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Entries from August 8th, 2005

Secret Sales

August 8th, 2005 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized

Grumpy Gamer Ron Gilbert has a beef to pick with NPD. Why are sales figures for games kept a secret from the public or the small developer? You’ll occasionally see a list of the top ten games of the week, or the month or the year but rarely with numbers attached. And there is never […]

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Previews are hard

August 8th, 2005 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

I am now writing a preview for a major winter release and am getting bogged down in review speak. As I write about the game, I have to resist the urge to pass judgment on it. It’s not done yet, there is still a lot of tweaking to do, I didn’t get a chance to […]

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Rome expansion demo

August 7th, 2005 · Comments Off on Rome expansion demo · Uncategorized

Barbarian Invasion, the expansion for last year’s hit Rome: Total War is now available for download at Filefront. The demo has the original game’s tutorial done with new units and two “historical” battles – one with a pseudo-historical King Arthur (following the Artorius hypothesis popularized in last year’s movie) and the other the crucial Battle […]

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On-Site Review: Crown of Glory

August 6th, 2005 · Comments Off on On-Site Review: Crown of Glory · Uncategorized

Western Civilization’s Crown of Glory is one of those games designed with people like me in mind. It is grand strategy set in a compelling historical period. It has numerous diplomatic options, detailed battles and a basic economic system that doesn’t require lots of micromanagement. It keeps its eye on the big picture and wants […]

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Diversity in the Industry

August 6th, 2005 · Comments Off on Diversity in the Industry · Uncategorized

Today’s Washington Post has a great story about a free video game academy in Washington DC. Targeting the city’s African American and Latino youth, the organizers aim to get more of this video gaming demographic interested in the design and programming of games. The story quotes a survey done by the IGDA that highlights the […]

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New Carnival of Gamers

August 5th, 2005 · Comments Off on New Carnival of Gamers · Uncategorized

The latest edition of the gaming blog round-up The Carnival of Gamers is up at Unfettered Blather. Nothing from me this time around, but I’ll make the next one.

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