Kylie Minogue, pop music’s impossible princess, was asked the other day if she’s always made authentic music. “I said, well, I think so! Even if it wasn’t authentic to me, the music was authentic, because that’s what I was going through at the time.” We’re catching up over Zoom ahead…
Would you want that for lunch? (YouTube) The Lunchly range of food products has come under new criticism, as MrBeast is embroiled in yet more fast food controversy. MrBeast might be the biggest name on YouTube, but he’s not been having a good few months lately, between being sued over…
At a time when over 600 anti-trans bills are being considered across the country, Reyna Tropical’s new music video for “Conocerla” emerges as a powerful statement of trans and lesbian visibility. This project isn’t just about aesthetics — it’s a cultural reclamation. Historically, the experiences of queer and trans folks,…
It Takes Two – why did other publishers not try to copy it? (EA) There doesn’t look like there’s ever going to be an It Takes Two 2 but the same developer is making a new game that also seems to be co-op. Despite a recent survey showing just how…
Fear The Spotlight – don’t fear the PS1 style graphics (Blumhouse Games) The film company behind Insidious and The Purge releases its first video game and it’s a nostalgic romp through PS1 era style horror tropes. This year’s Summer Game Fest was a rather unexciting preview event, but the one…
Sonic X Shadow Generations – ow the edge (Sega) Sega has remastered Sonic Generations for modern platformers and added in a whole extra adventure featuring Shadow the Hedgehog. When the original Sonic Generations launched in 2011, the series was undergoing what felt like the start of a renaissance. After the…
Super Mario Galaxy – this has nothing to do with it but we don’t want to get sued using the real pics (Nintendo) The mysterious Nintendo Switch Online game has already been leaked by playtesters and it’s not anything anyone previously guessed at. It might be Nintendo Switch 2 news…
Time flies when you’re selling consoles (Nintendo) The Monday letters page replays the original version of Silent Hill 2 after the remake, as one reader prepares to play a recreation of P.T. in VR. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Yesterday’s anniversaryJust wanted to point out that…
The N64 was certainly an important console (Wikipedia) A reader muses about the reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 and why no console can live up to the impact made by the N64. With Nintendo and Xbox both announced they’ve got next gen consoles on the way it’s probably not…
Should Sony unleash the apes? (Sony Interactive Entertainment) Inspired by Astro Bot, a reader suggests Sony commission a new series of low budget franchise reboots, starting with Ape Escape and LocoRoco. I’m still a bit hazy on whether Astro Bot has been a sales hit or not but I’m confident…