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As GTA VI arrives, how 40 years of gaming helped me navigate love, fatherhood and loss

The National ·

I had just named my planet Bragi when I got the call. It was Lewisham Hospital in south London. They suggested I come quickly. I paused my game and looked at my wife. “It’s Mum,” I said. It was four days before Christmas in 2018 and outside south London was suffering a torrential downpour. I…

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