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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.
There are a lot of Premium vehicles available in World of Tanks. If you believe Wargaming they're all good. But they aren't. There's some stinkers, some are just adequate, and some will consistently return a credit profit for even players of standard ability.
OCTOBER 1
Being able to build city districts in Civilization VI as quickly as possible gives a clear advantage in the game. Thanks to the work of the great minds over at the CivFanatics forum, the mechanics behind the construction of districts have been unearthed.
SEPTEMBER 24
We've come across a simple trick to hold production for as many turns as required in Civilization VI, enabling you "store" production while you wait for a tech advance, for example. It's best used in the early game to gain advantage.
AUGUST 28
Over the past few decades, the age at which a person is considered 'old' has increased. However, a wider perception remains that gaming is primarily an activity for young adults. It isn't - but how do you age and stay competitive?
APRIL 4
By tradition, no Civilization game is complete until the second expansion. We've been playing a preview of Civilization VI: Gathering Storm courtesy of the kind folk at 2K Games UK. That all important second expansion. Does it deliver?
FEBRUARY 15
Civilization VI: Gathering Storm should be the expansion that truly defines the most recent and advanced of the Civilization series. Do the added levels of complexity and the greater number of decisions to be made make all the difference?
FEBRUARY 14
Hungary becomes the first officially announced new Civ for the Civilization VI: Gathering Storm expansion. Primarily focused on production and military power, it's led by Matthias Corvinus and will be strong for the new Diplomacy victory
NOVEMBER 27
Star Citizen is a polarizing project. True believers in it will hear no criticism and have stumped up the dollars to back their words. Critics think it's good at hoovering up cash and spitting out little of worth at the production end.
NOVEMBER 27
Firaxis gave a first glimpse of the new expansion for Civilization VI, with some radical new mechanics and concepts as well as some looked-for changes to existing gameplay and a whole new era into which to take the leading strategy game.
NOVEMBER 21
Following the reveal of the harsh planet Hurston, the gritty city of Lorville and other inter-planetary treats at this year's CitizenCon, CGI are to release them to everyone as Star Citizen 3.3.5 goes live soon. Will everyone be impressed?
NOVEMBER 16
All the Civilization VI leaders so far - and what we know about them. Civilization VI sees a few old faces return, but mostly it's all change, with both new civilizations and new leaders for civs we know from previous editions of the series
NOVEMBER 8
Sixty months into early access DayZ Standalone is finally getting a Beta release with 1.0 set before the end of the year. This radical step aims to draw a line under work completed so far and release a core game that is easily moddable.
OCTOBER 26
