PlayStation‘s 25th Anniversary: how Sony’s iconic machine changed the game

Nintendo has finally implemented an eShop function for the Nintendo Switch that gamers have long been asking for: Digital game pre-order cancellations.Gamers can now cancel games that they have pre-ordered digitally, and will not be billed upfront, like it has been since the Nintendo Switch launched in 2017.

When the Japanese Imperial Army laid siege to an innocuous warehouse in 1937’s Battle of Shanghai, the skirmish ultimately became a flashpoint that galvanized a nation. China lost that battle but won the war, and the resistance of the Eight Hundred Heroes earned the legendary status it retains to this day.

The War Child charity is marking the 25th anniversary of its seminal ‘Help’ compilation with a limited edition vinyl reissue.

Maggie Lee Chief Asia Film CriticFour days feels like an eternity in “The Eight Hundred,” mainland Chinese writer-director Guan Hu’s monumental, if sometimes unwieldy epic interpretation of the courageous defense of a warehouse by the Chinese Nationalist Army in October 1937. For those with little knowledge of the Sino-Japanese War, the bombardment of facts, action and characters in the 147-minute film can be too much to take in at one go.

Brian Eno, the LP was recorded at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios across a single day in September 1995. It was released just one week later in a bid to raise funds for children affected by the Bosnian conflict.Among those to contribute to the project were Oasis, Radiohead, The Stone Roses, Blur, Orbital, Massive Attack and Sinéad O’Connor.Fans will be able to get their hands on the ‘Help’ vinyl reissue on September 9 – exactly 25 years on from its initial release.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A special display to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War is being staged in Hamilton’s Low Parks MuseumStaff at the attraction, which reopened this week following the easing of lockdown, have been working behind the scenes while it was closed to prepare a commemorative display to mark the final surrender of Japan and the start of a new era of peace – VJ Day on August 15,

Jennifer Hudson is back at the DNC. The GRAMMY-winning artist appeared virtually during night three of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, closing the event by delivering a stunning performance of “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cook.

The Fast Show will feature humour that many may not find acceptable today.The original cast – including comedian writer Higson, Paul Whitehouse and Arabella Weir – will star in the retrospective special, titled Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases.They will also appear during talking head segments as Fast Show characters Swiss Toni, Dave Angel, Jesse, Rowley Birkin QC and more.Higson and Whitehouse, appeared on The One Show yesterday (August 18) and warned fans to not expect the type of

Shania Twain is honoring the 25th anniversary of her 1995 album “The Woman in Me” by releasing a Diamond edition of it. “The Woman in Me” was Twain’s first album to reach Diamond certification in 1997 by selling over 10 million copies.

GZA has announced the rescheduled dates for his UK tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ‘Liquid Swords’ album.The tour was due to begin this March but was forced to be postponed by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic to Britain.The run of shows will now take place next year, kicking off in Brighton on February 25. GZA will stop at seven other cities on the tour, including a newly-added date in Sheffield.

Foo Fighters have cancelled their upcoming Van Tour that would have commemorated the band’s 25th anniversary.The dates were originally scheduled to take place this spring but had to be rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.After postponing the tour’s start until October, the Foos have now announced that the run of shows will no longer take place at all.

told TheWrap at the time of the Peak deal that Zynga is working on expanding its foothold in eastern and Asian markets, particularly in areas like Japan and Turkey where small, indie game development shops are emerging with increasing speed.Zynga’s popular mobile games include fantasy puzzler “Empires and Puzzles” from Small Giant Games, “Words With Friends 2,” and “Farmville.” It adds eight new games following the Rollic acquisition, including two puzzle games called “Go Knots 3D” and “Tangle

Tuesday marked the 25th anniversary of Maria Bartiromo becoming the first reporter to broadcast from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and Fox News and Fox Business Network carried her virtual NYSE bell-ringing in simulcast.She explained, at the time, there were “a handful of people who didn’t want me there, but the truth is, is the majority of people were so supportive and so wonderful to me.”Bartiromo, who worked for CNBC at the time, explained to her Fox News colleagues that there is

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Pictures Division of Japanese entertainment and tech giant Sony achieved operating profits of $230 million in the April to June quarter.The wider corporation enjoyed a 53% increase in net income, hitting $2.19 billion (JPY233 billion) in the first quarter of its new financial year.

Rihanna almost bailed on hitting the red carpet at the 2015 Met Gala in her statement yellow gold dress and huge train, because she felt like “a clown”.The Diamonds hitmaker was already considered a fashion icon before the high-profile event, but she stole the show when she stepped out at the New York ball wearing an elaborate fur-trimmed cape gown by Chinese designer Guo Pei, which weighed about 55 pounds and featured a train which required three handlers to escort the singer up the steps to