Amazon Prime Video’s series “The Boys” returned for its fifth and final season, with showrunner Eric Kripke noting in an interview that the superhero show is heavily inspired by real life. 

He said it’s a “sinking feeling” to watch real-world events that go beyond his show’s satire.

“It’s not a great feeling. It’s a sinking feeling. It’s never great when the world out-crazies your superhero show with exploding penises,” Kripke told The Hollywood Reporter in an April 7 article, citing “internment camps” and the use of federal troops in cities.

He also criticized leadership, referring to the “clown in charge of the military” in comments about Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

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An image from the trailer for Season 5 of Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys,” which premiered on April 8. (Screenshot/Amazon Prime YouTube)

“The Boys” follows a group of vigilantes who take on corrupt superheroes who abuse their power and stardom. Kripke previously compared the show’s main villain, Homelander, to President Donald Trump.

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Despite the sharp political commentary, Kripke maintained that the show’s “quarrel is not with people” but with those in charge. He noted that the writers included a “right-winger” character who is portrayed as a “good guy,” explaining that the show’s focus is on “leaders who are just really problematic.”

An image from the trailer for Season 5 of Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys,” which premiered on April 8. (Screenshot/Amazon Prime YouTube)

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The premiere opens with Homelander, draped in the American flag, speaking at a rally with nationalist imagery. As the crowd chants “USA,” the camera lingers on specific figures, including a pregnant woman and a man in a red hat, who viewers say resembles late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

During the rally, Homelander references “freedom camps” where citizens are imprisoned, uses phrases like “golden dawn” and labels rivals as terrorists.

Eric Kripke attended Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” Season 2 drive-in premiere and fan screening on Sept. 4, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Amazon Studios)

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Kripke told Rolling Stone in 2022 that Homelander has “always been a Trump analogue.” In 2024, Amazon Prime Video added a disclaimer to the Season 4 finale, originally titled “Assassination Run,” following the attempted assassination of Trump.

While the show remains a hit for Amazon, many fans claim the writing has become too overt. One user wrote on X, getting nearly 2 million views: “The Boys is another example of the Hollywood left trying to villainize the right and make them look awful.” A second user wrote that the first 20 minutes of the season included “every liberal buzzword.” 

Fox News Digital reached out to Amazon for comment. 

It’s-a still making money!

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is continuing its winning streak — remaining in the No. 1 spot and hauling in otherworldly earnings on its second Friday in theaters.

The sequel to the 2023 original film, based on the hit Nintendo game, took in another $17.5 million, according to The Numbers.

It is on track for a three-day total between $69 and $70 million, which means it could become the first 2026 release to pass the $300 million mark domestically on its second week in theaters, as per ScreenRant.

If it does, it will be the 116th movie in history to achieve that milestone.

“Project Hail Mary” landed in second, with sales of over $6.83 million on its fourth Friday in theaters.

“Me, You & Tuscany,” which debuted on Friday, came in third, with a $3.16 million take.

The rom-com stars Regé-Jean Page of “Bridgerton” fame, and Halle Bailey, who played Ariel in 2023’s live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid.”

Bailey stars as a culinary school dropout from NYC who travels to Italy and stays at a villa in Tuscany, pretending to be the owner’s fiancée.

Shen then meets his winemaker cousin, played by Page.

Page joked that even though his co-star played a chef, she did not acquire any new skills in the kitchen. 

“Halle Bailey, by the way, is very humble, so she might tell you stuff like she can make cacio e pepe from scratch now,” the actor told People.

“But by from scratch, I don’t mean she can buy it and put it … No, no, she rolls the pasta.”

Decider said the film, which shot in Rome and Pienza, “has two well-known faces at its center, combined in a way that seems slightly more algorithmic than chemical, flanked by a low-wattage supporting cast.”

“The Drama” moved down a notch to fourth on its second Friday in theaters, earning almost $2.85 million in revenue.

“Hoppers” also fell one spot to fifth, earning $1.1 million on its sixth Friday in theaters.

The Pixar film has already beaten “The Wild Robot’s” domestic numbers, becoming the second-highest-earning original animation flick post-COVID in North America after 2023’s “Elemental.”

Actor John Nolan, who appeared in films Batman Begins and Dunkirk, has died aged 87.

The British star reportedly died today.

Nolan’s cause of death has not been shared publicly, but was confirmed by a local paper, the Stratford-Upon-Avon Herald.

He is also the uncle of decorated filmmaker Sir Christopher Nolan, having starred in several of his nephew’s blockbuster hits over the years.

Some of his most famous roles include Nick Faunt in all seven episodes of 1973 miniseries Shabby Tiger, Wayne Enterprises board member Douglas Fredericks in Batman Begins (2005), the Gotham Tonight promotional segments for The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Christian Bale was the Batman lead in his films.

In 2017 war epic Dunkirk, which boasted an ensemble cast including Cillian Murphy, Sir Mark Rylance, Barry Keoghan, and Harry Styles, Nolan played a blind man who greeted the soldiers upon their return.

Maintaining his family connections throughout his career, he also starred in nephew Jonathan Nolan’s series Person of Interest, playing mysterious figure John Greer. He was the show’s main villain from seasons three to five.

Nolan’s final appearance came in 2024 during an episode of American sci-fi series Dune: Prophecy. He played the Speaker of the High Council.

The London-born theatre veteran is survived by his wife, Kim Hartman, an actress known for ‘Allo ‘Allo!, whom he married in 1975. They had a son and a daughter.

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Pop star Sabrina Carpenter turned up the heat on day one of Coachella.

The 26-year-old singer delivered a star-studded spectacle Friday night, turning the desert into her own “Sabrinawood” — with a glittering playground, Hollywood fantasy, Broadway spectacle and a cheeky house party.

Carpenter saved one of her boldest statements for the final stretch, rocking a sizzling, see-through black lace bodysuit that left little to the imagination. The barely-there look sent fans into a frenzy as she powered through a medley of smash hits including “Juno,” “Espresso” and “Goodbye,” closing out the night with unapologetic pop star confidence.

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Sabrina Carpenter strides down a lit runway-style stage, engaging the crowd during her Coachella set. (Coachella/YouTube)

Earlier, she kicked things off with a cinematic intro video — complete with Sam Elliott playing a cryptic cop warning her about California: “You know it’s not right out there. It’s wrong.”

The first half of the set leaned heavily into retro glam. Vintage cars, a Hollywood Hills backdrop and a towering “SABRINAWOOD” sign framed a performance that nodded to Marilyn Monroe.

During her performance of “Manchild,” the stage filled with dancers dressed as poodles and dalmatians. Mid-set performances of songs like “Taste” and “Please Please Please” turned into crowd-wide sing-alongs, with celebrity fans like Anya Taylor-Joy spotted vibing along on the livestream.

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“I can’t believe I’m headlining Coachella!” she shouted. “I mean, I can a little bit, but it’s nicer to say that, right?”

For Carpenter’s performance of “Feather,” the stage was complete with winged dancers and sultry choreography. A playful sample of Barry Manilow’s “Copacabana” added a splash of retro glam, while surprise celebrity appearances from Will Ferrell and a booming voiceover by Samuel L. Jackson kept the unpredictability alive.

Will Ferrell appeared onstage at one point during Carpenter’s set. (Coachella/YouTube)

Jackson was heard addressing the crowd, saying, “Hello, Coachella. This is your spiritual guide. I am here to take you motherf—ers on this journey to relaxation.”

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The pop sensation included a lengthy interlude featuring Susan Sarandon as an older version of Carpenter, alongside a cameo from “Girl Meets World” co-star Corey Fogelmanis.

Susan Sarandon was seated behind the wheel of a vintage car, wearing a white blouse and a headset microphone. (Coachella/YouTube)

The finale leaned fully into Broadway glamour. Flashing marquees lit up with phrases like “Icon in Motion” as Carpenter reflected on her rapid rise — from playing Coachella in 2024 with a then-unknown “Espresso” to commanding the main stage.

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“Two years ago, I wanted to put out a little song before Coachella,” she said, sipping from an espresso martini glass. “And now I think you might know the f—ing words.”

Carpenter, seen at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2025, had multiple celebrity cameos in her Coachella performance. (Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)

Confetti rained down as nuns, showgirls and Chippendales dancers flooded the stage in a surreal, celebratory mashup. Carpenter closed out her performance with her song “Tears.”

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Carpenter’s Coachella performance comes on the heels of the release of her latest music video, “House Tour,” where the pop singer stripped down alongside a pair of A-list companions — Margaret Qualley, the daughter of Andie MacDowell, and Madelyn Cline.

Despite its flaws, in terms of hardware and software, a reader explains why the Nintendo GameCube is his mostly fondly remembered video game console.

My love of Nintendo GameCube is weird. I’m not going to deny that the Nintendo GameCube is my favourite games console ever. But it was the first console that I felt was truly my own, because my brothers didn’t play it. It was bought for my 10th birthday in 2002 and it was situated in my bedroom – so I could play it whenever I wanted to. Yet beyond this, I loved the GameCube for its start-up screen signature, getting sports games and pitting the AI against each other in tournaments, and playing the exclusive WWE games on it.

Something I particularly loved about the GameCube was you had all these family friendly platformers and sports titles with Nintendo’s iconic mascots adorning them, but occasionally a Resident Evil game would turn up exclusively on the system and soak all that bountiful joy in viscous dread. There was a variety on the GameCube I really love and appreciate, and there were many experimental first and third party games on the system too.

Yet no matter how much I love Nintendo GameCube, I know it was a huge step down from the N64. The Pokémon games we loved on the N64, such as Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2, and Pokémon Snap were replaced with the likes of Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale Of Darkness. Not to say the latter two games were terrible, but the pleasures and joys of the N64 games were lost and replaced with something far less enticing and inviting.

I reckon both of these Pokémon GameCube adventures mirrored the declining popularity of Pokémon. Personally, I loved Pokémon a lot in my single digits, but from 2002 onwards my interest disappeared, and thus these GameCube games represent my diminished Pokémon fandom.

WWF/WWE games were also very stripped back on GameCube. The Herculean success of the Attitude era and its exclusive N64 titles WWF WrestleMania 2000 and WWF No Mercy were replaced with four WWE games that wouldn’t even defeat Kurt Angle if he was blindfolded and both of his legs were taped together.

WrestleMania X8 was poor and didn’t start things well at all. WrestleMania XIX was appreciable for its audacious Revenge Mode but only felt like a marginal improvement over X8. Then the Day Of Reckoning games were really solid and enjoyable, but you still couldn’t defend titles in Exhibition mode, nor could you play as any WWE superstar in their story modes. The WWE games had been scaled back significantly and they just weren’t on the level that came before, despite a few of them still being readily enjoyable.

This weird love of GameCube I’ve been talking about is nestled in the consensus that this console was far inferior to the N64, and many of the games didn’t hit anywhere near as hard as they did on N64. I still favour the GameCube among every system because of its quirks. From the lunchbox-like design to the start-up screen, and how it can play different jingles if you hold down the ‘Z’ button, to the experimentation of the games that released on the system.

The Nintendo GameCube is still my favourite console no matter how middling it might seem when considering all the games consoles ever released.

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It was an historic night for the Calgary Stampede.

The Stampede canvas auction raised a record amount for the drivers in this year’s Rangeland Derby.

Sponsors paid a combined total of $6,075,000 to win the opportunity to showcase their brand on a driver’s chuckwagon canvas throughout this year’s Calgary Stampede, smashing the previous record of $4,015.000, which was set in 2012.

Chuckwagon driver Rae Croteau Jr., one of 27 drivers whose canvas was up for auction, also garnered a new record bid for a single canvas at $550,000 from Bar L5 Ranch, in Aldersyde — nearly doubling the previous record high bid of $300,000 for a single canvas.

“It’s a shocker,” said Croteau Jr. “It means it’s time to win. I’m a competitive person. I didn’t think we were gonna go for that much. So I’m still vibrating from it. We love it. That’s why we’re here.”

“This kind of support sets you up for the year. It’s not just the races, it’s the off-season too — buying horses, building depth, sourcing feed — it even helps get the kids to hockey in the winter,” Croteau Jr. added.

“Maybe companies are making choices not to put people on planes and take them to an event in the U.S. to go watch a hockey game, and they’re saying we wanna do it here. We wanna show people what we have and why we’re so proud of it,” said Heidi Lindgren, who, along with her husband Darren, made the winning bid.

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“The energy in that room was palpable,” said Stuart O’Connor, chair of the Calgary Stampede. “Everybody got behind the bidding — and I hope (it) is a precursor for what’s coming down this summer. We are absolutely thrilled.”

“There were eight new bidders and you know that again is a reflection of the support for chuckwagon racing and to be able to bring in those eight new bidders and actually win is phenomenal,” O’Connor added.

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For many Calgarians, the canvas auction is also considered a bellwether of the health of the local economy.

“There’s economic uncertainty, but we also know that oil prices have spiked here recently as a result of world events,” said Joel Cowley, CEO of the Calgary Stampede.

“Last year we had $3.8 million total, so yesterday, I would have said if we can just get close to that, that would be fantastic. So to surpass $6 million is just absolutely incredible.”

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It’s mega-watt star power. 

Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney are Gen-Z’s biggest superstars – making the “Euphoria” cast so stacked, it’s bonkers as it returns for Season 3 on Sunday. When the HBO series premiered in 2019, they didn’t have their current A-lister status.

The teen drama has arguably been a stronger star maker than bigger shows like “Saturday Night Live” or “Game of Thrones,” even though it didn’t technically “make” all of its mega-watt stars.

“Euphoria changed my life,” Elordi, 28, told Variety in 2023.  

“Saltburn” was his big screen breakout that same year. According to Vogue Australia, at the time, his future “Wuthering Heights” co-star Margot Robbie (who produced “Saltburn”) suggested him for the role because she saw him in “Euphoria.” 

Prior to playing troubled jock Nate, he starred in the 2018 Netflix flick, “The Kissing Booth.”

It was a viral phenomenon, so he wasn’t completely unknown.

But a teen romance is a far cry from how he later went on to star in prestige projects from creme de la creme filmmakers like Guillermo Del Toro (2025’s “Frankenstein”) and Sofia Coppola (2023’s “Priscilla”), and became Emerald Fennell’s muse (in 2023’s “Saltburn” and 2026’s “Wuthering Heights”). 

Before “Euphoria” put him in front of Hollywood tastemakers, Elordi could have had Noah Centineo’s career  – he’s doing fine, but he isn’t getting nominated for Oscars, or rumored to be the next James Bond.

In 2023, the actor told GQ UK that before landing on the HBO show, “I wasn’t booking jobs. I think I had – I don’t know, $400 or $800 left in my bank account – and ‘Euphoria’ was my last audition before I went home for a little while to make some money and recuperate.”

Compared to Elordi, “Euphoria” didn’t launch Zendaya to the same degree.

The actress, 29, had a successful career as a child star on Disney Channel, and she’d already made a splash on the big screen in two 2017 blockbusters ( “The Greatest Showman” opposite Hugh Jackman, and a big superhero flick, “Spider Man: Homecoming”).

Her “Euphoria” performance as the drug addict Rue earned her two Emmys, and positioned her for the more adult roles she went on to do later, like 2024’s “Challengers.”

In 2019, she told Elle that the show made her more confident.

“People actually saying I did a good job at my craft… it’s like, ‘Damn, I did work hard. I’m glad you see that,’” she said. “I should finally own that; it’s liberating. I feel lucky.”

Without “Euphoria,” she’d likely still be in big popcorn movies like the “Dune” franchise and Christopher Nolan’s upcoming “The Odyssey.”

But, she might not have the clout to carry a controversial indie movie like “The Drama” and elevate it to a respectable box office performance. 

Similarly, Sweeney, 28, was climbing the ranks of Hollywood even before she played the insecure, over-sexualized Cassie on “Euphoria.” 

She was in the trendy 2018 HBO miniseries “Sharp Objects” with Amy Adams, and she was also in “The Handmaid’s Tale” that same year.

After “Euphoria,” she went on to her current career, in flicks like 2023’s “Anyone But You” and 2026’s “The Housemaid” (not to mention, her status as a cultural lightning-rod for off-screen controversies like her 2025 American Eagle jeans ad and her bathwater soap). 

At the Season 3 premiere on April 7, Sweeney told Extra that she had “no idea” how the show would impact her career, and these days, she “definitely” reflects on how the show catapulted the cast to stardom. “It’s been a wild ride,” she said.  

Gen-Z stars aside, the “Euphoria” cast also includes the Oscar-nominated Colman Domingo, 56. He already had a long career before the show, but it earned him an Emmy and elevated him to further prominence, as he’s become an awards show staple.

So, Elordi is the cast member that the show truly “made,” but it does deserve credit for assembling them all together — and catapulting them.

It’s especially impressive, compared to other shows with reputations for launching talent.  

“Euphoria” has a measly two seasons (and a third forthcoming). “SNL” has a slew of famous alums, but it’s been around since the ‘70s. Considering “Euphoria’s” much-shorter lifespan, it’s remarkable that it launched three zeitgeist-defining mega stars.

“Game of Thrones” was also a bigger show than “Euphoria.” But although its stars Kit Harington, Maisie Williams, and Sophie Turner have gone on to respectable careers, they’re not A-listers, trendsetters, award season darlings in the same way that Zendaya, Sweeney, and Elordi are. 

“Euphoria’s” capacity to be a starmaker is as wild as its plot, and that’s its biggest legacy. 

“Euphoria” Season 3 premieres Sunday, April 12 at 9 pm on HBO. 

The Friday letters page discusses the inherent problems with previewing video games, as one reader salutes the release of Rhythm Paradise Groove on Nintendo Switch 1.

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Evolution or decline?
As we crawl towards the release date of GTA 6 I find myself asking what some people may think is a silly question: will it be better than GTA 5? Obviously, the graphics will be better and I’m sure there’ll be more things to do and a bigger open world and all that, but none of those things make one game better than another.

The things I like best about GTA 5 are the characters and dialogue, the design of the open world, and individual missions. And with so many people leaving and joining Rockstar in the more than a decade since GTA 5 there’s no guarantee any of those things will be as good in the new game.

I’m particularly worried about the dialogue, because both the main writers have left and that’s got to have a big effect on how the game comes out. There’s very little dialogue in the two trailers so far, so it’s very hard to tell whether it’s any good or not.

There’s also the stuff like the driving and combat, which has never been great in GTA and often has strange control systems. That could be improved or it could go the other way. Thinking about it, I’d hate to work on the game because there’s just so much that could go wrong, I wouldn’t want to be making these decisions.
Purple Ranger

Portable market
Just saw some stats for Switch 2 sales in Japan and apparently it’s almost caught up with the PlayStation 5 already, at 5 million consoles to 7.5 million. It’ll easily pass it this year and that blows my mind considering Sony had an almost five year head start.

I don’t think the reasons are very hard to work out: the PlayStation 5 is much more expensive (the Switch 2 is cheaper in Japan than here) and it’s not portable but it’s still a really bad number. It makes me think that the PlayStation 6 portable is something that Sony wants specifically for Japan and they don’t necessarily care how well it does in the West. The rumours about it certainly make more sense to me now, seeing how bad the PlayStation 5 is doing.
Onibee

State of Sony
The Witcher 3 DLC and the Assassin’s Creed 4 remake are all well and good but that means another State of Play with little or no first party Sony games. The last one was good but that barely had any either. We do at least have a few on the docket at the moment – Saros, Marvel’s Wolverine, and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet – but it’s still not much and definitely not enough to make it clear that Sony has done some big U-turn on their previous policy. It’s just slightly better than the last couple of years.

If the God Of War spin-off is announced in the summer that will probably be it and I just don’t know how excited I am at playing as Kratos’ wife, who we saw for five minutes tops in the last game. I’ve seen people suggest that Sony are holding most things back for the PlayStation 6 but man, what a wasted generation this was.
Cuit

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Classic sequel
Just a heads up to say the Broken Sword Smoking Mirror: Reforged Kickstarter has gone live, where you can pre-order a digital or physical collector’s edition of the remake of the second Broken Sword game.

I don’t know where they go after this game for remakes, as although the other Broken Sword games are very good, in my opinion, they are not classed as classics as Broken Sword 1 and 2 are. I’ve just backed for my physical edition and my name in the credits!
Andrew J.
PS: I noticed the date has possibly slipped for the Pragmata amiibo. Originally, I think it may have been due out on 17th April 2026, at the same time as the game, but it seems to have recently slipped to June 11th 2026. I presume the game is not delayed and it is just a manufacturing delay with the amiibo.

GC: The game’s not delayed.

Time travel movie
So just got back from watching Mario and I have to say I really enjoyed it. We watched it in 4D and I really think that added a lot to it. Watched a few movies that way, including the last Mario film, but this time felt extra good.

The seats never stopped moving and the vibration, air blasts, and water sprays really made it for me, the 3D effects were pretty good too. Maybe I wouldn’t enjoy it as much watching at home but overall a great experience. And made me want to dust off my neglected Switch 2 for some Mario Kart.
P B

Strategy wizard
As the Spectrum is getting Inbox attention, I feel compelled to mention what, to me, are two of its’ best games; Chaos: The Battle Of Wizards and Rebelstar, both by Julian Gollop. Chaos was up to eight-players on a single screen, with wizards given random spells to deploy creatures that could be real or illusory and is still a blast today. Top tip: always cast Disbelieve if a player manifests a dragon.

Rebelstar was Gollop honing the turn-based, limited action point strategy game that would later become XCOM. It’s one of the best value games ever, as it released on the budget Firebird label for £1.99, which wasn’t a great deal of money 40 years ago in 1986. Highly addictive for 1 or 2 players and very innovative.

Chock full of features, such as opportunity fire, diverse reloadable weapons, complex inventory management, healing items and melee weapons, as well as the ranged combat. Like XCOM, you also cared about your troops, and should Rita Rumpo be killed the turn after using AP on a reckless missed shot, that left them insufficient points to get back to cover, you were gutted.

What Gollop wrung out of the 48K Spectrum was mind-blowing. A tired Raider could even pick up a coffee token and get a brew from the moonbase vending machine or equip a lawnmower and mow the garden area if fed up of blasting robots.
Reg Smythe

Press ZR to pay respects
Can’t say I’m particularly interested in Rhythm Paradise Groove but I’ll salute it anyway as Nintendo’s last first party game on the original Switch. An amazing console and I think it’s definitely going to be regarded as one of the best ever the more distance we get from it.

The Switch 2 has got a lot to live up to in terms of its legacy, and I don’t think anyone would try and argue its first year has been as good as the Switch 1’s. It’s not been terrible, but it looks worse compared to what’s come before. Personally, I think it’s been a mistake not to have a proper Nintendo Direct before now.
Coolsbane

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Wrong impressions
Old Man Yells at Cloud incoming…

Reading your Samson review and it’s making me think that the preview sessions game journalists go to are just a big scam, or the write-ups that follow them are (not you, I genuinely believe you’re one of the good guys).

I read multiple previews of Samson gushing about how promising and exciting it was. How on earth can we believe any of that with how the reviews have panned out. I don’t think subjectivity can even be argued in this case, it’s being slammed across the board.

Same with Crimson Desert. Most of the previews I read failed to mention how truly atrocious the controls and writing, etc. were, and some of these people had hours of hands-on time. It’s disingenuous and sells people on an experience without the full facts.

It makes me enjoy your content even more, and I’d add GameRanx on YouTube to this too.
RJ

GC: Thanks. Previews are always difficult to judge, since you always have to bear in mind the game isn’t finished yet. We didn’t do previews for Samson or Crimson Desert, though, so we can’t comment on that. However, in our Resident Evil Requiem review, we did point out that our preview of it was based on the absolute best parts of the game – although, of course, we didn’t know that at the time. Not that the end result wasn’t still excellent, but what we played wasn’t an entirely fair representation of the final game.

Inbox also-rans
When I see a quote about GTA 6 making players millionaires I just want to roll my eyes but the worst thing is it’s probably true, if it’s anything like Roblox. I just hate to think of the kinds of games and modes they’re going to be making with it.
Hoover

I was going to ask if Samson is coming to consoles, but then I read the whole review and, you know, it’s fine. Keep it on PC.
Spatz

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I’m A Celebrity fans have called for David Haye to be the first campmate evicted over his ‘attitude’ problems.

The former boxer, 45, is no stranger to pulling punches, but he certainly seems to have rubbed fans up the wrong way after ruffling some feathers in camp.

Thursday night’s episode saw members of the Savannah Scrub reunite with the Main Camp after Craig Charles faced off against Gemma Collins in an eating trial.

However, former heavyweight boxing champion David sparked backlash online with his comments about his fellow I’m A Celeb contestants.

Sitting around the camp, David asked which other campmates everybody would want in the Main Camp, before saying: ‘Who’s going to add value? We don’t want any dead weight.’

After Scarlett Moffatt suggested Beverley Callard, David questioned: ‘What’s she adding? What value is she adding?’ before Craig Charles replied: ‘She’s a lady, she’s older. It would be nice to give her some comfort.’

When David stayed quiet, Craig added: ‘He’s not convinced,’ before David laughed and said: ‘I say let them fight it out.’

Speaking in the bush telegraph, he then said: ‘I think it’s a sportsman’s mindset. You’re looking for the best team. Are you going to do your job and is it going to assist me being better at what I do so I can win and then we all eat well?’

Reacting to the moment on social media, many fans criticised his tone and how he was annoyed about the camp only receiving six stars for their trial.

Writing on X, Mishy declared: ‘Can David Haye be the first one booted out please?’

Clarkie also quipped: ‘Well don’t think David is going to win now,’ as @missyoumuch asked: ‘Is David for real???’

Commenting on his harsh approach to other celebrities failing to get stars, Leigh added: ‘Let’s hoping when David Haye gets to do a challenge he gets no stars,’ as Duke wrote: ‘David Haye needs to drop it out seriously.’

Summing up a lot of viewer’s frustrations, Vian also said: ‘What the heck is up with David? Why is he upset with anything that’s less than ten stars? Does he ever think in any way that’s not logical? Jesus Christ, show some emotion!’

Several fans also compared David’s treatment of his fellow campmates to Sir Mo Farah, as Emma wrote: ‘Mo is also a sportsman, you don’t see him acting this way.’

She also added: ‘[David] doesn’t care about people’s feelings only what “value” they have to the group. How about just being a kind person? Is it SO hard?’

This comes after Gemma previously hit out at David for ‘denying her water’ during her eating trial against Craig.

Her performance in the challenge did, however, win over viewers who declared that they are now ‘rooting for her’.

I’m A Celebrity South Africa airs weeknights at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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