‘It’s 1-0 to them right now,’ Swedish police admit, as hunt begins for crown jewel thieves

A major manhunt was underway in Sweden on Wednesday as police scrambled to track down a pair of thieves who robbed the country’s crown jewels in broad daylight before escaping on a speed boat. In a daring heist reminiscent of Blake Edwards’ Pink Panther films, the crowns of King Karl IX and Queen Christina, as well…

Assassin’s Creed Origins finally confirms Watch Dogs is set in the same universe

Assassin’s Creed Origins has confirmed, once and for all, it takes place in the same shared universe as fellow Ubisoft series Watch Dogs. The theory both series are connected is not new. Ubisoft has played with the idea before, and slipped references to each into the others’ games. Assassin’s Creed Easter eggs feature in both…

Donald Trump calls former aide who accused him of being a racist ‘that dog’ in angry tweet

President Donald Trump lashed out at former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman calling her "that dog" after she accused him of being a racist. The former Apprentice star has released a string of secret recordings from her time in the White House and has claimed Mr Trump has previously been recorded using racial slurs….

This short animated Assassin’s Creed Origins trailer is worth a minute of your time

Clocking in at just under a minute, this Assassin’s Creed Origins video is but a morsel of a trailer. Still, amongst all the bombastic gameplay and review score braggery we usually see in promotional trails, it’s well worth highlighting. Created by Hong Kong-based Paperbox Creations, it shows Origins main character Bayek leaping into battle, after…

Taliban kills three Nato soldiers in Afghanistan suicide attack

A suicide bombing claimed by the Taliban killed three Czech soldiers on patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, the deadliest assault on Nato troops for many months. "Three Resolute Support service members were killed by a suicide bomber during a combined, dismounted patrol with Afghan forces in eastern Afghanistan," Nato’s Resolute Support mission said in a statement. In…

Beamdog may be making a new Planescape: Torment RPG

UPDATE: Beamdog has responded, and I’m afraid while it was exploring an idea called Planescape: Unravelled, ultimately the idea didn’t amount to much. Here’s what Beamdog founder Trent Oster sent me: “The Beamdog creative and art teams often explore concepts, pitches, and designs touching on different Dungeons & Dragons and unique settings. This was the…

Worker at US child immigration facility arrested for molestation

A worker at a nonprofit organisation in the US that houses immigrant children separated from their parents at the border has been arrested on suspicion of molesting a 14-year-old girl at its one of its facilities in Phoenix, police said Wednesday. Southwest Key, which operates the facility, declined to say whether the 14-year-old girl was…

Live-action interactive drama Erica headed to PlayStation 4

Creepy-looking live action interactive game Erica has been announced for PlaySation 4. It’s coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayLink from Sony London Studio and Flavourworks, and offers choice-based gameplay with a style which looks close to Heavy Rain. It’s intriguing, although how it will all feel in play remains to be seen. No release date…

US priests in Pennsylvania ‘abused thousands of children’

Thousands of children were molested by hundreds of "predator" priests in Pennsylvania over 70 years while senior Catholic church officials and the Vatican took part in a "systematic" cover-up, according to a landmark report. It identified 301 clergymen and 1,000 victims but added that the "real number" of abused children might be "in the thousands"…