Tea, tech, games, snacks and corporate nonsense.

1. Tea note / 20 Sept 2026

   What-Cha Tanzania Sakare Gold Black Tea

   What-Cha’s Tanzania Sakare Gold Black Tea surprised me with smooth malt, gentle sweetness and fruit, with zero bitterness or astringency at a great price.

   Tea score 4 /5
   

2. Games, tech & business / 12 Sept 2026

   Sony finally got Kojima back to espionage, then cancelled it while its first-party strategy falls apart

   Sony cancelled Kojima’s Physint, rebooted Horizon’s live-service project and poured hundreds of millions into Wolverine. What exactly is the strategy?

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3. Games, tech & business / 9 Sept 2026

   Meta's very bad 2026 (so far)

   Meta is burning through 2026 with a $17bn child-addiction settlement, privacy backlash, dead metaverse dreams and an absurd $145bn AI bill.

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4. Games, tech & business / 8 Sept 2026

   Nioh 3's first DLC is £17 for even more recycled content

   Nioh 3’s £17 Hell Rising DLC is sitting at 34% positive on Steam, repeating the same recycling problems that dragged down the base game.

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5. Games, tech & business / 27 Aug 2026

   Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia: 50 clicks before you get to a battle

   Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia offers huge armies and beautiful character art, then buries them beneath shallow combat and constant admin.

   Circus score48

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6. Games, tech & business / 23 Aug 2026

   Nexon Q2 2026: ARC Raiders was a hit, therefore everything is replicable

   Nexon says ARC Raiders is a “replicable strategy”. Given the huge pop, rapid decline and familiar monetisation cycle, perhaps it actually is.

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7. Games, tech & business / 19 Aug 2026

   Heatwaves, droughts, dying crops, wildfires. Big Tech: more AI data centres, please

   Record heatwaves, droughts and wildfires are already hammering Europe while Big Tech keeps demanding vastly more power, water and infrastructure for AI data centres.

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