The highly-anticipated Splinter Cell Remake from Ubisoft Toronto will feature a rewritten and updated story, a job description has mentioned.Back in December of last year, Ubisoft finally announced a game that fans have been eagerly waiting for – a remake of Splinter Cell, rebuilt on Ubisoft’s own Snowdrop Engine to offer next-gen visuals and modernized stealth gameplay. To many, it came as a relief that the team also confirmed that the remake will stick to Splinter Cell’s origins as a linear stealth action title.“Although we're still in the very earliest stages of development, what we're trying to do is make sure the spirit of the early games remains intact, in all of the ways that gave early Splinter Cell its identity”, the game’s producer, Matt West, said last year. “So, as we're building it from the ground up, we're going to update it visually, as well as some of the design elements to match player comfort and expectations, and we are going to keep it linear like the original games, not make it open world.”So yeah, Ubisoft wants to retain the franchise’s identity, but from the looks of it, the game could end up being very different than the original. At least, story-wise. At least, that’s what could be discerned from a job ad for a scriptwriter for the title, which mentions that the team is rewriting and updating the game’s story."Using the first Splinter Cell game as our foundation we are rewriting and updating the story for a modern-day audience. We want to keep the spirit and themes of the original game while exploring our characters and the world to make them more authentic and believable. As a Scriptwriter at Ubisoft Toronto, you will join the Narrative team and help create a cohesive and compelling narrative experience for a new audience of Splinter Cell fans."It remains to be seen how the changes will pan for it. We will keep you updated as soon as more info comes in.Splinter Cell Remake, which is being helmed by Far Cry 6’s Lead Game Designer, has yet to receive a release date. The first Splinter Cell was released on the original Xbox back in 2002 and later ported to other platforms as well. The most recent installment in the series, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, was released in 2013 for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and PC. https://wccftech.com/splinter-cell-remake-rewritten-updated-story/

America no longer has two parties devoted to a democratic system of self-government. We have a Democratic party, which – notwithstanding a few glaring counter-examples, such as what the Democratic National Committee did to Bernie Sanders in 2016 – is still largely committed to democracy. And we have a Republican party, which is careening at high velocity toward authoritarianism. OK, fascism. What occurred in Nashville last week is a frightening reminder of the fragility of American democracy when Republicans obtain supermajorities and no longer need to work with Democratic lawmakers. The two Tennessee Democrats who Republicans expelled from the Tennessee house have been restored to their seats until special elections are held, but the damage to democracy cannot be easily undone. The two were not accused of criminal wrongdoing or even immoral conduct. Their putative offense was to protest against Tennessee’s failure to enact stronger gun controls after a shooting at a Christian school in Nashville left three nine-year-old students and three adults dead. They were technically in violation of house rules, but the state legislature has never imposed so severe a penalty for rules violations. In fact, over the past few years, several Tennessee legislators have kept their posts even after being charged with serious sexual misconduct. And the two who were expelled last week are Black people, while a third legislator who demonstrated in the same manner but was not expelled is white. We are witnessing the logical culmination of win-at-any-cost Trump Republican politics – scorched-earth tactics used by Republicans to entrench their power, with no justification other than that they can. Democracy is about means. Under it, citizens don’t have to agree on ends (abortion, healthcare, guns or whatever else we disagree about) as long as we agree on democratic means for handling our disagreements. But for Trump Republicans, the ends justify whatever means they choose – including expelling lawmakers, rigging elections through gerrymandering, refusing to raise the debt ceiling and denying the outcome of a legitimate presidential election. Wisconsin may soon offer an even more chilling example. While liberals celebrated the election last Tuesday of Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin supreme court because she will tip the court against the state’s extreme gerrymandering (the most extreme in the nation) and its fierce laws against abortion (among the most stringent in America), something else occurred in Wisconsin on election day that may well negate Protasiewicz’s victory. Voters in Wisconsin’s eighth senatorial district decided (by a small margin) to send Republican Dan Knodl to the state senate. This gives the Wisconsin Republican party a supermajority – and with it, the power to remove key state officials, including judges, through impeachment. Several weeks ago, Knodl said he would “certainly consider” impeaching Protasiewicz. Although he was then talking about her role as a county judge, his interest in impeaching her presumably has increased now that she’s able to tip the state’s highest court. As in Tennessee, this could be done without any necessity for a public justification. Under Republican authoritarianism, power is its own justification. Recall that in 2018, after Wisconsin voters elected a Democratic governor and attorney general, the Republican legislature and the lame duck Republican governor responded by significantly cutting back the power of both offices. Meanwhile, a newly installed Republican supermajority in Florida has given Ron DeSantis unbridled control – with total authority over the board governing Disney, the theme park giant he has fought over his anti-LGBTQ “don’t say gay” law; permission to fly migrants from anywhere in the US to destinations of his own choosing, for political purposes, and then send the bill to Florida’s taxpayers; and unprecedented prosecutorial power in the form of his newly created, hand-picked office of election “integrity”, pursuing supposed cases of voter fraud. Without two parties committed to democratic means to resolve differences in ends, the party committed to democracy is at a tactical disadvantage. If it is to survive, eventually it, too, will sacrifice democratic means to its own ends. In these circumstances, partisanship turns to enmity and political divisions morph into hatred. In warfare there are no principles, only wins and losses. America experienced this 160 years ago, when the civil war tore us apart. Donald Trump is not singularly responsible for this dangerous trend, but he has legitimized and encouraged the ends-justify-the-means viciousness now pushing the GOP toward becoming the American fascist party. [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/15/the-modern-republican-party-fascism-robert-reich]

Lotus will launch the Type 134 as a small SUV that will become the entry point to the firm's revamped line-up and follow the launch of the Type 133 saloon next year. Lotus commercial boss Mike Johnstone said the company expects the Type 134 to account for half of its annual sales by 2028, which would put the model at about 75,000 units per year. The Geely-owned firm has yet to reveal firm details of the machine, but Johnstone hinted that it will use a different platform, which is likely to be a variant of the EPA architecture intended for smaller models. It will be less than five metres long, most likely giving it similar dimensions to the Polestar 4 and making it a rival to the upcoming Porsche Macan EV. The Type 134 will share technology with the Lotus Eletre and Type 133, although its more affordable positioning and more compact size could mean that it features smaller battery options. As with the Eletre, there is expected to be a strong focus on aerodynamics to optimise range and performance, which is likely to result in a rakish, coupé-esque roofline. While the Type 134 will be tasked with delivering the bulk of Lotus’s planned sales growth, Johnstone insisted that making sure it maintains the firm’s core philosophy of performance and driving dynamics will be at the core of development. “A lot of effort has gone into ensuring the future cars that we introduce to the market handle in a way that you would expect a Lotus to handle,” said Johnstone. “Take Eletre: the attributes team have been involved in its development, people who understand what a Lotus should feel like and drive. It isn’t just an electrified SUV with a Lotus badge on it: it’s been engineered from the beginning to look, feel and drive like a Lotus.” https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/lotus-type-134-porsche-macan-rivalling-small-electric-suv

Up to a third of Africa’s great apes are threatened by a boom in mining projects for minerals required for the renewable energy transition, new research shows. An estimated 180,000 gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzees are at risk due to an increase in demand for critical minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel and cobalt, a study has found. Many of those minerals are required for clean energy technologies such as wind turbines and electric cars. Researchers say the boom in demand is driving destruction of tropical rainforests which are critical habitats for Africa’s great apes. “Africa is experiencing an unprecedented mining boom threatening wildlife po[CENSORED]tions and whole ecosystems,” researchers wrote in the paper, published in Science Advances. Africa is home to an estimated 30% of the world’s mineral resources, and substantial production increases in renewable energy are expected to drive up demand. Mining harms apes through habitat loss, pollution and disease. It can also make habitats more accessible to hunters and farmers, as roads are carved into forest. More than two-thirds of primate species are already threatened with extinction. “A shift away from fossil fuels is good for the climate but must be done in a way that does not jeopardise biodiversity,” said lead researcher Dr Jessica Junker from the non-profit conservation organisation Re:wild. “In its current iteration it may even be going against the very environmental goals we’re aiming for … It is crucial for everyone to adopt a mindset of reduced consumption.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/03/boom-in-mining-for-renewable-energy-minerals-threatens-africas-great-apes-aoe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

All Manchester City can do is what they did on Wednesday night against Aston Villa: beat the next opponent and hope that Liverpool – and Arsenal – slip up in the remaining games of this invigorating championship race. This scenario is due to the four dropped points in their recent meetings with their title rivals. And, in Unai Emery’s Champions League hopefuls, City took on and defeated the team directly below them, finally recording a victory over a top-six side. The 23-year-old said: “Obviously I’m just loving my football at the moment. I’m just playing with a smile on my face and trying to help the team because I know I’m capable of scoring goals and I know today I showed that, so I’m delighted.” Loss, draw, win read Villa’s record in their previous three league ­outings; a total of four points to City’s five in the same span. Emiliano ­Martínez was named in the visitor’s XI but was taken ill so Robin Olsen replaced the No 1 for a second league appearance this season. Emery’s side were ­missing their 22-goal striker, Ollie Watkins, too, due to a hamstring problem. So into this void stepped Jhon Durán for only a second league start, and he would score. First, though, Julián Álvarez, Haaland’s stand-in, latched on to a Jack Grealish ball but hit the side-netting. Jérémy Doku, operating on the opposite right flank to the former Villa captain, won a free-kick which Foden launched and Olsen plucked from the air. This is a trademark of Pep ­Guardiola’s City: the use of wings to prosper. Grealish was being booed by his former fans but cared not a fig as he bamboozled Villa’s right side and then came Rodri’s opener – from Doku’s flank. Foden passed to Manuel Akanji who returned possession and now Foden illustrated why he resembles De Bruyne. His ball to Doku was ­cunning and, when the ­Belgian zipped in a cross, Rodri’s finish resembled one of his pinpoint passes, allowing Olsen zero chance. The Spain midfielder – “he is the best in the world in his position,” Guardiola said – pumped the air and encouraged the home faithful to raise the noise. But soon they were quietened. Durán’s equaliser was the textbook mode of breaching City. One moment Álvarez attacked in Villa’s area, the next they broke, the ­Colombian swapped passes with Morgan Rogers and steered a shot, from an angle on the left, into Stefan Ortega’s far corner.The Spain midfielder – “he is the best in the world in his position,” Guardiola said – pumped the air and encouraged the home faithful to raise the noise. But soon they were quietened. Durán’s equaliser was the textbook mode of breaching City. One moment Álvarez attacked in Villa’s area, the next they broke, the ­Colombian swapped passes with Morgan Rogers and steered a shot, from an angle on the left, into Stefan Ortega’s far corner. City’s riposte featured a ­Grealish volley that skidded wide and a phase in which they lost the plot. ­Grealish was booked, which followed a ­Guardiola tantrum at Robert Jones, the fourth official, when Lucas Digne escaped sanction for a challenge on Doku. Then City were ahead again. Douglas Luiz yanked down Foden on the edge of the area and the England international threaded the free-kick through a gap in Villa’s wall to beat Olsen to his right. Cut to a delighted Guardiola and an Emery who was furious, probably at Nicolò Zaniolo for being the leak in the barrier. In a contest far more open than City’s goalless affair with Arsenal, the hosts required a cushion to feel comfortable. Shots from Doku and Bernardo Silva threatened to provide this as they rolled the ball around. But, again, they were nearly sucker-punched, as Villa mugged them, roved downfield, and saw Douglas Luiz’s effort inside the area repelled by Ortega. Emery’s tactic was a carbon copy of Mikel Arteta’s: a low block in defence and a wait to raid their hosts. ­Zaniolo was the latest to try the ploy, his attempt inside City’s box requiring Rúben Dias to put his body on the line to stymie it. But there was nothing Villa could do about a Foden second created by brilliant Rodri footwork that removed three players, before the regal midfielder shifted the ball laterally to Foden whose strike was a guided missile Olsen could only stare at. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/03/manchester-city-aston-villa-premier-league-match-report?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The Swiss have a reputation as a secretive people, and indeed there is a curious dearth of cookbooks for English speakers hoping to master recipes such as this crisp potato pancake described by the Swiss government as “one of the country’s best-known national dishes”. Originally a rustic breakfast, it’s now a po[CENSORED]r accompaniment to everything from sausages to cheese, and too good not to share. Potato rösti Prep 5 min Chill 2 hr Cook 40 min Serves 4 as a side dish, 2 as a main course 2 medium-sized waxy potatoes Salt and pepper 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp goose fat (see step 5) 1 A note on the potatoes The success of such a simple dish relies heavily on using the correct ingredients. If you have only floury potatoes, for instance, I’d suggest making tattie scones instead. Common waxy varieties in the UK include charlotte, anya, nicola, jersey royals and maris peer. Supermarket labelling can be opaque at the best of times, but salad or new potatoes are usually another good bet. 2 Prep the spuds There’s no need to peel the potatoes, unless they’re so dirty they’re almost impossible to scrub clean; the skin will add flavour. Pick spuds of a roughly equal size, give them a wash, then put them in a pan and just cover with cold water. Add a generous amount of salt, cover and bring to a boil. 3 Cook the spuds Take off the lid, turn down the heat a little and parboil until the potatoes are just tender to a skewer or knife poked into the centre, but not fully soft. Drain, leave to cool, then chill for at least a couple of hours – do not be tempted to skip this step, because it helps to firm up the potatoes enough to make them easier to grate. If you want your rösti for breakfast, for example, do this the night before. 4 Then grate and flavour the potatoes Coarsely grate the potatoes, skins and all, then season generously with salt and black pepper, and toss to combine. Find a frying pan of about 25cm in diameter: any larger, and it will be hard to flip the rösti; too small, and the potato pancake will be too thick. A nonstick pan will make your life easier, but is not essential. 5 A note on the fats Add half the fats – I like the mixture listed for the crispness that goose fat, with its higher smoke point, gives, along with the rich flavour of butter, but just about any fat, from beef dripping to olive oil, will work here, which means this dish is pretty easy to make vegetarian or even vegan as required. 6 Melt the fat, then add the potatoes Put the pan on a medium-high heat until the fats are sizzling, then add the potato strands. Quickly spread them out to cover the pan, then cook undisturbed for a couple of minutes. Using a spatula, shape the potato mixture into a flat cake, pressing down on it as lightly as possible so not to crush the potatoes into mash. 7 Fry until golden Leave to cook for a couple of minutes, then gently shake the pan to loosen any strands that may have stuck to the base. Cook for about 10 minutes more, until a careful examination of the underside (lift up one edge with a silicone spatula or palette knife) reveals it to be golden and crisp. 8 Flip out the rösti Put a heatproof plate over the top of the pan, then, wrapping your hands in oven gloves or a tea towel, turn the pan over so the rösti now sits cooked side up on the plate (if necessary, give the base of the pan a thump with a wooden spoon to dislodge it). 9 Add more fat and fry again Put the remaining butter and goose fat in the hot pan and, once they’re sizzling, slide the potato cake pale side down back into the pan. Cook for another 10 minutes, or until that side, too, is golden, then serve at once. Good as rösti are on their own, they’re also delicious topped with fried eggs, bacon, caramelised onions or leeks, grated cheese and so on. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/03/how-to-make-potato-rosti-recipe-felicity-cloake?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Chef and founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK) José Andrés claimed the Israeli attack that killed seven of his food aid workers in Gaza had targeted them 'systematically, car by car'. Andres said the charity group had clear communication with the Israeli military, which he said was aware of his aid workers' movements. Their convoy was hit shortly after they oversaw the unloading of 100 tonnes of food brought to Gaza by sea. Israel is facing mounting international pressure to justify its conduct in the war in Gaza as the bodies of six of the foreign aid workers killed in the drone attack were repatriated to their families Israel accused of targeting aid convoy ‘car by car’ as pressure grows over Gaza tactics Families pay tribute to British aid worker ‘heroes’ killed in Gaza ‏ ‏‏‪Aid workers killed in Gaza 'targeted deliberately…‬‏: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/03/aid-workers-killed-in-gaza-targeted-deliberately-says-charity-founder-video?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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colour options and house up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage. Amazon had reportedly pushed out a notification last week indicating that the handset from iQoo will launch in India on May 31. Recent reports have also indicated that the sale of the smartphone may take place in the first week of June. iQoo 6 Neo 6 launch date iQoo Neo 6 launch date in India has been confirmed to be May 31 on Twitter, and there is a microsite on Amazon India that also teases the specifications. Earlier this week, the launch date was leaked by the e-commerce site when it reportedly pushed out a notification. Another report claimed that the sale of the upcoming iQoo smartphone would take place in the first week of June. https://gadgets360.com/mobiles/news/iqoo-neo-6-launch-date-india-may-31-expected-price-specifications-qualcomm-snapdragon-870-5g-features-2996998

FoxFm is one of the most famous and po[CENSORED]r applications in the field of video downloading, you can use it completely free of charge in order to download videos from other video streaming platforms including Dailymotion or even through cloud services such as OneDrive etc. But if you are wondering how to use it It is very intuitive and simple as you just need to play the video in the background and copy the URL from the browser bar and paste it into the app for the video to download directly without any delay. Among the advanced features included in the application is the feature of sharing files between social media platforms, and it is worth mentioning that it supports the MP4 format, which is the most important thing to ensure that the video is downloaded in high quality in terms of sound and image.The only downside is that the app only works on iPhones running iOS 12 or later, if all that wasn't enough for you then let me tell you that with the FoxFm app you will be able to convert video into audio clips to use as ringtones or the like, so In most cases, you may not need to download third-party software for this video editing only if you want to convert videos to audio clips. https://www.nologygate.com/news/أفضل-برامج-تنزيل-الفيديوهات-للايفون

How? Simple. If you choose to build a system based on components, and the sum of the respective components is at least 4000 lei, then you will receive a free video card and a voucher of 419 lei. PC Garage offers a video card as a gift Everyone knows that there is a problem with video cards. You don't really find them and the ones that are on the market are very expensive. PC Garage's initiative is to offer a temporary video card and a voucher that you can use later, maybe when you buy a video card. The card offered for free is the GT 730. It is a temporary solution until new stocks of more powerful video cards appear. To receive it, you must build a system that will cost at least 4000 lei. In practice, you have to choose a processor, a motherboard, memory, SSD, source and case, and the video card is offered for free by PC Garage => Click Screen

Since the hugely successful launch of the Nintendo NES Classic Edition back in 2016, the retro games console has become a lucrative little side hustle for the big console manufacturers and smaller retro hardware companies; so much so that machines such as the SNES Classic Mini and Mega Drive Mini – which are both excellent – are now hard to get hold of without paying vastly inflated prices. Here, though, are six superb alternatives you can buy now without too much of a hunt or the need to take out a second mortgage. PC Engine CoreGrafx Mini (£100) https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/nov/30/the-best-retro-video-game-consoles-for-2022?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

From the unlikely return of Gladiators to the resurgence of the layered blowout hairstyle beloved of Rachel from Friends, 90s nostalgia is in rude health. It was only a matter of time, then, until we witnessed the return of the era’s most baffling toy – the Tamagotchi. Created by Akihiro Yokoi and Aki Maita in 1996, these keychain-sized gaming devices became an instant playground phenomenon, seeing millions of children neglect their real-life pets in favour of cleaning pixelated poop. Then, just as quickly as they arrived, these pocket playthings disappeared. While Nintendo channelled the Tamagotchi spirit into the hugely successful Nintendogs series, the rise of increasingly complex life sims, such as … well, The Sims, saw the pet and play genre die an untimely death – until now. Resurrected in the form of augmented-reality-powered app Peridot from Pokémon Go creator Niantic, the San Franciscan tech firm is once again inviting the world to hatch and care for their own unique digital pet. From teaching it tricks and taking it with you on walks to playing breeder and creating the ultimate cutesy creature alongside other players, Peridot is 2023’s smartphone-ready twist on the 90s fad. https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/may/09/tamagotchi-peridot-ar-pet-app-pokemon-go?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Othe

PUBG developer Krafton has sued Apple, Google, and the maker of what it says is a copycat PUBG for offering a "blatantly infringing mobile version of Battlegrounds." As The Verge reports, the lawsuit filed on Jan. 10 alleges that in 2017 Apple and Google began selling Free Fire: Battlegrounds from Garena (later renamed Free Fire). Garena later released a separate app, Free Fire Max. Krafton argues that Garena’s games copy many aspects of PUBG, from the unique airplane drop-in at the start of each match and the game structure to the weapon and item selection and even the color schemes. Even YouTube is getting drawn into this legal fight, as Krafton claims the video site “is hosting countless posts of Free Fire and Free Fire Max gameplay, many of which have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times, and in some cases more than a million times." They “feature numerous elements from Free Fire and Free Fire Max that infringe Battlegrounds.” Krafton also takes issue with a feature-length Chinese film posted widely on YouTube that it claims is a “blatantly infringing live-action dramatization of Battleground.” On Dec. 21, 2021, Krafton requested that Garena pull its games from Apple and Google’s app stores and that YouTube take down posts containing game footage with infringing elements, as well as the Chinese film. Krafton says Garena refused. “Apple and Google fail to address legitimate claims of copyright infringement on their networks where they are indemnified by deep-pocketed co-infringers, like Garena," the lawsuit says. "This selective enforcement of copyright law renders Apple and Google liable for willful infringement.” Data from Sensor Tower shows Free Fire earned $1.1 billion from in-game spending in 2021, The Verge reports. This isn’t the first legal battle between Krafton and Garena. In 2017, the two sides settled a similar copycat case in Singapore, thought it did not sign a licensing deal, the suit says. https://me.pcmag.com/en/mobile-games/13526/pubg-developer-sues-google-apple-game-maker-over-copycat-apps

It takes a special kind of cynicism to assert that long-term planning must have primacy over short-term expediency while defending a policychoice that does the exact opposite. Rishi Sunak’s decision to postpone deadlines for the transition to low-carbon technology is the very definition of tactical partisanship trumping strategic statecraft. That the prime minister sought to present it otherwise in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday shows contempt for anyone who understands the urgency of the climate crisis. The prime minister veils his ploy in economic terms. The claim is that measures designed to accelerate the switch to low-carbon technology – a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, for example, and a deadline for phasing out the installation of new gas boilers by 2035 – heap the cost of transition on consumers. Downing Street insists the commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 stands, but will be reached by “more proportionate” means. The electoral calculation is that voters can be spooked by the retail price of electric vehicles and low-carbon heating solutions. A campaign can then be fought on the basis that Labour represents eco-fanatics who want to force drivers off the roads, while Tories represent hardworking folk in ordinary cars. The belief that this can work is derived, in part, from the Uxbridge byelection in July, when the plans of London’s Labour mayor for new charges on heavily polluting vehicles were weaponised in a campaign that kept the seat in Conservative hands. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/20/the-guardian-view-on-diluting-net-zero-targets-bad-economics-dictated-by-cynical-politics?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other