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149 storiesLine Games adds character Kai to Genesis Mobile, free for all players who log in
Line Games added a new character, Kai, to its mobile SRPG Genesis Mobile in an October 6 update; the game is developed by Meerkat Games. Kai is the game's first two-in-one character and is given free to every player who logs in. Events for …
Vitol CEO says Western countries have exhausted available oil stocks
Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trader, said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London that Western countries have exhausted the oil stocks available to them. He said the oil products market remains very de…
HD Hyundai Heavy and 12 institutions launch marine SMR technology center
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and 11 other shipbuilding, nuclear and academic organizations have launched an “SMR Marine Technology Demonstration Center,” signing a memorandum of understanding at UNIST in Ulsan on Oct. 6. The center will join…
Google signs 20-year nuclear power deal with Constellation Energy
Google signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy covering six nuclear plant sites, according to The Verge. Reuters described the agreement as a 3.6-GW power deal; The Verge said the companies expect 890 megawatts o…
NC's Aion 2 tops 400,000 concurrent players on global launch day
NC began global service for its MMORPG Aion 2 on 5 October through Steam and its own Purple platform, and the company said peak concurrent players passed 400,000 on the first day. Early access had run from 30 September for five days for buy…
Google signs 3.6GW nuclear power deal with Constellation for AI data centers
Google said it signed a power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy, the largest US nuclear power operator, for about 3.6 gigawatts (3,590MW) of electricity to serve AI data center demand. About 890MW will come from 11 nuclear plants…
Gulf producers keep Hormuz ‘shuttle’ crude exports; volumes said to top pre-war levels
Gulf oil producers including Saudi Arabia are still exporting crude through the Strait of Hormuz via high-risk “shuttle” runs, loading very large crude carriers inside the strait and transferring the oil to ships waiting outside, according …
Constellation Energy to raise output at 11 US reactors in Google power deal
US utility Constellation Energy said it signed a contract to raise output at 11 nuclear reactors in three states, including Pennsylvania, to supply a grid used by Google, responding to rising power demand from AI. Sankei Shimbun reported th…
Bayan oilfield daily crude output tops 5,000 tonnes for first time
Daily crude output at the Bayan oilfield in the Hetao Basin, Inner Mongolia, reached 5,080 tonnes on Oct 7, the first time it has exceeded 5,000 tonnes a day, according to China National Petroleum Corporation. The company said the figure wa…
Fire halts production at Cardón refinery in northwestern Venezuela, workers evacuated
A fire broke out at the Cardón refinery in northwestern Venezuela, with flames and heavy smoke visible at the site, according to Chinese business outlets. Workers were evacuated and the plant temporarily stopped production. The reports gave…
BIC and KOCCA to host Steam Indie Connect with Valve team in Seoul
The Busan Indie Connect Festival organizing committee and the Korea Creative Content Agency will hold “Steam Indie Connect” on Oct. 27 at the Ground B cafe near Gangnam Station in Seoul, with Valve's Steam team meeting Korean indie develope…
WTI crude settles at $89.44 a barrel as supply signals diverge
US benchmark crude ended a three-session losing run on the New York Mercantile Exchange, with West Texas Intermediate for November delivery settling at $89.44 a barrel, up $0.01, according to Sankei Shimbun, citing Kyodo News. The report sa…
Pearl Abyss raises Black Desert character level cap to 75 in Oct. 7 update
Pearl Abyss released a Black Desert update on Oct. 7 that raises the character maximum level from 70 to 75 and reworks how experience is gained. Characters can earn additional attack power and monster damage reduction as they level, and the…
Sony adds orange Fnatic INZONE H9 II and Glass Purple E9, on sale Oct 22
Sony said it will release new colour versions of its INZONE gaming headset and wired earphones on October 22: the INZONE H9 II Fnatic Edition in orange, and the INZONE E9 in a new Glass Purple. PC Watch reported the H9 II Fnatic Edition is …
Nexon launches Overwatch Season 5 with new hero Doctrine, Solo Leveling crossover
Nexon said it began Overwatch Season 5, titled “Creed of Darkness,” adding the support hero Doctrine and the escort map Grimsvøten, and reworking Sombra and Roadhog. A collaboration with the “Solo Leveling” IP runs to Oct 20, alongside a fa…
Arknights: Endfield to launch on Steam Oct 15 with new Dancheongdo version
Gryphline said on Oct 7 that its 3D real-time strategy RPG Arknights: Endfield will launch on Steam on Oct 15 together with a new version called Dancheongdo, adding two new operators, a new Crisis Contract season and a rural inn management …
G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel reserves over four months
The G7 said Friday it will release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel reserves over four months, with a substantial diesel portion front-loaded into the first 20 days and coordinated by the International Energy Agency. President Do…
Oil falls as Middle East crude exports recover and G7 releases reserves
Brent crude for December delivery fell 1.89% to $100.32 a barrel and US West Texas Intermediate for November fell 1.84% to $89.43 on October 5, Yonhap reported, as Middle East crude exports increased and G7 countries moved to release emerge…
Aramco CEO says oil system strained, inventory rebuild may take up to two years
Aramco chief executive Amin Nasser said the world oil supply system is already under pressure and that rebuilding depleted inventories could take up to two years, speaking in London on October 5. Nasser estimated that about 3 billion barrel…
Von der Leyen says EU to cut Russian gas imports to zero; target date disputed
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will bring Russian gas imports to zero, down from a 45% share before the conflict in Ukraine to 12% now. Vedomosti reported the goal as the end of this year, while Kommersant an…