads, cross-platform play and new tactical options. The game was…
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FC 26 FC Pro World Championship Mystery Nation revealed (Knockouts Day 2)
Austria has been revealed as the Mystery Nation for the second Knockouts day of the FC 26 FC Pro World Championship. Ultimate Team players can complete the associated objective by scoring three Finesse Shot goals with Austrian players, earning free packs that may help strengthen late-season squads. The objective can be completed in any Ultimate…
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Biden backs off lawsuit over ghostwriter interview audio
Joe Biden has withdrawn his lawsuit to prevent the release of audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with his memoir ghostwriter, clearing the way for them to go to a Republican-led House committee. The decision follows an appeals court ruling against him and ends his immediate legal effort to keep the private conversations confidential. The…
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TV tonight: hit British comedy Ghosts gets a fun new twist
The Guardian’s television guide highlights Ghosts Australia on BBC Three, an Australian adaptation of the British sitcom in which a couple inherit a rundown mansion inhabited by spirits visible only to Kate after a near-death experience. It presents the programme as a fresh but faithful variation on a popular comedy, while also recommending quiz shows,…
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‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPT
Avtar Singh, who grew up in Canada believing the woman raising him was his mother, discovered as an adult that he had been born to his father’s first wife and left with his grandparents in India. Decades later, after conventional searches had failed, he turned to ChatGPT and was reunited with previously unknown family members,…
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EPA eyes data-centre pollution rule as D4vd murder case advances
US states could gain greater control over consultations on smaller pollution permits, while prosecutors present further evidence against singer D4vd. Gaming and culture news includes Final Fantasy, Batman and Your Name.
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6 Modern Mystery Books That Are Perfect From the First Page to the Last
Collider recommends six modern mystery novels, arguing that they refresh traditional detective fiction with psychological depth, complex characters and unpredictable investigations. – ‘In the Woods’ (2007) by Tana French: Irish detectives investigate a girl’s murder linked to a detective’s childhood trauma. – ‘Gone Girl’ (2012) by Gillian Flynn: a bestselling psychological thriller about Amy Dunne’s…
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Agatha Christie’s ‘English Riviera’ Devon hometown seals twinning deal with Belgian Spa birthplace of her sleuth Hercule Poirot
Torquay, Agatha Christie’s Devon birthplace, has agreed a twinning partnership with Spa in Belgium, the birthplace assigned to her fictional detective Hercule Poirot. The arrangement links two places closely associated with Christie’s literary legacy and is intended to strengthen cultural and tourism ties. Christie was born in Torquay in 1890, while Poirot is portrayed as…
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Spain condemn Argentina as Your Name returns and Jimothy goes viral
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente attacks Argentina players’ conduct after the World Cup final. Meanwhile, anime hit Your Name returns to cinemas, and Seattle’s raccoon meme Jimothy captures online attention.