With the release of EU: Rome and all the fun I’m having with Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor, I missed a bunch of news and updates about the upcoming expansion pack for Europa Universalis III. There are some major changes on the way and I think I’m more excited about In Nomine than […]

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There’s been something of a resurgence in American Civil War strategy games lately, with AgeOD and Western Civ both delivering very different visions of the conflict in recent years.
Now Gary Grigsby is turning his eyes to the War Between The States.
Taking gamers back to the American Civil War, Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States allows […]

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There’s an interview with Creative Assembly’s James Russell up at IGN that adds some new details and the usual pre-release puffery.
Things to note:
The scale is a lot greater than previous Total War titles. The campaign map now encompasses not only the whole of Europe and the middle-East, but also North America and the Caribbean, and […]

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When Paradox acquired the right to Majesty, I was skeptical. But it looks like there will be a Majesty 2.
From the PR announcement:
Majesty 2 – The Fantasy Kingdom Sim will focus on reinventing many aspects of the original game, updating the franchise for the 21st Century. A key element that will permeate the game is […]

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Monte Cristo’s CityLife is one of the most important city builders ever made. It saw its citizens as more than an evolving tax base; they had preferences, dislikes and social values that you had to work with. The result was a game that had neighborhoods, conflict and tough decisions.
So I’m really happy to read about […]

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I’ve never heard of Commander in Chief, but it sounds sort of familiar.
In Commander In Chief, every country in the world is represented with its own unique data of over 400 key values (geographic, climatic, demographic, budgetary, environmental, etc.). Players are able to select the country of their choice and take on the role of […]

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The previews for the upcoming console version of Civilization are trickling in, available at all the usual places. I’ll link you to Alec Meer’s over at Eurogamer because, first, it’s the usual high quality of writing you get at that place, and, second, it answers some important questions about what’s the same and what’s different […]

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Gamespy has just published Allen Rausch’s preview of the Zerg in Starcraft II.
One of the key elements in the re-design of the Zerg is the understanding that the Zerg do not use “technology” as humans understand the term. Zerg build nothing nor do they truly create anything. Instead the Zerg use a sort of self-directed […]

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No, not me. Sadly.
But if someone knows someone…
Anyway, the hands-on doesn’t tell us a lot we don’t already know. Some new screenshots, and a description of the editing tool.
However, the editors aren’t as straightforward as they look and it’s not actually as simple as just tossing a few hands onto a blob and putting that […]

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February 4 - Sins of a Solar Empire (Ironclad/Stardock)
February 5 - SpaceForce Captains (Provox/JoWood), SunAge (Lighthouse/Vertex4), Culdcept Saga 360 (Namco Bandai/Omiya)
February 12 - XIII Century: Death or Glory (1C/Atari)
February 22 - Imperium Romanum (Haemimont/South Peak)
February 26 - Sims 2: Free Time (Maxis/EA)
The Imperium Romanum date is from Gamespot; IGN says it has an early March […]

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