Why do games come in paper sleeves? Do the marketers have any idea how easy it is to lose one of these? And when I am scooping up a pile of paper from my too-cluttered desk, a sleeve with a game in it can get more easily lost in the folds of a folders than […]
Entries from May 15th, 2005
Pardon the rant – Paper Sleeves and Games
May 15th, 2005 · Comments Off on Pardon the rant – Paper Sleeves and Games · Uncategorized
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Updated E3 Strategy Games – with links
May 14th, 2005 · Comments Off on Updated E3 Strategy Games – with links · Uncategorized
Age of Empires III (Microsoft/Ensemble) American Conquest: Divided Nation (CDV/GSC) Ascension to the Throne (1C Company/DVS) Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness (Buka Entertainment/Targem Games) Black and White 2 (Electronic Arts/Lionhead) Blitzkrieg 2 (CDV/Nival Interactive) Brigade E5: New Jagged Union (1C Company/Apeiron) Civilization IV (2K Games/Firaxis) Codename: Panzers, Phase Two (CDV/Stormregion) Company of Heroes (THQ/Relic) Cuban […]
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An interesting experiment
May 14th, 2005 · Comments Off on An interesting experiment · Uncategorized
Over at Gamerdad, Dave Long is subjecting himself to an interesting experiment. He will cut himself off from your typical game news sources and rely solely on the mainstream media for his E3 coverage. Lots of gamers don’t know a lot about gaming. These are the big, bloated, casual gaming mass that really has no […]
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Tin Soldiers rides away…with my heart
May 13th, 2005 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
My most recent editorial for DIYGames was partly about how the confusion between realistic graphics and good graphics gets in the way of appreciating how a distinctive, if stylized, look can add a lot to a game. I cited Outpost Kaloki and Darwinia as good examples, and Dominions II as a cautionary tale. Now a […]
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Custom scenarios, modding and a klutz
May 13th, 2005 · Comments Off on Custom scenarios, modding and a klutz · Uncategorized
These days, every decent strategy game comes with an editor of some sort. You can customize scenarios, build campaigns or even modify the units to your satisfaction. Even those games without decent user tools (like the Paradox and Total War games) have populations devoted to fine tuning their favorite games. I want to be part […]
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The Carnival of Gamers
May 11th, 2005 · Comments Off on The Carnival of Gamers · Uncategorized
Tony Rice over at Button Mashing has graciously invited me to participate in a game-blog-wide semi-regular party called Carnival of Gamers to link the gaming blog community. No, I don’t quite understand it either, but doesn’t it sound neat? So I have to come up with a clever idea that I want to share and […]
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