Two free games per console is returning to PlayStation Plus members again
PS5 owners can also take advantage of the 18 free backward-compatible PS Plus Collection games In context: There are some definite advantages to having a PlayStation...
Atari to launch its own cryptocurrency later this month
We're still waiting on the Atari VCS Editor's take: If it were my money, I'd play the wait-and-see game. Let's see if Atari makes good on...
Blizzard ceases major content updates for StarCraft II after over a decade
Blizzard is switching to maintenance mode In context: StarCraft 2 is one of the oldest RTS games on the market, but its lively competitive eSports community,...
Google will shut down Hangouts in the first half of 2021
Hangouts users will be transitioned to Chat In context: If there's one thing Google is known for, it's launching -- and then later shutting down --...
Consumer outlooks brightening more among Democrats than Republicans: UMich survey
Democratic consumers gained ground on their Republican counterparts in their assessment of the economic outlook in early October as the race for the White House...
Google Assistant arrives on Samsung’s 2020 TVs
You can kiss goodbye to Bixby, if you want In context: In the world of smart assistants, Samsung's Bixby isn't exactly a well-known contender. Competitors like...
Mexican ex-defense minister protected cartel for bribes: U.S. indictment
Mexico’s former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos used his power to protect the Beltran-Leyva Cartel, directing operations at rival groups, helping find boats to ship drugs...
Canada will continue to stand up against Chinese human rights abuses, PM Trudeau says
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said he will continue to stand up against China’s “coercive diplomacy” and human rights abuses in Hong Kong...
Xbox boss: Microsoft can survive its $7.5 billion Bethesda purchase without bringing future titles to PS5
Hypothetically speaking, of course Forward-looking: Like it or not, Bethesda is joining the Microsoft family in the near future, further consolidating Microsoft's hold over first-person RPGs...
Tesla refreshes the Model 3 with improved range, a heated steering wheel, and more
At no additional cost In brief: Tesla's first mass-market vehicle (or as close to mass-market as it gets for the carmaker), the Model 3, has just...
Teacher killed in Paris suburb had shown Prophet Muhammad caricatures in class
The school teacher who was stabbed and killed in a Paris suburb on Friday had shown caricatures of Prophet Muhammad in class, a police source...
Police commission marks 37 ex-SARS operatives for dismissal, 24 set for prosecution
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has penciled down 37 former operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), to be dismissed from service. PSC will...
New clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh; Pompeo says Turkey makes situation worse
Armenian and Azeri forces fought new clashes on Friday, defying hopes of ending nearly three weeks of fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, and U.S. Secretary...
WTO: 79 countries endorse Okonjo-Iweala’s candidacy
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala voiced confidence on Friday in her quest to lead the crisis-wracked World Trade Organisation after all of Africa backed her candidacy, vowing...
17 travellers from NZ who landed in Sydney caught entering Melbourne
Seventeen passengers from New Zealand who travelled to Sydney under the trans-Tasman bubble arrangements have been caught entering Melbourne. A security guard outside the departures...
French police shoot man who killed teacher in knife attack
French police shot dead a man who minutes earlier had killed a teacher by slitting his throat in the street in a suburb of Paris....
Infobox: When will COVID-19 vaccines be generally available in the United States?
U.S. President Donald Trump and the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have disagreed about when a COVID-19 vaccine would become...
All Blacks greats to honor Blair Vining before game
All Blacks greats will take the field in Southland today to say thank you to the supporters of the Southland Charity Hospital and to honour...
‘Something close’ to genocide in China’s Xinjiang, says U.S. security adviser
The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday that China was perpetrating “something close to” a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang...
Thai police turn water cannon on defiant protesters
Thai police fired stinging liquid from water cannon at thousands of protesters on Friday in the most violent escalation of three months of demonstrations against...
#EndSARS: Obaseki gives police, DSS 24 hours to fish out protesters’ killers
The Edo State Government on Friday charged all security agencies in the state to fish out the killers of #EndSARS protesters within 24 hours. The...
181 students, staff contract COVID-19 in Lagos school
One hundred and eighty-one students and staff of a private boarding school in Lekki area of Lagos state have tested positive for COVID-19. Akin Abayomi,...
Two women vie to lead New Zealand as polls open in general election
New Zealanders went to the polls on Saturday in a general election that could see Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern strengthen her left-of-centre hold on government...
Pompeo seeks reversal of ‘provocative’ North Cyprus move to reopen Varosha
U..S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced deep concern about Northern Cyprus’ reopening part of a beachfront resort abandoned since Turkey invaded the island in...
France launches terrorism probe after teacher killed in knife attack
A man armed with a knife on Friday killed a middle school history teacher by slitting his throat in front of his school in a...
Hundreds of primary school principals back breakaway union
Hundreds of primary school principals want to break from the Educational Institute and start a new union. File photo. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller The...
Video shows missile fired where Turkey cleared way for S-400 test, prompting U.S. warning
A missile was fired into the sky on Friday on Turkey’s Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russian-made S-400 defence...
Disney updates content warning for racism in classic films
A content advisory notice for racism in classic Disney films, in place since last year, has been updated with a strengthened message. The Siamese cats...