Button-bashing arcade sports vied with the thrill of urban planning, Pac-Man ate up everything, and Super Mario Bros smashed gaming into the mainstream The 1980s were crammed with wonderful adventure games – The Hobbit, King’s Quest, Leather Goddesses of Phobos – but the first point-and-click title to be designed by comic genius Ron Gilbert using …
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Investigators examining letter from group claiming to be behind fire at Grünheide ‘Gigafactory’ site German police are investigating whether a fire that broke out overnight at the construction site of Tesla’s first European Gigafactory had a political motive, after far-left activists claimed responsibility. The fire at the site in Grünheide in the eastern state of …
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We asked our favourite funny people for their favourite links. For the Kates, it’s sketches, news fails and a silly amount of raccoons Kates McLennan and McCartney – of Get Krack!n and The Katering Show – have a new comedy podcast out, titled Slushy: eight episodes of a workplace sitcom, set on an Antarctic research …
Speculators buy up vital components as demand surges for rival to bitcoin that requires huge storage space A new cryptocurrency is being blamed for shortages of hard drives and other storage systems, as speculatorsbuy up critical components in anticipation of a price rise. Chia is the creation of Bram Cohen, the entrepreneur behind the BitTorrent …
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Battle for streaming supremacy hots up after acquisition of studio behind James Bond franchise Amazon has acquired MGM, the Hollywood studio behind the James Bond and Rocky franchises, in an $8.45bn deal as the battle for global streaming supremacy reaches new heights. The scale of the deal far exceeds the $5bn (£3.5bn) price tag mooted …
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European Commission proposes more factchecking and algorithm changes to tackle disinformation A “massive anti-vaccination campaign” has been cited by the European Commission as a reason for social media platforms to intensify their factchecking and revise the internal algorithms that can amplify disinformation. Under a revised code of practice proposed by Brussels, companies such as Facebook, …
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PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox OneA bundle of 32 retro games offers classic Street Fighter action, ghostly quests, air battles – with the added bonus of not having to stop when your pocket money runs out Retro game collections can be a dispiriting experience for fans. Poorly translated versions, badly curated and thrown on to a …
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Labor is set to question executives in an estimates hearing after data reveals employees were paid $77.5m in cash bonuses in 2020 Hundreds of NBN Co staff on $200,000 and above a year were paid an average bonus of almost $50,000 last year, according to new data. Earlier this year – while everyone was talking …
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Sony’s Freeview TV staple has a new name, with an exclamation mark to show how exciting it is! What’s the thinking behind the rebrand? And who’s watching? As of this week, the Sony Movie Channel is no more. A staple of the Freeview era of television, the SMC and its spin-offs have allowed viewers to …
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Campaign failed to say investment was complex, volatile and could expose investors to losses, says ASA An ad campaign telling the public that “it’s time to buy” bitcoin has been banned after the advertising watchdog ruled that it was irresponsible and misleading. The high-profile campaign, which has featured heavily across the London underground and the …
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