I spent the last week writing an article that, it seems, won’t see the light of day for another few weeks. But it consumed a lot of my time, so I haven’t had much of a chance to look around. Until now.
And there is a lot to see.
AgeOD released World War One: La Grand Guerre. […]

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun has a transcript of John Walker’s dinner conversation with EA Sims VP Rod Humble. Like all interesting dining chats, it covers a lot of ground.
And this bit from Rod Humble shows that the Redwood City campus isn’t staffed by corporate robots.
The one game that affected me, and it didn’t stop me playing […]

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HPS has released a free expansion to Paul Bruffel’s very good Ancient Warfare: Punic Wars. The expansion has a lot of new historical battles to round out the war against Carthage, including Zama - a monster of a battle that has all the hallmarks of the HPS insistence that it isn’t a real battle if […]

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Since my CGM review of this title is stuck in the limbo of publishing termination, I thought I’d pen a few of my thoughts on this game while they are still fresh in my mind.
Regular readers know that I am a sucker for games with an ancient theme. I also really like the simultaneous turn […]

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As an ancients nut, the news of another sword and sandals game thrills me. The fact that it is a semi-turn based wargame with historical scenarios, what-ifs and hypotheticals makes it even sweeter.
HPS Simulations has announced a new game based on ancient warfare between 300 and 200 BCE. Punic Wars: Ancient Warfare is the company’s […]

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