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How Burnout Paradise Perfected the Art of Chaos

It's even better than you remember.

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Every Burnout Fan Should Try This PS2 Racer When The Series Was At Its Peak

The series's most iconic entry.

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What Killed The Burnout Franchise? A Deeper Dive

A beloved racing series undone by trends, politics, and safer rivals.

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Building housing Prince Charles Cinema to be turned into capsule hostel amid campaign to save it

Architects behind the plan said the hostel would bring a ‘significant boost’ to the local economy around Leicester Square

Evening Standard

All Burnout Games, Ranked

For many people, including myself, Burnout is considered the best arcade racing series ever released. It was all about going as fast as you can, wrecking opponents’ cars, and causing as much havoc as you can on your way to victory. Not to mention, Burnout games have the best sense…

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5 new 4K Blu-rays to add to your collection from July 2025

Blu-ray Bounty: a southern-gothic horror movie, a cult sci-fi, an epic live concert, a spy thriller and a Beatles movie

TechRadar

‘The city is being hollowed out’: the billionaire landlord locked in a David v Goliath battle for London’s West End

Dubbed ‘Britain’s meanest landlord’, Asif Aziz is fighting it out with a tiny cinema that counts Christopher Nolan, Paul Mescal and other Hollywood heroes as fans. How did the capital’s cultural landmarks end up under the thumb of the super-rich elite?

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Plan to demolish part of Dalston's Kingsland Shopping Centre and build "massive" tower blocks prompts backlash from residents

The project could see 254 homes built, but the applicant has admitted it will not meet Hackney Council's affordable housing policy

Evening Standard

Olivier awards 2025: full list of winners

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Giant and Fiddler on the Roof were among the big winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony

The Guardian - UK

36 Years Later, One Of The Best Godzilla Movies Ever Just Got A Huge Upgrade

'Godzilla vs. Biollante' revived the franchise in the 1980s for a new generation of fans. And now it's available in a special 4K Blu-ray restoration from Criterion.

Inverse

'Battlefield Labs' Early Access: How to Sign Up If You Want to Test the Program

EA launches Battlefield Labs for select players to test the next Battlefield, but with NDAs, limited spots, and rough gameplay, not everyone will get in.

Player One

EA says Battlefield 6 will launch before April 2026

One more detail on the upcoming FPS

GamesRadar

Need for Speed is effectively on hold while Criterion musters entirely around Battlefield, but EA assures players the racer will return in 'new and interesting ways'

Emergency stop.

PC Gamer

An Iconic First-Person Shooter Is Coming Back In 2025 And Fixing The Series' Worst Trend

Developers just gave us a first look at the upcoming Battlefield game and announced that an open pre-alpha playtest will launch later this year.

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The Need For Speed series is pumping the brakes as "Criterion are joining their colleagues working on Battlefield" instead of tuning more cars

A devastating day for me

Windows Central

EA aims to save Battlefield with its new Labs initiative — Here's how you can help shape the future of the franchise

The next Battlefield game needs your help to succeed, and Battlefield Labs is the solution. Here's what it entails and details on how you can sign up now.

PC Gamer

The first 10 seconds of gameplay for the next Battlefield looks a lot like Battlefield 3, playtest signups are now live

Battlefield Labs is EA's new pre-alpha playtesting initiative for all future Battlefield games.

Evening Standard

Comment: 'If a billionaire landlord closes the Prince Charles Cinema I am going to riot'

It isn’t the first time that landlord Criterion Capital, owned by billionaire Asif Aziz, has treated tenants callously

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My heart will go onstage: Céline Dion and Dolly Parton celebrated in outlandish musicals

The comedies Titanique and Here You Come Again pay homage to two superstars in quirky style. Actors Lauren Drew and Tricia Paoluccio explain what it’s like to portray their idols – and take on their iconic songs

Evening Standard

'It's intimidation': West End's iconic Prince Charles Cinema fears it could be forced to close amid lease battle

Cinema off Leicester Square fears for future amid battle with landlords over lease

Inverse

PlayStation Plus Just Quietly Added The Best Racing Game Of The Decade

'Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered,' the pinnacle of arcade racers, is well worth playing if you need a jolt of energy in your life.

Digital Camera World

"The best black and white cinematography I've ever seen" – how a Roger Deakins movie recommendation improved my photography and filmmaking

Sir Rodger Deakins' Criterion Closet pick – 'In Cold Blood' – is a black and white movie masterpiece that can teach you a lot about the medium

Inverse

70 Years Later, The Greatest Samurai Epic Ever is Getting a Big Upgrade

One of the greatest movies of all time is getting a new 4K release. Here's why, 70 years later, 'Seven Samurai' remains an all-time classic.

Inverse

70 Years Later, the Most Influential Sci-Fi Thriller of All Time Just Got a Huge Upgrade

With the release of a glorious new, digitally restored Criterion Collection version of the 1954 classic on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, there’s never been a better time to revisit the original Godzilla and the unstoppable franchise it launched.

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Evil Does Not Exist will have a special livestream on Criterion Channel tonight

The acclaimed Ryusuke Hamaguchi-directed drama Evil Does Not Exist is officially coming to streaming in an exclusive premiere on the Criterion Channel

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