A subtle shifting of the guard as Julian Murdoch is back after hiatus, but Troy Goodfellow is off for a week, leaving Julian at the mercy of the far more stable Tom Chick and Bruce Geryk. The topic is religion: does it work in a strategy game as a mechanic? Has anyone done it better [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Religion'
Three Moves Ahead Episode 44 – Religion
December 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Podcast, Religion, Three Moves Ahead
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Sims 3 and Religion: The Answer that Isn’t
June 23rd, 2009 · 43 Comments · Electronic Arts, Maxis, Religion
Give Tom Chick credit. He’s not afraid to ask the obvious question that puts people on the spot. Okay, well let me ask you about another tricky issue. Something that I think is conspicuously absent from The Sims is something very important in many people’s day-to-day lives. That’s religion. How come the Sims has never [...]
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Don’t Lie About Our Game – Or Else!
October 6th, 2007 · 7 Comments · Blogs, Religion
Left Behind Games has been sending out letters that threaten legal action against sites and writers who write “false and/or misleading” information about their Left Behind games, based on the best-selling dispensationalist fiction series. They even want bloggers to remove comments that are made in light of the “false and/or misleading” information. The letter is [...]
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Left Behind trailer on Gamespy
August 1st, 2005 · 3 Comments · Preview, Religion, RTS
We finally get a look at the evangelical Christian RTS Left Behind: Eternal Forces. There is no look at the actual gameplay, but the audience is clear here. The missionary zeal of the people behind the book series has not dampened one bit. The artwork looks a lot like a cross between The Sims and [...]
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Replaying The End Times
June 30th, 2005 · Comments Off · Preview, Religion, RTS
Two real-time strategy games based on the final battle between God and Satan are on their way. Can you save souls and battle demons in the name of all that is holy? Heaven vs Hell is the one closest to release. Developed by TKO Software, HvH is set in a world where human science has [...]
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