Talking Point: How Are You Keeping Fit And Active In 2021?
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It s the end of the first full week of 2021! We hope you ve had a pleasant and productive week despite general evidence to suggest that 2021 may end up being
Part II to 2020 s
Godfather (or should that be
Scary Movie II to 2020 s
Scary Movie?).
While it arguably takes a brave person to make solid New Year resolutions when the global and local situation can turn on a dime and scupper your plans for Dry January to run a marathon every week, it s still important to remember that things won t always be like they are right now, and it s vital to think about our physical and mental health in these stressful times.
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Thank fuck 2020 was a stellar year for video games.
It was already primed to be a decent year of releases, but that was all thrown up in the air when COVID began. Remember when people were excited for special
Animal Crossing-themed Switch consoles? Or when scalpers had started raiding Australia for stock of
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With all the mental burdens that came with living in 2020 including gyms closing their doors many have found it tough to get in their normal level of exercise. Here at
The Verge, we coped with this as you might expect: with tech that could enable or motivate us to get some activity in. These are the gadgets, apps, games, and services we used to work up a sweat while still staying safe, and which might prove useful if your New Year’s resolution involves exercise.
Beat Saber
I named
Beat Saber my favorite game of 2018, but I lapsed hard since, until Oculus released the Quest 2 in October. It’s the first VR headset I like wearing, and I used SideQuest to add bootleg custom tracks that support my embarrassingly narrow musical taste, turning my Quest into a nearly single-purpose beat sabering machine. (I probably owe Muse and the New Pornographers royalties or something? Look, I just really like the unofficial Expert beatmap of �
Backlog compatible. 30 December 2020
Editor s note: Take a breath. We re almost there. 2020 s been quite the year, and it s very nearly over. Across the festive break, members of the Eurogamer team and our contributors will be running down their personal top five games of 2020, before we announce our game of the year - and before, of course, we hand over to you for the annual Reader s Top 50. Thanks for being with us this year, and see you on the other side.
I love the ring in
Ring Fit Adventure: the way it pulses when positioned correctly for a move; hitting the sweet spot, feeling it tug like a bump in the air. I love the tremble and buzz as you pull hard for a Bow Pull, or go low for a Squat (or a Wide Squat, or a Knee Lift Combo which feels