Richard Walker

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Founding Editor and Columnist at The National (Scotland)

Founding Editor @scotnational and @sunscotnational. Former Editor Sunday Herald. Now teaching journalism. Personal views etc etc

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Articles

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Review

18 hours ago | xboxachievements.com | Richard Walker

In the window of my local CEX is a Dreamcast copy of Project Justice, marked for £180. It's been there for years, and, as it becomes increasingly faded in the sun, I worry that no one is ever going to buy it. I've always coveted it, but a price tag just shy of 200 notes is a bit rich for me.
Charlotte Checkers top Providence Bruins, advance to third round of AHL playoffs

3 days ago | charlotteobserver.com | Richard Walker

Charlotte Checkers coach Geordie Kinnear probably spoke for all of his team's fans when a media member asked him if he was feeling good after Sunday afternoon's 5-2 victory over Providence that wrapped up an AHL first round playoff series. "I'm good now," Kinnear said after his team had roared ahead 3-0, then saw the visiting Bruins get within 3-2 with four minutes left in the fifth and decisive game of the series. "In the playoffs, there's no set path.
Bruins rally past Checkers in overtime to force Game 5 in AHL playoffs

5 days ago | newsobserver.com | Richard Walker

Cleveland Monsters Samuel Knazko, left, is pinned to the ice as Charlotte Checkers Wilmer Skoog, right, tries to move toward the puck during action at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC on Friday, October 18, 2024. [email protected] The Charlotte Checkers' season will come down to a "win or go home" Sunday matinee after the Providence Bruins rallied for a 3-2 overtime victory Friday night at Bojangles Coliseum.
Is a bit part in someone else's story all Scotland's film sector can hope for?

6 days ago | thenational.scot | Richard Walker

Batgirl was filmed in Glasgow before being shelved by Warner Bros IN the armoury of weapons to convince Americans to put their own interests above those of the rest of the world, none are as powerful as obsessions with tariffs. When I visited the US on the eve of the presidential election, the talk was all about the economy.
The spectacular Scottish Trump mural that shows why protest is so important

1 week ago | thenational.scot | Richard Walker

Its main purpose was to highlight the catastrophic climate impact of the US president’s first 100 days in office but it coincided with reports that the UK Prime Minister had gone in to bat for Trump’s campaign to host the 2028 Open golf championship at his course. Never was a message more urgently needed than the “Time to resist – fight the billionaire takeover” scrawled in the Ayrshire sand alongside a graphic depiction of the man himself.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Review

2 weeks ago | xboxachievements.com | Richard Walker

How has it been almost twenty years since The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion first released? It feels like it was only yesterday my dark elf hero emerged from the sewers, blinking into the bright sunlight of Cyrodiil, its verdant world unfurling in front of me.
From Sundance to St Andrews – film festival director inspired to come to Scotland

2 weeks ago | thenational.scot | Richard Walker

ANIA Trzebiatowska fell in love with film festivals when was still at school in Poland. When she was just 14 years old she persuaded her parents to let her go to the nearby Camerimage festival. It cemented a passion that has taken her to London, New York and Los Angeles and given her the chance to work with some of the biggest talents in the film business.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Review

2 weeks ago | xboxachievements.com | Richard Walker

With the release of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2, developer Don't Nod's summertime saga has a lot of loose ends to tie up, as Swann and her friends come to terms with the fallout of Tape 1's denouement. What happened in The Blue Spruce car park at the end of the first chapter is swiftly addressed, and, as you'd expect, Swann, Nora, Autumn, and Kat have a score to settle.
Richard Walker: Slam on their rise to prominence in the techno world as DJs

3 weeks ago | thenational.scot | Richard Walker

The story of how Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle rose to prominence in the techno world as Slam DJs SOMEWHERE there is an alternative universe in which Stuart McMillan works as a financial adviser and Orde Meikle is an executive for a national brewery. It’s a universe in which a key component was missing from Scotland’s second summer of love, Glasgow was robbed of a major role in the Daft Punk story … and thousands of people missed out on one of the best nights of their lives.
How No. 1 NC high school basketball recruit keeps level head amid ACC interest

4 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Richard Walker

High school junior Cole Cloer is honored that the 247sports.com recruiting website has him currently ranked as the No. 1 college basketball prospect in his class in North Carolina. But Cloer is also quick to point out that rankings won't win any basketball games. "It's special because people recognize all the hard work I've put in," Cloer said. "But rankings only do so much because it's people's opinion. Everybody else feels they're No. 1 in the state.