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From the arcades to the Battlefield: David Goldfarb talks about his life in games

The director of the Outsiders talks us through his career, from Battlefield Bad Company 2 to Metal: Hellsinger

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Danger Mouse & Black Thought: “You can’t name a classic song that’s not sad”

Beabadoobee: “I have so much more art to share with the world. I’m not going to stop”

Olivia Newton-John – 1948-2022: girl-next-door who lived her best life to the end

“It’s the year of worker power” – why unionisation in gaming is here to stay

Kasabian – ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’ review: Leicester rockers reach infinity – and beyond!

LATEST NEWS

Arctic Monkeys fans react to the band’s first show in over three years

Pro-gun activist who forced Music Midtown’s cancellation now set to “challenge” Georgia venues

Oscars producer praises Will Smith’s public apology to Chris Rock: “He’s being so transparent”

Jarvis Cocker joins Richard Hawley at Leadmill show, urges owners: “Have some respect for a beautiful thing”

J-hope talks ‘Jack In The Box’, headlining Lollapalooza, and what’s next for BTS

Unity will “thoroughly evaluate” new £14 billion merger offer

ALBUM REVIEWS

Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joy

Sylvan Esso – ‘No Rules Sandy’ review: indie electro-poppers chuck out the rulebook

Danger Mouse & Black Thought – ‘Cheat Codes’ review: producer and MC are on killer form

Maggie Rogers – ‘Surrender’ review: burning intensity from returning indie darling

FEATURES

Now Beyoncé’s pruned ‘Renaissance’ post-release, here are the albums I’d like to be updated too

The 50 greatest teen shows of all time

Skullcrusher: LA folk star with a sparkling gift for vivid, purposeful songwriting

‘The Sandman’: introducing Netflix’s new ‘Game Of Thrones’-style fantasy

No More Robots’ Mike Rose is giving games publishing the human touch

Sports Team: “We’ve got to the point where we’re just inevitable”

GIG REVIEWS

Lollapalooza 2022 review: the global festival transforms its hometown into a music utopia

Deer Shed Festival 2022 review: Yard Act and Self Esteem lead the New Yorkshire revolution

J-hope live at Lollapalooza 2022: BTS rapper arrives as true solo great in history-making headline set

Dylan live in New York: pop of this calibre deserves to be heard in arenas

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Ryan Castro: globetrotting superstar on a mission to “bring reggaetón back to its roots”

Ásgeir debuts new single ‘Limitless’ and talks leaving his comfort zone on new album ‘Time On My Hands’

Miloe: Minnesota-based indie-pop star paying tribute to his Congolese heritage – and Coldplay

Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Bartees Strange

KOKOROKO: “If we don’t play this music, then a piece of our culture is lost”

Soundtrack Of My Life: Vernon Kay

THE BIG READ

Beabadoobee: “I have so much more art to share with the world. I’m not going to stop”

Maggie Rogers: “Choice is the greatest sense of freedom”

Mabel: “I didn’t really feel like I deserved a lot of my success”

Denzel Curry: “The greatest rapper alive? Who’s going to tell me I’m not?”

MORE NEWS

Sean Bean criticised by Hollywood actresses for comments about intimacy coordinators

Street in Missy Elliott’s hometown to be renamed in rapper’s honour

Yeah Yeah Yeahs drop fiery dance floor ready single ‘Burning’

Mariah Carey pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John: “I was obsessed”

UNKLE share new track ‘The Way Back Home’ from ‘Rōnin II’ mixtape

Listen to Broken Bells’ dreamy new single, ‘Saturdays’

Bright Eyes announce three new “companion” reissues of early albums

Listen to Alvvays’ reflective new single ‘Easy On Your Own?’

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

KOKOROKO: “If we don’t play this music, then a piece of our culture is lost”

Ryan Castro: globetrotting superstar on a mission to “bring reggaetón back to its roots”

Miloe: Minnesota-based indie-pop star paying tribute to his Congolese heritage – and Coldplay

Doechii – ‘she / her / black bitch’ EP review: rising star is well on the way to perfecting her sound

FILM & TV NEWS

‘House Of Hammer’ trailer: Armie Hammer’s alleged victims speak out in documentary series

‘Furiosa’ production suspended after director George Miller reportedly tests positive for COVID

Sean Bean criticised by Hollywood actresses for comments about intimacy coordinators

Mariah Carey pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John: “I was obsessed”

‘South Park’ creators confirm their deepfake Donald Trump film is currently “on hold”

Brad Pitt has “shit list” of actors he’d never work with, says Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Frankie Boyle cleared by Ofcom after joking Boris Johnson should be “dragged screaming into hell”

Amanda Seyfried says she felt pressured into nude scenes: “I didn’t want to upset anybody”

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘The Sandman’ review: unfilmable fantasy epic becomes rip-roaring reality

‘Bullet Train’ review: Brad Pitt powers a pacy Tarantinoesque thriller

‘The Most Hated Man On The Internet’ review: a gripping yarn from the wild wild web

‘Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl’ review: defiant pop star shows she’s still the one

GAMING NEWS

‘Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ release date, character list and latest news

Unity will “thoroughly evaluate” new £14 billion merger offer

‘Splatoon 3’ will include a spin-off card game

Xbox has announced its games line-up for Gamescom 2022

Players will be able to try ‘Splatoon 3’ early via free “Splatfest”

Monolith hires ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ writer for ‘Wonder Woman’

Nintendo confirms post-release roadmap for ‘Splatoon 3’ alongside new weapons

No More Robots has “half a dozen” games coming to Game Pass in the next 12 months

GAME REVIEWS

‘Cult Of The Lamb’ review: a gripping game grappling with its own depth

‘Hard West 2’ review: cowboy up

‘Two Point Campus’ review: well learned

‘Hooked On You: A Dead By Daylight Dating Sim’ review: fourth wall-breaking fun