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Entries from January 29th, 2005

Rome: Total War patch

January 29th, 2005 · Comments Off on Rome: Total War patch · Uncategorized

Another patch for Rome: Total War is on the way. Get the news on the upcoming fixes here. In spite of the long list of bugs of fixes on the readme, I can’t say that I have encountered many of these. Fixing the frequency of ambushes is nice, since this means a little more variety […]

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Seven Kingdoms: Conquest

January 29th, 2005 · Comments Off on Seven Kingdoms: Conquest · Uncategorized

Such a generic title, but such good news. The Seven Kingdoms series is getting a boost with the announcement of another sequel. Though not the most famous strategy series by a long shot, there are lots of fans of these games. It has been seen as just a poor-man’s Age of Empires, but this doesn’t […]

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New home for Civilization IV

January 26th, 2005 · Comments Off on New home for Civilization IV · Uncategorized

The big news in the strategy world is Take 2 Games’s announcement of its purchase of the rights to the Civilization franchise and the consequent committment to publish the upcoming sequel to the storied franchise. Civ IV will be pubished by Take 2’s 2KGames division. Take 2 has a fair record of strategy games under […]

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AIAS Achievement Awards Nominees

January 22nd, 2005 · Comments Off on AIAS Achievement Awards Nominees · Uncategorized

You can find the nominees for the 8th Annual Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Achievement Awards at their website. A lot can be said about the list as a whole. The weirdly captivating Katamari Damacy looks poised to win a few awards. I hope it beats all the big name, big budget shooters. The […]

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Missing In Action

January 21st, 2005 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

As an ancient history nut, I was looking forward to Strength and Honour from Magitech games. They’re the guys behind Takeda and now Takeda II. If you aren’t familiar with their games, think of Rome: Total War with cheaper graphics and more complicated strategy. At least this was what Strength and Honour was looking like. […]

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Update

January 21st, 2005 · Comments Off on Update · Uncategorized

I’ve updated my review and editorial archive for DIYGames. Another review for DIY will be up soon.

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