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What are we all playing this weekend?
Rock Paper Shotgun’s weekly staff roundup asks what its writers will be playing over the weekend, amid a quiet week in which several team members are away, ill or attending preview events. The piece is informal and conversational, offering a snapshot of the games and non-gaming plans occupying the team. Julian plans to continue pirate…
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La Liga 2026-27 preview: Madrid look to Mourinho in bid to dethrone Barcelona
Real Madrid have reappointed José Mourinho as manager in an attempt to end Barcelona’s run of two consecutive La Liga titles, following two trophyless seasons and a period of internal turmoil. Club president Florentino Pérez made Mourinho’s return a central pledge of his June re-election campaign, betting that the Portuguese coach’s authority and past success…
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A Foot Is Not an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola review – a fateful day at the fete
Daniel McVey’s interactive Edinburgh Fringe show, performed through his drag character Lydia, turns the discovery of a severed foot in a village-fete tombola into a comic murder mystery that develops into cosmic horror. The review finds the production charming and energetic, particularly in its playful recruitment of audience members, though it suggests its satire of…
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What we’ve been playing – “My Switch 2 sits watching me from my desk like the Green Goblin mask”
Eurogamer’s weekly games column collects staff impressions of several titles, alongside an invitation for readers to share what they have been playing. The contributors highlight enthusiasm for upcoming strategy, fighting and tactical games, while also describing a community gaming session built around cooperative play. – Dom says Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave has been difficult to…
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Michael Schenker: The guitarist who rejected joining Deep Purple
That’s a big call! The post Michael Schenker: The guitarist who rejected joining Deep Purple first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 26
BBC Sport has published the 26th edition of its daily Premier League “Who am I?” football quiz. Players must identify a featured footballer using progressively revealed clues, aiming to do so with as few incorrect guesses as possible. The quiz awards more points for needing fewer clues: three points is described as a good score,…
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Council makes decision on fining contractor for failed work that closed main road through Sheffield
The council is not considering a fine
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SWFC News: Leyton Orient boss impassioned on ‘huge football club’ Sheffield Wednesday – thestar.co.uk
Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens spoke passionately about Sheffield Wednesday ahead of the sides’ League One opening-day meeting, describing the Owls as a huge football club. His comments underline the scale of the challenge facing Orient against a historically prominent club beginning the 2026–27 campaign outside the Championship. The article was published before the match…
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Are fans now more invested in star names than clubs?
Lionel Messi’s move to Inter Miami, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo’s influence at Al-Nassr, illustrates how football supporters increasingly follow individual stars as much as – or sometimes more than – traditional clubs. The trend matters because it is reshaping merchandising, ticket demand and online audiences, with a player’s transfer capable of moving fan attention and spending…
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Picasso print discovered in abandoned apartment eight years after gallery heist
A signed Picasso etching stolen from a Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 has been recovered after a landlord found it while clearing a vacant flat. The discovery restores a work believed lost for eight years and may help investigators revisit an art theft that had remained unsolved. The print, *Torero*, is one of 30 known…