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GoldenEye 007 is unbanned in Germany after 24 years

In context: GoldenEye 007 was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1997 and quickly became one of the console’s most popular games in most of the world. It was never, however, released in Germany. Prior to its release, Germany classified GoldenEye as “media harmful to young persons” and included it on a list of games…

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Searching for solutions to a crisis decades in the making

Island Press is “the nation’s leading publisher on environmental issues.” In its latest release, Thicker than Water, Erica Cirino, a photojournalist and licensed wildlife rehabilitator, explores what becomes of plastic—all 8 billion or so tons of it that humans have manufactured in the last 70-ish years. Plastic’s greatest strength is also its greatest flaw: it…

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This is the world’s oldest image of a ghost

Do not look behind you — The Babylonian tablet may have come from an ancient exorcist’s library. Kiona N. Smith – Oct 31, 2021 11:30 am UTC Photograph: The British Museum A curator exploring the shadowy recesses of the British Museum’s archives recently encountered a ghost—or rather, the world’s oldest image of one, etched onto…

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Sega partners with Microsoft to build “Super Game” on Azure

Sega and Microsoft this week announced a new partnership where Sega will make games on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. It seems to be the next step in Sega’s previously stated plan for a “Super Game” initiative. The announcement came on Sega’s press channel on Monday. More specifically, Sega says it’s utilizing Microsoft’s Azure platform to…

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