Africa ‘needs $1.2tn’ to recover coronavirus losses
The economic damage caused by coronavirus leaves the continent with a big repair bill, the IMF says.
North Korea holds military parade with missiles
The rare night time military parade comes weeks before the US presidential election.
Judge Extends Order Stopping Apple From Blocking Unreal Engine On iOS/Mac
The Epic Games vs. Apple trial isn’t set to begin until next year, and in the meantime, there was concern that Apple would disable Unreal Engine support on its devices. This would leave a huge number of developers without the ability to maintain or develop games on iOS and Mac, but a judge has stepped in. A previously temporary restraining order that barred Apple from doing this has been made permanent in the lead up to the trial.
In an order filed on October 9, United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said that all parties “in active concert or participation with Apple” are forbidden from taking action against “Epic Affiliates” in regard to Apple’s developer program, on the basis of Epic Games using direct payment methods to circumvent Apple’s own payment system.
“This preliminary injunction supersedes the prior temporary restraining order,” the order continued, adding that it will remain in effect for the duration of the litigation.
Khabarovsk: Police in Russia’s far east break up anti-Kremlin protests
The far eastern city of Khabarovsk has seen months of protests after a popular governor was detained.
Trump Takes Sham ‘Health Assessment’ In Bizarre Fox Appearance
The Stand (2020): Trailer & New Series Explained
A new trailer for CBS All Access limited event series The Stand was revealed during New York Comic Con. Here is everything we know about the upcoming Stephen King adaptation.Helstrom Review: Marvel’s Horror Series Is A Decent Halloween Binge
Helstrom, based on the Marvel comic book characters Daimon and Ana Helstrom, is the closest Marvel has come to horror yet, which means its release is perfectly timed for the spooky season. It also looks to be the final live-action Marvel series that isn’t an expansion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The series follows a pair of estranged adult siblings, Daimon (Tom Austen) and Ana (Sydney Lemon), who happen to be the children of a demon dad that happens to also be a serial killer, and a mother who’s spent the last two decades possessed and institutionalized. As a result of their parentage, the siblings have supernatural powers and no shortage of emotional baggage.
The story kicks off when Daimon, who makes his living as an ethics professor and also happens to be a part-time exorcist, learns that the demon possessing his and Ana’s mother is attempting to carry out a mysterious sinister plot. He enlists Ana, an antiquities broker, to help figure out what’s going on. Naturally, they discover that the mystery goes far deeper–and potentially includes even more demons.
Netflix Just Picked Up A New Project Produced By Avengers Endgame Directors
Mosul, the military action movie produced by Joe and Anthony Russo, has found a home at Netflix, where it will release this November, according to a report from THR.
Written and directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan, who co-wrote World War Z and 21 Bridges (also Russo-produced), the movie retells the real-world events as first described in The New Yorker’s “The Desperate Battle to Destroy Isis.” The story centers around a group of Iraqi police on the Nineveh SWAT team as they defend their Northern Iraq town.
Mosul first premiered at Venice Film Festival in 2019, and then at the Toronto International Film Festival after that. The film was initially set for distribution in 2019 via 101 Studio, but plans fell through according to THR.
I Am Dead Review – Staying Alive
It’s common in games for death to go unexplored. When it’s not used as a narrative device to motivate living characters, it’s brushed aside as collateral for a game’s mechanics, with few interrogating the effects of your actions. I Am Dead is nothing like that. Not only do you play as a recently deceased protagonist, but its warm and welcoming tale explores themes of what it means to leave a legacy–however big or small–on the people you shared your brief time with while alive.
Playing as former museum curator Morris Lupton and guided by his equally dead pet dog, Sparky, you explore the recent history of the fictional island of Shelmerston in search of a new guardian for the tranquil settlement. The island’s dormant volcano is being kept at bay by the waning spirit of a former inhabitant, forcing Lupton to search for a replacement from a handful of other Shelmerston inhabitants that have recently found themselves in the afterlife. With the ability to explore some of the island’s picturesque locations and interact with objects in ways unique to your spectral form, you slowly unearth the island’s history and touching vignettes of some of its residents.
Before being able to ask a friendly resident ghost if they’re up to the task of watching over Shelmerston, you need to first learn about their lasting impact on those who are still alive. This manifests in distinct levels where you explore stories of each character through the lens of those who remember them. The devout followers of a yoga instructor who reside in a repurposed lighthouse recall the calming nature of their late leader, coloring in his complex relationship with past trauma and how it shaped his pursuit for inner peace. Another tale set in the island’s bustling port town tells the tale of a blossoming romance between two youths who both discovered more about themselves when apart, which cemented their relationship further when reunited. These stories help introduce you to the would-be caretakers before you get to meet them, giving you all the context you need to understand their decision to either accept or decline the position of island custodian.