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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.
Star Citizen is an ambitious project as we all know - but one feature CIG intends bringing to the live game has the potential to alter player interactions fundamentally - and change what content creators can do. Face Over Internet Protocol.
OCTOBER 20
Star Citizen's CitizenCon 2948 in Austin, Texas, brought lovers of the under-development and crowd funded space game some real treats and even the most cynical watcher would find it hard to fault Cloud Imperium Games' vaulting ambition.
OCTOBER 13
Bits and pieces of the latest chapter in Subnautica are surfacing. We don't think they class as actual spoilers, but if you're of a nervous disposition, you might want to give this a courteous pass, and forever wonder what you're missing.
OCTOBER 8
A role playing game set in the First World War doesn't sound at all like the usual Bandai Namco offering. With a unique look, and a deeper meaning, 11-11: Memories Retold is certainly different. And have we have sampled a preview build.
SEPTEMBER 11Unknown Worlds Entertainment's excellent undersea alien planet exploration game is getting a standalone addition to its world - and this time you're going to be freezing your flippers off. Planet 4546B has got a lot more to offer.
AUGUST 30
DayZ has sold over five million copies. And no one has ever played it - or at least they've never the played the game as was it envisioned and promised to buyers. Finally however, we're seeing some of how it could be - is it too late?
JUNE 22
Cults are very much a thing in the gaming world right now, what with the popularity of Far Cry 5. So it was with glee that we learned of a game in development currently where you can build your own. Meet "Honey, I Joined A Cult"
APRIL 4
Wargaming's armoured mayhem title is now eight years old and this March has brought the game's most significant update in recent years - the release of World of Tanks 1.0. Is this the heavy metal experience you've been looking for?
APRIL 2
Fireaxis are moving quickly on improvements to the Civilization VI Rise and Fall expansion. The options to place Polders as the Netherlands will increase, city states will be harder for the AI to take - and much, much more.
MARCH 5
We've got 700 hours on vanilla Civilization VI, despite its flaws, so we were keen to try a couple of complete single player games of Rise & Fall immediately after launch. The verdict? It's a major improvement, particularly in the later stages of play - and the new mechanics give you plenty to think about.
FEBRUARY 13
For the last of the "new" civs joining the Civilization VI Rise & Fall expansion, we have our traditional favourite aggressors the Zulus, led once again by that bloodthirsty old warrior Shaka. With many new civs having quite complex bonuses, it's actually nice to see a straight-up rowdy civ in the expanded roster.
FEBRUARY 6
Rockstar Games has finally committed to a release date for Red Dead Redemption 2 - October 26th, 2018. After several delays, the firm today announced that it will continue to polish the western adventure until later this year.
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