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Interesting video games inspired by Disco Elysium, plus some others (opens the original)
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Every now and then I spot a good game and throw it into one of my many lists, with the aim to play it at some point, or at least investigate further to see if it’s worth my time. And in a strange set of circumstances, with this list at least, three of the games have taken a degree of inspiration from the highly acclaimed RPG from 2019, Disco Elysium. That particular aspect of this list wasn’t planned on my part, but I can see how many studios have perhaps looked to that narrative-driven title (w
The Grand Tour returns, with new hosts (opens the original)
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Hilariously, if you type ‘the grand tour’ into Google search, at the top of the listing of the page it categorises the show as a documentary. It is not. It is, or was, a motoring show on Amazon Prime, or perhaps more accurately an entertainment show that just so happened to have cars in it. It ran from 2016-2024, and its debut drew a record number of Prime membership sign-ups, and brought in over 1.5m global ‘first streams’ (subscribers whose first watch was the show).The reason audiences across
Tank Girl needs a remake (opens the original)
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My go-to Pacific Northwest media (opens the original)
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I’ve always been drawn to the Pacific Northwest region of the US, and I’m not entirely sure why — especially because I’m English and live in the UK. In some ways, the climate for these two parts of the world is quite similar; both have a temperate marine climate with mild summers, cool winters and steady year-round rainfall. Although with climate change rapidly impacting us all that last sentence might not apply as much as it once did.I think, perhaps, part of the appeal of the region, at least
Trailers and previews from Gamescom 2026 (opens the original)
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Gamescom in Cologne, Germany is the biggest gaming convention in the world. Last year 357,000 people from 128 countries attended it. And as such, it’s one of the key places for studios to showcase their upcoming games.And there’s a lot. I’m not going to cover all the games that made an appearance this year, but I’ll try and mention as many as I can. Or at least nod to those that caught my eye — whether it’s a first look or a new look at a game, an exclusive gameplay reveal, or just some kind of
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