Julius

Galactus inbound:

I think between Leverkusen and Real, what becomes apparent is just how comfortable they are once stoppage time arrives. The mental fortitude those teams have and the way that has to play on the minds of their opposition must be insane. Leverkusen were 3½ minutes into stoppage time and not taking it to the corner to take the safe route to the final - which pitted against Roma's need for another to make it through meant it was serious end-to-end stuff - but instead just passing it around on the edge of the final third. They looked so calm and composed, whereas as a viewer you're so used to normally seeing teams get very cagey and rush things through at that late stage, hook it into the box from any and every angle. Got to be the best non-UCL team in Europe since Simeone's Atletico for me. Sure, Sevilla have the trophies to back them up in this particular competition, but they've never shown this level of confidence and quality before. Just totally in control.

17 after the 90th minute now this season. Absolutely insane stuff

Bayer Leverkusen are now 49 games unbeaten in all competitions after turning that back around, a record in the era of regular European competition and overtaking the 48 by Eusebio's Benfica over half a century ago. Incredible. Indescribable. Inevitable.

OH MY GODDDDDDDD

Pretty sure the commentator just called Bayer Leverkusen "Bayern Munich" Oh dear

Here we go

Roma 2-0 up on the night and level on aggregate against Leverkusen. 25 minutes for their plot armour to kick in, then...

Interesting first half in Leverkusen where Roma were getting pushed back against the wall and Leverkusen were unleashing shot after shit, and then a penalty gives Roma some hope. Really fun to watch this Leverkusen side, they're just unrelenting and really solid at shutting down counters through the middle.

Yeah, definitely think you're right here. They both have apps - I HAVE to imagine that Nintendo do something the app for the Switch 2 or give NSO an overhaul - and so integrating it there for starters, like how PlayStation allows syncing screenshots and clips from the last 14 days, would be a solid first step. I do wonder if the jump in file size from HD to 4K puts the thought of cost at the forefront, too, even more so than usual. ftfy

Oh, absolutely agree, it's very backwards. It's the same with how PlayStation took it away not too long ago, and likely for the same, kind of understandable reason, but now it's such a pain to share things from that platform. I wonder what the workaround is here? Especially with how important social media is for word of mouth on games these days; I've lost count of the number of times friends will come to me with Game X or Game Y (thankfully not the Pokémon games with those titles ) after seeing them on their feeds and asking if it's worth looking into. There's also just kind of something special about a feed being flooded with Zelda or BG3 or a surprise game like Balatro shortly after it's release, and I do think it's especially important for the indie scene that a platform to share footage of a game is easily accessible. Social media platforms besides Twitter, currently known as X, just don't seem suitable for throwing up clips and screenshots in such a haphazard way, nor are they as simple and reliable to share and embed, I find. Anyways, whatever the solution may be, I wonder if it's part of the general Switch and Switch 2 experience or if it's going to be bundled into NSO (or if they're just going to pull a PlayStation and do sod all)

SONOS have just rolled out one of the worst app updates I've ever been subject to – removing a number of key features and remixing the layout of their app, including removing the alarm function (which I use on a daily basis!) and volume control being a bit of a mess. Just...why?

Elon can get bent. Thanks for this, going to give it a test run later

And another hit to add to the seemingly neverending list: here's Matt Booty saying that Xbox needs more smaller games which give them prestige, just a day after Tango Gameworks shut up shop despite the immense success of a small, prestigious game going by the name of Hi-Fi Rush. Per The Verge: This just in, Tango's response in the form of a GIF: There's no question anymore, the heads of Xbox are certifiable idiots, right? Did they confuse Tango with someone else before signing the paperwork to shut up shop? Confuse Hi-Fi for Halo? What on Earth is happening over there?

La decimoquinta is so on. It's like watching Fergie Time but it doesn't matter who is in charge or who's playin, it's wild. A scattering of superstars but no crazy second bench like the likes of City, just experience and people ready to bleed for the badge and who knows how to manage the game late on. Vazquez's penalty last time out is a perfect example of this. Going to be a lot of pressure on Mbappé now no matter what happens, as if there wouldn't have been anyways. Tuchel did the smart, coaching thing to shut up shop with little time left. But you're against Real, and suddenly needing a goal, and Kane and Sane are off. Feel for him. Good luck to Dortmund. They're going to need it, because as much as I want to see Reus lift it in his final season with them, it's hard to see anyone but Real coming out on top. It's their sixth UCL final in eleven seasons for crying out loud, and they've won all five previous.

OH. MY. WORDDDDDDD. Who could've seen this coming? (me, I saw this coming ) So anyway...Kylian who?

Lol this is going to be a looooooooong 9 minutes for Bayern Very lucky that "fine wine" Joselu looked VERY marginally offside, but they're checking...

And there it is (again, for real this time)

Chalked off, and rightly so Nacho what were you thinking

Lol There it is

Screamer by Davies after Real were seemingly set to run rampant but couldn't stick it in the back of the net Bit over 20 minutes to go. Time for Real to score, I guess.

What a save by Neuer

UK prices are as follows: The digital edition of the game will be £24.99 (per the game's eShop page). The physical Deluxe Set will be £49.99 (per the generic email I just received from the My Nintendo Store asking me to register my interest):

VaatiVidya is release a 5½ - no, that is not a typo: FIVE AND A HALF - hour long lore video for Fires of Rubicon later this week: As someone who LOVED ACVI...GIVE IT TO MEEEEEEEEEEE

Oh I'm super in for this, have heard and read so much about this over the years but haven't ever looked into how to try it out myself! Link to register interest via the UK Store Deluxe Set looks great: But - as is par for the course with Ninty - nowhere near as nice as the Japanese equivalent from my POV, which includes a pair of Famicom Joy-Cons: (obligatory: Pyoro is never wrong)