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Katsuhiro Harada creator of the Tekken series has now founded VS Studio as a new subsidiary of SNK, the company known for fighting games like The King of Fighters. Harada is the head of the studio, which is based in Tokyo. They want to make great games that players will remember for a long time by using the latest tech, giving the team real creative freedom, and working in a relaxed place where new ideas can grow easily. Their motto is "Beyond tradition, crafted to perfection." Harada is now looking for people who love games to join the team. No first game has been announced yet but the studio will start hiring soon.

A former id Software developer has slammed Microsoft after the recent Xbox layoffs, saying there are “no benefits to being owned by Microsoft.” Speaking after the cuts at the DOOM studio, the developer said Microsoft “destroyed immense amounts of value” and claimed the company laid off staff before even seeing how successful the new DOOM: The Dark Ages – Revelations DLC would be. The developer argued that years of experience and technical knowledge were lost overnight, damaging the studio far beyond headcount reduction.

Helldivers 2 is set to receive major “core” improvements to the Galactic War this summer, according to an update from Arrowhead Game Studios. The studio has expanded its team focused on meta-progression and the Galactic War, acknowledging that the system needs more depth for long-term player engagement. >Major Orders will evolve into multi-week themed campaigns with branching outcomes based on community performance. >The Galactic War will become more reactive, with player actions directly influencing story developments, available planets, rewards, and even some gameplay systems. >Rewards will offer greater variety and meaning, including the return of stratagem unlocks earned through gameplay rather than warbonds alone. These will feel more distinctive and tied to collective progress. Additional updates will expand player progression overall, raising the level cap beyond 150 with new red stratagems, evolving ship systems, and ship modules.

Wow, Jimmy Kimmel, who is in no way funny as attested to by his terrible Television Ratings, made a statement on his Show that is really shocking. He showed a fake video of the First Lady, Melania, and our son, Barron, like they were actually sitting in his studio, listening to him speak, which they weren’t, and never would be. He then stated, “Our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow." A day later a lunatic tried entering the ballroom of the White House Correspondents Dinner, loaded up with a shotgun, handgun, and many knives. He was there for a very obvious and sinister reason. I appreciate that so many people are incensed by Kimmel’s despicable call to violence, and normally would not be responsive to anything that he said but, this is something far beyond the pale. Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP ( Donald J. Trump - TS: Apr 27 2026, 1:26 PM ET )

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Todd Howard has shared one of Bethesda’s biggest updates in years, giving fans a clearer look at what’s next for Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and Starfield. >Fallout 5 is officially in pre-production but is still years away. Bethesda’s main focus remains The Elder Scrolls VI, and full development on Fallout 5 won’t begin until after that game is finished. > Obsidian is officially working on a new Fallout project. >Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are both getting remasters. Bethesda says both classics are being updated for modern platforms > The Elder Scrolls VI is now Bethesda Game Studios’ main priority, with most of the team focused on its development. > Starfield isn’t going anywhere. Howard confirmed the game will continue receiving updates and new content, with more announcements planned in the future. > Bethesda also says the Fallout franchise has a long-term future, with multiple projects planned beyond Fallout 5.

The next major earthquake on the San Andreas Fault could be significantly larger than long-held expectations for “the Big One.” This warning comes from scientists who studied the devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March 2025, killing more than 5,000 people. Researchers found that the Sagaing Fault behaved in ways many geologists had not anticipated. Instead of rupturing only within the section where stress had accumulated for decades, the earthquake propagated across more than 310 miles (approximately 500 km) of the fault — extending well beyond the zones previously considered most likely to break. This discovery challenges a core assumption in earthquake science: that faults tend to repeat similar rupture patterns over time, with earthquakes largely confined to segments where stress has built up since the previous event. The Myanmar quake demonstrated that ruptures can cascade across much larger sections of a fault than expected, releasing more slip and involving longer distances than earlier models predicted. These insights are especially relevant for California because the Sagaing Fault shares important similarities with the San Andreas Fault. Both are long, relatively straight strike-slip faults where the two sides slide horizontally past one another. The San Andreas stretches about 746 miles (1,200 km) through California and has produced some of the largest earthquakes in U.S. history, including the catastrophic 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The 2025 Myanmar event serves as a powerful reminder that faults do not always follow historical patterns. In some cases, future earthquakes may rupture longer distances, involve larger fault sections, and generate more energy than previously anticipated. Scientists stress that this does not mean a giant earthquake is imminent. Precise prediction of earthquakes remains impossible. Nevertheless, the study shows that relying solely on past earthquake behavior may underestimate the true potential size and impact of major events on long strike-slip faults. [Li, B., et al. Seismic gap breached by the 2025 Mw 7.7 Mandalay (Myanmar) earthquake. Nature Geoscience. 2025. DOI: 10.1038/s41561-025-01861-7]

From bustling city streets to quiet moments of reflection, the winning images from Stanford Global Studies’ photo contest capture the people, places, and experiences that shape global learning beyond the classroom.