Charles Harte

@chuckduck365

Professional tall guy. Associate editor at @gameinformer.com. Contributor at MinnMax. Words at the Indie Informer. Private GM. Improv performer.

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Charles Harte@chuckduck365· 21d

VIC MICHAELIS IS IN STAR WARS ZERO COMPANY????? HOLY PEAK

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· 27d

And this one is “The Leftover Shanty” Busted out the melodica for this one!

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· 27d

Some heavy Black Flag influence on my lunch songs this week This one is called “Lunch (Way Hey)”

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Jul 12

Wedding suit! Three months from Thursday!

Charles wears a green suit, green vest, and white shirt

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Jun 28

Spoilers for Minions (2015), but yes:

A screenshot from the plot section of Wikipedia page for the film Minions. It reads:

Minions are small, yellow pill-shaped creatures which have existed since the beginning of time, evolving from single-celled organisms into beings which exist only to serve history's most despicable masters, but they are very clumsy and end up accidentally killing every boss they work for. They are driven into isolation after firing a cannon at Napoleon while in Russia and start a new life inside a cave, but after many years, the Minions become sad and unmotivated without a boss to serve. This prompts three Minions; named Kevin, Stuart and Bob, to go out on a quest to find a new boss for their brethren to follow.

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Jun 18

Learned some French in today! Here goes: Hon hon hon!* *Arrived in Paris at 7 AM local time, and couldn’t check into my hotel room until 3 PM, 17 minutes ago. They’re still cleaning it, but they gave me a free beer to make up for it. I have been awake for 27 hours.

Charles at the Eiffel Tower. He’s making a shocked face, as if to say, “I had no idea how big this would be!”

A photo of a latte at a cafe, with the atreeets of Paris out of focus in the background. The coffee cup reads, “Cafés Richard 1892”

Charles gives two thumbs up at Notre Dame. Two other tourists in white shirts are in his shot, partially blocking the historic building.

A photo of the sidewalk by the Siene River. Trees, grass, and the sidewalk all line up into a cool vanishing point to the left of the center of the image.

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Jun 12

Happy new Olivia Rodrigo day to all who celebrate I kind of feel like I’m obligated to play this song at my wedding. Because Alyssa’s taking my last name, so she’s literally going to be a Harte forever

Lyrics from “u + me = <3” by Olivia Rodrigo. They read,

Carve out names into the car seat leather
You plus me equals a heart forever
A heart forever, oh

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Jun 8

Hang on I have the perfect image for this, just discovered it in my work Slack this week

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Jun 6

I know there’s a lot going on today, but also I interviewed Elijah Wood??? And he said he’s been playing @blueprincegame.bsky.social??? Also, @owendennis.com wants to make the Star Fox movie, which would be awesome. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTByxMwhh/

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Jun 1

A meme based on a comic from ExtraFabulous comics. A boy (labeled “Me”) hands a note to a girl that reads, “do you taste good?” with checkboxes for “yes” or “no.” The girl (labeled “The chicken in my oven”) hands him a note that reads, “I didn’t come to school today to be handed the reins to your emotional state”

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· May 19

This album also excludes some tracks, mainly original songs, truly indecipherable inside jokes (which is saying something, based on the stuff that made the cut) and ones I just decided I was too embarrassed to share publicly. Also this, my first audio song, which barely counts as a cover lmao:

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· May 15

I was TRYING to get a cute picture of Kit grooming Lando, but this is maybe a more accurate representation of their dynamic.

An orange tabby lays on top of a brown tabby. The orange cat bites the side of the brown cat’s face; the brown cat has an angry expression, mouth agape, and is ready to bite back.

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· May 7

You basically quoted my review verbatim haha, I’d say exactly that! The reason it works is that the characters are so strongly written and singular. Their motivations make the story feel universal. It also devolves into music video whimsy so often that I didn’t feel too trapped in the era.

An excerpt from the Game Informer review of Mixtape. It reads:

“Mixtape has an incredible atmosphere, and like my favorite coming-of-age stories, makes me nostalgic for a life I never lived. I do not often finish reviewing a game and immediately contemplate my next playthrough, but I am certain I will be replaying Mixtape for years to come. Rockford and her friends are right to feel emotional at this story's bittersweet ending, but as the player, I'm lucky enough to add this game to my rotation to play again and again.”

The score at the bottom is a 9. There’s also a link that says “About Game Informer’s review system”

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Apr 29

I met Lego Batman!!! I leaned down so he could whisper advice in my ear and he didn’t say anything, which is honestly soooo Batman of him. (If you know literally anything about me, you know this was a huge deal. Preview coverage coming soon.)

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Apr 21

I’ll be doing a panel at the Super Cincy Expo this year! If you’re near Cincinnati, swing by the Sharonville Convention Center on May 16 to hear me (and the guys at Co-Op 64) talk about our jobs! I’m very excited! I love video games and also Cincinnati!!!

A picture of Charles Harte holding a weekend badge for Super Cincy Expo. Text at the top of the image reads, “Local Games Media Panel May 16th at 3 pm”. Text at the bottom of the screen reads, “GAMEINFORMER”.

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Apr 16

Hahaha omg me and my friends were making such funny jokes today, you really had to be there

Bluesky's "loading" image, which puts grey placeholder circles and boxes in the spots where text and images would go in a normal post

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Apr 14

It’s been like a week but I’m still proud of this dumb bar (about a game I have not played)

Touch this meat, get salmonella
Magic on the mic like I’m Penn and Teller

Two on one, that’s a double up
Couldn’t reach these heights with a double jump

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Apr 4

At one point in this episode, Alex said he didn’t love Super Meat Boy 3D’s music. Somehow, we decided it would be funny if it had a British rap soundtrack instead, and then I was possessed by the spirit of The Bit™ and wrote this

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Apr 1

I wrote it before it was approved (my choice) but it got cut for being too specific of a reference. Which is fair! But I still think it’s a good bit. I also don’t love making fun of people, but was totally fine roasting Snoop Dogg because it’s all in reference to him being homophobic. Loophole!

"What if my grandson's in the middle of the movie like, 'Papa Snoop, how come this guy ain't appeared in his own game since the Wii U era?' I’m scared to go to the movies now. Like, y’all throwing me in the middle of s–t that I don’t have an answer for. I don't know how to explain the lukewarm critical reception of Star Fox Assault," the rapper of the worst part of "California Gurls" said.

A lot has been going on in the music community in the past few weeks. Between discourse around Chappel Roan's recent interaction with a young fan, BTS's long-awaited return, and a recent J Cole interview where he explains his now-retracted Kendrick diss track, there are a lot of hot-button issues for artists to weigh in on. Meanwhile, Snoop Dogg, who is unironically named after the Peanuts cartoon dog, has other concerns.

"What if he asks about Starlink: Battle for Atlas? I didn't play that one. Is Fox even in that game, or is he just a toy? I don't get it," said Snoop Dogg, who named three of his kids after himself so he wouldn't forget their names.

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Apr 1

1. Toaster is mad Kit won’t throw his orange ball. He often tries to play fetch with her - never works. 2. Lando licks his nose 3. Toaster enjoys the sun 4. Kit is absolutely lounging about

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Apr 1

I am extremely proud of this one

An excerpt from the Game Infarcer article in the quoted post. It reads:

"I use AiAi to inspire my concept art," a background artist at RGG told us. "But AiAi also usually heavily impacts my finished work, if I'm being honest." Game Infarcer asked to clarify whether AiAi elements made it into finalized assets, and shockingly, the artist replied, "Yeah, I'd say AiAi is involved in every aspect of our games somehow."

A 3D character artist said she always "keeps up to date with the latest AiAi models." We asked about whether she uses tools like Gemini or Nano Banana Pro, and she replied, "I'm not sure what his star sign is, but I guess you could say AiAi is a banana pro."

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Apr 1

Wow I can’t believe he said this

A picture of Donald Glover. A quote below him says,

“It’s a part of my culture. I think it’s only fair it’s a part of his culture too.
- Donald Glover
On whether Yoshi should be allowed to say the N Word”

Below that, in very faint text (as if someone’s trying to hide it), it reads, “SOURCE: This just feels like it’s something he would say”

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Mar 29

Happy birthday to the album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Princess Carolyn (among others) actress Amy Sedaris, and LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game! Each are partially the reason I am the way I am, so it’s fitting that it is also my birthday.

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Mar 23

A stock photo of a guy in a white shirt pointing at himself and looking confused

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Mar 16

I’ve literally never been this cozy in my entire life.

Toaster the dachshund/chihuahua mix lays on his side in a grey and white dog bed. His head rests on the lip of the bed, and a blue blanket with a star pattern is pulled up to his front legs. He’s fast asleep.

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Mar 15

Alyssa’s wedding gift to her coworker was this pair of stained glass portraits of her coworker’s dogs! She’s very good at this!!!

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Mar 6

This site rocks

A conversation with youraislopbores.me

you asked for text:
how do you make a pizza

“ai” responded:
Ok first watch instagram reels to prepare your mind then you need to prepare the cheese and sauce and somewhere along the way you'll find bread to use for the pizza and yiu can bake it

you asked for text:
Can I get a pizza delivered?

“ai” responded
No. Lmao

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Mar 2

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Feb 24

Alyssa’s ADHD is occasionally extremely convenient because she decides to learn a craft just to make one customized nerdy thing to give me. She made this punch-needled pillow in secret for my birthday four years ago. It took her weeks. She hadn’t punch-needled before and she hasn’t since. She rules.

A throw pillow with the Pokémon Phanpy punch needled on the front.

Charles Harte@chuckduck365· Feb 24

My fiancée Alyssa made this heart container out of stained glass! It’s her FIRST TIME doing stained glass and I admittedly don’t know anything about the art form, but 1) this feels like an elaborate starting point and 2) It came out great! I’m excited to take some pictures in the sunlight tomorrow