Since my CGM review of this title is stuck in the limbo of publishing termination, I thought I’d pen a few of my thoughts on this game while they are still fresh in my mind. Regular readers know that I am a sucker for games with an ancient theme. I also really like the simultaneous […]
Entries from March 20th, 2007
Europa Universalis III Again
March 18th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Gameshark, History, Paradox
Europa Universalis III is a good game. It isn’t the transcendant glory that its immediate predecessor was. It isn’t as deep as Hearts of Iron II and it’s not nearly as much fun as Crusader Kings. But it does have more going for it than the numerous complaints on the official forum would have you […]
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The problem with cleaning…
March 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Me
I inevitably find something to really piss me off when I clean my office. I found a paper CD sleeve with an account code printed on it. There is, of course, no indication which game the sleeve is for, nor does the code have any clues. I may never be able to uninstall whatever this […]
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Everybody’s Different: Empire Earth III and RTS Design
March 15th, 2007 · 7 Comments · Design, Mad Doc, RTS
We don’t want this place to turn into Media Corner, so let’s get back to strategy games. A few months ago, I had a chance to see a very early build of Empire Earth III. (I wrote up a preview in the April CGM). Since I wasn’t a huge fan of the other Empire Earth […]
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Idiots
March 14th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Blogs
The gaming press has always run heavily on rumor, but there comes a point when reporting rumors gets to the harmful stage. Like when the rumor slanders a publication’s credibility. And is based entirely on a Gamespot forum post. There seems to be this idea that if you say that it is just a rumor, […]
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The End Is Here: Farewell CGM
March 13th, 2007 · 23 Comments · CGM, Media
The word is slowly creeping through the Internet, but it is now official, I guess. Computer Games Magazine and MMO Games are no more, killed by TheGlobe.com. It was a sudden death, but don’t believe people who say those are the easy ones. This wasn’t because the magazine was in any financial trouble, or was […]
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