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Entries from June 30th, 2005

Replaying The End Times

June 30th, 2005 · Comments Off on Replaying The End Times · Preview, Religion, RTS

Two real-time strategy games based on the final battle between God and Satan are on their way. Can you save souls and battle demons in the name of all that is holy? Heaven vs Hell is the one closest to release. Developed by TKO Software, HvH is set in a world where human science has […]

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G-Phoria snubs strategy

June 27th, 2005 · Comments Off on G-Phoria snubs strategy · Uncategorized

G4’s annual award show has announced its nominees. The voice performance categories are – as usual – dominated by B-list celebrities instead of by the everyday voice actors who bring a lot of character to everything they do without breaking the bank. Sure, it could be the only time that Brooke Burke ever wins anything, […]

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Hell, but with crates

June 25th, 2005 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

Ever wanted to play a game based on Shakespeare? How about Melville? Well now you can! ” Great Books Games aims to develop gaming franchises centered about rich stories contained in the Great Books.” And they will start with Dante’s Inferno. This isn’t real, but it should be. A game based on Red Badge of […]

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Slow summer for strategy? Not quite

June 25th, 2005 · Comments Off on Slow summer for strategy? Not quite · Uncategorized

This list at Review Outpost suggests that the next six weeks will be pretty bare for PC Games in general and strategy games in particular. In August we get Stalingrad and Clan Wars as well as a new tycoon game. Battlestations: Midway is billed as a strategy game, but most of the screens seem very […]

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Best Game Writers in the Business Here

June 24th, 2005 · Comments Off on Best Game Writers in the Business Here · Uncategorized

Well, here. Except for the ridiculous nod to “Game Informer staff” (Come on, guys. Put your name down. Stand up for your opinions. Afraid of backing up those scores divided into .25 increments?), I have no real problems with the list. Well, two. First, putting Scott Kurtz in the same game-writing category as Jerry “Tycho” […]

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No need to wait: Paradox Beta Patches

June 24th, 2005 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

I’m the type who usually waits for official patches. The idea of using user created mods to fix game issues usually puts me off for some reason, and patches that are “in progress” are even more worrisome. Why apply a piece of software that isn’t finished to a game that mostly is? Enter Paradox and […]

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