Donald Trump says US will build up its nuclear arsenal

President Donald Trump warned the world on Monday that the United States intended to expand its nuclear arsenal if Russia and China continued to build up their own stockpiles. Speaking to reporters at the White House before leaving for a campaign rally in Nevada, Mr Trump repeated his accusation that Russia is violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear…

Watch God of War’s director discover how well critics responded

If you haven’t heard already, the new God of War is rather good. It received a Recommended stamp of approval here on Eurogamer and, according to Metacritic, is now the highest-rated PlayStation 4 exclusive released to date. Maybe the game’s creative director, Cory Barlog, had a suspicion reviews would be positive when he sat down…

Japan and China ties at ‘historic turning point’ though both sides remain wary

Japan’s relationship with China is at a “historic turning point” as the countries signed a series of agreements on Friday, although decades of historic tension still remain with Japan still critical of China’s human rights record. Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan, is on his second day of a rare state visit to China, a trip he…

Spain’s most wanted drug lord turns himself in a week after appearing in hedonistic music video

Spain’s most wanted drug lord on Wednesday turned himself in to police in Andalusia, days after making a daring appearance in a music video for a Cuban reggaeton singer.  Francisco Tejón, the 39-year-old leader of the Los Castañas drug gang, delivered himself to officers in the town of La Linea de Concepción early on Wednesday…

Explosive device found outside George Soros’s home

The FBI has opened a terrorism investigation after an explosive device was left outside the home of billionaire philanthropist George Soros.  Mr Soros, a high profile Democratic Party donor, has been a regular target of far-right and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories due to his support for liberal causes. Laura Silber, a spokeswoman for his Open Society…

Ubisoft on what created the "perfect storm" behind Assassin’s Creed Unity

Ubisoft delved into the “perfect conditions for the perfect storm” behind 2014’s Assassin’s Creed Unity’s launch issues. As part of the talk ’10 Years of Evolution of the Assassin’s Creed Brand’ at GDC 2018, creative director Jean Guesdon explained how Ubisoft iterated on each game as it built the franchise. Unity started development in 2011,…

Igor Korobov, head of Russian spy agency accused over Salisbury attack, dies aged 63 after ‘serious illness’

The head of Russian military intelligence, which is accused of orchestrating the Salisbury Novichok attack, has died. Igor Korobov died on Wednesday after "a serious and long illness," Russian news agencies reported, citing the defence ministry. The 63-year-old GRU Chief’s death comes after a series of embarrassments for the secretive organisation, for which he was reportedly berated by…

Soros-funded university is ‘forced out’ of Hungary as repression grows

Hungary’s nationalist government was accused of opening the door to “repression” yesterday after a US-backed university partly withdrew from the country in a row over academic freedoms. The Central European University (CEU), which is funded by the liberal billionaire George Soros, announced it was moving US-accredited degree courses to Vienna after years of wrangling with…

Far Cry 5 tops UK chart with biggest launch in series’ history

Far Cry 5 has topped the UK chart with monster sales, earning the series its biggest ever launch in the UK. Ubisoft shifted considerably more copies during its debut week than fellow recent releases Assassin’s Creed Origins and Ghost Recon Wildlands – which themselves sold well. It’s especially impressive for Far Cry 5 as it…