My review of the medieval war game XIII Century: Death or Glory is up at Crispy Gamer. I didn’t like it all that much, which puts me at odds with the only other review online, Brett Todd’s positive review at Gamespot.
It’s interesting how two reviewers can come to such different conclusions. Where he sees good […]

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My review of Medieval II: Total War - Kingdoms is up at Gameshark.
I loved this expansion. As good as Medieval II is, the Kingdoms pack adds more than enough variety, flavor and cleverness to keep you hooked for a while. There is some really nice stuff going on here, and adding the SDK means that […]

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Has there ever been an expansion pack announced this far after the initial release? It’s been three years since Crusader Kings stole my heart, and now they are giving it an add-on.
And, despite the “Deus Vult” subtitle, the expansion seems mostly for the role-playing side of the game not the crusading. Johan Andersson says in […]

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Looks like we are getting a new RTS about the First Crusade. Virgin PLAY and Neocore have announced Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come as a November release.
So far zero artwork or information besides stating that the game will be set in the First Crusade, when Pope Urban decided to keep Christian princes from killing each other […]

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No, I haven’t got an early look. And I’m too busy in Beyond the Sword boot camp to go back to knights and archers and beehive tossers in beautiful 3D.
But Kieron Gillen’s preview is up at Eurogamer. It’s full of great bits, and is, as he notes, perilously close to a review. He makes at […]

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If you want a real review, you can go out and buy the latest CGM, but I will take this opportunity to reflect a little more on this game.
First, let me make it clear that I stand by my review completely. This is a good game, made even better by the recent patch. It is […]

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