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Entries from July 31st, 2007

Crusader Kings: Deus Vult

July 31st, 2007 · 4 Comments · Medieval, Paradox

Has there ever been an expansion pack announced this far after the initial release? It’s been three years since Crusader Kings stole my heart, and now they are giving it an add-on. And, despite the “Deus Vult” subtitle, the expansion seems mostly for the role-playing side of the game not the crusading. Johan Andersson says […]

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Going Medieval, Urban Style

July 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Medieval, Preview, RTS

Looks like we are getting a new RTS about the First Crusade. Virgin PLAY and Neocore have announced Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come as a November release. So far zero artwork or information besides stating that the game will be set in the First Crusade, when Pope Urban decided to keep Christian princes from killing each […]

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I Love a Good Mystery

July 27th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Electronic Arts, RTS

Odds are this isn’t one. A big Command and Conquer 3 announcement on August 7? Oh, whatever could it be? A movie, with all your favorite B-listers reprising their roles in the cinematic glories of Tiberium Wars? They are porting it to the Wii? EA is making a new turn based version for all those […]

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Good Question

July 25th, 2007 · 10 Comments · Me

Who is Troy Goodfellow, anyway? Sometimes even I’m not sure. Can someone help the man out?

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Five Out of Five But…

July 24th, 2007 · 9 Comments · Firaxis

Fellow Civ Fanatic Tom Chick’s review of Beyond the Sword is up at Yahoo Games. It gets top marks even though he agrees with me that the espionage stuff is “a mess” and corporations are “a crap shoot.” (I disagree that all the new naval stuff makes the sea matter; in my opinion, it’s still […]

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E3 2007 Game Critics Awards Nominees

July 24th, 2007 · Comments Off on E3 2007 Game Critics Awards Nominees · Awards, E3

The nominees for The Most Pointless Awards Not Given By SpikeTV have been announced. No real surprises here, but there never are. The strategy nominees are: Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (Firaxis/2K Games for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (Relic/THQ for PC) Halo Wars (Ensemble Studios/Microsoft Game Studios for PC, Xbox 360) […]

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