Robert Purchese
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Bertie is senior staff writer and Eurogamer's Poland-and-dragons correspondent. He's part of the furniture here, a friendly chair, and reports on all kinds of things, the stranger the better.
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Baldur's Gate 3 readying druid class as part of whopping patch
Update: Out now!
FeatureTomas Sala and The Falconeer, a story of self-discovery and escape
"I do sometimes wonder if I'll ever be able to tap into that again."
FeatureMu Cartographer and the irresistible pull of mapping alien lands
Shall I project a world?
FeatureKung fu, injuries and delays: Catching up with Biomutant
The last o' fuzz.
FeatureClimbing inside fear with the makers of Little Nightmares 2
How do you make something scary?
FeatureBuilding awful ski resorts with dangerous slopes in Snowtopia
Will fondue nicely.
Slay the Spire arrives on Android next week
Watcher waiting for?
FeatureThe Sokpop Collective, an alternative vision of game development
They release a game every two weeks - but how?
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: Black Dog folklore
Woof good graphics.
FeatureWhat does magic mean to you?
Stupefied.
FMV gem Erica is now on the App Store
Touching.
FeatureThe games we're looking forward to in 2021
Time loops, cyber kitties, glass-cannon witches, squirrels...
Slay the Spire is being turned into a board game
Card hoard.
FeatureTeardown and the joy of being not so much a cat burglar, more a rhino burglar
Absolutely smashing.
Feature2020s best games reimagined old ideas in new worlds
Bertie's best games of 2020.
Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store, offers refunds
UPDATE: Microsoft expands refund policy.
iPlayer now works on Xbox Series S/X
Patch of the day.
FeatureUnto the End is like a side-scrolling Souls game, but bleaker
"Set aside any expectations or assumptions."
RecommendedCall of the Sea review - eerie puzzles in paradise
Love and craft.
RecommendedEmpire of Sin review - intoxicating but overwhelming
The roaring d20s.
FeatureThe Sacrifices show games can take on politics, and it's so refreshing
Goodbye set-dressing, hello discussion.
New Battlefield game will arrive next holiday "with never before seen scale"
Crikey, better get some Cillit Bang.
Whew, NASA big delay for Kerbal Space Program 2
Suppose we'll have to wait orbit longer.
FeatureThe Van Helsing team unveils dark fantasy XCOM-alike King Arthur: Knight's Tale
You won't Avalon wait to play it.