Bruce Geryk has just posted the first part of his interview with Lars Thuring, the lead developer on a computer version of Advanced Squad Leader.

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Before long, we’ll be inundated with the end of year wrap-ups, and I’ll post my 2006 strategy retrospective in a couple of weeks. If I had a podcast, I’d try to do a roundtable thing, but in lieu of that, feel free to email me comments or opinions. Of course, some people take the opinions […]

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Not only am I mostly flummoxed in the gift search for my wife, I go to Gamespot this morning to find a PC Game based on Deal or No Deal sitting at number 3 on the sales list. Look, America, Deal or No Deal is not a good show. The game requires no skill beyond […]

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If you haven’t read the transcript of the latest Gamasutra podcast (or listened to the podcast), do so. Editorial reps from Gamespot, Ziff Davis and PCGamer discuss why Gamerankings is silly, and the problems that come from expecting too much from your readers. Or something like that.

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I hate game pirates. I’m mostly an ethical person who thinks that taking without paying isn’t nice. It’s not an issue of anyone being hurt, but an issue of propriety and manners. I’m very Canadian. But this letter to Game Developer reminds me of my own youth. Well, my college days. I turned old when […]

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As we count down to the release of Europa Universalis III, the after action reports from the beta testers will be coming quickly. And the newest one is great. What makes it great? The stuff in green. Those are explanations of all the mechanics at work. It’s not just a role playing exercise in “here’s […]

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