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Saw Resident Evil last night. Extremely good. Only major note is that Austin Abrams, great as he is, looked distractingly like Rhys Darby in it, so I couldn’t help daydreaming about a Resident Evil movie fronted by Murray from Flight of the Conchords.

Happy to announce that The Avalanches have done it again.

HDR calibration should be added to the national curriculum.

Really need Digital Foundry to tell me if Witcher 3 Remastered being pitch black in all indoor areas is an impressive modern technical feat or not.

Purchasing this video on iTunes and watching it about 400 times in three days on my OG iPhone is the most aggressively mid-noughties memory that I cherish.

How the f has it taken me this long to learn that Rami Malek has an identical twin called Sami Malek.

Explaining to your kids that in the 90s we literally had three Batmen in this period of time.

Despelote 2 when.

Just moved my fan away from me and towards my Switch 2 so it can download something without exploding. The ultimate heatwave Gamer sacrifice.

I know we know nothing about the next Bond film yet but if he doesn't spend a very large chunk of it trying and failing to open doors that are keycard-locked despite wearing a watch that was apparently designed by MI6's greatest minds to be able to hack anything, then I'm not watching it.

Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

Important everyone knows that The Bad Guys 2 is also out this week. I have not yet decided where my popcorn is going at the weekend.

Bananza, Death Stranding 2 and Tony Hawk’s 3+4 are, as expected, making for an absolute dream of a summer trio for me right now. Only downside being that every time I turn one of them on, I’m hearing the call of the other two. But yeah, eating good.

Having a great time with Tony Hawk’s 3+4 but underestimated how much the music thing detracts from pretty much the whole vibe. It really is such a letdown. There are probably no other circumstances under which 2025 me would listen to Less Than Jake and I’ve been denied this reunion.

Hideo Kojima is currently sat in a dark room about to commence a Mad Max movie marathon with no breaks in an attempt to cheer himself up after learning that everyone thinks he made another banger

Big week for staying indoors.

Dudes rock.

If someone takes a flawless - and I really mean that if I see so much as a single fleck under there then we’re finished - screen protector application concept to Dragons’ Den then I’m telling you now it will leave Reggae Reggae Sauce in the dust.

RIP to Brian Wilson, who gave us many perfect albums but also the perfect interview

Lots of music is great but it’s vanishingly rare that a song fades out and you think to yourself “that is the one of the most incredible things I’ve ever heard.” Unless you’re listening to The Beach Boys.

Off to Prima. If Charli XCX doesn’t play her weird corporate Nintendo World song during her Switch 2 launch day set then what are we even doing here.

Remarkable that my affection for the Mission Impossible franchise dissipated at the precise moment Rebecca Ferguson was no longer on my screen.

Very much looking forward to the Super Cup playoff tonight.

Apologies to @lizardcube.bsky.social for being five years late, but Streets of Rage 4 has the honour of being the final game I’ve finished on the original Nintendo Switch. What a game. What a console. What an era.

Trying to replay The Witcher 3 in an era where you have about four Apple devices constantly listening out for a certain wake word is deeply irritating.

Is the final episode of Andor the most low-key prestige tv finale ever? Not meant as a criticism at all. Entirely earned. And it makes sense that it feels more like an exhale before Rogue One than the end of a story. Just can’t remember anything like it. Anyway, what a show. Astoundingly good stuff.

That is one Metal Gear-looking strand-type game right there.

Bottling it just as you're onto something good? You couldn't fit in more if you tried.

His greatest stunt of all.

That’s all I needed to hear.

Glad I waited until Star Wars Day to watch the hardest ending to any tv episode ever (Andor S2 E6).

CEXy £5 cop.

Genuinely thought this chap in Andor was wearing a Fred Perry jumper.

Donkey Kong smells that GOTY.

Don't remember hearing a word from Starmer about the sausage dog in Thank Goodness You're Here. www.eurogamer.net/french-presi...

Removing Polygon from my bookmarks bar is going to be extremely depressing. Gutted for everyone involved with that site. You built something original and always worth visiting.

Reading all the Clair Obscur praise reminds me that Nintendo figured out how to make turn-based combat fun on pretty much its first attempt and it took decades for anyone to really pay attention. Strange.

Only had to read three explainers on the new Switch Virtual Game Card stuff to feel like I’ve got a handle on it. Easy peasy.

Can't tell if unwell or just warm-tired. Welcome, Spring.

Spent the weekend playing and enjoying Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 but made the mistake of assuming that anyone with Charlie Cox’s voice would be pretty much invincible in combat. Absolutely not so.

I exclusively listen to this song now.

If Lorde wants her next stunt to be a secret set at Prima I promise I'll create a TikTok account for it.