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Master Chief's absence from Halo Wars wasn't Bungie's fault, it was a move to make players "care about everybody else" in the RTS

"We didn’t want to use Master Chief"

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Impeachment proceedings against France's Macron pass first hurdle

The bureau of France's National Assembly has validated an impeachment procedure brought by hard-left MPs against President Emmanuel Macron. It's an unprecedented move in France, but it is highly unlikely the head of state will fall.

Radio France Internationale

Where to find Osidion in WoW: The War Within

Locate the Ensemble vendor in Khaz Agar.

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Olympics over, Macron walks a tightrope in search for new prime minister

A political whirlwind summer saw French President Emmanuel Macron dissolving parliament, calling snap elections, and then facing a hung National Assembly. It is now time for him to undo the political Gordian knot he has tied and choose the next prime minister. A handful of potential picks are under scrutiny…

France 24

Less female, older, split: What will France's new parliament look like?

A new left-wing alliance won the most seats in France's snap elections, but did not secure an absolute majority. As the National Assembly prepares to convene for the first time on 18 July, what will the lower chamber look like?

Radio France Internationale

French election: it’s impossible to know what sort of government might emerge from the current state of chaos

There were scenes of joy at the Place de la République in Paris when many thousands of people who were gathered to wait for the result of recent French election discovered that Marine Le Pen’s far-right coalition has not succeeded in taking control of the national assembly. Many outside the…

The Conversation

What are the next steps now France finds itself with a hung parliament?

France is without a permanent government after snap elections resulted in a hung parliament. The country looks set for tricky negotiations over which parties should form a government and who could lead it – but the constitution sets strict deadlines for when key positions must be filled.

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French election: far-right government blocked as Le Pen’s alliance pushed into third place

And so it did not come to pass. For all the expectation – and yes, fear among some in France and around the world – the far-right has failed in its bid to gain a majority in the French National Assembly (the lower house of France’s parliament).

The Conversation

New Popular Front Leads In French Election Polls

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French left-wing alliance wins big in unexpected snap election result

A left-wing coalition that came together ahead of France’s snap elections has won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, beating the far-right National Rally into third place, according to exit polls. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance came in second place.

Radio France Internationale

French election campaign rocked by violence as minister says more than 50 attacks made ahead of crunch vote

France ‘on edge’ as politicians begrudgingly unite in bid to hold off unprecedented far-right threat

The Independent UK

How France’s far-right National Rally plans to secure its absolute majority in parliament

Buoyed by its resounding success in the first round of the snap legislative elections, France’s far-right National Rally party (RN) is hoping to secure an absolute majority in the second round on July 7. Before it can achieve this however, NR’s President Jordan Bardella will have to fend off both…

France 24

Results from first round of France's snap elections mapped out

France's far-right National Rally made historic gains in the first round of snap elections on Sunday. But their progress is greater in small towns and rural areas than in big cities. RFI looks at how the map of France stands as the three leading parties prepare to battle it out…

Radio France Internationale

Can left-centrist parties unite to block far-right win in French elections?

Left and centre blocs are scrambling to prevent an absolute win for National Rally via strategic alliance.

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OPINION - Can France hold back the march of Le Pen and the hard-right?

Please let me be.

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What happens now that far right leads in France's parliamentary elections?

The far-right National Rally party came out top in the first round of France's snap legislative elections on Sunday. But with another round of voting to go, the next French parliament is not yet decided.

Radio France Internationale

Horse-trading begins after France's far right wins first round of snap elections

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party has won the first round of France’s parliamentary election, although the final result will depend on days of political wheeling and dealing ahead of next Sunday’s run-off.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron battles to make up ground in final leg of election campaign

Candidates were making their last campaign pushes Friday for the first round of voting in a high-stakes legislative election in which French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government risks a drubbing at the hands of the far right and hard left.

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What are the main French parties' campaign promises on immigration?

The far-right has made immigration its key campaign issue in France's upcoming parliamentary elections, but how to approach asylum and migration also figures high in the manifestos of both the centrists and the left. Here's a rundown of their radically different stances.

The Conversation

Latest polling shows UK Labour likely to win landslide at next week’s election, while Biden gains on Trump across the pond

The United Kingdom general election will be held in a week, on July 4. Polls close at 7am AEST on July 5. The 650 members of the House of Commons are elected by first-past-the-post, in which the candidate with the most votes wins the seat.

France 24

French parties try to reassure business leaders ahead of snap elections

Candidates for France's snap elections have defended their economic plans before the employers' federation Medef, though business leaders remain sceptical about how their various spending plans will be funded. Meanwhile, the French think tank Institut Montaigne has put a price tag on different parties' key election promises, from the ruling…

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David Williamson: ‘Australian drama has ignored the elephant in the room – we’re an unfair and unequal society’

At 82, anger still inspires the elder statesman of Australian theatre. As he comes out of retirement, Williamson muses on inequality, escaping death and why we’re in the ‘bread and circus’ phase of culture

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How Ensemble's final game went from skunkworks experiment to part of Microsoft's biggest series

Interview | Exploring the making of Halo Wars with the people who brought it to life

The Hindu

Tarun Tahiliani and the art of staying relevant

Tarun Tahiliani unveiled his coffee table book titled Tarun Tahiliani: Journey to India Modern at a star-studded event at the inaugural edition of Art Mumbai. A deep dive into the designer’s Tahiliani’s love for fashion, history, culture, craft. In November next year, the Asian Civilisations Museum is holding a first-of-its-kind…

The Guardian - UK

Florence Peake review – riffing and writhing topless on the canvas

Factual Actual: Ensemble is a performance about painting, and painting as performance, that feels like an open-ended ritual

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