I’m probably not alone, but today I have decided to reinstall Starcraft. It was one of those games that never had enough time to sink its hooks into me – it arrived at a time when I didn’t play as many games as I do now. So this is research. I’m not looking forward to […]
Entries from May 19th, 2007
It’s Official
May 19th, 2007 · Comments Off on It’s Official · Blizzard
Blizzard has just announced what almost everyone expected them to announce. A Starcraft sequel will see the light of day by some time next year. More on this once I remember why the hell people liked Starcraft in the first place. And since PC Gamer has been holding back its podcast for a big announcement, […]
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Age of Empires III: Asian Dynasties
May 18th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Ensemble
Full press release here. Big Huge Games is developing the game for Ensemble and Microsoft. Where’s my Rise of Legends expansion? EDIT: The first Q&A is up at Gamespot.
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An Early Effort At Edu-gaming
May 18th, 2007 · 8 Comments · Education, History, Retro
SSI’s Medieval Lords: Soldier Kings of Europe (not to be confused with the recent game from O3 Entertaiment) can be seen as a direct ancestor of the Paradox grand strategy games, though I can find no evidence of lineage. You serve as the advisor to a monarch, expanding power and wealth in the name of […]
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More details on Civ IV: Beyond the Sword
May 17th, 2007 · 8 Comments · Firaxis, Preview
IGN has a new interview with Beyond the Sword designer Alex Mantzaris. He lets loose a lot of details that have me both excited and bewildered. * “One of my new favorite leaders is Joao II of Portugal. He’s especially fun to play because his traits (Imperialistic and Expansionist) and unique unit (Carrack) work very […]
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Ancients Wars: Sparta and the problem of scale
May 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Ancients, Gamesradar, RTS
My review of Ancient Wars: Sparta is now up at Gamesradar. It’s a run-of-the-mill RTS with not much going for it. It looks OK, but that’s all. Some gamers accuse reviewers of going easy on major franchises so we can pound away at the marginal titles. How, after all, are the three same-but-different races of […]
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