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MiHoYo has announced that the long-awaited Genshin Impact update 2.7 will release on May 31. In a new blog post, the developer confirmed that maintenance for version 2.7 will start on May 31 and will take approximately five hours to complete. Version 2.7 was delayed back in April due to “project progress” and the severe COVID-19 lockdowns that have been imposed in Shanghai, China. The update will finally see the introduction of characters Yelan and Kuki Shinobu. MiHoYo also confirmed that the duration of 2.7 is expected…

More on the horizon for Cloud and pals? We could be hearing more about Square Enix’s plans for Final Fantasy VII fairly soon. Final Fantasy VII Remake director Tetsuya Nomura says that some FFVII news is in store for next month. During a Japanese-language livestream about battle royale Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier, Nomura said news is on the way regarding the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy VII for June, next month. (Translation via VGC and @aitaikimochi on Twitter.) The comment doesn’t seem to have any more…

Samsung is rolling out a new software update to the Galaxy S22 series. It comes less than a month after the devices received the May security update, which came almost a week ahead of time as well. While it’s still too early for the June security patch, the latest Samsung flagships are getting some stability improvements.The latest update for the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra is now rolling out in over a dozen countries, SamMobile has confirmed. The OTA (over the air) rollout seems to be currently limited…

Final Fantasy 7 Remake news is on the way next month, according to the game’s director Tetsuya Nomura. During today’s livestream for Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier, Nomura revealed that news on Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be coming next month. As reported by Twitter user @xenosaga7, Tetsuya Nomura said that plans were in motion for more news to tie in with the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy 7. Nomura: Next month they are planning to reveal information for Final Fantasy VII 25th anniversary — xenosaga (@xenosaga7)…

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Gillian McAllisterMichael Joseph, £14.99, pp416It’s 30 October and Jen is waiting for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to come home. It’s 1am, and he’s late, but she isn’t too worried – at least, no more than any mother would be. Watching from the window, she notices him and smiles – then sees the man following him. Rushing on to the street with her husband, Kelly, she watches as Todd stabs the man three times.She finds a knife in his bag – and takes it out. Will that be enough to send her back to her own timeline?Jen wakes up…

May is National Bike Month in the United States. With a combination of more cities focusing on walkability/bikeability as well as an increasingly alarming outlook on climate change, a larger discussion on switching to smaller vehicles couldn’t come soon enough. But for those who never considered switching to a bicycle before, it may be time to take a second look. And that’s because with the invention and subsequent skyrocketing in popularity of electric bikes, switching from an expensive and polluting car to a…

Through an app update today, Twitter teased plans to roll out its Spaces voice-chatting feature broadly. Once this feature is available, anyone can create live rooms with up to 10 people speaking and unlimited numbers can join to listen. The app update from Twitter says: Introducing Spaces, where live audio conversations happen. Now you can tweet and talk. Spaces brings Twitter to life. Although the release notes make it seem like Twitter is ready to launch the Spaces feature to everybody, the Verge reports that…

As Jason Momoa continues to reach new career heights in the Hollywood landscape, the actor is also experiencing a number of changes in his personal life. Earlier this year, he and wife Lisa Bonet announced that they’d decided to divorce after being married for less than five years (and being together for over a decade). Rumors have since swirled around the stars, with the latest buzz involving who Momoa may or may not be dating now. While one recent report turned out to be false, sources have now linked him to another…

South Korea will add an additional 230 international flights by next month to meet growing demand for travel in the wake of an easing of Covid-19 restrictions, Interior Minister Lee Sang-min said on Friday.The addition will raise the number of weekly international flights from 532 in May to 762 in June, reports Yonhap News Agency.Starting May 23, the government will also recognise negative rapid antigen test results for travellers boarding flights to South Korea, on top of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results…