Kellyanne Conway chosen as Trump’s ‘opioid czar’

Pool/Getty Images Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway will be President Donald Trump’s “opioid czar.” Conway will supervise the White House’s efforts to fight opioid addiction. Trump previously declared opioid abuse a national public health emergency. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has been chosen to be President Trump’s “opioid czar.” […]

Earth’s 1st interstellar explorers have been chosen, and they’re tiny

The Starlight program has selected both tardigrades and a species of roundworm as the Earth’s first interstellar voyagers who will cross the solar system at relativistic speeds on a laser-powered craft. “It will not be easy,” said Philip Lubin, head of the Starlight program at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), as cited by […]

Man Utd news LIVE updates: Mourinho’s chosen six, Ibrahimovic boost, Lukaku to skip court

MANCHESTER UNITED NEWS LIVE UPDATES: Follow below for all the latest news and gossip from Old Trafford… Sunday October 1  Mourinho’s six ‘chosen ones’ 06:00: Jose Mourinho has six untouchables in his Manchester United squad, according to Danny Blind.  United continued their impressive start to the season after thrashing Crystal Palace 4-0 at Old Trafford […]

Star Wars 8: 'Luke knows who the CHOSEN ONE was' – And it's NOT Rey

The latest revelations were made by Mark Hamill and director Rian Johnson. As with all the best story reveals, they only add to the pathos and drama that is unfolding around the Skywalker family. Many fans only believe that Anakin was the Chosen One, but there is a growing consensus that the role was passed […]

War of the Chosen promises a deeper, better XCOM 2

PREVIEW: When it was released, XCOM 2 was a fantastic tactical combat game with an ambitious and occasionally frustrating strategic layer. The complex interactions of the various global systems in the game were tough enough to deal with, at appropriately high difficulties, that various XCOM 2 missions felt so essential that they led to save […]

SNES Classic Mini has TWO editions, fans have chosen their favourite Super Nintendo design

The Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Edition has finally been announced by Nintendo after months of speculation and rumours. The SNES Classic Mini has a release date of September 29 and comes loaded with 21 games, including Super Mario World and the Star Fox 2. The latter has NEVER been released before.  At launch there […]

Steam Summer Sale’s best discounts, chosen by Ars’ cost-cutting braintrust [Updated]

Enlarge / Ooh, AND stickers?! Those are fun, but we’re here for the savings. (credit: Steam) Sun? Beaches? Rooftop parties? Pish-posh! It’s time to hide with your favorite acronyms—WASD, AC, 4K—as a discount-minded, summer-vacationing PC gamer. The annual Steam Summer Sale has returned just in time to keep you occupied and indoors. Sam walks you […]

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen upgrades design, enemies, and cinematic story

2K’s Firaxis Games made a lot of changes to the basic design of its turn-based combat game with the new expansion XCOM 2: War of the Chosen. The tactical combat game launches on August 29, the same day as turn-based Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. War of the Chosen will debut on the PC, PlayStation 4, […]

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen expansion hits PC and consoles August 29

Tactical alien murdering never goes out of style. XCOM 2 is getting more content later this year as 2K Games is preparing to launch an expansion called War of the Chosen. This add-on requires the core XCOM 2, but developer Firaxis is promising twice as much content as the Enemy Within expansion for the original […]