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Entries from November 19th, 2006

Sunday Shorts

November 19th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

When I saw Gamespot had screens of a new game called Myth War, I got my hopes up that it would be a revival or spin-off of the great Bungie fantasy wargame. Sadly, no. It’s just another fantasy MMO. Wake me when they set an MMO in Moghul India. This VGResource editorial on how many […]

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And these are the fans…

November 16th, 2006 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

Wired’s Lore Sjoberg has taken the time to dissect online game forums. (Spotted at Broken Toys.) The real payoff is in the opening paragraph. If you play an online game that you enjoy, there’s one surefire way to spoil the experience: read the forums on the official site. There you will find a vast underworld […]

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Escapist Issue 71

November 14th, 2006 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

In case you’re not tired of talking or reading about this yet, this month’s Escapist Magazine is all about games journalism. It has the expected bit on how blogs will/will not save the world and a round table that, naturally, goes round and round. I will isolate two quotes though. From Simon Carless of Gamasutra […]

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Gaming’s Greatest Moments

November 13th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

Some lists are less important than others. And Gamesradar’s list of Gaming’s Greatest Moments is useless to me because I’m not quite sure what a gaming moment is. Does a cutscene or intro movie count as a gaming moment? Apparently, because many (if not most) of the 101 moments are cinematics of one form or […]

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First Medieval 2 review

November 13th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

The first Medieval 2: Total War review is up at personal whipping boy Strategy Informer, and it’s glowing, naturally. It is a very descriptive review with only one major error (Princesses aren’t new, since they were in the first Medieval: Total War game. I’ll leave off any commentary on Mr. Priest’s writing. My copy should […]

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Developer Interview: Jean-Michel Mathé

November 13th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Battlefront, Interview

Histwar: Les Grognards is an upcoming Napoleonic wargame from Battlefront and Jean-Michel Mathé. You can probably think of it as a serious wargamer’s Imperial Glory. No release date has been set. The screenshots look good, but what does it have that keeps it from being Blucher: Total War? M. Mathé agreed to answer a few […]

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