The SpaceX IPO is here, and it's more than just an historic public offering that could make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. It also reveals more ways in which Elon Musk's companies interact and overlap with each other, shuffling money around in ways that are often difficult to keep track of. This is evident […]
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Why Ghosts Haunt England at Christmas but Steer Clear of America
Why Ghosts Haunt England at Christmas but Steer Clear of America
A few years ago, the Downton Abbey Christmas special featured a ouija board which communicated a message from a dead character. American reviewers were extremely puzzled by this incursion of the supernatural, while British reviewers found it unexceptional.
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How sexy will James Bond game 007: First Light be? Hitman studio IO Interactive says the clues are already out there
Hitman studio IO Interactive has gone to great lengths to ensure 007: First Light feels James Bond enough. We've had entire videos documenting the watch Bond will wear, or the Aston Martin he will presumably drive, and there's a celebrity making a villainish cameo. There's even a 007: First Light Bond Theme recorded by famous singer Lana Del Rey. But what about the game's, ahem, sexiness? Read more
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Hasbro cancel Dungeons and Dragons action game helmed by Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order director, leaving studio hunting for new publishing deal
Hasbro have opted to pull the publishing plug on the Dungeons and Dragons action game they and developers Giant Skull announced last June. Said plug was reportedly pulled at some point earlier this year, leaving the studio headed by former Star Wars Jedi series director Stig Asmussen hunting for a new publishing deal.
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Roman Forum Found Beneath Barcelona Hotel Rewrites Barcino
Roman Forum Found Beneath Barcelona Hotel Rewrites Barcino
What started as a routine elevator shaft installation in a Barcelona hotel basement has turned into one of the most significant Roman archaeology discoveries in Spain in decades. Excavations beneath the Gran Hotel Barcino in the city's Gothic Quarter have uncovered a monumental stone pavement dating to the founding years of the Roman colony of Barcino – and the find has forced scholars to tear up nearly everything they thought they knew about the layout of ancient Barcelona. The forum, the beating civic heart of Roman urban life, was not where anyone expected it to be.The discovery was announced in late February 2026 by the Barcelona Archaeology Service (ICUB) and has been hailed by city officials and archaeologists alike as a find of extraordinary national and international importance. Both the Catalan government and Barcelona City Council have already confirmed they will update museum displays across the city to reflect the new understanding of Roman Barcino's urban plan.Italica, Spain: Rome's First Settlement in HispaniaEight-Year Roman Bath Excavation in Spain Unveils Ancient Splend
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The rumours were true, Warhorse are making an open-world Lord of the Rings RPG alongside a new Kingdom Come game
If you've been hanging on tenterhooks since May 1st, when Edwin reported on the rumours that Warhorse, the developers of medieval sandbox Kingdom Come Deliverance, were working on a Lord of the Rings RPG, then, firstly, that must have been very sore, sorry about that, but, secondly, the rumours were true. You may climb down from those hooks: Warhorse have confirmed they are creating an open-world RPG set across Tolkien's Middle-earth.
Not only that, the studio announced they are also making a new Kingdom Come game at the same time. Used a phrase laced with ambiguity, they called it a 'Kingdom Come adventure', so that could mean a third game in their historical series or a rhythm game where you clop your horses hooves in time to the beat of Greensleeves. At this point, we just don't know.
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