Ed Nightingale

FF Tactics done. Bit love/hate with this one. The writing, voice acting, and tone are sublime; the balancing is not. It’s either infuriating or trivial and often feels archaic. Very glad to have finally played it though.

Off work for two weeks after some planned surgery this morning. All went well but looking forward to lots of rest and gaming. Don’t expect any news from me on Eurogamer for a while!

YouTube video by Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic and Tails join McLaren Racing

Shouldn't Sonic be teaching Lando a thing or two? 🤪
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Ludvig Forssell reveals how Death Stranding's most emotionally devastating moment came to be BB's Theme is "the song that I've spent most time on, more than anything I've written in my entire life", said Death Stranding composer Ludvig Forssell.

Part 2: How BB's Theme was composed and performed

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"I call it the Sisyphus arpeggio": How Ludvig Forsell and Hideo Kojima worked symbiotically to elevate both story and score Interview with Ludvig Forssell, composer for the Death Stranding games.

Huge thanks to @ludvigforssell.bsky.social and Jenny Plant for chatting with me about the music of Death Stranding ahead of the concert tour.

Part 1: Forssell on DS2's ending, Low Roar, and working with @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp

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Hard agree!!

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 still has secrets fans haven't found, says director

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I chatted recently with Sandfall's Guillaume Broche about the future of Clair Obscur, and why Expedition 33 doesn't have any puzzles...

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will receive new update with "a bit of whee and a bit of whoo", as studio celebrates new sales milestone

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Happy birthday!!

I chatted recently with Sandfall's Guillaume Broche about the future of Clair Obscur, and why Expedition 33 doesn't have any puzzles...

For all the Kojima weirdness, I do think it’s a particularly sincere and human game. Far more than the first. And oh so very camp.

Took a break from it and now finally finished Death Stranding 2…

I adore the style of FF Tactics but it’s my first time and honestly I’ve been struggling with it. The early hours are TOUGH and there’s a lot of job fiddling to do.

But I think I’m finally getting to grips with it, and I’m excited to experience this story at last!

I was also asked to improvise about playing a co-op game, and in the moment my gay ass said "Let's play FIFA!" a game that not only do I never play, it doesn't exist. Good one Ed.

I'm a radio star now! Featured on BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat earlier discussing the rising cost of Xbox Game Pass and doing my best to sound professional. (skip to 9mins in, or read the article)
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Congrats!!

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Getting lusty with the Hades 2 gods.

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How the PlayStation helped Square Enix achieve its cinematic ambitions for Final Fantasy 7 and beyond Eurogamer speaks to Final Fantasy series producer Yoshinori Kitase about the impact the PlayStation 1 had on Final Fantasy 7 and beyond, for PlayStation's 30th.

Happy UK birthday to the PS1! Here's a piece I did last year on how the console helped Square Enix achieve its cinematic ambitions for Final Fantasy 7 - loved writing this one!

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Me judging the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds cast…

Years later, finally done a second playthrough. What a game.

Managed a dinosaur park and managed to kill a load of them ACCIDENTALLY. Also met this little cutie! Thanks for having @biggusbennus.bsky.social and me @frontierdev.bsky.social!!

I needed a break but I'm a glutton for punishment. Back attempting some Silksong progress...
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Pocari Sweat cures all for sure

Excellent use of High School Musical here!

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Time for some Monday Night Rain.

Let's see what this new mode is all about.
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I did not have Samus Akira-sliding in Metroid Prime 4 on my bingo card today....

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Queer developers speak out as adult games remain in limbo following payment processor showdown at Steam and itch.io www.eurogamer.net/queer-develo...

Happy birthday!!

Miyazaki: “I love trolling Souls players with poison swamps.”

Team Cherry: “How about we add Sen’s Fortress and evil dogs into the mix too?”

FUMING.