Jamaican delegates arrive in UK to hand slavery reparations petition to King Charles
A landmark petition is to be handed to King Charles by Jamaica over slavery reparations, aiming to confront historical crimes that still disadvantage former British colonies, the Caribbean nation’s culture minister has said.
Farming Sims Are Finally Changing After 10 Years of Stagnation
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Published Sep 6, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT
A fresh crop of games are escaping Stardew Valley's shadow
Image: Perfect Garbage/Blumhouse GamesFarm-sims have looked and played pretty much the same for the last 10 years. That's not entirely surprising. When you find a winning formula that keeps your studio's lights on, you follow that formula. However, there are promising signs that a fresh crop of farm games is pushing the boundaries and heralding a new, more diverse era.
Lamine Yamal scores twice as Barcelona win 5-0 at Valencia in La Liga
Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez inspire Barcelona to 5-0 win at Valencia.
Fermin Lopez scored a goal and created two others as champions Barcelona eased to a 5-0 victory over hosts Valencia in their La Liga clash on Sunday to maintain their perfect start to the new football season.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword proves the parry formula is far from stale, you just need to get freaky with it
Listen, I'll be the first to admit that I'm a little biased towards parry-based action games. Sekiro will forever be my favourite FromSoftware game because of just how excellently it captured the back-and-forth feeling of swordplay, not only with its timed deflection mechanic, but its mandate to have you keep the pressure on.
Persona 4 Revival Finds Its Kanji, And It Isn't Troy Baker Or Matt Mercer
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Published Sep 6, 2026, 10:45 AM EDT
Daman Mills is the new voice actor of Kanji Tatsumi in Persona 4 Revival
Persona 4 Revival recasts a character previously portrayed by Troy Baker and Matt Mercer
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Why potluck parties are making a big comeback in America
As Americans eat alone more often and spend less time socialising, communities are rediscovering one of the oldest ways of bringing people together. Community members raise their arms during a gratitude poem at a supper in Westbrook, Maine, in July 2025 [Courtesy of Community Plate]
I never thought a fishing sim could be this fun, but How to Fish proves me wrong with its ridiculous physics, killer spider crabs, and classic co-op chaos
I stand knee deep in a pool of blood. My coworkers, comrades, and friends reduced to food for soulless seagulls. Give a man a fish and he may throw it into the mouth of a weary fisherman, teach a man to fish and he shall bring forth the wrath of a spider crab who knows how to stab you with your own knife.
Blending Deus Ex with Escape from Butcher Bay, Deficit is one of the best-feeling indie immersive sims I've played—even if the stealth system needs serious work
Immersive sims like Deus Ex and Dishonored are among the hardest kinds of games to make, so I always try to be supportive when an indie developer takes on the absurd challenge of creating one. Yet while there have been some good examples in recent years like Skin Deep and New Blood's early access Thief-like Gloomwood, a lot of the experiments in indie imsim design have been simply too janky for me to enjoy.
No bailouts for Jaguar Land Rover amid reports of thousands of job cuts, says minister
The government has signalled that it will not invest taxpayers’ money to limit job losses at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), after it emerged that the UK’s biggest carmaker is planning up to 4,000 redundancies.
BG3's Best Evil Playthrough Replacement Is Waiting to Be Rediscovered on Steam
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Published Sep 6, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
No redemption arc required
Image: Obsidian EntertainmentBaldur’s Gate 3 will absolutely let you be a monster, if you’re so inclined. Slaughter a village, betray every companion, ascend as a vampire tyrant: Do those things, and the game will serve up plenty of deliciously unhinged dialogue options to match. But if you’re a dedicated fan of morally gray (or downright depraved) choices in RPGs, you might notice that even expansive games like Baldur’s Gate 3 guide you toward merciful options — or punish you by cutting entire questlines if you opt for the evil path. And that’s perhaps the price you have to pay if you’re truly committed to your villain era. Unless, of course, you’re playing Tyranny, a game that doesn’t bother with any good-versus-evil narratives or nudge you to be nicer to your NPCs. Because in this case, evil has already won. And you get to decide what happens next.