Charlie Brooker is currently playing Balatro, Ghost of Tsushima and Dave the Diver (Isabel Infantes/PA)
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An upcoming mobile game could take our screen addictions to dangerous new heights, according to Charlie Brooker.
Through his hit anthology series Black Mirror, Brooker has been warning us for years of the dangers of rampant technological advancement.
The show’s weighty (and, for some, overbearing) themes, which range from the impact of social media on self-image to the erosion of privacy in a digitally connected world, seem more chillingly prescient in our current era of AI-generated deepfakes and online disinformation gone wild.
So, it’s worth taking note when Mr Brooker warns of a looming threat to humanity. In a wide-ranging conversation with Deadline (via PC Gamer), he dished out on Black Mirror’s sixth season from 2023 and its “standout episode”, Joan is Awful. An avid gamer, he also spoke of some of his favourite recent games, with one in particular zapping most of his time.
“This …