The year in loot boxes
Click:Nail polish Bottles Click:Prototype machining The great Star Wars debacle – and I’m not talking about The Last Jedi’s second act here – dominated video game headlines in the last quarter of 2017. But in…
Blockbuster drama about scheming concubines heralds growth of Chinese cultural influence abroad
The success of a Chinese historical period drama about scheming imperial concubines in a Qing dynasty palace has been celebrated by China as a breakthrough in the spread of its cultural influence across Asia. The…
Saudi Arabia seeks its first death penalty against a female human rights activist
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s Eastern Province currently on trial in a secretive terrorism court, groups including Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. Among the…
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp changes coming in response to user feedback
Nintendo has heard your feedback on Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, the slightly underbaked smartphone spin-off of its popular life sim series. A forthcoming update will improve two of the app’s fiddly features: asking for help…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe re-united with family as she is temporarily released from prison
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was still in her nightclothes when the news she didn’t dare believe came through. After more than two years in jail, the British-Iranian woman, whose incarceration has caused international outrage, was given ten…
Ashly Burch to return for Life is Strange: Before the Storm bonus episode
Life is Strange’s original stars Ashly Burch and Hannah Telle have both been confirmed as returning for the bonus episode of prequel Before the Storm. Due to hit in early 2018, the episode will see…
Paris attack: Knifeman kills his mother and sister in stabbing rampage
A man armed with "several knives" killed his mother and sister and seriously injured another woman in a town near Paris on Thursday, officials said. The man, who police said had been on a terror watch…
Venezuela arrests 131 accused of economic sabotage
Venezuelan authorities have arrested 131 people accused of attempting to sabotage reforms implemented by President Nicolas Maduro to alleviate a crippling economic crisis, the attorney general said on Thursday. Tarek William Saab said the arrests…
Jelly Deals: Tesco offering an Xbox One X with up to six games free
A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup…
Trump says he supports Brett Kavanaugh ‘all the way’ after second sexual misconduct allegation
Donald Trump has insisted he stands by his Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh “all the way” after a second allegation of sexual misconduct about the nominee emerged. The US president said that Mr Kavanaugh was an “outstanding…