Fans React to Street Fighter 5’s in-Game Ads

Street Fighter 5’s optional in-game advertisements are now live, and fans are angry, saddened and in some cases just bewildered by Capcom’s implementation. Announced by Capcom last week, there are three forms the ads can take: “Ad Style” costumes with content pertaining to Capcom costumes, tournaments or the Capcom Pro Tour slapped on a character’s…

‘The poor thing’: Flight forced to land immediately after takeoff as mother forgets child in airport

In an incident resembling an odd remake of Home Alone, a Kuala Lumpur-bound flight was forced to return to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after a mother realized she had forgotten her baby at the terminal. By default, planes are cleared to return to airports in case of an emergency, but authorities in this instance were unclear…

Drake Accuses Parq Vancouver Casino Of Racial Profiling

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver casino says it “categorically” stands against racism after Drake accused it of “profiling” him. In a now-expired Instagram story, the Toronto rapper called Parq Vancouver “the worst run business” he has ever witnessed. He says the casino did not allow him to gamble, despite his providing “everything they originally asked” him…

Aided White Helmets but no hero’s welcome: UK pulls Syria worker’s citizenship, cites Al-Qaeda links

Tauqir Sharif, a UK-born man whose work in Syria has earned him glowing coverage in mainstream press, has come out as one of the people the British government has stripped of citizenship. He is accused of having links to Al-Qaeda. Sharif left the UK for Syria together with his British wife around 2012, and has…

Starbreeze Offices Raided, Employee Arrested on Suspicion of Insider Trading

Just days after announcing that it had filed for reconstruction and would be parting ways with its CEO, game publisher Starbreeze has had its Stockholm headquarters raided by authorities on suspicion of insider trading. According to Dagens Industri (via Variety), Starbreeze’s offices were raided by authorities, equipment was seized, and one anonymous person was arrested…

Drake Kisses, Caresses 17-Year-Old Fan Onstage In Newly Surfaced Video

A disturbing video of Drake kissing and fondling a 17-year-old female fan at a concert has surfaced on Twitter, sparking criticism and comparisons with R. Kelly. A video posted last week by Twitter user The Spook God shows Drake inviting a fan from the audience onstage. The clip shows Drake dancing with the woman, then…