Robert Purchese

Articles by Robert Purchese

Compulsion Games becomes publisher of South of Midnight on Steam, suggesting departure from Xbox amid major restructuring is now complete - Eurogamer

Technology August 15, 2026

Developer Compulsion Games is now listed as the publisher of its beautiful, musical action adventure game South of Midnight on Steam, suggesting that its full detachment from the Xbox division is comοΏ½...

Assassin's Creed creator's dark and witchy action game 1666: Amsterdam is out in early access sooner than we expected - Eurogamer.net

Technology August 11, 2026

1666: Amsterdam, a game that's survived years of legal battles between Assassin's Creed creator Patrice DΓ©silets and Ubisoft, has an early access release date. It'll be released 25th August for PC, o...

"I'm sure you're going to watch it because everyone is" - GTA 6 premiering on Netflix represents Rockstar "trying new things", says Take-Two boss - Eurogamer.net

Technology August 11, 2026

One of the most surprising things about Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer tease last week was word that it will premiere on subscription-based service Netflix - a move I can't ever remember anothοΏ½...

QuakeCon goes wild as a surprise, free expansion for Quake is released for the legendary shooter's 30th birthday - eurogamer.net

Technology August 8, 2026

QuakeCon's opening ceremony came with a delightful surprise yesterday: the announcement and release of a brand new, free expansion for the original Quake game. This is for all platforms (barring EpicοΏ½...

Xbox's FanFest world tour is still going ahead, for some reason, even after Microsoft fired the guy who created it - Eurogamer.net

Technology August 5, 2026

Well, this isn't a good idea after laying off thousands of people: a global Xbox FanFest tour. Yet apparently it's still going ahead, even after Microsoft fired the person who pitched and created theοΏ½...

Yet another price rise: AMD will reportedly raise its graphics card and memory prices alongside Nvidia - Eurogamer.net

Technology August 4, 2026

Hot on the heels of Nvidia reportedly raising the price of its graphics cards and memory units comes word that rival component manufacturer AMD will do the same. That's according to industry scrutinοΏ½...

"The Gears of War trilogy was largely developed hungover by me" - Cliff Bleszinski reckons with a difficult past while plotting a return to games and a brighter future - Eurogamer.net

Technology July 21, 2026

Cliff Bleszkinski, the designer instrumental in the creation of Gears of War - the face of the series for three games - has opened up about a career-long struggle with alcohol which he's now reckoninοΏ½...

No, Doom maker id Software hasn't been "nerfed into the ground and gutted" by the Xbox cuts, insists director Hugo Martin - Eurogamer.net

Technology July 18, 2026

Doom and Quake creator id Software insists it hasn't been "nerfed into the ground and gutted" by Xbox, despite reports to the contrary. Legal documents suggested id Software lost nearly three quarteοΏ½...

Days after leaving Xbox, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games broadcasts that it's looking for work - Eurogamer.net

Technology July 15, 2026

Just days after Compulsion Games bought back its independence from Microsoft as part of Xbox's mass layoffs, the studio - facing the realities of going it alone - is already on the hunt for new work οΏ½...

Halo Studios reportedly cancels Halo multiplayer project Ekur, which had customisable Spartans and Elites and large player battles - Eurogamer.net

Technology July 15, 2026

Halo Studios has reportedly cancelled a multiplayer project called Ekur, in a move that seems to align with the wide-ranging Xbox cuts announced last week. Halo reporter Rebs Gaming originated the sοΏ½...