It’s the end of June, so it’s time to look back at the first six months of 2008 and see how the genre is doing. Frankly, it hasn’t been a great six months. We’ve had a lot of expansions and a few original titles, but not much in the way of new games.
The good thing […]

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I guess I’m not the only one who thought Command and Conquer 3 was the best strategy game of 2007.

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2007 may be one of the greatest years ever for the gaming industry in general, and specifically for shooters and traditional RPGs, but the strategy gaming world seemed a little less surprising or interesting for some reason. Release calendars were dominated by expansion packs, very good games were immediately forgotten and everyone seems to be, […]

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Blizzard CEO Michael Morhaime has been inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame, making him the 11th inductee and the fifth of that group to have a notable background in strategy gaming (Wright, Bunten Berry, Molyneux and Meier are the others).
I’ve never had the love of Blizzard RTS games that […]

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The 1up network has announced its nominees for Games of the Year. You can find a handy flash-free list over at Gamasutra. Readers will have till the end of the year to vote on their favorites, and winners will be announced in February.
The strategy nominees are:
World in Conflict (PC; Sierra)
Overlord (360; Codemasters)
Company of Heroes: Opposing […]

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The BAFTA Nominations for best games in 2007 have been announced. Full list is over here.
The strategy and simulation nominees are:
Command & Conquer:Tiberium Wars (Xbox 360) - (Electronic Arts LA/Electronic Arts)
Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360) - (Turn 10/Microsoft Game Studios)
Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms (PC) - (The Creative Assembly/SEGA)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Xbox 360) […]

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Apparently the UK has a Games Media Award. The finalists can be found here. The blog and podcast nominees are international (which PC Gamer podcast are they talking about?) but the writers and print publications are all Brits. And, in a very British way, the awards will be presented in a bar.
It is odd that […]

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The nominees for The Most Pointless Awards Not Given By SpikeTV have been announced. No real surprises here, but there never are.
The strategy nominees are:
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (Firaxis/2K Games for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (Relic/THQ for PC)
Halo Wars (Ensemble Studios/Microsoft Game Studios for PC, Xbox 360)
Universe at War: Earth Assault […]

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The year so far hasn’t been rife with awesome, that’s for sure. Where last year I had Rise of Legends, GalCiv 2 and Battle for Middle Earth II in my top three, this year I have to make do with much slimmer pickings.
As usual, I don’t consider games I haven’t played or haven’t played very […]

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As if telepathically discerning that my GDC travel plans are now finalized, the IGDA has announced the nominees for the Game Developers Choice Awards. Get more info and a link to the full list at Gamasutra.
As expected Oblivion is a frequent nominee, and Company of Heroes is the strategy game with the most nods. Winners […]

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