There is so much about Mario Kart World that is perfect - but as a fan of this series since day one in the '90s, not once have I ever, ever wondered if it was possible to drive between courses, or if they were connected by, I don't know wtf these are, main roads?!

Only just learning about the sad passing of the Chargrill Chicken Oval Bite. Some version of this has been on the menu for over two decades... can't believe Greggs would do this to us without a proper goodbye. Bereft.

London Games Festival is confirmed to be part of the Games Growth Package in this new Creative Industries Plan. Big investment into our programme that will help us scale up the event, grow industry & consumer audiences, add more showcasing for new games and generate business.

A significant moment for the entire UK games industry and it's in barely any of our industry publications? What a sorry state. Anyway, in case you missed it, from somewhere that *has* posted about it: pocketgamer.biz/uk-government-…

I hope whoever runs my local Anytime Fitness gym is ok. Rejoined a month back only to learn the morning music is miserable throwbacks like Travis (‘Why does it always rain on me?’), Manics (‘If you tolerate this your children will be next’) & Radiohead (‘Karma police’). Dire vibe

An important point not celebrated enough in this Salt Path controversy is the masterpiece of passive aggressive revenge wrought by the victim's daughter.

Imagine having enough money to sponsor *most* games events… and then rocking up with this genAI junk image as your asset to show a crowd of developers.

Star Trek: Strange New Wigs.

I can shrug off New Star Trek's obnoxious obsession with show lore but I will never forgive this recent scene where Young Scotty orders two pints of Guinness, gets served THIS flat-headed hate crime, and then Capt Pike hires the bartender to work full time on the Enterprise?!