The Daily Populous

Tuesday August 13rd, 2024 morning edition

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Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has teased the next Borderlands game again.

Posting on X following heavy criticism of the newly released Borderlands film, which has got off to a slow start at the box office, Pitchford said Gearbox is hard at work on the next entry in the looter shooter series.

Publisher 2K confirmed that the next Borderlands game was in active development earlier this year, after it announced that it had acquired Gearbox Entertainment from Embracer Group for $460 million.

Speaking to GamesRadar last month, Pitchford suggested fans wouldn’t have to wait long for more information about it.

Pitchford teased that an announcement about the next Borderlands game could come “before the end of the year” and “maybe sooner”.

The most recent mainline series entry, 2019’s Borderlands 3, is the publisher’s fastest-selling title and has sold over 20 million copies.

2012’s Borderlands 2 is 2K’s top-selling game since the label’s inception seven years earlier, with over 29 million copies sold. »

Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia Could Bring a Quicker End to the War

Authored by foreignpolicy.com

The operation demonstrates Ukraine’s ability to achieve surprise and exploit sudden breakthroughs, something at which Russia has consistently failed since the start of its invasion.

One speculation that has gained a lot of traction is that it could lead to a quicker end to the war.

But for Ukrainians and their Western supporters hoping for an end to the war, some intriguing possibilities may soon be on the table. »

Ukraine says it has seized 386 square miles of Russian territory

Authored by nbcnews.com
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Ukraine said Monday it was holding 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russian territory, a week after the surprise cross-border assault that left the Kremlin scrambling and saw Kyiv seize back the initiative in the war.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to drive Ukrainian troops from his country’s territory, his first major public intervention in the crisis.

The assault is also aimed, he said, at stopping the advance of Russian forces in the east and south of Ukraine. »

SpaceX repeatedly polluted waters in Texas this year, regulators found

Authored by cnbc.com
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Notices of violation could delay those approvals and result in civil monetary penalties for SpaceX, further probes and criminal charges.

In a lengthy post on X, following publication of this story, SpaceX said regulators have told the company that it can continue with launch operations despite the violation notices.

The investigation found that SpaceX discharged industrial wastewater without a permit four times between March and July of this year. »