Rockstar Games has just acquired Massachussetts developer Mad Doc Software for an undisclosed amount of money. Given how poorly most of the gaming world responded to Mad Doc’s most recent efforts, Empire Earth III and Star Trek: Legacy, the nasty side of me snidely wonders if this is a poison pill to deter EA’s buyout.
Caesar series (1993-2006)
April 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Ancients, City Builder, Feature:Anc, Retro, Review
The Caesar series is easily the most successful ancient themed brand in the gaming world. 2006 saw the release of the fourth game under that title. It also spawned a legion of other Impressions developed city builders set in Greece, Egypt and China, a legacy that spawned two new studios – Tilted Mill and Firefly. […]
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Annoying Headline of the Day
April 2nd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Industry, Media
Neverwinter Nights developer shuts If that headline popped up in your news reader, you could be a little confused since you would have heard the wailing of a million voices if Bioware disappeared. After all, almost no one remembers or thinks about the 1980s Neverwinter Nights game (a proto-MMO) that the now closed Stormfront co-developed […]
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Asian Dynasties Patch
April 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Asian Dynasties Patch · Ensemble, Patches
I can’t say that I expected a new patch for Age of Empires III: Asian Dynasties, but there it is. It’s a balance patch with some major alterations to every single race in the game. Well, almost. FRENCH No change
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Centurion: Defender of Rome (1990)
April 1st, 2008 · 10 Comments · Ancients, Feature:Anc, Retro, Review
Late in November 2006, I turned in my review of Medieval II: Total War to the editor of Computer Games Magazine. In his reply to that e-mail, he asked if I could quickly turn around a Revisionist History contribution (the magazine’s retro column) connected to the game. I suggested Centurion, the boss man didn’t argue […]
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Slow Week
March 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Blogs
This will be a slow posting week, because the work week is anything but slow. I have one preview, two reviews, an interview to transcribe and some housework that can’t wait. Plus whatever else pops up in the interim and something always does. I still want to get more of my ancient series up, though. […]
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