After only three days, the first round of closed beta testing for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ new map has ended. Codenamed “Savage”, the tropical-themed map measures 4 “PUBG’s new "Savage" map brings a tropical twist to the battlegrounds”
Month: April 2019
Jeremy Hunt blamed over student jailed in the UAE as sources say he was warned against Saudi trip
Senior Whitehall insiders turned on Jeremy Hunt on Thursday night over the jailing of a British student in the Gulf, claiming the Foreign Secretary had “Jeremy Hunt blamed over student jailed in the UAE as sources say he was warned against Saudi trip”
Patrice Desilets shows pre-alpha Ancestors: A Humankind Odyssey footage
Patrice Desilets showed in-game footage of his new human evolution game Ancestors: A Humankind Odyssey on stage at Reboot Develop 2018 today. The presentation was “Patrice Desilets shows pre-alpha Ancestors: A Humankind Odyssey footage”
How Brexit and Trump have emboldened Macron and Merkel in push for an EU army
On Tuesday, Angela Merkel appeared to drop her normal cautious approach as she pointed to shifting sands in the world order to back the creation “How Brexit and Trump have emboldened Macron and Merkel in push for an EU army”
Inside Calais camp raided by armed police: Migrants say crackdown is forcing them across the Channel
French police stormed a migrant camp in Calais on Sunday in a crackdown that the inhabitants say is forcing them to risk their lives and try “Inside Calais camp raided by armed police: Migrants say crackdown is forcing them across the Channel”
Japan prince stirs controversy by suggesting state should not fund elaborate religious accession ceremony
Prince Akishino, the younger son of Japan’s Emperor Akihito, has stirred controversy by suggesting that the state should not cover the cost of a Shinto “Japan prince stirs controversy by suggesting state should not fund elaborate religious accession ceremony”
Epic releases Paragon assets for free ahead of game’s shutdown
Usually when video games die they are consigned to the history books, never to be officially played again. Epic, though, is doing things a little “Epic releases Paragon assets for free ahead of game’s shutdown”
‘Stolen’ Picasso painting found under tree is fake
A Romanian novelist who thought she had discovered a painting by Pablo Picasso stolen in 2012 believes she was the victim of an elaborate hoax. “‘Stolen’ Picasso painting found under tree is fake”
Dual nationality Turks being stripped of citizenship by far-Right in Austria’s ‘Windrush’ scandal
Thousands of people could be stripped of their Austrian citizenship in what is being called the country’s version of the Windrush scandal. In a campaign “Dual nationality Turks being stripped of citizenship by far-Right in Austria’s ‘Windrush’ scandal”
In Theory: Can a Switch hardware revision extend its lifespan?
Last week, news emerged of Nintendo’s immediate and longer term plans for the Switch, reported on the Wall Street Journal, no less. The headline made “In Theory: Can a Switch hardware revision extend its lifespan?”