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Entries from April 24th, 2009

Demigod – This Sums It Up

April 24th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Gas Powered Games, Stardock

One of the great things about having Tom Chick as a friend, is that it compels me to read everything he writes. Which means that I read his final word on Demigod, summing up what a lot of us are thinking. Reviews of Demigod should concern themselves primarily with the game and not the launch. […]

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Apologies for Slow Updates and a Reminder

April 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Apologies for Slow Updates and a Reminder · Me

Well, the new router did nothing so my internet is still a bit wonky. Which means I am focusing on those things that use it the least, and looking for images that will illustrate my next Map Series entry is pretty bandwidth intensive. Verizon says they will come out tomorrow and check all the wiring […]

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Three Moves Ahead: Episode 9 – Brad Wardell, Demigod, Elemental and a Prize

April 21st, 2009 · 8 Comments · Gas Powered Games, Podcast, Stardock, Three Moves Ahead

This week, the panel has a special guest. Stardock’s Brad Wardell joins Troy, Tom, Bruce and Julian to explain just what was up with Demigod‘s botched multiplayer launch. We also get a little bit of information on Stardock’s upcoming fantasy turn based strategy game, Elemental: War of Magic. And stay tuned to the end, where […]

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A Delay

April 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Three Moves Ahead

Flaky hardware means low internet activity today, so the new episode of Three Moves Ahead – with special guest Brad Wardell – will be a day late or so.

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Defcon on the DS

April 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Indie Games

Gamespy is reporting that one of the great little games of the last few years is on its way to my mobile platform of choice. No publisher yet, but I really hope Introversion can find one. Defcon would be the perfect airplane game.

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Why I Hate Cleaning

April 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Me

Much like the cleansing of your soul in a late night confession, cleaning your office often turns up things that you’d rather not discover. Like a paper CD sleeve with a game serial number on it, but no clue as to which game it is for. Or finding out that I’ve misplaced Disc 1 of […]

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