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Premier's brother 'relaxed' in Fiji to dodge inquiry

The brother of a state premier was told to "relax, read a book, gym, beers" while laying low in Fiji to avoid being summoned to answer corruption allegations.

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“I tried to play rock stuff. I didn’t particularly like jazz – I couldn’t hear what was happening in it”: The pioneering jazz guitarist who bridged Jimi Hendrix and Wes Montgomery – and was gone too soon

In the ’70s and ’80s, Emily Remler broke new ground by blending jazz with samba, bossa nova, bebop, and hard bop, recording seven studio albums before her tragic death at 32

Guitar World

A road trip through New England revealed the region’s vast cultural legacy

Taking in the houses of literary giants such as Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain and Herman Melville, Geordie Greig and his daughter embarked on a remarkable drive through the east coast

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Concord Biotech shares gain 6% after USFDA approval for Tofacitinib tablets

Concord Biotech's shares surged over 6% after receiving USFDA approval for its Tofacitinib Tablets in 5 mg and 10 mg strengths. This approval for rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions is expected to bolster its U.S. market presence and product portfolio, targeting a $500 million market opportunity.

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Deus Ex and Marathon actor wants to quit Twitter because he's tired of hearing Destiny 2 diehards hate on Bungie's new FPS: "How do you hope something fails?"

"Cool, don't play Marathon. That's fine, speak with your wallet"

GamesRadar

Killing Marathon would be self-sabotage for Sony

Opinion | Bungie's shooter is rehabilitating PlayStation's reputation for first-party quality

GamesRadar

Bula boost for Tigers as fullback signs four-year deal

Jahream Bula has signed a four-year extension that will keep the dynamic fullback at Wests Tigers until the end of the 2030 NRL seson.

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PUBG boss was "sad" to see Concord and Highguard get shut down, but hopes to learn from their mistakes

Taeseok Jang finds the silver lining in these situations

GamesRadar

Jeff Kaplan has choice words for players who just live to hate: "Shut the f— up"

Straight and to the point, the former Vice President of Blizzard calls bullshit on people who's existance depends on earning more internet upvotes.

Windows Central

Customers urged to destroy helmets sold at Walmart as 40,000 recalled

Recall could cost helmet distributor Todson more than $1.2m

Cycling Weekly

Games like Highguard are just "gambling by investors" who "know ahead of time a flop is likely," says indie legend: "Sucks for the developers who get caught in the churn"

The FPS is now being shut down permanently

GamesRadar

Highguard failed because it didn't use what made ARC Raiders great — and if it did, it might have had a better chance

Had the development team behind Highguard followed a few key steps that made ARC Raiders great, they might have had a chance.

Windows Central

Fans react to Sony's closure of Bluepoint Games

Is the studio paying the price for PlayStation's mismanagement?

Creative Bloq

Former Marathon art director says 'what I could control, I feel really good about' in the face of pre-release animosity: 'You can't take that away from me'

"All great art—commercial art anyways—it’s doubted and there’s a level of skepticism. Until there’s not."

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Comparisons to Concord didn't feel great, says ex Marathon art director, but "as much as the haters try online ... you can't take the thing I care about the most"

Marathon's certainly got style

PC Gamer

Hero shooter Highguard reportedly didn't even pay for the Game Awards slot that's earned it so much preemptive hate—the showrunners thought it deserved the spotlight

Highguard's trailer landed with a thud at 2025's biggest award show, but it didn't pay for the privilege.

GamesRadar

After Payday 3's fumbles, Fairgames just might turn out to be the heist game that I crave

Opinion | Done right, stealing digital dollars will bring in plenty of real ones

GamesRadar

Concord fans bring Sony's infamous hero shooter flop back a year after it went offline, only for the PlayStation maker to smite the project down within days

Sony is already cracking down with "worrying legal action"

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Destructoid

You thought Concord was dead? Well, it is, but Sony just double-tapped it

Once wasn't enough.

PC Gamer

Shortly after Concord's resurrection by fans, it looks like Sony might be about to kill it again: 'Due to worrying legal action we’ve decided to pause invites for the time being'

But as for the Concord fans, they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.

PC Gamer

Concord, one of the most infamous videogame flops of all time, may already be flopping again as Sony brings the hammer down on revival mod

At this stage, it's buggy—but it works.

PC Gamer

'Gamers deserve clarity': UK Parliament debates videogame ownership while also beating the dead horse named Concord

Concord is quickly becoming shorthand for 'messed-up videogame launch'.

PC Gamer

After cancelling 8 of the 12 live service games Sony promised to release by 2025, PlayStation studios boss says the number doesn't really matter: 'What is important to me is having a diverse set of player experiences'

"I don't want teams to always play it safe, but I would like for us, when we fail, to fail early and cheaply."

GamesRadar

Architect of Sony's disastrous 'live-service push' says failures are good actually, because now there's "more rigorous and more frequent testing"

"I don't want teams to always play it safe, but I would like for us, when we fail, to fail early and cheaply"

The Guardian - UK

‘I tried to be nice. Sometimes I would explode’: John Fogerty on Creedence, contracts and control

As the driving force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, he wrote some of the 60s’ most enduring songs. But a poor record deal followed by years in the wilderness drove him to the brink of breakdown. Now 80, he looks back

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