I gather that there’s some sort of extended International Sports Day happening here in London over the next few weeks which its Corporate sponsors won’t allow me – or any other individual – to mention under pain of litigation.

Nevertheless, in what I perceive to be the true spirit of modern games – i.e. mercilessly cashing in for all you can get and exploiting the damned thing for all it’s worth – I’m going to dedicate the next couple of weeks to reviewing the works of international creators I might not have got around to for ages under normal circumstances.

As you’d expect, sometimes I’ve had to stretch a point to fulfil my own tacky criteria…