From Zelda to Elden Ring – how to make time for gaming when you have a busy life

In this week's newsletter: games are nourishment for the soul - make time to play, even if its only ten minutes

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I have a long, emotionally-significant history with Elden Ring's developer - I was the first person in the world to review Dark Souls, for heaven's sake - but I still haven't found time to play FromSoftware's latest title. I once flew to California to play Dark Souls for 24 straight hours on a live stream. These games are IMPORTANT to me! And yet it feels impossible to carve out enough time to do Elden Ring justice. I know I'm not alone in this; most weeks I get emails from people who read this newsletter asking how anyone has time to play massive games and also have a job and a life.