Games

The titan arum, also called the corpse flower, is growing quickly – about 8 centimeters (3 inches) each day! It’s already over 2.2 meters (7 feet) tall.

The PlayStation 1 saw a surge of innovative JRPGs. Many were incredibly ambitious, either boasting massive worlds that needed multiple CDs, or introducing gameplay features so unique they felt unbelievable at the time.

These events are happening at night or during slower times in major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Qingdao.

Justin Pasternak, age 26, is the founder of Simulate, the company that created Nuggs, the popular vegan chicken nuggets. Before being sold in 2024, Simulate was worth $250 million.

Despite being somewhat prepared for long waits, I’m still often disappointed when new JRPGs face further delays or a lack of updates. It’s common for these games to take two or three years – or even longer, depending on how ambitious they are – but I’m always surprised when things get stuck in development limbo.

Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky was arrested in Miramar Beach, Florida, and taken to Walton County Jail. Police stopped a Lyft car he was driving, where he had been working as a driver for over a year, and took him into custody.

Veritas Tales is a modern take on the classic gamebook experience, as described by Digitalis Publishing. The game features over 300 illustrations created by experienced artist Yoshio Nishimura.

Male Allies UK, a group dedicated to supporting men and boys, recently surveyed 1,000 teenage boys to understand their thoughts, actions, and relationships. The results showed that about 80% of these boys have talked to an AI chatbot.

Stardust: Wish of Witch is a story-driven tactical RPG created by a small Korean development team. It features beautiful, animated pixel art and is fully voiced in Korean. You can try a demo of the game right now on its Steam page.

Mingming Henmang, the biggest snack retailer in China, recently opened a new store in Changsha called ‘Snack Kingdom’. This store aims to offer a special shopping experience for snack fans, and it carries over 6,500 different snack brands from around the globe.