There are, on balance, a couple of things I am always ready to read about. One of these things is to do with anytime some academic type puts an oil painting in an X-ray machine or something like that and discovers all these mysteries in the underpainting. Paths not taken or half taken. Forgotten faces suddenly looming out of the streaked grey murk, black eyes burning. Read more ..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, Bertie rekindles a career as a travelling salesperson; Tom Orry struggles to get his WiFi working; and Tom Phillips enjoys a refreshingly animal-friendly game. Read more ..read more

If the thrill of bopping Monster Hunter Wilds' base game menagerie is starting to fade, you'll no doubt be wanting to know what's next for Capcom's latest mega-hit. And following a couple of previous teases, the publisher has now confirmed it'll be fully detailing Wilds' first major content update next Tuesday, 25th March. Read more ..read more

Surprise! Dragon Age: The Veilguard has just gained a few more weapons on PC, thanks to the arrival of the Rook's Weapons Appearance Bundle. Read more ..read more

Hey everyone, I'm very sorry to say that this week is Katharine Castle's last at Eurogamer - and in games journalism as a whole! - as she's heading off into the world of game development. Read more ..read more

Shiny Pokémon are coming to Pokémon TCG Pocket as part of the game's next themed booster pack, Shining Revelry, which launches next week on Thursday, 27th March. Read more ..read more

Valve's Steam Deck pushes out impressive frame-rates in a wide range of software - up to and including a range of current generation exclusives. A broad array of demanding games are at least playable on the portable and many cross-gen or last-gen games excel. However, the steady drumbeat of progress gets pounded every day and we're seeing an increasing number of games that truly push current-gen consoles - and mainstream PC systems - hard. It stands to reason that if desktop computers are struggling, the Deck will be impacted to an even greater degree. With that in mind, we decided to look ba ..read more

Not long after I'd started college I found myself accidentally walking into an ongoing lesson. I can't remember what was being taught, but I do remember the faces of 20-odd near-adults turning to look at me as I casually strolled into the room. "Can I help you?" the teacher asked safely behind the scowls. I mumbled something about being sorry like a charisma-less Hugh Grant, then backed out sheepishly wishing to never return and perhaps combust on the spot. Everyone has been in a slightly uncomfortable and perhaps aggro environment that you wanted to nope out of, so we all know the feeling. W ..read more

Nintendo has announced its next batch of SNES games headed to the Switch Online catalogue - and there's a pretty obvious nod to Assassin's Creed Shadows on the list. Read more ..read more

Ubisoft has announced its first sales milestone for Assassin's Creed Shadows, which launched yesterday and had notched up more than a million players by the afternoon. Read more ..read more