From THQ’s description of 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. After performing for a sold-out crowd in a fictional war torn middle-eastern country, 50 Cent discovers that his payment has been stolen by the local crime baron – a former CIA operative and death-dealing organ harvester. So he’s a crime baron, a former spook and […]
Entries from January 6th, 2009
Can A Blog Be Self Aware?
January 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Blogs
Kotaku’s most popular story last year was about a Playboy Playmate hula hooping with her Wii. So you know that they have to find a place for cleavage in a story about Salman Rushdie’s gaming habits. I’m no prude, but this seems to be either self aware “look how lecherous we are” or clueless searching […]
Tags:
On Site Review: Age of Empires: Mythologies
January 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Consoles, Ensemble, THQ
THQ’s adaptation of the classic Ensemble RTS Age of Mythology to the DS is a bit of a surprise for me. AoM is one of my favorite games for a number of reasons, mostly related to the silly spectacle of the thing. It also manages a number of interesting choices in faction design without getting […]
Tags:
Why ARGs Suck
January 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Design, Industry
Finally someone puts to paper what I’ve been thinking about Alternate Reality Games for a while but I never really had the vocabulary or experience to make the case. I wish I had read this before my most recent book column. (Spotted at Game, Set, Watch. Simon finds the good stuff off the beaten path […]
Tags:
Do These Mix?
January 1st, 2009 · 5 Comments · Cryptic Comet, Design
It’s more like a strategy board game. I like to say a mix of Diplomacy, Dune, A Game of Thrones and Ticket To Ride Vic Davis on what Solium Infernum will be like.
Tags:
Strategy Preview – First Quarter 2009
January 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Preview
Way back in the Golden Age of FoS, I did monthly previews of what strategy games were coming out. Often there were only two or three so the posts were kind of empty. Still, I think these sorts of posts are useful, so I’ll quarterly posts even if that means I will be including games […]
Tags: