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If Ireland play like they did against France and England also play like they did against France, this will be a thoroughly one-sided match today.

Real Madrid v Chelsea Inter v Benfica Man City v Bayern Milan v Napoli I'd like to see Benfica v Napoli in the semi-finals. I reckon Napoli ought to be the favourites to reach the final in that half of the draw.

There's a Steam sale going on right now. Interestingly, the Steam Deck is part of it, selling at a 10% discount.

It's odd that there's a trophy that counts your steps. Inventory space might be limited, but Claire and Leon clearly think a Fitbit is the most important tool to bring to a zombie apocalypse.

I congratulate Max Verstappen on winning the next race by a huge margin, then.

Ghostwire: Tokyo will come to Xbox and Game Pass in April. It will coincide with the launch of a big update for the game, which will be available on PC and PS5 as well.

I think that's the case for most university sports here. The American collegiate sports system seems so strange by comparison. The idea that 80,000 people in the UK would watch a university football match is utterly laughable.

Now the problem is that we have to go through all the myriad permutations of which teams face each other in the first knockout round. The group stages always used to be my favourite part of major tournaments, but with this format, they feel more like a tedious process to get out of the way before anything meaningful happens. That's not to say that the three-team groups were good either.

The reviews are starting to come out. It seems as though most things from last year have been built upon, which is a good sign.

I think Forest are going down. Their away form has been so poor.

The relegation battle looks as though it's shaping up to be an exciting one.

Probably some of the Virtual Console games that aren't on Switch yet.

I reckon Crawley might be one because I can't remember them being in the play-offs.

Must be those guilty feet.

I think Ghost of Tsushima is on there.

Do these things usually mess with the effectiveness of your tactics?

I finished Spiderman: Miles Morales a couple of days ago. It was on Playstation Plus, so I thought I might as well give it a look. All in all, it's a fun superhero game. I prefer it to its predecessor because it didn't make you fight several waves of enemies to pad out the action sections. Otherwise, though, it's basically more of the same, which is fine. Swinging around the city is satisfying and the stealth/melee gameplay, while not as good as in the Batman Arkham games, is perfectly adequate. With regards to the story, I'd euphemistically say that "it is what it is". It's completely predictable, even for someone like me who has little knowledge of the Spiderman lore, which I'd consider to be neither a good nor a bad thing. Mind you, I do remember someone saying that they cried at the ending, which seems utterly crackers to me.

I'm not really in the Final Fantasy fanbase, but some of those who are seem as bad as Sonic fans at letting themselves get hurt over and over again. It doesn't seem particularly uncommon to see people who have disliked every mainline Final Fantasy game for the last twenty years, but still pre-order them all and convince themselves that the next one will finally bring them eternal happiness.

There's a big Humble Bundle raising money to help victims of the recent earthquake in Turkey. It has over 60 games and a handful of digital comics.

Of course, media hype shouldn't be taken as gospel, but all the previews for Final Fantasy XVI are looking very positive. Apparently, it's pretty much a full-fledged action game now with Devil May Cry-esque combat. It's just a pity it's the latest victim of third-party exclusivity cobblers.

How good is the story? I like the look of the gameplay, but I tend to need an engaging plot if I'm going to commit so many hours to a game.

By the look of things, this season isn't likely to draw you back in. It has the makings of another Verstappen-led procession.

Wow, this Justice League game looks like a strong entry in this year's "Who can make the most generic-looking game?" contest.

There will be a State of Play showcase in a few hours. It will last around 45 minutes, with 15 minutes dedicated to the new Suicide Squad game. The rest will be dedicated to PSVR2 games and a few third-party titles.

He's still the voice of football to me, even years after his full-time retirement. He also had strong family links with my town, which was an all too rare source of pride for people around here.