Pokémon’s upcoming live-action Detective Pikachu movie will star up-and-coming actor Justice Smith, Variety reports. Smith can currently be seen in Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix series The Get Down (which recently got overlooked for a second season). You may have also seen him in the big-screen adaptation of John Green novel Paper Towns. He’ll next star in…
An aristocrat is suing the French state for €351 million (£314 million) in damages for allegedly depriving his family of the throne of Monaco in order to stop it falling into the hands of a German. Louis de Causans says that in the early 20th century France threatened to annex the wealthy Mediterranean principality if it did…
The government in Japan has devised a novel way getting rid of – or delaying, at least – that Monday feeling: letting workers take the morning off work. Under plans dubbed ‘Shining Monday’, the Ministry of Economy is pushing forward its drive to improve the work-life balance by giving workers a lie-in Shining Monday is…
Nintendo Switch just got its first video-streaming app outside of Japan: US TV service Hulu. You can download Hulu from the Switch eShop now if you have a US-registered account. Setting up a US account is easy – Switch is region-free – although you’ll need a US-registered IP address and Hulu subscription to watch anything…
Turkey and the US said they were racing find a diplomatic solution to avoid “a serious massacre” in Syria’s Idlib province ahead of a critical summit on Friday which is likely to decide the fate of the rebel stronghold. The world had been bracing for weeks for Assad regime forces to attack Idlib, where around…
It might not catch on like lemon or blackcurrant, but an Italian ice cream expert has come up with a sorbet made from snail slime. Alessandro Racca, a master of sorbet and gelato making, concocted a strawberry sorbet which relies on snail secretions as one of its primary ingredients, along with sugar and a little…
President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser said on Monday the United States, Britain and France had agreed that any further use of chemical weapons by Syria would prompt a “much stronger response” compared to previous air strikes. In recent days American officials have said they believe government forces are preparing to deploy chemical weapons ahead…
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A powerful typhoon barreled across western Japan on Tuesday, reportedly killing at least six people and causing considerable damage, as well as widespread travel chaos. Typhoon Jebi was briefly the strongest storm to hit Japan since 1993 with wind gusts of up to 216 km/h (135 mph). The storm made landfall on the southwestern island…
A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer. Update 17/11/2017: This offer is now live at various retailers, you…