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Russia is waging a covert propaganda campaign to torpedo a referendum in Macedonia this weekend which could pave the way for the small Balkan country to join Nato and the EU, diplomats and analysts warned. Macedonians will vote on Sunday on whether to change the name of their country to North Macedonia, resolving a 27-year […]

Bear lovers scored a key victory Thursday after French authorities secretly helicoptered a Slovenian she-bear into the Pyrenees mountains. The bear was flown over roadblocks erected by irate local farmers who say the beasts pose a threat to their flocks. Conservationists hope the female, soon to be joined by a second, will prevent the bear population […]

LawBreakers publisher Nexon has blamed the game’s disastrous fortunes on… PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Nexon’s latest financial results include a whopping $32.6m (£24m) expenses hole – “the majority of which” of which was meant to filled by Cliff Bleszinski’s unloved game. In the wake of the financials being published, Nexon’s investors understandably wanted answers. Step up Nexon […]

Ireland has been accepted as a member of the international organisation of francophone nations amid concern that Brexit could leave its English-speaking diplomats out in the cold. It may not be the land of “bonjour” but the country was authorised to become an observer member of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie — the French equivalent of […]

Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee, overcame a major hurdle on Friday as a committee of congressmen approved his confirmation, but he now faces an FBI investigation before a final vote in the US Senate.  In a dramatic day of backroom deal-making in Washington, DC, the Senate Judiciary Committee, which vets candidates, voted along party […]

Imagine a grown up version of Pixar’s Inside Out where what you see through the human brain’s view-screen is a throwback to video game FMVs. That’s the pitch for Headspun, an adventure game set within the human brain with FMV elements showing the outside world. Headspun is the creation of Superstring, a new British microstudio […]

Three volunteers from the Red Cross have been injured while trying to carry out a safe burial of a victim of the current Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo. Two of the volunteers were seriously wounded and are now receiving medical care, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a statement. The […]

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. Less than a year ago, Persona 5 saw a release outside […]

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has sued Sotheby’s auction house for $380 million (£292 million) in New York as part of his long feud with a Swiss dealer over the “largest art fraud in history”.  The deeply personal dispute stems from former potash magnate Mr Rybolovlev’s purchases of 38 paintings by artists including Pablo Picasso, Gustav […]

UPDATE 26/1/18: Rare has extended Sea of Thieves’ closed beta after its “Too Early” bug locked out some pre-order customers from playing. The closed beta test will now last another two days, and conclude on Wednesday, 31st January at 8am UK. “We know your gaming hours are precious and our number one goal is to […]