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E3 Ten Years Ago

July 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment · CGM, E3, Industry

I was talking to a colleague yesterday about going to E3. He isn’t, and he hasn’t been in a long time. Like me, he’s primarily a PC gamer, so he feels a little bit out of the loop with the new console heavy E3 schedule. So, just for kicks, I dug out the Computer Games […]

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Strategy Games at E3 2008 UPDATED

June 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment · E3

While I was on vacation, my E3 invitation came through via Gameshark (thanks Bill!), so I will be attending my first E3 come July. So if any readers will be there and want to chat, just drop me a line and we can set something up. Lunch, coffee, interview, hacky-sack. So, without further ado, here’s […]

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E3 2007 Game Critics Awards Nominees

July 24th, 2007 · Comments Off on E3 2007 Game Critics Awards Nominees · Awards, E3

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) […]

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Who Won E3’s Press Events?

July 13th, 2007 · 3 Comments · E3

I DON’T CARE. Seriously. What’s the point of saying who “won” or “lost” until we actually see some of these games on shelves? You can argue about who gave a good presentation and who gave a poor presentation, but these are the equivalent of the upfronts in the TV business. Things can look great in […]

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E3 2007 Strategy Game Breakdown

July 10th, 2007 · 4 Comments · E3

Here’s a partial list of strategy games that will be on display at the much smaller E3. Akella Disciples III: Renaissance – Some titles just won’t die and this turn-based fantasy strategy series is one of them. Sierra Empire Earth III – It looks to be coming along nicely so far. Still keeping low expectations. […]

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