Here is a list of the strategy games confirmed as being showcased at next months E3, with publisher and developer. This list has been compiled from a number of websites, primarily a master list of games on display from Gamespy. American Conquest: Divided Nation (CDV/GSC) Black and White 2 (Electronic Arts/Lionhead) Blitzkrieg 2 (CDV/Nival Interactive) […]

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Against my better judgment, I accepted a challenge to play Act of War: Direct Action against a fellow writer/reviewer. He thought that I was giving the game’s skirmish play short shrift and should play more of it. So I reinstalled the 6 GB beast and got ready to rumble. It was a massacre. With some […]

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Gamestop is already listing an unnamed expansion for my favorite game of last year, Rome: Total War. What will the expansion be? Well, if Total War forum dwellers can be trusted (and the poster is referring to a recent issue of PC Zone magazine), it will be titled Barbarian Invasion and will focus on the […]

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Gamespot has just posted new demos from the ancient war buffs at Slitherine. Is this a demo of the anticipated indie war game Legion: Arena? Nope. In fact, the demos are of games a couple of years old – Legion: Gold and Chariots of War. Why release demos of games that have already been out […]

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Supreme Ruler: 2010 – We had Supremacy: Four Paths to Power this year. Supreme could be the new extreme. War Leader: Clash of Nations – If only it were Rise of Nations. Instead, another WW2 RTS. Throw in recently played Act of War, Knights of Honor and Tin Soldiers and you have the trite title […]

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This news post at Gamesutra shows that very few exhibitors at E3 have strategy games in their top ten titles on display. A paltry five per cent of the titles listed were considered strategy games by the exhibitors, a number completely dwarfed by the action/adventure, roleplaying and sports/racing genres. Considering the wide range of games […]

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