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The Life is Strange Remastered Collection is available now
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The Life is Strange Remastered Collection is available now

Square Enix is ​​releasing today with the Life is Strange: Remastered Collection a collection of improved versions of the first two games in the award-winning adventure series. Players can experience the popular protagonists Max and Chloe on Google Stadia, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC with updated character models, improved motion capture technology and more features. Jon Brooke, Co-Head of Studio at Square Enix External Studios, said: "First of all, I would like to give credit to DONTNOD for creating the first Life is Strange game and to Deck Nine Games for the emotional performance of the popular characters have improved. The result of the hard work of both teams is the Life is Strange: Remastered Collection, which will be the start of an exciting and emotional journey for many n...
Train Life: The train simulation will soon get a bunch of new content
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Train Life: The train simulation will soon get a bunch of new content

A train journey is fun, a train journey is beautiful. This – slightly edited – children's song could already very aptly describe the core gameplay of Train Life. Because in this simulation, you can take the wheel of many trains that you already admired as a child, with your mouth open at the exit of the station. If you ever get bored of taking a lot of trains (however that may be), you can also trade in your conductor's cap for a manager's tie and keep your business running smoothly. And what happens when, after dozens of hours of play, you have moved all the trains and learned all the routes by heart? It's clear: the developer provides additional material. That's exactly what's coming to Train Life soon, as the second big major update for the Early Access phase delivers more ...
Train Life: A Railway Simulator gets second update
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Train Life: A Railway Simulator gets second update

Five months after the start of Early Access, developer Simteract is bringing the second update for Train Life: A Railway Simulator out. Train Life is the first simulator that allows fans to experience the job of a train driver while running their own railway company. With the help of the second update, trains run in Train Life: A Railway Simulator now also destinations in Eastern Europe. Fans can discover new routes in Poland and the Czech Republic beyond the borders of Germany. A new electric locomotive is also making its debut: the Lechner Koch DP2500. There are also numerous new, challenging scenarios. The Service Center has also been revised to provide more clarity and overview when purchasing and customizing locomotives. For this aspect of the gameplay, various elements - appea...
A virtuoso brings Afghan music to life away from the Taliban
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A virtuoso brings Afghan music to life away from the Taliban

Homayoun Sakhi closes his eyes and strokes his rubab, a wooden string instrument inlaid with mother-of-pearl. “I feel like I have my Afghanistan in my hands,” says the musician who plays the music from abroad, considered a sin by the Taliban. • Read also: Taliban and members of Afghan civil society speak in Oslo • Read also: Afghanistan: EU restores "minimal presence" in Kabul Met by AFP in London, Homayoun Sakhi, one of the most renowned rubab players in the world, is suffering from the effects of jet lag after arriving from California. He came to perform at the Barbican Center for a support concert to raise funds for his native country. Afghanistan is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis and its rich culture has also been threatened since the return to ...
COVID-19 is melting the life expectancy of Canadians
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COVID-19 is melting the life expectancy of Canadians

The life expectancy of Canadians has dropped by half a year in 2020 due to the thousands of deaths attributed to COVID-19, but also because of the opioid crisis which is wreaking more havoc than ever in the West Canadian. According to a Statistics Canada study released on Monday, the life expectancy of Canadians has plummeted from 82.3 years in 2019 to 81.7 years in 2020, down 0.6 years, or almost seven months. . “This is the largest annual decline in Canada since 1921, when the vital statistics system was introduced. This decrease was more marked in men (0.7 years) than in women (0.4 years),” said Statistics Canada. Quebecers, for their part, now have a life expectancy of 82.3 years, also down 0.6 points in 2020. Men have a life expectancy of 80.6 years (-0.5 ...
Drama in Arvida: touching call to ‘celebrate life beyond drama’
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Drama in Arvida: touching call to ‘celebrate life beyond drama’

The two children who lost their lives two weeks ago in an explosion caused by their father in Saguenay were taken to their final resting place on Sunday afternoon during a moving ceremony. “It's the drama that has always been in the foreground. So today is the time to celebrate the two children, so to celebrate their lives,” said priest Mario Tremblay before the ceremony at the Complexe funéraire Chicoutimi. The room was decorated with flowers, balloons, toys and colorful clothes, like the lively little boys, Félix Lalancette, 2, and his brother, Édouard, 6 months. ...