The people over at Introversion have posted a little update about the status of Darwinia, their independent real-time strategy game. They say that have sold a few thousand copies – “good but not great”. Hopefully my upcoming review will improve their sales, but I’m not so vain as to think I could make them a […]

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My latest ponderings for the independent game minded can be found at DIYGames. It is more a less a counterpoint to all those geekier-than-thou types who claim not to care about a game’s graphics. Me? I love graphics. No, graphics can’t trump gameplay, but they can make it more enjoyable, immersive, refreshing, amusing, etc.

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My review copy of Empire Earth II arrived today (with my review copy of Cossacks II) and the box prominently featured a sticker trumpeting the game’s 94 score at PCGamer (Editor’s Choice). That was fast. Seems like I just heard about that score last week.

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