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We love a biome in video games. Even the word is one I inherently associate with video games, in spite of its origins as a piece of proper grown-up geographical terminology. Within that gloriously over-the-top thematic pantheon… is there anything better than a good old fashioned Christmas level? Read more

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing. This week it's not about what we've been playing, but what we hope to be playing on Christmas Day (you're reading this now, but we wrote this back in June or something as we plan ahead). Read more

The year is over! Or near enough. Sound the refrain that has become all too familiar over the last few years: What a: year for videogames/nightmare/success/disaster. This might be the only time on Eurogamer I can get away with using the old cliche 'mixed bag', hey. As everyone else is putting their minds together to come up with awards in a range of arbitrary categories, we thought it was only ri…

Of all the games released this year, all the triple-A blockbusters and genre-defining smash hits, nothing shook me as much as Umamusume: Pretty Derby. I won't deny that it was once a game I was embarrassed to be playing. But now? I'm all in, dude. I'm an English 27-year-old who is invested in Japanese horse racing. And if you too can push past your misgivings, you'll find one of the better strate…

Back in May, FromSoftware stepped outside of its comfort zone and did something it hasn't done before: it released a multiplayer game. Sure, the Dark Souls series and Elden Ring both feature the ability to summon friends and invade foes, but Nightreign is FromSoftware fully committing to co-op play, and in the process delivering the most playful game in its history. Read more

Danganronpa, a game series I can never reliably spell, has just passed 10m sales, maker Spike Chunshoft has announced . Read more

Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard has stoked the Fallout 5 fires by saying the franchise is "the one we're still doing the most work in above anything". Read more

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been on everyone's lips this year. Coming from a new studio with only a relatively small number of developers, on its release the game won scores of praise across the industry. It is fair to say it is a beloved title, and at this year's The Game Awards, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 made history becoming the most awarded game of all time . It scooped up a record nine…

The promising James Bond game 007 First Light has been delayed. Danish developer IO Interactive announced the release date change this afternoon, signalling a two-month shift to 27th May 2026. First Light had been due to launch in March. Read more

A key former member of the Grand Theft Auto team has said Rockstar toyed with ideas for many non-American settings for the series, including the capital cities Tokyo, Rio, Moscow and Istanbul. Read more

EA shareholders have approved the proposed $55bn acquisition of the video game giant by Saudi Arabia and private equity firms, leaving only the US government in the way of what would be the largest corporate buyout of all time. Read more

I am pretty confident in my ability to judge video games. I've been playing them (increasingly badly over more recent years!) for almost 40 years and writing about them for over 20, so it's rare that something blindsides me. But that's exactly what happened with Blades of Fire , the action soulslike adventure from Mercury Steam. I loved the studio's Castlevania rethink, Lords of Shadow, but was s…

Two of the lead Dispatch creators believe Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul wouldn't have agreed to be in the game had he realised how much work it would actually be. Read more

Battlefield 6 fans are starting to suspect that generative AI cosmetics have been added to Battlefield 6, in spite of previous statements by senior EA staff stating that wouldn't happen. Read more

"It's OK to make a small game," said Astro Bot director Nicolas Doucet at this year's GDC . For many, Astro Bot was 2024's Game of the Year, a game that may have been made by a PlayStation-owned studio, but according to Doucet was based on smart AA-sized ambition. Read more