It’s become a regular, if surreal, sight on the streets of Tokyo: convoys of go-karts whizzing through traffic, driven by tourists dressed up as Super Mario and other game characters. But the days of such antics may be numbered, after Nintendo announced it has won a court battle against one popular go-kart operator, blocking it from lending
Theresa May will make a personal plea for the release of a jailed charity worker in Tehran during talks with Iran’s president in the USA. The Prime Minister will raise "serious concerns" about the detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and urge Hassan Rouhani to free her on humanitarian grounds. The British-Iranian mother was sentenced to five
Hong Kong announced Tuesday that overseas same-sex partners would qualify for the right to live and work in the city after a landmark court victory by a British lesbian earlier this year. It is a step forward for LGBTQ rights in Hong Kong, which has been criticised by campaigners for lagging behind on equality issues. Under the revised immigration
Undertale, Toby Fox’s cult classic RPG that takes its inspiration from Nintendo’s Earthbound series, among other things, is coming to Nintendo hardware for the first time. A Switch version was announced during tonight’s Nintendo Direct – though as for a release date, we’ll have to wait a little longer. Before then, why not remind yourself
Somalia’s al Shabaab terrorist group claimed to have killed a Somali British citizen accused of spying for MI6. The terrorist group said it had shot five men accused of spying, including a Somali British citizen, in a southern province of the country on Tuesday. "Five of them were publicly shot to death after they admitted
Sony has launched My PlayStation, a snazzy new browser version of your PSN profile for use on desktops, tablets and smart devices. My PlayStation lets you check your friends list, view your Trophies, search for friends and respond to friend requests, update your profile and send messages. There’s nothing here you couldn’t already do via
India’s most celebrated hunter has been called in for a controversial mission to shoot a man-eating tigress blamed for killing 13 people. Nawab Shafath Ali Khan has begun his hunt after India’s highest court dismissed objections from conservation groups and authorised the killing of the four-year-old cat and her two cubs. The hunter, scion of
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 of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer. Time for another jaunt over to the realm of the Humble
A 23-year-old British backpacker died after being bitten by a sea snake while working on a fishing trawler near a remote island off northern Australia. In a rare accident that marked the first known death from a sea snake in Australia, the man was bitten as he hauled up a net on a boat near Groote
Splatoon 2’s superstars Pearl And Marina are getting their own amiibo in the not-too-distant future, with the two members of fictional band Off the Hook soon to be immortalised in plastic. Well, I say fictional band – Off the Hook made their first live appearance this weekend just gone, with a performance at this year’s