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Entries from May 29th, 2009

E3 Plans

May 29th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Crispy Gamer, E3, Me

While I still wait on some replies regarding Rise of Nations, I have to get my E3 schedule straightened out. So far it looks like I have a billion things to see and no time for much of anything like relaxing or eating. I’ll be there representing Crispy Gamer, so you can follow whatever I […]

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Supreme Commander 2 Trailer

May 29th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Gas Powered Games, RTS

A Michael Bay joint? No gameplay shown, though I hope I’ll have some words from E3 next week on SupCom 2. Still, I would probably watch this if it were a movie since the voiceover hits every action movie cliche except “It was a time of war…”

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Battlestations Pacific

May 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Review, WW2

I played it for twenty minutes or so at last year’s E3 and wasn’t terribly impressed. I may be wrong, since Battlestations Pacific is getting some pretty decent reviews, including this thoughtful one from David Thomas at Crispy Gamer. (Apologies in advance for the persistent pop-up reminder of the upcoming site redesign.) By the way, […]

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These are Two of My Favorite Things

May 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Big Huge Games, Industry

Take a Hall of Fame level pitcher and a Hall of Fame level designer and maybe magic can happen. 38 Studios (www.38studios.com), an entertainment and original IP creation company, today announced the acquisition of Big Huge Games (BHG) from publisher THQ Inc. The acquisition is a critical step in 38 Studios’ strategy to deliver a […]

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Three Moves Ahead Episode 14 – Maps

May 26th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Feature:Map, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead

The panel jumps the gun a little bit and talks about maps before Troy can finish quite his series, but they have good reason. The team goes over an hour this time so Bruce can call Civilization IV‘s map dead, so Tom can regale you with his wilderness adventures and so Troy can listen to […]

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Battleforge now free

May 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on Battleforge now free · Electronic Arts

This can’t be a good sign for the not-too-bad CCG/RTS from EA.

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