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Entries from December 22nd, 2006

Comparative Review: The Three Romes

December 22nd, 2006 · 4 Comments · Ancients, City Builder

It’s a good thing that Heart of the Empire: Rome was delayed till 2007. It would have had a hard time finding room on my schedule. I must have built more acqueducts, plazas and temples this year than in any other, and that’s not even counting the hundreds of hours I sunk into Civilization. 2006 […]

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Another look back

December 21st, 2006 · 7 Comments · CGM

I’ve already shown my love and appreciation for Computer Gaming World’s archive of old issues. They even have an index now, so you can keep track of who said what where. In a fit of Ebay inspired silliness, I went and furthered my obsession with the past by buying 70 back issues of Computer Games […]

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Gamespy’s Games of the Year

December 19th, 2006 · Comments Off on Gamespy’s Games of the Year · Uncategorized

I only really care about the PC, so here’s the link. Well, I care about the other systems in an intellectual way, I guess. But the PC is my bread and butter. No surprises here, really. There’s still the anachronism of turn-based versus real-time, but lots of love there for two of my favorite games […]

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January CGM

December 19th, 2006 · Comments Off on January CGM · Uncategorized

This months Computer Games Magazine arrived a little later than usual, and with a huge ad for Massive Magazine glued all the way around it. Though it’s great to know that I can get four issues of this wonderful publication for the low, low price of six dollars, I know that if I try to […]

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Road to the IGF and Slitherine Games

December 18th, 2006 · Comments Off on Road to the IGF and Slitherine Games · Uncategorized

Slitherine Software has been a regular at the Independent Games Festival. In 2005 they took Spartan, in 2006 Legion Arena, winning kudos for their appealing graphics and technical excellence. So, unsurprisingly, Arcane Legions, a strategy RPG has been nominated for Technical Excellence. You can catch up with Iain McNeil at Gamasutra, where he talks about […]

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The New Rules of Game Journalism?

December 16th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized

Game Daily’s Media Coverage column has the usual Christmas theme this week, and, even though it misspells Mr. Claus, it is mostly a splash of the usual complaints about games journalism. Forget TV coverage, he says, it’s pointless even to try because it’s not interactive enough for gamers. (Not sure what this means for print.) […]

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