Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI is worth a look. It’s not the kind of game that I would play every night, and I still don’t feel like I have a firm grasp of the diplomacy or on how many retainers I should actually have to start with to get a fair shot. But I […]
No More Ensemble
September 10th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Ensemble, Industry
I’d love to get a direct quote from any of the very talented designers at Ensemble (Dave Pottinger, Greg Street, Bruce Shelley) but we’ll have to make do with Microsoft’s official statements. Some outstanding questions: 1) What about Halo Wars‘s post-release support? How does the end of Ensemble impact the chances of downloadable content or […]
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Jeff Green’s New Blog
September 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on Jeff Green’s New Blog · Blogs
It’s going on the blog roll, even though I’m not sure how much Jeff can actually say about how evil EA is. Glad that Greenspeak is still active in one way or another.
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Now You’re Pushing It
September 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Now You’re Pushing It · Electronic Arts
Sims 3 is well along in development, but that’s not stopping EA from squeezing every last shekel they can out of Sims 2 users. Mansion and garden stuff? Will my working stiff Sims even get close to needing mansion stuff? This expansion is targeting the architects and home decorating sub-tier of the Sims audience, of […]
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Spore Aftershocks
September 8th, 2008 · 16 Comments · Electronic Arts, Maxis, Media
I was going to write a bit about the confusing world of Spore as seen through the gaming media, but, as of this morning, it looks like I’ll be reviewing it. So, I regret reading as much as I have about the game, from Seth Schiesel’s distinction between toy and game (a familiar distinction the […]
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The Old Man and the EA
September 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · CGW, Electronic Arts, Media
Jeff Green has been writing about computer games for a very long time. But given the closure of his magazine last year and the continual flood of journalistic talent running to the development side of the industry, his leaving Ziff Davis to join EA and work on The Sims shouldn’t be surprising. He’s always been […]
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