France is banning government officials from using Microsoft Teams and Zoom 'amid rising geopolitical tensions and fears of foreign surveillance or service disruptions'
May 10, 2026
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France is banning government officials from using Microsoft Teams and Zoom ‘amid rising geopolitical tensions and fears of foreign surveillance or service disruptions’

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France announced Monday, January 26, that it plans to replace American software such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom with its own domestic software, Visio. Visio will be rolled out by 2027 and will only be available for government departments, not private companies or individual members of the public. As reported by Euronews, David Amiel, minister…

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“They’re Guaranteed Money” – When The PlayStation ‘Raiden Project’ Was In Doubt, Seibu Kaihatsu Turned To Strip Mahjong

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“They wouldn’t release it under the Seibu Kaihatsu name”. Those of you who followed the Japanese launch of Sony’s PlayStation back in 1994 will be aware that Seibu Kaihatsu’s Raiden Project was a very early release for the console. A two-game collection featuring Raiden (1990) and Raiden II (1993), it launched at the start of…

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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined interview: hand-crafted dolls, overhauled UI, nostalgia, and more

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined interview: hand-crafted dolls, overhauled UI, nostalgia, and more

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Set for release on February 5, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined for PlayStation 5 reinterprets the classic 2000 PlayStation title, Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past. Featuring distinctive 3D diorama visuals with a warm, handcrafted doll-like aesthetic, the remake also introduces new storylines, including one that reunites the hero with his now-adult friend, Kiefer….

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Interview: “Miyamoto Was A God To Us” – Richard Honeywood On The Raiden Project, Working With Iwata, & Turning Down Pokémon

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Localization legend Richard Honeywood talks us through his incredible game dev origin story. Richard Honeywood is a pretty famous figure when it comes to the world of video game localization, having many major achievements to his name. Not only was he responsible for establishing Square’s in-house localization department in the late ’90s at its Tokyo…

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Ubisoft is now memeing about Black Flag remake leaks, which is a change from threatening to sue its lead actor over them

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If you’re unaware that, somewhere in the bowels of Ubisoft’s offices, an unannounced Black Flag remake is almost certainly bubbling away, then congratulations on waking from your coma. It’s perhaps the most open secret in videogames right now, spoiled ahead of time by everything from age rating boards to anonymous sources to its own lead…

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The MSX2 Titles ‘Wonderland Of Carbuncle’ & ‘Super Tritorn’ Are Making Their Way To Switch

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Courtesy of D4 Enterprise’s ‘EGGCONSOLE’ series. D4 Enterprise, the company behind the EGGCONSOLE series of retro reissues, is bringing two old MSX2 titles to the Nintendo Switch: Compile’s 1991 puzzler Wonderland of Carbuncle, and Sein Soft’s 1986 action RPG Super Tritorn. Wonderland of Carbuncle is out today (January 29th) on the Nintendo Switch eShop and…

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