Gaming

Three boys to represent UK at Pokemon World Champs

Three boys from Suffolk are heading to San Francisco to represent the UK at the Pokemon World Championships. Oliver, 15, Matthew, 14, and Oakley, nine, have qualified to compete at the event in the US between 28 and 30 August. They have trained together at Mulligan Game Cafe in Ipswich, with Oliver and Matthew due to compete in the Trading…

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Dave Bautista confirmed as new God of War star

Actor Dave Bautista has been cast in the lead role of the upcoming God of War TV show. The ex-WWE star will play Kratos in the adaptation of the PlayStation video game series, after Ryan Hurst was forced to quit the part due to injury. Bautista, who had been rumoured to be in line to take the part for weeks,…

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GTA 6 leaks – a nightmare or a blip for the biggest video game of the year?

It’s been more than 18 months since the last trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 was released. A few weeks ago, developer Rockstar announced it would break its long silence with a special “extended look” at the highly anticipated video game in a Netflix special. But the run-up to the splashy preview has been potentially overshadowed by a string of…

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Esports Nations Cup delayed to 2027 as Iran conflict continues

The first Esports Nations Cup (ENC), set to be held in Saudi Arabia later this year, has been delayed until 2027. The competitive video gaming event, which brings together players representing different countries and global territories, was set to take place in Riyadh this November. But organisers the Esports Foundation announced they had postponed it by 12 months due to…

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Esports World Cup ends with surprise win for China-based team

China-based team AG.AL have been crowned surprise winners of the Esports World Cup (EWC) after seven weeks of competition in Paris. The team claimed the tournament trophy and $7m (£5.1m) top prize at a ceremony attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Fifa boss Gianni Infantino. Bosses moved the contest, which was due to…

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Twitch and Amazon face legal action over using livestreams to train AI

Amazon is facing a lawsuit over its move to train its AI models on videos people broadcast on the popular streaming platform Twitch. The move faced backlash from users when it was announced in August – with people having the option to opt-out if they do not want their data used this way. The class action lawsuit has been brought…

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Lights out, crowds gone: Havana waits for what comes next

HAVANA — Once a byword for joyful excess, Havana has been hollowed by blackouts, departures and deep uncertainty about its future. There are so few cars in Cuba’s capital that it is possible to cross the Malecon, the once bustling seafront promenade, without looking. At night, the narrow cobbled streets of Old Havana are enveloped in inky black, devoid of…

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Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature’s only straight tusk

PARIS, France — Narwhals have nature’s only straight tusk, a single tooth up to three metres long so strange they were sold as magical unicorn horns during the Middle Ages. The tusks have fascinated scientists ever since, but they have proven extremely difficult to study because these odd-looking, blubbery whales spend most of their lives under the Arctic ice.

But on…

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Kanye West planned concerts trigger frenzy in Russia

MOSCOW — Rapper Kanye West’s announcement of two stadium concerts in Russia later this year has sent the local media and political scene into a frenzy — with President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman even asked on Thursday if a planned meeting was on the cards. US star West, who also goes by the stage name Ye, will perform at the Gazprom…

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Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors

OAKLAND, United States — Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a federal court heard Tuesday in the trial of the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users. In what many experts have called social media’s “big tobacco moment,” a coalition of states is demanding Meta pay $200 billion in penalties for…

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