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Entries from October 9th, 2012

Three Moves Ahead Episode 189: Through a Glass Darkly

October 9th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Design, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead

This week, we talk a little bit about Mark of the Ninja with Klei lead programmer Nels Anderson as an entree to a discussion with Firaxis’s Scott Lewis about how fog of war and hidden information are used in stealth, strategy and wargames. It’s a fun show, and a bit wide ranging. MP3 Link

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The Naming of Squads is a Curious Thing

October 8th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Design

So X-Com: Enemy Unknown comes out tomorrow, and I have already pre-loaded all 12 gigs of it. The reviews are out everywhere that review copies were available, and many former podcasts guests have weighed in with their glowing impressions. Evan Lahti at PCGamer. Dan Stapleton at Gamespy. Rowan Kaiser at GameRanx. And, of course, my […]

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Supervision Required Live

October 6th, 2012 · Comments Off on Supervision Required Live · Uncategorized

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Three Moves Ahead Episode 188: We Will Be Watching, Commander

October 1st, 2012 · Comments Off on Three Moves Ahead Episode 188: We Will Be Watching, Commander · Firaxis, Podcast, Sci Fi, Three Moves Ahead

Sometimes there are shows I am glad to miss because I have nothing to add or I just need a week off. Then there are shows that I would have loved to have been on, but there was no room on the Skyranger. This week, Rob and Bruce talk to Jake Solomon from Firaxis to […]

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Welcome to My Thoughts on FoSTV and Supervision Required

October 1st, 2012 · 6 Comments · FoSTV, Supervision Required

I promised to talk about video things. Here is a video that talks about those things – Flash of Steel TV (my video strategy game blog) and Supervision Required. Apologies for the camera and lighting stuff. I need to see these things in the wild to get a sense of how they work. If someone […]

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