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Someone believed that ‘GTA Vice City’ could be played for free in the browser without consequences. Take-Two has reacted firmly

December 27, 2025 by usatoday24

Whoever played ‘Grand Theft Auto: Vice City‘ You probably remember well that it was not exactly a light game for its time. It was published in 2002 on PlayStation 2 and later came to Xbox and PC in 2003. In those years, installing it and making it work was part of the ritual with requirements that not everyone could meet. That is why it is striking that, more than two decades later, that same title appears running directly in a browser, without installations or disks. The question is inevitable: why now and with what implications. The response has come in the form of a cease and desist request directed at DOS Zone. The notice, that the platform itself has made publicmaintains that the website is “hosting and promoting a browser-based project.” The document demands that the game and any associated functionality be removed, and warns that if this is not done, the company reserves the right to take additional legal action. Where preservation ends and the legal problem begins A cease and desist request is not yet a demand, but rather a notice with clear consequences. Its objective is to force the removal of content that the rights holder considers infringing, leaving a formal record of the claim. From that moment on, the designated platform usually faces a clear decision: comply or assume the risk of the conflict escalating. The letter itself anticipates possible subsequent steps, such as communications to the accommodation provider or legal action if the request is not met. In this case, the notice has not been managed through direct communication between editor and platform, but through EBRANDspecialized in digital surveillance and content removals. This model is common in large catalogs, where the detection and management of potential violations is outsourced to dedicated teams. EBRAND acts as a technical and legal intermediary, in charge of documenting the case and conveying the demands of the rights holder, without publicly assessing the context of the affected project. DOS Zone, for its part, is presented as a project driven by video game enthusiasts with a stated objective of preservation and accessibility. In its own texts, the team emphasizes that it does not obtain financial benefits, does not display advertising and does not monetize access to the games it hosts. It also claims to reject any form of illegal distribution and ensures to operate within the legal frameworks it considers applicable. As part of this positioning, the platform maintains that it is willing to remove content immediately upon official request and to cooperate with rights holders. Screenshot of DOS Zone The version of Vice City accessible from the browser allowed you to start games with local saves and offered, optionally, saves in the cloud through the js-dos platform to continue the session on different devices. Access was limited in demo form, with progress blocked after the first story point at the Ocean View Hotel. To go further, the system required the user to upload an original game file, which was verified to match the commercial assets. The claim comes from Take-Two and is part of a broader debate about access and preservation, where the concept of “abandonware” is often invoked. However, that term has no legal validity: The fact that a work stops being sold or changes format does not extinguish its copyright. In the case of ‘Vice City’, the validity of the copyright in USA extends until 2097regardless of the channel through which you try to access the game. In this specific case, furthermore, the abandonment argument does not even hold up in practical terms. Take-Two continues to sell Vice City and also versions such as ‘Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition’ on multiple platforms. Its owners continue to exploit it commercially more than twenty years after its original release. This context reinforces the publisher’s position against any unauthorized execution and helps to understand why the case does not go unnoticed, even in an ecosystem where other similar projects manage to survive without friction. Images | Rockstar Games/Take-Two | DOS Zone Screenshot In Xataka | I can turn on, control and play my PC from anywhere in the world: three ingredients that make it possible

The Z gene has disregarded the vice that is celebrating daytime raves with coffee and “Sound Healing”

July 19, 2025 by usatoday24

There are gestures that define us as a species, and dance is one of them. When everything fails, the body continues to speak: it is stirred, it shakes, it is released. Barbara Ehrenreich documented it in ‘Dancing in the Streets‘, where it shows how dance has historically served as collective response to pain. Today, that instinct seems to wake up again, in a world worn by stress, uncertainty and isolation. Decoding the rave. In warehouses, parks, coffees and even luxury resorts, the raves of the 21st century no longer revolve exclusively around alcohol, strobe lights and early morning. Now they can also start with a yoga session at dawn, include substance -free spaces, foster deep conversations and offer coffee instead of cocktails. In an article for Marie Claire They explain that the phenomenon It is spreading in many countries and electronic music remains the central beat. However, the purpose has changed: it is about reconnecting with the body, with others and with oneself. “We are very connected online, but possibly more disconnected in real life,” says Kesang Ball, co -founder of Trippin in the middle, a global platform of young culture. “People yearn for spaces where they can meet related people.” A cultural change. It might seem like a whim, since raves have always been a countercultural space that gave a room for response to what happened at the time. Nevertheless, how does the fashion magazine addressthe need for this new movement revolves around postpandemic emotional exhaustion, the epidemic of solitude, the collapse of mental well -being and the fed up in front of a digital life that promised connection, but left empty. In Spain, the average time that users dedicate to social networks is 1 hour and 55 minutes a day, According to a study by Trecebits. In this context, the holidays are not just parties: they are spaces where they relear to be with others without screens in between. Even deeper. This turn also reflects a generational sensitivity. Unlike the millennial stereotype of the party until dawn, generation Z Prioritize self -careauthenticity and Mental health. Excess, blackout and hangover have ceased to be gestures of rebellion; Today, the subversive is to stay lucid, connect deeply and find pleasure without guilt. In this context, the Rave does not disappear, it transforms. In fact, an investigation from the University of Leeds, EXPORDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC EVENT PARTICIPATION AND WELL-BEING, He found that attending electronic music events is directly associated with greater psychological, emotional and social well -being. In the study they identified that Raves attendees experienced deep feelings of connection, individual expression, community and collective euphoria. And not a drop of alcohol. Sobriety is a trend, the youngest are changing the Cup for the espresso. The calls Coffee Raves “Morning fiests in cafeteria converted into clubs,” they are just an example of paradigm shift. From the track to inner peace. The change has been progressive, but firm. In a report on the EDM page have chatted with groups such as Daybreaker, Superbloom or The Oracle Project that are at the forefront of a new era of parties: daytime, conscious and community. In them, dance and care for themselves are not opposite actions. Lauren Branc, founder of The Oracle Projectsummarizes it like this: “I did not want to give up the fun to leave, but neither did I want to continue revolving around something that became ill and does not encourage a deep connection.” The movement also has its luxury expression. As They have detailed in Travel and Leisurein Koh Samui, the W hotel organizes musical retreats where emerging DJs such as Joplin share a poster with sessions of Sound Healing and Yoga, in a five -star environment. There, electronic music does not compete with rest, but is synchronized with it. Although it is not the only space, because in coffee shops such as Santanera Coffee in Madrid or Vera Café in Barcelona, the Coffee Parties They gather hundreds of young people who dance to the rhythm of the house and the techno with cappuccino in hand. Everything, in broad daylight. A radical act: dance in community. The new Rave culture is not a nostalgic copy of the past. It is a reinvention. Faced with a world that commercializes time, crushes joy and fragments the sense of belonging, dance together – without filters or screens – can be a deeply radical act. Rob Glassett, known as fold, summarizes it clearly for Marie Claire: “The dance clues have always been important places to disconnect … but not to get stuck, but to reconnect.” In an era saturated with stimuli and algorithms, returning to the body, to rhythm and human contact can be more revolutionary than it seems. And if, As the DJ says Surusinghe in the fashion magazine: “Music has a power comparable to that of religion,” then the dance floor is, perhaps, one of the last truly free sanctuaries. Image | Unspash Xataka | Instead of a cubata, a capuchino: the triumph of the daytime raves where the raveros consume coffee instead of alcohol

Charlie Zhang, vice president of Omoda and Jaecoo, about success in Spain

April 29, 2025 by usatoday24

Ten Spanish journalists enter the glazed room of The huge central headquarters of Omoda and Jaecoo in Wuhu, China. After a few minutes of informal talk in front of small masts with flags from China and Spain, Charlie Zhang, Vice President of Chery, the matrix appears. Zhang wears current glasses, almost military haircut, ironed navy suit, buttoned white shirt without twins. Naked dolls and fingers except a Apple Watch Series 10. Classic black shoes. Nothing in his outfit shouts ostentation. Everything in its bearing transmits control. “This man reminds us,” I think, “that it is the management of the kingdom and not the luxury of his scepter that does to the king.” Breaking stereotypes I start the group interview myself asking what the greatest change in the perception of Western consumers towards Chinese cars in the last year, thinking about persistent stereotypes around them. You don’t need to think about it: The stereotype has deflated at the speed of our sales. When we launched Omoda and Jaecoo in Spain, in February 2024, we feared some suspicion. Twelve months later we sell 2,000 units per month and receive floods of questions about our batteries and the semi -autonomous driving software. The manager assumes that certain reservations have not disappeared – “they still exist, although very attenuated” – but Underline a change of perception: quality is no longer questioned, but speed with which Chinese technology advances in batteries, lidar and pure electric. The room shalls timidly: it is difficult to contradict him after touring Chery’s stand in Shanghai. Why start with Spain and not by Germany or France, with more population and per capita income? Zhang himself alludes to our market as a “open entrance door” and confesses that the strategy has been deliberate: Curious and “open mind” consumers. Fragmented competition. And the possibility of release local production with the Ebro brand, the historic Spanish teaching Risen at the old Nissan plant in Barcelona. European factory and deployment The road map is ambitious: Phase 1 of the factory for 100,000 units per year and objective of 200,000 as soon as possible. And according to Zhang, they consider opening a second factory in Europe. The beginning of the production of the omoda 5 EV and the JAECOO 5 EV It is scheduled for November of this year. That capacity, emphasizes, will be key to avoiding tariffs and meet the European demand of 40 % of components produced in the old continent. The current and future catalog will be like this: Omoda: Present: Omoda 5. In 2025: omoda 7 and Omoda 9. Propulsions: gasoline, HEV hybrid, PHEV plug -in hybrid and 100% Electric Bev. Jaecoo: Present: Jaecoo 7. In 2025: Jaecoo 5 and Jaecoo 8. Propulsions: same four variants that omods. Ebro: Present: S700 and S800. In 2025: S400 and S900. Propulsions: Phev and Hev. Each of these new teachers will have independent general directions in Spain (as already happens with Ebro in front of the Omoda-Jaecoo duo), allowing internal competition that seeks to maximize market penetration. The manager stops in the three acronyms that are marked his recent releases: SHS, Super Hybrid System: Dedicated Atkinson Cycle Motor, 44.5% thermine efficiency (in development it is to reach 48%) and batteries of 18 to 34 kWh that would carry the real electrical autonomy of omoda 9 to 150 km. “The border between A PHEV AND A BEV It is blurred, “proclaims. It is not hyperbole: recharge times promise 400 kilometers in ten minutes thanks to the 800 V architecture, and semi -solid battery prototypes circulate at its table after 2027. Image: Xataka. It comes out in the conversation, of course, the tariff issue and research Antidumping Open in Brussels. Zhang is pragmatic: Plan a: negotiate a “minimum price” to avoid tariff increase. Plan b: produce in the EU (Barcelona first, another floor later) and reach 60% European content with suppliers such as Bosch or Faurecia. Plan c: Assess “strategic alliances” with hurry manufacturers. When listening to options like Ford or especially Stellantishe responds with a smile and an ambiguous “everything is on the table.” The bet, he insists, is “for Europe, in Europe.” And behind another idea beats: be perceived as industrial employers, not only as importers. The group has also confirmed the launch in Europe of new brands: ICAR It will be something that they will “try” to bring at the end of the year, with their pure electric and extended autonomy (REEV). Exlatixthe group’s premium brand will first reach Nordic countries in 2026 and subsequently to Spain. Although without a precise date, its launch seems safe, but we will have to wait. LEPAS It would arrive after Exlatix, with a totally electrified range through its 4, 6 and 8 models and Luxeedwhich would be the last, towards the end of 2026, would arrive with several electric and extended autonomy models: S7 and R7, direct competitors of Tesla with brutal interior finishes that we could try first hand. Almost in the end I ask another question: where they are paying better omoda and Jaecoo, both worldwide and European. In the world, the United Kingdom leads with 3,000 units per month just six months after its launch. Malaysia is also giving joys thanks to the 1,200 monthly sales of Jaecoo 7 Phev and its extended autonomy. Brazil, Chile and Peru also deserve their mention thanks to the “exceptional reaction” to their recent landing. In continental Europe, Spain – Spain – leads, and Poland and Italy follow our wake. Germany and France will arrive in the second half of this year through its own subsidiaries, because, according to Zhang, “to call us Europeans we need to sell where six out of ten cars are enrolled.” Zhang also specifies concrete objectives for Spain: moving from the current 2,000 monthly units of Omoda and Jaecoo between 4,000 and 5,000, while Ebro are expected between 2,000 and 3,000 per month. Image: Xataka. Zhang advances to the question about hydrogen: The fuel battery already rolls … in Chery heavy … Read more

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