> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://darylbaxter.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # June Highlights - URL: https://darylbaxter.com/posts/june-highlights/ - Published: 2025-06-30T12:01:42.000Z - Updated: 2025-06-30T12:01:42.000Z - Author: Daryl Baxter - Tags: Highlights What a month. My [business](https://darylbaxter.com/springboard-freelance-services/) is set up, [Nintendo Switch 2](https://darylbaxter.com/posts/nintendo-switch-2-hands-on-review/) finally came out, and by the time you read this, I'll be out of my flat. I held off from doing an '[App Picks](https://darylbaxter.com/posts/springboard-best-ios-mac-apps-may-2025/)' for June, as developers are still looking into how the latest updates from Apple and others can improve their apps. From what I've read and heard from others, [Apple's announcements](https://www.techradar.com/news/live/wwdc-2025?ref=darylbaxter.com) were, *fine*, but as for developer relations? Do me a favour. Lots to talk about in July, though. But for now, crack open a 0% beer and enjoy what I've spotted this month. ![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/2025/06/IMG_2337-1.JPG) ## Sign up to Springboard A free newsletter on gaming, books, mental health, food, and more. Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ## Watched [Glastonbury - 90s HitsAs the excitement for 2025’s Glastonbury Festival reaches fever pitch, this is the ultimate 90s throwback, a look at some of the biggest hits from the decade performed over the years at Worthy Farm.![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-192x192-precomposed-2.png)BBC iPlayer![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/thumbnail/p0lkgrwt.jpg)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002f2xn/glastonbury-90s-hits?ref=darylbaxter.com) ## Listened ## Read [The life and death of Hideo KojimaAs Hideo Kojima prepares for the release of Death Stranding 2, the pioneering video game director continues to inject his iconoclastic vision into ever-more ambitious projects![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/icon/favicon-4.ico)British GQSam White![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/thumbnail/Hideo-20Kojima-2020250528_0063.jpg)](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/hideo-kojima-interview?utm%5Fsource=instagram&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=dhstories&utm%5Fcontent=app.dashsocial.com%2Fbritishgq%2Flibrary%2Fmedia%2F539852314&fbclid=PAQ0xDSwK007xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp13JAhrZ-5E1mt8IZaBiKipkmVovLze6qjGSOf1Ay3gdQVaHEnGdBiD8pIP4%5Faem%5FLAkhe90OAcmQXNKRnRZxUQ) [Death Stranding 2: On the Beach review – An outstanding work of artHideo Kojima has crafted a truly breathtaking thesis on what it means to be human.![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/icon/favicon-5.ico)Radio TimesAlex Raisbeck![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/thumbnail/Death-Stranding-2-review-c99d299.jpg)](https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/gaming/death-stranding-2-review/?ref=darylbaxter.com) [“AI Is Not Going Away”: Darth Vader In Fortnite Exposed A Glaring Issue With AI Ethics, And It Goes Much Further Than ConsentAI Darth Vader in Fortnite is just the beginning, and it’s a race against time to protect actors.![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/icon/favicon-240x240.21b137ff.png)TheGamerRhiannon Bevan![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/thumbnail/darth-vader-ai.jpg)](https://www.thegamer.com/ai-acting-ethics-report-fortnite-darth-vader-interview-ieee-equity-union-strike/?ref=darylbaxter.com) [Introducing the Craig Stitt papers | Video Game History FoundationPresenting our newest library collection from Sega and Insomniac artist Craig Stitt.![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/icon/cropped-favicon-270x270.png)Video Game History FoundationPhil Salvador![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/thumbnail/stitt_pete.jpg)](https://gamehistory.org/introducing-the-craig-stitt-papers/?ref=darylbaxter.com) [How Sonic went from “fighting to survive” to being a global megastar in 10 years: Sega’s Sonic series producer tells allThe rise, decline, and surprising rise of Sonic the Hedgehog is a fascinating tale, and no one is more familiar with it than Takashi Iizuka.![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png)Eurogamer.netAlex Donaldson![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/thumbnail/sonic-feature-2.jpg)](https://www.eurogamer.net/10-years-ago-we-were-fighting-to-survive-its-totally-different-now-segas-franchise-guru-on-sonics-redemption-arc?ref=darylbaxter.com) [|Why Apple should draw on its past gaming effort, the Pippin, to create a dedicated gaming controller for iPhone and iPadWhile Apple’s first attempt at a gaming console might have failed, I think that a Pippin-style controller for iPhone would work wonders.![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-5.png)Pocket TacticsDaryl Baxter![](https://darylbaxter.com/content/images/thumbnail/apple-pippin-iphone-controller.jpg)](https://www.pockettactics.com/apple-pippin-iphone-controller?ref=darylbaxter.com) > Found a Ridge Racer Type 4 press disc on archive.org absolutely loaded with high-res renders. This is my Holy Grail. 📀 archive.org/details/redu... > > — [Andy Kelly (@ultrabrilliant.xyz)](https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q354zvtrwtenzqizgf7xubyf?ref%5Fsrc=embed&ref=darylbaxter.com) [2025-06-25T09:31:35.464Z](https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q354zvtrwtenzqizgf7xubyf/post/3lsgcibkc3c2l?ref%5Fsrc=embed&ref=darylbaxter.com) > Also in this issue, I spoke to the lovely Shuhei Yoshida about the making of Ape Escape - which was one of the first projects he worked on at PlayStation, and one he has particularly fond memories of. Plus, he told me about playing on the SNES PlayStation... > > — [Lewis Packwood (@lewispackwood.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gnvr5dhi7vra2gjw4t4bqyo2?ref%5Fsrc=embed&ref=darylbaxter.com) [2025-06-12T17:18:15.740Z](https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gnvr5dhi7vra2gjw4t4bqyo2/post/3lrggirdtck2p?ref%5Fsrc=embed&ref=darylbaxter.com) *Thanks for reading/watching/listening.*