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Entries from February 18th, 2010

Reign: Conflict of Nations

February 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · RTS

The English language now officially lacks the variety and flexibility required if we want to have strategy games with names we won’t immediately confuse with something else. From Lesta and 1C Games, Reign: Conflict of Nations is a medieval RTS at the strategic level. All the screenshots are in Russian, but it looks like the […]

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Civilization 5

February 18th, 2010 · 37 Comments · Firaxis

Firaxis and 2k Games have announced that Civilization 5 is on the way. Reports of the game were leaked earlier today at CivFanatics. This is not really a surprise. We all knew another Civilization would come sooner or later and it’s been five years. And no one complains more than I do about Firaxis mining […]

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Three Moves Ahead Episode 52 – Sins of A Solar Empire: Diplomacy

February 16th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Ironclad, Podcast, RTS, Sci Fi, Three Moves Ahead

Troy is joined by Tom, Julian and Rob to talk about the new expansion for Sins of a Solar Empire. How does Diplomacy work in a multiplayer game? Does it add more personality to a game with rather bland sides? Does Tom cheat? How should Rob refer to his significant other? Where does Julian go […]

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Zacny on EU3

February 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Design, Paradox

Rob Zacny, whose performance on our Heir to the Throne episode of Three Moves Ahead convinced us to make him a regular voice, has written a column on the game for Gamasutra.

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Kings and Castles

February 15th, 2010 · 15 Comments · Gas Powered Games, RTS

Gas Powered Games has announced a new fantasy RTS, named Kings and Castles. Here is a frightening video blog from GPG Boss Chris Taylor. The press release says that Kings and Castles is “an epic real-time strategy game for the PC and next-generation consoles. This one-of-a-kind experience will let players take on the role of […]

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Vic Davis Interview

February 11th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Blogs, Cryptic Comet, Indie Games, Industry

Over at Game, Set, Watch Phil Cameron conducted an interview with Vic Davis, the genius behind Armageddon Empires and Solium Infernum. GSW is one of the best newsblogs on the internet, partly because it is so willing to giving space to indie games in a serious way. This is part of their IGF/Gamasutra mission, I […]

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