The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have gone head-to-head in the first sporting competition of their tour Down Under, as Meghan emerged triumphant in the unusual skill of welly wanging. The Duchess threw a pink spotted wellington boot a little further than her husband, as they played the game with schoolchildren in Auckland. The last…
The first major update for Capcom’s Monster Hunter World is landing next week, introducing a new monster into the ecosystem while also adding some welcome new features. Deviljho, a menacing brute wyvern, will be making its debut on March 22nd, and is the headline addition. Elsewhere, you’ll be able to re-edit your character’s appearance –…
Shunned by the international community for her handling of the Rohingya crisis, Burma’s beleaguered leader Aung San Suu Kyi now faces strife on her own doorstep after her estranged brother launched a fresh bid to sell their family home. Aung San Oo, who spends much of his time in the United States, on Wednesday launched…
Announced last year at E3, Microsoft’s redesigned Xbox avatars are now finally just a month from launch. The more diverse and inclusive character creation system will arrive in April for everyone – or this month if you are an Xbox Insider – according to a new report from The Verge’s Tom Warren. May will then…
A 62-year-old former rival of Angela Merkel who retired from politics nine years ago has emerged as an unlikely early frontrunner to succeed her as leader of Germany’s Christian Democrat party (CDU). Friedrich Merz is the most popular candidate for the party leadership with ordinary voters, according to two rival polls published on Wednesday. The…
Austria said on Wednesday it will not sign a United Nations migration pact that is set to be adopted in December, in order to "defend its national sovereignty." The United States and Hungary have already rejected the Global Compact for Migration, which aims to boost cooperation to address the world’s growing number of migrants. "The…
Overwatch has a new time-limited PVE mission, Retribution, which goes live next week on 10th April and runs until the 30th. It’s another four-player event, similar to last year’s Uprising, and tells a story from the Overwatch team’s past. Set in Venice, Retribution stars Reaper, McCree, Moira, Genji and 60 new items. As usual, there…
A British student has been charged by prosecutors in the UAE with posing as an academic researcher to spy for a foreign government. Matthew Hedges, 31, who is studying for a PhD at Durham University, was arrested at Dubai airport on May 5 and has been held in solitary confinement. Hamad al-Shamsi, UAE’s attorney general, said on…
Microsoft has announced its plans for E3 2018 – and it’s doing things a little differently this year. In previous years, Microsoft had a major presence on the Los Angeles Convention Center show floor, with a mammoth booth in which games were playable and executives and developers demoed their titles. This year, Microsoft will use…
Archeologists are piecing together the dramatic last moments of two women and three children whose skeletons have been discovered at Pompeii. Caught up in the terrifying eruption of Mt Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, they sought shelter in the inner room of a villa, wedging a piece of furniture – either a bed or a divan…