33 h. ago Simogo Legacy Collection review – remember when phone games were this wonderful?

PC, Nintendo Switch/Switch 2; SimogoA suite of iOS classics is lovingly preserved in this collection from the Swedish developer, early standard-setters of the meaningful smartphone gameFifteen years ago in Malmö, Sweden, animator Simon Flesser and programmer Magnus “Gordon” Gardebäck left their jobs at the now-defunct games studio Southend Interactive to strike out on their own. Tired of the fussy nature of console development, the pair would stake their claim on Apple’s App Store, which in 2010 was regarded as one of the most exciting frontiers in games. Mashing their names together to form a portmanteau, Flesser and Gardebäck became Simogo, and a consistently wonderful and forward-thinking games studios was born.Simogo Legacy Collection represents the Swedish indie studio’s first seven games, released across its first five years. Originally released for iPhone and iPad from 2010 to 2015, Apple’s constantly changing standards meant that Simogo, like all iOS developers, had to eithe...

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6 d. ago Slot set for Salah talks; FA Cup TV ties revealed; World Cup ticket outrage – football live

⚽ All the latest updates heading into the weekend’s action⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email DominicYet more Slot: “Alex [Isak] got a knock in the first half, so let’s see how he recovers from that today and if he is able to start tomorrow.It’s helpful in the upcoming weeks that we won’t play as many games as we did until now. I wonder if there are more teams that have played three games in seven days this season. We had to do it three times already this season. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Slot set for Salah talks; World Cup ticket prices a ‘slap in the face’ – football live

⚽ All the latest updates heading into the weekend’s action⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email JohnYet more Slot: “Alex [Isak] got a knock in the first half, so let’s see how he recovers from that today and if he is able to start tomorrow.It’s helpful in the upcoming weeks that we won’t play as many games as we did until now. I wonder if there are more teams that have played three games in seven days this season. We had to do it three times already this season. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Laura Cannell: Brightly Shone the Moon review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month

(Brawl)The violinist sets out on her darkest exploration of yuletide yet, giving a murky and melancholy twist on familiar Christmas standardsTraditional music finds its popular, cosy home in the carol, despite the uncanniness that surrounds the nativity story, and the fraying thread back to the past that each winter brings. A veteran explorer of the season (in 2020’s sparkling Winter Rituals EP with cellist Kate Ellis, and 2022’s starker New Christmas Rituals, with amplified fiddle-playing from André Bosman), Laura Cannell sets out on her best and darkest journey yet here, exploring the time of year when, as she writes on the liner notes, “joy and heartache try to exist together”.Named after the line in Good King Wenceslas before the cruel frosts arrive, Brightly Shone the Moon begins at the organ – a nod to Cannell’s childhood Christmases in the Methodist chapels and churches of Norfolk. Cannell’s fiddle then quivers around the 16th-century folk melody of O Christmas Tree/O Tannenb...

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3 w. ago Arsenal's Noni Madueke transfer seen in new light after Estevao brilliance for Chelsea

Chelsea's Brazilian superstar Estevao announced himself to the world on Tuesday night with his wondergoal at Barcelona - and he could become one of the game's best players

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3 w. ago Man Utd make wonderkid decision for Everton game as Ruben Amorim masterplan now clear

Manchester United appear set to include Shea Lacey in their matchday squad to face Everton on Monday night - with Ruben Amorim keen to integrate the player into his first-team plans.

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last month Sephora Collection’s advent calendar has just dropped – and it’s perfect for teens

Expect entry-level beauty and an accessible price

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