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Ubisoft's long-in-the-works Beyond Good and Evil 2 "a unique proposition" in the open world adventure market, studio says
Ubisoft has confirmed Beyond Good and Evil 2 - which it first announced almost two decades ago - remains a priority for the studio, and "fits with [its] strategy of focusing on Open World Adventures". Read more

"That situation remains difficult to reflect on" - GOG's decision to pull Taiwanese horror game Devotion plagues the company still
Digital online PC game store GOG has acknowledged that it "damaged the trust our users have in us" when it abruptly removed the acclaimed horror game Devotion from sale just over five years ago. Read more

Add to playlist: the Regency-styled 80s synth-pop revivalism of Haute & Freddy and the week’s best new tracks
The LA-based pop duo are sending a jolt through TikTok with maximalist songs that emote wildly in every directionFrom Los AngelesRecommend if you like Erasure, Chappell Roan, JadeUp next Debut album Big Disgrace out 13 MarchJust when you think pop is finally moving away from the synth-heavy 80s sound, another thrilling new act comes along to say: “Nope!” With shades of Erasure and a good dollop of theatre kid energy, Haute & Freddy are the Regency-styled freaks sending a jolt through TikTok. Their latest single Dance the Pain Away is the year’s first true banger, a dazzling sad-pop production that bursts through the January gloom, thrusts a spritzer in your hand and drags you to the dancefloor. Continue reading...

Seductive stitches, Warhol in Nottingham and an Italian giant’s igloo sculpture – the week in art
Jessica Rankin sews up painting, arte povera’s Mario Merz comes in from the cold and Andy Warhol brings pop to the Midlands – all in your weekly dispatchJessica Rankin This New York artist’s abstract works hover between embroidery and painting and have a seductive, lyrical beauty. • White Cube Mason’s Yard, London, 28 January to 28 February Continue reading...

Sophie Turner's Lara Croft is "so unashamedly capable", Tomb Raider actor says

United Video Games union writes to US Fed in protest of Saudi EA acquisition, attaching public petition

Earth Must Die's stellar comedy cast and novel 'no touching' point-and-click twist make for a bawdy sci-fi treat, despite some fumbles

Plant trees, bushes and evergreens now to give your garden structure

Ey up, this lad from Emmerdale is playing Norse god Heimdall in Amazon's God of War show - that's 'Norse' not up "north"
Max Parker has joined the cast of Amazon's upcoming God of War series. Read more

Ali Smith: ‘Henry James had me running down the garden path shouting out loud’

Tessa Rose Jackson: The Lighthouse review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month

