The ambitious new multiplayer sky-ships game Worlds Adrift, from Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Studios, will launch in Steam Early Access 17th May, and cost £19.50/€23/$25. Worlds Adrift grew out of a game jam four years ago. Back then, Bossa was small and the idea was big: let players build their own flying ships to explore
Amal Clooney has claimed Donald Trump gives the "green light" to autocratic regimes during a speech in which she warned against the US president’s attacks on the press. Speaking at the United Nations Correspondents Association Awards in New York, the human rights barrister criticised the president for labeling American journalists "enemy of the people" as she drew a line
In July 2014, as the death toll from civil war in the world’s newest nation mounted, the European Union announced a tough new line against those it accused of failing to halt the fighting. With a ceasefire arrangement in tatters and thousands dead, the EU said it would impose sanctions on military leaders it accused
When Germany hosts a major conference on Nazi-looted art in Berlin this week, one person who will not be attending is Marianne Rosenberg. Ms Rosenberg says the German government has refused to help her family recover a painting by the impressionist Edgar Degas that was stolen from her grandfather by the Nazis — despite the
Israel struck several positions south of Damascus in the first strikes since Syrian air defences were upgraded following the accidental downing of a Russian plane in September, a war monitor said Friday. Damascus claimed its air defence systems shot down all "hostile targets" late Thursday. Israel did not confirm carrying out raids but denied any
Overwatch’s newest mission ‘Retribution’ is a four-player co-op romp through one of the key moments in the game’s lore: the demise of Gabriel ‘Reaper’ Reyes and his covert group, Blackwatch. Together with Uprising, this mission is being released today as part of the Overwatch Archives, a month-long event in which players can get a taste
The populist tide that has brought the far-Right into mainstream politics across Europe has so far largely failed to materialise in Spain. But that could be about to change on Sunday as the anti-immigration and Eurosceptic Vox party hopes to make its first gains as it takes advantage of the rising number of asylum seekers
Survivors told how they fled California’s apocalyptic wildfires as the soles of their shoes melted, celebrities returned to find their multi-million dollars homes in ashes, and the state’s governor warned "our whole way of life" was under threat. As the fires continued to rage at both ends of the Golden State the death toll around
Epic has pulled the guided missile weapon from Fortnite Battle Royale just two weeks after adding it to the game. In a post on the Fortnite reddit, Epic said it shared concern expressed by players about the fairness and strength of the guided missile. In response, it put the weapon into the vault “while we
The Polish government appears to have bowed to EU pressure over its controversial changes to the country’s supreme court that have raised fears over the independence of the judiciary. On Wednesday the government submitted a draft amendment to parliament on the original court legislation that returns the retirement age to 70 from 65, and reinstates judges