1. My previews of what I saw at the Paradox Con are going up at Gameshark. Short previews, mostly because there’s only so much you can say about an unfinished game that is not just a feature list, which you can find anywhere. I really hate writing previews, especially if there’s no hands on or there’s just concept art. So you can read about Lead & Gold, Magicka and Victoria 2 now. More to come.

2. My colleagues over at GameShark also have a new podcast, the obviously titled Jumping the Shark. I’m listening now, and I will probably listen again. Much more general game stuff than we do at Three Moves Ahead, obviously.

3. PAX East registration is complete and travel has been arranged. If you’re going to be there, send me a note. Maybe we can have drinks.

4. Dawn of the Discovery on the DS is a much simpler game, and in many ways quite different from the PC version. But I still highly recommend it, especially to beginning strategy gamers. It’s a much simpler economic model with a lot less hauling of freight from one island to the next. So its pace is quite unique, even though it is clearly an Anno game.

5. My contribution to the 2002 part of the decade series will be up tomorrow. I just need to work out some issues I’m having with it.