Bertie
@clert.bsky.social
Associate editor at Eurogamer. Writes, sometimes podcasts, talks a lot. I'd rather live in a fantasy land. (He/him)
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Crunch is bad. Crunch ruins lives. Crunch kills. Don't ask for it. Don't do it. It's bad.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
January 14, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Crunch is bad. Crunch ruins lives. Crunch kills. Don't ask for it. Don't do it. It's bad.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
I did not expect to hear the former exec producer of Anthem outline a pitch for making it a single-player game, but here we are.
Also, local servers!
Anthem has never been more exciting?
Also, local servers!
Anthem has never been more exciting?
Could Anthem live on? Tech allowing us to host our own servers existed, former executive producer says - it would just need to be "salvaged and recovered".
And that's not the only idea for Anthem's future he has... www.eurogamer.net/anthem-local...
And that's not the only idea for Anthem's future he has... www.eurogamer.net/anthem-local...
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I did not expect to hear the former exec producer of Anthem outline a pitch for making it a single-player game, but here we are.
Also, local servers!
Anthem has never been more exciting?
Also, local servers!
Anthem has never been more exciting?
Playing Anthem while it awaited termination was a strange experience
Anthem was abandoned in death as in life: it's a game EA and BioWare would rather forget www.eurogamer.net/anthem-was-a...
January 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Playing Anthem while it awaited termination was a strange experience
Enjoyed this by Oli. I get the feeling it's long past cool to like Diablo 4, but is it better than people give it credit for?
www.polygon.com/diablo-4-pal...
www.polygon.com/diablo-4-pal...
Diablo 4 is better than it’s ever been
The Paladin class and Season 11 tweaks leave the game in great shape for 2026
www.polygon.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Enjoyed this by Oli. I get the feeling it's long past cool to like Diablo 4, but is it better than people give it credit for?
www.polygon.com/diablo-4-pal...
www.polygon.com/diablo-4-pal...
I've just finished listening to the Wisecrack podcast from last autumn and it is stunning. Couldn't wait to wash-up to listen to it. Get it in your ears! Contains some dark material so be prepared www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXyf...
Wisecrack [ Episode 1: Knock, Knock ]
YouTube video by Tenderfoot TV
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January 6, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I've just finished listening to the Wisecrack podcast from last autumn and it is stunning. Couldn't wait to wash-up to listen to it. Get it in your ears! Contains some dark material so be prepared www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXyf...
Love that!
Press F to heal your war band.
Your wardrummer is an essential part of your crew, with their Heartbeat ability providing health restoration to units within range of the wardrummer!
#IndieGame #IndieDev
Your wardrummer is an essential part of your crew, with their Heartbeat ability providing health restoration to units within range of the wardrummer!
#IndieGame #IndieDev
January 5, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Love that!
I find it hard to believe but I also want to believe
Is there really going to be a new Witcher 3 expansion this year? www.eurogamer.net/is-there-rea...
January 2, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I find it hard to believe but I also want to believe
Me writing alt text. Oh the things I've nestled in there
a little girl wearing a leopard print shirt is making a face
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December 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Me writing alt text. Oh the things I've nestled in there
It's great that @lilchopshopgal.bsky.social sought Maxence out to talk about this. I imagine there are many other such situations where a mo-cap performer has remained invisible. But such is the Clair Obscur effect that it's changed his life - and rightfully so - regardless.
Three characters, a life-changing experience, and the mysterious 'Project W': for Maxence Cazorla, Expedition 33 is more than just a Game of the Year contender
www.eurogamer.net/three-charac...
www.eurogamer.net/three-charac...
December 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
It's great that @lilchopshopgal.bsky.social sought Maxence out to talk about this. I imagine there are many other such situations where a mo-cap performer has remained invisible. But such is the Clair Obscur effect that it's changed his life - and rightfully so - regardless.
Nothing wakes you up in the morning like a shot of Sektori
a man sitting on a couch wearing a shirt that says fire on it
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December 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Nothing wakes you up in the morning like a shot of Sektori
Mmmmmmmm almond fingers
a cartoon of winnie the pooh sitting at a table with a bowl of food and the words yum
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December 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Mmmmmmmm almond fingers
😍
December 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
😍
Me making a list of games to play over Christmas
a man is carrying a large piece of paper in front of a group of people sitting in a lecture hall .
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December 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Me making a list of games to play over Christmas
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How does Aaron Paul feel about the success of Dispatch? https://bit.ly/3YCvjEE
December 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
How does Aaron Paul feel about the success of Dispatch? https://bit.ly/3YCvjEE
A nice big Dispatch interview from me. I can't stop thinking about the K-pop character they cut. He looked like a Saja Boy, apparently, and everyone wanted a bit of him!
"We had a publisher who dropped us halfway through" - How @adhocstudio.com rode Dispatch rejection all the way to huge success www.eurogamer.net/making-of-di...
December 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A nice big Dispatch interview from me. I can't stop thinking about the K-pop character they cut. He looked like a Saja Boy, apparently, and everyone wanted a bit of him!
Interested to see what the reaction to this will be. If there's a more beloved dev out there than Larian, I'm yet to see them. And I'd sort of assumed Larian would stand like a bastion against AI for some reason. Will the audience sour at this news? Will Larian change its approach?
Larian is using generative AI, confirms CEO, but Divinity won't contain anything AI-generated
www.eurogamer.net/larian-is-us...
www.eurogamer.net/larian-is-us...
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Interested to see what the reaction to this will be. If there's a more beloved dev out there than Larian, I'm yet to see them. And I'd sort of assumed Larian would stand like a bastion against AI for some reason. Will the audience sour at this news? Will Larian change its approach?
"The impact of time dilation is something very unique and fresh, I feel, and we really leverage that. We really lean into it. It's an important part of our IP and a very important part of our story."
"The impact of time dilation is something very unique and fresh" - sci-fi RPG Exodus looks like Mass Effect but there's a very important difference www.eurogamer.net/sci-fi-rpg-e...
December 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"The impact of time dilation is something very unique and fresh, I feel, and we really leverage that. We really lean into it. It's an important part of our IP and a very important part of our story."
Another day, another search to see whether "phenomenon" is the singular or the plural
a woman in a grey hoodie says maybe i am losing my memory on netflix
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December 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Another day, another search to see whether "phenomenon" is the singular or the plural
"We believe our offer will create a stronger Hollywood."
Paramount to ruin the Netflix party? Hollywood company announces "clearly superior" Warner Bros. offer of its own
www.eurogamer.net/paramount-to...
www.eurogamer.net/paramount-to...
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"We believe our offer will create a stronger Hollywood."
The slippery slope of open game development. Bearing in mind that GGG has two more major story acts to implement in POE2 before it can launch, and test them, I reckon it won't launch before autumn next year and could very easily slide into 2027.
"I certainly wouldn't want to slip into 2027," says Grinding Gear Games, as Path of Exile 2 release date slips again www.eurogamer.net/path-of-exil...
December 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The slippery slope of open game development. Bearing in mind that GGG has two more major story acts to implement in POE2 before it can launch, and test them, I reckon it won't launch before autumn next year and could very easily slide into 2027.
Love this. Big change coming to the game that will positively affect all platforms, including Steam Deck, to make it better utilise multiple CPU cores. Performance as much as doubled in some cases. Niiiice
Path of Exile 2 is about to get a huge performance boost, especially on consoles www.eurogamer.net/path-of-exil...
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Love this. Big change coming to the game that will positively affect all platforms, including Steam Deck, to make it better utilise multiple CPU cores. Performance as much as doubled in some cases. Niiiice
AHHHHHHHHHH /runs around excitedly
Total War: Medieval 3 announced, bringing series back to its historical roots for 25th anniversary
www.eurogamer.net/total-war-me...
www.eurogamer.net/total-war-me...
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
AHHHHHHHHHH /runs around excitedly
"It's a rallying cry against hypocrisy, institutional or otherwise, and one that feels particularly potent right now..."
Wonderful review by Matt of a provocative but important game.
Wonderful review by Matt of a provocative but important game.
Horses' approach, its delight in the grotesque, won't be palatable for everyone - but if it takes a clandestine toolshed blowjob to seed its battle cry for revolution, to make its audience sit up and pay attention, then so be it.
Our review: https://bit.ly/4peeJqF
Our review: https://bit.ly/4peeJqF
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"It's a rallying cry against hypocrisy, institutional or otherwise, and one that feels particularly potent right now..."
Wonderful review by Matt of a provocative but important game.
Wonderful review by Matt of a provocative but important game.
Argh my office chair slowly lowers over time and it's driving me nuts
a man in a plaid shirt is sitting in a chair holding a microphone and a bottle of water .
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December 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Argh my office chair slowly lowers over time and it's driving me nuts