![Five of the Best: Kicks](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/med_street_fighter_6_chun-li_5_13a00951-b043-44fa-941b-14e286226a12.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Robert Purchese
![Five of the Best: Kicks](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/med_street_fighter_6_chun-li_5_13a00951-b043-44fa-941b-14e286226a12.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![A close-up of Bertie's character in Baldur's Gate 3. They are a white-skinned human male with long blond hair, dipped in pink at the bottom. They have black rings around their eyes and black veins are visible beneath their skin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/baldursgate3_bg3_bertie.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Art for Diablo 4's Season 4: Loot Reborn showing three adventurers holding back the swarming hordes of hell.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-loot-reborn-art.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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What we've been playing - giant dragon lads, half-devils, and companion games
A few of the things that have us hooked this week.
![A close-up image of Varric from the Dragon Age: Veilguard gameplay trailer. His brow is knitted together in an almost sorrowful expression. Will this be the last we see of him?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/varric_zxcDAKQ.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Colourful artwork for the colourful game Tempopo. A girl floats on a cloud nearby an island in the sky, on which a pink blobby creature with a cute face runs away from a bodiless skull.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/tempopo_art.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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The Unpacking team on why there won't be a sequel, life-changing success, and new game Tempopo
"It's so incredibly privileged to be in this place."
![KOTOR protagonist Darth Revan holding a red Lightsaber glowing in the dark](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kotor-remake-trailer-revan.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Illustration artwork for the Inside Eurogamer podcast. It shows - in very simple shapes - a purple radio with a smiley face on it. A friendly radio, if you will. Around it, blue and white and purple circles decorate a turquoise background.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/EG23_Podcast_Cover_InsideEG_1920x1080px_AW.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Podcast | Discussing the IGN acquisition, Summer Game Fest, and Donlan leaving
Plus: your questions answered.
![An armoured character stands on top of a cliff looking out across a forested valley.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/paxdei_alpha.jpeg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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What we've been playing - Arthurian sandboxes, old favourites, and Connections
A few of the things that have us hooked this week.
![A white paper cut-out of a question mark in a speech bubble against a yellow background.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/questionmark_head.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Supporters | Do you have any questions for Inside Eurogamer?
Discussing IGN ownership, Summer Game Fest, and Donlan.
![A photograph of an old tree with thick, twisted branches spidering out in every direction. It would be a perfect tree to climb.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/AdobeStock_284043834_tree_cropped.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![A ridiculous photograph of two middle-aged people sitting in a park and getting very excited about whatever it is they're looking at on a laptop.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/AdobeStock_284840120_16-9_excited_resized.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Don't diss patch notes - they're more exciting than we're willing to admit
Bullet-point lust.
![A screenshot of a hand reaching out to open a locked wooden door in a dungeon. What's on the other side?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/darkanddarker_headline_2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![An illustration of a heavily armoured dwarven fighter in the thick of battle. They hold a shield out in front of them for protection, and their bearded face is a picture of determination.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dungeonsdragons_fighter.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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What we've been playing - wells, late-night pictures, and the world's largest patch notes
A few of the things that have us hooked this week.
![A close-up of the frightening hag Auntie Ethel in Baldur's Gate 3. Her oversized head has a very pointy nose and sharp teeth. She has green leathery skin. She's rather monstrous.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/auntie-ethel-baldursgate3.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![A macro-photography image of a plastic Mario figurine. Mario holds his hand up as if holding an invisible waiter's tray, albeit quite high in the air (he'll drop something for sure).](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/mario_adobestock.jpeg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Liveblog | Watch today's Nintendo Direct right here with us
Mario & Luigi! A new Zelda! Metroid Prime 4!
![A black and white pencil sketch of hooded characters crowded around a plinth with a body on, pockmarked with many wires coming from it. It's a high-tech sacrifice of some kind, or an altar.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/thebanishedvault.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![The Banished Vault key art in gothic black-and-white pencil style with a pointy city to the left and moon and bright sun to the right, with stars in the sky.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/banished-vault-header.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Speaking to the creator of one of last year's best and most difficult games, The Banished Vault
"Some people just find it easy."
![Key art showing the iconic Solid Snake character from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. He's younger, fuller of face and grizzled.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/metalgearsolid_solidsnake.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![A close-up of a computer desktop with a pale blue and navy blue colour scheme. It's in some kind of dark mode and there are a few windows open showing a recording sound file, a picture of a floppy disk, and a folder with file and folder icons in. In the corner is a photograph with a bullet hole in it. And over the top of that is our Wishlisted cute face logo.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-operator-wishlisted-shadow.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Wishlisted | You may be stuck behind a PC terminal, but The Operator is my dream FBI fantasy
"Hello?"
![Key art for Star Wars Outlaws, showing hero Kay on the right and a droid on their right. A small animal is on Kay's shoulder, and a huge planet looms in the background behind them.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/starwarsoutlaws_keyart.jpeg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Liveblog | Watch tonight's Ubisoft Forward showcase right here with us
Let's hope for a good Yves-ning.
![The Xbox logo on a post. An X is carved out of a sphere and it's radiating a radioactive green glow.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xboxshowcase_2024.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![The Summer Game Fest 2024 logo. A pinky orangey bubble in the middle displays the event's logo, and it's surrounded by colourful splattery bubbles.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/summergamefest_2024.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Liveblog | Watch tonight's Summer Game Fest 2024 Opening Showcase here with us
Starts 10pm UK time.
![A PS1-looking screenshot, all pixelated and low poly, of an older gentleman wearing a hat, silhouetted by the moon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nightmare-kart_t8A8EmJ.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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What we've been playing - definitely not Bloodborne on PC
A few of the things that have us hooked this week.
![An illustration for the game Knights in Tight spaces. Three fantasy heroes - a mage, a crouching rogue, and an armour knight - are the focus of the image, facing the viewer. In the darkness, in the foreground, the outlines of would-be assailants can be seen. Behind them, through a stained glass window, the glow of an evening sun can be seen. A fight is about to break out.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/knightsintightspaces.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![A disturbing illustration showing a number of eyes poking out of a grey, many-stranded mass. The central eye is large, yellowing, and bloodshot - bloodshot to the point that blood is pooling and dripping from it. Charming.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/post-trauma-headline.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)