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Entries from August 16th, 2008
If You Don’t Use This Feature, We’ll Make You
August 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Paradox, Patches
Paradox just released the 1.3 patch for Europa Universalis: Rome, a game that is still a strong competitor for “Most Disappointing Game” of 2008. The patch adds some British tribes, a couple of new resources, changes to the economy and lots of new events and interface tweaks to get you more involved in your characters’ […]
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Some things we need to know
August 12th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Wargames
From page 97 of the manual for Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States. Movement Tips: The good news is you don’t have to count movement points, but you may be left wondering why you can’t make a move. Is it the or reaction phase? it winter? Does a leader with attached units have initiative? Are […]
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A Minute With Will Wright
August 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Television
I don’t watch G4 TV. I don’t have cable, for one thing. And most of the programming doesn’t appeal to me as a mature gamer or general television viewer. From what I’ve seen, X-Play is pretty good for a game review program, and if you read their text reviews, the station – in general – […]
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Hinterland Preview
August 8th, 2008 · Comments Off on Hinterland Preview · Preview, Tilted Mill
Allen Rausch has a new preview of Hinterland up at Gamespy. It’s nice to see a small game like this get some big game site media coverage. In the piece, Tilted Mill’s Beatrice and Fiske hit the same notes they’ve been playing for the last month or so. The PC game industry is broken, there […]
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Civilization Revolution First Impressions
August 5th, 2008 · 12 Comments · Firaxis
I’ve finally gotten a chance to play some Civ Revolution and I’m not sure what I think of it. First, it’s clearly a Civ game. All the stuff you would expect is there – settlers, production, research, etc. Second, there is a lot of stuff from Civ IV that makes an appearance – great people, […]
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