In the life sim Kudos, your perpetually broke tosser had the option to buy a lottery ticket. My characters rarely had enough scratch to do it, but every now and then they’d drop a few bucks on the ticket. I didn’t expect game breaking piles of money, but an extra fifty pounds here or there […]
Really?
March 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Paradox
Tom Chick has posted a little blurb about his encounter with Paradox lead designer Johan Andersson. Chick seems to think that I’m crazed with rage about how EU3 deviated from the historical path, which isn’t quite the case. I understand why Paradox did what it did for the reasons laid out in the linked story […]
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Print Screen
March 27th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Print Screen
My new column for Crispy Gamer has finally gone live. It is called Print Screen and deals with books and film and where they meet the gaming world. It will run near the end of every month. There some layout issues with the column – no idea what’s happening there, but you can find each […]
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A Civ MMO?
March 27th, 2008 · 4 Comments · MMO
Quite a few blogs are pointing to a Take Two presentation that reveals that the company is considering potential of a Bioshock or Civilization online game/MMO. Here’s Stephen Totillo’s take. The presentation slide points to World of Warcraft as evidence of the potential size of the market. Which is sort of like pointing to the […]
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Colonization Retro AAR
March 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Blogs
The best thing about Rock, Paper, Shotgun is the comfort in finally having some serious PC gaming peers in a blogosphere dominated by console gaming. The second best thing RPS is that the team is full of great writers, each of whom has a unique voice. Some of us soldier on alone. The third best […]
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Cult of the Wastelands
March 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Cryptic Comet
While I try to determine whether the game I am reviewing is just bland or just forgettable, I should probably remind you all to get the free expansion to Armageddon Empires. I haven’t tried Cult of the Wastelands yet, but I’m still pushing AE when and where I can. Vic Davis can now begin work […]
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