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Adobe shared a sneak peek of several under-development artificial intelligence (AI) agents across its platforms on Wednesday. The San Jose-based software giant is currently looking at how agentic tools can complete manual tasks to free up users to focus on creativity and productivity-based tasks. Adobe is building several AI agents for Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Acrobat, Adobe Express, and even Creative Cloud, that can make the creation and editing process easier for users. Notably, most of the previewed AI agents are currently not available to users, as the company is still working on them.Adobe Previews AI Agents Across Product LineupIn a blog post, the tech giant detailed the different AI agents it is currently working on. AI agents have become somewhat of a loosely used buzzword, with different companies defining it differently. But in essence, it is described as an AI system with a central intelligence and access to external tools that can not only analyse a problem and generate a solution, but can also take actions using tools to complete tasks autonomously.Adobe's previewed AI agents also fall under the same umbrella. The company is working on creating a suite of custom agents that can be assigned specific roles. These agents will come with different domain expertise, such as academic research, sales assistants, or tutors. After adding multiple files to Acrobat, users can activate the relevant agent and assign them tasks using a text prompt. The agents can then analyse the files, answer queries, and use reasoning to suggest more areas to explore. It can also derive insights from the files to create notes for the user.The tech giant is also planning to add an AI agent to the Adobe Express workflow. The firefly-powered platform allows users to create and edit designs for a wide variety of purposes. The company says the AI agent in the platform will act as a “creative partner” and will assist the user in every stage of the creation process. Users will be able to ask the AI to create a design, make specific changes, and even take manual control and make edits themselves.Adobe said enterprises can locally add a set of on-brand material, and the AI can understand the design language to generate images and creatives that adhere to the standard. Smaller startups can also benefit from the AI agent, as it can reduce the workload of the design team by outsourcing some of the creation process to the tool, the company added.Later this month, Adobe plans to debut the first “creative agent” in Photoshop alongside a new Actions panel. The agent will be able to analyse images added to a project and recommend “context-aware” edits. Users can then accept or reject the changes with a single tap. Additionally, they can also use natural language prompts to access more than 1,000 actions via the tool.The company highlighted that the main purpose of the planned AI tool is not just to provide users with an option to make faster edits, but to act as an assistant and get more out of Photoshop. Adobe said, in the future, the AI agent will also be able to share feedback and suggestions to help the user learn the platform better. It can also complete repetitive tasks such as preparing assets for export.Creative Cloud, the company's subscription-based on-cloud design service, is also said to be getting an AI agent. Adobe said the agent could be commanded to finish a series of tasks in the background while the user focuses on new design tasks or learning new techniques. These could include completing a mid-way design project or suggesting next steps in a workflow and completing them after the user gives confirmation.Earlier this month, Adobe also introduced an agentic tool in Premiere Pro. Dubbed Media Intelligence, the agent comes with a new search bar and allows users to find a particular clip in the user's library by typing a query in natural language. The tool can recognise a wide range of attributes, including objects, locations, camera angles, visuals, spoken words, or embedded metadata such as shoot data or camera type. This means editors can type “close-up of a glass of orange juice,” and the agent can find it from a large number of clips stored on the app.Notably, apart from the AI agent in Premiere Pro, others are still under development, and the company might introduce them later this year. The AI agent in Photoshop could be the first to arrive after Adobe showcases it next month.

The Effects of Artificial Intelligence in the Banking Sector16 min read·Just now--1. IntroductionSince its inception, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has influenced all fields of endeavor, including the banking sector. AI employs Language learning models (LLM), Deep Learning (DL), Natural Language Processing (NLP), big data and other algorithms to revolutionize the operations within the banking sector. Digital transformations have evolved the modus operandi in the field, and AI is important in the optimization of numerous processes. Some of such processes include customer service, which is done by incorporating AI-enabled virtual assistants, chatbots, fraud detection systems, credit scoring algorithms and so forth. This technology has led to better service efficiency, security improvement and customer satisfaction (Deloitte, 2024). Incorporating AI in the field of banking is, however, not without its unique challenges. There are some areas of concern in certain areas such as data privacy, regulatory compliance issues, and the probable increase in bias across decision-making processes in the field. Therefore, this research aims to observe the potential benefits and risks associated with the adoption in the banking sector.1.1 Background/ContextThe banking industry is one industry that benefits the most from the emergence of AI and this new technology is now a pillar in the expansion of industries around the world. AI has brought solutions to financial institutions through its ability to detect fraud while managing customers and creating credit scores alongside personalized financial services (Cîmpeanu, Dragomir, & Zota, 2023). Progressive banking organizations became more operationally efficient after they adopted AI-driven solutions for their operations. (Cîmpeanu, Dragomir, & Zota, 2023). The banking industry has benefited so much in their operational efficiency since they started implementing AI-driven solutions. Another area where AI is championing innovation in the field is with regard to automation. AI has improved the possibility of automation for routine tasks which has resulted in optimised data processing and analysis. One of the best examples of the usefulness of artificial intelligence (AI) is the introduction and use of chatbots driven by AI and this has so far improved customer service by offering real-time assistance across a variety of platforms (Sinha & Sinha, 2023). These chatbots and other novel innovations have led to the creation of personalized banking experiences which improve user experiences and customer satisfaction (Cîmpeanu et al., 2023).There is a huge potential for AI to be at the forefront of future banking initiatives and technologies that will be created and deployed in the near future. For instance, in the areas of loan underwriting and credit risk assessment, it has been observed that the traditional methods of credit risk assessment are unable to adequately predict the financial standing of customers with insufficient information of credit histories. However, AI systems have made this process seamless by employing big data and other algorithms to adequately capture the financial potential of customers based on existing databases and other relevant information available across the banking sector. This innovation has aided in expanding lending opportunities to underserved communities and optimizing business processes in the field (Deloitte, 2024). Using AI for predictive analysis, fraud detection and risk assessment is instrumental for protecting financial institutions and their clients from security risks posed by online scammers, cybersecurity attacks and data privacy breaches which is a major challenge facing digitally-led sectors (Sinha & Sinha, 2023). Despite the transformative potential of AI, its incorporation in this field is heralded by numerous challenges which must be adequately mitigated to ensure its responsible and ethical adoption (Sinha & Sinha, 2023).1.2 ProblemAI has shown itself to be a useful tool to boost productivity and make customers happier, but bringing it into banking isn’t without its problems. We can’t overlook these issues. Keeping data private is still one of the biggest worries, as AI needs to gather, process, and look at huge amounts of sensitive customer info. As more data breaches and cyberattacks happen, banks need to put in place strong security measures to keep this data safe from people who shouldn’t have it (Deloitte, 2024). As AI gets smarter and starts to make choices with little to no human input, we also need to think about whether these algorithms are fair. If we don’t keep a close eye on AI models, they might copy the biases in the data they learn from. This could lead to some groups of customers being treated when it comes to credit scores and approving loans (Cîmpeanu et al. 2023).Also, ethical considerations for AI in banking are still new, and many current laws do not cover how complex AI is when used in financial institutions. For instance, the European Union’s AI Act tries to control AI use across different fields, but it does not yet cover all parts of how banks use AI for things like credit scores and ensuring customer data privacy (Sinha & Sinha 2023; Deloitte 2024). Without clear and cohesive, will struggle with ensuring AI compliance with both local and global laws. Furthermore, the broadening usage of Generative AI within banking has raised ethical considerations over the autonomy and accountability of AI systems. Although promising for the automation of complex processes such as generating personalized advice on finance and predictable trading, Generative AI entails a number of risks in terms of its misuse, including possible fraudulent activities using AI and the capability to deceive customers (Deloitte, 2024). Additionally, environmental sustainability is becoming a growing concern with the widespread use of AI. As AI technologies require substantial computing power, banks need to consider the energy consumption and environmental impact of running large-scale AI models (Deloitte, 2024). These multi-pronged issues highlight the pressing need to create holistic and comprehensive frameworks and models that ensure the responsible use and deployment of AI in this sector in order to ensure its sustained viability.1.3 JustificationThe implementation of AI technology rapidly expands into all fields as the world becomes more digitally led. Multiple industries work to enhance performance results while boosting output throughput and productivity standards through their use of AI as their main instrument. The banking industry has recognized that AI functions as a catalyst for building an improved entire value chain model. The purpose of this research is to establish the position of this new technology alongside its advantages and challenges when used in banking operations.This examination of both the advantages and disadvantages of AI implementation in a particular field function as a guide to help stakeholders manage these industries effectively. Digital models created through AI optimization are essential because they generate superior results across different aspects of banking like customer satisfaction and operational management as well as fraud prevention and cybersecurity and loans and risk evaluation (Sinha & Sinha, 2023). This study will consider the advantages and the risks of AI adoption to recommend how banks can embed AI technologies effectively while protecting their customers and complying with new regulations.Furthermore, observing how AI improves efficiency and service delivery in these areas will be needful to showcase the long-term benefits of this technology. It also provides a basis of assessment for issues pertaining to ethics in banking and financial systems and how to make decision-making processes devoid of bias (Alpar & Teixeira, 2021). This will also lead to an assessment of the emerging theme of AI governance and regulatory and compliance frameworks, and their resultant challenges within the sector. This angle will be relevant in understanding the future of policies in the sector in light of AI innovations, and will also expose archaic policies that need to be updated while making room for the revision of existing policies which may be lacking in their scope (Deloitte, 2024). This work intends to fill the aforementioned gaps and will serve as a contribution to the body of knowledge in the field of AI and banking, and it will be an invaluable resource for policy makers, stakeholders, industry observers and other researchers.1.4 Research ObjectivesThe objectives of this work are in line with SDG 9, which focuses on industry, innovation and infrastructure. The broad goal of this work is to effectively evaluate the effects of AI in the banking sector by observing its potential positive and negative contributions to the field. The specific objective are to:1. Observe the employment of AI in customer service, credit scoring and fraud detection.2. Evaluate the challenges and ethical considerations of AI adoption in the banking sector.3. Assess the prospects of AI in the banking sector.1.5 Research Questions1. How has AI been employed in customer service, credit scoring, and fraud detection in the banking sector?2. What are the challenges and ethical considerations of adopting AI in the banking sector?3. What are the prospects of AI in the banking sector?2. AI in Banking: Applications and BenefitsEvery business sector uses artificial intelligence to transform industrial conduct with the banking industry fully adapting to this change. AI implements transformative activity changes throughout this field because it has established itself as an essential component for operations in this sector. The financial sector has undergone fundamental transformation due to this advancement which also established new patterns between banking institutions and their clientele. This technology helps the banking sector through various fields including customer experiences and operational management and fraud detection as well as cybersecurity and lending activities and risk assessment and risk oversight. AI implements machine learning (ML), language learning models (LLM), natural language processing (NLP), big data, and data analytics as different technologies to enhance service portal outcomes throughout the sector. The combination of predictive analysis and personalization with enhanced security measures has proven helpful in achieving better institutional services when serving clients and other business partners. AI technologies drive operational improvements which generate enhanced performance rates as well as generating new product lines and improved customer satisfaction levels for current customers. The next part discusses important AI implementations in financial services coupled with their main advantages.2.1 Fraud Detection and PreventionReal-time transaction evaluation through machine learning models powers fraud detection systems which search for anomalies and illegal activities. The system executes two functions which are the identification of unexpected spending behavior and nonstandard geospatial patterns along with the recognition of unauthorized transactions (Mytnyk et al., 2023). Moreover AI implements biometric security measures including fingerprint recognition, facial authentication and behavioral analysis to defend finance sector customers from unauthorized access and data breaches and improve organizations’ ability to control cybersecurity threats (Rahmani & Zohuri, 2023). Anomaly detection systems based on AI automatically identify the true customers while reducing the number of false alarms to boost the effectiveness of security response and prevent customer inconvenience. Analyze numerous transactional data in real-time to detect fraud through machine learning models which demonstrate effective performance in fraud detection (Mytnyk et al., 2023). AI detection algorithms deliver exceptional results when identifying problems during analysis of transaction patterns and data points (Fares, Butt, & Lee, 2023). AI enhances security through its use of biometric authentication along with its ability to detect anomalies autonomously which reduces the amount of false positive fraud alerts (Rahmani & Zohuri, 2023).2.2 Credit Score Prediction and Risk ManagementThrough AI-powered credit scoring algorithms the assessment of new borrowers’ creditworthiness resulted in better loan services for both clients and financial institutions. AI uses big data to create extensive borrower assessments which deliver information beyond standard credit rating systems. The evaluation of online behavior combined with social network and transaction data allows lenders to serve potential borrowers who lack traditional credit history (Alhaddad, 2018). Risk management systems built with AI can perform comprehensive market and financial analyses as well as customer profile analysis to identify upcoming financial crises early and execute preventative measures (Svoboda, 2023). The analysis and modeling of sentiments enable banking organizations to pick appropriate loan rates and amounts for different clients based on their identified risk levels. AI credit score algorithms successfully evaluate lending risks when they process available data including consumer behavior patterns along with their transaction information. Loans services provide equal opportunity to customers who lack full credit history by incorporating this approach. The system utilizes multiple kinds of analytical methods to perform straightforward and exact assessments of excluded population credit scores and predict behavioral patterns (Alhaddad, 2018). Using artificial intelligence enables better risk management through continuous assessment of market behavior together with consumer activities and economic indicators which detect financial crisis warning signs (Svoboda, 2023).2.3 Personalization and Customer ServiceAI-enabled customer service systems such as chatbots and virtual assistants are revolutionizing customer service through the implementation of 24/7 customer service, speedy response times, and optimized problem-solving and troubleshooting. These AI-based systems are able to act as a customer service representative, to assist with transactions, and to offer financial advice (Rahmani & Zohuri 2023). AI also enhances personalization by studying consumer behavior i.e., consumption, usage, and preferences in order to suggest appropriate financial solutions and services (Mohammadi & Bano 2024). Other sophisticated AI solutions including voice recognition and sentiment analysis help to enhance the customer communication process by tailoring the response to the client’s voice or emotion, respectively, to enhance the user experience. These systems offer 24/7 service, manage customer requests, and suggest individualized financial solutions (Rahmani & Zohuri, 2023). AI improves customer delinquency by using transaction data to suggest appropriate banking products and services that the customer may require (Mohammadi & Bano, 2024), thus increasing customer participation and satisfaction.2.4 Operational Efficiency and AutomationThrough the application of AI, automation can be used to enhance the operations within the banking sector by eliminating the need for manual work and thus avoiding mistakes. Robotic process automation (RPA) performs repetitive tasks like document verification, compliance audit and account reconciliation thus enhancing the efficiency of operations (Fares et al., 2023). AI based loan processing systems speed up the approval process by analyzing applications quickly, which is a relief for the customers in terms of waiting for the approval (Koerselman, 2023). Also, AI helps in forecasting customer needs and is important for operational efficiency as it is useful in resource allocation, workflow optimization and ultimately leads to improved productivity. Thus, the application of artificial intelligence makes it possible to avoid the necessity of manual processing in the banking sector to a large extent. In this case, AI helps in document processing and compliance management and reduces human interjection and time consumption, as pointed out by Fares et al. (2023). Moreover, RPA powered by artificial intelligence enhances the processing of loans and other services, which reduces operational costs and increases the accuracy of decisions (Koerselman, 2023).3. Challenges and Ethical Considerations3.1 Data Privacy and SecurityDigital technology adoption in every sector has brought about essential data security challenges related to privacy protection. Cybersecurity attacks coupled with data breaches threaten financial institutions by exposing customer sensitive information, thus putting their clients at serious financial risk and creating potential identity theft scenarios. The susceptibility of AI systems to cybercriminals is explained by their ability to handle customer financial data, personal information, and behavioral patterns (Simitis, 1987; Wang et al., 2024). The banking industry experiences an increasing number of cybersecurity threats including data breaches alongside phishing attacks and AI-generated deepfake fraud. Security measures built on AI protect customer data through combination techniques of AI-enhanced encryption and anomaly detection algorithms (Truby, Brown, & Dahdal, 2020). Financial institutions need to follow regulatory compliance in total including the specific requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation that mandates organizations to implement security measures for consumer data protection by establishing confidentiality and integrity principles. The implementation of encryption combined with various authentication methods under strict monitoring systems prevents cyber-attacks and data breaches that endanger system security (Truby, Brown, & Dahdal, 2020).3.2 Algorithmic Bias and FairnessCertain biases exist in AI algorithms both through programmed discrimination and through the analysis of historically processed data with prejudiced attitudes towards specific consumer groups. Specific consumer segments might be excluded from accessing core banking services because pre-programmed bias leads to discriminatory practices that prevent their use of loan approvals and credit score assessment and risk assessment functions. When AI models receive past biased lending decisions about specific demographics, they will likely maintain those discriminatory patterns (Jakšić & Marinč, 2019). AI models receive biased data about gender, race and socio-economic status that results in discriminatory system assessments and the exclusion of these groups from the banking sector (Jakšić & Marinč, 2019). Financial institutions need ethical AI models which protect fairness along with justice and equality for all customers while preventing any kind of stereotyping. Transparency together with explainaibilty and fairness testing built into AI decision-making systems boosts their bias resistance and creates better outcomes across the board while promoting responsible AI usage within the financial sector (Al-Ababneh et al., 2023) . AI models need constant evaluation for their decision systems to prevent banking service discrimination through regular audits of the discrimination-prevention mechanisms. The process of addressing algorithmic bias demands both ongoing monitoring alongside developing fair AI models as recommended by Al-Ababneh et al. (2023).3.3 Regulatory Frameworks and Compliance IssuesBanking faces complex challenges because of its many regulatory frameworks and compliance issues. The current financial laws remain deficient because they exist without particular rules or regulations about AI control since these systems are still relatively new. All AI protocols operated by financial institutions need to maintain compliance with current regulations while avoiding conflicts with existing statutes (Truby et al., 2020). Institutions need to protect customer data while conducting AI deployments with moral standards in addition to displaying use information transparency along with user permission controls and adaptable regulatory implementation across nation and world boundaries. AI-powered Regulatory Technology (RegTech) receives funding from institutions which enables automatic tracking of regulatory compliance along with decision-making (Kumar et al., 2022). AI adoption becomes complicated because of the absence of universal AI governance frameworks so organizations need to actively approach regulatory compliance (Truby et al., 2020). AI systems in risk analysis and fraud discovery need to follow financial regulations to avoid regulatory fines (Kumar et al., 2022).4. Prospects of AI in Banking4.1 Integration of Generative AIGenerative AI employs language learning models, big data and natural processing language to conduct operations previously within the purview of human operators. The technology uses big data models to respond to any prompt given to it. The banking industry takes advantage of generative AI for three major functions which include automated financial consulting, market analysis, and fraud detection software development. The technology enables chatbots and digital virtual assistants, which provide immediate feedback and reduce the constraints faced when employing only human customer service representatives (Mohammadi & Bano, 2024). Generative AI delivers financial risk assessments and quantitative financial analysis through its ability to work with large datasets within a short timeframe which improves efficiency, accuracy and speed. Financial institutions must comply with ethical and moral standards while observing security implications that emerge from utilizing generative AI systems in financial applications. Financial content developed through generative AI need expert assessment to identify false or fraudulent content due to potential misinformation issues (Koerselman, 2023). The entire process must undergo proper regulation of AI-generated financial statements assessments and products to maintain complete transparency in the process. The deployment of generative AI for various beneficial purposes in this field will require strict monitoring and regulatory oversight because of its capability to develop errors which can result in misinformation and faulty analysis and because it should undergo security checks to eliminate fraud and minimize operational biases. This AI solution creates individualized financial investment approaches and analytical understanding to boost customer relationships according to Mohammadi & Bano (2024).4.2 AI-Driven Decision Making in Investment BankingThe banking industry deploys artificial intelligence to examine current market trends, forecast patterns and execute computed trading algorithms. The portfolio achieves maximum performance because AI algorithms perform market trend analysis on investor behavior while optimizing stock trading activities (Kaya, 2019). Financial institutions use machine learning systems to analyze extensive dataset entries, enabling them to discover beneficial trade opportunities and execute risk monitoring and marketplace trend forecasting that conventional analytic approaches cannot achieve. AI sentiment analysis combines news reports with social media data and worldwide economic indicators to produce actionable information when assessing investor sentiment and market trends (Rahmani & Zohuri, 2023). The increasing dependency on AI in investment banking creates three fundamental challenges that center around responsible algorithm control, AI ethical practices, and market control problems. Stock trading and portfolio management functions now use predictive analytics through AI applications that investment banks implement. The predictive abilities of AI algorithms draw valuable investor information through analyzing historical financial trends which help forecast upcoming market directions (Kaya, 2019). The utilization of AI in trading strategies makes investments more profitable by both maximizing available investment possibilities and eliminating human prejudices (Rahmani & Zohuri, 2023).4.3 Ethical Use of AI in BankingThe growing influence of AI in banking requires the implementation of ethical frameworks to ensure its long-term viability. The ethical use of AI in banking will focus on providing financial transparency alongside equitable treatment and responsible decision-making that is devoid of prejudice or bias. XAI frameworks help institutions deliver perspective to stakeholders about their AI-powered decision-making systems which enhances trust and compliance according to Simitis (1987). Financial institutions are adopting sustainable AI initiatives through the creation of energy-efficient AI models which support global sustainability programs. The ethical deployment of AI technology will result in proper field usage and will extend across credit evaluation and lending authorization and staff selection methods for eliminating stereotyping and protecting from bias and discrimination. An equitable service delivery system will be achieved through this approach which specifically benefits marginalized population groups (Truby et al., 2020). From the standpoint of its ongoing advancement the banking industry must prioritize ethical development of AI systems. Banks need to make AI-driven decision-making process transparent while also ensuring fairness and accountability (Truby et al., 2020).5. ConclusionThe research reviews the influence of AI implementation on banking organizations. The research setup starts by analyzing the practical uses and advantages of utilizing AI technology within banking operations. Recent research indicates that AI will transform financial sector procedures for business operations which produces greater output while enhancing operational performance and customer satisfaction. The use of AI systems poses challenges because they make room for bias propagation and stereotype development as well as errors and misinformation spread and potential technical limitations that stem from utilizing AI technology.Using AI ethically with regulatory standards and policy frameworks is essential to provide adequate services for groups or segments of customers facing difficulties because of AI field adoption. Data privacy and compliance issues are a major obstacle in the way of AI enabled banking, despite their advantages which include automated customer service solutions and optimized workflows. Financial institutions need to properly exploit all AI benefits while taking responsible steps to adopt ethical practices in their AI deployment.ReferencesAl-Ababneh, H. 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News Where Winds Meet is Launches in 2025 on PC and PS5, Closed Beta Kicks Off on May 16 The studio has also announced the minimum and recommend PC hardware needed to run the closed beta for Where Winds Meet. Posted By Joelle Daniels | On 11th, Apr. 2025 Developer Everstone Studio and publisher NetEase have announced that Wuxia-inspired action RPG Where Winds Meet‘s closed beta will be kicking off on May 16, and will go on until May 19. Players interested in trying the game out can register for the beta until May 15 through the official website. The closed beta will be available on PC and PS5, and will support English, Japanese and Korean languages. It is worth noting that the beta will only be available in four regions: United States, Canada, Japan, and Korea. Players that end up getting selected for the beta will know that they have been picked through an email. On PC, being selected means that the players will be whitelisted for access to the beta. PS5 players, on the other hand, will get an access code for the beta through email. PC players will also have to keep in mind that access to the beta will be limited to the first device they sign into the game on. This means that PC players can’t switch between different PCs and laptops. Everstone has also detailed the PC specs that will be required to run the Where Winds Meet closed beta. When it comes to desktops, the bare minimum required CPU is either an Intel Core i7 4770K or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G equivalent, while the required GPU is either Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 750 Ti, AMD’s Radeon RX 550, or Intel’s Arc A380. The minimum required RAM is 8 GB, while 60 GB of storage is also required. The studio recommends that players run the game on an Intel Core i7 10700 or an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or equivalent CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, an AMD Radeon 6700 XT, or an Intel Arc A750 or equivalent GPU, 32 GB of RAM, and 100 GB of SSD storage. To max the game’s graphics settings out, the studio recommends either an Intel Core i7 12700K or AMD Ryzen 9 5950X CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU, and 32 GB of RAM. As for players that might be using a laptop for the Where Winds Meet closed beta, the studio recommends one running on a Ryzen 7 5800HS or equivalent CPU, an MX450 or equivalent GPU, 8 GB of RAM, and 60 GB of storage. Along with all of these details regarding the closed beta test for Where Winds Meet, Everstone has also released a new trailer for the title that reveals that it will be coming to PC and PS5 in 2025. The PC version of the action RPG will be available through Steam and Epic Games Store. Check out the trailer below. Where Winds Meet was first announced all the way back in 2022 with a trailer. The game, heavily inspired by the Wuxia genre, takes place in the final days of the Ten Kingdoms era of Chinese history. It will be an open-world title featuring a massive world for players to explore that weighs in at more than 20 square kilometres in area. For more details, check out our interview with the studio behind Where Winds Meet. Tagged With: Atomfall Publisher:Rebellion Developments Developer:Rebellion Developments Platforms:PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, PCView More Monster Hunter Wilds Publisher:Capcom Developer:Capcom Platforms:PS5, Xbox Series X, PCView More South of Midnight Publisher:Microsoft Developer:Compulsion Games Platforms:Xbox Series X, PCView More Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out! PlayStation Plus Price Increase Announced for Australia, Korea, and Southeast Asia Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia will be among the countries affected by PS Plus price hikes acros... Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault is Out This Summer, Also Coming to Game Pass Digital Sun's follow-up to the hit dungeon-crawling/shop management rogue-like will be available for Xbox Seri... Where Winds Meet is Launches in 2025 on PC and PS5, Closed Beta Kicks Off on May 16 The studio has also announced the minimum and recommend PC hardware needed to run the closed beta for Where Wi... Future Game Show Summer Showcase Announced for June 7th Touted as the "most ambitious show yet," the Summer Showcase will feature "world premieres, exclusive trailers... Indiana Jones and the Great Circle PS5 – Everything You Need to Know Added PS5 specific features in addition to months of updates and bug fixes make this Indy adventure a compelli... Endless Legend 2 Enters PC Early Access This Summer Players can select different factions and expand their empires amid a dynamically changing world shaped by "ca... View More

--R Being sued right now, please help me find a lawyer Member Oct 25, 2017 15,222   Last edited: 44 minutes ago Rosebud Two Pieces Member Apr 16, 2018 50,367 Day 0 at Steam, can't wait   Angie Best Avatar Thread Ever! Member Nov 20, 2017 48,753 Kingdom of Corona I was about to share this. Glad I refreshed and saw this thread. The stream still live  Granjinhaa Member Dec 28, 2023 9,290 checked a bit of the stream today and i'm surprised at how much stuff there is in the game. looks really cool. day 1 on xbox (also wild it's coming to xbox lol)   koutoru Member Oct 27, 2017 1,403 I'm actually very interested in this one, even though I've never played an Inazuma eleven game before.   Jake2byFour Member Oct 28, 2017 5,132 digital only pass   ZeroDS "This guy are sick" The Fallen Oct 29, 2017 3,640 Fingers crossed this is good. Loved this on ds   KanameYuuki Member Dec 23, 2017 3,034 Colombia Is this the first 3rd party game to be announced for Switch 2 outside of the direct?   RagingAvatar Member Oct 25, 2017 842 Manchester This looks ace and is exactly what I want from an Inazuma, I think I'll get it for Xbox and Switch 2. Bit concerned that cross-save and cross-play might mean it isn't playable offline? Did they mention this? I haven't watched the whole presentation yet.  Kouriozan Member Oct 25, 2017 24,298 Can't wait to see the improvements over the demo because the controls there were really confused, I couldn't get into it after the story mode.   BassForever One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 31,487 CT KanameYuuki said: Is this the first 3rd party game to be announced for Switch 2 outside of the direct? Click to expand... Click to shrink... Shadow Generations I believe was the first, unless you count Yooka Replayee last year   Pentagon Member Mar 14, 2025 40 Overwhelmingly excited for this one, it's been a long wait but the game looks absolutely chock full of content that I can't wait to sink my teeth into. Lack of physical release is pretty gutting though. A lot of character designs look extremely Megaton Musashi-like, especially in the Chronicle mode. But if you play all of Hino's games you notice he seems to latch onto certain ideas and designs and reuse them (case in point, The Snack World's protag being identical to a main character from Inazuma Eleven GO). I hope they actually do some sustained marketing for this one. Long gone are the days of Nintendo promoting their stuff in Europe. But hopefully the multi-platform release will get a few more people to try the series out. It's really special, unique and with a great attention to detail throughout.  Last edited: 32 minutes ago wrowa Member Oct 25, 2017 4,690 It's kinda wild that Level-5 has messed up their international partner network in a way that they are unable to organize retail releases outside of Japan for both Fantasy Life and Inazuma Eleven.   Adhrast Member Jan 17, 2018 846 Is there a single player campaign or is this strictly a multiplayer game?   LProtagonist Avenger Oct 27, 2017 8,759 I remember getting excited at being able to play... I think the first game in English finally. It was a little weak in terms of strategy in that there were clearly the best players you wanted to use. I can't remember if any of the others came out in the US or not. When I heard this one was going to be a WW release I was excited, but man it's taken forever to get here. I hope it's got a bit more in terms of being able to put together a team with some strategy involved. Did the other games after the first one do this at all?  OP OP --R Being sued right now, please help me find a lawyer Member Oct 25, 2017 15,222 Adhrast said: Is there a single player campaign or is this strictly a multiplayer game? Click to expand... Click to shrink... There are 2 story modes, 1 original for this game and 1 covering the entirety of the anime.   Homura ▲ Legend ▲ Member Aug 20, 2019 6,740 Apparently this is an always online game? If true, then they might have completely killed sales.  Kouriozan Member Oct 25, 2017 24,298 Funny to see the time traveling bus and Wunderbar of GO being back though, haha.   thegodsend Member Oct 26, 2017 295 From the stream: View: https://imgur.com/FMIndpQ   Pentagon Member Mar 14, 2025 40 This detail, from the official website, is likely going to see it get swept up in the Switch 2 pricing outrage. https://www.inazuma.jp/victory-road/en/product/   Jake2byFour Member Oct 28, 2017 5,132 Homura said: Apparently this is an always online game? If true, then they might have completely killed sales. Click to expand... Click to shrink... I saw the bit in the video where it said the game makes use of extensive online features, it will be digital only   BassForever One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 31,487 CT Pentagon said: This detail, from the official website, is likely going to see it get swept up in the Switch 2 pricing outrage. https://www.inazuma.jp/victory-road/en/product/ Click to expand... Click to shrink... A digital only switch 2 version costing more would be peak comedy   Charamiwa Member Oct 25, 2017 6,378 Digital only is crazy for Japan and part of Europe. Inazuma became huge because it was a very casual pickup for a large part of those markets. Now you have to be tuned it to Level 5's YouTube channel to even know about it. Full price, digital only, online required... Feels like a misread of the market. Not feeling that one.  Granjinhaa Member Dec 28, 2023 9,290 Homura said: Apparently this is an always online game? If true, then they might have completely killed sales. Click to expand... Click to shrink... i didn't catch that from the stream, do you have a timestamp?   thegodsend Member Oct 26, 2017 295 Charamiwa said: Digital only is crazy for Japan and part of Europe. Inazuma became huge because it was a very casual pickup for a large part of those markets. Now you have to be tuned it to Level 5's YouTube channel to even know about it. Not feeling that one. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Their relationship with Nintendo to publish it in Western markets is gone, now they try to make up for it by bringing it to all platforms. But they seem to lack a partner for physical distribution because of it now.  Besiktas Member Sep 2, 2024 781 Pentagon said: This detail, from the official website, is likely going to see it get swept up in the Switch 2 pricing outrage. https://www.inazuma.jp/victory-road/en/product/ Click to expand... Click to shrink... If you upgrade from Switch pay money lol  Delaney Member Oct 25, 2017 3,794 Does Level-5 know?   koutoru Member Oct 27, 2017 1,403 Pentagon said: This detail, from the official website, is likely going to see it get swept up in the Switch 2 pricing outrage. https://www.inazuma.jp/victory-road/en/product/ Click to expand... Click to shrink... Interesting, so the paid upgrade is only going from Switch -> Switch 2 but free on all other console platforms?   Kouriozan Member Oct 25, 2017 24,298 Also I hope they make an anime of this after the game release, and please have more budget than Orion lmao   Charamiwa Member Oct 25, 2017 6,378 Pentagon said: This detail, from the official website, is likely going to see it get swept up in the Switch 2 pricing outrage. https://www.inazuma.jp/victory-road/en/product/ Click to expand... Click to shrink... Digital only but still required to buy an upgrade for the Switch 2 compared to the other platforms. Disaster release tbh.   Greywaren Member Jul 16, 2019 12,659 Spain I've never watched Inazuma Eleven, and I don't even enjoy football, but this sounds like a really fun RPG. I may have to check it out.   Koppai Member Oct 25, 2017 1,487 No Asian English release? Isn't Fantasy Life i getting a physical release in Japan though?   pikachuizgod Member Apr 19, 2019 2,632 Pentagon said: This detail, from the official website, is likely going to see it get swept up in the Switch 2 pricing outrage. https://www.inazuma.jp/victory-road/en/product/ Click to expand... Click to shrink... ooh boy   OP OP --R Being sued right now, please help me find a lawyer Member Oct 25, 2017 15,222 Pentagon said: This detail, from the official website, is likely going to see it get swept up in the Switch 2 pricing outrage. https://www.inazuma.jp/victory-road/en/product/ Click to expand... Click to shrink... Price difference in Japan is 300 yen. This could easily be 70.99 for Switch 2 or a free upgrade (I don't think you can do free upgrades in Japan? Correct me if I'm wrong)  Jake2byFour Member Oct 28, 2017 5,132 Hope it does good for level 5 sake but after megaton Musashi basically got no advertisement, I don't know.   Xater Member Oct 26, 2017 9,674 Germany Pentagon said: This detail, from the official website, is likely going to see it get swept up in the Switch 2 pricing outrage. https://www.inazuma.jp/victory-road/en/product/ Click to expand... Click to shrink... That is some major fuckery regarding Switch 2. if I get it it will be PC or Xbox.  OP OP --R Being sued right now, please help me find a lawyer Member Oct 25, 2017 15,222 Koppai said: No Asian English release? Isn't Fantasy Life i getting a physical release in Japan though? Click to expand... Click to shrink... It's digital only everywhere. There's no physical release.   Pentagon Member Mar 14, 2025 40 I see no reason a Switch 2 version shouldn't be the same price as PS5/XB given it is supposed to be on par with them (if not lesser to them). Can only imagine this is a case of charging extra simply because it is possible for them to do so. But it's not going to go down well. Jake2byFour said: Hope it does good for level 5 sake but after megaton Musashi basically got no advertisement, I don't know. Click to expand... Click to shrink... I fear for Level-5 going forward. They're making huge, ambitious games and releasing them to little fanfare and with next to no marketing (in the English-speaking world, at least). Victory Road has been in development for 9 years under various names, it must've cost them a fortune, and is in an already niche series to begin with. Presumably they're doing well in Japan? Are they surviving on leftover Yokai Watch money?   OP OP --R Being sued right now, please help me find a lawyer Member Oct 25, 2017 15,222 Homura said: Apparently this is an always online game? If true, then they might have completely killed sales. Click to expand... Click to shrink... No, it's just about online play. The single player is not always online.   Jake2byFour Member Oct 28, 2017 5,132 --R said: No, it's just about online play. The single player is not always online. Click to expand... Click to shrink... That good to hear but saying the reason for digital only is because of the extensive online features is a huge cop out.   Rosebud Two Pieces Member Apr 16, 2018 50,367 Jake2byFour said: That good to here but saying the reason for digital only is because of the extensive online features is a huge cop out. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah they just think physical wouldn't be worth it financially, and they would be right outside of maybe Switch in Japan   Kouriozan Member Oct 25, 2017 24,298 Finished watching the video and they're doing the "play it a few days earlier for 10€ more" or something again, one of the worst trend ever.   tiebreaker "This guy are sick" Member Oct 25, 2017 14,301 They are following Nintendo's footsteps with Metroid.   Kalor Resettlement Advisor Member Oct 25, 2017 20,710 Jake2byFour said: That good to hear but saying the reason for digital only is because of the extensive online features is a huge cop out. Click to expand... Click to shrink... It's easier to say that than say it's because they have no distribution set-up outside of Japan.  Rosebud Two Pieces Member Apr 16, 2018 50,367 Just finished the video and damn, that's SO much more than I was hoping for. The SP content alone is absurd   JetstreamRorschach One Winged Slayer Member Dec 30, 2017 2,033 Zaragoza, Spain. I don't think the game will be balanced at all (or be that well designed) but fuck does this look absolutely massive. It gives Hyrule Warriors 1 vibes of absolute fanservice and absurd endless content. Day 1.   barjed Project Lead Verified Aug 31, 2018 1,780 Let's go!   yoonshik Member Oct 26, 2017 822 This game is massive. It features all matches from the tv series??   Manatron Member Feb 6, 2018 694 I cannot believe this is finally happening. As someone who streamed through the whole series and even imported a PAL 3DS with a capture card I'm very excited. This was announced in its original incarnation in 2016. 9 years and it's actually happening. I'm weirdly emotional 

In 2014, Magic: The Gathering had an irrefutable hit on its hands. Khans of Tarkir, the card game’s 65th expansion, introduced players to a realm at war, as five distinct clans fought for power and glory. In less than a year, one time traveler’s cosmic intervention completely reshaped the world of Tarkir, and canonically erased the very thing that Magic players loved most about it — the clans. Image: Wizards of the CoastOne decade and 39 more expansions later, players are finally invited back to the war-torn plane in Magic’s latest set, Tarkir: Dragonstorm. And according to members of Magic’s game design and world-building teams, Wizards of the Coast has spent these last 10 years in part figuring out how to recapture the lightning in a bottle that it inadvertently released when Tarkir’s original 2014 story played out. “It was not our intent to do this, but we ended up, through the way the [Tarkir] block went, kind of destroying the thing players loved the most,” said Aaron Forsythe, vice president of design at Wizards of the Coast and a 23-year veteran of Magic.“We [originally] wanted to tell a time-travel story, and when we first came to Tarkir the dragons [were] long dead,” he continued. “And we thought, [with Tarkir: Dragonstorm] we’ve [finally been able to] set the groundwork for this amazing third set where the dragons are brought back through time travel and that’s the thing players would get super excited about and celebrate.”Unlike Magic’s current release structure, in 2014 the game produced expansions in a so-called block — three consecutive and narratively linked sets that told the story of a single world. As part of that structure, Khans of Tarkir was the first set in a back-to-back trilogy known as the Khans block, which told the story of how Tarkir’s past and future was rewritten, replacing the once-ruling clans with the return of tyrannical dragons. Image: Sergey Glushakov/Wizards of the CoastLooking back, there are many defining characteristics across the Khans block. Its second and third sets, Fate Reforged and Dragons of Tarkir, certainly led to a lot of excitement for some players as they opened booster packs in search of epic new dragons that were absent in the block’s first set. But in the years since, it was Khans of Tarkir that seemed to linger longest in the imagination and nostalgia of casual and competitive players alike — largely thanks to the unique abilities and identities of the now iconic clans, such as Abzan, Sultai, and Temur, who were defined by three-color combinations that didn’t even have official names prior to the set’s release.Image: Tran Nguyen/Wizards of the Coast“They fell in love with Khans of Tarkir,” Forsythe recalled. “And now we were stuck with a world that wasn’t the best version of what that world was. And it took us several years of ruminating on that problem to figure out how exactly we could solve for that without retconning things.”Though the set’s ongoing legacy may have been unpredictable at the time, as Forsythe puts it, Tarkir’s trajectory wasn’t even that unique as Magic stories go. “We were in a phase there for a while where we were destroying our worlds at the ends of blocks,” he said. “That turned out to be very unwise, as each world is somebody’s favorite and players are always hoping to go back somewhere that they liked.”Image: Wizards of the CoastWith all that baggage behind them, it’s easy to see how revisiting Tarkir created a unique problem for Magic’s design teams. But galavanting through Tarkir is far from the franchise’s first time returning to a once beloved world. In the game’s more than 30-year history, in fact, most of its worlds have been revisited at least once. And with each return to places like Ravnica, Mirrodin, Eldraine, and so on, the designers are faced with a new set of creative challenges meant to keep the game fresh while acknowledging player expectations for a given place. “With any return set, you’re trying to strike that balance of something that people are really familiar with, they’ve come to love it, so you really want to deliver on those expectations, especially nostalgic expectations, which sometimes are hard to meet,” said Athena Froehlich, principal product designer at Wizards of the Coast, during a recent press Q&A following the Tarkir: Dragonstorm preview panel at February’s MagicCon in Chicago. “The trick we’ve learned… redo the stuff that worked great and make new things to replace the stuff that didn’t. And that’s kind of the recipe of a return.”Image: Wizards of the CoastThough Froehlich may make the recipe sound easy, according to Mark Rosewater, Magic’s head designer, return sets do provide inherent shortcuts that would otherwise have to be made from the ground up when designing a brand-new world. Image: Wizards of the Coast“When you make a brand-new set and there’s no rules, that’s a lot harder because you have to figure out what you’re doing,” Rosewater explained at the same press event. “One of the things about a return is, I have a lot of things that I know. Like [In Tarkir: Dragonstorm] we’re doing clans, we’re doing dragons. That speaks about a lot. A lot of the structure of the set is: How do we make clans and dragons work? We have to solve that problem, but at least it’s a defined, known problem.”But, according to Forsythe, even the timing of a return set can contribute to the ease or difficulty in executing on players’ expectations and a set’s overall success. “Ten years is kind of the sweet spot for how we can return somewhere and mostly execute how we did it the first time,” Forsythe explained. “Ten years is like a generation of players, a generation of improved design work, and we can deliver on a similar thematic set in a way that feels current and modern, and hits all the right nostalgia notes for people that were there the first time.”While the game designers have access to a lot of insight into a set’s success, including sales, player sentiment, and competitive play rates, Magic’s world-builders and storytellers also leverage those inputs to inform the narrative direction that serves as the backbone of an expansion.Image: Wizards of the CoastThe same way that the cards in a return set try to simultaneously create fresh gameplay and a nostalgic experience for the most invested players, the storytelling experience has to thread that needle in a narratively satisfying way too. Retelling the same tales doesn’t make for a compelling backdrop on Magic cards. For the game’s world-builders, return sets such as Tarkir: Dragonstorm provide a new opportunity to modernize, if not improve, previous narrative decisions.“We definitely saw the possibility of a more modern version of Tarkir […] with a more experienced world-building team, with a greater sense of the impact of our creative decisions,” said Doug Beyer, creative director for world-building on Magic. “We knew there was going to be a revolutionary feel to Tarkir: Dragonstorm, because part of the premise is throwing off the dragonlord oppressors, and a revival of these ancient clans. That naturally pointed to a version of Tarkir that was more steeped in the identities of those clans. Not necessarily being beholden to every detail of the way the clans were before.”Where previous Magic stories may have used narrative devices to inform gameplay mechanics, the impact of consultants that represent different Asian and Middle Eastern cultures that inspired the world of Tarkir now help the design team to also make the backdrop more lived-in and authentic.Image: Wizards of the CoastThe result is a story told through gameplay, one that feels organic and more rich. Among the most eye-catching updates players will see among the old clans is the treatment of zombies by the cunning and decadent members of the Sultai Brood.“The undead, within the Sultai, has changed massively since the last time we saw them. The undead were nothing but servants in prior continuity. Now the undead have much more of a revered role,” Beyer said. “Their bodies are rotting, but they have identity, they have personalities, their rotting flesh is patched over with gold and jade. “We heard from consultants that rituals revering the dead actually are an important part of some culture practice for the inspiration cultures for the Sultai,” he added. “We still want the undead to be a big part of the Sultai, that is part of their core identity that we don’t want to lose, so what’s a new way to portray that [...] and give them a fresh new unlife in the revamped version of Tarkir?”With the full card image gallery for Tarkir: Dragonstorm now live, players can finally see the complete range of reimagined depictions across Tarkir’s familiar characters, clans, and in-game cultures. The full play experience of this set remains to be seen, though expectations are particularly high following the original Tarkir block’s commercial success and sheer number of game-defining cards.Tarkir: Dragonstorm officially arrives in stores worldwide on April 11.See More:

Menu Home News Hardware Gaming Mobile Finance Deals Reviews How To Wccftech HardwareLeak MSI Readies Next-Gen MPOWER Motherboard With AM5 Socket, Powerful mATX Design For AMD Ryzen CPUs Hassan Mujtaba • Apr 11, 2025 at 09:10am EDT MSI is working on a next-gen MPOWER motherboard that will feature the AMD AM5 socket and have powerful Ryzen and DDR5 overclocking capabilities. MSI MPOWER Motherboard Returns In mATX Fashion, First AMD AM5 Design With Ryzen CPU Support It's been a while since we have seen the MSI MPOWER series in action. The last design was the Z790 MPOWER, which we were the first to reveal in our exclusive, and now, we have learned about a new MPOWER motherboard that will be the first design centered around the AMD AM5 socket. We have got a brief glimpse of the next-gen MSI MPOWER motherboard, which will be a strong and cost-effective design for overclockers. The previous Z790 MPOWER motherboard brought great OC capabilities in an affordable design, offering 8000 MT/s DDR5 support and the new design will be no exception. Starting with the details, the MSI MPOWER "AMD" series motherboard will feature the AM5 socket and is likely to leverage the B850E chipset. Unlike the previous design, which went with a brown PCB and silver aesthetic, the newer board brings back the black and yellow look that was initially introduced in the first MPOWER and XPOWER designs. The new MPOWER motherboard also comes with a mATX form factor. Other than that, we can see the motherboard featuring two DDR5 DIMM slots which will be able to support up to 128 GB capacities. There is an M.2 slot next to the DIMM slots and a large heatsink can be seen covering the PCH, and the additional M.2 slots which will be seated underneath it. The motherboard has a handful array of fan connectors and there seem to be just two SATA III ports. It's awesome that we are finally getting an MPOWER motherboard from MSI for AM5 builders. The MPOWER series is great for overclocking and this motherboard should be just as good. We also managed to get information regarding the OC capabilities which are going to rival some of the high-end AM5 offerings as far as memory tuning is concerned, so stay tuned for more information on the next-gen MSI MPOWER AMD AM5 series motherboard. Subscribe to get an everyday digest of the latest technology news in your inbox Follow us on Topics Sections Company Some posts on wccftech.com may contain affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com © 2025 WCCF TECH INC. 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

عاجلعاجل, أردوغان: النظام الدولي لا يواكب روح العصر ولا يحل مشكلاتTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan- - ANKARA, TURKIYE - MARCH 24: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presents statements after the cabinet meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye on March 24, 2025. (وكالة الأناضول)11/4/2025-|آخر تحديث: 11/4/202504:22 م (توقيت مكة)قال الرئيس التركي رجب طيب أردوغان إن إسرائيل تنتهك أبسط حقوق الإنسان وتدوس على القانون الدولي وترتكب إبادة جماعية بغزة. وأضاف اردوغان في افتتاح النسخة الرابعة لمنتدى أنطاليا للدبلوماسية أن النظام الدولي أصبح لا يواكب روح العصر ولا يقدم حلولا للمشكلات. وأوضح أن منطقة الشرق الأوسط كانت الأكثر تضررا من التنافس بين الدول العظمى، وذكر أن العالم اكبر من خمس دول، في إشارة للدول دائمة العضوية بمجلس الأمن. ويستضيف المنتدى أكثر من 4 آلاف مشارك، بينهم أكثر من 20 رئيس دولة وحكومة، وما يزيد على 70 وزيرا بينهم أكثر من 50 وزير خارجية، إلى جانب نحو 60 ممثلا رفيع المستوى عن مؤسسات دولية. بدوره، أكد وزير الخارجية التركي هاكان فيدان مجددا رفض بلاده أي خطة تهدف لإرغام الفلسطينيين على ترك وطنهم، منتقدا ضمت مجلس الأمن الدولي أمام كل الانتهاكات التي تقع في قطاع غزة. جاء ذلك في مؤتمر صحفي الجمعة عقب اجتماع مجموعة الاتصال بشأن غزة، المشكلة من قبل منظمة التعاون الإسلامي وجامعة الدول العربية، على هامش منتدى أنطاليا الدبلوماسي. وقال فيدان إن أنطاليا استضافت اليوم اجتماع مجموعة الاتصال تحت شعار "حل الدولتين والسلام الدائم في الشرق الأوسط". إعلان وأوضح أنه شارك في الاجتماع وزراء خارجية كل من فلسطين والسعودية وقطر ومصر والأردن والبحرين وإندونيسيا، والأمينان العامان لمنظمة التعاون الإسلامي وجامعة الدول العربية، إلى جانب ممثلين عن الإمارات والصين وروسيا وإيرلندا وإسبانيا والنرويج وسلوفينيا ونيجيريا والاتحاد الأوروبي. وذكر فيدان أنهم تناولوا الأوضاع الإنسانية في غزة، وجهود إعادة تثبيت اتفاق وقف إطلاق النار، والتطورات في الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة، ونتائج عدوان إسرائيل المتصاعد على المستوى الإقليمي، مشددًا على ضرورة التحرك الدولي نحو السلام وحل الدولتين. وشدد فيدان على ضرورة ضمان وقف إطلاق النار الدائم بغزة في أسرع وقت، معربا عن دعم بلاده للمبادرة القطرية المصرية الأميركية لوقف إطلاق النار. كما شدد على ضرورة السماح بإدخال المساعدات الإنسانية إلى غزة بشكل دائم. وأكد على رفضهم جميع الخطط التي تجبر الفلسطينيين على مغادرة وطنهم الأم، معربا عن دعم أنقرة لخطة الجامعة العربية بشأن إعادة إعمار غزة. وعبّر عن دعم بلاده أيضا لإقامة دولة فلسطينية مستقلة وذات سيادة على حدود 1967 وعاصمتها القدس الشرقية. ودعا وزير الخارجية التركي للمجتمع الدولي لتقديم كافة أنواع الدعم لجهود إحلال السلام، لافتا إلى أن موقف إسرائيل العدواني يؤدي إلى عدم الاستقرار إقليميًا والفوضى عالميًا. وأعرب عن ثقته في أن الفلسطينيين سيعيشون في سلام تحت سقف دولتهم الخاصة يوما ما. وأكد أن حل الدولتين هو ضمان لأمن إسرائيل أيضا، داعيا إياها لإعلان وقف فوري لإطلاق النار بأسرع وقت والجنوح إلى السلام مع الفلسطينيين، مشددا على أن تركيا ستواصل تسليط الضوء على القضية الفلسطينية في كافة المحافل الدولية. المصدر : الجزيرة

وقّعت دائرة الاقتصاد والسياحة في دبي مذكرة تفاهم استراتيجية مع مجموعة فنادق حياة في دبي، تهدف إلى استعراض المقومات التي تتمتع بها الإمارة، وكذلك العروض التي تزيد من جاذبيتها أمام الزوار الدوليين من مختلف أنحاء العالم، وذلك من خلال إطلاق مجموعة من المبادرات التسويقية المبتكرة، وتنظيم الفعاليات الحصرية، وتقديم تجارب مخصصة للزوار. وذكرت الدائرة، في بيان، أمس، أن هذه الشراكة تنسجم مع مستهدفات أجندة دبي الاقتصادية «D33»، الرامية إلى ترسيخ مكانة الإمارة لتصبح وجهة رائدة عالمياً للأعمال والترفيه. ووقّع المذكرة كل من المدير التنفيذي لمؤسسة دبي للتسويق السياحي والتجاري، التابعة لدائرة الاقتصاد والسياحة بدبي، عصام كاظم، ونائب الرئيس الإقليمي لمجموعة فنادق حياة في دبي، فتحي خوجلي. وتؤكّد الاتفاقية التزام الطرفين بدعم قطاع السياحة بدبي وترسيخ مكانة الإمارة على مستوى العالم، كما أنها تتضمن المشاركة المتميزة لـ«فنادق حياة» في المبادرات المتنوّعة التي تطلقها دائرة الاقتصاد والسياحة في دبي، ومنها استضافة الرحلات التعريفية، وكذلك الوفود المدعوة، إلى جانب إقامة فعاليات متميزة لاستقطاب الزوار الدوليين، وأيضاً دعم الحملات الترويجية بما فيها باقات الإقامة والمشاركة في المعارض والجولات الترويجية. من جهتها، ستحظى المجموعة بدعم الدائرة في التسويق لمشاريعها المقبلة، مثل تدشين الحديقة المائية لفندق «غراند حياة دبي»، المقرر افتتاحها هذا العام. كما سيتم التعاون مع المؤثرين على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي لإنشاء محتوى متميز ومؤثر يضمن الوصول إلى شرائح واسعة من الجمهور. وقال كاظم: «تأتي شراكتنا الاستراتيجية مع مجموعة فنادق حياة في دبي لتكثيف الجهود التي نسعى من خلالها إلى تعزيز مكانة الإمارة وجهة سياحية عالمية فريدة». مضيفاً: «هذه الشراكة تعكس التزامنا المستمر بدعم من شركائنا والجهات المعنية، بتطوير وتنويع العروض السياحية وتوفير تجارب استثنائية تلبي تطلعات المسافرين، مع الحفاظ على تميز الإمارة في الابتكار وتقديم أرقى الخدمات لضيوفها». من جهته، قال خوجلي: «يُشكل تعاوننا الاستراتيجي مع دائرة الاقتصاد والسياحة في دبي، محطة بارزة في إطار التزامنا المستمر بدعم رؤية دبي للمستقبل، فيما تلتزم مجموعة فنادق حياة في دبي بتوسيع نطاق عملها، وتقديم تجارب استثنائية تسلط الضوء على مكانة الإمارة وجهة عالمية رائدة».