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⚠️ Severe Alert. Issued on the 14th August 2026 at 7:00 pm. Issued by the UK Government. There is a very high risk of wildfires nationally. Residents, landowners and visitors should not undertake any activity that could start a fire, including disposable barbecues, firepits, garden incinerators or fireworks. Even a small flame can rapidly develop into a major wildfire placing lives, homes, businesses and emergency responders at risk. Follow official updates and report signs of fire immediately by calling 999. Search gov.uk/alerts for more information. | Leazes Park won back the Green Flag Award after a recent petition was accepted. CLICK HERE for more information. | Electronic Arts has been sold to a Saudi-led group for $55 billion dollars. | No Man’s Sky celebrates its 10 year anniversary. Still as popular as ever. | Grand Theft Auto VI release date has been extended from the original release date scheduled for June 2026 to now being 19th November 2026. | PlayStation will stop releasing games on disc in January 2028. | Warren’s Blog has celebrated its 25th blogiversary on the 21st July. | Fallout 3 Remake has not been announced with an official release date as of yet. | On the 11th of May 2026, the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) ruled in favour of Microsoft and 11 Minecraft Marketplace companies, denying original Skyblock creator Noobcrew’s 2019 trademark application for the term “Skyblock” and leaving the creator with significant legal debt. | As of March 2026, The Rothbury Estate appeal, backed by The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust, aims to purchase and secure 3,800 hectares (9,500 acres) in the heart of Northumberland for a major “nature” recovery project. The project will remove over 9,500 acres of land to build wind farms that is supposedly needed for the growing electricity supply. However this will not be a viable natural recovery for the site, as stated by the wildlife trust’s website. Further details in the article reveals the truth and the scope of the matter and the damage that will be caused by this venture. | 🚨 Scam Alert: Prepaid Mobile Recharge 🚨 | A group of players have built a 1:1 scale of London and it took them 5 years to build it. | 🚨 Scam Alert: GLARTENT 🚨 | Ubisoft bounces back with a cash injection from a stake by the Chinese tech giant Tencent | 🚨 Scam Alert: On Topup 🚨 | Rooster Teeth are back under independent ownership.

17 May 2025

Ubisoft bounces back with cash injection from a stake by the Chinese tech giant Tencent (News)

In 2024, Ubisoft had loads of layoffs, project cancellations, loss of profits (over $2.17 billion revenue in comparison to 2023) and studio shut downs, which the gaming industry at the moment is currently going through due to post-pandemic normalisation.

After Star Wars: Outlaws flopped, Ubisoft’s stock tanked, to the point that it needed a large desperate amount of funding for the company to survive.

In January 2025, Ubisoft secured funding from Chinese tech giant Tencent, known for its innovative hardware and software, has established funding for Ubisoft as leverage in Ubisoft’s franchises, which could bring them to the Chinese market and bolster Ubisoft's currently failing financial situation.

Tencent is also investing in a newly created subsidiary that will focus on Ubisoft's major franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six.

Ubisoft is still struggling and I could personally see Tencent acquiring majority control of the company before the end of the 2025 fiscal year.

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Happy 16th Birthday Minecraft! - Minecraft Guide

On this day in history in 2009, the first playable version of Minecraft was released to the public via a link in a Swedish gaming forum. Back then it was called Cave Game in its earliest form before adopting the name Minecraft before it became publicly available. The game is 16 years old this year. Happy birthday Minecraft!