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Today, we’re bringing you a special bonus episode from our colleagues at WELT.

Originally released in German, Ernstfall is now available in English.

What if Russia attacked NATO? How would Germany respond? And where are our weaknesses? We wanted answers. In a wargame, we simulate an attack on NATO’s eastern flank. Politicians, former military officials, and experts take on the roles of the German government for a day. A second team plays the Kremlin.

The wargame triggered an international debate. It’s the reason we decided to publish our results in English as well. In this five-part podcast, you’ll hear a simulation of a crisis that many European leaders hope will never happen.

Script and Storytelling: Antonia Beckermann, Carolina Drüten

Production: Marvin Schwarz

Listen to the full five-part series on WELT’s website .

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In 2025, Commodore was bought by retro YouTuber Chris "Peri Fractic" Simpson, who re-assembled some key execs and went into the hardware business . The main result so far has been the Commodore 64 Ultimate, the slimline 64C, and a line of merch including, er, a backpack holster ?

Until last month, that is, when Commodore unveiled the Callback, an old-fashioned flip phone that blocks social media at a system level . No email and no browser either, though it does include a batch of retro games including Snake. Unlike some other dumbphones, the Commodore Callback has WhatsApp and a map, though at a cost—when announced, it came with a $500 pricetag.

That price was dropped by $100 before release, however, a move that seems to have paid off. As Commodore said on X , "In just three days, Callback matched the first month's sales of the Commodore 64 Ultimate. Our biggest launch. Our biggest week. The biggest moment in Commodore's modern history!"

Not that you could read that post on your Callback, of course. X is one of the apps it blocks, along with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Kick, Twitch, Roblox, and Discord.

As someone who grew up with a Commodore 64 and a shoebox full of games on floppy disk, and who deleted Twitter off my phone back when it was still called Twitter, I should probably be the audience for this. But even I would quite like to keep Discord on my phone, and a mail app too. Being able to open an email with a QR code of a concert ticket is a convenience I'm not going to abandon, even for Snake.

Steam Frame : Valve's new wireless VR headset

Steam Machine : Compact living room gaming box

Steam Controller : A controller to replace your mouse

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"We would like to continue exploring a variety of possibilities".

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has reiterated in a recent ( and now translated ) shareholders meeting how the Japanese firm will continue to "create opportunities" for people to experience Nintendo's past with "initiatives" such as Switch Online.

This was tied to a question asking about Nintendo's views on "recording, preserving and passing on Nintendo's culture and philosophy of play", with Furukawa acknowledging public efforts and how there are also "certain challenges" when it comes to preserving and exhibiting retro games.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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There's a lot to love about Star Trek , particularly its concept of how humanity sets aside its petty differences to explore the stars. 60 years later, it's a concept that's led to some of the best stories in science fiction, especially when it comes to the various alien races that Starfleet encounters . Whether it's the warlike Klingons, the logic-seeking Vulcans, or the alluring Orions, the Star Trek universe has plenty of distinct cultures throughout it . Now, a new comics collection is set to dive deep into these cultures, giving more depth to the "final frontier" in the process.