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Ubisoft's long-in-the-works Beyond Good and Evil 2 "a unique proposition" in the open world adventure market, studio says
Chinese scientists turn carbon dioxide to starch with 10-fold productivity boost
"That situation remains difficult to reflect on" - GOG's decision to pull Taiwanese horror game Devotion plagues the company still
Digital online PC game store GOG has acknowledged that it "damaged the trust our users have in us" when it abruptly removed the acclaimed horror game Devotion from sale just over five years ago. Read more
How Trump’s revival of the Monroe Doctrine undermines US interests
Seductive stitches, Warhol in Nottingham and an Italian giant’s igloo sculpture – the week in art
Sophie Turner's Lara Croft is "so unashamedly capable", Tomb Raider actor says
Sophie Turner is set to star as Lara Croft in the upcoming live-action Tomb Raider series from Amazon, and it sounds like beyond just costume aesthetics, the globe-trotting heroine will also be leaning into the character's more confident 90s personality as well. Read more
United Video Games union writes to US Fed in protest of Saudi EA acquisition, attaching public petition
The CWA-backed United Video Games union has written to the US Federal Trade Commission in opposition to the proposed acquisition of EA by private investors, including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and various investment firms. Read more
Earth Must Die's stellar comedy cast and novel 'no touching' point-and-click twist make for a bawdy sci-fi treat, despite some fumbles
Imagine sitting down with EA Sports FC and discovering your diddy little soccer-man doesn't want to kick the ball, or firing up your favourite FPS and finding your avatar's developed an aversion to guns. And what if Mario suddenly said no more turtles near his bottom? Chaos would ensue! But that's pretty much where we find ourselves in Earth Must Die; a point-and-click sci-fi comedy adventure from acclaimed studio Size Five Games that doesn't even bother with an inventory because its protagonist - VValak Lizardtongue, Grand Shepherd of the Tyrythian Empire - refuses to touch anything. Read more
Plant trees, bushes and evergreens now to give your garden structure
Ey up, this lad from Emmerdale is playing Norse god Heimdall in Amazon's God of War show - that's 'Norse' not up "north"
Valve's Deadlock is still invite-only, but that hasn't stopped six new characters being added via a major update
