My blogroll still links to blogs that haven’t been updated in a while – some in almost a year. I’m not sure what the tipping point is for when a blog goes dead, but 12 months seems to be about right. Some of the dead blogs will stay on the roll if they have a […]
Entries from November 26th, 2007
Thoughts on Harpoon
November 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Design, Matrix, Review
Larry Bond’s Harpoon – Commander’s Edition is everything it is supposed to be. It’s the same Harpoon that I fell in love with almost twenty years ago. It has all the scenarios that I played repeatedly from both sides, plus the EC 2003 scenarios that I missed. And there’s a Western Pacific Battleset with some […]
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It’s Back
November 21st, 2007 · Comments Off on It’s Back · Matrix, Wargames
In their continuing effort to revamp, revisit and release every great old wargame from the past, Matrix Games has announced the arrival of Larry Bond’s Harpoon – Commander’s Edition. This isn’t the realistic and ugly Harpoon 2 and 3, it’s the classic Harpoon design with a few new bells and whistles. Harpoon was the first […]
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Working out Aggression
November 21st, 2007 · 7 Comments · Preview, RTS
Playlogic has acquired the rights to Lesta’s upcoming RTS Aggression: Reign over Europe. Year old screenshots from an earlier iteration dubbed Aggression: Europe 1914 can be found at Gamespot. Highlights from the press release, with some of my own whining: Choose your side – Germany, France, Russia or England – and become the most powerful […]
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Thanksgiving Blessings
November 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Me
Blessing Number One: Getting your brother-in-law hooked on Company of Heroes.
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Nethergate Review
November 16th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Gameshark, Review, RPGs
My review of Nethergate: Resurrection is up at Gameshark. The text pretty much says it all. I have a fondness for the Spiderweb games, so your mileage may vary. But if you like RPGs with tons of sidequests and turn based combat, you owe it to yourself to try the demo.
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