Monthly Archives: April 2019

Odd war of words erupts in the messy world of Star Control

Things are not at all well in the world of Star Control, with a public war of words erupting between two parties who claim the rights to sell the classic PC space games. The story began with a 1st December blog post from Fred Ford and Paul Reiche, the original creators of the Star Control […]

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Major earthquake hits ill-prepared Venezuela, little damage reported

A powerful earthquake shook Venezuela’s northeastern coast and parts of the Caribbean but likely caused little damage besides knocking out power in some places and toppling supermarket shelves because of its depth, experts said. The magnitude 7.3 quake Tuesday was the largest to strike Venezuela since 1900, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. But at […]

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Family friend of Foxtons founder is feared dead after falling from banana boat in Portugal

A British man is feared dead after falling off a banana boat while holidaying in Portugal as a guest of the billionaire founder of the Foxtons estate agency. Emergency services continue to hunt for Richard Chapelow, 29, who disappeared following the accident on a lake on Monday afternoon. The marketing account manager was reportedly thrown from a banana boat that flipped […]

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There’s a new Five Nights at Freddy’s masquerading as a pizzeria sim

Five Nights at Freddy’s developer Scott Cawthon has released a new game, named Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator. On the surface, it’s a retro-themed tycoon game where you run your own pizza restaurant. But, as players have discovered, it’s actually something more sinister. Yes, just five months after placing the FNAF franchise on hold and cancelling […]

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British Airways suspends London to Tehran flights as they are ‘not commercially viable’

British Airways will suspend its direct flights to Iran’s capital in September as "the operation is currently not commercially viable". The decision announced on Thursday comes after President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers and began restoring US sanctions. British Airways says its last flight from London to Tehran will be on September 22, […]

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Russian secret services in crisis over fallout from ‘botched’ Salisbury attack

The Russian secret services are in crisis over the fallout from the “botched” chemical weapons attack in Salisbury, British intelligence officers believe. The GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service, is being accused by rival agencies of “crossing the line” over the way the attempted killing of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia was carried out, senior […]

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"We could be the biggest game in the western world"

UPDATE 17/1/18: Fortnite Battle Royale’s big map update will go live tomorrow, 18th January. Among the changes are a new city area, underground mines and varying biomes. Friendly fire is also being disabled – an “exploratory” move which is “subject to change”, developer Epic explained. Here’s a look at some of the new map areas […]

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Canada struggling to find police capable of detecting drug-drivers as country prepares for legal marijuana

Canada is frantically training police officers to spot drug-impaired drivers ahead of the legalisation of recreational marijuana next week. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police estimated that the country would need 2,000 officers capable of testing motorists. At the last count, only 833 have been given the necessary Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) training to enforce […]

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Nintendo Switch is fastest-selling home console ever in US

Nintendo Switch is now the fastest selling home console in US history. 4.8m units have been shifted in the country since the console’s launch on 3rd March last year. In a triumphant press release today, Nintendo confirmed that its 10-month total was higher than any that of any other home console in US history. The […]

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North Korea tells US it will not denuclearise in return for peace treaty

North Korea has ruled out dismantling its nuclear arsenal in exchange for the US declaring an end to the Korean War, saying on Tuesday that a peace treaty should "never be a bargaining chip."  The North has for decades demanded that the US formally declare the end of the 1950-53 conflict that was halted only with an armistice, saying an […]

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