I was in San Francisco last week to see a presentation of the latest version of the City Building Series That Just Won’t Quit. You can read about my time with Blue Byte’s Settlers 7 over at Gameshark. Over dinner and drinks the night before the preview, Bruce Shelley and Benedikt Grindel talked about boardgames. […]
Entries from February 11th, 2010
Settlers 7 Preview and Selling Slow
February 11th, 2010 · 7 Comments · City Builder, RTS, Ubisoft
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On Site Review: Dawn of Discovery DS
February 10th, 2010 · 5 Comments · City Builder, Review
When you move a strategy game from a major platform to a handheld device, you have to expect a certain amount of change. RTSes like Age of Empires and Age of Mythology become turn based games. Wargames like Advance Wars and Panzer Tactics impose strict time limits or encourage the promotion of a group of […]
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Flash of Steel is New and Improved
February 10th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Blogs, Me
Nothing like a fresh coat of paint and someone who knows what the hell they are doing to improve the look of a simple WordPress blog. It’s still the old Cutline theme, but fresh eyes and some aesthetic/technical abilities have brought a hint of organization to what was a bit of an ugly mess. Things […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 51 – Science and Technology
February 10th, 2010 · 33 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Troy is joined by Tom, Bruce and Rob as they counter December’s religion show with a talk about how strategy games treat science. How do you link technology to other game mechanics? Is there a risk of runaway games if you emphasize science too much? Dead ends, blind research, science of observation and whether you […]
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Napoleon Needed More Shovels
February 9th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Me
The radio silence has mostly been induced by my unwillingness to do much of anything in the face of so much snow. I live in the Metro DC area and we were buried. And more is coming today. I just hope we can maintain power while I record the podcast tonight. (We’re a night later […]
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Odds and Ends
February 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Me
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 […]
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