I just got an email from Paradox PR stating that they have acquired the IP rights to Majesty, the creative but underperforming 1998 RTS from Cyberlore. In Majesty, you controlled your kingdom indirectly, giving incentives for many units to take actions but not necessarily giving orders. Apparently, Paradox has an interest in reviving this franchise, […]
Too Pretty For Its Own Good?
July 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment · Battlefront
My review copy of Combat Mission: Shock Force arrived yesterday, and, of course, I had to install it immediately. Naturally, it arrived without a paper manual, but I have a nice big PDF to print out once the rage subsides. Thanks Paradox! It’s really a pretty game, even though there’s a lot of desert terrain. […]
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July Strategy Preview
July 2nd, 2007 · Comments Off on July Strategy Preview · Preview
Only three titles, but two of them are high on my must have list. July 5 – Seven Kingdoms: Conquest (Enlight) July 23 – Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (Firaxis/2k) July 27 – Combat Mission: Shock Force (Battlefront) Despite my great love of Civilization, I think I’m looking forward to Combat Mission most. We haven’t […]
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Bi-annual Search Engine Round-up
July 1st, 2007 · 10 Comments · Blogs
When a blogger has little to say, but feels compelled to post, he/she will occasionally fall back on the search engine survey to find out how people get their corner of the internet. This summary will include the usual list of perversions, mistakes and stupidities that typify that portion of humanity that uses the search […]
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Strategy Games of the Half-Year 2007
June 29th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Awards
The year so far hasn’t been rife with awesome, that’s for sure. Where last year I had Rise of Legends, GalCiv 2 and Battle for Middle Earth II in my top three, this year I have to make do with much slimmer pickings. As usual, I don’t consider games I haven’t played or haven’t played […]
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Civ For Consoles
June 28th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Consoles, Firaxis
2k Games has announced Civilization Revolutions, a next gen console title based on the Civ series. From the press release: Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution is a watershed game, offering players a chance to experience the epic empire-building world of Civilization in an all new accessible, visually immersive, and action-packed world specifically designed for the console […]
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