It's 2025, and I can now pick up my Nintendo Switch and play the first six Tomb Raider games, including the three expansions. I never expected this to happen, and it's a big win for game preservation. But the latest collection, consisting of Tomb Raider IV,
2020 was a strange year for many, many reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the world, requiring many to stay in their homes, stay away from their loved ones, and work from home. For us, lockdown was fine, for the most part. We had enough space in our house at the
A slightly shorter newsletter today, as I wasn't expecting to write this up — but after receiving a statement from an Apple spokesperson earlier tonight, I felt compelled to. Riley Testut, a developer I've gotten to know from TechRadar/iMore days thanks to Delta, the free Nintendo
Lincoln, my hometown, has been undergoing a regeneration over the past 30 years — starting with the University in 1996, then Brayford Wharf, and now a section of the town centre. Cornhill had always been known as a rough area. Previous to 2018, as you walked through the area, you'
Long ago, back when many, myself included, were modifying their PlayStation Portable (PSP) systems to run emulators and PlayStation 1 games thanks to a memory card exploit, there was one game that refused to work for me. No matter how many methods I tried, the game would crash as soon
What's stood out for me lately?
Live at TR28.
Living La Von Croy Loca.
From Home Screens to Burgers and Smallville
After watching plenty of his videos over the past few weeks, I reached out to Seanson to learn more about his YouTube channel, how he creates these fantastic videos, and future plans.
Event
Podcast
PAL KEYS is coming back after a long hiatus. Not as a reboot, but as a continuation — Series 4 starts on July 26! A bunch of episodes have already been recorded and it's been a lot of fun.
Podcasts
I wanted to mix things up for this issue, especially after the last two were about the new book (which you can buy right here!). There's been a lot of great things I've watched, listened to, read and spotted recently, and I wanted to share a
Book 2
From its beginnings as an idea in 2020, to three rewrites, many interviews, 70,000 words, and a bunch of edits later, here we are: My second book is out! Here's where you can buy "50 Years of Boss Fights": 50 Years of Bosses My second
Book 2
Think you're finished once the manuscript is done? Not a chance.
Metal Gear Solid
I've been thinking about nostalgia lately, and how Metal Gear Solid 4 uses it incredibly well. Here's why.
Book 2
October 2020. That's when I knew what '50 Years of Boss Fights', my second book, would be about. But how did I approach it?
Recently, I decided I'd cut back on six visits to three. Despite this, I still find myself waking up at 06:30 in the morning and walking up to the Gym. At the time of writing this, I'm on a six-day streak. I know I should do a rest day tomorrow, but I'm thinking otherwise.
Star Wars
As it's May 4th and 25 years since Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace came out, here are four Star Wars games I usually come back to, that you should try to play when you can.
X-Men
Yes, the usual cadence for these newsletters is fortnightly — but after watching Episode 6 of X-Men '97 last week, and with the three-part finale about to begin, it's been on my mind ever since. So much so, you get an extra post. You're welcome. First though, a little history:
A shorter Newsletter today — but shorter in words. Instead, get ready for photos, because, after all, it's what the people want when this week's topic is about a certain dog.