AI War was not nominated for any Independent Game Festival awards. This is does not surprise anyone, even the creator. (Spotted at RPS.) Chris Park makes some observations about the IGF judging process that echo my own experiences with the indie awards. IGF winners generally tend to be very short and have a clear and […]
Entries from January 11th, 2010
Multiplayer Fail – Rise of Nations Edition
January 9th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Me, Multiplayer
Late last night (or early this morning), I was all set to play a skirmish game of Rise of Nations with my good friend and fellow Canuck Jenn Cutter. This is for an upcoming podcast episode, so we need to fit in the experience before we record that show. (Yes, she’s a guest, but not […]
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Making History II on your browser
January 8th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Tech, WW2
I’m not enough of a tech head to really make much sense out of the details here, but the announcement that next month’s Making History II will be played in a browser strikes me as something different for PC gaming. A 3D engine running in your browser? There is a great discussion in the comments, […]
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Sid Meier Talks Facebook Games
January 6th, 2010 · Comments Off on Sid Meier Talks Facebook Games · Firaxis, Podcast
On the newest Gamers With Jobs Conference Call, Julian Murdoch talks to Sid Meier about Facebook as a design platform. Listen to it here. The chat with Meier begins after the “What Are You Playing” segment at around the 35 minute mark.
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 46 – EU3 and Heir to the Throne
January 5th, 2010 · 17 Comments · Paradox, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Troy, Tom and Rob Zacny talk about Europa Universalis 3, the new Heir to the Throne expansion and how the series rewards different play styles. Has the new expansion compromised the importance of stability? How does the new system change our favorite nations’ development? Can Tom keep all the changes in every expansion straight? (Spoiler: […]
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2009 Traffic Sources
January 4th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Blogs
Because Alan Au asked in comments for the previous post, here are the traffic sources for this site in the last year. Google is, of course, the top source and usually people looking specifically for FoS or TMA. Also lots of hits from people looking to see what happened to Home of the Underdogs or, […]
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