I took a punt on New Star GP this week, which is a distinctively retro looking F1 game that spans a few different decades. But it's got enough depth behind those old school graphics to provide an actually compelling racing title. It scratches the itch of fully-fledged F1 titles which these days spend too much time faffing around running a team rather than actual on-track action.

Moreover, it's doing really well sales-wise, particularly on Steam Deck, where it makes absolute sense. So supporting a small indie like this is a no-brainer!

Tabs

• Empire of the ants
• Timesplitters4 gameplay
• Swift for games on Playdate
• NYTimes going after Wordle clones
• Keeping Battlefield Bad Company alive
• EPIC store unbanned by Apple; kinda, again
• EA CEO talks about AI enabling everyone to make games. What an idiot.
• EA classics drop on Steam
• Steam Spring sale

What I'm playing this week:

• New Star GP