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It can raze forests, summon storms, and dedicate villagers to single tasks for their entirety of their humble lives: fishing, for example, or the most profound act of all &#8211; procreation (fine, <em>shagging<\/em>). But in Black &#038; White, which recently turned 25-years-old, your divine command of mind and matter does not extend to the capricious creature roaming the grassy land below. This pesky being may be your godly will made flesh, but they&#8217;re liable to dissent from it at the most inconvenient moments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/black-and-white-lionhead-peter-moylneux-retrospective-google-deepmind-gemini-ai\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/black-and-white-lionhead-peter-moylneux-retrospective-google-deepmind-gemini-ai\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your disembodied hand trembles with raw power. 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