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The story-driven RPG follows two groups traveling toward the same sacred peak, with command-based battles and no random encounters.Solo Japanese developer Konno Tobari has announced Echoes of the Flame, a story-driven 2.5D turn-based RPG in development for PC via Steam. The game is planned to launch first in Japanese in late 2026, with English and Simplified Chinese support expected to follow in 2027.The story follows two separate parties as they travel from opposite sides of the world toward the sacred peak of Coral.Both groups are tied to the Flame Wardens, protectors of a world where the cycle of souls plays…

Some open-world games are huge, but not fun to explore because there is nothing in them, or they simply don’t have cool mechanics to invite players to have fun while traversing. It can be difficult for developers to find a good balance between all the gameplay features, and for some players, all they want is a cool world to explore. Some examples include sailing in Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag and exploring between land, underground, and air in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Why are these games compelling to explore, and what else made the list? In…

Global Affairs Canada Readout May 13, 2026 – Muscat, Oman – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with His Excellency Salim bin Nasser bin Said Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals of the Sultanate of Oman (Oman). Minister Anand highlighted Canada’s position as a reliable investment partner and global leader in energy and critical mineral production. She underscored Canada and Oman’s shared priority of building resilient and diversified supply chains. Minister Anand noted that Canadian companies are delivering on large-scale energy efficiency projects in Oman’s energy sector, contributing to Oman’s Vision 2040 decarbonization…

MIDS JTRS offers greater performance to the previous MIDS – Low Volume Terminal test for F-16 aircraft. Credit: BAE Systems. BAE Systems has finalised an upgraded Link 16 test capability for the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) terminals on US Air Force F-16 aircraft.  In a release on 14 May 2026, the company said it has successfully integrated this test solution, aiming to streamline maintenance and speed up aircraft return to service.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The automated testing equipment is now active on both…

The conclusion of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping marks the culmination of a turbulent moment in U.S.-Chinese relations. After a year of escalation and retaliation, including across-the-board U.S. tariffs and Chinese export controls on rare-earth minerals, both sides left the meeting touting success in stabilizing the relationship. But with the major underlying disputes between Beijing and Washington still unresolved, the future of the competition between the world’s two most powerful countries remains in flux.To understand the implications of the first U.S. presidential visit to China in nearly a decade, Dan Kurtz-Phelan, the editor…

Lawmakers ripped into Army leaders on Friday, asking why the service this week canceled the imminent deployment of a brigade combat team to Poland.But Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and acting Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve had few answers about the decision. It wasn’t theirs, LaNeve told lawmakers at the House Armed Services Committee hearing.The general said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had ordered U.S. European Command boss Gen. Alexus Grynkewich to reduce forces.“I’ve worked with [Grynkewich] in close consultation of what that force unit would be, and it made the most sense for that brigade to not do its deployment…

The U.S. Army is moving beyond battling individual drone threats as it experiments with tactics to combat — and attack with — throngs of unmanned aircraft in saturated skies. The latest iteration of Project Flytrap, a multinational exercise to test new drone technologies in a realistic conflict setting, pitted U.S. and allied forces against each other in scenarios that featured drone swarms, jamming systems and counter-UAS defenses that continue to redefine modern warfare.Army leaders have emphasized the need to integrate drones into doctrine and tactics, as they say the rise of inexpensive, mass-produced drones have forced the service to rethink…

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 14: Ronda Rousey arrives prior to the Press Conference for Netflix’s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano at Intuit Dome on May 14, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix) Perhaps the biggest question going into this weekend’s massive MMA event hosted by MVP promotions on Netflix, is how much are the fighters being paid? Fighter pay is one of the hottest topics in combat sports right now, for good reason. With companies like TKO (owners of the UFC) raking in billions of dollars, many fans and athletes alike are asking why the…

Bottom lines up front WASHINGTON—Earlier this week, I shared the five issues that I would be watching to assess whether US President Donald Trump’s trip to China delivered for the United States. Overall, Trump appears to have sidestepped the biggest trap—Beijing’s attempt to box Washington in on Taiwan—but underperformed on everything else. One of the only outcomes of note was China lifting an import ban on US beef, which it has already apparently reversed, or at least scaled down.  The biggest issue In the first bilateral meeting on the first day of Trump’s visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a blunt Taiwan warning. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s readout of the exchange, Xi called Taiwan the…

It all goes down tomorrow night (Sat., May 16, 2026) LIVE on Netflix from inside the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, Calif., as female legends Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano help ring in Most Valuable Promotions’ official mixed martial arts (MMA) debut.Official weigh ins were LIVE Friday morning with full results HERE.This weekend’s clash between Rousey and Carano is significant for more than one reason. Not only is it a matchup between two of the biggest names in female combat sports ever, but it’s MVP’s first attempt at stealing some MMA shine from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Remember, UFC had…