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  • Dominik Diamond in sunglasses and a purple head wrap gives two thumbs up while running

    double quotation markIf you want to run your first marathon in your 50s, it helps to be chased by zombies

    Dominik Diamond
    When Ben Elton didn’t distract from the pain of moving my body, I found the perfect solution – the interactive smartphone game Zombies, Run!
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Opinion

  • Title screen for Daley Thompson's Super Test video game showing various Olympic events

    double quotation markI touched a ZX Spectrum for the first time in decades – and I liked it

    Dominik Diamond
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    double quotation markWhat my zen week with a virtual power-washer taught me about gaming – and life

    Imogen West-Knights
  • Keza MacDonald

    double quotation markIncluding online games in social media bans is unworkable, unnecessary and would harm young people

    Keza MacDonald
  • Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator game, screenshot

    double quotation markStop the world, I want to get off and run a video rental store in the 1990s

    Dominik Diamond
  • A video call screen split into four squares showing four people in different rooms looking at their cameras from the film LifeHack

    LifeHack review – old-school heist movie updated for the meme age

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