This will probably be my only post about Grand Theft Auto IV, a game which has been dubbed not only “great”, but “important” by a number of very savvy critics. Seth Schiesel’s review in the New York Times epitomizes the form, being (as usual) well written enough to persuade my wife that GTA4 is something […]

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Regular reader and commenter Natus has pointed me to RTS Professional, a site dedicated to teaching people how to improve their RTS game. The video player isn’t very clear, but the voice over narration helps a little.
It’s a good idea to have this sort of thing in one place. They have a “fundamentals” audio only […]

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If you don’t read Kieron Gillen’s blog, you should. Though he’s branched out into comics and music, he’s still one of the best writers in the business. He’s more than Mr. New Games Journalism.
Anyway, he has an essay up today about “fans” of what he calls the Immersive Sim. (There has to be a better […]

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The “user review” is standard at gaming websites now. This means you don’t just have an “expert opinion” argued by one of their writers or freelancers, you get a rating derived from how an army of gamers evaluated the game and a few brief reviews from some of these same people. 1up, IGN, Gamerankings…all have […]

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When large groups of troops collide in Forge of Freedom, you have three options - autoresolve, tactical combat or quick combat. The first is self-explanatory. Tactical combat lets you control a battle like a traditional wargame and the quick model is all about placing troops in general stances on a grid and letting the thing […]

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My favorite gaming forum has become infested by Oblivion. Bethesda’s latest role playing epic is the year’s first must-have game. It has been widely anticipated, heavily previewed and extensively screenshotted ever since it was announced. I expect that whereever you read and talk about games, Oblivion is the game de jour.
It is also one […]

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