I’ll have a full preview up soon, but I do want to keep the buzz going for Sins of a Solar Empire. For the uninitiated, it’s a real time 4X sci-fi game. Sort of a real time Galactic Civilizations, which makes sense since Stardock is publishing it. I wasn’t quite sure how you could keep […]
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Random Things
May 24th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Blogs, Me, Stardock
I’ve been trying to hammer out an article for the latest Gaming Round Table, but I’m not very happy with how it is turning out. I guess I still have a week, but it’s one of those cases where you have an idea and some witty phrases, but the argument is in that netherworld between […]
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Brad Wardell Leaks All Over the Place
April 7th, 2007 · 7 Comments · Stardock
Hey, it’s his company, so the Stardock head honcho can do whatever he wants. But he has dropped some tasty game design nuggets about his upcoming fantasy strategy game over at Quarter to Three. Quick summary? Heavy emphasis on player development, simultaneous movement, big on magic and dragons will kill a lot of stuff. Naturally, […]
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Sins of a Solar Empire Beta
March 22nd, 2007 · 3 Comments · RTS, Sci Fi, Stardock
If you pre-order Sins of a Solar Empire, you will have access to the beta testing beginning March 27. Tim Surette at Gamespot reports that Stardock is calling this a RT4X game. “Gamers looking to see if this really is a new genre will have a chance, thanks to the game’s beta test.” No, Tim, […]
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Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar
February 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment · Review, Sci Fi, Stardock
My review is now up at Gamesradar. The long and the short of it is that this is a good expansion to a great game. A lot of other reviews have, I think, oversold how much is truly new and original here, but there is no denying that this is a must have expansion in […]
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Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar
January 3rd, 2007 · Comments Off on Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar · Gamesradar, Preview, Stardock
My preview is up at Games Radar. I really want to emphasize my opening paragraph there. When I started the preview, I hadn’t played GalCiv 2 in a while. I knew they’d been updating – Stardock always updates – and when the expansion is full of subtle changes, it can be hard to distinguish the […]
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