As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I’m not in a position where I can honestly and legitimately do an end of year awards post. A shame, because Shogun 2 and Unity of Command need more love in a year dominated by RPGs – Skyrim, Witcher 2, Rift, Dungeons of Dredmor, etc. So I [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Guest Blog'
Guest Blog: Storytelling in Dominions 3
November 1st, 2010 · 11 Comments · Design, Guest Blog, Indie Games
With my life falling apart around me, it’s a good thing that people keep sending in guest blogs. Long time reader Peter Sahui (aka Mind Elemental) has travelled through worlds of wonder as diverse as the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, the blasted Capital Wasteland, the Roman Senate, and the spaceship Bebop. When not adventuring, he [...]
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Guest Blog: Star Ruler Review
October 14th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Guest Blog, Review, Sci Fi
Kevin Hutchins is probably one of my oldest continual online friends. We made contact on the old Home of the Underdogs forum, he has had Thanksgiving at my house, and we’ve talked on and off for years. Still, I needed him to write a more thorough bio note, because what do you say about a [...]
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Guest Blog: Message and Meaning in Strategy Games
October 11th, 2010 · 17 Comments · Design, Guest Blog
Jeff Petraska is a long-time board and computer gamer, and has written articles over the years for Fire & Movement, The General, and C3i magazines. He sent me a long email full of questions last week, and I thought it would work much better as a full post than as an exchange between us. As [...]
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Pawns — A Guest Blog From Justin Fletcher
September 18th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Guest Blog, RTS
I haven’t done a guest blog in while, but when Justin Fletcher asked if I would host this essay of his, I couldn’t really say no. Justin is a former Computer Games Magazine colleague, a regular reader and a good writer. This essay was his contribution to this summer’s Gamers With Jobs call for writers [...]
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Guest Blog: Average Gamers Please Step Forward
April 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Guest Blog
This month’s guest blog is from A.B. Harris. With a professional background in engineering, his early interests were in game design academia. A.B. now offers the occasional Op-Ed piece on gaming culture. (Rumor has it that he’s also hard at work on a weekly radio program that will feature game music and soundtracks). The article [...]
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