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Die Fledermaus review – Strauss staging has flourish and froth, but not enough fizz
Opera Holland Park’s new production of Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus relocates the operetta to London on New Year’s Eve 1929, aiming for the risqué, fast-moving spirit of a Noël Coward farce. The staging has witty ideas, polished lyrics and several excellent performances, but the review finds its comic energy slow to build and its overall…
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Kusan: City Of Wolves Channels Some Serious Hotline Miami Vibes On Switch Today
Kusan: City of Wolves has launched on the Nintendo Switch eShop, offering a fast, violent top-down shooter strongly reminiscent of Hotline Miami. Players control Jin, an ex-soldier and anthropomorphic big cat who must fight through a hostile tower block to protect a girl whose powers could destroy the city. The game features 54 hand-crafted stages,…
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Your Next PS Plus Game Plans to ‘Significantly Accelerate’ Progression Across Its First 10 Hours
Techland will release a Dying Light 2 update on 3 August, shortly before the game joins PlayStation Plus Essential, aimed at making its opening hours less grind-heavy. The change matters because it should allow new players to access the game’s parkour and combat systems sooner, potentially improving the experience for the expected influx of PS…
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Supreme Court tariff, birthright citizenship decisions cost US ‘TRILLIONS,’ Trump says
President Donald Trump said Supreme Court decisions on tariffs and birthright citizenship had cost the United States “trillions” of dollars. His comments underscore his continued frustration with judicial limits on parts of his economic and immigration agenda, while also suggesting he believes Congress could act on birthright citizenship. Fox News reported that the court upheld…
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Amazon links four poisoned npm packages to one North Korean crew
Amazon Web Services says four npm package compromises over the past 18 months were likely carried out by the North Korean-linked Sapphire Sleet group. The alleged campaign relied on social engineering maintainers and abusing trusted publishing accounts, highlighting how attacks on popular open-source dependencies can reach many downstream users at once. AWS attributes the incidents…
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Watch: SCORPIONS Joined On Stage By Finnish Crossover Classical Concert Violinist LINDA LAMPENIUS
Scorpions were joined by Finnish violinist Linda Lampenius during their 28 July concert at Helsinki’s Veikkaus Arena, where she performed on “Send Me An Angel” and “Wind Of Change”. The guest appearance paired the veteran German rock band with a prominent crossover classical musician and formed part of their continuing 60th-anniversary touring activity. Lampenius, also…
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Zoox clears final federal hurdle to launch paid robotaxi service
US safety regulators have granted Amazon-owned Zoox a temporary exemption allowing it to charge passengers for rides in its purpose-built robotaxis. The decision removes one of the final regulatory barriers to a paid commercial service, despite the vehicles lacking conventional controls such as steering wheels and pedals. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration exempted Zoox…
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Live updates: US retaliates against Iran; CDC, Labor nominees face Senate panel vote
The article itself was unavailable, so no verified account of events can be provided. Its headline indicates live coverage of a US retaliation against Iran and Senate panel votes concerning nominees for the CDC and Labour Department, developments that could affect foreign policy and domestic public-health and employment leadership. No further details, dates, locations, casualty…
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Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer is so old, it feels new again
PC Gamer reports that Gears of War: E-Day’s multiplayer deliberately returns to the series’ older, more deliberate style of competitive play. This matters because the developer appears to be favouring recognisable Gears mechanics and team tactics over the increasingly elaborate systems common in modern online shooters. Matches will use four-versus-four teams, while familiar movement techniques…
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I Expected Star Wars: Galactic Racer to Feel Dangerous, But Was Surprised By the Depth of Its Roguelike Campaign
Star Wars: Galactic Racer aims to make racing feel more hazardous and consequential by combining very high-speed Star Wars vehicles with a roguelite single-player campaign. In a four-hour preview, IGN found that crashes, tight track design and the threat of losing an entire run created tension that conventional racing-game assists often reduce. Players control newcomer…