I’m not very good. This shouldn’t be surprising. I’ve noted before that I don’t play many games often enough to actually excel at them. But I usually fail even against standard newbies who just have a better sense of the ebb and flow of a RTS. Part of it is my inability or unwillingness to […]
Entries from April 13th, 2007
And the winners are…
April 13th, 2007 · Comments Off on And the winners are… · Media
Kyle Orland has some details and opinions on the freshly announced Games Media Awards, a new initiative from British publisher Intent Media. Industry people (maybe some press) will vote on which games reporters are the best in Britain and honor the proper publications. Expect lots of prizes for the good (but often overpraised) Edge. Orland […]
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Loose the fateful lightning
April 12th, 2007 · 3 Comments · AGEOD, Civil War
Ageod’s American Civil War is finished and ready for purchase at the AGEeOD website. Given the hours of pleasure I derived from Birth of America, the best wargame of 2006, I’m happy to see that the game is keeping the same board game look. I have a few half-finished essays on the importance of map […]
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Because nothing says fast food business empire…
April 11th, 2007 · Comments Off on Because nothing says fast food business empire… · Business Sim
like scantily clad waitresses competing for your attentions. Meridian 4 sent me an email today with pictures and bios of the “beautiful franchise staff of Hot Dog King.” The oldest character is a 22 year old Korean girl who apparently had cosmetic surgery and is looking for someone to tell her what to do. None […]
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EU3 1.2 patch
April 11th, 2007 · Comments Off on EU3 1.2 patch · Paradox, Patches
After many weeks away from Europa Universalis III, I returned to it yesterday to see if the new patch addresses my minor concerns. The AI powers are now much more aggressive against the American native states. In my current game as Castile, it’s only 1530 and England has already wiped out the Huron, Iroquois, Shawnee, […]
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Curious Disclaimers
April 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on Curious Disclaimers · Industry, WW2
While searching for mods and scenarios for Close Combat: Cross of Iron, I came across Close Combat Org. It seems to be the big clearing house for this sort of thing. At the bottom of the page, they have this disclaimer: This site is not affiliated to or has anything relating to the philosophies of […]
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