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Astro Bot – Mario’s new rival (Sony Interactive Entertainment) Double the pleasureI really don’t think Nintendo has much to learn from Astro Bot. All the 3D Mario games sell far more than Sony’s games and the only one that Astro Bot is better than is Super Mario Sunshine. For my view I think that the next game should try and make itself as different as possible to Mario, because the déjà vu is the worst…

June does seem to be the favourite prediction There’s increasing agreement over the likely release date of the Nintendo Switch 2 but apparently retailers are not to be trusted. Although the Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially announced we still know very little about the console, with the reveal trailer explaining almost nothing. It did state a 2025 launch, but it wasn’t any more specific than that. Traditionally, new consoles launch in the autumn,…

Kieran Hayler has split with fiancee Michelle Pentecost after seven years Kieran Hayler has split from fiancee Michelle Pentecost after seven years together despite calling her his ‘soulmate’. The pair got together in 2018, shortly after he split from Katie Price, 46, although their divorce was yet to be finalised at the time. He and Michelle, 42, share their son Apollo Phoenix, three, who they are reportedly continuing to co-parent amicably. Kieran, 37, also…

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler has suffered devastating health issues Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler will not be touring again after his one-off performance this month. The 77-year-old stepped back from the spotlight in recent years after he damaged his vocal cords during the band’s Peace Out tour in 2023. After a rare appearance at the Jam for Janie Grammys Viewing Party at the beginning of February, there had been speculation that he was healthy enough to…

Stacey Solomon’s latest episode of Sort Your Life Out has left fans in floods of tears as Stacey breaks down in an emotional episode. Stacey Solomon fans left ‘bawling’ after dying mother leaves heartbreaking gift Stacey, 35, broke down in tears during the episode as she helped the Brearley-Baird family declutter their home. Lynda Brearley-Baird revealed to Stacey that she had terminal cancer and their house had become filled with clutter she and her…

Zoe Saldaña has reminded people of the passage of time by confirming how old she’ll be when Avatar 5 finally releases Freshly minted Bafta award-winning actress Zoe Saldaña may be enjoying her first award season as an Oscars front-runner thanks to Emilia Pérez. However, she’s still committed to one of the huge franchises that helped boost her career over 15 years ago – and that commitment stretches years into her future still Thanks to her…

After 15 years without dropping a full album Bashy swooped in at the Mobo Awards This year’s Mobo (music of Black origin) Awards saw huge wins for the likes of Central Cee and Darkoo as well as the return of rapper Bashy after 15 years. The 2025 ceremony took place on Tuesday, February 18 in Newcastle’s Utilita Arena, hosted by former Love Island star Indiyah Polack. Bashy, real name Ashley Thomas, opened the awards…

Pete Doherty could lose his toes after diabetes diagnosis Reformed rocker Pete Doherty has revealed his doctors are concerned about having to amputate his toes after his diabetes diagnosis. The 45-year-old musician – who has been open about his addiction struggles in the past – announced his Type 2 diagnosis last year. At the time he said he had given up his ‘main poisons’ in a bid to lead a better lifestyle but was ‘healthier while on…

David Dickinson likes to personally set the records straight (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock) It’s hard to imagine Dickinson’s Real Deal without David Dickinson. The separation of the two isn’t just difficult because it would mean dropping one-third of the words from the title, but because his spirit makes the ITV series what it is. However, in recent years there have been some reports that they are considering a replacement. To stop the rumour mill from continuing,…

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 1 – life is irritating (Don’t Nod) The creators of Life Is Strange return with a brand new franchise that shares an awful lot in common with the stories of Max and Chloe. Life Is Strange has had a peculiar history. It celebrated its 10th anniversary in January, with the first game becoming a surprise hit that managed to offer a much more nuanced style of interactive storytelling than…

How much is too much? (Nintendo) The Wednesday letters page is worried about Sony’s first party games on PS5, as a reader is unsurprised Microsoft hasn’t made any new live service games. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] Middle-core audienceSo, it seems the best guess for the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 is around £350. I’m not sure what I expected but that doesn’t seem too bad. Although that is £100…

The filmmaker behind The Brutalist has spoken about the realities of low-budget movies (Picture: Stuart Wilson/Bafta/Getty) Bafta-winning director Brady Corbet has said making his awards favourite movie The Brutalist for under $10,000,000 (£7,939,721) was ‘not a great way to operate’. His passion project, which was over seven years in the making, wowed upon its debut at Venice Film Festival and was even compared to last year’s garlanded movie Oppenheimer, the budget of which was around…

Linda Robson thinks ‘it would be fantastic’ to have a trans panelist on Loose Women Loose Women panelist Linda Robson thinks a trans panelist would be ‘fantastic’ on the popular daytime TV show. The host, 66, spoke to Metro on the red carpet of the TV Choice Awards and shared her hopes that the show may get the recognition it deserves during the event and her belief that the show has a bright future. When…

New York Dolls co-founder and punk icon David Johansen has shocked fans with the revelation that he has a brain tumour and stage four cancer. The news first broke via a Sweet Relief Fund in the 75-year-old’s name seeking to raise money for his treatment and ongoing care. Leah Hennessey, the singer’s daughter, revealed the extent of her 75-year-old father’s health issues on the site. She wrote: ‘Five years ago at the beginning of the pandemic we discovered that…

The Traitors winner Leanne Quigley has shown remarkable restraint after her bank balance was boosted by five figures. The 28-year-old veteran bagged £47,300 after successfully banishing all the traitors with fellow faithful Jake Brown, 28, on the BBC show earlier this year. While Leanne has had an agonising wait until after the show aired to splash the cash, she confirmed to Metro at the TV Choice Awards that she had finally been paid last week.…

Viewers of the new BBC drama Virdee all have the same complaint about the detective thriller series. The new series, about turf wars in the dark criminal underbelly of Bradford, premiered tonight on the broadcaster. The series follows detective Detective Harry Virdee (played by Staz Nair) as he takes charge of an investigation into the murder of a young drug dealer. His ethics are soon tested when he enlists the help of his drug kingpin brother-in-law…

ITVX has quietly added Norwegian drama Partners in Law All three seasons of a gripping Scandi legal drama have now been added to a free UK streaming platform. Last week, Norwegian courtroom series Partners in Law (Aber Bergen) arrived on ITVX – ready and waiting to be binge-watched. The show follows newly divorced Erik Aber (Odd-Magnus Williamson) and Elea Bergen (Ellen Dorrit Petersen) who must not let their fractured relationship damage their successful law…

A Dolly Parton-themed musical had to be suspended mid-show in Manchester because of homophobic harassment, according to one of the actor’s in the production. One of the performers in the musical Here You Come Again, Stevie Webb, said that homophobic incidents at the show have gotten so bad the cast was at one point forced to leave the stage. Webb, who explained the story on TikTok to his 102.7k followers, said that last Wednesday the…

How tempted are you? The Tuesday letters page is unimpressed by Sony’s compensation for the PSN outage, as one reader thinks a new God Of War game set in Greece is a bad idea. Risk takersIf there’s one thing that gives me confidence about the Nintendo Switch 2 launch it’s that they’re taking a ‘risk’. I know they only mean in terms of making lots of them, even though they don’t know if they’ll…

 Paloma Faith has stunned fans by revealing she was once caught in an explicit sex act in the street. The icon, 43, took to TikTok to promote her new podcast Mad, Sad, and Bad. In honour of the podcast’s theme, she explained the ‘baddest’ thing she’s ever done. Reminiscing back to when she was 21, the singer revealed a truly shocking act she did in the middle of the street in Seville. She said: ‘When…

Do you know who this 90s teen heartthrob is? He rose to fame in the hit NBC series Saved by the Bell, which won him a Young Actor award in 1991. But this child star looks very different now, as he made a rare public appearance on the red carpet for this year’s Critics Choice ceremony. Dressed in a white tuxedo jacket with a bow tie, the American actor looked every inch a distinguished…

Sinéad Keenan is returning to our screens in Unforgotten – but she is not the only member of her family who is a TV star. The 47-year-old’s sister Gráinne Keenan, who is an actress, has starred alongside her in the ITV crime drama too. Their brother Rory Keenan also caught the acting bug – and has appeared in multiple hit TV shows including Peaky Blinders. He is also married to a Hollywood star wife. And…

Dancing On Ice has eliminated the fourth celebrity in the first dreaded skate-off of 2025 – and fans have called the departure ‘criminal.’ Former footballer Anton Ferdinand, 39, and Love Island star Chris Taylor, 34, went head to head as they tried to impress judges Oti Mabuse, Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Jayne Torvill. All four judges unanimously decided to save Anton and Annette Dytrt, sending Chris and partner Robin Johnstone home. After Chris’s exit…

Jonny Fairplay announced Saturday that his grandmother has died…this time for real. Fairplay was responsible for one of the most infamous moments in reality TV history, a moment that would shape reality TV for decades to come. The reality star has shared that his grandmother, Ellen Jean Hauser, has died at 90 years old, over two decades after he lied about her death to avoid elimination on Survivor. ‘I’ll miss her every day,’ Fairplay told Entertainment Weekly of his beloved…

Dancing On Ice viewers said ‘they were not prepared’ for an X-rated joke Stephen Mulhern made on the ITV show. On X, fans expressed their surprise the presenter, 47, was not ‘more careful’ about the remark made around 6.30pm on a family programme that airs pre-watershed. His co-host Holly Willoughby, 43, also dropped her jaw when she realised the nature of Stephen’s joke. The Deal or No Deal host made the ‘inappropriate’ quip as Holly…