Robert Purchese
Senior Staff Writer
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.
VideoWatch us play Torment: Tides of Numenera on PS4
Not long now!
VideoHere's brand new footage of Torment: Tides of Numenera - running on Xbox One no less
How much Maw do you want?
VideoWatch: building sky-ships in Worlds Adrift to fly into the unknown together
No Man's Sky meets Minecraft meets Sea of Thieves.
VideoWatch 30 minutes of the brand new Kingdom Come: Deliverance beta
Now with added storyline, cut-scenes, new area, large battle, more weapons...
VideoWatch us live-drive the zombie hills of Dying Light: The Following
Ian and Bertie go for a bloody spin at 3.30pm GMT.
VideoWatch 30 minutes of the Torment: Tides of Numenera beta
While chatting with creative lead Colin McComb.
VideoSony presents PlayStation VR - and the rest of Friday's EGX sessions
Featuring Homefront: The Revolution, Elite: Dangerous and Total War.
VideoVideo: Hellblade has noble ambitions but it also has us worried
UPDATE: Ninja Theory tweets that it has "started Hellblade production afresh".
VideoVideo: Xbox 360 Gears of War vs. Xbox One Ultimate Edition
That frame-rate makes a heck of a difference.
VideoArcadia Baes: A Life is Strange spoilercast
Eurogamer's Aoife Wilson, Tom Phillips and Christian Donlan discuss a series they're increasingly besotted with. Are you?
VideoVideo: Playing Black Mesa, the Half-Life for today
The community remake that became a Valve-sanctioned full release.
VideoVideo: Watch 40 mins of Final Fantasy 15 on PS4
See combat, hippy dinosaurs and a boy band.
VideoVideo: Magicka 2's wizarding is just as good on a PS4 pad
Bold new instalment coming to PC and console first-half 2015.
VideoThe Tom Bramwell Testimonial Podcast
After 15 years at Eurogamer, editor-in-chief Tom Bramwell is leaving. New editor Oli Welsh and former deputy editor Ellie Gibson join him for a fond farewell.
VideoVideo: Let's Play around with Dragon Age Keep
Alistair away.
VideoVideo: Let's Play Kingdom Come: Deliverance
That next-gen medieval RPG with no fantasy.
VideoVideo: The journey of a cosplayer, part three
It's EGX London and the end of the line.
VideoVideo: The journey of a cosplayer, part two
Severed limbs in special effects house Artem.
VideoVideo: Shaking it off with Taylor Swift at EGX 2014
The haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.
VideoVideo: Let's Splat ink everywhere in Splatoon
Art we good?
VideoVideo: Let's Run like idiots in Accelerunner
Fist of Awesome guys' silly sports day simulator.
VideoVideo: Let's Play Pillars of Eternity and die to beetles
Those chitin bastards.
VideoVideo: Playing a new boss battle in Lords of the Fallen
UPDATE: Will be 1080p on PS4 and 900p on Xbox One
VideoVideo: The journey of a cosplayer
Meet Laura Sindall as she prepares for EGX London.
VideoVideo: Playing Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition on PS4
Beautiful mayhem.
VideoVideo: Divinity Original Sin live stream
UPDATE: Hour-long recording now available.
VideoVideo: 11 minutes of exclusive Kingdom Under Fire 2 gameplay
What is this PC and PS4 MMO and why should you care?
VideoVideo: Playing spaghetti westerns with Secret Ponchos
UPDATE: PS4 release pushed to autumn but free for PS Plus subs.
VideoThe E3 2014 Podcast
Which were the best games? Who got it right? Eurogamer writers assemble.
VideoS2E12: Dungeons & Dragons is fun, so is Destiny
A team of Eurogamer writers tackle another trio of video gaming topics.
VideoS2E11: Prison Games, Dwarf Fortress and the problem with Shenmue 3
A team of writers from Eurogamer.net and GamesIndustry International assemble to talk games.
VideoS2E10: GDC, Dark Souls 2 and revitalising genres
Eurogamer.net writers talk about what's going on in the video game world.
VideoS2E9: That Xbox One price-cut, whether the South Park game is any good, and thanks where thanks are due
Writers from Eurogamer.net assemble for another topical chat about video games.
VideoS2E8: Titanfall is great, DLC can be great and indefensible arguments
Eurogamer writers assemble to tackle another trio of topics.
VideoVideo: Let's Play Rambo: The Video Game
"Don't push it."
VideoS2E7: Oh no Nintendo, happy Hearthstone and Dreamcast Vita
Episode Seven! Bertie and the Eurogamer.net writing team fill another hour with video game chatter.
VideoS2E6: Showing off, crazy inventions and divas
What do you play when you want to impress a bystander with your gaming prowess?
VideoVideo: Let's Play stabbing each other in Nidhogg
En garde, Wesley and Bertie!
VideoS2E5: Happy New Year!
The Eurogamer writers are back, with the games they played at Christmas, what's coming up in January, and what they're most excited about in 2014. Oh, and New Year gaming resolutions, too.
Video15 seconds of Kingdom Come: Deliverance gameplay
The ambitious 'realistic medieval RPG' in development at Czech studio Warhorse.
VideoVideo: Let's Play the Wasteland 2 beta
Bertie sees the Ranger treats on offer.
VideoS2E4: Undercover Bertie
How did the PS4 and Xbox One launches go? Also, trade-ins and the real next-gen.
VideoS2E3: Games of the generation
An update on our PS4 and Xbox One coverage, a discussion about our games of this generation and our hopes and fears for the next.
VideoThe Eurogamer.net Podcast: Series 2 Episode 2
On this week's show: Batman: Arkham Origins, Assassin's Creed 4, Christian Donlan's crazy idea for a game and Tom Bramwell's crazy calendar idea. Also, Tom Phillips.
VideoThe Eurogamer.net Podcast: Series 2 Episode 1
It's back, it's finally back.
VideoEurogamer Podcast: KOTOR2 post-mortem special
Members of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 development team from Obsidian, and members of The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod team, join Bertie for a very special look back at the brilliant but flawed sequel to BioWare's famous RPG.
VideoEurogamer.net Podcast: E3 2013 Special
The press conferences are over and the gloves are off. Who won, who lost, who cares? The Eurogamer team rake through the goings-on.
VideoEurogamer Podcast: Xbox One Special
This time with two audio channels. Amazing. Almost as amazing as Microsoft's Xbox One reveal.
VideoEurogamer.net Podcast: PlayStation 4 Special
Sony has announced PS4 so Bertie, Ellie, Oli and Martin announce their opinions of it.
VideoThe Witcher 2 debut trailer on Mac
On three platforms now!
VideoJon Hare presents his new game Word Explorer
Very Sensible.
VideoExecute botting characters in RuneScape
Botany Bay give you the power.
VideoHalo 4 Covenant weapons
Alien technology.
VideoFinal Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn TGS trailer
Is it enough?
VideoMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance TGS trailer
Raiden the sweetie jar.
VideoNew Injustice Gods Among Us trailer
From Tokyo via The Daily Planet.
VideoOkami HD Tokyo Game Show trailer
Paws and take a look.
VideoNew iOS game Rayman Jungle Run
First mobile-purpose built Rayman game.
VideoXCOM: Enemy Unkown Casualties of War trailer
Sounds like it's going to be quite hard.
VideoA lovely look behind the Halo 4 curtain
Master of many, many arts.
VideoLionhead shows and details Fable: The Journey
Kinect's secret weapon?
VideoLove jubbly Trine 2: Goblin Menace Gamescom video
The expansion.
VideoWorld of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria opening cinematic unveiled
Up to Blizzard's colossal standards.
VideoCryptic's Neverwinter rears head for Gamescom
Just around the corner now.
VideoDebut Tearaway trailer from Gamescom
Media Molecule's new Vita game.
VideoAssassin's Creed 3 Gamescom liberation trailer
Nothing a murder won't solve.
VideoRayman Legends Gamescom trailer
Ubisoft's scrumptious Wii U offering.
VideoFar Cry 3 Gamescom trailer
Probably wouldn't go here on holiday.
VideoCommand & Conquer Gamescom announcement
What Generals 2 has become.
VideoHitman: Absolution Contracts Gamescom trailer
Order your own hits.
VideoKing's Bounty: Warriors of the North reveal trailer
Turn-based strategical fantasy battles!
VideoResident Evil 6 Leon Gamescom gameplay
Another perspective.
VideoSly Cooper: Thieves in Time Gamescom Trailer
Cooperating nicely.
VideoThe Last Of Us Gamescom trailer
Whose side is he on?
VideoCall Of Duty Black Ops: Declassified trailer
The Vita game.
VideoUnfinished Swan Gamescom trailer
You art to watch this.
VideoKillzone Mercenary announcement trailer
Part of Sony's big Vita push.
VideoPuppeteer Gamescom announcement trailer
Sony pulling the strings.
VideoA fresh look at Star Wars 1313
Yes, yes, but is it a next-gen game or not?
VideoThe first Rain trailer from Sony Japan
Drench yourself in it.
VideoUntil Dawn Gamescom announcement trailer
Adult horror for PlayStation Move.
VideoArmy of Two: The Devil's Cartel Gamescom trailer
The first look at Visceral's effort.
VideoGamescom Star Trek trailer
Enterprising.
VideoNew SimCity trailer from Gamescom
Maxis back.
VideoMedal of Honor: Warfighter Fire Team 2 trailer
Conflicting thoughts.
VideoCrysis 3 Hunter multiplayer mode revealed
Not revolutionary, but refreshing nonetheless.
VideoDead Space 3 Gamescom trailer
Arriving 8th February.
VideoBattlefield 3 Premium Edition trailer
Yet more ways to buy.
VideoFIFA 13 Gamescom trailer
Football!