Harpoon was the first computer game that I became addicted to. I would go to my friend Jerry’s dorm room, boot it up and sink a Yankee fleet or two. The more realistic but less user friendly Harpoon 2 left me cold, but I bought Harpoon Classic – the first game with all the battlesets […]

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Thanks to Sid Meier and his minions, I am losing hours of my life playing a game that I already played to death ten years ago. Sid Meier’s Pirates! is consuming time like no game I have played this year, including Rome: Total War. And it shouldn’t. First, this is a remake. I don’t think […]

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Game Daily Biz is searching for the best gaming writers in the world for recognition. There doesn’t seem to be any cash prize or anything; just a chance for writers to be recognized for the stuff they do. I’d take this chance to list all my favorite game writers, but I’d be sure to leave […]

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Check out my friend Jim9137’s opinion on the changes to Settlers. He’s a bigger fan of the series than I am and seems to be a little more upset. Anyway, it’s a good read.

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1up.com has recently completed their list of the essential 50 video games. This is not about the best, but supposedly about the most important. The whole point of lists is to argue about them, so 1up.com can’t expect everyone to agree with their choices. After all, with all the games out there, choosing the most […]

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The Settlers: Heritage of Kings has just been released. Since it is a Settlers game, you can count on it selling millions copies no matter what, right? Well, maybe not. This is the most realistic looking Settlers yet, and that may not be a good thing. Whatever limited charm the early games had, a lot […]

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