My review of Empire Earth II is now up at Game Method. What a disappointment. (Yes, I know that 7/10 is pretty good in mathematical terms, but you know how the 7-9 scale works in game reviews.) It is a corporate monolith with nothing novel, interesting or moving. There is no sense of wonder and […]

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It is official. Big Huge Games has announced their new RTS, Rise of Legends – a steampunk world with a character driven campaign. This IGN preview does nothing to dampen my enthusiasm for this title. Though I love historical strategy games almost as much as life itself, the chance to play in a pseudo-historical Jules […]

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German game maker Sunflowers has announced the third game in their Anno trading/building sim. Titled Anno 1701, it promises to bring a prettier version of the near identical gameplay we saw in Anno 1602 and Anno 1503. Like Cossacks, this is another European game thing that I just don’t get. The economies in the Anno […]

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This month’s Computer Gaming World has a sneak preview of the upcoming RTS from Big Huge Games. It has a fantasy/steampunk theme. No details as of yet, but it’s nice to hear that Brian Reynolds and company are working on something completely unique to the real time strategy genre. Because if I have to build […]

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Updated list of the strategy games for the PC and this year’s E3. A few names have been added as I increased my number of sources. American Conquest: Divided Nation (CDV/GSC) Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness (Buka Entertainment/Targem Games) Black and White 2 (Electronic Arts/Lionhead) Blitzkrieg 2 (CDV/Nival Interactive) Brigade E5: New Jagged Union (1C […]

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PopTop Software, the developer behind Tropico and Railroad Tycoon 2, is developing a new game based on an American Civil War that hasn’t happened yet. Shattered Union will be released later this year. No word on if the hypothetical war will be between the North and South again, or if states will divided into Red […]

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