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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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We need to talk about Valheim's Troll Hide problem

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?

Robert Edwards, Semir OmerovicMARCH 30

Valheim fan takes on a quest to draw all creatures from the game

Valheim is inspiring its players in more ways than one. On one hand, you have those expressing themselves in-game, and on the other, you have the artists who take to appreciating the 10th World with their digital paintbrushes.

MARCH 24

You have to see this: AC Valhalla patch notes are just too funny

We've had our fair share of Assassin's Creed funny glitches in recent history, but I never thought that patch notes for the Ubi game could make me chuckle, like those for Title Update 1.2.0 did.

MARCH 18

Valheim - things we'd like to see in future patch notes

Valheim is kicking Greylings and taking names right about now, but being an Early Access title comes with its fair share of bugs and issues the devs will continue to work on until version 1.0 and beyond.

MARCH 16

Could NFT be the answer to one of gaming's burning questions - do I really own this?

It was only a decade ago that buying a game was mostly a physical purchase, one that stays with you no matter what, but the onslaught of digital distribution and live service games has brought ownership into question.

MARCH 15

The Witcher 3 Easter Eggs you might have missed - Velen edition

Five years after its release, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is still earning heaps of attention and picking up new fans. The expansive game is full of easter eggs and here are some you could have easily missed while travelling through Velen.

MARCH 8

Cyberpunk 2077 team will be well compensated and get 10% of CDPR's 2020 profits

Following criticism over CD Projekt Red's broken promise that Cyberpunk 2077 dev team won't crunch, the company said that 10 per cent of their 2020 annual profit will be shared among the team and workers 'well compensated'.

SEPTEMBER 30

Xbox One affected Halo Infinite's visuals, but not its ambition

The response to Halo Infinite continues to run a gamut of emotion, while broader questions are being asked of Microsoft's PR strategy and the nature of their cross gen release support. But Infinite's ambition should not be dismissed.

JULY 27

Microsoft didn't break a promise, but their messaging lacks clarity.

As we digest the extravagance of Game Pass' insane value proposition and Geoff Keighley's choppy stream, there's a lot of conversation following the Xbox Games Showcase concerning whether Microsoft have already broken their cross gen promise.

JULY 24

Bets and Dreams: Xbox Games Showcase 2020

Regardless of your brand allegiance or controller preference, any conversation surrounding an upcoming console launch boils down to one inescapable truth: it's all about games. Here are our bets and dreams for the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase.

JULY 20

The Last of Us: Part 2 bravely challenges real world prejudice

Much of the discourse surrounding Naughty Dog's latest release has seen a paradigm shift away from reasonable critical thinking, in favour of vitriolic accusations and the lowest ebb of Internet behaviour.

JULY 13

Why have so many space games run out of creative oxygen?

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?

Robert EdwardsMAY 19

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