I just returned from a quick trip to THQ headquarters in Southern California where I had a chance to see their new WWE pro wrestling game in action. Yeah, I know. But I was available, my editor needed someone there, so off I went at the expense of the publishers of Company of Heroes and […]
Starcraft II: A Trilogy
October 12th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Blizzard, Industry, RTS
I’ll be heading out on a short road trip to LA tomorrow morning, but I thought I should comment on the big RTS news of the week. Blizzard is doing three long form campaigns for the upcoming Starcraft II, and each one will be packaged separately. So, if you want to play all three campaigns, […]
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Colonization Review
October 9th, 2008 · 12 Comments · Firaxis, Gameshark, Review
My review of Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization is now up at Gameshark. There are some widely reported issues with the game, especially in how it handles Liberty Bells and education. The education one really doesn’t bother me that much since you don’t really need to educate that many people and most of the resource […]
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September Print Screen
October 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Crispy Gamer, Print Screen
It was a bit of a push, but I did get a Print Screen column up in September. It’s always nice when the author comments on your column and is polite, even if I didn’t really love the book all that much. Three cheers for civility on the internet. In their link to the article, […]
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Sims 3 Videos
October 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Electronic Arts, Maxis, Preview
The announcement of Rod Humble’s promotion to Boss Of EA’s Sims division pushed me to take a look at the Sims 3 site. The first video emphasizes the open world nature of the game before moving on to shots of employees being turned into motion captured Sims, a discussion of the personality matrix and underlining […]
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Vae Victis Developer Diary
October 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Ancients, Paradox, Preview
Paradox has published their first developer diary for the upcoming expansion for Europa Universalis: Rome. Time for a little fisking. One of the most glaring omissions in EU: Rome was the lack of the Senate – after all, the game covers the golden age of the Roman Republic. Vae Victis will feature the Senate with […]
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