1. Dual core computers are not exactly new, so why do I have to turn the second core off in order for the game to run properly? I want to use all my processing power. 2. These loading screens take forever. 3. The first campaign on the list lets you play as Poland in September […]
Entries from May 14th, 2007
Theatre of War: Five Opening Moments
May 14th, 2007 · Comments Off on Theatre of War: Five Opening Moments · Battlefront, WW2
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What I’ve Written for Played to Death Magazine
May 12th, 2007 · Comments Off on What I’ve Written for Played to Death Magazine · PTD Magazine
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Great Moments in Box Blurbs and an apology
May 12th, 2007 · Comments Off on Great Moments in Box Blurbs and an apology · Industry
Gamesradar’s Eric Bratcher has an article about the vapidity of box blurbs, but today’s mail had a new personal favorite for me. On the DVD box of 1C/Battlefront’s Theatre of War: “A spectacular engine…” IGN.COM I’m in the middle of doing a couple of indie reviews for PTD Magazine, so that explains the radio silence […]
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Catan on Xbox
May 8th, 2007 · 7 Comments · Big Huge Games, Board Games, Consoles
It’s odd, but the prospect of playing an online version of Settlers of Catan with high production values has me closer to dropping coin on a console than all the zombie/alien/robot killing glamor that the living room gamers have been screaming about for years. So it’s reassuring to read Julian Murdoch’s positive impressions of Big […]
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May Strategy Preview
May 7th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Preview
A weak month, I suppose, because everyone would rather enjoy the spring weather than crunch on code to get the game out in time. May 10 – Circus Empire (Enlight) May 15 – Nanny Mania (Dreamcatcher), UFO Afterlight (Cenega/Altar) May 29 – Space Force: Rogue Universe (Dreamcatcher/Provox) The fantasy RTS Stranger (Fireglow) has also been […]
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Thoughts on Erfworld
May 4th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Media
Anybody who knows webcomics knows about Rich Burlew’s always excellent Order of the Stick. Set in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign, Burlew keeps the art simple (they are all stick figures) but manages great characterization, good plot pacing and true story-telling all the while poking fun at and having fun with all the conventions of […]
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