Adam Whiteley

Xiu Xiu reimagine a Lynchian masterpiece as performance art that unsettles long after the lights go up

Paper Perjury review: solving crimes without the courtroom

An interesting take on Ace Attorney, Paper Perjury trades courtroom theatrics for heartfelt storytelling and thoughtful social commentary.

Opinion: Why the dismantling of the Counter-Strike skins market is a good thing

With knives now obtainable through trade-ups, Counter-Strike 2 is finally putting accessibility and gameplay ahead of speculation and profit

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective – a perfect Halloween puzzler

How Shu Takumi’s cult classic blends ghostly storytelling with ingenious puzzle design

Feature: The hypercommercialisation of hip-hop in the shiny suit era

How the shiny suit era made hip hop more successful than ever, yet turned away some of its most ardent followers

Back to uni? Three games that won’t eat your free time

It can be challenging to balance gaming with university life – here are some short games to make it easier

Is This Seat Taken? review: A charming and fun seating puzzler

How catering to ridiculous requests made for one of the best puzzle games I’ve played this year

A guide to Gold Stake Balatro

Advice on how to beat every deck on Gold Stake

Scarface, Master P, No Limit: The south’s influence on mafioso rap

How overlooked Southern pioneers gave mafioso rap its depth, ambition, and staying power.

‘It’s All Too Much’: The Beatles’ forgotten masterpiece

A deep-dive into The Beatles’ often disregarded track ‘It’s All Too Much’ reveals a variety of influences and illuminates its previously concealed impact

‘Let God Sort Em Out’: Eclipsing the industry

Clipse and Pharrell Williams return with a new album that has been a decade and a half in the making

The Ballers’ ‘A Day Late and a Dollar Short’: A forgotten fusion of Southern hip-hop and G-funk

After lost classic A Day Late And A Dollar Short has resurfaced, a retrospective glance at the shifting landscape of hip-hop in the late nineties helps understand its timelessness

WWE Vault YouTube channel releases previously unseen footage of WCW house show in Manchester’s G-Mex Centre

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WCW in Manchester: A rare look at the forgotten UK tour of 1993

Nodebuster review: A short and sweet incremental game

In a market of grindy time-wasters, Nodebuster is a shining example of a modern incremental game

Bubble Ghost Remake review: An inventive update on a forgotten original

Bubble Ghost’s remake breathes new life into a cult classic, reimagining its unique mechanics with some modern polish

Kendrick Lamar headlines the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show

Kendrick Lamar’s performance in the halftime show for Superbowl LIX has already become one of the most hotly discussed musical events of the year

Nubby’s Number Factory review: A chaotic, addictive twist on roguelike deckbuilders

Fast-paced strategy meets lo-fi nostalgia in solo developer MogDogBlog’s breakout hit

15 Black Pro Wrestlers that BET Forgot

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BET recently published a list of the “15 greatest black wrestlers ever”, but missed many of the actual trailblazers who established black acceptance in wrestling

Opinion: How PEGI’s age ratings for gambling are fundamentally flawed

PEGI’s age rating system fails children and parents on recognising actual gambling

Samus Aran: A legendary female protagonist