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Robert Edwards is a PC gamer, history buff, and a man who has almost certainly cancelled plans to play Civilisation at least once and felt no guilt about it whatsoever. In fact, if you're reading this, Robert, the dinner guests you were relieved to see cancel probably knew. He and AltChar's editor Semir maintain a group chat that functions less as a professional communication tool and more as an ongoing seminar on ancient Rome, Napoleonic warfare, and WW2 memes, which both of them take entirely too seriously and neither of them intends to stop.
Robert's library is essentially a history degree you can interact with. Civilisation, Total War, Manor Lords, Anno - if it involves building an empire, managing supply chains, or making decisions that would have made a 14th century feudal lord nod approvingly, Robert is already six hours in. He spent a formidable chunk of his life in World of Tanks, though he'll note it's grown a touch too cartoonish for his tastes these days, a sentence that tells you everything you need to know about the man. On the other end of the spectrum, DayZ has also claimed hundreds of his hours, because apparently, there's nothing like the collapse of civilisation to balance out all that civilisation-building.
Robert is AltChar's authority on strategy games. If it involves grand campaigns, resource management, or the kind of decision-making that pairs well with a long evening and no interruptions, he's your man. He covers the genre with enthusiasm and occasionally surfaces to contribute a review or two, if you remind him about it every now and then.
So what are we supposed to do with all that Troll Hide in Valheim? Once you get yourself a shiny Troll armour set, these become pretty pointless. Can we at least have a troll hide rug to make?
MARCH 30
The man behind Railroad Tycoon and the Civilization series prefers to let his games do the talking for him. However, as the pioneer of an entire genre of gaming, Sid Meier has some very interesting things to tell us in his book.
OCTOBER 13
Creator of groundbreaking Realm vs Realm MMO Dark Age of Camelot Mark Jacobs says smaller studios get a much better deal than they did 20 years ago when "everyone" took a cut of their earnings.
SEPTEMBER 12
Star Citizen is largely funded by backers through "pledges" that get them real ships and items. While most backers are people who've spent $45 for a starter package, there are some who've spent more: Meet Fox Anderson
JUNE 16
A group of pilots in Star Citizen have achieved the kind of dramatic take-down that showcases the possibilities of the controversial title, blowing up an Aegis Idris-M frigate - and they seem as surprised as we were by the results
MAY 26
Space games are one of the primary genres of the gaming world, and plentiful in number. So why is that so many of them draw upon such similar material and ideas and even mechanics? Is it the fault of developers - or of gamers themselves?
MAY 19
Far from the brutal cliches of old, the Viking invasion of Britain story at the heart of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, reveals ample evidence of clever dealmaking, organisation and complex lives says the University of Aberdeen's Dr Hannah Burrows.
MAY 8
Take an amazing journey into the Zodiac as we stare into the stars and explain what the motion of heavenly bodies means for the heavy metal planet that is World of Tanks
APRIL 28
Star Citizen can never be accused of being short on ambition. And so it is with the game's Quantum project. This aims to bring the SC Universe to life in an amazingly innovative way, by enabling millions of NPCs to populate it, and "live" there as independent actors.
FEBRUARY 8
You all know the script. Star Citizen is a giant scam and will never be completed. Star Citizen is a vision that reaches far beyond the stale ideas of big-budget AAA titles made by publishers run by accountants. So what do the backers actually think?
DECEMBER 4
Bliss is the driving force behind the Seed family's domination of Hope County. Without it, they could not achieve their evil aim of rural slavery, emotional squalor and a blatant disregard for firearms discipline. So what is Bliss?
NOVEMBER 29
Theaters of War is the new game mode for Star Citizen announced at CitizenCon 2949. We were lucky enough to be among the few to go Hands On with it for a session. So why are they introducing it and how does it fit in the game?
NOVEMBER 27
