There’s an interview with Creative Assembly’s James Russell up at IGN that adds some new details and the usual pre-release puffery. Things to note: The scale is a lot greater than previous Total War titles. The campaign map now encompasses not only the whole of Europe and the middle-East, but also North America and the […]
More Info On Empire
April 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on More Info On Empire · Creative Assembly, Napoleonics, Preview
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Praetorians (2003)
April 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Ancients, Feature:Anc, Retro, Review, RTS
Though there is no rule that a discussion series should have ten parts, it felt odd to leave my list at nine. One spot came down to three titles: the HPS Ancient Warfare games, the Tin Soldiers games or Praetorians. All three took their turn on draft lists, and I will certainly get around to […]
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Majesty 2
April 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Preview, RTS
When Paradox acquired the right to Majesty, I was skeptical. But it looks like there will be a Majesty 2. From the PR announcement: Majesty 2 – The Fantasy Kingdom Sim will focus on reinventing many aspects of the original game, updating the franchise for the 21st Century. A key element that will permeate the […]
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Beyond CityLife
April 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Beyond CityLife · City Builder, Preview
Monte Cristo’s CityLife is one of the most important city builders ever made. It saw its citizens as more than an evolving tax base; they had preferences, dislikes and social values that you had to work with. The result was a game that had neighborhoods, conflict and tough decisions. So I’m really happy to read […]
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Funny or Stupid? You Decide
April 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Blogs, Media
I’m assuming that this insane story about advertisements stuck on the front covers of magazines is a parody of people saying that print media has sold out or that it’s on its last legs or something. Because I can’t believe Tim Rogers has never seen this before. I’ve been complaining about fake covers for years.
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Kane’s Wrath Review
April 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Kane’s Wrath Review · Electronic Arts, Gameshark, Review, RTS
I was playing Kane’s Wrath with a friend a couple of weeks ago and mentioned that I thought Command and Conquer 3 was the best AAA strategy game of 2007. Like a lot of people, he thought I was crazy, at least until I mentioned that I wasn’t including expansion packs. Let’s face it – […]
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