Charles Harte
@chuckduck365.bsky.social
Professional tall guy. Associate editor at Game Informer. Contributor at MinnMax. Words at the Indie Informer. Private GM. Improv performer. charlesharte.com
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Charles Harte
@chuckduck365.bsky.social
· Aug 30
I proposed to Alyssa today and she said yes! Shout out to @itshugosnook.bsky.social for designing this fantastic Wingspan parody! It’s her favorite board game, and I MAY have lied and told her I was expecting a review copy for a new expansion in the mail. She doesn’t seem too mad about it.
So excited to come back to Side Quests! This is one of my favorite games of all time. Maybe top 5 most formative. It’s the first time I can remember really being excited by a game’s combat system. Also, like with all my favorites, a lot of memories with my brother here. Give it a listen!
Side Quests is back and so is host @chuckduck365.bsky.social from @gameinformer.com! He is an associate editor, writer, podcaster and secret Sith apprentice! The game he is talking about today is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed by LucasArts and Krome Studios.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
So excited to come back to Side Quests! This is one of my favorite games of all time. Maybe top 5 most formative. It’s the first time I can remember really being excited by a game’s combat system. Also, like with all my favorites, a lot of memories with my brother here. Give it a listen!
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Tomorrow is the last day to vote!
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Tomorrow is the last day to vote!
Had to wait until the end of the game to say this so I didn’t jinx it:
Man, I’m so glad Joe Burrow is back
Man, I’m so glad Joe Burrow is back
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Had to wait until the end of the game to say this so I didn’t jinx it:
Man, I’m so glad Joe Burrow is back
Man, I’m so glad Joe Burrow is back
Might be my all-time favorite bit from this show
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Might be my all-time favorite bit from this show
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Hey Greg, how do you get “Swaggy Jason” out of your head? Put it in the comments if you’d like to join a coven with the express goal of deleting Swaggy Jason from your mind, the internet, and reality.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hey Greg, how do you get “Swaggy Jason” out of your head? Put it in the comments if you’d like to join a coven with the express goal of deleting Swaggy Jason from your mind, the internet, and reality.
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Kirby Air Riders overflows with Sakurai's signature style, making bold creative choices even if it limits the game's appeal to a slightly narrower audience. Our review: gameinformer.com/review/kirby...
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Kirby Air Riders overflows with Sakurai's signature style, making bold creative choices even if it limits the game's appeal to a slightly narrower audience. Our review: gameinformer.com/review/kirby...
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Backlash surrounding Metroid Prime 4’s chatty supporting cast has inadvertently bled into one gamer’s relationship.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Backlash surrounding Metroid Prime 4’s chatty supporting cast has inadvertently bled into one gamer’s relationship.
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As of today, the retail edition of How a Game Lives is available in bookstores, libraries, and online platforms. Ask for it locally! Get it from your favorite bookseller! bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
As of today, the retail edition of How a Game Lives is available in bookstores, libraries, and online platforms. Ask for it locally! Get it from your favorite bookseller! bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
The agent in my earpiece when my scope is trained on the target but I hesitate to pull the trigger because I realize it’s just a bird:
Take that turkey out NOW! NOW!!
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The agent in my earpiece when my scope is trained on the target but I hesitate to pull the trigger because I realize it’s just a bird:
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this is fucking insane
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
this is fucking insane
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There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
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I said what I said
It is extremely funny to me that Erika Ishii said this in a year she was the protagonist in a major video game
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I said what I said
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I knew I could trust Charles. The ghost opening is so much faster than so many other games. Thank god for that.
I will say! Ghost of Yōtei has a very good/efficient intro. It’s obviously very long, but you get into the action and free open world very quickly. One of the better openings of the year, imo.
Also I tried Roottrees on a whim after give to the max and basically binged it in like 5 days, so good
Also I tried Roottrees on a whim after give to the max and basically binged it in like 5 days, so good
November 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I knew I could trust Charles. The ghost opening is so much faster than so many other games. Thank god for that.
Bro, how did we just discover a THIRD one-hit kill mechanic in this game 😭
Marcus and Charles are LIVE tackling the final scenario of Resident Evil Outbreak once again! Will this attempt go better, now that they know they can be swallowed whole by terrifying frogmen? Tune in to find out! gameinformer.com/super-replay...
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Bro, how did we just discover a THIRD one-hit kill mechanic in this game 😭
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Marcus and Charles are LIVE tackling the final scenario of Resident Evil Outbreak once again! Will this attempt go better, now that they know they can be swallowed whole by terrifying frogmen? Tune in to find out! gameinformer.com/super-replay...
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Marcus and Charles are LIVE tackling the final scenario of Resident Evil Outbreak once again! Will this attempt go better, now that they know they can be swallowed whole by terrifying frogmen? Tune in to find out! gameinformer.com/super-replay...
This game looks really cool!
Erosion is a twin-stick shooter with a time traveling twist. After a private press preview with the development team, we think it looks promising: gameinformer.com/preview/2025...
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This game looks really cool!
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You showed up. So did we. 🌺
Very Important People season 3 - premiering December 4th, only on @dropout.tv 🫂
Very Important People season 3 - premiering December 4th, only on @dropout.tv 🫂
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
You showed up. So did we. 🌺
Very Important People season 3 - premiering December 4th, only on @dropout.tv 🫂
Very Important People season 3 - premiering December 4th, only on @dropout.tv 🫂
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I hope everyone will help me congratulate @th3hoopman.bsky.social on his debut at The Indie Informer!
Read his wonderful work below:
Read his wonderful work below:
With oversized blades come oversized gameplay expectations. Can Gigasword deliver?
Gigasword Impressions: Gigantic Expectations
This sword’s not for just any old buster.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I hope everyone will help me congratulate @th3hoopman.bsky.social on his debut at The Indie Informer!
Read his wonderful work below:
Read his wonderful work below:
You can buy a Game Informer in a store soon! We are very excited about this! Wahoo!
People have asked about newsstand issues for years, and our response was always, "that would be great, but it's more complicated than you'd think." I'm very glad we were finally able to find a way to make it work.
People have asked about newsstand issues for years, and our response was always, "that would be great, but it's more complicated than you'd think." I'm very glad we were finally able to find a way to make it work.
Coming this December: Game Informer will be available in major retailers – including @barnesandnoble.com, GameStop, WH Smith, Books-A-Million and more – in the US and internationally. Learn more: gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
You can buy a Game Informer in a store soon! We are very excited about this! Wahoo!
People have asked about newsstand issues for years, and our response was always, "that would be great, but it's more complicated than you'd think." I'm very glad we were finally able to find a way to make it work.
People have asked about newsstand issues for years, and our response was always, "that would be great, but it's more complicated than you'd think." I'm very glad we were finally able to find a way to make it work.
This is the main reason why huge companies going out of their way to make AI generated stuff is so weird to me. Even if I was pro AI art, the whole point is that anyone can easily generate it. You spent millions of dollars for trained artists to make a beautiful game; why also sell the shortcut?
My logic is, if you can't be bothered to make an asset yourself why should I be bothered to care about it/collect it 🤷
Activision says it uses AI tools in Call of Duty to "empower and support" developers.
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is the main reason why huge companies going out of their way to make AI generated stuff is so weird to me. Even if I was pro AI art, the whole point is that anyone can easily generate it. You spent millions of dollars for trained artists to make a beautiful game; why also sell the shortcut?
Hotel had a “gratitude tree” so I put Toaster’s name up there. Really looking forward to all the people who don’t know it’s my dog’s name (99% of people) thinking someone’s really into kitchen appliances.
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Hotel had a “gratitude tree” so I put Toaster’s name up there. Really looking forward to all the people who don’t know it’s my dog’s name (99% of people) thinking someone’s really into kitchen appliances.
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The polls are officially open for Game Informer's 2025 reader game of the year! Head here, tell us your top 5 favorite games of the year, and we will print the results in the next issue.
We look forward to seeing what games you loved this year. gameinformer.com/ReaderVote2025
We look forward to seeing what games you loved this year. gameinformer.com/ReaderVote2025
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The polls are officially open for Game Informer's 2025 reader game of the year! Head here, tell us your top 5 favorite games of the year, and we will print the results in the next issue.
We look forward to seeing what games you loved this year. gameinformer.com/ReaderVote2025
We look forward to seeing what games you loved this year. gameinformer.com/ReaderVote2025
Anxiety-posting works so well. Every time I’m super nervous about something I complain about it in a public forum and then it’s fine. Literally the fewest people in line for TSA I’ve ever seen.
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Anxiety-posting works so well. Every time I’m super nervous about something I complain about it in a public forum and then it’s fine. Literally the fewest people in line for TSA I’ve ever seen.
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Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
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“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
People that do remote play or cloud gaming: are you able to reduce lag enough that it’s something you don’t notice, or are you just able to adapt and ignore it? I want to be able to use my PlayStation Portal more often but the input lag just drives me nuts, especially with twitchier games
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
People that do remote play or cloud gaming: are you able to reduce lag enough that it’s something you don’t notice, or are you just able to adapt and ignore it? I want to be able to use my PlayStation Portal more often but the input lag just drives me nuts, especially with twitchier games