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Five things to know about the blockbuster GTA games
Five things to know about the blockbuster GTA games
by  AFP

Rockstar Games, the studio behind the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto series, has said it will release the trailer for the next instalment in December, setting the gaming world abuzz. Rockstar said Wednesday it will release a trailer for the game next month to mark 25 years of the studio, but did not say when the game will be released.

'Like a video game': Japan's gangs hire online
'Like a video game': Japan's gangs hire online
by  AFP

Risa Yamada grew up fatherless and struggled to find consistent work until she stumbled on an intriguing job listing: one of a growing number of advertisements posted on social media by Japanese criminal gangs. - Gateway - Black-market job advertisements have long appeared in Japanese magazines or on stickers in public toilets.

Disney+ adds subscribers amid cost-cutting campaign
Disney+ adds subscribers amid cost-cutting campaign
by  AFP

Disney's streaming service has attracted nearly seven million new subscribers, the company said Wednesday, reversing a period of decline that had raised doubts about its rivalry with industry leader Netflix. Those efforts saw Disney's streaming losses contract to $387 million in the most recent quarter, down from $1.47 billion a year earlier.

Grand Theft Auto maker to release new game's trailer in December
Grand Theft Auto maker to release new game's trailer in December
by  AFP

The maker of "Grand Theft Auto" said Wednesday that it will release a trailer for the long-awaited next instalment of one of the biggest-selling video game series of all time next month. Footage of "Grand Theft Auto VI" was leaked last year in one of the biggest hacks in the history of the video game industry, months after Rockstar Games announced that the game was under development.

'Call of Duty', the stalwart video game veteran, turns 20
'Call of Duty', the stalwart video game veteran, turns 20
by  AFP

James Spratt recalls dashing home from school as a teenager to band together online with friends to do battle in "Call of Duty", the global video game juggernaut that never gets old. "At school, we were racing home basically to get a squad of six together because if you missed out on being with your friends, you were playing by yourself," said Spratt, who recently turned 30 years old.

US hospitals turn to gig platforms on nurse shortage
US hospitals turn to gig platforms on nurse shortage
by  AFP

When Jessica Martinez moved away from home in 2020, a temporary contract brought her to New Jersey as a nurse on the frontlines of the pandemic. Some 100,000 registered nurses left the workplace due to stresses in the Covid-19 pandemic, found a report this year by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.