Jelly Deals: The Steam Autumn Sale has now begun
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…
The toughest battle in the fight against Aids? There is still one region where infection rates are on the rise
Four years ago global leaders announced bold plans to wipe out Aids by 2030. Huge global progress has been made in tackling an epidemic which has claimed over 35 million lives since the 1980s. But there’s…
How Final Fantasy’s biggest failure changed the series for the better
Triumph through adversity. Such has always been the way of Final Fantasy, which seems to exist in its own perpetual struggle. Indeed, it thrives off it – the series name famously originated from creator Hironobu…
Austria rejects asylum claim from 18-year-old Afghan because ‘gait and posture’ were not ‘homosexual’
Authorities in Austria have come under scrutiny after they reportedly rejected a gay asylum-seeker because he didn’t walk or dress “like a homosexual”. The unnamed 18-year-old claimed he faced persecution in his native Afghanistan because…
Amazon has the best Nintendo Switch deal on Cyber Monday
Update 4:20 pm: We’ve gone and posted our top picks for the very best deals Cyber Monday has had to offer. Everything from consoles to TVs to MicroSD cards. Update 10:05 am: And it’s gone.…
Israel’s wave of strikes on Gaza ‘kill pregnant woman and toddler’ after militants’ rockets hit town of Sderot
Israel carried out a major wave of strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight in response to some 150 rockets fired at its territory, leaving three Palestinians including a toddler dead in another severe flare-up of…
Kremlin accuses Britain of doctoring CCTV in latest far-fetched Novichok denial
The Kremlin has accused British authorities of doctoring evidence as it unsurprisingly contested Russian involvement in the Salisbury attempted assassination plot. On the day two Russian spies became Britain’s most wanted men, in Moscow, foreign…
Korean singers accused of weight gain to avoid military duty
Twelve South Korean music students have been accused of conspiring to gain weight to avoid compulsory military service. The authorities said that the students, who have not been named, discussed on a social media messaging app…
Steam now lets you buy digital gift cards
Valve has introduced Steam Gift Cards, so you can send Steam Wallet currency to a friend. You’ll need to be friends with the recipient on Steam, and have had them on your friends list for…
White farmers warn of ‘new Zimbabwe’ as calls grow for land expropriation in South Africa
Any aspiring farmer would envy Nick Serfontein. The Bonsmara cattle he rears on 15,000 acres of pasture in the high plains of South Africa’s Free State province are fat and sleek, prize-winning specimens of arguably…