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Another Konami title announced today for Switch is Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. Evil Empire and Motion Twin (Dead Cells, The Rogue Prince of Persia) are developing the title, and it will be launching on multiple platforms including the Switch in 2026. Here's the rundown via Konami: Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse –follow a young Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin. Medieval Paris, Where the Tolling Bells Herald the End1499. Paris is engulfed as monstrous creatures suddenly emerge from the shadows.Armed with the legendary holy whip, the Vampire Killer, Trevor Belmont’s successor ventures into the burning streets and the looming castle to hunt down the beasts.Will she succeed in saving Paris from devastation…? ...

The Trump administration has revoked the bedrock scientific determination that gives the government the ability to regulate climate-heating pollution. The move was described as a gift to “billionaire polluters” at the expense of Americans’ health.The endangerment finding, which states that the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere endangers public health and welfare, has since 2009 allowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit heat-trapping pollution from vehicles, power plants and other industrial sources.Thursday’s decision removes the government’s ability to impose requirements to track, report and limit climate-heating pollution from cars and trucks. Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the US.The move comes as part of Trump’s bigger anti-en...

It's a new year, and as snow flurries start to settle, video game publishers are laying out the roadmap for 2026 and beyond. Here's everything announced at the February PlayStation State of Play, which debuted earlier today.Kena: Scars of Kosmora AnnouncedRelease Date: 2026 (PlayStation, PC) Developer Ember Lab, helmed by the Grier brothers, announced a sequel to its 3D action platformer, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, during today's PlayStation State of Play. Kena: Scars of Kosmora follows an older, more experienced Kena who now helps living people as a spirit guide, equipped with a new staff and her fox-like spirit companion, which seemingly evolves into a mount later in the adventure. Ghost of Yōtei Legends Got a Release Date TrailerRelease Date: March 10 (PlayStation 5) Coming alongside Patc...

image: Artificial Intelligence & Environment – Harnessing AI to Tackle Eco-Environmental Crises for a Sustainable Future view more  Credit: James P. Lewis, Chang-Er Chen and Guang-Guo Ying Artificial Intelligence & Environment (AI&E), officially launched in November 2025, is co-edited by Professor Guang-Guo Ying (South China Normal University) and Professor James P. Lewis (The University of Hong Kong). The journal is dedicated to advancing the innovative applications of AI in ecological protection, climate change mitigation, water resource management, pollution control, and sustainable development. AI&E provides a cutting-edge, efficient, and professional platform ...

Game Freak has shed a little more light on the "relatively small" internal team working on its upcoming release, Beast of Reincarnation. In Beast of Reincarnation, players take the role of Emma the Sealer, who along with her canine companion Koo will need to confront the source of the world's corruption to save humanity. Earlier this year, it was revealed that while Game Freak - which is also known for its work on the Pokémon series - is developing Beast of Reincarnation, it has enlisted the help of other studios to support its work. "We're lucky to have a lot of people working on it externally as well," the developer said in January. Now, following the debut of the game's latest trailer (see further down in this article), I was able to ask game director Kota Furushima a few questions abou...

Alfred State educator will participate in one-year fellowship From Alfred State College, Jennifer Noble, Assistant Dean of the School of Applied Technology at Alfred State, has been named one of seventeen members of the Data Science for Education (DS4EDU) Fellows program. The program run through Carnegie Mellon University is designed to support learning professionals with a diverse set of skills and experiences. The one-year fellowship provides training in both educational data science methods and the types of edtech tools that are best suited to generating and analyzing robust learning data. Supported by the Department of Education’s Institute for Education Sciences (IES), the DS4EDU program will support cohorts of up to 25 participants, who will spend their fellowship working c...

Christmas ended six weeks ago, but the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Christmas Bird Count is wrapping up this month.The initiative is part of a national bird census, and participants estimate that roughly 1,200 species are at risk of extinction in the next century.Aspen volunteers perched throughout town counted and identified different species in late December and early January, and ACES is submitting their results to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology this week.Rebecca Weiss is an ACES naturalist who also leads the nonprofit’s birding program, spearheading Aspen’s bird count for 15 years.Weiss spoke with Aspen Public Radio’s Regan Mertz about the citizen science initiative in Aspen and how the bird count helps conservation efforts.The conversation below has been edited for c...

The February 2026 State of Play has just concluded, and it was packed full of surprise reveals, grand-returns of legacy series, and some truly oddball shock announcements. In it, we saw not only upcoming titles like Marathon, Pragmata, and Resident Evil Requiem, but also a nice gaggle of remakes too. These include the Metal Gear Solid Collection Vol. 2, and the God of War Trilogy Remake. This article will feature all the reveals from tonight's State of Play, including a descriptor of what they are and a trailer for your viewing pleasure. So if you want an comprehensive breakdown of the show, you're in the right place. It's been updated as the show went on, so it should all be in order and easy to digest. Kena: Scars of Kosmora A sequel to Kena: Bridge of Spirits is here. Kena: Scar...

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Konami is working on Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2, and the company today confirmed plans to release it on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. The package comes out on August 27, 2026.Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 includes Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (HD Collection version), and Metal Gear: Ghost Babel. For Metal Gear Solid 4, Konam is increasing the resolution and frame rate while also implementing custom controls. Peace Walker will also have custom controls. Ghost Babel comes with screen filters, pixel-perfect, screen settings, rewind, and custom controls.Here’s an overview of the package:Introducing the second installment of the collection, featuring the first-ever port of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal...