{"id":452494,"date":"2025-11-09T19:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2179627"},"modified":"2025-11-09T19:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:04:45","slug":"part-two-of-the-big-eurogamer-christmas-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/part-two-of-the-big-eurogamer-christmas-reading-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Part two of the big Eurogamer Christmas reading list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/part-two-of-the-big-eurogamer-christmas-reading-list.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to part-two of my end of year reading list &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-12-06-a-big-eurogamer-christmas-reading-list-to-carry-you-through-to-the-new-year\">part one was published yesterday<\/a>. It&#8217;s a list that highlights the writers we&#8217;re really lucky to publish on Eurogamer, and without whom, the website would not be the same. I hope you saved some space after yesterday&#8217;s feast, and remember, if there&#8217;s a writer who really clicks with you, then return the favour and click on their name next to their author portrait, to go to their author page. There, you&#8217;ll find many more pieces by them. I hope you enjoy the platter before you. <\/p>\n<p>Sir Clive Sinclair sadly passed away this year, and he leaves a legacy in gaming that will never be forgotten. From calculators to some of the first mass market home computers (that could play games), <strong>Dan Whitehead<\/strong> tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-19-in-memory-of-sir-clive-sinclair\">Sir Clive Sinclair&#8217;s remarkable life story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-12-06-part-two-of-the-big-eurogamer-christmas-reading-list\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-12-06-part-two-of-the-big-eurogamer-christmas-reading-list\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to part-two of my end of year reading list &#8211; part one was published yesterday. It&#8217;s a list that highlights the writers we&#8217;re really lucky to publish on Eurogamer, and without whom, the website would not be the same. I hope you saved some space after yesterday&#8217;s feast, and remember, if there&#8217;s a writer who really clicks with you, then return the favour and click on their name next to their author portrait, to go to their author page. There, you&#8217;ll find many more pieces by them. I hope you enjoy the platter before you. Sir Clive Sinclair sadly passed away this year, and he leaves a legacy in gaming that will never be forgotten. 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