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LeBron James said he had no response to National Basketball Association great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who criticized the Los Angeles Lakers forward for a social media post in which he appeared to question

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of this week’s ATP Cup in Sydney, organizers said yesterday, heightening doubts over whether he will defend his Australian Open title.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will sit out Saturday’s English Premier League game at home to Manchester City after testing positive for COVID-19, the London club said yesterday.

Frenchman Benoit Paire’s preparations for next month’s Australian Open have been dealt a body blow after he revealed he has again tested positive for COVID-19.

Famed National Football League coach and commentator John Madden died unexpectedly on Tuesday at the age of 85, the NFL reported.

Novak Djokovic has not withdrawn from the ATP Cup despite claims he was almost sure to do so, Tennis Australia said yesterday, as other top players, led by Naomi Osaka, began arriving ahead of the Australian

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick was unhappy with his team’s lackluster performance in a 1-1 English Premier League draw at struggling Newcastle United on Monday.

Test debutante Scott Boland etched his name in the record books and became an instant cult hero in Australian cricket with an astonishing six-wicket haul that wrapped up the Ashes on day three of the third

Barcelona left back Jordi Alba is set to miss Sunday’s league trip to Real Mallorca after testing positive for COVID-19, the LaLiga club said yesterday.

Trabzonspor supporter Samet Kordali is “100-percent sure” that his unfancied club from Turkey’s Black Sea coast will finally lift the first title of his lifetime. And when that day comes at the end of

Yuzuru Hanyu yesterday gave his clearest indication yet that he intends to defend his figure skating title at the Beijing Olympics and said he will attempt a quadruple axel at this week’s Japan national

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp and Tottenham boss Antonio Conte have called for January’s English League Cup semifinals to be switched to one-legged ties to ease fixture congestion.

COVID-19 cases in the visiting teams have forced the postponement of the Liverpool vs Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Watford games scheduled for Boxing Day, the English Premier League announced

Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has been handed a wildcard into the main draw of next month’s Australian Open, the tournament organizers said yesterday.

West Indies batting great Brian Lara and former South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn have joined the revamped coaching staff of the Indian Premier League’s Sunrisers Hyderabad, the franchise said ye

ORGANIZERS of the Beijing Winter Olympics said yesterday they expect a “certain number” of COVID-19 cases in China due to foreigners arriving for the Games, and strongly urged participants to get vaccination

SHANGHAI ranks No. 2 in the world and No. 1 in Asia in a list of eSports cities released by a Shanghai Jiao Tong University research team on Wednesday. Shanghai scored 94.9 points in the ranking, next

The Diamond League of track and field athletic competitions announced yesterday that Shenzhen would host the 2022 season’s second meet in China, with the men’s 100 meters set to headline the event.

Japanese figure skater Rika Kihira will miss the Beijing Olympics after being forced to pull out of the national championships with an ankle injury, local media reported yesterday.

Canada’s Maggie MacNeil set a short course world record in the women’s 50 meters backstroke to win gold at the world championships in Abu Dhabi.

Fashion queen Angelababy releases fashion photos

Hong Kong actor and singer Shawn Yue shared a photo from his wedding ceremony on the social media platform Instagram and officially tied the knot Dec 5, 2017.

2017 German Charity Christmas Bazaar delights Beijing

As our calendar is flipped close to the last page, we can catch the scent of the end of the year. But one mood booster is that Christmas is around the corner, and though it is originally a Western festival, its allure still ripples throughout the world.

Eight stars dazzle in Vogue’s last issue for 2017

Highlights of 2017 British Fashion Awards

Chinese actor Jacky Chan attends the closing ceremony of the 4th Silk Road International Film Festival in Fuzhou city, East China's Fujian province, Dec 3, 2017.

Chinese stars delight the 2017 Tencent Video Star Awards

Fashion icon Liu Yifei poses for fashion magazine

A record number of seven Chinese models took to the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai on Nov 20.

Yang Xiangming, 22, has taken more than 6,000 photos of the night scenes in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province in the past two months.

Tibetans from Qinghai and Gansu provinces took train home after their journey of pilgrimage or travelling.

Chinese actress Liu Yifei poses as she arrives at the red carpet for the L'officiel Fashion Night 2017 in Beijing, China, Nov 29, 2017.

The temperature recently dropped to as low as -35 C in Huma county, Daxinganling region of Heilongjiang province.

This hilarious image shows red squirrels displaying their musical skills on mini musical instruments. The critters looked like they could be driving their woodland neighbors nuts with violins, guitars, saxophones and even a little drum kit.

French duo had 2.45 minutes and a free fall distance of 3200 meters to complete their project "Door In The Sky", coordinated by Yves Rossy know as the "Jetman".

Actress Zhang Tianai poses for fashion magazine.

World's largest Ferris wheel without center shaft is under construction in Weifang, East China's Shandong province.

There's a saying going around fashion circles: “Everything can be solved by a lipstick; if it still doesn’t work well, then you should use two.”

Li Yifeng and Ju Xiaowen pose for fashion magazine

Four Victoria's Secret angels spotted in fashion party

The Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway, China's first rail route to run through the Qinling Mountains, is scheduled to enter operation within the year. By then, several ancient cities and tourist attractions will be connected by the railway.

The iconic Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, is filled with visitors during a heavy snowfall, Nov 28, 2017.

The 14th Mongolian Costume Arts Festival kicked off in Hohhot, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Nov 27.

Actress Ni Ni releases fashin photos

In the latest release of the World’s Highest Paid Models of 2017 by Forbes, an American business magazine well-known for its lists and rankings, Chinese model Liu Wen remains at the No. 8 position with an amazing income of $6.5 million.

Zhou Xun and Hu Ge pose for fashion magazine.

The start of the Reed Catkin Festival in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Nov 26, 2017.

A building designed like a bookshelf is seen in Haining, Zhejiang province, on Nov 25, 2017.

Actress Gulnezer Bextiyar poses for fashion magazine

Actress Michelle Chen poses for fashion magazine

Chinese actor Tu Men kisses actress Kara Wai's hand with their awards for media for Best Leading Actor and Actress respectively at the 54th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei city, China, Nov 25, 2017. The Golden Horse awards are the Chinese-language film industry's biggest annual events.

Liu and other flight attendants from the island had just completed three months of training as part of an employment program for youth.

Tianjin Binhai New Area Library, which features terraced shelves and cascading ceiling-to-floor bookcases, is drawing many visitors as well as readers.

Tiffany Choi, 23 years old, was crowned the 2017 Miss Chinese Toronto on Friday.

Photo taken on Nov 25, 2017 shows scenery at Xiling Gorge of the Three Gorges in Central China's Hubei province.

A 42-year-old man from US, whose Chinese name is Li Jie, is living an idyllic life in Yunqiu Mountain in Linfen of Shanxi province.

Actors delight 2017 Esquire annual ceremony

A model displays a new creation at the fashion show of Grace Chen during the 2017 Shanghai Haute Couture Week in Shanghai, China, November 22, 2017.

Pop star Dilraba Dilmurat poses for fashion magazine

Zhejiang University in East China's Zhejiang province introduced dragon dance and lion dance, two traditional Chinese performances staged during festivals, as a physical education course in September.

The annual Victoria's Secret Fashion show has just concluded this month. As usual, it has generated animated discussions on social media platforms at home and abroad.

Top actress Zhou Xun poses for fashion magazine

The first full-course test run was carried out Wednesday on a high-speed railway linking Xi'an with Chengdu, which is scheduled to enter operation within the year.

Actress Jing Tian poses for fashion magazine

As it becomes increasingly colder, people can do various exercises to stay energetic. The variety of exercises students do during their class break may go beyond your imagination.

Fashion queen Angelababy releases fashion photos

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday called for jointly building a new type of Asia-Europe partnership at the 13th foreign ministers' meeting of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in the Myanmar capital.

More than 200 children and young people on Monday "took over" the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the UN's Geneva Headquarters, to mark the World Children's Day which falls on Nov 20.

With the sudden drop in temperature in Harbin, the capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, people can appreciate a large ice floe by the riverside of the Songhua River.

A warm puffer coat is what everyone needs to ward off the chilly winds as temperatures drop to below zero. But the question is: how to keep warm but stay slender and chic at the same time in the gloomy winter days? The color of white is a solution.

Model He Sui poses for fashion magazine

Here, we present some of the most striking images around the world this past week.

Photo taken on Nov 17, 2017 shows terraced fields in Longji township of Longsheng county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

Stefanie Sun releases new MV

This year, Taiyuan Zoo in Shanxi province prepared for a white tiger breeding peak.

A Chinese cooking master innovates dishes by steaming, boiling, frying apples in Dalian, NE China's Liaoning province. It is the harvest time of apples in the region.

Fashion icon Yang Mi poses for fashion magazine

The Olympic flame arrived in Incheon, South Korea, on November 1 and the relay across South Korea will cover 2,018 kilometers before reaching the main venue for the opening ceremony of the Games after 100 days.

talented photographer Hisakata Hiroyuki has managed to snap a group of Mortal Tom cats in a variety of high-flying kung fu poses. Using his own rapid-fire reactions, Hiroyuki has captured the lovable cats flying through the air, their legs and paws outstretched like something out of an action movie.

Sanjiangyuan National Park is already coated in snow. The frozen lake lies at the foot of the mountain, glittering on the white plateau.

Angelababy releases fashion photos

Actress Song Qian poses for fashion magazine

Pop star Dilraba Dilmurat poses for fashion magazine

Chinese fashion company Honrn released its 2018 spring/summer collection at a runway show during China Fashion Week in Beijing last week.

Model-turned designer Ma Yanli held a runway show last week in Beijing to release her latest haute couture collection for 2018 spring/summer.

Photos show the scenery in Yading Nature Reserve in Daocheng county of Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Garze, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

In response to the agreement between China and the United States to encourage cross-cultural, people-to-people exchanges, U.S. and Chinese filmmakers are gearing up to jump into the fray.

Here, we present some of the most striking images around the world this past week.

Actress Ni Ni poses for fashion magazine

A model showcases a design on the runway at the fashion show of Paolo Sebastian during the 2017 Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.

Actress Liu Yifei arrives in Hangzhou, capital of North China's Zhejiang province, Nov 11, 2017, for the publicity of the new film Rescuing Flying Tiger.

Pop singer Jolin Tsai poses for fashion magazine

Actress Tang Wei poses for fashion magazine

Like a lover, a lipstick should never leave you – until you decide to remove it.

A model displays a new creation during the 2018 Chanel resort collection fashion show in Chengdu city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, November 7, 2017.

A collection of rare jade and agate is on show at the 2017 International Jewelry Exhibition in Beijing through Nov 13.

A model showcases a design on the runway at the Ground Show night fashion show during the China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 at the Beijing Hotel on November 7, 2017, Beijing, China.

A model displays a new creation at the fashion show of Hu Sheguang during the China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 in Beijing, China, November 7, 2017.

Model He Sui releases fashion photos.

Teen actor-singer Wang Yuan poses for the fashion magazine

Ma Sichun, Liu Haoran, Zhang Yu, CEO of the fashion magazine Vogue China, Zhou Xun and Xin Zhilei take a photo at the 2018 Chanel resort collection fashion show in Chengdu city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, November 7, 2017.

The population of captive giant pandas has reached 520 worldwide, according to the China giant panda breeding technology committee at its annual conference Tuesday.

The century-old French cosmetics and perfume house Caron opens its doors to China Daily Lifestyle Premium for an exclusive visit. Enter the magic world of powder and get an impeccable porcelain complexion.

Actress Zhou Xun poses for fashion magazine.

A model displays a new creation at the fashion show of Ne-tiger during the China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 in Beijing, China, November 5, 2017.

A model displays a new creation at the fashion show of Rongchang grass clothing by Zhang Yichao during the China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 in Beijing, China, November 6, 2017.

A model displays a new creation at the fashion show of Minichoc during the China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 in Beijing, China, November 5, 2017.

Actress Wang Ziwen poses for fashion magazine.

A model displays a new creation at the fashion show of Tencel by Chen Wen during the China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 in Beijing, China, November 3, 2017.

Tâche complexe (jeu de rôle) afin de permettre aux élèves de s'emparer du sujet global du changement climatique. Ce travail de groupe vise à construire un discours orienté -et présenté à l'oral- avec pour objectif de défendre les intérêts d'un État participant à la COP 27.

Travail en binômes et en salle informatique durant lequel chaque groupe doit rechercher une image ou plusieurs images (avec source(s) et auteur(s)) illustrant les inégalités existant à l’intérieur d’un même pays libres de droits. Ces images sont ensuite légendées, décrites afin d'alimenter le blog de l'espace classe sur l'ENT.

S'intéresser à l'outil d'information (avantages et limites) que peut être Twitter par l'intermédiaire d'exemples de conflits d'usage.

Découvrir le fonctionnement de deux moteurs de recherche alternatifs et proposer aux élèves une méthode efficace pour rechercher des informations sur internet.

Faire comprendre aux élèves les conséquences de la "révolution" néolithique ; que les documents vidéos ont des points de vue et qu’il faut donc multiplier les sources pour en extraire les bonnes informations.

Travail de groupes visant à faire comprendre aux élèves la conquête du Nouveau Monde et surtout découvrir la rencontre de deux mondes à travers des sources numériques et une fiche d’activité. Le travail de synthèse attendu est une production orale de 5 minutes.

A travers le jeu sérieux numérique clé en main « Panique à Dubaï », les élèves vont pouvoir observer la diversité des migrations transnationales. En effet, les personnages rencontrés au cours du jeu incarnent les types de migrations : économique, climatique, touristique, "brain-drain" et même un influenceur en voyage. Le jeu permet également la découverte d'un hub aéroportuaire (l'aéroport international de Dubaï), tout en étant une opportunité de découverte de l'importance de Dubaï (dimension pour les lycéens). En équipe de deux ou trois, les élèves renforcent aussi leur capacité de travail en groupe. Au collège, l'escape game est exploitable en classe de quatrième comme activité sur le sous-thème "un monde de migrants" (thème 2 : les mobilités humaines transnationales). Cette étude de cas locale met en évidence la notion de hub et les élèves comprennent que cette géographie des migrations n’est pas centrée sur la seule Europe. Au lycée : l'escape game peut être utilisé en classe de seconde comme étude de cas sur les migrations internationales (thème 3 : des mobilités généralisées). Le programme propose d'ailleurs "Dubaï : un pôle touristique et migratoire" en étude de cas possible.

Travail sur les messages clairs et la médiation pour favoriser un bon climat scolaire. Le projet est réalisé en quatre temps: - Réactivation des connaissances relatives aux messages clairs et au protocole de médiation de l’école - A partir d’une situation problème donnée, faire jouer une situation de médiation à des figurines - Scénariser à l'aide d'un storyboard pour réaliser la partie film d'animation et la partie roman photo - Sonoriser le film d'animation

Boston est la capitale américaine de l’enseignement supérieur. Lieux d’apprentissage, les universités ont aussi une autre vocation : affirmer la puissance des États et garantir leur rayonnement culturel. Depuis le "classement de Shanghai" et sur fond de compétition croissante internationale, la guerre des universités s’intensifie, alors que le nombre d’étudiants internationaux est en constante augmentation. Transposer l’image satellite de Boston permet de visualiser et de rendre lisible sur le territoire cet enjeu de la connaissance, entre coopération et concurrence exacerbée.

Pour étudier les conséquences d'un accident industriel, trois démarches sont proposées pour des classes de lycée professionnel ou de lycée général. Les élèves peuvent bénéficier d'approches spatiales renouvelées avec Édugéo.

Proposition de séances en EMC pour faire réfléchir les élèves de sixième sur l’engagement pour faire respecter les droits de l’enfant dans le monde. Les élèves consultent un mur virtuel et récoltent des informations afin de réaliser une affiche pour sensibiliser et promouvoir le respect des droits de l’enfant dans le monde

S'appuyer sur des documents d'archives locales pour donner corps aux évènements de la politique antisémite de Vichy : mesures contre les juifs, classement des activités interdites aux juifs, d'après deux ordonnances "relatives aux mesures contre les Juifs" . 2 documents concernant les biens aryanisés permettent de concrétiser l'impact de ces mesures avec l'exemple d'entreprises d'Epernay . Les analyses de documents peuvent être réalisées : - en ligne sur La Quizinière - sur "papier" à partir des PDF ou une différenciation est prévue avec trois niveaux de questionnement : "expert", "intermédiaire" et "fragile" Peut être utilisé le cas échéant pour le CNRD.

S'appuyer sur des documents d'archives locales pour donner corps au génocide des Juifs en recherchant et analysant des données sur les juifs d'Epernay (ou de toute autre ville). - recensement des juifs d'Epernay déportés, à partir du site de l’Institut international pour la mémoire de la Shoah Yad Vashem. -comparaison de la situation d'Epernay à celles de la Marne et de la France métropolitaine. - reconstitution des trajets de 17 convois à partir d'un tableau à compléter - retrouver trois "Justes" sur site de l’Institut international pour la mémoire de la Shoah Yad Vashem et la manière dont ils ont sauvé des juifs sparnaciens. Les consignes sont disponibles sur un Padlet et sur "papier" à partir des PDF ou une différenciation est prévue avec trois niveaux de questionnement : "expert", "intermédiaire" et "fragile" Peut être utilisé le cas échéant pour le CNRD.

Activité lors de laquelle chaque binôme choisit une information disponible sur un mur collaboratif qu'il doit vérifier en suivant un protocole et expliciter les stratégies mises en oeuvre pour ce faire. Ils décident enfin si oui ou non ils publient l'information.

Travail sur le parcours de Colette Rozen, jeune juive de Saint-Dizier déportée à Auschwitz. Les élèves complètent un journal à la manière du journal d'Anne Frank et effectuent des recherches en ligne. Faire de l’ancrage local pour aborder la Shoah permet d’aborder cette thématique différemment en travaillant sur diverses compétences du socle. C’est aussi une stratégie pédagogique pour aborder l’histoire de Saint-Dizier à travers l’étude du parcours d’une enfant dont l’âge est proche de celui des élèves.

S'appuyer sur des documents d'archives locales pour donner corps aux évènements de la collaboration : mise en contexte , analyse d'un discours de René Bousquet, alors préfet de la Marne, devant le nouveau Conseil municipal de la ville d'Epernay dont il a nommé 20 membres. travaux possibles : en ligne : - sur La Quizinière pour le contexte. - avec un Genially pour le discours de René Bousquet - sur "papier" à partir des PDF ou une différenciation est prévue avec trois niveaux de questionnement : "expert", "intermédiaire" et "fragile" Peut être utilisé le cas échéant pour le CNRD.

Cet exercice propose d’analyser l’image satellite de la tempête Alex et de ses conséquences matérielles puis de transposer cette réflexion sur les enjeux climatiques et d’illustrer de manière concrète cette tension entre aménagement du territoire - transformation des milieux - et fluctuation du climat pour mieux percevoir les risques.

Ce chapitre vise à montrer le basculement des échanges de la Méditerranée vers l’Atlantique. Les programmes évoquent la possibilité de mettre en avant le devenir des populations des Amériques, dans le cas présent, les Kallinago (conquête et affrontements, évolution du peuplement amérindien, peuplement européen, métissage, choc microbien). Pour la Guadeloupe et la Martinique, il convient de montrer le temps long de la rencontre et le temps de coalescence (coexistence et interpénétration de deux états sociaux d’essence différente), des premiers contacts entre les colonisateurs et les peuples des Antilles qui s’étalent de la fin XVème siècle à la moitié du XVIIème siècle.

Dans cette séance sur « L’industrialisation et l’accélération des transformations économiques et sociales », les élèves sont entrés dans le chapitre par un document d’accroche qui permet d’élaborer une problématique sur les bouleversements économiques et sociaux liés à l’industrialisation, au travers de mutualisations et présentations orales.

Lecture dynamique (PREZI) de la Charte de la Laïcité avec documents associés.

La proposition est originale car elle propose d'introduire les premiers chapitres de 4e par une démarche de recherche et d'identification d'une information ou d'une intox dans le but développer de bonnes pratiques face à l'information, renforcer l'analyse de documents et l'esprit critique ainsi que travailler les compétences numériques dans le cadre du CRCN.

Une séquence qui permet de travailler en collaboration entre professeur d'histoire-géographie et professeur documentaliste. Les élèves doivent enregistrer un podcast sur le thème des ressources afin d’informer l’ensemble du lycée des tenants et aboutissants de cette problématique.

Une application originale découverte pour faire parler des affiches, des documents en reliant des documents audio, vidéo ou annotations sur des documents réels…le plaisir de la réalité augmentée: Halo AR L'objectif est pour les élèves de réaliser une exposition enrichie sur la rafle du Vel d’hiv, à partir des dessins de Cabu.

Les élèves se rendent sur le site de l'Observatoire du littoral pour se rendre compte de l'évolution de l'érosion dans la commune de Soulac-sur-mer en Aquitaine.

En fin de semaine dernière, OpenAI a publié un article de blog expliquant pourquoi elle a dû retirer son chatbot conversationnel ChatGPT le 20 mars. La faute en revient à un bug lié à une bibliothèque open source qui permettait aux utilisateurs de voir les titres de l’historique d’un autre utilisateur actif. Le premier message d’une […]

L’article OpenAI admet qu’un bug a permis à ChatGPT de divulguer les informations relatives aux cartes de crédit est apparu en premier sur BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies.

Le gouvernement français a annoncé qu’il interdirait l’installation de toutes les applications récréatives sur les appareils fournis par l’État. Des applications telles que TikTok, Netflix et Netflix n’ont pas été considérées comme offrant des niveaux suffisants de cybersécurité et de protection des données pour leurs utilisateurs. Plusieurs pays ont déjà interdit l’utilisation de TikTok sur […]

L’article Le gouvernement français interdit les applications récréatives sur les appareils gouvernementaux, comme TikTok est apparu en premier sur BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies.

Apple aurait présenté son très attendu casque de réalité mixte à son principal dirigeant, avant un lancement prévu lors de la conférence des développeurs de l’entreprise en juin. « Les démonstrations ont été soignées, brillantes et passionnantes », affirme Mark Gurman, journaliste à Bloomberg, dans sa lettre d’information PowerOn — un discours qui ne semble pas rejoindre […]

L’article Apple aurait fait la démonstration d’un casque de réalité mixte lors d’une réunion secrète est apparu en premier sur BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies.

Il semble que le conflit entre Nokia, OPPO et OnePlus s’intensifie, car les deux entreprises appartenant à BBK Electronics auraient décidé de retirer leurs smartphones de certains marchés européens. Selon une source fiable, Max Jambor, ces marchés comprennent l’Allemagne, le Royaume-Uni, la France et les Pays-Bas. Si cette information est réelle, j’aurai vraiment le cœur […]

L’article OPPO et OnePlus pourraient quitter la France et d’autres pays d’Europe est apparu en premier sur BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies.

Twitter a connu une fuite d’une partie de son code source, selon un dépôt envoyé à GitHub par le biais d’un avis de violation de droits d’auteur. L’entreprise tente d’identifier les responsables de cette fuite et les personnes qui ont téléchargé le code. Certaines parties du code source de Twitter ont été divulguées en ligne, […]

L’article Le code source de Twitter s’échappe sur GitHub, selon le dépôt de plainte est apparu en premier sur BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies.

La gamme Galaxy S23, le vaisseau amiral de facto de Samsung pour 2023 et l’un des meilleurs smartphones à acheter en ce moment, vient peut-être d’être lancée, mais le géant technologique coréen pourrait avoir bien plus en réserve pour nous cette année que ce à quoi nous nous attendons actuellement. Selon une nouvelle fuite, Samsung pourrait […]

L’article Samsung pourrait lancer trois produits pliables en 2023 et pas de Galaxy S23 FE est apparu en premier sur BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies.

Twitter travaille peut-être sur une fonctionnalité qui vous permettrait de cacher la coche bleue que vous avez obtenue en payant votre abonnement Blue. Un écran trouvé par Alessandro Paluzzi montre que l’entreprise travaille sur un panneau de contrôle pour les paramètres de vérification, l’une des options étant « Afficher ou masquer votre coche bleue sur votre […]

L’article Les abonnés à Twitter Blue pourraient cacher leurs coches bleues est apparu en premier sur BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies.

La marque de caméras d’action Insta360 s’engage sur un nouveau terrain en dévoilant le 29 mars ce qui semble être un nouveau cardan pour smartphone. La vidéo de teasing de 20 secondes ne révèle pas grand-chose, mais il y a quelques indices qui permettent de se faire une idée. Pour commencer, l’appareil sera doté d’un petit écran sur […]

L’article Insta360 prépare un nouveau challenger de stabilisateur nacelle pour smartphone est apparu en premier sur BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies.

Ming-Chi Kuo, de TF International, affirme qu’Apple apportera une modification à la Dynamic Island pour la série d’iPhone 15 de cette année. Avant d’entrer dans le tweet de Kuo, il est important de souligner que le système de notifications multitâche à forme changeante devrait être présent sur les quatre modèles d’iPhone cette année ; des fuites d’images […]

L’article Apple intégrerait le capteur de proximité de l’iPhone 15 dans la Dynamic Island est apparu en premier sur BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies.

On ne dispose jamais de trop d’espace de stockage en ligne, surtout si les membres de votre famille chargent très rapidement leurs smartphones et leurs ordinateurs. Google One, l’abonnement grand public qui vous permet de bénéficier d’un espace de stockage en ligne plus important, ainsi que d’autres fonctionnalités telles qu’un VPN gratuit et des fonctions […]

L’article Comment partager l’espace de stockage Google One avec votre famille ? est apparu en premier sur BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies.

N° 949 rapport - Rapport de M. Frédéric Falcon sur le projet de loi, après engagement de la procédure accélérée, autorisant la ratification de la résolution A.1152 (32) relative aux amendements à la Convention du 6 mars 1948 portant création de l'Organisation maritime internationale (n°690).

Compte rendu de réunion n° 37 - Commission des affaires étrangères

N° 999 - Projet de loi, adopté par le Sénat après engagement de la procédure accélérée, autorisant l'approbation de l'accord de sécurité sociale du 6 novembre 2014 entre le Gouvernement de la République française et le Gouvernement de la République de Serbie

Texte adopté n° 89 - Projet de loi autorisant la ratification d'une convention, adopté, par l'Assemblée nationale après engagement de la procédure accélérée, autorisant l'approbation du premier amendement à la convention adoptée à Espoo le 25 février 1991 sur l'évaluation de l'impact sur l'environnement dans un contexte transfrontière et du protocole à la convention adoptée à Espoo le 25 février 1991 sur l'évaluation de l'impact sur l'environnement dans un contexte transfrontière relatif à l'évaluation stratégique environnementale

Texte adopté n° 90 - Projet de loi autorisant la ratification d'une convention, adopté sans modification, par l'Assemblée nationale, autorisant l'approbation de l'amendement de la convention relative à la collecte, au dépôt et à la réception des déchets survenant en navigation rhénane et intérieure et de son règlement d'application, partie B, par des dispositions concernant le traitement de résidus gazeux de cargaison liquide (vapeurs), issu de la résolution CDNI-2017-I-4, adoptée le 22 juin 2017

Compte rendu de réunion n° 36 - Commission des affaires étrangères

Compte rendu de réunion n° 35 - Commission des affaires étrangères

N° 913 rapport d'information - Rapport d'information de M. Carlos Martens Bilongo et Mme Barbara Pompili déposé en application de l'article 145 du règlement, par la commission des affaires étrangères en conclusion des travaux d'une mission d'information flash constituée le 23 novembre 2022 sur le bilan de la COP27 et les défis de la future COP28

Compte rendu de réunion n° 34 - Commission des affaires étrangères

Compte rendu de réunion n° 33 - Commission des affaires étrangères

Scientists mull building underwater telescope to detect cosmic rays

China's membrane LNG tanks pay way for green energy transition

Chinese researchers have devised a graphene-based intelligent, wearable artificial throat, sensitive to human speech and vocalization-related motions.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the gender digital divide is fast becoming the new face of gender inequality.

Leaders of the Communist Party of Cuba endorsed the Global Civilization Initiative, which was proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at the CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-Level Meeting via video link on March 15.

The new phones still feature 4G technology.

Chinese paleoanthropologists have found that ancient humans living across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for over 5,100 years share a single origin, deriving from a northern East Asian population that admixed with a deeply-diverged unknown human population.

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick.

Chinese scientists have developed a high-vacuum storage box for quantum chips, namely a "quantum chip refrigerator," and the device has been put into operation to keep quantum chips fresh, Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday.

China on Wednesday sent an experimental satellite into orbit from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwest.

China has successfully conducted observation and communication testing of its self-developed terahertz system in the extreme Antarctic weather, Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said on Monday.

TikTok CEO grilled in U.S. amid public outcry over crackdown

A newly discovered asteroid named 2023 DZ2 will safely pass by Earth on Saturday more than 160,000 kilometers (100,000 miles) away, according to NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office.

From standard piano keyboards that are too big for 87 percent of women to the male body presented by default in most clinical anatomy images and glass doors in modern workplaces that are too heavy for women to push open, we've long been living in a world that has generally been designed by men and for men, but seldom realized this problem because it's not deliberate but a product of an old way of thinking.

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on wealthy countries Monday to move up their goals of achieving carbon neutrality as close as possible to 2040, mostly from 2050 now, in order to "defuse the climate time bomb."

Science Saturday: Neuroscience, cancer detection and space exploration

The Chinese side urged the UK government to "stop overstretching and abusing the concept of national security."

Bruised U.S. bank stocks regained some ground on Tuesday as a sell-off sparked by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)'s collapse gave way to bargain-hunting by investors in hopes that efforts to shore up confidence would avert a wider financial crisis.

The intensity of extreme water cycle events – especially drought and precipitation or flooding – correlates strongly with a continuing rise in global temperatures, according to a study published Monday.

Chinese scientists have discovered a key gene that helps crops tolerate saline conditions.

The "guardrails" proposed by the U.S. are sci-tech blockade measures and protectionist in nature, said Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of the Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday at a press briefing.

China's video game regulator on Monday approved 27 foreign games in March, including titles to be published by giant companies such as Tencent, NetEase and Bilibili.

British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce said Friday it had secured UK funding to develop small nuclear reactors that could provide power on the moon.

Blizzard failed to keep its server going on the Chinese mainland, so its games no longer qualify as Asian Games sports.

NASA on Tuesday said it had picked U.S. rocket builder Firefly Aerospace to put a lander on the moon's far side in 2026, under a nearly $112-million contract.

Scientists have figured out how the ghost catfish creates its iridescent glow.

China urges U.S. to cease unreasonable suppression of foreign companies

China's drugmaker, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited, announced its messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use by the National Medical Products Administration, making it the country's first domestically developed mRNA shot.

The U.S. has been conducting a highly politicized debate about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and attempted to revive the lab leak theory, which was deemed "extremely unlikely" after the investigation led by World Health Organization experts in 2021.

China's Ministry of Science and Technology released the country's top 10 domestic scientific advances of 2022 on Friday.

The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse could have a greater impact on startups in Southeast Asia, said the founder of a China-based startup that also serves the pan-Asia innovators and entrepreneurs.

Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday unveiled a flurry of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for its email, collaboration and cloud software, taking aim at Microsoft Corp days before its rival is expected to make a similar announcement.

China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform set sail on Sunday from Zhuhai City in south China's Guangdong Province towards the country's southernmost Hainan Province for installation and debugging.

A nearly six-hour grilling of TikTok's CEO by U.S. lawmakers on Thursday brought the platform's 150 million U.S. users no closer to an answer whether the app should be wiped from their devices.

China sent out four Tianmu-1 satellites as part of the weather constellation aboard Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Wednesday.

China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era has boosted sci-tech and innovation cooperation between the two countries.

A group of Chinese astronomers identified a peculiar neutron star candidate in a binary system, 385 light years away from the Earth, which could be the nearest and lightest neutron star ever known if confirmed.

Scientists have created baby mice from two males for the first time, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday that the company will lay off another 10,000 employees, according to his blog post.

Five-year cancer survival rate in China increased by 10 percent: NCC

China will firmly oppose a forced sale of TikTok, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday, adding that the sale or divestiture of TikTok is subject to Chinese laws.

Chinese TCM physician recalls 3-year mission against COVID-19

China's first undersea carbon dioxide (CO2) re-injection well, developed by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), started drilling in the Pearl River mouth basin, the South China Sea, on Sunday, filling in a void in the country's offshore CO2 storage technology.

White paper: A complete cyber legislation system takes shape in China

China's largest oil refiner Sinopec announced on Tuesday that it has achieved a depth of 8,937.77 meters in an oil drilling exploration, making it the deepest vertical well with a production capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day in Asia.

The Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Station in Zambia was fully commissioned following the switching on of its fifth generator.

Over the past three years, China has prevented widespread infections caused by the more pathogenic original strain of SARS-CoV-2 and its Delta variant, an approach which has helped keep the death toll to a minimum while buying time for the development of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics.

Alphabet Inc.'s Google on Tuesday began the public release of its chatbot Bard, seeking users and feedback to gain ground on Microsoft Corp. in a fast-moving race on artificial intelligence technology.

The Chinese-built Belgrade-Novi Sad high-speed railway marked its first anniversary on Sunday, having transported nearly 3 million people between Serbia's two largest cities since operation in 2022.

Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade.

THE Ministry of Commerce yesterday added two United States companies to the Unreliable Entity List over their involvement in arms sales to China’s Taiwan region. In a statement, the ministry said it

South Korean-born eSports player Lee “Scout” Ye-chan, who won his first League of Legends World Championship last year, fits right into Chinese eSports culture.

Ten years ago I was posted to South Korea to cover news.

Lee Seung-woong didn’t have an auspicious start when he first came to Shanghai from South Korea in 2005 and worked in an Italian restaurant.

An obscure three-story shikumen (stone-gate) building, tucked away in Shanghai’s busy Xintiandi commercial hub, has become a site of pilgrimage for tens of thousands of South Koreans every year.

Kim Seung-ho initiated the idea to host an exhibition featuring artworks by 30 Chinese and South Korean artists born in 1992, when China and the Republic of Korea established formal diplomatic relatio

The Yamal-Europe pipeline that usually delivers Russian gas to Western Europe was sending the fuel back to Poland for a ninth straight day yesterday, as per data from German network operator Gascade.

A HOTEL clerk gravely wounded in a Denver-area shooting spree died on Tuesday, bringing to five the number of people killed in Monday night’s rampage by a gunman, who was slain by police, authorities

Japan braced for a feared rebound in coronavirus cases as the highways and airports filled with travelers at the start of New Year’s holidays yesterday.

Greek divers have discovered the wreckage of an Italian submarine 80 years after it was sunk by the Allied Forces in the Aegean Sea during World War II.

A LAWYER for Britain’s Prince Andrew on Tuesday questioned whether Virginia Giuffre is legally entitled to pursue her civil lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was under

A LONE gunman shot four people dead and wounded three, including a police officer, on Monday in a Denver-area shooting spree that unfolded at several locations and ended with police killing the suspec

Russia has conducted a third launch of its new heavy-class Angara rocket, the first developed after the fall of the Soviet Union 30 years ago this month.

Body-camera video released on Monday showed the chaotic, violent moments leading to the fatal Los Angeles police shooting of an assault suspect in a clothing store, and of a 14-year-old girl caught in

Japan revised the schedule of its space exploration plans yesterday, aiming to put a Japanese person on the moon by the latter half of the 2020s.

JAPAN’S government yesterday mapped out a plan for releasing contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, including compensation standards for local industry and the compilation

The 10 most expensive weather disasters this year caused more than US$170 billion in damage, US$20 billion more than in 2020, a British aid group said yesterday.

Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu has booked his place at the Beijing Games, laying down a marker with a commanding win at Japan’s national championships on Sunday.

Two dams gave way in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia after weeks of heavy rains, swamping already swollen local rivers as flooding hit towns across the region, authorities said on Sunday.

The hit new “Spider-Man” became the first billion-dollar-grossing film of the pandemic era over the Christmas weekend, reaching the milestone while holding firmly to the North American box office top spot,

La Guinée a étourdi 2-3 l’Éthiopie ce lundi soir au cours de leur match de la 4e journée des éliminatoires de la Coupe d’Afrique des nations (CAN) 2023. La Guinée […]

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L’Algérie a aussi gagné son match retour des éliminatoires de la Coupe d’Afrique des nations (CAN) 2023 face au Niger. Les Fennecs s’en sortent 0-1 et se qualifient alors qu’il […]

Lire l'article Elim CAN 2023 : l’Algérie se qualifie avant l’heure ! sur Africa Top Sports.

Soirée décevante pour l’Angola qui a manqué l’occasion de prendre une victoire  face au Ghana au Stade du 11 novembre à Luanda lors de leur match de la 4e journée […]

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Battu chez lui à Abuja lors de la troisième journée des éliminatoires de la CAN 2023, le Nigeria se rattrape. En déplacement à Bissau ce lundi pour le compte de […]

Lire l'article Elim. CAN 2023 : Le Nigeria prend sa revanche à Bissau et redevient leader du groupe A sur Africa Top Sports.

Le freelance, également connu sous le nom de travailleur indépendant, est un professionnel qui offre ses services à des clients sur une base contractuelle sans être employé à temps plein […]

Lire l'article Les 24 meilleures places de marché de freelances du monde sur Africa Top Sports.

Vainqueur de Madagascar à l’occasion de la troisième journée des éliminatoires de la CAN 2023, la Centrafrique a de nouveau battu les Bareas ce lundi dans le premier des deux […]

Lire l'article Elim.CAN 2023 : La Centrafrique gagne encore et élimine Madagascar de la course sur Africa Top Sports.

L’Angola reçoit le Ghana cet après-midi à partir de 16H GMT au Stade du 11 novembre à Luanda. Il s’agit de leur match de la 4e journée des éliminatoires de […]

Lire l'article Elim CAN 2023 : Angola vs Ghana, les compositions officielles sur Africa Top Sports.

Le Niger reçoit l’Algérie cet après-midi à partir de 16H GMT au Stade de Radès à Tunis. Il s’agit de leur match de la 4e journée des éliminatoires de la […]

Lire l'article Elim CAN 2023 : Niger vs Algérie, les compositions officielles sur Africa Top Sports.

Surpris chez lui par la Guinée-Bissau (0-1) à l’occasion de la troisième journée des éliminatoires de la CAN 2023, le Nigeria, qui a perdu sa place de leader dans le […]

Lire l'article Elim. CAN 2023 : Avec Osimhen, Moffi et Chukwueze, la composition du Nigeria contre la Guinée-Bissau sur Africa Top Sports.

Vainqueur de Madagascar lors de la troisième journée des éliminatoires de la CAN 2023, la Centrafrique s’est relancée dans le groupe E où elle occupe la troisième place. Ce jeudi, […]

Lire l'article Elim. CAN 2023 : Centrafrique vs Madagascar, les compositions officielles sur Africa Top Sports.

Vainqueur chez le Congo (1-2) jeudi dernier à l’occasion de la troisième journée des éliminatoires de la CAN 2023, le Soudan du Sud à l’occasion de terminer le travail ce […]

Lire l'article Elim. CAN 2023 : La composition de départ du Soudan du Sud contre le Congo sur Africa Top Sports.

Walid Regragui ne se cache plus et se montre de plus en plus confiant avec les bonnes performances que réalise sa sélection. Réagissant à la victoire du Maroc contre le […]

Lire l'article CAN 2023 : Le Maroc favori ? Walid Regragui l’assume sur Africa Top Sports.

Battu par le Soudan du Sud à Brazzaville jeudi dernier (1-2) à l’occasion de la troisième journée des éliminatoires de la CAN 2023, le Congo doit absolument faire un bon […]

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Président de la Fédération nigériane de football, Ibrahim Gusau n’a pas caché son mécontentement après la surprenante défaite des Super Eagles à domicile contre la Guinée Bissau à l’occasion de […]

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La lourde défaite (5-1) infligé au Mozambique à Dakar à l’occasion de la troisième journée des éliminatoires de la CAN 2023 ne décourage pas la Fédération de football de ce […]

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Alors qu’Alex Iwobi promet un bon résultat après la défaite surprise à domicile (0-1) de la troisième journée des éliminatoires de la CAN 2023, la Guinée-Bissau ne compte pas se […]

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48H BD donne rendez-vous les 31 mars et 1er avril. Seront mobilisés plus de 1700 librairies, 250 auteurs, et ce partout en France et en Belgique. Les éditeurs membres offrent plus de 50.000 ouvrages aux établissements scolaires. 

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Millie Bobby Brown, l’actrice de 19 ans et icône de la série de sciences-fiction Stranger Things, se lance dans l'écriture avec un premier roman. Elle exhume son histoire familiale et le souvenir de la tragédie de Bethnal Green qui s’est déroulée pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. 

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Partout en France, des bibliothécaires se mobilisent contre la réforme des retraites depuis maintenant plusieurs semaines. Si à la BnF on décidait de bloquer l’entrée du site Tolbiac, à l’Université Bretagne occidentale (UBO) de Brest, les bibliothécaires en grève ont installé un stand où ils offrent gracieusement des livres. Et d’en profiter pour expliquer aux curieux et lecteurs les raisons de leur engagement.

Ce 23 mars, un rapport au Parlement sur la langue française a été publié en parallèle de la semaine de la langue française et de la Francophonie qui s’est tenue entre le 18 et le 26 mars. Le document est porté par La Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France (DGLFLF), placée sous l’autorité du ministère de la Culture, dans le cadre de ses missions d’animation et de coordination des politiques dans son domaine spécifique.

Maria Kodama,écrivaine, traductrice, collaboratrice et légataire universelle de l'œuvre de Borges, est décédée à l'âge de 86 ans des suites d'un cancer, a annoncé sa famille à la presse locale. 

Le sujet de la légalisation du cannabis continue de faire débat en Europe, et tout particulièrement en France. A l’issue d’un travail d’enquête et de réflexion, le Conseil économique, social et environnemental (CESE) a adopté fin janvier 2023 un avis en faveur d’une légalisation encadrée des usages dits « récréatifs » du cannabis.

Au XVe siècle, l’Église ne plaisante pas avec les hérétiques. Le jeune Rafal, en tant qu’élève brillant, se doit d’étudier la théologie. Mais son monde s’ébranle suite à sa rencontre avec un homme à peine sorti de prison qui lui parle de ses théories sur le mouvement de la Terre et des astres… C’est le début d’une inextinguible soif de savoir et d’une funeste quête de vérité.

#SensDessusDessous – Des auteurs/autrices et expert(e)s (scientifique, historien(ne), paléontologue)… se met au service de la jeunesse pour creuser un thème en profondeur. L'espace, l'écologie, les sports, les dinosaures... Sens dessus dessous propose une diversité d'approche pour explorer un thème passion en profondeur !

La bâtonnière Julie Couturier avait estimé la peine « trop clémente », suite à la décision de première instance condamnant l’avocat. Emmanuel Pierrat a vu la sanction alourdie quand, en appel, la justice a prononcé une interdiction de 18 mois d’exercice – dont 6 avec sursis. Selon l’AFP, l’avocat de l’avocat, Me. Jean-Didier Belot, formera un pourvoi en cassation.

Le groupe Place des éditeurs a remporté une victoire devant la cour d’appel de Paris, après avoir été condamné en première instance. Le contentieux portait sur la propriété des droits audiovisuels pour l’ouvrage de Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, L’Arche de Noé. Un texte originellement paru en 1968, évoquant ses souvenirs de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. 

#DemainLeLivre – Découvrir l’industrie et ses métiers — la chaîne du livre, selon l’expression consacrée —, voilà le lot des étudiants de Master 1 en apprentissage. À travers la formation Commercialisation du livre, les voici engagés dans l’édition. Au fil de billets d’humeur, ActuaLitté propose des témoignages de celles et ceux qui seront les professionnels de demain.

La Commission européenne, en collaboration avec le Prix de littérature de l'Union européenne, organise pour la première fois la Journée des auteurs européens, ce 27 mars. Une occasion annuelle de célébrer la littérature des pays de l'Union, et de faire circuler dans les établissements scolaires ceux et celles qui la font.

Storytel continue d’enrichir son catalogue avec de nouveaux titres phares de l’imaginaire (Fantasy, Romance et Science-Fiction) en signant un nouvel accord de distribution avec le label de livres audio Hardigan.

Le Prix Enfantaisie 2023 est attribué à Paul Martin et Antonin Louchard pour leur album Tex la terreur(Seuil Jeunesse) et à Jacqueline Westpour son roman Le secret de Lost Lake (Seuil Jeunesse).

À nous les roses, les étoiles et les allumeurs de réverbères ! Pour célébrer les 80 ans du Petit Prince, La Grande Librairie lui consacre une émission spéciale. 

Neuf bourses seront attribuées cette année à de jeunes créateurs et professionnels dans les domaines de l’écrit, de l’audiovisuel et de la musique par la Fondation Jean-Luc Lagardère. Deux d'entre elles seront attribuées à un auteur et un libraire.

La Commission d'enrichissement de la langue française œuvre pour que cette dernière conserve sa pertinence face au développement renouvelé du vocabulaire technique. Dans les domaines de l'information et du numérique, ce travail est permanent, comme en témoignent plusieurs termes nouveaux associés aux données.

À 83 ans, Francis Ford Coppola entend mener à bien le projet de sa vie, intitulé Megalopolis. Ce film de science-fiction, dont le tournage s'est terminé il y a quelques jours, réunit un casting de haut vol et plusieurs années de travail. Le groupe d'édition Image Comics a dévoilé une bande dessinée accompagnant le long-métrage, cosignée Chris Ryall et Jacob Phillips, avec Coppola lui-même pour superviser.

La romancière Gaëlle Nohant est récompensée pour son livre Le bureau d'éclaircissement des destins (Grasset) dont l'héroïne, employée du plus grand centre d'archives au monde sur les persécutions nazies, mène des enquêtes pour restituer aux famillesles objets retrouvés dans les camps. Un livre poignant et lumineux.

BONNES FEUILLES - De ses années passées auprès des peuples autochtones d'Amazonie, l'ethnologue Émilie Barrucand rapporte des leçons de sagesse et des exemples inspirants pour vivre heureux et faire face aux défis environnementaux et sociétaux. 

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BONNES FEUILLES - Un récit au style incandescent, de l'autrice Emma Santos qui revient sur sa rupture amoureuse, empreinte de domination masculine et de violence, ainsi que sur sa naissance à l’écriture.

BONNES FEUILLES - Liu Cixin propose 15 récits de SF adaptés en BD à l'international. 15 histoires, 15 voyages à la croisée des dimensions scientifiques, géopolitiques et humanistes, pour imaginer les possibles futurs de l'humanité :  Les Futurs de Liu Cixin - Le Calcul du papillon étant le dernier en date.

 

« Elles sont les premières. Cinq filles. Jeunes, timides, heureuses, excités, cœurs battants et prêtes à mourir pour la France. » Nous sommes en 1940. La France vient de perdre la guerre. À Londres, la France libre sous l’impulsion du général de Gaulle fait ses premiers pas. Pour la première fois, les femmes prennent part au conflit sous l’uniforme français. Un Corps féminin de Volontaires de la France libre est créé, dans lequel s’enrôlent les héroïnes de ce roman, ainsi que son autrice, Tereska Torrès. Par Carl Aderhold.

ProcesIA — Ouvert ce 20 mars, le procès opposant l’industrie américaine de l’édition à Internet Archive prend déjà un air de règlement de comptes. Ce 24 mars, le tribunal du district sud de New York a rendu un premier jugement en faveur des plaignants : les éditeurs obtiennent gain de cause. Un premier combat perdu, qui fleure déjà bon la mise à mort prochaine.

BONNES FEUILLES - « Florence joue ainsi un rôle majeur dans le développement de l’humanisme et la création de son équivalent visuel, le style Renaissance. Sa sculpture est une source d’inspiration pour le reste de l’Italie, lui apportant des thèmes universels qui peuvent s’adapter aux conditions locales. 

BONNES FEUILLES - Comment la rose est arrivée en France. Le grand roman de sa conquête. « Je m'appelle Morjiane el Sadawi, je suis née à Homs au nord de Damas. Je vis maintenant dans ce pays que l'on appelle la France et qui est froid, à Mortery, sur les terres du seigneur Gatien et du seigneur Thibaut. 

L’Europe souhaitait y mettre fin, mais le Covid balaya le vote des députés en ce sens. Présentée comme une économie — et avec la hausse actuelle des coûts de l’énergie, ma bonne dame... – la méthode aurait eu du bon. Cependant, les gains opérés restent dérisoires, sans compter que ces allers-retours bouleversent l'horloge humaine… Alors, maudits changements d'heure ?

Keanu Reeves enchaîne les sorties avec d’un côté John Wick, dernier opus en date de la série de films, et de l’autre Brzrkr, le comics qu’il coscénarise avec Matt Kindt. Deux rôles assez distincts, avec au cœur des histoires, un personnage assez peu enclin aux palabres...

« Raconte-moi… Comment es-tu arrivée au Pays Imaginaire ? » Le roman de Sir James Matthew Barrie ne fut publié qu’en 1911, sous le titre Peter and Wendy. Mais son personnage apparut dès 1902, alors que l’auteur s’imposait comme l’un des dramaturges en vogue. 70 ans après le dessin animé inspiré de la pièce de théâtre de 1904, Disney redonne vie aux personnages…

Pas de plus grand narcotrafiquant du siècle dernier, en la personne de Pablo Escobar, sans crimes... Pas de grands fondateurs d'empire comme Alexandre le Grand non plus. Des univers très masculins que certaines et certains qualifieront de toxiques, comme celui de l'extraction du pétrole dans les sables bitumineux... Tuer, c'est enfin donner naissance à des fantômes...

BONNES FEUILLES - Une prophétesse qui ne s’en laisse pas compter, un prince maudit et une ancienne malédiction. Un conte de fées moderne qui ravira les fans d’Un palais de braise et de ronce, du Prince Cruel et de Serpent & Dove. 

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BONNES FEUILLES - « Je vous raconte ce que j’ai vu, pour qu’avec moi vous regardiez en face ce que nous sommes en train de perdre et ce qui nous attend, ce qui est déjà à l’œuvre. Il ne s’agit pas de semer la peur, de culpabiliser, d’accuser ou de désespérer. Mais de vous convaincre de passer à l’action. Car j’en ai l’espoir et la conviction, nous sauverons les glaciers, et nous-mêmes. »

En janvier dernier, l’éditeur américain, Penguin Random House, évoquait 3,2 millions de ventes dans le monde de Spare. En France, Le Suppléant a presque atteint les 200.000 exemplaires (199.543, donnée : Edistat). Mais attention : la version parodique approche. Et ce 5 avril, le groupe Hachette publiera en Angleterre de quoi régaler les sujets du roi…

Depuis quelques années, le binôme Denis Olivennes / Daniel Kretinsky va à l’amble. Cette association connut un point d’orgue quand le second signa un chèque de 14 millions € à Libération, dont le premier était directeur général. Avec la perspective du rachat d’Editis, dans son intégralité, le nom du haut fonctionnaire revient, revient, revient…

Arte diffusera à partir du mardi 25 avrilprochain une nouvelle série documentaire. Résistances (2022) est une adaptation du roman de Patrick Rotman, historien, auteur et scénariste-réalisateur. Le roman s'était écoulé à près de 2731 exemplaires, ventes grand format et poche confondues (données : Edistat).

Impossible de parler d’un livre pareil qui, à chaque phrase, à chaque ligne, change de direction et détruit les repères.

Un jeune homme décide, du jour au lendemain, sans aucune préparation ni préméditation, de s’isoler dans la forêt, à l’abris des regards. Il y restera caché durant 27 années, vivant de chapardages dans des cabanes environnantes, parvenant à ne laisser aucune trace derrière lui, seulement le mystère de son geste et son désir d’invisibilité.

BookBanUSA — Sans surprise, l'année 2022 a vu le nombre de tentatives de censure au sein des collections des bibliothèques exploser aux États-Unis. L'association des bibliothécaires américains a ainsi recensé 1269 demandes de retrait, avec 2571 titres concernés.

Née à Dà Lat en 1963, arrivée du Vietnam en France en 1977, Linda Lê est décédée à Paris en mai 2022. Elle publia son premier livre en 1986, mais signa également de très nombreux textes critiques dans des revues. L’armée invisible rend hommage à cette envie de partager des lectures, comme autant de voyages en littérature.

La Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) présente L’art de la marionnette à la Maison des Arts et de la Culture-Villa Médicis de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Val-de-Marne). L’occasion de découvrir des pièces exceptionnelles, sélectionnées parmi les 1500 marionnettes du XVIIIe siècle à aujourd’hui conservées à la BnF. 

L'histoire d'un homme qui aimait un peu trop lire ? Le procès de Filippo Bernardini, employé d'une maison d'édition s'était procuré illégalement des milliers de manuscrits inédits en usurpant des identités. La procédure s'est conclue, ce jeudi 23 mars, sur une lourde amende. Condamné à verser 88.000 $ à Penguin Random House, il sera également expulsé vers le Royaume-Uni ou l'Italie.

Ian Falconer, décorateur et costumier, cartooniste, auteur et illustrateur, est décédé le mardi 7 mars 2023. Il avait 63 ans. Né à Ridgefield, dans le Connecticut, ainé de trois enfants, il fréquente la Long Ridge School de Stamford puis la Cambridge School de Weston (Massachusetts) dont les principes pédagogiques progressistes lui conviennent parfaitement. Par André Delobel.

Publié en mars 2021 aux éditions Gallimard, le roman de Delphine de Vigan sera adapté en série par la société de production The Walt Disney Company France. Une diffusion sur la plateforme Disney+ est attendue.

À l’heure où la survie des éditeurs indépendants se trouve fragilisée par une logique mercantile brutale, lancer une maison d’édition est un vrai défi. C’est aussi une joie. Traverser des œuvres, les donner à lire dans leur singularité et contribuer à la biodiversité du paysage éditorial français. Au fondement de ce métier, Paul Otchakovsky-Laurens évoque « une vérité» dans son film Éditeur — « une note juste ». Par Ariana Saenz Espinoza.

Il lui restait encore deux ou trois choses à écrire, et, manifestement, il s'est trouvé bien des lecteurs pour l'écouter : Éric Zemmour réalise un décollage fulgurant avec son nouvel essai. Plus de 25.000 exemplaires écoulés en l'espace de quelques jours pour Je n'ai pas dit mon dernier mot, qui prend la tête des ventes en cette 11e semaine.

La Fondation écologique polonaise Arka, créée en 2005, est à l'origine d'une campagne bien spécifique, mise en œuvre depuis le mois de février 2023. « Żyjące książki » (« Livres vivants ») invite les lecteurs à faire don de leurs ouvrages inutilisés à l'organisation, qui s'engage à les vendre. Elle utilise ensuite les recettes pour nourrir les animaux d'un refuge, à Ćwiklice.

BONNES FEUILLES - Châtillon-sur-Indre. L'été 2018 s'annonce mouvementée pour Lisa : tandis qu'elle s'apprête à recueillir sa mère fragilisée par la violence de son ex-compagnon, elle doit également héberger son grand-père, Loulou, dont la maison est en travaux. 

Le 20 mars 2003, les États-Unis envahissaient l’Irak sous les ordres de George W. Bush. Après les attentats du 11 septembre 2001, le Président estimait que le territoire se situait sur l’« axe du Mal ». Cette décision a conduit à une guerre qui s'est terminée en décembre 2011. Les écrivains irakiens Sinan Antoon et Feurat Alani ont pris la plume pour dénoncer le colonialisme de cette période, et de raconter les profonds dommages causés par ce conflit. 

Chinguetti, surnommée « la ville des bibliothèques », est un carrefour commercial médiéval du nord de la Mauritanie, situé sur le plateau de l'Adrar, à l'est d'Atar. La citée regorge de parchemins historiques qui s’accumulent depuis 1200 ans. Mais ils sont désormais menacés par l’extension progressive du Sahara et les récentes crues. Celles-ci risquent de détruire les infrastructures qui conservent les écrits. 

BONNES FEUILLES - C'est ce que nous assure Maria Climent Huguet en nous offrant un livre lauréat du prix Amposta 2019 et du prix Setè Cel 2020.

On le sait, le groupe éditorial Humensis n’est pas dans une grande forme financière. 14,5 millions € de perte en 5 ans, fermeture de la librairie des PUF de Paris, semaine de 4,5 jours pour faire des économies... Dernière affaire en date : Olivia Recasens, directrice des éditions humenSciences, est débarquée par le nouveau directoire du groupe selon La Lettre A, et la maison qu’elle pilote, arrêtée.

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L’Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentaliste (AIFBD) ouvre la seconde édition de son Prix Bibliothécaire/Documentaliste francophone. La récompense vise à « nominer un(e) collègue qui pour vous incarne notre profession aujourd’hui ». 

La Véritable Histoire de Gaya Sharpe, un roman d'éveil à l'écoresponsabilité pour premier roman. Et si finalement l’effondrement annoncé n’était pas dû au climat, ni même à l’économie, mais à une tout autre raison ? Publié aux Éditions Exergue.

Michael Reaves, le romancier spécialisé dans La Guerre des étoiles, scénariste et auteur de bandes dessinées, est mort ce 20 mars. Décédé à 72 ans des suites de la maladie de Parkinson, il laisse derrière lui une œuvre prolifique qui a marqué les années 80 et 90. 

À la suite de l’annonce de la création du Prix Flaubert, la liste des ouvrages en lice a été dévoilée.

Fin février, un scénario se déroulait faisant de Daniel Kretinsky l’actionnaire majoritaire de Fnac-Darty. Disposant déjà de 20 % du capital, le milliardaire tchèque convoitait les 24 % de l’Allemand Ceconomy. Fin mars, le projet devient réalité, pour partie : l’homme d’affaires est passé à 25,03 %. 

L’éditeur à part est né de la volonté de trois amis aux parcours différents et hybrides de casser les codes du monde de l’édition. Christophe Pavlevski, Claire Passy et François-Xavier Bellest sont des personnalités atypiques, engagées et aux expériences variées, qui ont décidé de se retrouver autour d’une ligne commune : déranger sans blesser.

Les deux associations françaises représentant traductrices et traducteurs littéraires – ATLF et ATLAS –, s'inquiètent du recours grandissant aux outils de traduction automatisés. Elles réclament aux éditeurs qu'ils fassent preuve d'un peu plus d'honnêteté dans leur utilisation.

David Groison intègre les équipes Bayard Éditions en tant que Directeur éditorial de Bayard Graphic’, afin de développer la collection de roman graphique nouvellement créée. 

Créée en 2014, la chaîne YouTube Petit Ours Brun a passé le cap du million d’abonnés, assure Bayard jeunesse. Les vidéos de l’ursidé anthropomorphique cumulent à ce jour plus d’un 815 millions de vues. Et manifestement, sait faire le show : il sort également d’une comédie musicale récompensée.

BONNES FEUILLES - « Qu’elles soient imprimées, photographiques, cinématographiques, télévisuelles ou numériques, les technologies de l’esprit risquent toujours de devenir des technologies persuasives : en tant que conditions matérielles de la pensée, elles peuvent aussi se transformer en instruments de domination et de manipulation. 

À des kilomètres de la civilisation et à bonne distance des projets documentaires habituels, où des bédéistes partent en reportage à la rencontre des travailleurs, Environnement toxique est un témoignage total, englué dans les sables bitumineux. Il donne à lire la réalité de la condition ouvrière au XXIe siècle à travers l'expérience de Kate Beaton, jeune étudiante qui quitte sa Nouvelle-Écosse natale pour se mettre au service de l'industrie du pétrole. Et d'espérer que le bon salaire compensera les conditions de vie déplorables.

BONNES FEUILLES - Récit au jour le jour de la contestation de 2020 au Bélarus par ceux qui l’ont faite. Alors que le Bélarus est comme figé depuis vingt-cinq ans sous l’emprise d’un régime autoritaire dirigé d’une main de fer par Alexandre Loukachenko, naît un espoir de changement à l’approche de l’élection présidentielle de 2020. 

Les 19 et 26 janvier derniers, trois libraires, Alan Keung Ka-wai, Cannis Chan Sheung -yan et Alex Lee Lung-yin, étaient accusés par les autorités de Hong Kong de « complot en vue d’accomplir un acte ou des actes avec une intention séditieuse ». En cause : avoir produit et vendu un livre sur les manifestations de 2019. PEN America et PEN International demandent l’abandon des poursuites.

BONNES FEUILLES - « À la lie de la vie / de perfidie en trahison / à la première personne / des vanités pipées / le regard menteur / du sourire ravageur / espoir de feuille morte.» Dans le courant des vers libres, sans ponctuation ni majuscule, des poèmes se succèdent. 

BONNES FEUILLES - « Si tu veux savoir une certaine chose et que tu ne puisses y parvenir par la méditation, je te conseille, mon cher et judicieux ami, d'en parler avec le premier homme de ta connaissance que tu rencontreras. Il n'est pas nécessaire que ce soit un esprit subtil ; il ne s'agit pas non plus de l'interroger sur ce qui t'occupe : non ! C'est toi qui dois plutôt commencer par lui conter ton affaire. »

L’Association nationale des éditeurs de livres (ANEL) « se réjouit » que le gouvernement du Québec ait annoncé hier, dans son budget 2023-2024, sa volonté d’encourager l’industrie du livre au Québec, de rehausser le niveau de littératie des jeunes ainsi que de promouvoir et de faire découvrir les œuvres québécoises. 

Plusieurs universitaires sont formels : l’intelligence artificielle (IA) ChatGPT rend le plagiat très difficile à détecter, surtout la quatrième et dernière version en date de l’outil d’Open AI. Ce constat a été étayé en mars dans un article académique signé ChatGPT elle-même... Tout le monde s’est fait berner.

Le Conseil économique, social et environnemental (CESE) a présélectionné six romans d’anticipation en vue de son premier prix littéraire FUTURS qui sera remis en avril.

Le Prix du Livre France Musique-Claude Samuel a désormais arrêté sa sélection pour son édition 2023. Le 13 avril se tiendra la remise des prix, à la Maison de la Radio et de la Musique.

L'organisation non gouvernementale PEN International, qui défend la liberté d'expression des auteurs dans le monde entier, dresse un bilan de l'année 2022. À la crise sanitaire succède la guerre en Ukraine, mais bien d'autres pays restent dévastés par des conflits, des régimes autoritaires et des lois liberticides... Les auteurs et les journalistes figurent malheureusement parmi les victimes.

Les 13, 14, 20 et 21 mars 2023 ont, pour la première fois, vu des lycéens plancher sur les épreuves de spécialité du baccalauréat, dès le printemps, comme l'instaurait la réforme de 2019. Différents auteurs ont été étudiés par les élèves, dont deux références de la littérature de genre, Mary Shelley (1797-1851) et René Barjavel (1911-1985). Mais toujours une seule autrice.

Dans 122 rue du Chemin-Vert, la plume d’Anne Vassivière est toujours aussi « vivace et acérée ». Publié aux Éditions La Musardine.

En 2023, le Centre national du livre donne rendez-vous du 22 juin au 23 juillet aux enfants et aux adolescents, partout en France, pour la 9e édition de Partir en Livre, dont le thème est cette année
« la liberté ». Cette année, c’est Mortelle Adèle qui tiendra le haut de l’affiche de Partir en Livre !

Le premier groupe radiophonique enrichira de ses émissions le catalogue numérique de Biblioondemand. Usagers de bibliothèques publiques et universitaires profiteront d'une offre complétant les quelque 2 millions d'ebooks. Suite à l'Emlyon business school, qui servit de pilote à l'expérimentaiton, la région Wallonie-Bruxelles (Belgique) lui emboîte le pas.

Madones et putains regroupe trois nouvelles en bande dessinée, chacune s’enracinant dans l’Italie du XXe siècle, à trois époques différentes, mais relativement concomitantes. 

LBF23 – Du 18 au 20 avril se tiendra la foire londonienne, rendez-vous professionnel en Europe qu’abrite la perfide Albion. L’Ukraine en sera le pays phare, assurent les organisateurs, avec une série d’événements mettant en lumière les auteurs, les éditeurs et les oeuvres. En toile de fonds, bien entendu, le conflit déclenché par la Russie...

Le président du Réseau Québec-France/francophonie, Jean-Marie Comeau, a annoncé l’attribution du prix littéraire Québec-France Marie-Claire-Blais édition 2023 à Caroline Hinault, pour son roman Solak paru aux Éditions du Rouergue.

L'édition 2023 de la bourse Arcane permettra à un artiste des arts visuels et un auteur de l’écrit de recevoir une aide à la conception et à la réalisation d’un livre.

Helvetiq confie la distribution de ses livres en Suisse romande à l’OLF à partir du 1er juillet. Tout en maintenant ses équipes de diffusion, l'éditeur fait aussi d'OLF une « base logistique » pour la distribution de ses jeux en Suisse.

L'éditeur japonais Kodansha, référence du manga avec des séries comme L'Attaque des Titans, Tokyo Revengers ou encore le titre Ghost in the Shell, a révélé la sortie prochaine d'une application destinée au marché américain. Kodansha Comics USA, sa filiale sur le territoire, porte ce nouveau support de lecture.

Les chants des ferrailleurs de Gabriel Boksztejn (publié aux éditions unicité) se présente comme une position tenue face au monde doublée d’une tentative (tentation ?) de le respiritualiser. Voire de le « ré-angéliser » à travers ce qui n’est rien moins qu’une mini-épopée sociale. Par Pierre Cormary.

BONNES FEUILLES - « Moi de mon côté, j’ai déjà dans l’idée de passer un an dans un commissariat. À l’heure où la police fait l’objet d’incessants débats, je veux comprendre ce que c’est, qu’être flic. 

La légende du football Ronaldinho, ancien international brésilien ayant évolué au Barça et au PSG, a assuré à ses admirateurs qu'il se sentait bien en dépit de son test positif au COVID-19.

La foi peut déplacer des montagnes. C'est la conviction de Li Fuqing, un alpiniste professionnel chinois de 44 ans qui avait été formé à devenir marcheur athlétique. Ayant gravi sans cesse des montagnes, il a réussi le sommet de sa carrière en conquérant trois fois le sommet du mont Qomolangma.

Le maire de Copenhague, Frank Jensen, a annoncé lundi que le Grand départ du Tour de France au Danemark serait officiellement reporté d'un an à 2022.

Le Cameroun a décidé de ne pas accueillir la finale de la Ligue africaine des champions à cause du COVID-19, a déclaré lundi le président de la Fédération camerounaise de football (Fecafoot), Seidou Mbombo Njoya.

Le Tour du lac Qinghai, initialement programmé du 26 juillet au 2 août, a été annulé pour cause de pandémie de coronavirus, ont annoncé lundi les organisateurs de l'événement.

Le site des épreuves de ski des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de Beijing 2022 à Chongli, dans la province chinoise du Hebei (nord), a formé une équipe de réponse d'urgence pour mieux servir l'événement.

Le gouvernement du Queensland, en Australie, a récemment suspendu sa candidature à l'organisation des Jeux olympiques 2032, alors que le gouvernement de l'Etat se concentre sur la reprise économique après la pandémie de COVID-19.

Le gouvernement malaisien a donné le feu vert aux athlètes pour qu'ils reprennent leur entraînement en vue des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques de Tokyo 2020, a annoncé mardi un haut responsable.

Les clubs de la ligue de football iranienne ont demandé à leurs joueurs étrangers de revenir en Iran dès que possible, les autorités ayant évoqué une reprise des compétitions après plus de deux mois d'interruption en raison de l'épidémie de COVID-19, a rapporté dimanche le quotidien Tehran Times.

Le Comité olympique international (IOC) et l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) ont signé samedi un nouvel accord de coopération visant à promouvoir une société en bonne santé grâce au sport, alors que l'épidémie de COVID-19 qui continue d'affecter la vie des personnes à travers le monde.

Le Comité international olympique (CIO) a discuté de la manière dont il pourrait aider les fédérations sportives internationales à surmonter les pertes financières liées à la pandémie de COVID-19, a annoncé l'organisation sur son site Internet.

Le directeur général du comité d'organisation des Jeux olympiques (JO) de Tokyo 2020, Toshiro Muto, a déclaré jeudi à Tokyo qu'ils n'avaient aucun plan de repli en faveur d'un nouveau report ou de l'annulation des Jeux olympiques s'ils ne peuvent pas être organisés en 2021.

Les organisateurs de la Coupe du monde de la FIFA au Qatar ont publié mardi un communiqué réfutant les allégations de corruption contenues dans les documents rendus publics aux Etats-Unis.

Les Jeux olympiques de Tokyo 2020, qui ont été reportés la semaine dernière en raison de la pandémie de COVID-19, se tiendront du 23 juillet au 8 août 2021, ont rapporté lundi les médias locaux.

La flamme olympique sera exposée à Fukushima (nord-est du Japon) pour un mois avant de rester à Tokyo, ont indiqué dimanche les médias locaux.

Le Premier ministre japonais, Shinzo Abe, et le président du Comité international olympique (CIO), Thomas Bach, sont d'accord pour reporter les Jeux olympiques de Tokyo à l'été 2021 au plus tard, a déclaré mardi le chef du gouvernement japonais.

Le Comité olympique et paralympique américain (USOPC) a estimé lundi que "la voie du report" des Jeux olympiques de Tokyo prévus cet été apparaissait à ses yeux comme "la plus propice", après avoir interrogé ses athlètes.

L'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) et la Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) se sont associées officiellement lundi pour combattre le coronavirus COVID-19, lançant une nouvelle campagne de sensibilisation menée par des footballeurs de renommée mondiale en vue d'appeler tous les habitants de la planète à suivre cinq mesures pour éliminer le virus.

La commission exécutive du Comité international olympique (CIO) a annoncé dimanche que le CIO va intensifier sa planification de scénarios pour les Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo 2020 et qu'une discussion détaillée incluant le scénario de report sera terminée dans les quatre semaines.

Le Premier ministre japonais Shinzo Abe a déclaré lundi devant le Parlement que les Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo pourraient être reportés en raison de la propagation mondiale du nouveau coronavirus.

Le président du Comité international olympique (CIO), Thomas Bach, a souligné lors d'une réunion par téléconférence avec les représentants des athlètes mercredi qu'il était trop tôt pour décider du sort des Jeux olympiques de Tokyo 2020, selon des propos rapportés à Xinhua par l'ex-championne olympique Yang Yang.

Le championnat d'Europe masculin des nations de football, prévu du 12 juin au 12 juillet 2020, va être reporté en 2021, a annoncé mardi dans un communiqué l'Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA).

Le Comité international olympique (CIO) a affirmé mardi qu'il n'était "pas nécessaire de prendre des décisions radicales" à ce stade concernant l'organisation cette année des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques, malgré les préoccupations croissantes concernant l'impact de la pandémie de coronavirus COVID-19.

La Fédération mondiale de badminton (BWF) a annoncé vendredi la suspension de tous les tournois du BWF World Tour et des autres tournois sanctionnés par la BWF du 16 mars au 12 avril en raison de l'escalade de l'épidémie de COVID-19.

Le Premier ministre japonais Shinzo Abe et le président américain Donald Trump ont eu un entretien téléphonique vendredi consacré aux préparatifs du Japon pour accueillir cet été à Tokyo les Jeux olympiques et paralympiques, malgré l'épidémie de COVID-19.

La flamme des Jeux olympiques 2020 de Tokyo a été allumée jeudi sur le site antique d'Olympie en Grèce.

Zhangjiakou, la ville co-hôte des Jeux olympiques d'hiver 2022, compte augmenter sa capacité de production annuelle d'hydrogène à 10.000 tonnes avant l'événement.

La légende du football brésilien Pelé a décidé mercredi de dissiper les inquiétudes concernant sa santé après son transport dans un hôpital de Sao Paulo.

Le coup d'envoi de la Basketball Africa League (BAL), une nouvelle ligue professionnelle panafricaine, prévu le 13 mars près de Dakar est reporté à une date ultérieure par crainte de propagation du nouveau coronavirus (COVID-19), a-t-on appris mercredi de source officielle.

La ministre japonaise en charge des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques, Seiko Hashimoto, a déclaré mardi devant le Parlement que les Jeux de Tokyo 2020 pourraient être reportés en vertu de l'accord avec le Comité international olympique (CIO).

Dedicated devotees of grassroots game confident their hard work will reap rewards

World junior figure-skating champion Alina Zagitova on Saturday led a Russian one-two to capture her first Grand Prix Final crown, maintaining a superb performance in her senior debut season.

ST MORITZ, Switzerland - American Lindsey Vonn sustained an injury during the World Cup super-G race in St Moritz on Saturday as Switzerland's Lara Gut crashed halfway down the course.

ST MORITZ, Switzerland - American Lindsey Vonn sustained an injury during the World Cup super-G race in St Moritz on Saturday as Switzerland's Lara Gut crashed halfway down the course.

ST MORITZ, Switzerland - American Lindsey Vonn sustained an injury during the World Cup super-G race in St Moritz on Saturday as Switzerland's Lara Gut crashed halfway down the course.

Luis Suarez and Leo Messi both scored as FC Barcelona won 2-0 away to Villarreal to maintain their 5-point lead at the top of the Liga Santander at the end of matchday 15 of the season, which was played over this weekend.

Luis Suarez and Leo Messi both scored as FC Barcelona won 2-0 away to Villarreal to maintain their 5-point lead at the top of the Liga Santander at the end of matchday 15 of the season, which was played over this weekend.

Luis Suarez and Leo Messi both scored as FC Barcelona won 2-0 away to Villarreal to maintain their 5-point lead at the top of the Liga Santander at the end of matchday 15 of the season, which was played over this weekend.

Luis Suarez and Leo Messi both scored as FC Barcelona won 2-0 away to Villarreal to maintain their 5-point lead at the top of the Liga Santander at the end of matchday 15 of the season, which was played over this weekend.

Luis Suarez and Leo Messi both scored as FC Barcelona won 2-0 away to Villarreal to maintain their 5-point lead at the top of the Liga Santander at the end of matchday 15 of the season, which was played over this weekend.

Ronaldinho is planning a series of testimonial matches with his former clubs before officially announcing his retirement from football.

Ronaldinho is planning a series of testimonial matches with his former clubs before officially announcing his retirement from football.

Ronaldinho is planning a series of testimonial matches with his former clubs before officially announcing his retirement from football.

Ronaldinho is planning a series of testimonial matches with his former clubs before officially announcing his retirement from football.

Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Shaun Murphy 10-5 in the final of the UK Championship to win a record-equalling sixth UK Championship title at York's Barbican Center on Sunday.

Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Shaun Murphy 10-5 in the final of the UK Championship to win a record-equalling sixth UK Championship title at York's Barbican Center on Sunday.

Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Shaun Murphy 10-5 in the final of the UK Championship to win a record-equalling sixth UK Championship title at York's Barbican Center on Sunday.

Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Shaun Murphy 10-5 in the final of the UK Championship to win a record-equalling sixth UK Championship title at York's Barbican Center on Sunday.

The Chinese women's curling team became the first to gain a place at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games through a qualification event on Saturday.

The Chinese women's curling team became the first to gain a place at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games through a qualification event on Saturday.

The Chinese women's curling team became the first to gain a place at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games through a qualification event on Saturday.

The Chinese women's curling team became the first to gain a place at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games through a qualification event on Saturday.

The Chinese women's curling team became the first to gain a place at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games through a qualification event on Saturday.

The Chinese women's curling team became the first to gain a place at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games through a qualification event on Saturday.

River Plate secured their second consecutive Copa Argentina title by defeating Atletico Tucuman 2-1 in the final here on Saturday.

Colo-Colo secured their 32nd Chilean first division title by defeating Huachipato 3-0 away from home in their last match of the season on Saturday.

Renuka Suksukont captured her first international title on Saturday when the Thai completed a wire-to-wire victory at the ICTSI Philippine Ladies Masters in Laguna province.

Renuka Suksukont captured her first international title on Saturday when the Thai completed a wire-to-wire victory at the ICTSI Philippine Ladies Masters in Laguna province.

Real Madrid enjoyed a surprisingly easy win at home on Saturday, beating Sevilla 5-0 in their last game of La Liga before flying out to the World Club Championships.

Real Madrid enjoyed a surprisingly easy win at home on Saturday, beating Sevilla 5-0 in their last game of La Liga before flying out to the World Club Championships.

Real Madrid enjoyed a surprisingly easy win at home on Saturday, beating Sevilla 5-0 in their last game of La Liga before flying out to the World Club Championships.

Real Madrid enjoyed a surprisingly easy win at home on Saturday, beating Sevilla 5-0 in their last game of La Liga before flying out to the World Club Championships.

Athletics Kenya officials on Saturday protested against the cabinet secretary for sports over what they said was the minister's attempt to take over the running of athletics in the country.

Athletics Kenya officials on Saturday protested against the cabinet secretary for sports over what they said was the minister's attempt to take over the running of athletics in the country.

Brazil's Gremio have signed Peru under-18 captain Marco Saravia on a 12-month loan as they bolster their squad for the 2019 season.

Brazil's Gremio have signed Peru under-18 captain Marco Saravia on a 12-month loan as they bolster their squad for the 2019 season.

Five-time titlist Ronnie O'Sullivan reached the final of the UK Snooker Championship afte beating Stephen Maguire 6-4 in the semifinals at York on Saturday.

Five-time titlist Ronnie O'Sullivan reached the final of the UK Snooker Championship afte beating Stephen Maguire 6-4 in the semifinals at York on Saturday.

Marcello Lippi, head coach of China, reacts during the men's football match between South Korea and China at the EAFF E-1 football championship in Tokyo, Japan, Dec 9, 2017.

Marcello Lippi, head coach of China, reacts during the men's football match between South Korea and China at the EAFF E-1 football championship in Tokyo, Japan, Dec 9, 2017.

Marcello Lippi, head coach of China, reacts during the men's football match between South Korea and China at the EAFF E-1 football championship in Tokyo, Japan, Dec 9, 2017.

Marcello Lippi, head coach of China, reacts during the men's football match between South Korea and China at the EAFF E-1 football championship in Tokyo, Japan, Dec 9, 2017.

Marcello Lippi, head coach of China, reacts during the men's football match between South Korea and China at the EAFF E-1 football championship in Tokyo, Japan, Dec 9, 2017.

China held South Korea to a 2-2 draw in the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship on Saturday:

China held South Korea to a 2-2 draw in the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship on Saturday:

Former Bayer Leverkusen and Roma center back Juan has signed a new one-year contract with Brazilian club Flamengo, extending his professional career to the 23rd season.

Former Bayer Leverkusen and Roma center back Juan has signed a new one-year contract with Brazilian club Flamengo, extending his professional career to the 23rd season.

Brazil under-20 right back Dodo has joined Shakhtar Donetsk from Brazilian Serie A side Coritiba, the Ukrainian champions said on Friday.

Brazil under-20 right back Dodo has joined Shakhtar Donetsk from Brazilian Serie A side Coritiba, the Ukrainian champions said on Friday.

The German Football Association (DFB) named Philipp Lahm as the honorary captain of the national team in Frankfurt on Friday.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Friday that he believed Cristiano Ronaldo would end his career at the club.

PARIS - A decade of dominance by the world's two best soccer players has left Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi tied with five Ballon d'Or awards each.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - James Harden and the Houston Rockets are defined by their explosive offense, and it got the best of the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.

PHILADELPHIA - When LaVar Ball started taunting Philly fans in the fourth quarter, it only turned up the volume on an already raucous atmosphere on Thursday night.

Golf's revival in China has gained a major boost with a 300 million yuan ($45 million) investment to drive the once-suspended PGA Tour China series to new heights.

Jurgen Klopp urged his Liverpool players not to succumb to the hype generated by their own scintillating performances after they crushed Spartak Moscow to reach the Champions League knockout rounds in emphatic fashion.

Jurgen Klopp urged his Liverpool players not to succumb to the hype generated by their own scintillating performances after they crushed Spartak Moscow to reach the Champions League knockout rounds in emphatic fashion.

Jurgen Klopp urged his Liverpool players not to succumb to the hype generated by their own scintillating performances after they crushed Spartak Moscow to reach the Champions League knockout rounds in emphatic fashion.

Jurgen Klopp urged his Liverpool players not to succumb to the hype generated by their own scintillating performances after they crushed Spartak Moscow to reach the Champions League knockout rounds in emphatic fashion.

As this year's international skiing festival kicked off in Chongli district of Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei province, many entrepreneurs from the Untied States have come here in groups to make business deals with local governments to develop the winter sports industry.

A China youth ice hockey development initiative was launched Thursday in Beijing, calling for further popularity of the sport in China in response to the “300 million people on ice" national campaign in the run-up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

A China youth ice hockey development initiative was launched Thursday in Beijing, calling for further popularity of the sport in China in response to the “300 million people on ice" national campaign in the run-up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

LONDON - Washing away the pain of last year's botched Champions League campaign, Tottenham completed this group stage as Europe's leading team.

LONDON - Washing away the pain of last year's botched Champions League campaign, Tottenham completed this group stage as Europe's leading team.

LONDON - Washing away the pain of last year's botched Champions League campaign, Tottenham completed this group stage as Europe's leading team.

LONDON - Washing away the pain of last year's botched Champions League campaign, Tottenham completed this group stage as Europe's leading team.

MADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo set yet another Champions League record on Wednesday, scoring in Real Madrid's 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund to become the first player to find the net in all six group-stage matches.

MADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo set yet another Champions League record on Wednesday, scoring in Real Madrid's 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund to become the first player to find the net in all six group-stage matches.

MADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo set yet another Champions League record on Wednesday, scoring in Real Madrid's 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund to become the first player to find the net in all six group-stage matches.

MADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo set yet another Champions League record on Wednesday, scoring in Real Madrid's 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund to become the first player to find the net in all six group-stage matches.

Chinese Super League clubs have been warned to tighten their purse strings or risk hamstringing the nation's soccer push.

Chinese Super League clubs have been warned to tighten their purse strings or risk hamstringing the nation's soccer push.

Chinese Super League clubs have been warned to tighten their purse strings or risk hamstringing the nation's soccer push.

Chinese Super League clubs have been warned to tighten their purse strings or risk hamstringing the nation's soccer push.

Chinese skiers practice at a ski resort in Beijing's Yanqing district on Dec 7. The skiing team, composed of 18 members from all walks of life, was set up in July to promote winter sports in the capital.

Chinese skiers practice at a ski resort in Beijing's Yanqing district on Dec 7. The skiing team, composed of 18 members from all walks of life, was set up in July to promote winter sports in the capital.

Chinese skiers practice at a ski resort in Beijing's Yanqing district on Dec 7. The skiing team, composed of 18 members from all walks of life, was set up in July to promote winter sports in the capital.

Chinese skiers practice at a ski resort in Beijing's Yanqing district on Dec 7. The skiing team, composed of 18 members from all walks of life, was set up in July to promote winter sports in the capital.

Chinese skiers practice at a ski resort in Beijing's Yanqing district on Dec 7. The skiing team, composed of 18 members from all walks of life, was set up in July to promote winter sports in the capital.

KUALA LUMPUR - Two-time champion Guangzhou Evergrande has been handed a potentially bumpy ride to the knockout stages of the 2018 Asian Champions League after the draw for the group phase of next year's competition was made on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR - Two-time champion Guangzhou Evergrande has been handed a potentially bumpy ride to the knockout stages of the 2018 Asian Champions League after the draw for the group phase of next year's competition was made on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR - Two-time champion Guangzhou Evergrande has been handed a potentially bumpy ride to the knockout stages of the 2018 Asian Champions League after the draw for the group phase of next year's competition was made on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR - Two-time champion Guangzhou Evergrande has been handed a potentially bumpy ride to the knockout stages of the 2018 Asian Champions League after the draw for the group phase of next year's competition was made on Wednesday.

KHARKIV, Ukraine - Shakhtar Donetsk advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Manchester City on Wednesday, prompting the Ukrainian club's coach to attend his media conference dressed as Zorro.

KHARKIV, Ukraine - Shakhtar Donetsk advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Manchester City on Wednesday, prompting the Ukrainian club's coach to attend his media conference dressed as Zorro.

KHARKIV, Ukraine - Shakhtar Donetsk advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Manchester City on Wednesday, prompting the Ukrainian club's coach to attend his media conference dressed as Zorro.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said it will make no more payments to the International Amateur Boxing federation (AIBA) until that body's problems over governance and finances are sorted out.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said it will make no more payments to the International Amateur Boxing federation (AIBA) until that body's problems over governance and finances are sorted out.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said it will make no more payments to the International Amateur Boxing federation (AIBA) until that body's problems over governance and finances are sorted out.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said it will make no more payments to the International Amateur Boxing federation (AIBA) until that body's problems over governance and finances are sorted out.

Mailman, one of China's leading sports marketing platforms, and Sina Weibo, China's social media giant, on Wednesday announced strategic partnership to deliver the next generation of technology in China's sports digital market.

MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has aimed a subtle dig at Pep Guardiola and Arsene Wenger by declaring he would only tell "the truth" about the fitness of his players.

MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has aimed a subtle dig at Pep Guardiola and Arsene Wenger by declaring he would only tell "the truth" about the fitness of his players.

MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has aimed a subtle dig at Pep Guardiola and Arsene Wenger by declaring he would only tell "the truth" about the fitness of his players.

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　　导语：时尚圈的轮回我们已经见识过太多次了，你永远不知道下一波又要赶什么潮流。从前的乞丐专利补丁装如今摇身一变成为时髦精们的大爱，好好的衣服放着不穿，非要在上面贴块布，这样的“不伦不类”若是被奶奶看到了说不定又要把贴布硬拆下来补在破洞裤上。（来源：瑞丽网） ....

　　导语：夏秋交替时时高时低的气温真的让人很难把握，穿搭选择时也令人心力交瘁，而卫衣的出现解决了搭配的大难题，可搭裙装亦可搭裤装，有了卫衣的神助攻，让你平安度过换季期！（转自：ELLE） 　　一入九月，江疏影就一连好几身卫衣LOOK现身机场，绝对是名副其实的“卫衣控”....

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Sets out how DfT will work with the transport sector to improve the discoverability, accessibility and quality of transport data to support innovation.

This review seeks information and supporting evidence about gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure within the Lincolnshire (including north-east Lincolnshire and north Lincolnshire) and East Riding area. This consultation …

We're seeking views on the proposed changes to the TPS regulations to remedy the discrimination identified when the scheme was reformed in 2015.

This review seeks information and supporting evidence about gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure within the Gloucestershire area. This consultation closes at 5pm on Wednesday 5 October 2022.

This review seeks information and supporting evidence about gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure within the Herefordshire area. This consultation closes at 5pm on Wednesday 5 October 2022.

This review seeks information and supporting evidence about gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure within the Cheshire area. This consultation closes at 5pm on Wednesday 5 October 2022.

This service level agreement between HMRC and the Welsh Government sets out the requirements and performance measures for the operation of Welsh rates of Income Tax.

Requesting comments on a draft risk profile and risk management evaluations for 3 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP review committee.

Regulating the promotion of certain types of cryptoassets: government consultation on a policy proposal.

Consultation on the relationship between community safety partnerships and police and crime commissioners, and the expansion of antisocial behaviour powers.

The provision of free PPE for all health, social care and public sector workers for coronavirus (COVID-19) infection control, between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2024.

Terms of reference for the upcoming government review of the whistleblowing framework.

Everyone has the right to live without fear of facing anti-social behaviour. The Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan sets out an ambitious new approach to working with local agencies to tackle the blight of anti-social behavio…

Sets out the government’s revised overarching aviation noise policy statement.

Proposes maintaining night flight restrictions at designated airports until 2024, banning QC4 aircraft movements plus night flight policy beyond 2024.

This consultation seeks views and evidence on what a night-time noise abatement objective should be for the noise designated airports (Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted) from October 2025.

This review seeks information and supporting evidence about gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure within the Oxfordshire and West Berkshire area. This consultation closes at 5pm on Friday 4 March 2022.

An Open Market Review request for information from specific suppliers operating nationally to submit information about existing and planned build at premises level over the next 3-year period across the UK.

This tax information and impact note applies to individuals who want to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions to boost their State Pension.

This policy and guidance sets out HMCTS’ approach to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

Parti un mois plus tôt du port de Konta, en Guinée, le navire vraquier West Trader approche de Singapour où il est attendu à quai ce 28 mars. Ses cales renferment

La vidéo a suscité l'ire du colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, sans faire non plus l'unanimité parmi les caciques du parti d'Alpha

Les représentants en Europe de la coalition Kenya Kwanza du président William Ruto multiplient les consultations avec la principal secretary -

Les travaux de réparation du Tassili II, stationné dans le port de Béjaïa depuis le 2 février, risquent de dépasser le délai de deux mois accordé par l'ex-ministre des transports, Kamel Beldjoud. En cause, la conduite, jugée irrégulière, d'Algérie Ferries.

Conséquence de la dégradation de leurs relations avec Tunis, les Etats-Unis ont retardé le lancement de la troisième phase du

A la demande du chef de l'Etat Félix Tshisekedi, la partie congolaise affine la ligne à adopter sur les négociations

Saipem veut faire coup double. Après avoir obtenu, en août, 900 millions de dollars de contrats de services pour le

Les membres de la Coalition pour le Sahel se réuniront à Bruxelles le 27 mars sous la direction de Djimet Adoum. L'approche à adopter après le retrait du Mali de la coalition l'année dernière sera notamment au menu des discussions

Nommé fin février au poste de directeur général de l'Autorité maritime portuaire et ferroviaire (AMPF), le colonel Jean-Baptiste Biherengende, ancien ambassadeur du Burundi en RDC, cherche activement un consultant en communication pour l'épauler dans sa nouvelle mission.

L'appui de la Banque mondiale au fonctionnement du Groupe d'action contre le blanchiment d'argent en Afrique centrale (Gabac), d'un montant de 4 millions de dollars, arrive à terme cette année.

Nicolae Bogdan Buzaianu, businessman suisso-roumain, cherche à investir dans l'or en Centrafrique. Il a rencontré le président Faustin-Archange Touadéra pour évoquer son projet qui implique l'achat ou la construction d'une fonderie dans le pays.

Il existe des motifs raisonnables de croire que des migrants ont été réduits en esclavage dans des centres de détention officiels ou des « prisons secrètes », et que des viols ont été commis en tant que crimes contre l’humanité, ont indiqué lundi des enquêteurs de l’ONU

La Guinée équatoriale a confirmé huit nouveaux cas de Marburg, portant à neuf le nombre de cas confirmés depuis que l’épidémie de fièvre hémorragique virale a été déclarée le 13 février dernier dans ce pays d’Afrique centrale.

Les ravages causés par le cyclone tropical Freddy exposent la population à des risques sanitaires majeurs dans les pays d’Afrique australe les plus touchés, où les efforts d’intervention d’urgence sont intensifiés afin de venir en aide aux communautés, a alerté jeudi l’Agence sanitaire mondiale de l’ONU.

L’Afrique est sur le point d’atteindre une réduction de 35% du nombre de décès dus à la tuberculose, a indiqué jeudi l’Agence sanitaire mondiale, relevant que ce continent est même capable de dépasser la première étape de la stratégie de lutte contre la tuberculose, fixée à une baisse de 20% d’ici à 2020.

Quelque 347 violations et atteintes au droit international des droits de l’homme et violations du droit international humanitaire ont été documentées par la mission de paix de l’ONU au Mali, entre début octobre et fin décembre 2022, selon la dernière note trimestrielle sur la question publiée par la MINUSMA mercredi.

Une mystérieuse maladie, qui a tué cinq personnes en Tanzanie, a été identifiée comme provenant du virus de Marburg, un cousin d’Ebola qui provoque une fièvre hémorragique, a confirmé dans la soirée du mardi, l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS).

Le chef des droits de l’homme de l’ONU a appelé, mercredi, le Président ougandais Yoweri Museveni à ne pas promulguer une loi prévoyant de lourdes peines contre les homosexuels, relevant que cette nouvelle législation adoptée mardi le parlement ougandais était « draconienne, dévastatrice et profondément troublante ».

La Mission des Nations Unies en République centrafricaine (MINUSCA) a annoncé mardi avoir procédé à l’arrestation samedi 18 mars du commandant régional d’un groupe armé, le « Général » Hussein Damboucha.

Le Haut-Commissariat de l’ONU aux droits de l’homme (HCDH) s’est vivement inquiété, mardi, de « la répression croissante » des voix critiques au Burundi, suite à la récente détention de cinq défenseurs des droits de l’homme et à l’emprisonnement d’un journaliste.

Un nouveau rapport indique qu’environ 43.000 personnes sont mortes l’an dernier en Somalie, victimes de la plus longue sécheresse jamais enregistrée, et que la moitié d’entre elles étaient probablement des enfants de moins de 5 ans.

Histoire de l’aviation – 28 mars 1908. Grande première dans le ciel de région parisienne en ce 28 mars 1908 : un aviateur va réaliser le tout premier vol avec à ses côtés un passager. Une sortie dans les airs historique donc que l’on doit au sculpteur français Léon Delagrange qui s’est laissé séduire par la locomotion aérienne. C’est […]

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) se prépare à “une saison d’été qui s’annonce exceptionnelle“, dans un contexte porteur marqué par une bonne reprise des voyages d’affaires et de tourisme. La compagnie aérienne nationale marocaine mettra en place une offre de 6,2 millions de sièges sur plus de 90 destinations à travers quatre continents. Cette augmentation de […]

Air Austral annonce qu’elle est contrainte de suspendre sa ligne entre La Réunion et Chennaï, en Inde, faute d’autorisations nécessaires de la part des autorités. La compagnie aérienne réunionnaise est ainsi amenée à procéder à l’annulation de ses vols sur cette ligne à compter de la fin du mois de mars et ce jusqu’à nouvel […]

Déplorant les annulations de vols causées par les grèves des contrôleurs aériens français, Ryanair demande à la Commission de l’Union européenne (UE) de protéger le transport aérien européen. Selon la low cost irlandaise, première compagnie aérienne européenne en nombre de passagers, la législation française sur le service minimum est utilisée pour protéger les vols intérieurs […]

La low cots long-courrier Norse Atlantic Airways a réalisé son tout premier vol au départ d’un aéroport français : le vol N0 301 en Dreamliner a décollé de l’aéroport Paris-CDG hier soir et a atterri à New York-JFK. Les passagers de ce vol inaugural ont été accueillis en porte d’embarquement du Terminal 3 de l’aéroport […]

Volotea a franchi la barre des 50 millions de passagers transportés, 11 ans après son lancement en France, à l’aéroport Nantes-Atlantique. À cette occasion, la compagnie aérienne espagnole a récompensé son 50 millionième passager, Andrea Framarin, qui s’est vu offrir 50 billets d’avion qu’il pourra utiliser avec sa famille et ses amis. Un prix remis […]

Une collision entre deux avions de ligne avec des passagers à bord a été évitée de justesse au dessus de l’aéroport de Karmandou, au Népal. L’incident aérien s’est produit vendredi 24 mars quand un Airbus A319 (immatriculé VT-SCG) d’ Air India, en attente à une altitude de 19 000 pieds (5 800 mètres) en raison d’un […]

A l’ombre de ses grands voisins Abou Dhabi et Dubaï, Ras Al Khaikah développe à son rythme son industrie du tourisme, visant 3 millions de visiteurs d’ici 2030. Ras Al Khaimah, l’un des membres des Emirats arabes unis (EAU), a accueilli 1,13 millions de touristes en 2022, le nombre le plus élevé jamais enregistré, dépassant […]

Les transports allemands sont paralysés aujourd’hui par une grève nationale de 24h des salariés des aéroports, du rail, du fret maritime, des sociétés d’autoroutes et des transports locaux. Depuis ce matin, les deux grands aéroports allemands de Francfort et de Munich, opérés principalement par Lufthansa, sont totalement à l’arrêt, tous les vols commerciaux sont annulés. […]

L’équipementier aéronautique français Latécoère a annoncé avoir creusé sa perte nette en 2022 en raison d’une charge liée à une cession d’activité, et malgré la bonne tenue de son chiffre d’affaires. La perte nette sur l’année écoulée a atteint 127 millions d’euros, contre 111 millions en 2021, selon un communiqué. L’aggravation de la perte s’explique […]

La Direction générale de l’aviation civile (DGAC) a requis l’annulation de 20% des vols dans les aéroports de Paris-Orly, Marseille, Toulouse et Bordeaux, mardi 28 et mercredi 29 mars, en raison d’une grève des contrôleurs aériens. Pour ces journées, Air France a indiqué qu’elle serait en mesure d’assurer «près de 8 vols sur 10 entre […]

Histoire de l’aviation – 27 mars 1910. Une grande manifestation aéronautique débute en ce dimanche 27 mars 1910 sur la Côte d’Azur : en effet, un meeting aérien étant organisé dans l’agglomération de Cannes, plus exactement à l’aérodrome de la Napoule qui dispose de 2 320 mètres de tour de piste environ. De nombreux aviateurs sont ainsi invités à s’affronter […]

Virgin Atlantic a annoncé un nouvel accord de partage de code avec Korean Air, offrant aux clients plus d’opportunités de voler en toute transparence vers la Corée du Sud et au-delà. La première phase de l’accord, qui sera lancée le 25 mars, permettra aux clients réservant via Virgin Atlantic de se rendre directement à l’aéroport […]

Hawaiian Airlines a accepté d’acheter 50 millions de gallons de carburant d’aviation durable sur cinq ans dans le cadre d’un nouvel accord avec la société de biocarburants Gevo Inc., a annoncé jeudi la compagnie aérienne. Gevo prévoit de fournir le carburant à partir d’une installation qui sera construite dans le Midwest des États-Unis et de […]

Un passager de Delta Airlines sur un vol au départ de l’aéroport international de Los Angeles (LAX)  à destination de Seattle a été arrêté samedi pour avoir ouvert une porte de sortie de secours à bord et provoqué l’activation du toboggan d’urgence de l’avion avant le décollage. Selon la police de l’aéroport de Los Angeles, vers […]

L’avionneur canadien Bombardier, qui continue d’atteindre les objectifs financiers de son plan de redressement, a relevé ses objectifs pour 2025, ciblant désormais plus de 9 milliards de dollars de revenus d’ici 2025, alors qu’elle prévoit de livrer 150 avions par an d’ici là. Les 9 milliards de dollars marquent une amélioration par rapport à l’objectif […]

L’Etat devra maintenir une position de « participation stratégique publique » dans la TAP lors de la privatisation de la compagnie aérienne, accordant que celle-ci pourra être plus ou moins importante selon « le partenaire », pointe le Premier ministre portugais António Costa. Dans le débat de politique générale au parlement portugais, jeudi 23 mars, le Premier ministre a […]

ITA Airways souligne l’importance du marché français dans sa stratégie en renforçant la notoriété de sa marque avec une grande campagne publicitaire multicanale à Paris jusqu’au 16 avril. Pour soutenir la forte offre France-Italie, la communication de l’ex Alitalia met en avant les destinations italiennes emblématiques et s’affichera sur des panneaux d’affichage numériques le long […]

En 2025, United Airlines assurera un service de taxi aérien entre le centre-ville de Vertiport Chicago et l’aéroport international O’Hare, en utilisant des avions électriques à décollage et atterrissage verticaux (eVTOL) qu’elle achète à Archer Aviation. L’avion Archer Midnight eVTOL effectuera le trajet en 10 minutes environ, selon Eric Bangeman, rédacteur en chef d’Ars, ce […]

Emirates Airline a un montant « substantiel » de revenus de vente de billets piégés au Nigeria et n’a fait que de lents progrès dans le rapatriement des fonds bloqués hors de la plus grande économie d’Afrique, a-t-elle déclaré vendredi. Un jour plus tôt, le ministre nigérian de l’aviation, Hadi Sirika, a déclaré aux journalistes que le […]

Histoire de l’aviation – 26 mars 1905. En ce dimanche 26 mars 1905, c’est une journée de test qui s’annonce pour Gabriel Voisin : en effet, l’ingénieur de nationalité française investit le terrain d’Issy-les-Moulineaux pour y mettre à l’épreuve un aéroplane dont il est responsable de fabrication. Un terrain qui désormais sert beaucoup aux pionniers de l’air. Ces […]

Emirates enverra son avion emblématique A380 à Bali à partir du 1er juin 2023, marquant une étape importante dans l’histoire de l’aviation indonésienne car il s’agira du premier vol superjumbo A380 vers le pays. Le nouveau vol bi-classe A380 d’Emirates remplacera l’un des deux services quotidiens vers Bali actuellement assurés par un Boeing 777-300ER bi-classe. […]

La grève des contrôleurs aériens contraint Air Corsica à annuler trois rotations Paris-Corse ce dimanche 26 mars. Pour la première fois depuis le début des mouvements sociaux liés à la réforme des retraites, la DGAC (Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile) a informé les compagnies aériennes que les lignes de service public étaient elles aussi concernées […]

Le transporteur basé à Fort Worth, au Texas, a annoncé vendredi qu’il suspendrait sa liaison Philadelphie-Madrid pendant quelques semaines en mai et début juin, invoquant des retards de livraison pour les 787 Dreamliner. American Airlines a déclaré qu’elle réduisait les vols maintenant pour s’assurer qu’elle pourrait aider les clients à organiser différents plans de voyage. […]

Un pilote en congé d’une autre compagnie aérienne a aidé un avion de Southwest Airlines à atterrir en toute sécurité à Las Vegas alors que l’un de ses pilotes avait besoin de « soins médicaux » peu de temps après le décollage. Un porte-parole de Southwest Airlines a précisé que l’incident impliquant le vol 6013 de Las […]

Le Syndicat des pilotes de l’aviation civile portugaise (SPAC) a annoncé jeudi soir qu’une grève de Pâques avait été approuvée, entre le 7 et le 10 avril, pour faire pression sur le gouvernement afin qu’il ratifie l’accord signé avec la TAP, qui rétablit les conditions de travail retirées en 2021. La grève a été approuvée […]

L’Union des Aéroports Français (UAF) a livré son diagnostic : « le trafic des aéroports français est entré dans une phase de reprise » mais reste en recul de 18, 8 % par rapport à celui de 2019. Oui, certes, le trafic en 2022 est incomparablement supérieur à celui de 2021 où le Covid et […]

Les actionnaires d’Air Austral se sont réunis vendredi 24 mars 2023, à l’occasion d’une Assemblée Générale Extraordinaire pour statuer sur l’évolution de la gouvernance de la compagnie. Le mode d’administration de la compagnie passe ainsi d’un système de société à conseil d’administration à celui de conseil de surveillance adossé à un directoire. Le nouveau Conseil […]

Suite au mouvement social national interprofessionnel en relation à l’adoption de la réforme des retraites, la Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC) annoncé un trafic perturbé sur les aéroports de Lyon jusqu’au 26 mars et de Paris-Orly et Marseille jusqu’au lundi 27 mars. Pour la journée du dimanche 26 mars, le trafic aérien sera perturbé […]

Histoire de l’aviation – 25 mars 1904. Très bonne nouvelle pour les pionniers de l’air en ce vendredi 25 mars 1904 : en effet, le Grand Prix de l’aviation voit sa dotation grimper. Il est ainsi annoncé en ce jour qu’elle va être doublée, passant ainsi de 25 000 francs à 50 000 francs. Somme qu’empochera le gagnant de cette épreuve aéronautique dont […]

La nouvelle compagnie aérienne NEOM Airlines compte lancer ses opérations fin 2024 au départ de la future et gigantesque ville du même nom, mais on n’en sait pas plus sur sa flotte et son réseau. Après la compagnie nationale Saudia et les low cost Flynas et Flyadeal, mais avant la nouvelle Riyadh Airways attendue en […]

La compagnie aérienne Delta Air Lines relance dimanche sa liaison saisonnière entre New York et Nice, pour la 31eme fois, puis à la mi-mai celle nouvelle au départ d’Atlanta. Du 26 mars au 28 octobre 2023, la compagnie américaine propose un vol quotidien entre New York-JFK et l’aéroport de Nice-Côte d’Azur, opéré en Boeing 767-400ER […]

Airbus a livré jeudi le premier A321neo assemblé sur sa ligne d’assemblage final d’Asie (FAL Tianjin) à la compagnie aérienne Juneyao Air, son sixième. Le monocouloir remotorisé de la famille A321 assemblé en Chine a été livré le 24 mars 2024 à Tianjin à la compagnie chinoises basée à l’aéroport de Shanghai-Hongqiao. Immatriculé B-32DF et […]

La compagnie aérienne Aircalin passera pour l’hiver 2023-2024 à six vols par semaine entre Nouméa et Singapour, renforçant cette option de voyage vers Paris aux côtés de celle via Tokyo. Inaugurée en juillet dernier et passée à quatre rotations hebdomadaires au début de cet hiver, la liaison de la compagnie néo-calédonienne entre sa base à Nouméa-La Tontouta et l’aéroport de Singapour-Changi, devrait gagner le 29 octobre 2023 une […]

La compagnie aérienne Brussels Airlines disposera cet été de quatre avions supplémentaires, deux A320 et deux CRJ-900 opérés par CityJet. Sa nouvelle directrice générale, Dorothea von Boxberg, vient de Lufthansa Cargo. La compagnie nationale belge a annoncé le 23 mars 2023 avoir signé un accord de location avec équipage avec CityJet pour la saison estivale […]

Les rumeurs sur de possibles commandes d’avions se multiplient, la compagnie aérienne low cost Ryanair ayant repris les négociations avec Boeing sur les 737 MAX, une cinquantaine d’avions de la famille Airbus A320neo étant recherchés par Cathay Pacific tandis que Philippine Airlines s’intéresse de nouveau à l’A350-1000.  Le CEO de Ryanair Holdings Michael O’Leary a […]

La compagnie aérienne low cost TUI fly Belgium lancera en mai quatre nouvelles liaisons entre Bruxelles et Oran, Tlemcen, Bejaia et Constantine. Pour la saison d’été 2023, la filiale belge du groupe TUI desservira depuis Bruxelles-Zaventem les aéroports d’Oran-Ahmed Ben Bella, de Tlemcen-Messali El Hadj, de Constantine-Mohamed Boudiaf et de Bejaïa-Soummam Amane Ramdane . La […]

La compagnie aérienne Air Corsica proposera de fin avril à fin mai des rotations entre Ajaccio et Porto, étendant son offre « City Breaks » au Portugal.   Du 28 avril au 22 mai 2023,la compagnie corse « profite des ponts de mai » pour proposer 9 vols entre sa base à Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte et l’aéroport de Porto-Francisco Sa […]

La compagnie aérienne Eastern Airways proposera le mois prochain des vols quotidiens vers Paris-Orly au départ d’East Midlands, de Cardiff et de Southampton, combinés et en coopération avec Air France.   La compagnie régionale britannique a annoncé le 23 mars 2023 « une nouvelle coopération avec Air France » et le lancement de trois nouvelles liaisons entre […]

La Direction générale de l’aviation civile (DGAC) a demandé aux compagnies aériennes de réduire ce vendredi 30% de leur programme de vols à Paris-Orly et 20% dans les aéroports de Bordeaux, Lyon et Marseille. Et samedi, cette demande porte sur 15% des vols à Orly et 20% à Mérignac, Saint-Exupéry et Provence. « En dépit de […]

Histoire de l’aviation – 24 mars 1959. Le constructeur aéronautique Sud-Aviation baptise en ce mardi 24 mars 1959 son nouvel appareil : la Caravelle nommée « Lorraine », qui porte l’immatriculation F-BHRB. C’est à l’aéroport d’Orly Nord qu’il a donné rendez-vous à une large assistance pour prendre part à l’événement dont la presse quotidienne française se fera l’écho. Aux côtés du […]

La compagnie aérienne Air Transat annonce le retour de son offre « Train + Air », un service combinant avion et train en partenariat avec la SNCF. Permettant de combiner un voyage en TGV au départ et vers 18 villes françaises et Bruxelles avec un vol au départ entre l’aéroport de Paris-CDG et le Canada, […]

La compagnie aérienne JetBlue Airways a obtenu des créneaux de vols à Amsterdam, où elle veut lancer des liaisons depuis New York et Boston. L’aéroport néerlandais accueillera de nouveau la low cost PLAY en provenance d’Islande. Menaçant depuis des semaines l’aéroport d’Amsterdam-Schiphol de mesures de rétorsion pour lui avoir refusé l’accès en provenance des Etats-Unis […]

La compagnie aérienne low cost Eurowings a présenté un programme d’été comprenant 15 nouvelles liaisons depuis ses bases en Allemagne, en Autriche et en République Tchèque, dont deux vers Tunis, deux vers Monastir et une vers Nador. Sans oublier une route reliant Prague à Genève. La filiale du Groupe Lufthansa spécialisée dans le vol pas […]

La compagnie aérienne Twin Jet poursuit sa croissance en lançant début mai une nouvelle liaison entre Marseille et Strasbourg, sa première vers l’Alsace. A partir du 2 mai 2023, la compagnie française proposera quatre vols par semaine entre sa base à Marseille-Provence et l’aéroport de Strasbourg-Entzheim, opérés en Beechcraft 1900D de 19 sièges. Les départs sont programmés lundi à 13h50 (arrivée […]

La compagnie aérienne Japan Airlines a commandé ferme 21 Boeing 737 MAX 8, dans le cadre du renouvellement de sa flotte de monocouloirs. Boeing a annoncé le 22 mars 2023 que la compagnie nationale japonaise, basée dans les aéroports de Tokyo, avait passé une commande ferme pour 21 monocouloirs remotorisés 737-8, les livraisons devant débuter […]

Les compagnies aériennes Air Sénégal, Air Tanzania et EgyptAir envisagent des actions communes suite aux problèmes récurrents des moteurs Pratt & Whitney de leurs Airbus A220-300. Les malheurs du motoriste Pratt & Whitney ne sont pas nouveaux et concernent plusieurs types de moteurs, mais ce sont les PW1524G-3 équipant les A220-300 qui pourraient réunir les […]

La compagnie aérienne KLM Royal Dutch Airlines a présenté un programme estival comptant 165 destinations, dont 96 européennes et 69 intercontinentales. Son offre vers l’Asie est doublée par rapport à l’année dernière. Dès le début de l’horaire d’été dimanche 26 mars 2023, le réseau de la compagnie nationale néerlandaise du groupe Air France-KLM basée à […]

Les Airbus A380 de la compagnie aérienne Lufthansa seront de retour en service en juin, entre Munich et les villes de Boston puis New York aux Etats-Unis. Quatre au total feront leur retour dans la base de Bavière d’ici la fin 2023. A partir du 1er juin 2023 « en réponse à la forte demande », la […]

La société de leasing britannique Stratos a livré un Boeing 737-800 à la compagnie aérienne low cost Transavia France, qui doit opérer jusqu’à 71 avions cet été avec l’arrivée imminente des premiers appareils de la famille Airbus A320neo. La « spécialiste de l’investissement aéronautique et gestionnaire d’actifs » a annoncé le 22 mars 2023 la livraison à […]

L’Autorité de la concurrence française accuse sans les nommer trois compagnies aériennes de s’entendre pour faire monter le prix du billet d’avion sur le réseau régional dans les Antilles. Le rapporteur général de l’Autorité de la concurrence indique dans un communiqué daté du 21 mars 2023 que « des griefs ont été notifiés il y a quelques […]

Histoire de l’aviation – 23 mars 1900. En ce vendredi 23 mars 1900, le mécène Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe lance une nouvelle compétition aérienne : le Grand Prix d’aérostation ouvert aux pilotes d’aéronefs et de ballons dirigeables. Un prix qui va se dérouler durant trois ans et qui consiste à réaliser un parcours bien précis en un […]

La compagnie aérienne Saudia (ex Saudi Arabian Airlines) et la low cost Flyadeal inaugureront cette année 25 nouvelles liaisons en Arabie Saoudite, dont celle à destination de Nice et un Djeddah – Londres-Gatwick. Si tous les détails de ces routes ne sont pas encore connus, la compagnie nationale saoudienne a déjà précisé son retour après […]

La compagnie aérienne Air Caraïbes inaugure une nouvelle agence à Cayenne en Guyane, où elle propose jusqu’à sept vols par semaine vers Paris. La nouvelle agence inaugurée ce 22 mars 2023, d’ores et déjà ouverte, est située dans la zone commerciale de Katoury et accueille le public du lundi au vendredi de 9h00 à 17h00. […]

La compagnie aérienne TAP Air Portugal a dégagé en 2022 un bénéfice net de 65,6 millions d’euros, sur un chiffre d’affaires en hausse de 151%  et un trafic passager approchant les 14 millions de clients, à plus de 80% des niveaux d’avant la pandémie de Covid-19. Basée à l’aéroport de Lisbonne-Humberto Delgado, la compagnie nationale […]

Un an après le crash du vol MU5735 de la compagnie aérienne China Eastern Airlines qui avait fait 132 victimes, les autorités de l’aviation civile ont publié une mise à jour sans information, plutôt que le rapport intérimaire habituellement attendu. Aucun des 123 passagers et 9 membres d’équipage n’a survécu au crash le 21 mars 2022 d’un […]

La compagnie aérienne RwandAir a reçu son troisième gros-porteur, un Airbus A330-200, tandis que la low cost indienne IndiGo apercevait enfin un Boeing 777-300ER portant sa livrée. Basée à l’aéroport de Kigali, la compagnie nationale rwandaise à accueilli le 19 mars 2023 un nouvel A2330-200 immatriculé  9XR-WX qui lui permettra « d’étendre ses activités long-courrier, avec […]

La compagnie aérienne Bulgaria Air aurait acquis sept Airbus A220-300, dont trois seraient livrés durant l’été. Basée à l’aéroport de Sofia, la compagnie nationale bulgare a annoncé selon l’agence Bloomberg locale que trois A220-300 rejoindront sa flotte en juin, en aout puis en septembre 2023, pour être déployés vers Londres, Paris, Francfort ou Amsterdam. Quatre autres […]

La compagnie aérienne low cost Vueling supprimera début juin ses liaisons reliant Paris à Cork et Shannon, en raison de « problèmes de capacité à Orly ». La spécialiste espagnole du vol pas cher mettra fin le 11 juin 2023 à la liaison entre sa base à Paris-Orly et l’aéroport de Cork, qui a confirmé l’information au […]

La tendance à la reprise « solide » du trafic aérien dans les aéroports français s’est poursuivie en février selon la DGAC, notamment avec l’Afrique où le trafic est supérieur de 15% au même mois avant la pandémie de Covid-19. Pas de quoi cependant apaiser les inquiétudes de l’UAF. Selon l’indice mensuel TendanCiel de la Direction Générale […]

La compagnie aérienne Air France a reporté à mai au plus tôt l’augmentation de ses fréquences vers la Chine, Pékin et Shanghai restant donc le mois prochain à quatre vols par semaine au total. Elle a d’autre part dévoilé une nouvelle collection de bagages baptisée Allure. Alors que son programme estival prévoyait des vols quotidiens […]

La grève dans le contrôle aérien le jeudi 23 mars devrait avoir un impact plus élevé que depuis le début de la semaine, la DGAC ayant demandé au compagnies aérienne de réduire leur programme de vols de 30% à Orly et de 20% à Lyon, Marseille et Toulouse. la Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile a […]

Histoire de l’aviation – 22 mars 1937. En ce lundi 22 mars 1937, l’actualité aéronautique est marquée par la mort de la duchesse de Bedford, Mary du Caurroy, aviatrice qui avait obtenu son brevet de pilote alors qu’elle était déjà âgée de 65 ans. Une vocation tardive pour celle que l’on connaissait sous le surnom de « Flying […]

La compagnie aérienne Condor inaugurera cet hiver une nouvelle liaison saisonnière entre Berlin et Agadir, et en relancera quatre autres depuis Düsseldorf, Francfort, Hambourg et Munich. A partir du 3 novembre 2023, la compagnie allemande proposera un vol tous les samedis entre Berlin-Brandebourg et l’aéroport d’Agadir-Al Massira, opéré en Airbus A320 pouvant accueillir 24 passagers […]

C’est de slogan adopté par la compagnie aérienne Icelandair pour sa nouvelle campagne de publicité mondiale, la première diffusée en France depuis plus de 16 ans. Basée à l’aéroport de Reykjavik-Keflavik, la compagnie nationale islandaise a dévoilé la semaine dernière son nouveau spot publicitaire, réalisé en partenariat avec Pablo London. Mettant en avant certaines des […]

La compagnie aérienne Royal Jordanian Airlines relancera à l’automne une liaison entre Amman et Bruxelles, sa dernière apparition dans la capitale belge remontant à 2012. Dès la fin mai, elle desservira aussi Stockholm. A partir du 29 octobre 2023, la compagnie nationale jordanienne compte proposer deux vols par semaine entre sa base à Amman-Queen Alia […]

La compagnie aérienne Lufthansa lancera vers le milieu de l’année City Airlines, une nouvelle filiale basée à Munich et dédiée au moyen-courrier. Annoncée sous forme de projet il y a un an, City Airlines n’a pas de date officielle de lancement, ni de réseau ; on sait juste qu’elle sera basée à l’aéroport de Munich-Frantz Josef […]

Durant la saison estivale, l’aéroport de Bâle-Mulhouse proposera 100 destinations avec 27 compagnies aériennes. Le plan de vol de l’EuroAirport pour la saison estivale entrera en vigueur le 26 mars 2023, avec 6 destinations nouvelles ou reprises et quatre nouveaux transporteurs, une augmentation des fréquences étant prévue vers certaines destinations existantes. Le « hub régional […]

La compagnie aérienne Air Mauritius recevra le mois prochain deux Airbus A330-200 pris en leasing, et envisage de desservir l’île Rodrigues en A321neo – une fois l’allongement de la piste mené à bien. Basée à l’aéroport de Port Louis-SSR, la compagnie nationale mauricienne a conclu un accord de trois ans avec la société de leasing […]

La compagnie aérienne Air Tahiti Nui a confirmé vendredi la prolongation durant l’hiver 2023-2024 de sa nouvelle liaison entre Papeete et Paris via Seattle, où elle a inauguré une nouvelle liaison l’automne dernier. Devant lancer entre juin et septembre 2023 des vols entre Tahiti et Paris-CDG via l’aéroport de Seattle-Tacoma, la compagnie polynésienne basée à l’aéroport […]

La compagnie aérienne Air France déploiera cet été uniquement des Airbus A220-300 entre Paris-Charles de Gaulle et Londres-Heathrow, à la place des habituels appareils de la famille A320. Sa ligne entre Roissy et Belgrade sera suspendue en juillet et aout. Dès le 26 mars 2023 selon Aeroroutes, les 40 rotations hebdomadaires de la compagnie nationale française […]

La compagnie aérienne low cost Ryanair a lancé une pétition pour les passagers de l’Union européenne, demandant à la présidente de la Commission Ursula Van der Leyen de les protéger et de « maintenir le ciel de l’UE ouvert pendant les grèves du contrôle aérien français ». Suite à « l’inaction répétée de la Commission européenne présidée par […]

La grève dans le contrôle aérien sera également de mise jeudi 23 mars, journée de mobilisation national contre la réforme des retraites, la DGAC ayant de nouveau demandé au compagnies aérienne de réduire leur programme de vols à Paris-Orly et dans des aéroports de région. Les passagers du transport aérien en France ne voient pas […]

Histoire de l’aviation – 21 mars 1926. En ce dimanche 21 mars 1926, le « Reine Elisabeth » arrive au Congo belge, l’avion se posant plus exactement à Léopoldville, après douze jours d’un raid aérien débuté de Belgique, le 9 mars 1926. Ce long périple ayant été réalisé par les lieutenants Georges Medaets et Jean Verhaegen et l’adjudant Jean Joseph […]

Finnair a acquis 750 tonnes de carburant d’aviation durable (SAF) auprès de son partenaire Neste pour les vols au départ de l’aéroport d’Helsinki. La compagnie aérienne finlandaise a pour objectif d’atteindre la neutralité carbone d’ici 2045 et le carburant aviation durable est l’un des principaux moyens de réduire les émissions des transports aériens dans les […]

Julien Bayou, député Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV), a tenu hier une conférence de presse devant le tarmac de l’aéroport de Nice-Côte d’Azur, importante plateforme pour l’aviation d’affaires, pour défendre sa proposition de loi interdisant les vols en jets privés en France. « Le Paris-Lille, le Paris-Londres ou le Paris-Bruxelles peuvent très bien se faire en […]

Pour 2023, Fraport, le gestionnaire de l’aéroport de Francfort, s’attend à ce que le plus grand hub aérien d’Allemagne accueille entre 57 et 63 millions de passagers. Ce trafic représentera environ 80 à 90% du niveau d’avant la crise sanitaire en 2019 (70 millions de passagers). L’année dernière, le nombre de passagers à Francfort avait […]

La commande historique de 470 Airbus et Boeing par Air India à la mi-février a marqué l’industrie aéronautique, mais ce n’est probablement que le début d’une série de commandes d’avions par les compagnies aériennes du sous-continent indien. L’Inde représente le troisième marché du transport aérien au monde après les États-Unis et la Chine, et, selon […]

Le ministère des Transports canadien a annoncé qu’un financement supplémentaire de 75,9 millions de dollars canadiens sur trois ans, à compter de 2023-2024, sera accordé à l’Office des transports du Canada pour l’aider à traiter les plaintes des passagers aériens. Le financement servira aussi à renforcer le fonctionnement du réseau national de transport, ce qui […]

Les prix des billets d’avion, déjà en hausse depuis plusieurs mois, devraient encore augmenter en 2023, en particulier sur les axes de la métropole vers les Dom-Tom. Selon l’agence de développement touristique Atout France, les destinations d’Outre-mer sont à nouveau plébiscitées par les touristes de l’Hexagone, tout comme par la clientèle internationale. Les vacanciers sont […]

La Direction générale de l’aviation civile (DGAC) a demandé aux compagnies aériennes d’annuler mardi 21 et mercredi 22 mars 20% de leurs vols dans les aéroports Paris-Orly et Marseille-Provence, en raison du mouvement de grève des contrôleurs aériens contre la réforme des retraites. «En dépit de ces mesures préventives, des perturbations et des retards sont […]

Ryanair a présenté son plus grand programme estival jamais mis en place vers/depuis sa base de Dublin, avec un total de 130 liaisons dont 14 nouvelles. Avec 14 liaisons supplémentaires par rapport à l’été dernier, Ryanair exploitera plus de 2 000 vols hebdomadaires vers/depuis l’aéroport de Dublin cet été, reliant la capitale irlandaise vers 130 […]

Genève Aéroport sera relié à 123 destinations en vols directs par 44 compagnies aériennes durant la saison estivale, de fin mars à fin octobre 2023. Les liaisons couvriront principalement l’Europe, mais incluront également des destinations en Afrique, en Asie, au Moyen-Orient et en Amérique du Nord. Le réseau long-courrier à destination de l’Amérique du Nord […]

AEGEAN, première compagnie aérienne grecque, a réalisé une solide performance financière en 2022 après deux années difficiles dues à la pandémie de Covid-19. Profitant de la reprise du tourisme en Grèce et forte de la performance opérationnelle du renouvellement de sa flotte d’avions, AEGEAN a enregistré un chiffre d’affaires consolidé atteignant 1,34 milliard d’euros en […]

Histoire de l’aviation – 20 mars 1920. En ce 20 mars 1920, ce sont le lieutenant-colonel Pierre van Ryneveld et le lieutenant Quintin Brand qui sont au cœur de l’actualité aéronautique, ces derniers ayant réussi à mener à bien un raid de Grande-Bretagne jusqu’en Afrique du Sud en empruntant le chemin du ciel. Les deux hommes, membres […]

Ryanair ajoutera quatre nouvelles destinations à son programme d’été au départ de sa base de Beauvais-Tillé : Belfast en Irlande, Cluj et Iași en Roumanie, et Lanzarote dans les îles Canaries espagnoles. Pendant la saison estivale 2023 (de fin mars à fin octobre), Lanzerote sera desservie tous les mercredis, Cluj tous les mercredis, jeudis et […]

La célèbre marque de jouets LEGO ouvre une boutique à l’aéroport Lyon-Saint-Exupéry, sa deuxième dans l’agglomération lyonnaise. De 9h à 19h, sur la place des Lumières du Terminal 1, petits et grands peuvent découvrir et redécouvrir les incontournables de la marque danoise aux célèbres briques et ses autres licences (LEGO Star Wars, Disney Princess, LEGO […]

En 2023, Volotea célèbre ses 50 millions de passagers transportés sur l’ensemble de son réseau, un véritable cap pour la compagnie régionale espagnole, onze ans après son premier vol le 5 avril 2012 à Nantes, sa première base en Europe. Pour remercier ses passagers de Nantes et renforcer son ancrage sur le territoire, elle organise […]

Discover Qatar, l’agence de voyages membre du groupe aérien Qatar Airways, annonce la deuxième édition de ses excursions « Requins-baleines au Qatar », qui débutera le 18 mai 2023 et se poursuivra jusqu’à la fin du mois d’août. Cette expérience unique se déroule du jeudi au dimanche pour une durée de 8 heures à bord […]

A presque 500 jours des Jeux Paralympiques de Paris 2024, Airbus et l’Agence nationale du Sport (ANS) annoncent leur collaboration pour accompagner les fédérations sportives françaises et développer des innovations technologiques permettant d’améliorer les performances des parathlètes. Le pôle Haute Performance de l’Agence a sollicité l’expertise d’Airbus sur 19 projets qui répondent aux besoins exprimés […]

Dans le cadre de la mise en application des conclusions des concertations nationales sur la lutte contre la vie chère, le Ministère du Commerce, de la Consommation et des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises a lancé à travers cette plate-forme, le recrutement d’un personnel de mille (1.000) volontaires sur l’étendue du territoire national, qui seront placés sous la supervision d’un personnel assermenté de la Direction du Commerce Intérieur et chargés de remonter les informations relatives aux mesures de baisse des prix de denrées, produits et services, ainsi que la disponibilité et la qualité des stocks de produits essentiels.

Dans le cadre de la mise en application des conclusions des concertations nationales sur la lutte contre la vie chère,…

Dès le déclenchement de l'opération militaire russe sur le territoire de l'Ukraine, le 24 février 2022, les institutions occidentales - non pas internationales comme aiment se dire les fonctionnaires occidentaux en ayant la prétention d'une représentativité mondiale, mais qu'occidentales - se soulèvent d'une manière particulièrement prompte et se rappellent, tout à coup, de l'importance et de la pertinence du droit pénal international.

Selon un rapport récent publié par Western Union, géant américain des transferts d’argent transfrontaliers, 60% des Africains installés à l’étranger…

Le Ministère du Commerce, de la Consommation et des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises a lancé un appel à candidatures pour…

Le Sénégal a mis en place une stratégie ambitieuse pour devenir un hub numérique important en Afrique de l’Ouest d’ici…

Le Fonds de Garantie des Investissements Prioritaires (FONGIP) a signé une convention avec le Ministère du Tourisme et des Loisirs…

Le Rassemblement des entreprises du secteur des technologies de l’information et de la communication (RESTIC) prévoit de déposer une plainte…

En 2011-2012, il a été au chevet de Macky Sall, de Cheikh Bamba Dièye, d’autres personnalités comme d’illustres anonymes, à l’instar de Mamadou Diop emporté par le dragon de la police. Le 16 mars, dans un bref entretien réalisé dans l’enceinte de sa clinique où affluaient les manifestants blessés, il nous contait Suma Assistance, fondée il y a 36 ans, qui n’est rien d’autre que ‘’ce qui m’appartient’’. Pas à lui, mais à chaque Sénégalais.

Les ministres africains en charge des finances ont exhorté que l’Afrique doit s’employer à trouver des ressources innovantes et accélérer…

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) submitted an amicus curiae brief on the right to freedom of expression and information online to the Jakarta Administrative Court in a case about the blocking of digital platforms for failing to register under an executive regulation. Pursuant to Ministerial Regulation No. 5, access to eight websites and online […]

Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) at the adoption of Tunisia’s UPR outcomes under agenda item 6 The statement reads as follows: “Mr President, Since Tunisia’s latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session last November, the human rights crisis in the country has significantly worsened. Regrettably, Tunisia’s response to the UPR recommendations today […]

“The realization of human rights is not only essential end in itself, but must play a central role in security and development policies in the southern border provinces of Thailand, and recognize as a tool in shaping effective peace process and the free and fair general election.” A recent public dialogue hosted by the International […]

Nepal’s proposed law disregards domestic and international legal standards (Geneva, 23 March 2023) — A bill to amend Nepal’s transitional justice legislation does not fully meet the country’s domestic law or international legal obligations and will not provide justice for victims if adopted in its current form, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International […]

Representatives of judiciaries and judicial training academies from across South and Southeast Asia have agreed to take effective measures to ensure that a gender perspective is incorporated into their judicial roles and functions. In particular, they have committed to work toward the adoption of Bangkok General Guidance for Judges on Applying a Gender Perspective. Thirty-nine […]

Tunisia: today, the ICJ denounced the brutal crackdown on political dissent and freedom of expression through a statement delivered during the General debate under item 4 at the Human Rights Council. The statement reads as follows: “Mr President, In Tunisia, since 25 July 2021, the President’s arrogation of powers and his successive autocratic decisions – […]

Today, the ICJ made a statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council during its 52nd regular session on the oral update by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the situation in Venezuela The statement, which was delivered by ICJ Legal and Policy Office intern Collin Christner, reads as follows: “Mr. President, The International Commission […]

The ICJ reiterated today its urgent call on UN Member States to establish a mechanism for missing and disappeared people in Syria on the occasion of the interactive dialogue with the Commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. The statement could not be delivered due to the limited time afforded to civil society. It […]

Thirty-three judges from the District Courts and High Courts of Koshi and Madhesh Provinces in Nepal participated in a Judicial Dialogue, jointly hosted by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the National Judicial Academy. The participants discussed the major obstacles women typically face in accessing justice and the role and responsibilities of the judiciary […]

At their forthcoming meeting on 20 March, EU foreign affairs ministers should publicly press the Tunisian authorities to reverse their crackdown against perceived critics, four human rights groups said today. The foreign affairs ministers should critically review their cooperation with Tunisia to avoid contributing to the ongoing undermining of human rights and of the independence […]

Displaying the works of veteran artist Han Meilin themed on the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, an exhibition dedicated to this widely acclaimed branch of Chinese culture opened in Qingdao on Sunday.

From antiquity to modern times, paintings of animals have played an important role in art history. Many animals, including cats and horses, have made their way into some of the world's most famous works.

Jingtailan, or Chinese cloisonne enamel, represents one of the country's most famous traditional handicrafts.

Court delays release of more video from beating of Tyre Nichols

Yongding Gate, which literally translates as "the gate of perpetual peace," sits at the south end of the Central Axis of Beijing.

The loom used in weaving Yunjin brocade is based on conventional ones, but is larger in size.

Yunjin brocade is one of China's most celebrated traditional handicrafts. Closely associated with the city of Nanjing, it has a history going back 1,600 years.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang delivered a video speech on Sunday for a program produced by the Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

To mark Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Russia, the second season of "Classics quoted by Xi Jinping" (in Russian) was launched Monday on major TV stations in Russia.

The Society for Shaanxi Provincial Archaeology has announced the "Six New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in 2022." The province, situated in China's hinterland, is regarded as the cradle of Chinese civilization.

March 11, 2023 marks 12 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered triple nuclear meltdowns in Japan, but the country is still sitting on over 1 million tonnes of treated nuclear waste water. Is dumping it into the ocean the best solution?

Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, is a holistic approach used to help people rebalance their health and mind. It's been a part of Chinese people's lives for centuries.

An exhibition of fine bronze artworks named "The Way of Molten Copper" by bronze art master Zhu Bingren has been put on show at the China Grand Canal Museum in Yangzhou, Jiangsu.

Some families who have endured the difficult journey across several nations together are finding themselves separated at the U.S.-Mexico border because of glitches in a U.S. government app.

The Sinan Mansions complex features 51 garden-style historical buildings that were used for dining, bars, hotels, offices and boutiques in the 1920s for the city's most luxurious residences.

When talking about Leo Tolstoy in China, the Chinese translator Sheng Junfeng, known by his pen name Cao Ying, is a familiar name to many literary enthusiasts as he is the translator of The Complete Works of Leo Tolstoy.

Brazilian organization offers immersive experience in Indigenous communities

Alai is a renowned contemporary writer in China. He has been publishing poetry, short works of fiction, novels and essays for more than 30 years.

Tian Lianyuan is a Chinese pingshu artist with a career spanning nearly 70 years. Through pingshu, a centuries-old form of oral storytelling, Tian has won a large base of enthusiastic fans for his skillful use of language.

'Programming' in Yunjin brocade

A project to create a number of parks along the Yangtze River is now under construction, involving 13 provincial-level regions.

A dozen intangible cultural heritage performances were staged at an annual summit in Guangzhou to highlight cultural preservation.

Chinese traditional paintings on porcelain

Spanish architect Rose Cervera has designed multiple high profile buildings in China and wants the two countries to work together on cultural projects.

As one of the oldest ethnic groups in China, the Qiang have inherited an immense cultural legacy courtesy of the customs, culture and heritage amassed and preserved over thousands of years.

Huizhou is a culturally significant region in east China with a long history. The unique Huizhou culture has been shaped over time and is characterized by its rich cultural heritage.

Nowadays, more and more Chinese films, TV dramas, and variety shows are faithfully recreating the look of traditional Chinese garments and makeup.

August 15th is the National Chinese Immigration Day in Brazil, which commemorates the first Chinese people arriving in Brazil and the anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil.

Sticking to his roots in southern Africa despite being thousands of kilometers away, a China-based cook from Botswana grills barbecue treats from the region to burnish Beijing's culinary offerings.

Michelle Yeoh made history on Sunday by becoming the first Asian to win the Best Actress Award at the 95th Academy Awards.

Regong, meaning a golden valley where dreams are fulfilled in Tibetan, shines with its Tibetan Buddhist religion, folk arts, temples and monasteries.

Tian Lianyuan is a Chinese pingshu artist with a career spanning nearly 70 years. Through pingshu, a centuries-old form of oral storytelling, Tian has won a large base of enthusiastic fans for his skillful use of language and captivating way of describing scenes from books.

As a leading figure in traditional Chinese painting, Wu Yueshi enjoys a well-deserved reputation for his accomplishments in "Xieyi," or China's ancient freehand brushwork, with an array of elegant and lively pieces under his belt.

Chinese woodblock prints can be traced back to ancient times and are believed to have influenced Japanese ukiyo-e print works, known as "pictures of the floating world."

Feng Shaoxing is a magician who transforms lumps of clay into delicate vessels of blue-and-white porcelain.

Xiangshan County in Zhejiang has long been hailed as the home of Chinese fishing culture. Every year, a major festival is held there to mark the start of the fishing season.

Chinese ink wash painter Shi Guoliang is adept at capturing scenes from people's daily lives with a photorealistic painting technique.

CMG, Macao SAR start new round of cooperation

Artist Shen Peng, who is now over 90 years old, has developed a unique understanding of character shapes and his calligraphy is considered a pictorial splendor.

Kite, which was invented over 2,000 years ago in China, is considered to be the earliest flying objects created by humans. It has become one of China's representative traditional handicrafts.

Exhibits include Buddha figures, components of pagodas and examples of gold and silver ware from the ancient Gandhara civilization.

Do you know that the flowers of crabapples and quince fruits are both called "haitang" in Chinese? Unknown to many people, haitang flowers are a big, complex and diverse family. They may come from different genera and have varied fruits.

Pear tree plantations in China can be dated back to around 3,000 years. According to "Flora of China," there are 14 species of genus Pyrus in the country. Their fruits are generally called pears, and their flowers pear blossoms.

Meet Chinese painting master, Liu Wanming, who takes flowers, birds, and land animals as his main subjects.

The Bell and Drum Towers are both situated at the north of the Central Axis of Beijing, to now as popular tourist spots.

A group of ceramics artists got to present their latest works at the Letian Pottery Art Fair recently, one of a series of creative arts events held in Jingdezhen.

The unique pottery-throwing technique employed at Jingdezhen in Jiangxi is part of China's national intangible cultural heritage.

Asian-American representation at the Oscars

Le Monnaie de Paris was voted the best in the world in November – for the sixth consecutive time – but has now been given a shock downgrade.

Known as one of the greatest palaces in the world, the Forbidden City sits in the heart of the Chinese capital, and has long been considered the shining gem of the Beijing Central Axis.

 Infantino re-elected as FIFA president

NBA highlights on March 13: Home, sweet home for Warriors

China seeks global influence in winter sports, says sports chief

Joselu's late double helps Spain beat Norway in Euro 2024 qualifier

Wang Changhao breaks Chinese swimming record twice in one day

Red Bull's Sergio Perez flexed his street circuit muscles with dramatic effect on Sunday by storming to victory ahead of teammate Max Verstappen at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

China's Bao Shanju, Yuan Liying and Guo Yufang won the women's team sprint gold medal at the 2023 International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Nations Cup in Cairo on Wednesday, clocking 47.676 seconds.

China's wheelchair curling team makes 3rd straight win at world champs

Mikaela Shiffrin becomes the greatest Alpine skier of all time

CGTN Sports Talk: What keeps NBA title contenders from winning the honor?

Japan's Shoma Uno defends figure skating world title

MLB commissioner Manfred wants to see more star pitchers in next WBC

QB Jimmy Garoppolo introduced as a Raider: 'I need to earn everything'

Tennis: Tiafoe downs former champ Norrie to set up semi with Medvedev

Where did it all go wrong for French World Cup winner Paul Pogba?

Swimming: McKeown breaks 200m backstroke world record

UFC San Antonio: Sandhagen smothers Vera for big bantamweight win

NBA highlights on March 24: Warriors have a 'Poole Party' at home

Sevilla replace Jorge Sampaoli with Jose Luis Mendilibar as manager

2024 Olympics volleyball qualifying tournaments pools confirmed

High-flying Madrid and Napoli storm into Champions League last eight

The BBC says Lineker has agreed to abide by its current social media guidelines after criticising the UK government's asylum policy on Twitter.

China squeeze into U20 Asian Cup quarterfinals after hard-fought draw

Thomas Tuchel on managing Bayern: 'The challenge can't be any greater'

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto retains world figure skating title

NBA highlights on March 21: Thunder shut down Leonard to win

NBA highlights on March 17: Maxi Kleber beats the buzzer for Mavs

Football: Crystal Palace sack manager Vieira after winless run

World Cup 2026: How the world reacts to new format with 104 games

Raphinha puts Barcelona nine clear at top, Mourinho's Roma stunned

Man Utd bounce back to beat Betis, Arsenal held by Sporting

China take two golds, one silver at Women's Boxing World Championships

Tennis: China's Zheng Qinwen reaches Miami Open last 32

ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final to be held in Beijing

Australian Blake Johnston surfs for 40 hours to smash world record

Kenya to return to international action with Iran friendly

Diamondbacks reach 8-year, $111 million extension with Corbin Carroll

CGTN Sports Talk: Have Bayern Munich ended an era for PSG?

NBA highlights on March 25: It's too early to rule out Jokic for MVP

World Athletics bans transgender women athletes

NBA highlights on March 20: Bulls end winless record against Embiid

NBA highlights on March 16: Nuggets seal playoff qualification

NFL free agency market buzzes loudly on first day

NBA highlights on March 11: Kings beat Suns in squad depth

Coach Zheng Wei: China's women's basketball team is on the right track

Tennis: Hurkacz beats Kokkinakis in epic, Medvedev cruises through

Messi leads Argentina win over Panama in first game as world champions

China win men's singles, mixed doubles at All England Badminton Open

Blizzard failed to keep its server going on the Chinese mainland, so its games no longer qualify as Asian Games sports.

China's ace Li Meng joins WNBA's Washington Mystics

E3 2023 has taken another hit, as Ubisoft has confirmed it will not have a presence at the show. In a statement to Video Games Chronicle, the publisher reveals that it will instead hold its own live presentation on June 12 in Los Angeles. 

The publisher statement to VGC reads “While we initially intended to have an official E3 presence, we’ve made the subsequent decision to move in a different direction, and will be holding a Ubisoft Forward Live event on 12th June in Los Angeles. We look forward to sharing more details with our players very soon.”

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot stated in February that the company would commit to attending “if E3 happens”. If that's the case, this news certainly doesn’t bode well for the fate of what’s supposed to be E3’s big return. 

As for what Ubisoft could show at its event, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, The Crew Motorfest, and (maybe) Skull and Bones are slated to release this year. Other announced projects include the long-quiet Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia remakes, a multitude of new Assassin’s Creed games, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. A rumored follow-up to Immortals Fenyx Rising could also make an appearance.  

Ubisoft joins Nintendo on the list of major publishers that have declined to participate in this year’s show, following a previous report that Microsoft and Sony plan to follow suit. E3 is largely organized by ReedPop this year and will take place June 13-16 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event will open its doors to fans and press, with separate attendance days for each. It will be the first in-person event since 2019.

[Source: Video Games Chronicle]

What do you think of Ubisoft skipping E3? Do you expect the event to still take place? Let us know in the comments. 

MultiVersus, the free-to-play Super Smash Bros. style fighting game starring an all-star cast of Warner Bros. characters, will be pulled from storefronts next month. The game’s online modes will later become unplayable as developer Player First Games plans for a relaunch early next year. 

In a developer blog post, Player First Games CEO Tony Huynh explains that since MultiVersus launched in open beta (yes, open beta) last July, players have offered a ton of feedback. The studio feels that the only way to properly implement improvements based on these fan requests is to shut the game down temporarily. Huynh writes,

“We know there’s still a lot of work to do. As a result, we have a clearer view of what we need to focus on, specifically the content cadence of new characters, maps and modes to give you more ways to enjoy the game, along with updated netcode and more matchmaking improvements. We’ll also be reworking the progression system based on your feedback and looking at new ways for you to connect with your friends in the game.”

As a result, MultiVersus is getting pulled from online stores on April 4. While new players won’t be able to download it, those who already have it in their libraries can still reinstall it after that date. On June 25, the game’s online servers will be shut down, along with any associated features. After that, players will only have limited access to offline modes such as the training room and local matches. 

Purchased in-game content, such as characters, items, battle pass tokens, and unused currency, will carry over when MultiVersus returns in early 2024. The Season 2 battle pass will also be extended through June 25. Daily missions will continue to be added, but the weekly seasonal milestones will no longer refresh after March 31. Those seeking refunds will have to take it up with their chosen storefront, as an FAQ states, “This announcement does not change any current refund policies or terms offered by the storefront(s) from which Founder’s Packs or Gleamium bundles were purchased.”

MultiVersus arrived last summer, and despite its vague open beta status (a label not specified in the game’s store description), the game received two seasons of paid content. Several characters have been added to the roster, the last of which was Marvin the Martian. However, communication and support dried up after Season 2 launched in November, which has left many fans unhappy over the lack of meaningful updates. The game’s online player count has also taken a substantial hit in recent weeks, currently sitting at less than 600 players. You can read our review of the open beta version of the game here. 

What do you think of this approach to improving MultiVersus? Let us know in the comments!

December 25, 2013, was the day I finally got my hands on a Wii U. It was a special edition that came with a code for Wind Waker HD and a gamepad emblazoned with a golden Triforce. For my brother and I, 11 and 13 at the time, respectively, this was a massive deal; we’d spent the last year seeing Wii Us at friends’ houses, yearning for our own, and struggling to explain the difference between it and our current Wii to our parents.

But while it was valuable to us, the Wii U struggled to sell and has ultimately gone down as one of Nintendo’s most disappointing consoles. Today, the system’s eShop shuts down forever, permanently closing a chapter of Nintendo’s history.

I’ll be the first to admit that the rosy lenses of nostalgia heavily tint my memory of the Wii U. It was a formative time in my gaming life; Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U were the centerpieces of many social gatherings. That said, I think some defense of the Wii U is still warranted. Gamer culture has been so quick to forget the worst parts of the console that the best parts have also been lost in the mix. As much as I love my Switch, there are a lot of lessons it could learn from its older, clumsier brother, especially when it comes to the eShop.

The Wii U had character. On startup, Miis linked to profiles posed and danced. On the home screen, floaty synth pads and bells played arpeggios and echoing harmonies. Miis stood in huddles by (now defunct) Miiverse icons, chatting about their respective games. You could even rotate those icons around, causing the Miis underneath to scramble across to their assigned games. Functionally, that rotation serves no purpose, but that’s not the point: it’s all about a fun, inviting atmosphere.

The vibe continued in the eShop. Even the loading screen is a minigame where your console’s software icons become a puzzle you have to piece together. Once you’re in, you can listen to a whole lineup of bouncy bossa bops while you browse. The music in these menus never reached the iconic status of the Wii’s Mii Channel or Wii Shop Channel, but the influence is clear. It’s an energetic, childlike aura that feels distinctly Nintendo.

By comparison, the Switch’s menus are bland. There’s no music anywhere, and while the “themes” section in the settings seemed to imply a return of the 3DS’ visual themes, six years later our only options are still “black” and “white.” It’s much less charming, something I considered essential to a Nintendo product before its release.

While I’ll certainly miss the Wii U eShop’s fantastic vibes, the real despair I feel is from losing access to its games library. The Wii U’s two-screen setup allows it to run a ton of virtual console games, and to people used to buying these games on the secondhand market, the prices were shockingly affordable. All Game Boy Advance games were under $10, and Metroid Prime Trilogy, which can easily go for over $100 on eBay, was only $20. It was also the only place you could digitally buy DS games, like Pokémon Ranger and Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Older Nintendo fans likely see this as an opportunity to revisit games from their past, but for someone my age, it’s how I experienced many of Nintendo’s classics. Paper Mario, Earthbound, Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, and Super Mario 64 are all games I would never have experienced without the eShop’s virtual console.

In theory, those games exist on the Switch, but because they’re locked behind Nintendo Switch Online’s classics library, you lose access if your subscription ends. You do not own them, and this has always made me uncomfortable. One day, like the Wii U, Nintendo will shut down the Switch’s online features. It’s unclear what happens to the classics library when that happens. While the Wii U’s eShop might be shutting down, I can at least find comfort in the fact that I own the classics I bought, and I always will.

My brother Andre (left) and I (right), the day we got our Wii U.

There are many things the Switch does better than the Wii U; at the end of the day, it’s certainly the better console. But the Wii U was a valuable window to Nintendo’s past, both with its charm and its virtual console, and the closing of its eShop is the final nail in its coffin. Nintendo is removing something it doesn’t have a real replacement for. I understand that the Wii U wasn’t the console for everyone, but it was the console for me. And while some people are unbothered by the ending of its final chapter, laughing at its clunky design and mocking the gamepad, I don’t mind. At the end of the day, it’ll always be my childhood Christmas treasure – and for now, the only console that can play Wind Waker HD.

Hey, listen! Nintendo has announced that tomorrow at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET, they'll be releasing the first proper gameplay showcase of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The presentation will be hosted by Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma, and will last "roughly 10 minutes." Here's the announcement tweet:

Join The Legend of #Zelda series producer, Eiji Aonuma, for roughly 10 minutes of gameplay from The Legend of Zelda: #TearsOfTheKingdom on 3/28 at 7:00 a.m. PT on our YouTube channel.

▶️ https://t.co/uMUCfVjFQL pic.twitter.com/y49N4jRUTz

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 27, 2023

To watch the video when it premieres tomorrow on YouTube, just click the Link below:

Despite the fact that we've gotten multiple trailers over the past few months, Nintendo has yet to reveal any clip of gameplay longer than a few seconds, and every new glimpse seems to raise more questions than it answers. What are those strange vehicles? Does Link have a new paraglider? And why does the game cost $70? Whether or not tomorrow's showcase addresses those questions, we'll all find out when Tears of the Kingdom releases on May 12.

We'll be live streaming our reactions to the 10 minutes showcase on Game Informer's Twitch channel.

One of Sea of Star’s most compelling selling points is the involvement of Chrono Trigger composer Yasunori Mitsuda. To know that a game heavily inspired by Chrono Trigger will feature music from the man behind its score is exciting. Still, it is worth being excited for the soundtrack that Mitsuda will not be directly involved with, as well.

The majority of Sea of Stars’ soundtrack is in the hands of the talented Eric W. Brown, who also composed the soundtrack for The Messenger. Brown’s musical history started with playing drums in metal bands. “I've been a drummer since I was a kid and I'm still a drummer now, but, you know, I got into music production via chiptune essentially,” Brown says.  Around 2006 he decided to focus on making music on his own in the chiptune genre, primarily on Game Boys. When the opportunity to work on The Messenger came along, he graduated to making NES, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis-flavored music.

Brown enjoys working within the confines of the 16-bit era, and even takes advantage of an online database various musicians have coordinated over the years to figure out exactly what sorts of samples and tools video game composers used back in the day. Composers like Brown use it to track down specific sound modules and even specific keyboards used to make the music of the past. With that said, though, Brown is not placing many self-imposed restrictions on himself for Sea of Stars’ soundtrack.

Like the game's visuals, it is undeniably inspired by 16-bit RPGs, but Sea of Stars is not a game that could exist on a Super Nintendo, and the same can be said of the music. “I definitely could have done that, and that's what we did with The Messenger,” Brown says when asked if the music could conceivably come from a Super Nintendo.“For this, during the pre-production phase, I was experimenting, and I think initially, I wanted to do a more hi-fi type of thing. But ultimately, what we landed on was something that doesn't take you out of the moment, in a retro sense. It's the same thing that we're doing with the visuals. None of that would work on a Super Nintendo, necessarily. Not the way that it looks.”

One instance, however, where Brown did go out of his way to simulate the limitations of the Super Nintendo intentionally was with how the sound effects would sometimes interrupt the music. Because the Super Nintendo only had so many sound channels, often when a player activated a sound effect by looking through a menu, for example, that sound would overtake the drum or some other element of the music track. Ironically, it took more work for Brown to implement that sound interruption in Sea of Stars, but he wanted it in the game. “It's really subtle, but I think anyone who would recognize that from Super Nintendo will appreciate it. And that's why I did it.”

For the music, Brown wants it to recall Super Nintendo without faithfully emulating it. Part of that is focusing on making the soundtrack more impactful with melodies and hooks. Most contemporary soundtracks effectively focus on setting a subtle mood in the background, but that wasn’t the case in the past. “I think part of the reason that retro soundtracks were so catchy is because they had so little to work with. The hardware was a very limited sound palette. On the Super Nintendo, for instance, you only had eight channels. Whereas nowadays, you have essentially infinite channels,” Brown says. “To me, it just feels like the compositions were so much stronger because they had such limitations – the classic saying that ‘limitation breeds creativity.’ But yeah, I think that a staple of retro games was just really strong hooks.”

And when it comes to RPGs, the strongest hook is often the battle theme. Arguably the most heard and repeated music. “Well, that's the ultimate question,” Brown says in response to how you make a battle theme not get repetitive. Sea of Stars has several themes for different bosses, but for the core, standard combat, there are only two – one for day and one for night. They are essentially the same, but Brown says the night version features more shiny bells and other subtle rearrangements. “I think. Personally, I had an easier time with battle themes because they're more upbeat and exciting,” Brown says, but the fear of it becoming repetitive was pervasive. Brown toyed with making myriad themes depending on the scale of the fight but acknowledges that writing too much music is its own challenge. Brown says he has composed about 150 tracks for the game, and then there are about ten more coming from Mitsuda.

Along with music, Brown works on the larger soundscape, creating all the game’s sound effects. A deceptively important one for RPGs is the menu beeps. Those sounds end up being heard the most, often more than the combat sound effects. But how do you make an iconic menu sound effect? “To be perfectly honest, I just tried stuff,” Brown says. “My thought process was… I don't want it to sound retro. But I want it to sound pleasing.”

One type of song Brown says isn’t in Sea of Stars yet, but was in Chrono Trigger, is a legally distinct but remarkably similar song to Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up. “[Laughs] Not yet, but I feel like that would be a pretty good opportunity.” I suggested a different 80s hit song that has been similarly involved in many memes: Toto’s Africa.

The combat theme might be the most pervasive music in the game, but Brown’s favorite themes to create are for the bosses. “I think those come the most naturally as like a metal guy,” Brown says. But Brown leaned on his metal roots for more than just making intense, upbeat battle music. He also leaned on his vocalist friends for some of the monster sound effects. “I called up a lot of my vocalist friends, and I got them to just record a voice memo,” Brown says. “I had no direction for them other than, ‘I just want stuff to add to the pile that I can chop up and process.’ And they're like, ‘Yeah, cool.’ So they just send it over, and so I have like a stockpile.” You would never be able to pick them out individually, but Brown says Riley McShane of Allegaeon fame, Patrick "Admiral Nobeard" Henry from Swashbuckle (of which Brown played drums), and others are all mixed into the game in subtle ways.

Sea of Stars is coming to PlayStation consoles, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on August 29. For a lot more on the game, you can check out the most recent issue of Game Informer magazine.

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Sarah Natochenny, who has voiced Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon anime for the last 17 years. With the final episode of Ash's two-and-a-half decade run as the series' protagonist airing in Japan today, Brian and Sarah look back at her early days voicing the character and talk about her emotions leading up to the end of this era in both her career and the Pokémon animated series.

If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Instagram: @BrianPShea. You can follow Sarah on Twitter: @SarahNatochenny. You can also find her official webpage here.

The All Things Nintendo podcast is a weekly show where we can celebrate, discuss, and break down all the latest games, news, and announcements from the industry's most recognizable name. Each week, Brian is joined by different guests to talk about what's happening in the world of Nintendo. Along the way, they'll share personal stories, uncover hidden gems in the eShop, and even look back on the classics we all grew up with. A new episode hits every Friday!

Be sure to subscribe to All Things Nintendo on your favorite podcast platform. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and YouTube.

00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:32 – First Nintendo Game/Favorite Nintendo Game
00:04:49 – Sarah's Career and Work on Pokémon

If you'd like to get in touch with the All Things Nintendo podcast, you can email AllThingsNintendo@GameInformer.com, messaging Brian on Instagram (@BrianPShea), or by joining the official Game Informer Discord server. You can do that by linking your Discord account to your Twitch account and subscribing to the Game Informer Twitch channel. From there, find the All Things Nintendo channel under "Community Spaces."

For Game Informer's other podcast, be sure to check out The Game Informer Show with host Alex Van Aken, which covers the weekly happenings of the video game industry!

In December, The Pokémon Company revealed that after 25 years, Ash's time as the main protagonist in the long-running Pokémon anime was coming to an end. He had finally achieved his dream of becoming the Pokémon World Champion and now, it was time for new characters – Loki, Roy, Professor Friede, and Captain Pikachu – to take over. 

Today, Ash's journey came to an end in Japan (the dubbed version is coming at a later date) and the English voice actor for him, Sarah Natochenny, released a statement congratulating Ash's Japanese voice actor, Rica Matsumoto, and thanking her for 17 years of inspiration. 

"As I continue recording the final episodes of Ash and Pikachu’s journey on Pokémon, I’d like to thank and congratulate the incredible woman who has inspired my performance as the English voice of Ash Ketchum for the last 17 years, Rica Matsumoto. I would also like to acknowledge everyone who has worked on Pokémon in Japan, especially Ikue Ôtani (v/o Pikachu), Shin’ichirô Miki (v/o James), Megumi Hayashibara (v/o Jesse), Inuko Inuyama (v/o Meowth), & the current director Kunihiko Yuyama. Bravo, thank you, congratulations!"

Ash has been the protagonist of the mainline Pokémon anime for 25 years and Matsumoto has been the Japanese voice for him the entire time. For the English dub, Veronica Taylor voiced him for the first eight seasons. Natochenny took over the role starting in Season 9 and has remained Ash's English voice since. 

With Ash's journey coming to an end today, The Pokémon Company also revealed the title of its new Pokémon anime – Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

You can check out the first official trailer for Pokémon Horizons: The Series below: 

Set sail for a new journey in #PokemonHorizons: The Series! 🌅

Follow Liko and Roy as they unravel the mysteries that surround them and encounter Friede, Captain Pikachu, Amethio, and others during their exciting adventures! pic.twitter.com/HO1J0nAta1

— Pokémon (@Pokemon) March 24, 2023

"Set sail for a new journey in Pokémon Horizons: The Series," the trailer's description reads. "Follow Liko and Roy as they unravel the mysteries that surround them and encounter Friede, Captain Pikachu, Amethio, and others during their exciting adventures." 

For more about Pokémon, read Game Informer'sPokémon Scarlet and Violet review and then read about the game's upcoming DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. After that, check out the coolest cards we pulled from the new Scarlet and Violet expansion for Pokémon: The Trading Card Game.

Are you going to tune in for Ash's farewell? Let us know in the comments below!

Capcom's remake of Resident Evil 4 is finally out and to celebrate the day, the company has released a special launch trailer teasing what to expect in the game. This launch trailer also features some exciting news for fans of the original game. That's because at the end of it, the trailer cuts to a screen revealing that The Mercenaries, a mode from the original 2005 release, will be released as free DLC next month. 

More specifically, The Mercenaries will hit Resident Evil 4 on April 7. If it's like the original game's mode, you'll need to complete the story of Resident Evil 4 remake before unlocking The Mercenaries. In this mode, you select a Resident Evil 4 character and attempt to kill as many enemies as possible in a given time limit. There's rankings associated with how well you do, weapons to unlock and more. 

Check out the Resident Evil 4 remake launch trailer for yourself below: 

This remake of Resident Evil 4 is out today on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. We love it and you can find out why in Game Informer's Resident Evil 4 remake review. If you're playing today, be sure to read Game Informer's 13 tips and tricks to know before jumping in. 

Are you playing Resident Evil 4 remake today? Let us know in the comments below!

Capcom’s remake of Resident Evil 4 is finally out, and it’s fantastic (read about why in our review here). It features some interesting changes and new additions, sure to keep Resident Evil 4 fans on their toes, and plenty of returning things. Whether you’re new to this game or someone that’s played it a dozen times, here are 13 tips and tricks we think every Resident Evil 4 player should know heading into this remake.

Shoot Projectiles

Throughout your journey through the quaint and totally not dangerous at all Spanish country, you’ll encounter hundreds of enemies. Many will utilize standard melee attacks and grabs to stop you, but almost just as many will have projectiles. Enemies can throw axes, torches that light you on fire, Molotov cocktails, dynamite, and more. You’ll want to avoid getting hit by these projectiles (you can parry the axes!), and one way to do that is to kill the enemy before they throw them.

However, that requires some speed, and if you don’t have time to do that, shoot the projectile. In the case of Molotov cocktails and dynamite, doing this can cause an instant explosion, damaging the projectile thrower and potentially other enemies around them. 

Complete Every Request (So You Can Buy Must-Have Items)

New to this remake of Resident Evil 4 are requests, which are blue papers typically stuck to walls throughout the game. Collect one to begin the request. They are usually quick and easy – you’ll find a few that task you with killing a handful of rats in a specific area, usually nearby, or others that ask you to shoot down hanging blue medallions, for example. You should complete every one you find because doing so rewards you with special pink jewels called Spinels. You’ll find some of these throughout the game, but the majority will be collected through requests. These are important because you can trade them to the mysterious Merchant for special items.

Here, you can trade Spinels for two extremely important items: Location Maps and Upgrade Tickets (amongst other things). Location maps are, in my opinion, must-buy items, and they only cost five Spinels. They reveal everything on the map – treasures, blue medallions, items you didn’t pick up, and more. Buy them when you can! Upgrade Tickets cost a lot of Spinels, but they’re worth it because they allow you to apply an exclusive upgrade to a weapon early.

In order to purchase this exclusive upgrade, you need to upgrade every other feature of a weapon. But with the Upgrade Ticket, you can get that exclusive upgrade early, giving you, for example, a 1.5x power boost to your pistol or shotgun. 

If You Can’t Find A Treasure, Look Up (And Listen, Too)

If you’ve followed our advice on the above tip, then you might find yourself searching for a treasure marked on your map. And sometimes, you’ll be right on the icon for the treasure on your map but see nothing resembling treasure around you. That’s because it’s likely hanging above you. Listen, and if you hear the sound of metal swinging, that’s your cue to look up. You should spot something that resembles a metal lamp hanging above – shoot it down to reveal the treasure inside. 

Learn To Parry (And Evade) As Soon As Possible

For the most part, this remake of Resident Evil 4 is void of the quick-time events from the original game. However, there are button prompts you’ll need to press quickly in combat scenarios. With Leon’s knife or any other knife, like the boot knives scattered about, you can parry any melee attack. You can also hold L1/LB  to simply block an attack. But if you press L1/LB right before the enemy’s attack lands, Leon will parry it, which stuns the enemy and leaves them open for a melee attack (read: roundhouse kick) or a takedown kill if you can get behind them quickly enough.

We recommend learning the timing of this parry as soon as possible, and you should practice learning this parry timing on the game’s earlier enemies. The same goes for evade. Certain attacks will prompt Leon to evade, and you’ll need to press Circle/B quickly to execute it correctly. Fortunately, the game tells you exactly when to evade or parry on-screen, so this should make learning the timing of these defensive moves easier. 

Don’t Ignore The Shooting Range

The shooting range in this remake is a little different from that of the original game. A handful of times throughout Resident Evil 4, you’ll see an elevator behind the Merchant. Head inside, and it takes you to the shooting range. Here, the Merchant has created unique shooting range minigames for you to complete.

Aim for the highest score by killing every pirate cutout down the range, and be sure not to shoot any sailors or you’ll lose 500 points. Also, if you see a pirate cutout with a silver skull token on it, aim directly for the token for a 300-point bonus. You’ll need to do all this to get the highly coveted S rank. Completing these objectives nets you silver and gold tokens, which can be used in the machine by the elevator.

Like those toy dispensers at your Steak n Shake that nobody probably uses, the Merchant’s dispenser will reward you with special ornaments that can be hung on your Attache Case. You can hang up to three, and each ornament gives you a special bonus, like ammo crafting boosts, knife repair discounts, and more. Using gold tokens in the dispenser increases your chances of getting rarer ornaments, so you’ll want to strive to complete the gold token objectives in the shooting range. 

Try Stealth

Something new in this remake of Resident Evil 4 is that Leon can now stealth his way behind enemies and, using his knife, kill them instantly. Many of the combat encounters in this game simply don’t give you the room for that, as you’ll be amidst a dozen or so enemies intent on killing you. However, if you realize enemies don’t know you’re there, crouch with Circle/B and try to get the jump on them. I especially like to find the high-up crossbow users who will be annoying to deal with while fighting others and take them out stealthily. It’s an easy way to kill an enemy, and it’s quiet. Give it a go!

Use Flash Grenades

Flash grenades are very important in Resident Evil 4. Not only do they stun regular enemies, lining them up for a quick and easy stealth kill or a roundhouse kick melee stun, but they also instantly kill any enemy who has transformed into their Las Plagas-version. Sometimes after killing an enemy, or sometimes even before, the enemy’s head will burst open, and a disgustingly gory tentacle arm eyeball thing will shoot out of their neck.

These variants of enemies are tough to take down and deal a lot of damage. Sure, you can waste four precious shotgun shells on them, or you can just toss a flash grenade their way, which will instantly kill them. Now, it’s important to note that flash grenades aren’t super abundant in the game (although you can craft more), so we recommend using them on groups of two or more of these special enemies if you can help it. 

Don’t Use Herbs Before Combining Them

As you collect green (restore health), red (boost the effects of other herbs), and yellow herbs (increase maximum health), you might find yourself tempted to use them to heal in tense situations. That’s totally okay and understandable, but if you can help it, maybe use that First Aid Spray you’ve been holding onto instead.

That’s because herbs in Resident Evil 4 are significantly more potent when combined. Ideally, you hold onto herbs until you can create concoctions that restore three times the health as a standalone green herb while also raising your maximum health or something like that. Use the herbs standalone if you have to, but try and combine them when you can. 

Save Your Jewels If You Can Help It

Throughout Resident Evil 4, you’ll find yourself collecting various jewels and treasures. You’ll find some treasures, like chalices and tiaras, that have empty slots. You can place jewels in these slots to increase the selling price (to the Merchant) for these items with a special boost. And even better, if you can embed same-color jewels into the slots, you’ll get an additional special boost on top of the selling price (there's bonuses for different color jewels as well).

For example, if you have a tiara with four jewel slots, aim to embed four of the same color jewel into these slots to maximize the selling price. This is a great way to maximize your profits throughout the game, which in turn makes it so that you can unlock as many upgrades as possible through the Merchant. Of course, in a pinch, sell a jewel or two, but ideally, hold onto them until you can embed them into a treasure for that special bonus. 

Critical Hits Are Tricky But Worth It

Sometimes, critical hits happen on their own, as is the nature of critical hits. It’s why you should always aim for the head of most enemies. But there’s a way to increase your chances of getting one. When aiming, your reticle will be slightly wide, but it’s effective enough to nail shots.

However, wait a few seconds without moving your aim, and the reticle will zoom in just a bit. If you move too much, the reticle will zoom back out, but if you shoot an enemy while the reticle is zoomed in, your chances of landing a critical hit go way up. This is hard to pull off when fighting multiple enemies, but if you’ve got the jump on a few and want to take one out quickly, give this reticle zoom tactic a try. 

Finish Your Enemies Off With A Killing Blow

The best way to know that an enemy is down for good is that they’ll drop an item for you to pick up, indicated by a faint yellow, red, green, or blue light that shoots up out of their body on the ground. If you see that, you’re safe – that enemy is completely dead. But if you don’t see that, that enemy is either going to get back up or transform into a deadlier Las Plagas creature.

This is why it’s important to fully kill every enemy. Sometimes, after an enemy goes down, they’ll begin to writhe on the ground – if you see this, quickly run up to them and press R2/RT to stab a knife into their throat. What you’ve just done is prevent them from transforming into a deadlier variant of an enemy. Yay, Leon!

Shoot Crows

This one’s simple but useful throughout your time in Resident Evil 4. If you see a crow, shoot it. It will usually drop around 300 Pesetas. Do this throughout the game, and you’ll have collected thousands of Pesetas, making upgrading Leon’s kit even easier. You’ll know crows are nearby because you can hear them. Be careful, though, because you can scare them off with too much movement or if you get too close. 

Upgrade Any Weapons You Want

There are all kinds of weapons in Resident Evil 4 and as you play through the game, you'll find different versions of pistols, shotguns, and more. You might be wary of upgrading some of your starting weapons, especially if you're aware that more powerful ones can be obtained or purchased later. But don't be! If you upgrade a weapon and then sell it to the Merchant, they will give you money for the weapon and for the upgrades you put into it. Because of this, you should upgrade whatever weapons you want freely, and when you're ready to part ways with a weapon, you'll get the money you spent on an upgrade back. We haven't determined yet if it's a one-to-one return on your upgrade investment, but it feels pretty close!

What Resident Evil 4 tips and tricks do you have? Let us know in the comments below!

A video game based on the hit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles graphic novel The Last Ronin is in the works, Polygon reports.

The news comes from Polygon's interview with Doug Rosen, senior vice president for games and emerging media at Paramount Global. According to Rosen, The Last Ronin video game will be a single-player action role-playing title in the vein of the Norse-themed God of War series. Like the story it adapts, the game will feature a mature tone. The game’s developer has not been named, and the project is years away from release. 

The Last Ronin was published in 2020 as a five-issue mini-series by IDW. It takes place in a dark futuristic New York, where three of the four turtles have been killed. The surviving turtle, whose identity is revealed at the end of the first issue (we won’t spoil it), dons a black mask and seeks revenge by fighting crime using both his and the weapons of his fallen brothers. 

It’s a cool (and very grim) story if you haven’t read it, and we’re excited to see it translated into a game. Rosen also mentions in the same interview that Paramount sees opportunities to create different types of TMNT games that target young and adult audiences. 

The Turtles are enjoying quite the renaissance lately thanks to the launch of the well-received beat ‘em up Shredder’s Revenge last year, the nostalgia trip of the Cowabunga Collection, a Shredder-themed Call of Duty pack, and even a new animated film coming to theaters this August.  

[Source: Polygon]

Daedalic Entertainment revealed The Lord of the Rings: Gollum way back in 2019, announcing that it would be released in 2021. In 2021, however, it was delayed to 2022. In May of last year, Daedalic revealed Gollum would release in September but then, in July, announced it had been delayed once more. Now, today, Daedalic has revealed that Gollum will finally be released this May. 

More specifically, Gollum will hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 25. There will be a Switch version of the game, but Daedalic says it's planned for later this year. Alongside today's news, Daedalic has released a new story trailer. Check it out below: 

"The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a story-driven action adventure," a press release reads. "Embark on a perilous journey as Gollum, chasing the only thing that is precious to you. Climb, leap, and sneak your way past dangers or into advantageous spots. Gollum is skillful and sly, and torn by a split personality. It is up to you to decide whether to yield to the darker side of Gollum or trust the kinder gentler hint of Sméagol." 

Check out some new screenshots from the game below: 

 

For more about The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, check out this trailer highlighting the game's supporting cast and then check out this trailer featuring some of the game's stealth-based gameplay. Watch this trailer showing off the game's parkour gameplay after that. 

Are you excited for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum? Let us know in the comments below!

Arkane Studios, best known for creating the acclaimed stealth series Dishonored, has made a name for itself by realizing game worlds with rich lore, environmental storytelling, and curious, interweaving levels. Its specialty is developing immersive sims, a niche it’s helped cultivate since 1999. On May 2, Arkane releases its next project, Redfall, an open-world first-person shooter.

I’ve been a fan of Arkane Studios’ rich single-player worlds for years. Naturally, I had questions about Redfall’s position in the developer’s portfolio. However, after interviewing Studio Head Harvey Smith and playing the game for 90 minutes, I have the answers I was looking for – and I’m excited to share it all in this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show.

In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, Alex returns from New York City to share his thoughts on Redfall after a lengthy hands-on session. Blake breaks down his Resident Evil 4 Remake review, and Marcus shares his thoughts on the Diablo IV closed beta. Then the conversation switches to lighter subjects when Kyle talks about what makes Tchia an open-world game worth exploring. Lastly, the podcast closes with a short interview between Arkane Studios’ Harvey Smith and Game Informer’s Alex Van Aken, who talk about creativity, serialization, and how Redfall morphs into a different experience when playing with friends.

Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Blake Hester (@MetallicaIsRad)

The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare podcast. 

Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:08:32 – Resident Evil 4 Remake

00:24:19 – Tchia

00:38:44 – Redfall Hands-On Preview

00:54:41 – Diablo IV

01:11:24 – Listener Emails

01:24:40 – Harvey Smith Interview

Last year, Sonic Origins celebrated Sonic the Hedgehog's birthday by gathering Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD in one place with new features and some added bonuses. Despite some shortcomings, the compilation remains the best official way to experience those classic games from Genesis and Sega CD three decades following their original releases. Today, Sega announced the bundle is about to get better through Sonic Origins Plus, a premium upgrade that arrives a year after the collection's initial launch.

Sonic Origins Plus brings forward all the features of Sonic Origins delivered last year – Classic Mode, Anniversary Mode, widescreen support, added story animations, a virtual museum, and more – while adding a bunch of new content. First up, Sonic Origins Plus adds all 12 Sonic Game Gear games to the museum.

The full list of Game Gear games getting added is listed below.

• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
• Sonic Blast
• Sonic Chaos
• Sonic Drift
• Sonic Drift 2
• Sonic Labyrinth
• Sonic Spinball
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble
• Tails Adventure
• Tails' Sky Patrol

On top of that, Amy joins the roster of playable characters in the Genesis and Sega CD titles (Sonic 1, Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD). One of the strangest exclusions in the original Sonic Origins release is also rectified, as Knuckles will become playable in Sonic CD. Sadly, this first press release does not make any mention of restoring the replaced music in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Sonic Origins Plus arrives on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on June 23. If you don't already own the initial release of Sonic Origins, the digital version of Sonic Origins Plus costs $40. The physical version, which includes a 20-page artbook and reversible coversheet with new art, also costs $40. If you already own Sonic Origins, you can upgrade to Plus for $10. For more on Sonic Origins, check out our review from the base compilation here.

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is already home to more than 380 songs, but soon, five more, this time from the Nier series, will be added to the game's playable soundtrack. 

The Nier: Automata tracks "Dependent Weakling," "Weight of the World Kowaretasekainouta – Marina Kawano," "Amusement Park," "A Beautiful Song," And "Emil's Shop," will be added to the game on March 29. That's next Wednesday, so you don't have to wait long. Check out Square Enix's trailer showcasing these songs in the Tweet below: 

The wait is NieRly over!

The @NieRGame Series pack for Theatrhythm Final Bar Line will launch on March 29th with the following songs:

- Dependent Weakling
- Weight of the World Kowaretasekainouta - Marina Kawano
- Amusement Park
- A Beautiful Song
- Emil’s Shop pic.twitter.com/4c52rjztKl

— FINAL FANTASY (@FinalFantasy) March 23, 2023

These five songs will join the recently-added six songs from The World Ends With You series. That DLC pack added "Someday," "Your Ocean," "World is Yours," "Breaking Free," "Twister," and "Calling." Song packs typically cost $3 to $6 depending on the pack, but you'll get all of these NEO songs and all of these Nier songs if you've purchased Season Pass 1. 

We love the game, and you can find out why in Game Informer's Theatrhythm Final Bar Line review. 

Are you excited for these Nier songs to hit the game? Let us know which one you're most excited to play in the comments below!

During Summer Game Fest last June, Alien fans were treated to the reveal of a new title called Aliens: Dark Descent. The real-time tactical shooter pits a squad of marines against dozens of deadly xenomorphs, though we hadn't seen any gameplay footage until the release of a new video today.

A gameplay commentary video walks players through the basics, in which players command a team of marines to investigate a xenomorph outbreak on Moon Lethe. You’ll issue commands for teammates to attack or execute skills and can also slow time during firefights to select orders. However, your squadmates can perish permanently, but you can raise your survival odds by outfitting soldiers with various weapons and upgrades to ensure the best team composition.

Aliens: Dark Descent is being devleoped by Tindalos Interactive, makers of the Battlefleet Gothic: Armada series, and will be published by Focus Entertainment. It arrives on June 20 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

The Lego Group and 2K have revealed Lego 2K Drive, a new open-world racing game launching this May. 

More specifically, Lego 2K Drive hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on May 19. The game is being developed by WWE 2K and NBA 2K studio, Visual Concepts, and is reminiscent of Forza Horizon's open-world exploration mixed with Mario Kart-like racing. If you're wondering how we know that, it's because we went hands-on with it for a few hours recently, and you can read our preview of the game right now. 

Check out the game in action below: 

Lego 2K Drive is the first collaboration between the Lego Group and 2K but not the last because it is the start of "a multi-title partnership between 2K and the Lego Group to develop AAA Lego games."

 

 

"With 2K's proven expertise in creating high quality and engaging interactive entertainment properties and the Lego Group's unprecedented cultural impact, the partnership will evolve the iconic Lego games experience fans know and love in exciting new ways.

"A world-class team at Visual Concepts with deep experience in the genre will bring AAA quality, depth of gameplay, and stunning visuals to a Lego driving game for the first time. Lego 2K Drive will combine the best elements of open-world driving and fast-paced competitive racing, while introducing a diverse vehicle customization system." 

 

One unique aspect of Lego 2K Drive in the open-world racing genre dominated by the likes of Forza Horizon and Need For Speed is that your vehicle changes (with fun brick-building animations) on the fly, depending on the terrain. There are offroad vehicles, street vehicles, and boats, and your vehicle will automatically transform depending on what you're racing on throughout a track. There's also the Garage, which features hundreds of bricks you can use to create and customize vehicles from the ground up. Different paints and more can be applied individually to each brick as well, and vehicles will control differently depending on the build. Be sure to read more about all that and more in our Lego 2K Drive preview here. 

Lego 2K Drive hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on May 19. 

Are you excited about Lego 2K Drive? Let us know in the comments below!

Atari has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Night Dive Studios, the team behind the upcoming remake of System Shock, for roughly $10 million. 

Night Dive Studios is currently led by Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman and is both a development studio and a publisher. It has published more than 100 games, and will add its remake of System Shock to that list on May 30 (on PC). Atari says a key to the success of Night Dive Studios is its proprietary KEX engine that makes classic games playable on modern hardware. Considering Atari is a retro company, and one that just acquired 12 classic retro games, it's easy to see what Night Dive Studios can do for it. 

"In addition, Atari, SA also announced that it intends to proceed in the near-term with a €30 million bond issue convertible into new shares of Atari in order to meet with its capital needs in the context of the implementation of its new growth strategy and refinancing of its debt," the press release reads. 

Atari says, "The studio's reputation and deep industry knowledge have made them a go-to partner for some of the largest names in gaming and media and allowed them to develop a diversified portfolio of titles."

It later adds, "With this acquisition, Atari will enrich its large library of owned IP, be able to leverage Night Dive's proprietary technology, and utilize Night Dive's publishing capabilities to support Atari's retro-focused growth strategy."

Atari chairman and CEO Wade Rosen says, "Night Dive's proven expertise and successful track record in commercializing retro IP is well-aligned with Atari's strategy and I am confident that their combined talent, technology, and IP portfolio will contribute to Atari's future success." 

Night Dive Studios leads Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman write, in a joint statement, that "Night Dive and Atari have a long history together and we know that Atari shares our passion for retro games and our focus on producing high-quality new and remastered games that do justice to the original IP. As we look to grow our business and expand our capabilities, we could think of no better long-term partner than Atari."

This acquisition is expected to be completed next month. 

For more, watch the latest System Shock Remake trailer and then check out Game Informer's big list of upcoming video game remakes. 

Are you going to play Night Dive Studios' remake of System Shock? Let us know in the comments below!

Arkane was developing a PlayStation 5 version of its upcoming first-person vampire shooter, Redfall, before Microsoft acquired Bethesda in 2020. However, following the acquisition, the PS5 version of the game was canceled by Microsoft, according to Arkane director Harvey Smith in an interview with IGN France (translated by IGN). 

Discussing this with IGN France, Smith said, "We got bought by Microsoft and that was a huge sea change. They said, 'No PlayStation 5. Now we're gonna do Game Pass, Xbox and PC.'"

Smith said Arkane didn't mind the decision, even if Redfall was originally meant to release on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. 

"Support from Game Pass and having to worry about one less platform, one less complexity," Smith told IGN France. "And Game Pass has a ton of people that can play. It could be our biggest game ever because of the 30 million Game Pass [members] or whatever that number is." 

News of this canceled PS5 version of Redfall doesn't come as much of a surprise. When Redfall was revealed during a 2021 Xbox and Bethesda E3 showcase, it was revealed as an Xbox console exclusive. And considering it's par for the course for companies like PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo to keep their first-party releases off of competitor consoles, it's also not surprising Microsoft opted to make Redfall an Xbox exclusive after it acquired Bethesda. 

A spokesperson for Microsoft responded to this story, providing the following statement: 

"We haven't pulled any games from PlayStation. In fact, we've expanded our footprint of games that we've shipped on Sony's PlayStation since our acquisition of ZeniMax, and the first two games we shipped after closing were PlayStation 5 exclusives. We did the same thing since our closing of Minecraft as we extended the reach of that franchise. All of the games that were available on PlayStation when we acquired ZeniMax in March 2021 are still available on PlayStation, and we have continued to do content updates on PlayStation and PC. We have always said that future decisions on whether to distribute ZeniMax games for other consoles will be made on a case-by-case basis."

Redfall hits Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC on May 2. 

For more about the game, watch the latest Redfall story trailer that introduces some of the vampiric big bass and then watch this gameplay trailer that invites you out to a bloody night on the town. 

[Source: IGN France via IGN]

Are you excited for Redfall? Let us know in the comments below!

Publisher CI Games and developer Hexworks have released a new trailer showcasing some of the impressive visual work going into its upcoming Lords of the Fallen sequel, The Lords of the Fallen. 

The Lords of the Fallen, previously known as Lords of the Fallen 2, has had a rocky development history thus far, but with Hexworks taking over development back in 2020, the sequel has begun to shape up.

We got a reveal trailer during Gamescom last year that showcased the game's darker, more gothic tone alongside word that this sequel will feature online co-op and a world five times larger than its predecessor. We got another look at the game's grisly world in a new trailer released during The Game Awards back in December, and now, thanks to Epic's State of Unreal presentation today, we get to see more of the game. 

Because it's a trailer released as part of today's State of Unreal presentation, it's less cinematic than previous trailers and instead, focuses on some of the visual design work going into the game.

Check it out for yourself below in this new trailer for The Lords of the Fallen:  

As you can see, The Lords of the Fallen continues to look great, and fortunately, we don't have to wait too much longer to go hands-on with it because it's due out on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC sometime this year. 

For more information about the game, head to our hub for The Lords of the Fallen and then read our thoughts on its predecessor in Game Informer's Lords of the Fallen review after that. 

Are you excited for The Lords of the Fallen? Let us know in the comments below!

Ninja Theory revealed Senua's Saga: Hellblade II during The Game Awards back in 2019 and while that initial trailer impressed us with its dark tone and beautiful visuals, not much else has been released about the game. Since 2019, the Xbox-owned developer has released two instances of behind-the-scenes footage, with one revealing the game is not a direct sequel to 2017's Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. We did get some gameplay during a trailer at The Game Awards in 2021 but since then, not much. 

Now, thanks to today's State of Unreal presentation highlighting the current state of Epic's Unreal Engine, we get another tease of what's to come in Senua's Saga: Hellblade II; this time, it's a look at the impressive facial animation Ninja Theory has pulled off in the sequel. 

Check out this new Senua's Saga: Hellblade II teaser for yourself below: 

As you can see, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II continues to look impressive. Unfortunately, we still don't know when we'll be playing the game, though. 

In the meantime, read Game Informer's Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice review and then head to our Senua's Saga: Hellblade II hub for more information about this upcoming sequel.

What do you make of this latest look at Senua's Saga: Hellblade II? Let us know in the comments below!

Valve has revealed Counter-Strike 2 and it will be released this summer. 

An official release date was not revealed, but Valve says Counter-Strike 2 will be a free upgrade to anyone who owns Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Plus, if you do own Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, you can jump into a limited test for Counter-Strike 2 starting today. During this testing period, Valve says it will "be evaluating a subset of features to shake out any issues before the worldwide release." 

The company also says, "Counter-Strike 2 is the largest technical leap forward in Counter-Strike's history, ensuring new features and updates for years to come."

Alongside today's reveal, Valve has released three gameplay videos for Counter-Strike 2. You can check out all three below: 

Counter-Strike 2 will run in the Source 2 engine, which has tools and rendering features "available for community map makers to make it easier to build, experiment, and iterate." There will be a Source 2 Item Workshop as well, and it will be available at a later time during the Counter-Strike 2 limited test. 

The official Counter-Strike 2 has plenty of more nitty-gritty details about the game so head there if you want more information. 

Here are some quick-hit highlights players can expect in Counter-Strike 2: 

• Upgraded and overhauled maps
• Game-changing dynamic smoke grenades
• Tick-rate-independent gameplay
• Residgned visual effects and audio
• All of a player's CS:GO items with them in CS2

Counter-Strike 2 hits PC sometime this summer.

Are you excited about this surprise Counter-Strike 2 reveal? Let us know in the comments below!

Editor’s Note: This story’s headline has been changed to better reflect that a voice actor from Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 hinted at a September release date, even though developer Insomniac Games has only said the game will be released this fall. 

News on Marvel's Spider-Man 2, the highly anticipated follow-up to Insomniac Games' Marvel's Spider-Man from 2018 and 2020's Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, has been light since the game's reveal in 2021. But back in December, PlayStation did reveal that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 would be out sometime this Fall. 

According to the voice actor for Venom in the game, Tony Todd (who we heard briefly in the game's reveal trailer), Marvel's Spider-Man 2 could be out this September. Strangely, Todd responded to a fan excited about the game and spilled the beans. 

"Looks like September! Massive publicity coming in august. Commercials start dropping in august so I'm told. Hold on to your...and hold breath! Gonna be necessary"

 

Looks like September! Massive publicity coming in august. Commercials start dropping in august so I’m told. Hold on to your … and hold breath! Gonna be necessary

— Tony Todd (@TonyTodd54) March 21, 2023

Sure seems like information Todd wasn't supposed to reveal, right? Despite what you might think, though, Todd's tweet is still up at the time of this writing, meaning Insomniac Games hasn't made him take it down (yet). 

Once people started to realize that Todd had potentially revealed Marvel's Spider-Man 2's release date, he cheekily tweeted the following: 

No more hints about #Spiderman2 it was all a fever dream Blame it on jet lag who knows I might not even b #Venom pic.twitter.com/dKf1EsLFwQ

— Tony Todd (@TonyTodd54) March 21, 2023

Now, it's important to note that just because Todd hints the game is coming this September doesn't mean it actually is. We should remain cautious about an official release date or release month until it comes from developer Insomniac Games. But September lines up with the previously revealed Fall window.

A September release date would put this big PlayStation first-party launch up against Xbox's big first-party launch in Starfield (September 6) so this Fall could be quite busy. 

Do you think Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will launch in September? Let us know in the comments below!

A few months ago, Netflix announced it was partnering with Gears of War developer The Coalition to bring a film and TV project to the streaming service. Today, the company announced the writer on the film project will be John Spaihts, known most recently for his work on Duneand Doctor Strange. In a press release, Spaihts had the following to say about the project:

“Gears of War is one of the all-time great action games, with vivid characters, a beautifully designed world, and a combat system that drives home the lethality of war and the importance of standing by your squadmates. It wants to be cinema, and I’m thrilled to have the chance to help that happen.”

 In the same press release, The Coalition called Spaihts "a master storyteller." The Gears of War developer will also be attached to this project as a producer. You can see their tweet about the announcement below.

🫡
It's a hell of an honor to team up with @jonspaihts - a talented writer and fellow Gears fan - to adapt an authentic live action Gears of War film with @netflix. https://t.co/OQ3HtpiJkB

— Gears of War (@GearsofWar) March 21, 2023

We still have no release window for the project, and given that they've only just attached a writer, it's probably still a few years out. While many are likely excited at the prospect of this movie's existence, there is perhaps nobody more eager to be in on the production details than Dave Bautista. The Guardians of the Galaxy star has been campaigning for years to be cast as the live-action version of Marcus Fenix, and was even available as a playable skin in a post-launch update to Gears 5.

Who do you think should direct or star in the Gears movie? Let us know in the comments!

Activision has revealed that Crash Team Rumble, the 4v4 competitive multiplayer game revealed at The Game Awards last year, will be released this June. 

More specifically, Crash Team Rumble hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on June 20, as reported by Video Games Chronicle. Activision has also revealed that a closed beta will take place from April 20 through April 24 and anyone who preorders the game will get access to it. This beta will feature Crash Bandicoot, Coco Bandicoot, Tawna Bandicoot, Doctor Neo Cortex, and Dingodile. 

The game will cost $29.99 but a deluxe edition for $39.99 will also be available. Crash Team Rumble will also include a battle pass and both editions include the first season's pass. The deluxe edition will also include the Season 2 battle pass, a free 25-tier boost for Season 1, and the digital proto pack, which brings "Blocky" skins to the game alongside some equippable items, according to VGC. 

Previews released today mention three different roles in Crash Team Rumble: Booster, Blocker, and Scorer. Using these three roles in a MOBA-like fashion, players will need to collect as much Wumpa Fruit as possible and bring it to their zone. If you've played 2021's Pokemon Unite, you probably get the gist here. 

 

Crash Team Rumble will feature crossplay. It is being developed by Toys for Bob, the team that developed the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy collection and Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. 

While waiting for Crash Team Rumble to release in June, read Game Informer's Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy review and then read our review of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. 

Crash Team Rumble hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on June 20. 

[Source: Video Games Chronicle]

Are you interested in Crash Team Rumble? Let us know in the comments below!

In our never-ending quest to track down the best tech, toys, tabletop games, and gear, 2023 has already become a standout. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or looking for a gift for that special someone, we’ve got plenty of options. Read the full story...

This chilling and bizarre DC Elseworlds story, adapted from a comic book miniseries by Mike Mignola, is a mash-up of the world of Batman and the cosmic-horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft.

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Cal Kestis’ desperate fight against the Empire is the centerpiece of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and a new story trailer provides a peek into his struggle as well as the allies, old and new, helping him. 

The trailer provides glimpses of Cal’s friends and crewmates Ceres Junda, Greez Dritus, and Merrin, all sporting five years' worth of age, strife, and hair (or lack thereoff). We also get a look at a new partner, the mercenary Bode Akuna. Some fresh gameplay clips are sprinkled in, too, as we see the now grizzled Cal duel stormstroopers, bounty hunters, and droids. 

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launches on April 28 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. To learn more, check out this story about how the director hopes to turn the series into a trilogy and our interview with star Cameron Monaghan. 

Shortly after the launch of Sonic Frontiers late last year, Sega and Sonic Team unveiled a 2023 roadmap that includes three significant content releases over the course of the year. Now that we're three months into the calendar, Sonic Team is ready to release the first of the three updates this week. 

This first content release of 2023 is called "Sights, Sounds, and Speed" and adds content across three areas of the game. First up, new challenge modes, which can be accessed after you complete the main story campaign, give you access to Cyber Space Challenge and Battle Rush via the title screen. Cyber Space Challenge is a time-attack mode where you play through several of the game's linear Cyber Space stages in rapid succession with the goal of scoring the best time. Battle Rush is the same concept but applied to battle scenarios involving standard enemies, Guardians, and Titans.

Next up, this content release adds a fan-favorite feature for open-world games these days: photo mode. Players can access the free-roaming camera and snap photos (like the one used in the header of this article) through the pause menu.

Finally, players can gain access to songs to listen to while they speed through the Starfall Islands via a new in-game jukebox. Players can choose from 13 songs instantly, with an additional 40 tracks able to be unlocked through exploration of the Starfall Islands. By hunting down Sound Memories on each island, players can fill out their music catalog. While the press release only mentions players being able to "listen to their favorite Sonic songs all throughout the Starfall Islands," the screenshot above seems to indicate the unlockable tracks include classic tracks like "Live & Learn" from Sonic Adventure 2.

This first 2023 content update releases on Wednesday, March 22, at 5 p.m. Pacific/8 p.m. Eastern across all platforms. Content Update 2 appears to be slated for sometime this summer and will add a Sonic's Birthday feature, Open-Zone Challenges, and new Koco, while Update 3 arrives later this year and will add new playable characters and a new story.

Sonic Frontiers arrived on November 8, 2022, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. To learn why we felt it was the best 3D Sonic game in a long time, head to our review right here.

Respawn Entertainment has opened its third studio. 

The EA-owned developer announced this news today, stating that this new studio is based in Madison, Wisconsin, and is led by "veteran AAA battle royale and FPS developers," according to a press release. This Madison-based studio will be focused primarily on creating content for Respawn's battle royale FPS, Apex Legends. 

Below is a statement about the studio's opening from Daniel Suarez, the senior vice president of operations at Respawn: 

We’re incredibly excited to announce that the Apex Legends team at Respawn will continue to strengthen its development team with the introduction of a brand new studio location in Madison, Wisconsin led by industry veteran Ryan Burnett.  Ryan is an extraordinary leader with a proven track record in live service games and as a pillar in the massive mid-western game development community in Madison. With nearly two decades of development experience at places like Raven Software and Epic Games, Ryan has a history of inspiring the sort of creativity and innovation in his teams that is the foundation of games like Apex Legends. It’s been our belief since day one that Respawn is not a singular location but a mindset: when passionate and talented people have creative freedom, they'll achieve the unexpected. This view helped us successfully expand to Vancouver in 2019, and as the workplace evolved, it helped us continue to work with the best that the games industry has to offer, whether at the office, remote, or hybrid. We see that Respawn mindset reflected in Madison, which has cemented itself as one of the great game development cities not just in the United States but the entire world. That’s why we’ve worked closely with and appreciate the assistance of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to help facilitate the studio’s growth in Madison. At its core, this expansion represents Respawn’s commitment to work with the most skilled, curious, and creative minds in the industry. Having just passed its 4th anniversary, our aim is to continue to make Apex Legends the premiere Battle Royale on the market. I cannot think of a better addition than the immensely talented developers in Madison working alongside our Los Angeles and Vancouver teams to help us shape what comes next.

This studio's opening comes just three weeks after EA laid off more than 200 Apex Legends quality assurance testers at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana office over a Zoom call. 

From Software celebrated the one-year anniversary of Elden Ring last month and now, publisher Bandai Namco has released some fun statistics covering what players have done in 365 days of Elden Ring. 

Starting with the least surprising statistic, players have attempted to defeat Malenia, Blade of Miquella, a colossal 329 million times. In second place, players have attempted to beat Margit the Fell Omen 281 million times. In third, Limgrave Tree Sentinel 277 million times, Radagon of the Golden Order in fourth at 148 million, and in fifth, Starscourge Radahn at 139 million. Across all bosses in Elden Ring, players have initiated 5.9 billion attempts. 

If you enjoyed those stats, there are all kinds of other ones in the infographic below – enjoy!

 

For more about the game, read Game Informer's Elden Ring review to find out why we gave it a 10 out of 10, and then read about the game's DLC expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree. 

Did you defeat Malenia? Let us know how many attempts it took in the comments below!

Update, 3/23/23: 

Another day, another horrifyingly cute and disturbing Resident Evil 4 anime short to watch. Earlier this week, Capcom released Episode 1 of its "Resident Evil 4 Anime – Leon and the Mysterious Village," following it up yesterday with the release of Episode 2. Episode 3 is now available for viewing and it's the most gruesome yet (but also, still very cute). 

Enjoy!

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Update, 3/22/24: 

Earlier this week, Capcom released a cute (and disturbing) anime short based on Resident Evil 4 and now, just a couple of days later, the company has released another one. The first saw Leon attempting his way through the Village section of Resident Evil 4 but this time, we see him try to rescue Ashley Graham from El Gigante...and it doesn't go well. 

Check it out for yourself below: 

Resident Evil 4 hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC this Friday, on March 24. We loved the remake and you can find out why in Game Informer's Resident Evil 4 (Remake) review. 

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The remake of Resident Evil 4 is finally out this week and ahead of the game's launch, Capcom has released a cute (and disturbing) anime short based on the game. 

In it, we see protagonist Leon Kennedy attempt to get through the curiously adorable Spanish village that serves as the setting to RE4's opening while searching for the missing daughter of the president, Ashley Graham. Things don't go according to plan for Leon, unfortunately, and well, you can see what happens for yourself in the anime short below: 

Let's hope our own journeys through RE4 go better than Leon's did in the short above. 

Resident Evil 4 (remake) hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC this Thursday, on March 24. 

For more information about the game, be sure to visit Game Informer's exclusive hub for Resident Evil 4, which highlights all of our February 2023 cover story coverage for the game. 

Are you picking up Resident Evil 4 this week? Let us know in the comments below!

Developer Angry Mob Games has revealed that its action roguelite platformer, Trinity Fusion, will launch into Early Access next month. 

More specifically, Trinity Fusion hits Early Access on April 13. You can access this Early Access launch via both Steam and the Epic Games Store. In Trinity Fusion, you play as Maya, a cross-dimensional warrior who is able to tap into three versions of herself across parallel dimensions. 

Check out the action all three versions of Maya must face in the multiverse in the new Trinity Fusion trailer below: 

"We have a ton of content in the works for Trinity Fusion," Angry Mob Games' Bogdan Iliesiu writes in a press release. "Given the amazing feedback we received from players throughout Steam Next Fest and events like EGX, releasing in Early Access was an easy decision to make. With the Early Access release, we'll be able to get that same great feedback on our new biomes, enemies, and bosses on an ongoing basis as we keep adding more for players to explore and fight through." 

Trinity Fusion hits Early Access on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on April 13. 

While waiting for its Early Access launch, check out our previous coverage of Trinity Fusion. 

Are you interested in checking out Trinity Fusion next month? Let us know in the comments below!

Zack Snyder, the director behind "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice," "Man of Steel," and more, has revealed that his upcoming Netflix movie, "Rebel Moon," is getting the game treatment. 

Snyder told The Nerd Queens podcast this alongside word that he was helping with the development of the game, as reported by Video Games Chronicle. As for the type of game, Snyder says it will be an RPG and apparently, it will have a "ridiculous scale." 

"The one thing that I'm having a really good time with – and I don't really know if I'm supposed to talk about it – is this RPG that we're doing that is just literally insane, and so immersive and so intense and so huge," he said on the podcast, according to VGC. "There's more coming, but all I'll say is that it was pitched to me – because I've always wanted to do an RPG – like, 'well, we could do it at this scale, or we could do it at ridiculous scale.'

"And I was like, 'ridiculous scale is clearly the scale that we should be doing it.'"

Snyder says the team behind the RPG said, "Well, it's going to take so much time, we've got to do all these brain dumps, you've got to tell us everything in the universe, what's happening, the science." And Snyder said he was happy to do that, telling them, "Let's go all the way." 

Snyder wrote and directed Rebel Moon and it hits Netflix this December. 

In the meantime, read about how Netflix is developing its own series based on video games, like this live-action Assassin's Creed show and this animated Gears of Wars series (alongside a live-action Gears of War film, too). 

[Source: The Nerd Queens via Video Games Chronicle]

Are you interested in playing a Rebel Moon RPG? Let us know in the comments below!

Reviewed on: PlayStation 5
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Publisher: 2K Games
Developer: Visual Concepts
Release: March 17, 2023
Rating: Teen

WWE 2K23 doesn’t break the mold from last year’s big re-debut, instead offering smaller improvements and additions to the elements that worked.The action feels similar but a little more polished, the modes have more features, and is a more solid package all around. Though there are still some kinks to work out, 2K23 stands as a respectable follow-up. 

Control-wise, 2K23 is identical to the previous game’s revamped setup, but is a bit smoother. Legacy issues remain, however, such as how finicky picking up weapons feel. I’ve also become increasingly frustrated having to hit multiple reversal buttons due to the often annoying guessing game of deducing which input your opponent may hit. I’d prefer a single, universal counter since nailing the timing alone is tricky enough in its own right. In a nice touch of accessibility, you can now choose whether pinfalls require you to mash buttons to escape or become the “stop the needle” minigame from WWE 2K games past. 

WarGames stands as the big new match type, and it faithfully replicates the fun and chaos of the real-life version. Beyond that, the usual offerings return as you remember them, though a more robust tutorial does a better job onboarding or refreshing players to the combat’s various nuances. The roster is impressively deep this time around, looks great, and is mostly up to date. I also didn’t encounter any significant technical glitches – always a good sign for this series. Overall, the gameplay hasn’t changed significantly, so if you enjoyed 2K22, you’ll slip right into 2K23. If you didn’t, it’s unlikely this entry will change your mind. 

The documentary-style Showcase mode has a fun twist, letting you relive cover star John Cena’s career as told through his biggest losses. This is a meatier offering than last year’s Rey Mysterio Showcase, as you’ll beat Cena using a wide assortment of his greatest rivals, from Edge to The Rock to Brock Lesnar. The general framework remains unchanged; you can complete objectives such as performing certain moves to unlock extra goodies like era-specific versions of wrestlers. This can feel like work, but the rewards are generally worth the effort, especially if you’re a diehard member of the Cenation. 

I enjoyed Cena’s narrations where he praises his opponents while discussing what he learned from these defeats, though I miss listening to the subject’s commentary during the mid-match transitions to real-life video footage. Watching these clips in relative silence dilutes their effectiveness. The generic music that plays during these matches is outright bad, and it’s even worse that you can’t turn it off within the mode itself. Still, Showcase offers a decently fun trip down memory lane and concludes on a delightfully goofy and unexpected twist that almost makes it worth completing just to see. 

I had a better time with MyRise compared to last year’s, which offers two separate story campaigns. As either a newly signed indie darling or a second-generation prospect, both stories offer totally different choice-driven narratives that range from being silly to cringy with humorous inside jokes for smartened-up fans (such as executive VP Shawn Michaels claiming WWE has a “great track record” of repackaging superstars under new gimmicks). Though this adventure unfolds in identical fashion – chat with superstars backstage to engage in main and sidequests while picking fights on your social media feed – MyRise is a stronger package this year.   

 

MyGM remains a fun time sink that offers new match types and other options to help build your chosen brand. Additional GM’s (including Xavier Woods and Tyler Breeze for UpUpDownDown fans), modifiers that change the course of a season, plus the option to compete against up more players, are nice bonuses too. I’ve never been a big fan of the sandbox-style Universe Mode, and though it now offers expanded narrative control for steering a superstar’s career, it’s not enough to retain my interest for very long. MyFaction, in which you collect, build, and customize superstar teams via a trading card game format, is pretty much the same but does include competitive online play. As with everything else, smaller tweaks bolster their respective modes in ways that should please their existing fans but may not be enough to attract new ones. 

Creating superstars is a dependable treat, and the increased customization options and larger number of superstar save slots enhances this. Photographic face-mapping is a nice touch that, while tricky to work with, lets you re-create existing wrestlers with greater accuracy than ever. Uploading or downloading custom images to an online database is easy as pie; I have fun making my own superstars, but I get an even better kick simply viewing and downloading thousands of community creations. Creating custom arena (which can now be used online), entrances, videos, and championships isn't markedly different from before, but remain entertaining avenues for flexing my creativity. 

As of writing, the online play is, unfortunately, a bit of a disaster. During the game’s early launch for Icon and Deluxe Edition players, I never played a match where my opponent(s) wasn’t immediately disconnected and replaced by an A.I..While that’s a smooth fix to keep players in the game, the inability to play without interruption is very disappointing. As of launch things haven't improved much, so I hope it will be patched up soon. 

WWE 2K23’s more incremental bells and whistles means it’s technically an overall stronger package than 2K22. However, unlike last year, it doesn’t benefit from the rose-colored excitement of getting to play a big wrestling sim again after a years-long absence. The similarities to its predecessor means 2K23 feels more formulaic than special, but it still continues the series’ overall positive trajectory. Like watching a returning legend perform their greatest hits night after night, the novelty has faded, but I’m still pleased to have them back – for now.

Score: 8

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This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Marcus Stewart to talk about his review of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. Prior to that, the two celebrate 30 years of Star Fox by running down the history of the franchise and talking about where to series could go from here.

You can follow Marcus on Twitter: @MarcusStewart7

The All Things Nintendo podcast is a weekly show where we can celebrate, discuss, and break down all the latest games, news, and announcements from the industry's most recognizable name. Each week, Brian is joined by different guests to talk about what's happening in the world of Nintendo. Along the way, they'll share personal stories, uncover hidden gems in the eShop, and even look back on the classics we all grew up with. A new episode hits every Friday!

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00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:04 – Star Fox 30th Anniversary Retrospective
00:43:08 – Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon Review

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Thanks to various illnesses, this week The Game Informer Show is a two-person affair – The Marcus and Kyle show, if you will. We discuss the fantastic Resident Evil 4 remake and enlist the help of the community to make a list of Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games we want to play on Switch. We also talk about our time with the Exoprimal beta, check in on Wo Long potentially one last time, and Marcus talks WWE 2K23 and Bayonetta Origins: Whatever the Subtitle Is.

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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join your normal host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

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00:03:27 - Resident Evil 4 Remake Review
00:16:06 - The Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games we want on Switch
00:42:59 - Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty potential final check in
00:48:01 - Exoprimal
00:59:27 - WWE 2K23 review
01:14:16 - Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon review
01:26:53 - Outro

Editor's Note: This article was updated on March 20 to include statements from Bungie, Guerrilla, and Lance Reddick's wife, Stephanie Reddick. 

Lance Reddick, perhaps best known for his role in HBO's "The Wire" has died. He was 60 years old. 

At the time of this writing, the cause of death is unknown but according to TMZ, "law enforcement sources say it appears to be natural." Deadline was also able to confirm, through the actor's public relations representative, that Reddick has died.

Beyond "The Wire," Reddick also had roles in other shows like "Fringe," "Lost," "Bosch," and even last year's "Resident Evil" series on Netflix. His movie credits include the "John Wick" franchise (he was promoting the latest, "John Wick 4," which hits theaters soon, just this week), "Godzilla Vs. Kong," and more. 

On the video game side of things, you might recognize him as the voice actor behind Destiny 2's Zavala. He also provided his voice and likeness to Sylens in PlayStation's Horizon series and Martin Hatch in Remedy's Quantum Break. 

Below are statements from Destiny 2 developer Bungie, Horizon Forbidden West developer Guerrilla, and Reddick's wife, Stephanie Reddick: 

Stephanie Reddick

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— Lance Reddick (@lancereddick) March 18, 2023

Bungie

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— Bungie (@Bungie) March 17, 2023

Guerrilla

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— Guerrilla (@Guerrilla) March 18, 2023

[Source: TMZ, Deadline]

The staff at Game Informer extends their condolences to Reddick's family. 

Between The Last of Us, The Mandalorian, and a viral TikTok audio, Pedro Pascal has been on a roll this month. Now, he's branching out into something he's never done before: mobile game ads. Following in the footsteps of actress Kathy Bates, Pascal has recently appeared in a series of promotional shorts for a mobile game called Merge Mansion, and Game Informer can exclusively reveal the latest installment. Check it out below:

In this series, Pascal plays a detective named Tim Rockford, who's trying to figure out what exactly is going on with the mysterious grandma in Merge Mansion. It's an enigma so elusive that he never even says exactly what he is he's investigating, though from the collection of knives he has in his evidence room, it seems an act of violence was committed.

In a press release, Pascal had the following to say about this role.

“Merge Mansion has created a fascinating story centered around family drama filled with mystery and secrets that has captivated fans all around the world through their entertaining and unpredictable video campaigns. Making this short film for Merge Mansion was truly a unique experience and I had so much fun working with Martin to fulfill his vision and bring the lore of Merge Mansion to life. From the first day, it was clear how much love and passion the group at Metacore has for its characters and this game and I’m happy that I got to be a part of their next big moment.” 

What exactly is Tim Rockford investigating? What is grandma putting in her pies? Will Pedro Pascal become a playable character in-game? You'll have to play Merge Mansion, available on iOS and Android devices, to find out.

Which extremely high-profile actor do you think will appear in a Merge Mansion ad next? Let us know in the comments!

Strayed Lights is out next month on consoles and PC, but you can play it today via a new Steam demo. 

Developer Embers announced the news of this demo today during the Mix Direct Spring 2023 Showcase that aired today alongside a new trailer for the game. Strayed Lights continues to look great visually, and the action looks awesome. 

Check it out for yourself in the new Strayed Lights gameplay trailer below: 

"In Strayed Lights, you travel through otherworldly regions of misty woods, glowing ruins, and corrupted cities while pursued by eerie shadow creatures," a press release reads. "You also take on boss fights with colossal creatures wrought with unbridled emotion. Your tiny light will grow, picking up new abilities and increasing in size, before eventually evolving into a pseudo-mystical entity imbued with vivid powers. 

"Meanwhile, you'll get a glimpse at the mysteries of the surrounding world, whether through other strayed lights like yourself, or different creatures entirely. The game is set to an atmospheric soundtrack that reflects states of feeling in creatures you encounter, by Grammy-award-winning composer Austin Wintory – whose previous projects include Journey, Abzu, and The Banner Saga Series." 

As for the new Steam demo, Embers calls it a "limited time" experience so if you're interested in checking the game out, do it as soon as you can because there's no word on when the demo will no longer be available. 

 

"We are thrilled to be able to share our new gameplay trailer and demo with fans of Strayed Lights," Embers co-founder and creative director Alexandre Arramon writes in a press release. "We've been working hard to create a game that is both engaging and visually outstanding, and we can't wait for players to experience it for themselves." 

Strayed Lights hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on April 25. 

Are you going to check out the Strayed Lights demo? Let us know in the comments below!

Super Replay gets injected with a terrifying dose of dino-DNA as we tackle Capcom's most underrated game, Dino Crisis! Join us today on Twitch at 2 p.m. Central as we play the 1999 "panic horror" game from start to finish for two hours each week. Each episode will be uploaded to our Game Informer Shows YouTube channel the next day after airing. 

• Episode 1 - Death Finds A Way
• Episode 2 - In Defense of The Lost World
• Episode 3 - Terror Dactyl 
• Episode 4 - Gas That Raptor
• Episode 5 - The Spit Hits the Fan
• Episode 6 - Saturday Night Fever
• Episode 7 - Action Boulevard 

After the success of Resident Evil, Capcom followed it up with a spiritual successor called Dino Crisis. The title follows a similar blueprint to Resident Evil but ditches zombies in favor of blood-thirsty dinosaurs. The game stars Regina, a special ops soldier sent with a team to investigate an island research facility that has been taken over by these prehistoric lizards. Join host Marcus Stewart with Kyle Hilliard on the sticks as the pair get to the bottom of whatever the heck is happening on this island and blast these critters back to extinction. 

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Developer Bloober Team has released a new 11-minute trailer showcasing a heaping dose of Layers of Fear gameplay. 

Last year, the studio revealed Layers of Fears, a "psychological horror chronicle built upon the foundations of the original Layers of Fear, Layers of Fear: Inheritance, and Layers of Fear 2." This new game is essentially an Unreal Engine 5 collection of Bloober Team's Layers of Fear series, unified with new elements that tie the overall story together. 

Bloober Team revealed last month that Layers of Fears is now called Layers of Fear and will release sometime this June. Now, you can check out the game in action in the new Layers of Fear gameplay trailer below: 

"Layers of Fear (2023) is a tribute to our fans," the studio writes in a press release. "The game has shaped the way in which we strive to make the best horror experiences possible, and we're hopeful that our community will enjoy what we consider to be the series' crowning work."

Bloober Team says that Layers of Fear features "the original Layers of Fear, Layers of Fear 2, as well as all DLCs (including a new chapter entitled 'The Final Note' that provides an alternate perspective on the first game's storyline)," and that the game "will also introduce the never-before-told story of The Writer, a harrowing tale that ties each entry in the series together." 

Layers of Fear will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC sometime this June. 

Here are some additional details about the game, straight from Bloober Team: 

• The Ultimate Layers of Fear Experience - The series’s crowning work casts an overarching narrative over the entire franchise.

• Horror Reimagined - Everything in the Layers of Fear series melds together into a single experience, including all DLCs, so players can find all the answers they seek.

• Shocking New Looks - Enhanced with Unreal Engine 5’s improved technology. This version offers a more immersive horror experience with the addition of Ray Tracing, HDR, 4K resolution, and the Lumen system.

• Psychological Horror - A grim but gripping first-person psychedelic horror game focused on tense exploration, puzzle-solving, and immersive storytelling. Discover what lies in the depths of the human psyche with this mature, cathartic game. 

• New tricks - New brand-new core mechanics that will be introduced to Layers of Fear and its sequel, as well as additional features, so all the chapters and stories will blend seamlessly

• Horror Through the Many Lenses of Art – Explore the depths of obsession with three different stories of craft-obsessed protagonists (The Painter, The Actor and The Writer) which are interwoven to create a truly immersive experience and gripping storyline

• Classical, Ominous Soundtrack - Hauntingly beautiful soundtrack composed by the highly-acclaimed musician Arek Reikowski. He has composed a hypnotic score that adds an extra layer of tension to the game and will leave you on the edge of your seat

Bloober Team is publishing Layers of Fear and co-developing the game alongside Anshare Studio. 

While waiting for the game's release this June, read Game Informer's Layers of Fear review and then read our Layers of Fear 2 review. 

Are you excited for Layers of Fear? Let us know in the comments below!

Last November, Game Freak released Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on Switch. The game quickly became one of the top-selling games in the history of the popular console, and now, it's time for the new generation to kick off within the popular Pokémon Trading Card Game. The inaugural Pokémon Scarlet & Violet expansion does more than just introduce the ninth generation of Pokémon into the TCG; it also implements a whole host of changes, not the least of which is a higher price tag for most items. 

However, along with that price increase come several benefits, including a new guarantee of three foil cards in every booster pack, plus the introduction of the silver border in the U.S. and other quality-of-life improvements with regards to the designs. The Pokémon Company sent over several booster packs for us to crack open and see what we could pull. While I was less frequently blown away by the big cards I pulled, this is one of the most robust galleries of "the coolest cards" articles I've done in a great many expansions. Partially, that is due to me enjoying seeing some of the newer Pokémon from Gen IX getting their first cards, but I can't help but think the increase in foil cards was to thank.

In total, the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet expansion introduces more than 190 new cards, including more than 10 new Pokémon ex cards, more than 30 Trainer cards, new Tera Pokémon, and tons of special-illustration Pokémon and Trainer cards. You can see the coolest cards we pulled from this expansion in the gallery below:

 

 Pokémon Trading Card Game: Scarlet & Violet is available starting on March 31. For all things Pokémon Trading Card Game, head to our special hub by clicking the banner below!

Publisher Perfect World and developer Black Wings have revealed Persona 5: The Phantom X, a new mobile spin-off game for iOS and Android devices. It will be free-to-play and feature in-game purchases. 

There's no release date for the game yet, but a playtest will begin March 29 in China, as reported by IGN. The visuals and gameplay look quite similar to Persona 5, which isn't surprising considering Atlus, the original makers of Persona 5, are supervising The Phantom X's development.

You can watch the game's reveal trailer below: 

IGN reports that the game focuses on the theme of "desire," and that much like in Persona 5, Phantom X members will be able to enjoy a day at school, take part in after-school activities, and of course, infiltrate various palaces by way of the Metaverse. 

Check out the Persona 5: The Phantom X gameplay trailer for yourself below: 

As you can see in the trailers above, Persona 5: The Phantom X is shaping up to be a pretty faithful spin-off to Persona 5. Here's hoping we all get to go hands-on with it soon. 

 

In the meantime, read Game Informer's Persona 5 review and then check out our review of Persona 5 Royal. Read our Persona 5 Strikers review after that. 

[Source: IGN]

Are you going to check out Persona 5: The Phantom X? Let us know in the comments below!

Reviewed on: PlayStation 5
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PC
Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Capcom
Release: March 24, 2023 (PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PC), TBA (PlayStation VR2)
Rating: Mature

There are two entirely different audiences for the Resident Evil 4 remake: those who have played the original game, perhaps multiple or even dozens of times over the last 18 years, and people who have never played it, but want to know what the fuss is all about. Let's start with the former: unequivocally, if you are a fan of Resident Evil 4, you must play the remake. It's not only one of the best action games in recent memory; it's the best Resident Evil since, well, probably the original Resident Evil 4. 

From the jump, the remake overwhelms you with danger. The faithfully recreated "village" section throws dozens of enemies your way, requiring you to handle the numerous combat scenarios or die quickly. As it was in 2005, it's a punch-in-the-face type of opening, the game telling you this is how it will be from here on out; get used to it. Running for my life, terrified of the chainsaw-wielding maniac chasing me through crowds of nasty folks, all the while desperately shooting at enemy kneecaps, parrying incoming projectiles, and running in and out of houses as my scarce ammo count gets closer and closer to zero was tense in a way this level hasn't been since I was a kid. That the game maintains this tight-gripped action until the credits roll is a feat of game pacing. For the first time since 2005, Resident Evil 4 is scary again, and I couldn't be happier. It's incredible. 

Gameplay has been expanded – namely, you can walk and aim your gun at the same time now, as well as the aforementioned parrying and new melee options – which makes the already-great bones of RE4 feel modern and fresh. Despite my constant anxiety, I had so much fun that I welcomed every major combat encounter. Especially by the time I unlocked the more powerful weapons – shoutout to my semi-automatic shotgun – blowing through scores of enemies felt fantastic. And don't get me started on the game's brutally gross gore system; blasting off heads and arms and even shooting enemies entirely in half as blood flows like confetti out of a pinata has rarely looked this fantastically disgusting. I am a freak, and the Resident Evil 4 remake indulged my sick love of virtual gore. 

From a visual and level design perspective, the Resident Evil 4 remake knows precisely when to be nostalgic and when to be fresh. As a lifelong fan of the original, seeing some of my favorite levels and combat arenas recreated 1:1 on the PlayStation 5 was novel and fun. That the next room might be a complete remix or reinvention of a different area, however, kept me on my toes, as if I knew the subject of the painting, but all the details were in new colors. Nevertheless, I welcomed every new addition as much as I did the old standbys. 

Perhaps the most elbow grease went into rewriting the game's story, though the narrative beats are all the same. You play as Leon Kennedy, now a special agent of the United States president sent to a remote Spanish village in search of the president's missing daughter, Ashley Graham. At that village, all hell breaks loose. You're soon confronted by scores of angry locals infected by a parasite, Las Plagas, making them easy for the game's main antagonist to control without completely losing their mental faculties. Leon's nightmare takes him through the remote village, into the bowels of a baroque castle hoarded over by a ghoulish Napoleon wannabe, and then finally onto the shores of a military stronghold. All the while, monsters, gore, and death follow. 

It's campy, goofy, and over-the-top. And much of that charm is retained here, but with the addition of much sharper writing and better characterization. Ashley, in particular, has been rewritten as a real character with emotions, intelligence, and charisma. That other characters don't sexually harass her like they did in the original is also a huge improvement. Across the board, the cast has received an overhaul, making the protagonists more likable, the enemies more menacing, and the twisting threads of the plot somewhat more coherent – all the while never losing what made the original story so fun in the first place. 

I could write a metaphorical book about all the ways I love the Resident Evil 4 remake, but it might be simplest to tell you to look down at the score at the bottom of this page and sum it up like this: if you loved Resident Evil 4 in the past, you will love this remake. Period. Point blank. It is a love letter to a game that fans know up, down, left, right, and center, a faithful recreation at all the right moments, but with expert refinements and modern sensibilities. It's also a radical reimagining when it needs to be, a wonderfully fun game fully confident in its ability to remake one of the best games of all time. 

What it lacks, however, is context. And that's important. 

Quickly following any mention of the original Resident Evil 4 is discussion of its camera. Rather than the fixed camera angles of its predecessors, the original game placed the camera behind Leon's back. Most importantly, he was slightly off-center to the left. When he aimed, you looked directly over his right shoulder. This perspective is, of course, the template for almost every third-person video game that came after. Resident Evil 4 changed the shape of the game industry. 

As great as this remake is – and let me reiterate, it's incredible – I do not think it will show you why Resident Evil 4 was so groundbreaking. It just can't. There's no universe where this game will ever be as important as the game it remakes. It can't come out in the same time, space, and context as the first Resident Evil 4. Somewhat ironically, it's only as good as it is now because it exists in a post-Resident Evil 4 world. And so, while I think it can show you why Resident Evil 4 was fun, goofy, and endearing, if you're someone interested in just why this old game has such an enduring legacy – especially one strong enough to warrant such a massively expensive remake – your best bet is to still play the original, to try and put your mind in a pre-Resident Evil 4 world to understand how that game could change everything. Or better, you can watch a few minutes of a Let's Play or read one of the thousands of articles about it. That will make playing the remake a much richer experience; you can see decades of lessons learned throughout the game industry about how to make a third-person action game thrilling, fun, and mechanically effective reapplied to the source material. It's a refinement, not a reinvention. And that space is the most interesting place this remake can occupy. 

The Resident Evil 4 remake is about everything I could've wanted. But importantly, it doesn't overwrite its predecessor. If anything, this new version reinforces why the original Resident Evil 4 is a game people should still seek out, play, or at least watch and learn about. But as a love letter to one of the greatest games of all time, as a new historical artifact that reinforces why the source material was so landmark in the first place, this new trek through the Spanish countryside is as good as it gets and makes a great game that much better.

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Sea of Stars, Sabotage Studio’s promising retro-inspired RPG (and our cover story this month), is coming to Xbox consoles. Until now, the game was only slated for PlayStation, Switch, and PC. 

The RPG prequel to The Messenger arrives on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One on August 29 alongside the other versions. The developer made the announcement on its Kickstarter page, writing, 

“Since the very beginning, we were secretly hoping to be able to cover all current and previous generation consoles. With production being a world of curve balls, we had to leave the messaging at 'PC and Consoles' to avoid having to walk some things back. With the big unknowns now in the rear view, we are delighted to finally confirm the addition of Xbox to the party!”

Additionally, Sabotage revealed that Sea of Stars’ playable demo, currently available only on Switch, will make its way to other platforms later this year.

You can learn more about Sea of Stars by checking out our cover story. Sea of Stars will also be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC. 

Last year, Dying Light 2 Stay Human studio, Techland, revealed the first look at its unannounced fantasy RPG that's now in development. Now, the studio has released another conceptual look at the game. 

Back when Techland revealed it was working on this game in May of last year, it referred to the unannounced game as a "AAA open-world action-RPG in a fantasy setting." Today's new concept art features some additional details, this time with more of a focus on how the game is a narrative-driven epic. 

"We never stop improving," Techland's tweet reads. "Our newest game is set to be a narrative-driven fantasy epic with an exotic open world ready to be explored. We strive to create a compelling story-focused AAA title that combines and refines the best aspects of gameplay that Techland is known for." 

We never stop improving!

Our newest game is set to be a narrative-driven #fantasy epic with an exotic open world ready to be explored. We strive to create a compelling story-focused #AAA title that combines and refines the best aspects of gameplay that Techland is known for. pic.twitter.com/SuJ8vVWbrI

— Techland (@TechlandGames) March 16, 2023

As you can see in the concept art above, this still-untitled game continues to look intriguing. Here's hoping we learn more soon!

While waiting to learn more, read our thoughts on Techland's latest in Game Informer's Dying Light 2 Stay Human review and then check out this other piece of concept art from Techland's in-development open-world fantasy RPG. 

Are you excited for this new Techland property? Let us know in the comments below!

Fireshine Games, the publisher behind titles like Lies of P and Dredge, has revealed Toads of the Bayou, a new turn-based tactical game coming to Early Access on PC next year. 

Toads of the Bayou is the first game from La Grange, a new studio based in France, and it brings roguelike deckbuilding, settlement-building elements, and more to the strategy genre. In the game, players will control a band of toads looking for a place to call home in the swamps of the deep south. However, in order to protect your settlement, you'll need to fend off the evil Baron Samedi. Along the way, you'll grow your toad family, create more powerful decks, build a settlement, and more across each run. 

Check out the action for yourself in the Toads of the Bayou teaser trailer below: 

"Toads of the Bayou is about combining southern gothic spookiness and the sweet taste of cartoon memories into our own take on the turn-based tactical genre," La Grange game designer Alexandre Clement writes in a press release. "The goal for us was to allow the player to establish their place in this cursed environment and make them appreciate how hard they fought and what they stood for. Nothing is ever granted in the Bayou, and thriving against the Baron's evil forces is a real achievement." 

Toads of the Bayou will hit Early Access via Steam on PC sometime in 2024. 

Are you interested in Toads of the Bayou? Let us know in the comments below!

Publisher Bethesda Softworks and developer Arkane Studios have released a new story trailer for Redfall, and it features four of the vampiric big bads we'll be battling in Massachusetts this May. 

Running nearly three and a half minutes long, this trailer shows off quite a bit of the quaint (and vampire-ridden) town of Redfall. We see our heroes in action, utilizing special abilities like invisibility, as well as a healthy dose of vampires. We also get an introduction to The Hollow Man, Bloody Tom, Miss Whisper, and the Black Sun, four vampires who appear to be at the top of the food (blood) chain in town. 

Check them out for yourself in the Redfall story trailer below: 

As you can see, this new story trailer details quite a lot about what's going on in Redfall. There are hints at the corporation behind it all, the types of vampires we'll be facing off against, many of the locales we'll be shooting our way through, and much more. 

For more about the game, check out the Redfall developer deep dive held back in January, and then watch this trailer from October that invites you to a bloody night on the town. After that, read our Redfall preview for details on how you and your friends will take back the city this summer. 

Redfall hits Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC on May 2, 2023.

Are you jumping into Redfall on day one? Let us know in the comments below!

Developer Sumo Digital and publisher Gun Interactive announced its asymmetric multiplayer game, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, during The Game Awards in 2021, and we came away impressed with what we played of it back in September. However, when we'd all be able to play the game together remained an unknown – until today. 

Sumo Digital announced via an exclusive reveal with IGN that The Texas Chain Saw Massacre will hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on August 18, 2023. The studio also announced that a technical test would be held on May 25, 2023, before the game's launch later this year.

Check out the official Texas Chain Saw Massacre release date trailer for yourself below: 

Eligibility details for the upcoming technical test will be released by Gun Interactive and Sumo Digital on social media, so tune in there if you're interested. 

In the meantime, read Game Informer's Texas Chain Saw Massacre preview to find out our thoughts on the game after going hands-on with it. 

Are you excited to jump into The Texas Chain Saw Massacre this August? Let us know in the comments below!

Atari has revealed that it has acquired 12 classic arcade properties, including Berzerk and its sequel, Frenzy. 

Strangely, though, Atari did not reveal all 12 properties that it has acquired. In the press release announcing the news, the company only lists Berzerk and Frenzy. Atari simply says it has acquired a "dozen retro arcade games" so it's likely the other 10 properties are from the same era of arcade games as Berzerk and Frenzy. 

"Atari...announced today the acquisition of a dozen retro arcade games, including the '80s classics Berzerk and Frenzy," the press release reads. "Atari will seek to expand digital and physical distribution of the classic titles, create new games based on the IPs, and explore brand and merchandising collaborations."

Atari says Berzerk is "a top-down, multidirectional shooter designed by Alan McNeil that was released for arcades in 1980." It's perhaps best known for being the first arcade video game with speech synthesis. Following its arcade release, Berzerk was ported to the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200 by the console maker. Frenzy is actually a sequel to Berzerk first released in 1982. 

"Berzerk is one of those foundational games that so many people first encountered playing on an Atari console," Atari CEO Wade Rosen writes in the press release. "Berzerk, and the other titles included in this acquisition, are a perfect fit for our strategy of commercializing classic retro IP."

Who knows if we'll learn what the other 10 retro arcade properties Atari has acquired are – only time will tell. In the meantime, read Game Informer's review of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. 

Have you played Berzerk or Frenzy? Let us know in the comments below!

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