For me, it was the aftermath of a suicide bombing that really sealed the deal. Where was god when a 20-year-old bomber entered an open air market, looked around for the busiest stall, walked over to it and detonated his explosive belt? Where was god for the seven civilians who died? In particular, how did god “got…

“God’s got this.”

Normally you’d expect a video game event to be ceremonially opened by, say, a video game executive, but Europe’s big 2017 show—GamesCom, in Köln—will be kicked off on August 22 by none other than the Leader Of The Free World herself, German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

To all the “how bout just don’t be in credit card debt” comments: