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Martin Eriksson
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Fantasy novelist, singer in 2½ rock bands, and reviewer of underrated license games for the Xbox 360 on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU3N1bgTdYBGLur8tBYp_fZOZZDP6kddD
Sting is the kind of artist with 10% songs that are amazing, and the rest are kind of boring. But if you gather those "10% songs" in one playlist...

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Sting - The Best of the Best
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December 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Bruce Springsteen's Tracks II is surprisingly good when you want music to relax to. Perfect music when you want to wind down.

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Tracks II: The Lost Albums
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December 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Robyn is the second best Swedish artist primarily singing in English - after Anna Ternheim. Yes, I hold the two of them in higher regard than ABBA, Lykke Li and First Aid Kit.

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Robyn XXL
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December 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This was my favourite song when I was a kid. This and Dancing With Tears In My Eyes.

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Octopus's Garden - Remastered
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December 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Totally digging Creedence Clearwater Revival. Sounds like Neil Young if he had been living in The Brill Building.
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If Zara Larsson had been a tennis player she probably would have rushed the net all the time.
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I'm surprised that Anna Ternheim doesn't have more followers on Spotify. She has a unique expression, that is both artistic and easily digested.
December 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The best thing about being Swedish is the insane amount of great music in the Swedish language. If I had been born anywhere else I would have had to learn Swedish just so I could enjoy all this amazing music.
December 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I had planned to play Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on release, but I started playing My Time At Sandrock one more time instead. If the game is better than Sandrock then it has to be good.
December 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
As most years I have not played any game from the current year, so who wins and who loses at The Game Awards is not that important to me.
December 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Everyone is waiting for Skies of Arcadia Legends of course.
Nintendo released 7 GameCube games during the first six months of Switch 2's life.

I won't be satisfied with the GameCube offering on Switch 2 until the release of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.
December 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Blue Sunshine's new single is out! Joy Division meets Twin Peaks. Happy 80s music.

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A Chase Through the Garnet Caves
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November 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
As soon as Splatoon 4 is eventually out I'll buy one. Currently it's over-priced and there are no interesting games out.
I’ll be a little surprised if Nintendo actually can manufacture 25 million Switch 2 units before the end of March 2026.

I have no doubt Switch 2 is going to be the hottest item over the holidays.
October 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Finally I’ve gotten my hands on this one! I have actually never played a Rival Schools game, but the artwork in this book is lovely of course, and it will be a nice addition to my Street Fighter book collection.
October 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
To celebrate the Forza Horizon 6 announcement I bought this one.
October 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Okay, Xbox, while you’re already at it, doing crazy stuff – stop charging for online multiplayer. It’s absurd that I can play Forza Horizon 5 online on my PC but not on my Xbox Series X. "Play anywhere, except on your console."
October 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I’ve finally bought Shovel Knight! Kind of have to play this before Mina the Hollower arrives.
October 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Last Saturday I returned to Forza Horizon 5, and I have played it every day since then. I guess I'm not the only one to make that jump...
October 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
On one hand Forza Horizon 5 was very entertaining, on the other hand it was pale and safe. Let’s hope they really bring something new and exciting into the mix this time!
Microsoft announced Forza Horizon 6.

It will be located in Japan.

More information will be coming in 2026.
September 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
They say you shouldn’t judge book by its cover, but this game I bought based the cover alone...
September 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
As a show about games Nintendo Direct was entertaining, but there are 0 of those games I am interested in buying.
September 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Two new additions to the Jackie Chan Blu-ray collection!
September 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Even more farmer life!
September 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Get ready for more farmer life!
September 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM