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A rather-alarming looking long, pink, um, serpent. It's Nidhogg from Norse mythology but as if it had been drawn in MS Paint. And yes, there's a shade of rudeness about it.

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What we've been playing

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

Dec. 1, 2023 Robert Purchese

An all-in-one red-suited roller skater aims two guns down on a roller arena - while jumping through the air - in Rollerdrome.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Slow-mo modes

A round of a pause.

Nov. 29, 2023 Robert Purchese

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The best PS5 games you can play right now

From next-gen exclusives to upgrades and cross-gen games.

Nov. 27, 2023 Tom Senior

A bleak winter's day and wolves prowl around an isolated farm in this screen from Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves

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Winter is coming, so it must be time to play Sang-Froid again

Howl.

Nov. 26, 2023 Christian Donlan

A snakebird navigates the jungle in this screen from Snakebird Complete, headed for a portal. Spikes must be navigated first.

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Supporters | Game of the week: Snakebird Complete offers a much needed burst of colour

Grey lagoons

Nov. 24, 2023 Christian Donlan

A rickety stack of buildings placed on a spar on land in Pile Up! On-screen UI suggests more people are happy rather than sad in the game at this point.

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Pile Up! is a city builder in which pretty much everyone's always angry

Urban sprawl.

Nov. 23, 2023 Christian Donlan

A screenshot from the underwater game Abzu, where a slight diver swims along with blue whales. There's a slightly simplified, illustrative look to the world.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Submerged worlds

Water conundrum.

Nov. 22, 2023 Robert Purchese

Two snakebirds try to navigate a 2D oasis in this level from Snakebird Complete. They are headed for the exit portal - if they can cross the gaps.

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Snakebird Complete is a dazzler - and its map is just ingenious

Twists and turns.

Nov. 21, 2023 Christian Donlan

Bowser and Mario lob a fireball from Bowser's helicopter in this Triple Move attack from Super Mario RPG.

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Supporters | Game of the Week: Taking the varnish off Mario

And a bit about cinema's most fragile hunk.

Nov. 17, 2023 Christian Donlan

Super Mario RPG - Mario holds up a star while Peach, Mallow, Geno and Bowser look on.

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Super Mario RPG review - soothing role-playing goodness

Geno what I mean?

Nov. 15, 2023 Christian Donlan

A photograph from the bottom of a well looking up towards the light. It's all darkness apart from the top of the well and some semblance of bricks on it.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Subterranean worlds

Going underground.

Nov. 15, 2023 Robert Purchese

A pretty feminine character from the world of Grand Theft Auto 5 bends forward and blows the camera a kiss. The sky is a warm orange and there are palm trees around her.

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Mucho Maas | GTA games come alive when you turn on the radio

FM soul.

Nov. 14, 2023 Christian Donlan

The Making of Karateka - a look at the run animation for the hero.

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The making of The Making of Karateka

"If you ask Neil Druckmann what inspired him... you're going to get back to Karateka."

Nov. 13, 2023 Christian Donlan

A level in the maze game Devil World with the hero navigating a top-down maze.

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A look at Miyamoto's weird gem Devil World

Cross-y roads.

Nov. 12, 2023 Christian Donlan

Fortnite OG, official Epic Games artwork of a massive dark purple crystal floating above loot lake, with lots of loot items scattered around.

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Supporters | Game of the Week: The return to Loot Lake

The haunting of the house on the hill.

Nov. 10, 2023 Christian Donlan

A 20s gangster couple pose in front of GTA's equivalent of the Hollywood sign, the man holding a Tommy gun and the woman dressed as a flapper.

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Things we want to see in GTA 6

Space, radios, environmental storytelling.

Nov. 10, 2023 Eurogamer Staff

The young hero grips handholds on a rock wall on a sunny day in Jusant. Up ahead there are signs that the wall has been built upon.

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Jusant review - soaring design and skyscraping climbs

Topple down headlong.

Oct. 31, 2023 Christian Donlan

In this stylised illustration of Solid Snake from the MGS Digital Graphic Novel, Snake says: "Almost too easy, but I've got a feeling things are about to get trickier." Snake wears a band around his head and snow blows across his face.

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Supporters | Game of the Week: celebrating the ragged energy of the MGS Digital Graphic Novels

Unputdownable.

Oct. 27, 2023 Christian Donlan

A screenshot from the interior of an apartment, angled towards the pulled blinds on a large window which are letting sunlight through the slats. The more eye-catching thing, however, is the "Don't Trust" slogan spray painted on top of them.

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What we've been playing

A few of the games that have us hooked at the moment.

Oct. 27, 2023 Robert Purchese

MGS 3 screenshot showing Snake and EVA on a motorcycle and sidecar in front of a chopper

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I'm glad to have the MGS games on Switch, but Konami needs to take better care of its heritage

Crying Wolf.

Oct. 25, 2023 Christian Donlan

Destiny's moon-like Traveller god hovering very close above what I imagine is probably Earth. It's almost completely white but with some machinery showing on a peeled away surface at the bottom.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Futures

It's time.

Oct. 25, 2023 Robert Purchese

With a city in the background, a stork stands by a swamped bus stop, which has been partly covered in tattered rags. There's a feeling of stillness and solitude. The image is from the game I'm Sorry Did you Say Street Magic

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True Names | The game that lets you imagine a city

It's I'm Sorry, Did you Say Street Magic.

Oct. 24, 2023 Christian Donlan

Link and his boat on the ocean in Wind Waker

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Lost | The day of landing: why video games and islands belong together

Shore thing.

Oct. 22, 2023 Christian Donlan

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Supporters | Game of the Week: The Wonderful influence of Super Mario 3

It's-a him!

Oct. 20, 2023 Christian Donlan

The cast of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, including Mario, Luigi, Princesses, Toads, Yoshis and Nabbit. There is a curvey pipe in the background and a Yoshi and a Toad hold large flowers. Mario holds aloft a Wonder Flower, and Luigi has a huge cap that he can use as a parachute.

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder review - kaleidoscopic platforming with ideas to spare

The elephant in the room.

Oct. 18, 2023 Christian Donlan