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Surgery robot 'game-changing' for cancer patients in Sheffield

Cancer patients are due to benefit from a new surgical robot in Sheffield after a funding boost. Sheffield Hospitals Charity has funded Northern General Hospital's da Vinci Xi surgical system with a £1.45m donation - said to be its largest…

Mobile child cancer chemotherapy units 'an absolute game changer

Gill DummiganNorth West health correspondent The UK's first mobile children's chemotherapy unit has been described by the father of a 13-year-old leukaemia patient as an 'absolute game changer' for families. The unit, being trialled in the…

New games area planned for Scarborough after £200k funding secured

Anttoni James Numminen Local Democracy Reporting Service A new multi-use games area for sports including football, hockey, cricket and basketball is to be created in Scarborough after more than £200,000 of funding was secured. An existing…

Brayden Schenn's almost-immediate return to St. Louis will be 'an emotional game'

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When the St. Louis Blues traded Brayden Schenn on Friday, they put letters on the sweaters of Jake Neighbours and Philip Broberg that evening in a 3-2 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks. “That's pretty…

London Games Festival is back for 2026: here's what to know

Fans of gaming, listen up: London Games Festival has officially unveiled what's happening for the festival's latest iteration. The festival, which runs every year, celebrates the best of gaming in the UK and beyond, culminating with the BAFTA Games…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says company is 'long on gaming' amid rumors of 'sunsetting' Xbox due to AI

Xbox employees and players can rest assured that the console's future is safe from the threat of artificial intelligence, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says. That's per an internal Q&A with incoming Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Windows Central reported…

Tencent Cloud Unveils AI-Powered Gaming Solutions at GDC 2026, Transforming Connection, Creation, and Security for the Future of Games

The Latest GVoice Brings Revolutionary Upgrade to In-Game Player Journey and Immersion SAN FRANCISCO , March 9, 2026 /CNW/ -- At the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) 2026, Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent…

A guide to identifying cheating in online video games in 2026

Serafim Pinto is the CTO and co-founder of the anti-cheat solutions provider Anybrain. The cheating landscape in video games is drastically different in 2026 than in previous years. Advancements in generative AI (GenAI) coding have opened the…

For the first time in years, there are no blockchain gaming talks at GDC

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I'm a novice to the game': Lomax admits he has a mountain to climb

Zac Lomax concedes he is switching codes as a rugby 'novice' in an audacious quest to become a dual international and play in next year's home World Cup. While refusing to completely close the door on his NRL career, Lomax on Tuesday committed his…

SWPL: Follow five games & watch Hearts v Rangers

Here is how the SWPL table stood before Sunday's fixtures. The league has split into two, with the top six playing each other over the next two rounds of fixtures and the bottom four doing likewise. Some weekends, it will just be the top six teams…

DraftKings Promo Code For Nuggets-Thunder, NBA Games Gets $200 Bonus

By setting up a new account using the most recent DraftKings promo code, you will have a chance to get $200 in bonus bets while also securing a 100% profit boost for a bet on the NCAA Tournament winner. Place a $5 bet on games like Nuggets vs.

Panic's gaming ambitions hinge on the weird and whimsical

The publisher is set to follow Untitled Goose Game with Big Walk, an offbeat multiplayer game. Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. A game about an…

Pokemon Pokopia Pokedex listed - How many Pokemon are in the game?

Pokemon Pokopia has a pretty extensive Pokedex, filled to the brim with over 300 pocket monsters from the series' history. While you might not be catching ‘em all in the most traditional of ways, the game isn't short of ways to attract all…