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Beast of Reincarnation is a Pokémon-inspired soulslike without the cruelty of Dark Souls – and it’s better for it
GamesRadar argues that Beast of Reincarnation borrows the precise, parry-focused combat associated with soulslike games while avoiding their most punishing conventions. The article presents this as a significant choice because it could make Game Freak’s new action RPG more welcoming without removing the satisfaction of mastering difficult encounters. The game follows Emma and her dog…
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Feature: One Year On, Is Anyone Still Playing Drag x Drive?
Nintendo’s Drag x Drive, released for Switch 2 in August 2025, was designed to demonstrate the console’s mouse-mode controls through an unusual wheelchair-basketball-inspired multiplayer game. A year later, the article investigates whether anyone is still playing, arguing that the game’s experimental appeal and difficult controls have left it largely overlooked despite its technical ambition. The…
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The “complete arsehole” singer Dave Davies wishes he never met: “He had a terrible personality”
“He didn’t treat people well at all.” The post The “complete arsehole” singer Dave Davies wishes he never met: “He had a terrible personality” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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The Brink of War Review: Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris Lock Horns in Talky Cold War Drama
The Brink of War dramatises the 1986 Reykjavik summit, where Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev attempted to negotiate a major nuclear disarmament deal that could have reduced Cold War tensions. The review finds the film earnest, intelligent and well acted, but says its restrained, stage-like approach rarely conveys the urgency expected from a story about…
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Troye Sivan announces fourth album featuring Nicole Kidman video
Troye Sivan has announced his fourth studio album, She’s The Best, due for release on 9 October via Tokky’s/Interscope. He has also released its title track and a video featuring Nicole Kidman and drag performer Sasha Colby, reuniting Sivan and Kidman after their work together on the 2018 film Boy Erased. The album follows 2023’s…
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Sheffield MP says those starting fires will face ‘full force of the law’ as wildfires burn across the country
“At a time of hot, dry weather, fires like these can spread uncontrollably and cause destruction to local habitats and houses”
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Actor behind cancelled Marvel show reveals look at MCU’s Squirrel Girl, despite being “forbidden” from taking photos
An actor involved in Marvel’s cancelled New Warriors series has shared a behind-the-scenes image showing the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s unused version of Squirrel Girl. The reveal has renewed attention on the project, which was developed but never released, and offers fans a rare glimpse of a character who has not otherwise appeared in the MCU.…
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These were Spotify’s most-played songs during the solar eclipse
Spotify data showed UK listeners turned to eclipse-themed music during Wednesday’s partial solar eclipse, reflecting how major shared events can influence listening habits. – Evolfo’s ‘Moon Eclipsed The Sun’ rose 12,817% in UK streams. – Chris Staples’ ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ rose 2,805%. – Pink Floyd’s ‘Eclipse’ rose 594%, while Delta Goodrem’s ‘Eclipse’ rose…
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Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
Police have recovered three paintings stolen from the Magnani Rocca Museum near Parma, Italy, in a theft authorities described as among the country’s most significant recent art crimes. CCTV footage showed two masked thieves breaking into the museum on 22 March, and the recovery is important because the works were collectively valued at about €9m.…
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Lionel Richie hits out at Usher and Chris Brown’s joint tour: “We didn’t go to jail”
Lionel Richie criticised Usher and Chris Brown’s joint North American tour during a concert with Earth, Wind & Fire, suggesting that comparable co-headline shows had existed decades earlier without performers going to prison. He then quickly softened the remark, calling the pair “fine Christian men” and referring more generally to social media and online allegations;…