It looks like Vic Davis’s labor of love is getting a little more publicity. This month’s Games for Windows magazine has Tom and Bruce playing Armageddon Empires (each on their own, but comparing progress) and Bruce devotes his still-too-short column to the game. Of course, if you don’t know anything about the game, the account […]
The Year in Video Games
December 10th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Blogs
As an unreconstructed wishy-washy moderate, I read Slate daily. It’s how I stay non-committal on so many things. And this year they have decided to publish a year end wrap up discussion on video games. The discussants are all top notch talents, too. Newsweek’s N’Gai Croal, the New York Times’s Seth Schiesel, MTV’s Stephen Totilo […]
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Asian Dynasties Review
December 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Big Huge Games, Ensemble, Gameshark, Review, RTS
My review of Age of Empires III: Asian Dynasties can be found on Gameshark. Better late than never. The long and short of it is that the Asian nations are very powerful. Their explorers are better so they can get the early treasures faster. They age up with wonders, some of which have special powers, […]
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Management Failure at Gamespot?
December 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Media
A wise man once said to never assume malice where incompetence is a sufficient explanation. That may be the deal at Gamespot regarding the termination of their editorial director, Jeff Gerstmann. Though many people are pointing to the threatened “mass resignations” in this Kotaku article that cites yet another anonymous source, for me the big […]
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1up’s Year End Shortlist
December 4th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Awards
The 1up network has announced its nominees for Games of the Year. You can find a handy flash-free list over at Gamasutra. Readers will have till the end of the year to vote on their favorites, and winners will be announced in February. The strategy nominees are: World in Conflict (PC; Sierra) Overlord (360; Codemasters) […]
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December Strategy Preview and End of Year Prep
December 3rd, 2007 · Comments Off on December Strategy Preview and End of Year Prep · Blogs, Preview
Last month of the holiday season, and there’s not a lot to show for it. December 10 – Universe at War: Earth Assault (Sega/Petroglyph) December 12 – Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor (Stardock) I also have it on good authority that the long delayed Empires in Arms from Matrix Games will finally see […]
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