{"id":663596,"date":"2026-04-02T16:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/weekly-xenoblade-chronicles-3-is-really-that-good-and-so-so-much-more"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:47:04","slug":"weekly-xenoblade-chronicles-3-is-really-that-good-and-so-so-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/weekly-xenoblade-chronicles-3-is-really-that-good-and-so-so-much-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is really that good and so, so much more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/weekly-xenoblade-chronicles-3-is-really-that-good-and-so-so-much-more.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Another week ends, meaning it&#8217;s time for another Weekly, the quick-talking podcast where we recap the week on Eurogamer for you. 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Christian Donlan, meanwhile, takes us into the world of Rollderdrome, which looks to be another banger from London-based OlliOlli developer Roll7 &#8211; how does it do it? 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