My review of Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power is now up at Gamesquad. I give this a cautious recommendation. While much better than I thought it would be, I’ll admit to having very low expectations. The campaign missions have really tight restrictions on time and units and the difficulty slope goes vertical toward the end […]
Entries from September 30th, 2007
GFW Debut
September 26th, 2007 · 14 Comments · CGW
My first (and hopefully not final) contribution to Games for Windows Magazine finally arrived today. With Bruce Geryk running around the country saving lives, he asked me to fill in for him for a Tom v Bruce article. So this month, it’s Tom versus Troy playing Beyond the Sword. It’s a great honor to pinch […]
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BAFTA Game Nominees
September 25th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Awards
The BAFTA Nominations for best games in 2007 have been announced. Full list is over here. The strategy and simulation nominees are: Command & Conquer:Tiberium Wars (Xbox 360) – (Electronic Arts LA/Electronic Arts) Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360) – (Turn 10/Microsoft Game Studios) Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms (PC) – (The Creative Assembly/SEGA) Tom Clancy’s […]
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Halo Wars: Cracking the Console Nut
September 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Design, Ensemble, RTS
Soren Johnson has posted his thoughts on the future of real time strategy on the console side of the industry, inspired by a video of Ensemble’s Halo Wars in action. The money quote: At the very end of the video, however, there is a tiny suggestion of just how fun an RTS could be on […]
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A Lesson in Old Fogeyism
September 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Industry
Nostalgia is a pleasant sensation. If it weren’t, I wouldn’t be searching for all my old college mates on Facebook. Nostalgia is the illusion that things were once better than they are now or, perversely, that things we find ridiculous today have some sort of kitsch value. It’s worth keeping in mind that it was […]
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Gamers’ Bookshelf: I, Claudius et al
September 19th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Gamer's Bookshelf, History
It’s been 30 years since the BBC adaptation of Robert Graves’ historical novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God was broadcast on Public Television’s Masterpiece Theatre. The series remains well-loved and stands as one of the great mini-series in a time when everyone on broadcast television was doing mini-series. The format seems to have been […]
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