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In the age of AI and layoffs, playing old games in 2026 is about more than nostalgia

  • Retro games offer respite from current industry anxieties.
  • Layoffs and AI concerns shape the author’s gaming habits.
  • The article retains cautious optimism for industry reform.

The article argues that returning to older video games in 2026 can provide emotional distance from an industry dominated by reports of generative AI, layoffs and studio closures. Its author presents retro gaming not simply as nostalgia, but as a way to enjoy games without associating them with…

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‘LineOut’ Director Nazila Azizi On Using Magical Realism To Capture Afghan Refugee Experience

  • "LineOut" is an Oscar-qualifying documentary on Afghan refugee displacement
  • Director Nazila Azizi uses magical realism, not straight reportage
  • Film references over 50 Afghan deaths crossing the Mediterranean this year

Nazila Azizi, an Afghan-born architect turned filmmaker who fled Kabul during the Taliban takeover, has directed the documentary "LineOut," now on an Oscar-qualifying run in Los Angeles. Rather than offering a conventional account of the evacuation, the film uses magical realism to explore the psychological experience of Afghan…

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Riverdale creators develop Afterlife With Archie series for Disney+

  • Disney+ orders "Afterlife With Archie" series from "Riverdale" creators
  • Zombie-horror comic adaptation targets a Halloween 2027 launch
  • Reunites Aguirre-Sacasa, Berlanti and Schechter from the "Riverdale" team

Disney+ has greenlit a television adaptation of "Afterlife With Archie," the zombie-horror comic series, from the team behind The CW's "Riverdale." Variety confirmed the order, which reunites several of the creative figures behind that long-running Archie Comics franchise; the project had first been reported as in development at…

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Battlefield 6’s newest and largest map is good, but I worry it will end up being nothing more than a curiosity

  • Battlefield 6's biggest-ever map, Tsuru Reef, launches with Season 4
  • Nine capture points support ground, air and naval combat at scale
  • Reviewer praises its ambition but fears it may be rarely played

A Eurogamer preview of Battlefield 6's Season 4 update previews Tsuru Reef, the game's largest map to date, set to launch the following day. The writer, having spent three hours testing all nine capture points ahead of release, praises the map's ambitious scale and its ability to accommodate…

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“We should have shown Sid dying in a pool of vomit.” The story behind Sid & Nancy, the controversial punk rock biopic which annoyed almost everyone

  • Sid & Nancy (1986) dramatised Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious's relationship with Nancy Spungen.
  • The biopic sparked lasting criticism for how it portrayed their violent, addiction-fuelled relationship.
  • Spungen died at the Hotel Chelsea in 1978; Vicious died of an overdose soon after.

Sid & Nancy, Alex Cox's 1986 biopic of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, remains a divisive film decades on, having provoked criticism from punk figures and Vicious's own mother for its portrayal of the couple's doomed relationship. The film dramatised the pair's descent…

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The 1975 B-side that accidentally saved AC/DC: “Scored a hit”

  • DJs made ‘Baby, Please Don’t Go’ AC/DC’s early hit.
  • The intended single was an uncharacteristic love ballad.
  • The B-side reinforced AC/DC’s hard-rock direction.

AC/DC’s early breakthrough came from an unintended source: radio stations chose to play the B-side of a single rather than the ballad the band’s label hoped would attract airplay. The decision helped establish the group’s harder blues-rock identity at a financially precarious point in its early career, rather…

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Adwaith’s GWEN Goes It Alone With ‘Achub Yr Iaith’

  • Adwaith's GWEN releases debut solo single 'Achub Yr Iaith'
  • Title translates to "Saving the Language" in Welsh
  • Track comes with a video directed by GWEN and Louis O'Hara

Welsh musician GWEN (Gwenllian Anthony), best known as a member of the acclaimed group Adwaith, has released her debut solo single, 'Achub Yr Iaith' (Welsh for "Saving the Language"). The release marks her first step outside the band, which has built a strong reputation across three albums and…

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Strawberry Hands Announces New Album A Jazz Blessing For The Animal: Hear “Dream Of Water”

  • Strawberry Hands announces new album, out 18 September on Otherly Love
  • New single "Dream Of Water" released alongside the announcement
  • East Coast and West Coast tour dates confirmed for August and September

Philadelphia musician Jacob Brunner, who performs as Strawberry Hands and also plays in Weyes Blood's touring band, has announced his new album A Jazz Blessing For The Animal, due out on 18 September via Otherly Love. It follows his 2020 record I Advance Wearing A Mask and arrives…

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The guitarist Eric Clapton said was out of everybody’s league: “There was no one better than him on this planet”

  • Clapton considered Jimi Hendrix unmatched.
  • He said Hendrix was beyond every rival.
  • The praise underscores Hendrix’s lasting influence.

The article recounts Eric Clapton’s view that Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist beyond comparison, describing him as “out of everybody’s league”. It highlights the significance of this praise because it came from Clapton, himself widely regarded as one of rock’s leading guitarists. Clapton’s assessment centres on Hendrix’s exceptional…

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Tomahawk Play First Show in 13 Years as They Launch Tour with Melvins: Video + Setlists

  • Tomahawk played their first gig in 13 years, in Nashville
  • Set included six live debuts from 2021's Tonic Immobility
  • US tour with Melvins runs through to 15th August

Tomahawk, the supergroup fronted by Mike Patton, played their first live show in 13 years on Saturday, kicking off a US tour alongside fellow rock veterans Melvins at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville. The gig matters because the band had never toured behind their most recent album, 2021's Tonic…

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