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Entries from July 31st, 2009

East India Patch Speeds Things Up

July 31st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Paradox, Patches

Considering that one of my major complaints about EIC was the constant dropping into port mode, it’s typical that they would fix that in the first patch. But seriously, guys, this is the kind of thing that should have been caught in play testing and that Beta testers (if they weren’t consumed by group think) […]

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East India Company Review

July 31st, 2009 · 10 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Paradox, Review

I have to stop letting myself get excited by preview builds and slick presentations by Finnish charmers. East India Company demos very well. The core gameplay of sailing to the Indies and making a fortune is solid both in principle and execution. And when someone dangles the idea of bigger ships and naval wars in […]

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Three Moves Ahead Episode 23 – Modelling Changes in Conflict

July 28th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Design, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, Wargames

Sometimes a last minute topic change actually goes somewhere. Troy, Tom and Bruce have a long and detailed conversation about the challenges wargame and strategy game designers face when they try to capture the essence of an historical moment. How do you model insurgency? What makes WW2 the default combat model if not the default […]

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Dawn of Discovery Review

July 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on Dawn of Discovery Review · City Builder, Gameshark, Review, Ubisoft

Read it at Gameshark.

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Out of the Park Baseball Draft

July 26th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Baseball

Yesterday, we had our opening draft for the OOTP 10 Baseball league I am in. These things take forever in person. I only sat through three rounds, and that took three hours. Apparently they went for six more rounds and six more hours. So my roster is nowhere near complete, though I thank Bill Abner […]

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EndWar Sequel

July 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Consoles, RTS, Ubisoft

Videogamer.com is reporting that Ubisoft Shanghai has been tapped to do a sequel to last year’s best console RTS, EndWar. The emphasis will be on the single player story experience and adding some depth to a game that some people found too shallow. Still no hint on when we can expect it, or even what […]

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