The British Academy of Film and Television Arts revealed its first ever Video Games Awards winners. The strategy winner? The much maligned, but, in my opinion decent, Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War. The Movies won for simulation. Of course, the strategy nominees were mostly silly and Football Manager was nominated everywhere. So this is […]

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Scott Jennings has written a great post about official game forums and the problem/potential they have for developers. It sums up a lot of things I’ve alluded to before but in a much more elegant and amusing way.

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Last month I said that Paraworld would be an interesting title to watch. It has a truly unique setting and, most importantly, dinosaurs. People love dinosaurs. Bill Harris has suggested that it might be “the most beautiful gameworld ever created“. I avoid using superlatives like “best game”, “prettiest world” or “worst writer”. Not because I […]

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After a long absence, I’ve submitted to the Carnival of Gamers again, putting forth my overlong post about the Wilson/Emrich strategy guide for the original Civilization. Lots of good stuff this month, all hosted by Corvus Elrod at Man Bytes Blog.

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Reuters reports that Iranian gamers can now pretend they are blocking the Strait of Hormuz by sinking a tanker. In my long life as a gamer, I have invaded Iraq, sunk supply convoys running troops to a Europe under attack, bombed nuclear facilities (and missed, killing villagers instead), and sometimes shot camels just for the […]

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A few months ago, I wrote about how I couldn’t find many good gaming podcasts. The amateur ones were too amateurish and the professional ones sometimes felt a little disjointed. After months of checking out recommendations and giving others a chance, I have to say that things are better. The PC Gamer podcast, in particular, […]

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