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Burnout Revenge Is Actually the Best One
In an opinion piece for IGN, writer Simon Cardy argues that Burnout Revenge, not the more widely praised Burnout 3: Takedown, is the best entry in Criterion’s racing series. Revisiting the 2005 game roughly 21 years after release, Cardy finds it holds up remarkably well, particularly praising its Crash mode and the addition of “traffic…
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Greenlink cable rerouted to protect Dobby memorial in Pembrokeshire
Harry Potter fans have successfully campaigned to reroute a major undersea power cable so that it no longer cuts through the fictional grave of house-elf Dobby. The memorial, on a beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, marks the spot from the films where Dobby was buried and draws hundreds of pilgrims a year, who leave painted stones…
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If you drove yourself mad building computers in Minecraft, Pight’s redstone-inspired puzzling is an affordable palate cleanser
Turkish developer Mindlabor has released Pight, a 2D puzzle game inspired by the redstone mechanic from Minecraft, offering a gentler take on the block-based logic puzzling that led some players to build elaborate in-game machines and computers. The game asks players to manipulate pistons, dynamite, portals and electricity blocks to guide a lightbulb onto a…
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Fans Dismayed As Fugees Set at Lauryn Hill’s Diaspora Calling! Festival Cut Short Due to Curfew
Fans expressed disappointment after The Fugees’ headline set at Lauryn Hill’s Diaspora Calling! festival was abruptly cut short by a strict curfew, leaving several classic songs unperformed. The event, held at Milton Keynes National Bowl on 7 August, marked the first UK edition of the Hill-curated festival, and also featured Erykah Badu, Giggs and Fireboy…
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Overmono review – irresistible dance duo swap club intimacy for well-earned spectacle
Overmono, the Welsh dance-music duo of brothers Tom and Ed Russell, played their biggest headline show to date at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, marking a shift from intimate club sets to full outdoor spectacle. The gig, staged to celebrate the release of their second album, tested how well their anthemic, big-room sound…
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Game of Thrones Is Getting a New 4K Steelbook Collection, Now Up for Preorder
Game of Thrones is set to receive a new complete series 4K Ultra HD steelbook collection to mark the HBO fantasy drama’s 15th anniversary. The set, which houses all eight seasons across individual steelbook cases in a single library box, is now available to preorder from select retailers ahead of its release on 3 November.…
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CLASH Hits The Jazz Cafe Festival For A Catch-Up With Jaz Karis
For a third year running, the Jazz Cafe Festival has taken over Burgess Park and filled it with top tier music programming, as is befitting of the Jazz Cafe’s prestige. With festival-goers doused in August sunshine, and a fair bit of drought-induced dust, the atmosphere was one of radiant fandom,… The post CLASH Hits The…
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Valve has added ‘initial’ SteamOS gamepad support for several new gaming handhelds, including the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+
Valve has rolled out “initial” gamepad support in SteamOS for several new handheld gaming PCs, including the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, as it continues extending its Linux-based operating system beyond the Steam Deck. The move is part of Valve’s broader push to make SteamOS a viable alternative to Windows on rival handhelds, giving manufacturers…
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Lesbians, latex and $2,000 condoms: why are this summer’s movies so obsessed with sex?
This summer’s crop of films is unusually preoccupied with sex, offering a raunchy counterpoint to widely reported “gen Z celibacy”. Titles including One Night Only, I Want Your Sex, The Invite and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma each explore young people’s fraught relationship with desire, reflecting a broader cultural shift that also spans…
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Premier League 2026-27 preview No 2: Aston Villa
The Guardian’s Premier League 2026-27 season preview turns to Aston Villa, who enter the campaign as reigning Europa League champions but face a tougher task under manager Unai Emery after losing several key players and coaches. Guardian writers predict a seventh-place finish, a drop from last season’s fourth, as Emery aims to secure back-to-back Champions…