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GDC RTS podcast

February 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · CGW, Gas Powered Games, GDC, Podcast, Relic, RTS

Today’s Games for Windows GDC podcast (2/20) has Relic’s Josh Mosqueira and Gas Powered Games’ Chris Taylor as guests. Lots of time is spent on the present and future of real time strategy and PC gaming in general. The usual ground is covered. Will RTS games push themselves into a hardcore ghetto? How can you […]

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Last Spore News For While

February 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Last Spore News For While · CGW, Maxis

It looks like this was the week that Maxis showed off Spore to some of the local press. The Games For Windows 2/13 podcast discusses the game near the beginning, immediately after one of their typical shaggy dog stories.

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February Games for Windows

January 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments · CGW

The new Games for Windows magazine has a long cover story about Demigod, the new I’m-not-quite-sure-what-it-is from Gas Powered Games. Lots of screenshots. The key other story is the long feature on games that were delayed or canceled. In Jeff Green’s wrap-up of the problem ridden Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War, he mentions that […]

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What I’ve Written For Games For Windows/1up PC

December 31st, 2007 · Comments Off on What I’ve Written For Games For Windows/1up PC · CGW

Features Feeding the Juggernaut (November 2007) Previews Theatre of War 2 Reviews Empire: Total War Contributions Tom versus Troy: Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (October 2007) Empires in Arms (part of feature on delayed games) (February 2008)

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Culture and Conflict

December 11th, 2007 · 8 Comments · CGW, History, Society

This month’s Games for Windows has an interesting feature story on the use of Native Americans as protagonists in Age of Empires III: Warchiefs and Prey. Michael Sheyahshe does a good job of getting the viewpoints of the developers on the use of Native American perspectives and voices. Let’s face it, this is the kind […]

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Armageddon Empires Again

December 10th, 2007 · 2 Comments · CGW, Indie Games

It looks like Vic Davis’s labor of love is getting a little more publicity. This month’s Games for Windows magazine has Tom and Bruce playing Armageddon Empires (each on their own, but comparing progress) and Bruce devotes his still-too-short column to the game. Of course, if you don’t know anything about the game, the account […]

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