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Video game opinion pieces, hot takes, and arguments - gaming through the eyes of the AltChar team.

Sony pulling its single-player games from PC is the right call, even if it stings

Sony's reported decision to keep its single-player exclusives off PC is a blow for players who prefer gaming on a high-end rig, but as a strategy it makes complete sense. Half-measures were never going to work.

Semir OmerovicMARCH 4

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Ten hours in, Crimson Desert has yet to show me its magic

Semir OmerovicMARCH 23

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I don't want a PS6 yet, and neither should you

Semir OmerovicFEBRUARY 17

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Five forgotten Activision Blizzard games that Microsoft need to revive

Semir OmerovicJULY 12

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Nintendo Switch issues with current-gen ports

FIFA 18 and Stardew Valley are great examples of Nintendo Switch ports that tell us what this console does bad and good. Read on or watch our video to learn more.

OCTOBER 26

Why EA dismantled Visceral Games

Toiling under EA's whip is a lot more about conforming to maximised projected profits than the art of making electronic entertainment. Visceral Games failed to conform, Visceral Games is no more.

OCTOBER 18

EA is finding new uses for Battlefront's season pass

EA must have realised that anyone buying their Battlefront reboot at this point is probably doing so by accident, so they are giving the game's mess of a scam season pass away for free. Even if you don't own Battlefront apparently.

SEPTEMBER 13

Firewatch review bombing has begun on Steam

After Campo Santo have decided to get ethical over PewDiePie's recent YouTube slip-up, a lot of players have taken to review bombing Firewatch on Steam. The current score is down to Mixed from what I presume must have been Mostly Positive before the first bombing run.

SEPTEMBER 13

PUBG will do in 6 months, what DOTA 2 failed to do in 4 years

With PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds now firmly at the top of Steam's most played games list, there is only two records left to beat - all-time peak player count and total hours played. While the former will fall in due time, the later record is just around the corner.

SEPTEMBER 8

Pokemon GO will get trading and trainer battles, eventually

The CEO of the Pokemon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara recently spoke to Bloomberg about planned and upcoming features for Pokemon GO. Niantic has a very long way to go before the game fulfills its full potential, Pokemon trading and trainer battles included.

SEPTEMBER 6

UbiSoft teams up with Monster Energy for Assassin's Creed Origins ARG

Master Chief likes to relax with some refreshing Mountain Dew and Doritos when his trigger finger gets all cramped from a hard day at the office, and Assassin's Creed Origins will have Bayek unwinding after a long trek through the desert with rejuvenating baths in pools of ancient Egyptian Monster Energy.

SEPTEMBER 5

EA vice president says Andromeda was unfairly criticised

Speaking to GamesReactor EA's Executive Vice President Patrick Söderlund said that Mass Effect could return once the miasma surrounding the latest series entry dies down. He also thinks that Andromeda was judged unfairly by fans.

AUGUST 25

Nintendo Switch 2.0 - Our wishlist

Here's a list of things we'd like to see introduced with Nintendo Switch 2.0, which is bound to come at some point, given Nintendo's usual console production cycle.

AUGUST 23

Do Balrogs fit into loot boxes? - New Shadow of War trailer

The latest bit of promo material for Middle-earth: Shadow of War teases the less sentient and more primal creatures inhabiting the game's world. It also rekindles the age old question of "Can a fire be put out by dry leaves?"

AUGUST 21

Why Shadow of War's Shelob is a woman - a theory

Talking to Eurogamer, Monolith's creative vice president Michael de Plater has tried to explain why Shelob has foregone her giant spider form in order to appear as a dressed-up Liv Tyler lookalike. The cause for this may be a lot simpler than Monolith would have you believe.

AUGUST 17

Why the LawBreakers idea of a AA game falls flat

LawBreakers has launched close to a week ago, and despite a mild overall reception Boss Key Productions aren't overly worried. The game's creators have described the title as double-A (AA), as opposed to their AAA competition, but that isn't entirely true.

AUGUST 14

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