Gamescom 2025 has proven itself to be quite a successful event, even when compared to its iteration from the previous year. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the event saw attendance by 357,000 people from across 128 different countries. This attendance figure is record breaking, marking a 6.5 percent increase of attendance from Gamescom 2024.For context, last years Gamescom also had quite a few visitors, coming in at 335,000 attendees. This years event, however, also featured a larger venue, complete with an additional hall dedicated to entertainment. The indie area and outdoor spaces were also larger this time around.This years Gamescom featured 1,568 exhibitors from across 72 different country. All in all, the event had 40 pavilions with representation from 35 different countries. There were also countries exhibiting at the event for the first time, including Kyrgyzstan, Dubai, and Thailand.While the standard attendance broke records, trade visitors were also quite numerous, coming in at 34,000 attendees. According to the report, China, Canada, Japan and the US saw the strongest growth when it came to trade visitors to Gamescom 2025.With in-person attendance seeing such large numbers, Gamescom has also seen quite a bit of success on the digital front, boasting more than 630 million viewers that were watching content related to the event on Saturday. This marks an increase of around 105 percent when compared to the previous year. The Opening Night Live event this year also saw a major increase this year, with 72 million views.Gamescom 2025 sets new standards, said German Games Industry Association managing director Felix Falk. Bigger, more diverse and more international than ever before, the most important festival of gaming culture underscores the positive force that games, the industry, and the global community represent.Gamescom 2025 has once again set a new standard for large-scale international events, said Gerald Bse, president and CEO of Koelnmesse. Gamescom combines business and entertainment like no other event worldwide, as shown by the 1,568 exhibitors spread across 233,000 square meters of gross exhibition space.With record figures once again in nearly every category, the enormous variety of experiences and global participation, Gamescom is the most important event for the global gaming community.With Gamescom 2025 now behind us, the gaming industry has begun to look forward to the next major event Tokyo Game Show 2025. The event is slated to kick things off on September 25, and will have two days dedicated to business, with two more days being open for the general populace. The event is slated to have several companies from all over the world showcase their games there.Recently, PlayStation had confirmed that it would be attending the event with three of its titles: Ghost of Ytei, Marvel Tkon: Fighting Souls, and Astro Bot, the last of which will be part of a Family Game Park section. Koei Tecmo has also announced its own presence at the event with three major games Nioh 3, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and Ninja Gaiden 4.The event is also rumoured to feature an announcement for Forza Horizon 6 by Xbox.

Visit this Gothic Revival masterpiece, considered one of Hobarts most prominent colonial buildings. This convict-built, heritage-listed church is regarded by many as the Gothic masterpiece of James Blackburn, housing the oldest bells made for an Australian Church and three stunning Greek Orthodox chandeliers from Athens.The post OPEN HOUSE HOBART 2023 | HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH appeared first on Australian Institute of Architects.

A cyclist rides in a bike lane on University Avenue in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura ProctorOntario Premier Doug Ford teed off August 6 on a court decision declaring his law to remove three Toronto bikelanesunconstitutional, calling it the most ridiculous ruling he has ever seen.Ford has already said his government plans to appeal, even as it works on a compromise with the city to both keep thebikelanesand add extralanesfor vehicle traffic.He said he has faith that the Court of Appeal will overturn the lower-court ruling, but in the event it does not, he did not rule out using the notwithstanding clause to save the law.Lets see what happens at the Court of Appeals, and then well go from there, but I have confidence in the courts, Ford said at an unrelated transit announcement.Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Schabas ruled the lane removals would put people at an increased risk of harm and death and violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.He noted that the government had received advice from experts, reports from Toronto officials and evidence from the city and elsewhere that removingbikelaneswill not achieve the asserted goal of the law, to reduce traffic.Ford made the removal ofbikelaneson Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue a campaign issue during the snap election he called and won in February, and he says the judges ruling tramples on peoples democratic rights.This is the most ridiculous decision Ive ever seen, he said.Ive never seen a decision like this, that a judge overrules the people of Ontario because of ideology not because of law ideology, but we knew when they picked this judge where it was going anyway, so its not a big surprise.Its not the first time Ford has called judges integrity into question. In April he blasted judges he perceives as being soft on crime, and floated ideas such as electing judges and offering them payouts to retire early.Last year, Ford defended his governments appointments of two former staffers to a committee that helps select provincial judges, saying he wants like-minded people in appointments, not Liberals or New Democrats.The post Court ruling declaring Ontario bike lane law unconstitutional ridiculous: Ford appeared first on Canadian Architect.

The Colonel is a farce in three acts by F.C. Burnand, premiered in 1881, based on Jean Franois Bayard's 1844 play Le mari la campagne. The story concerns the efforts of two aesthetic impostors to gain control of a family fortune by converting a man's wife and mother-in-law to follow aestheticism. The man is so unhappy that he seeks the company of a widow in town. His friend, an American colonel, intervenes to persuade the wife to return to conventional behavior and obey her husband to restore domestic harmony, and the colonel marries the widow himself. The Colonel's initial run was at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, for 550 performances, while simultaneously a second company was touring the British provinces with the play. In October1881, it received a command performance before Queen Victoria, the first play to do so since the death of Prince Albert in 1861. It transferred to the Imperial Theatre in 1883 and then to the new Prince of Wales Theatre in 1884. In July1887, there was a revival at the Comedy Theatre. This cabinet card depicts Rowland Buckstone as Basil Giorgione (left) and Cissy Grahame as Nellie Forrester (right) reprising their roles in the 1887 revival of The Colonel. The sepia photographic print measures 14.6cm 9.9cm (5.7in 3.9in) and is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.Photograph credit: London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company; restored by Adam CuerdenRecently featured: Little corellaCharles Roscoe SavageCharlotte Perkins GilmanArchiveMore featured pictures

August 18Royal Australian Air Force helicopter in Vietnam1783 A meteor procession blazed across the night sky over Great Britain.1891 A hurricane struck the Caribbean island of Martinique, killing about 700 people, injuring at least 1,000 others, and causing severe damage.1920 The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage in the country.1966 Vietnam War: Members of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment were surrounded by a much larger Viet Cong unit at the Battle of Long Tan (helicopter pictured), but held them off for several hours until reinforcements arrived.2008 Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure from a movement to impeach him.Iso Rae (b.1860)Ruth Norman (b.1900)Kofi Annan (d.2018)Phil Donahue (d.2024)More anniversaries: August 17August 18August 19ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

Brave Knights (or Archers, Clerics, Brawlers): A carrier pigeon has arrived with the most exciting news:Knights in Tight Spaces releases on March 4th, 2025!Watch our date reveal trailer: Key features A stylish, action-packed take on deckbuilders Fight through challenging scenarios packed with enemies, with strong action-movie visual effects and animations, while vibing with the elegant soundtrack.Master your surroundings Position characters carefully around enemies and obstacles, making sure to keep the tactical advantage. Dont lose sight of the pool of momentum and combo points to release powerful special moves!Gather your party and unveil secrets Recruit new characters and assemble a party as players travel and reveal new areas in the procedural map, unveiling the mystery of the secret society that has hired them.Find your playstyle With 300 cards, different classes and gear to equip, and an upgrade system, Knights in Tight Spaces offers countless hours of deckbuilding fun, whether players are experienced turn-based tacticians or new to the genre.The post Knights in Tight Spaces Releases On March 4th appeared first on Raw Fury.

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