Author: Robert Purchese
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Narrative adventure Open Roads has promise, but a demo leaves us unconvinced
In theory, Open Roads should be an easy sell to someone like me, because I love a stylised narrative adventure game – see As Dusk Falls from a couple of years ago. Open Roads follows a mother and daughter (Opal and Tess) on a road trip after they learn a secret about their recently departed…
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What’s next for OlliOlli and Rollerdrome developer Roll7?
I’ve been thinking a lot about how to define Roll7 because actually, it’s quite hard to do. You could call it the OlliOlli studio but would that really be correct, because what about Rollerdrome? What about Laser League? What about Not a Hero? You’d miss half of what the studio has done. Maybe it’s that…
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Yearly Supporters, we’ve got OlliOlli World and Rollerdrome keys for you
Yearly supporters, I’ve got a treat for you. To accompany the piece I published about Roll7 today, I’ve got some keys to give away for the studio’s games. Rad! That’s what skateboarders say isn’t it? Specifically, I’ve got a small batch of PC keys to give away for the studio’s two most recent games: the…
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Our gaming ambitions for 2024
This time last year, we shared our gaming ambitions for 2023. We looked at the road ahead, seemingly endless before us, and dreamed big. There seemed to be nothing we couldn’t do. Then a year went by and here we are. Here we are again. So, how did we do? Did anyone manage to achieve…
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Let’s Get Evil in Baldur’s Gate 3: Part 3 – My own demon butler
Welcome back! Let’s Get Evil is a monthly series for Eurogamer Supporters in which Bertie rampages through games being as evil as he can. It sounds easy, but is it? And how much freedom does each game afford in this area? There’s only one way to find out. Where were we? That’s right – I,…
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Speaking to A Plague Tale’s Charlotte McBurney
A Plague Tale: Requiem was one of my favourite games of last year. You might have noticed I recorded – and wrote – a whole Making Of A Plague Tale feature earlier this year. Well, I also spoke to the standout star of it – Charlotte McBurney – who plays Amicia in the game. We…
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Tell us your favourite Christmas gaming memory and you could win a game of your choice
We’re doing another ‘gaming memory’ competition and this time we’re theming it around the Christmas break. What are your favourite memories of gaming around Christmas? Share yours in the comments below and if we choose it as our favourite, you’ll win a prize! The prize is a £70 voucher for your game platform of choice.…
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You can’t talk about 2023 in games without talking about layoffs
How is it that 2023 can have been one of the best years in memory for games but also one of the worst years in memory for games, and for the gaming industry. I can’t balance this equation – I’ve been trying all year and it gives me a headache. We should be talking about…
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Podcast: Covering GTA 6, the sale of Eurogamer, and Game of the Year
Welcome to another episode of Inside Eurogamer, the monthly podcast series exclusively for supporters of the Eurogamer website. It’s really easy to become a Eurogamer Supporter if you’re not already, and a monthly rolling sub is £3/€3/$3. We’ve got quite a lot to talk about today. With me are the one-two leadership punch of editor-in-chief…
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Surprise! The Finals has stealth-dropped and is available right now
Hot new multiplayer shooter The Finals has surprised-dropped and is available right now on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. The announcement came during The Game Awards moments ago. The Finals is a free-to-play game so there’s nothing to pay up front until you want to buy cosmetics or the Battle Pass, the first…