Rock, Paper, Shotgun has a transcript of John Walker’s dinner conversation with EA Sims VP Rod Humble. Like all interesting dining chats, it covers a lot of ground. And this bit from Rod Humble shows that the Redwood City campus isn’t staffed by corporate robots. The one game that affected me, and it didn’t stop […]
Entries from April 24th, 2008
Grand Theft Childhood
April 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Crispy Gamer, Print Screen
My new Print Screen column is up at Crispy Gamer. I review Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson’s Grand Theft Childhood. There is a lot in the book that I didn’t go over in any detail in the column. One thing I do want to add is how aware Kutner and Olson are that gaming is, […]
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Best News of the Year
April 23rd, 2008 · 6 Comments · Industry
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is coming back to the PC this July. You may now dance.
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More Info On Empire
April 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on More Info On Empire · Creative Assembly, Napoleonics, Preview
There’s an interview with Creative Assembly’s James Russell up at IGN that adds some new details and the usual pre-release puffery. Things to note: The scale is a lot greater than previous Total War titles. The campaign map now encompasses not only the whole of Europe and the middle-East, but also North America and the […]
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Praetorians (2003)
April 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Ancients, Feature:Anc, Retro, Review, RTS
Though there is no rule that a discussion series should have ten parts, it felt odd to leave my list at nine. One spot came down to three titles: the HPS Ancient Warfare games, the Tin Soldiers games or Praetorians. All three took their turn on draft lists, and I will certainly get around to […]
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Majesty 2
April 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Preview, RTS
When Paradox acquired the right to Majesty, I was skeptical. But it looks like there will be a Majesty 2. From the PR announcement: Majesty 2 – The Fantasy Kingdom Sim will focus on reinventing many aspects of the original game, updating the franchise for the 21st Century. A key element that will permeate the […]
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