Just to be clear: Not everyone is having problems playing on-line… the majority of people are able to get online, play games, and a have a great time. That’s EA Executive Producer Mike Verdu on the continuing problems with Command and Conquer 3 multiplayer. It worked fine out of the box, but the patches have […]
Entries from March 31st, 2007
More Expansion News
March 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Creative Assembly, Preview
Medieval II: Total War will be getting an expansion pack soon, subtitled “Kingdoms“. Wow. That took a lot of thought. “Kingdoms“. On to the fisking of the press release (which can be read in its entirety here.) “Kingdoms will offer an unprecedented amount of new content that gives gamers over 75 hours of epic new […]
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
March 28th, 2007 · 10 Comments · Firaxis, Preview
The second expansion to the game I still play every night has been announced. You can get the full press release over at 2k Games. I’ll highlight some of the passages for commentary. “The expansion will focus on the late-game time periods after the invention of gunpowder.” I start to lose interest in Civ IV […]
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Command and Conquer 3 Review
March 27th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Electronic Arts, Gamesradar, RTS
My review of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is up at Gamesradar. I really like this game. The more I play it, the more I think I should have invested time in at least some of the other CnC games.
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Have I missed one?
March 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments · RTS, WW2
When I first heard about War Front: Turning Point, I pretty much ignored it. First, it’s from a Hungarian developer that I don’t know a lot about, so it was under my radar. Second, Company of Heroes satisfies my WWII fix. Third, I’m sure I played the plot about Hitler being assassinated last year in […]
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Indie Publishing Drama Take Three
March 26th, 2007 · Comments Off on Indie Publishing Drama Take Three · Industry, Matrix, Shrapnel
Via Tacticular Cancer. After leaving Shrapnel Games last month in a confusing he said/she said over the completion/termination of 82nd Airborne, Boku Strategy Games has signed on with Shrapnel arch rival Matrix Games. Boku is the maker of the Horse and Musket series – great 18th century warfare games in dire need of a spit […]
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