A rescue operation in which an Italian towboat rescued more than 100 migrants and returned them to Libya earlier this week may have been in breach of international law, the United Nations said on Tuesday. A spokesman for the U.N. migration agency said it could not establish the location of the rescue, which is key to establishing…
Nintendo has shifted more than 2m SNES mini consoles since its launch a month ago. The retrotastic microconsole launched in Europe and North America on 29th September, and then in Japan on 5th October. Since then, it has shifted 2m units worldwide. Nearly 370k units were shifted in half a week in Japan. It’s an…
The Italian government has issued an ultimatum to the company in charge of the motorway bridge that collapsed with the loss of nearly 40 lives, giving it 15 days to demonstrate that it maintained the structure properly. The transport ministry demanded that Autostrade per l’Italia show that it had previously met all its contractual obligations to…
Harley-Davidson unveiled on Monday its first ever electric motorcycles and an electric bicycle, in what is being seen as the most radical shakeup of the struggling company in its 115-year-history. Matt Levatich, CEO of the Milwaukee-based company, said the new products were designed in response to changing times. “We are not running away from our…
Two decades on from Nintendo’s last attempt, it looks like there’s going to be a new Super Mario Bros. movie. This time around it’ll be an animated film, from Minions and Shrek studio Universal Animation. That’s according to a new Wall Street Journal report, which claims both Nintendo and Universal are close to signing on…
A high profile Bangladeshi activist has claimed he is in hiding and in fear for his life after being summoned by Bangladesh’s intelligence agency at the height of a violent stand-off between the government and students protesting poor road safety in the capital, Dhaka, last week. Pinaki Bhattacharya, a prolific blogger and government critic, whose…
It was inevitable, wasn’t it? After PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds broke Steam records and Epic saw a huge uptick in players following the launch of a Battle Royale mode for Fortnite, other developers are getting stuck into the hot new video game genre. The latest: Crytek’s Warface. You remember Warface, don’t you? Crytek’s unfortunately-named shooter is still…
Holidaymakers travelling to the pristine beaches of Florida have been warned that they may arrive to find stretches of white sand covered in dead fish as a phenomenon known as “red tide” has created “apocalyptic” scenes on the state’s south-west coastline. High concentrations of toxic algae, known as blooms, have affected at least 120 miles…
Robert Mugabe, the former dictator of Zimbabwe, backed the main opposition candidate against his own party in a surprise intervention on the eve of today’s historic general election. Mr Mugabe, 94, said he could not vote for Zanu-PF, the party he headed for four decades until he was deposed in November, and indicated he would…
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. It’s been a bit of a year for Bethesda. Prey, Dishonored:…