I started playing Making History: The Calm and the Storm yesterday, and I’ll hold off on too detailed commentary until the review is done and published. These comments are based on a few starts and one extended play. But the game makes me appreciate the tough calls that grand strategy game developers have to make […]
RTS Year Already Over
April 14th, 2007 · 9 Comments · RTS
Or at least that’s the impression I get from Jason Ocampo’s feature on 2007 real time strategy games.
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Command and Conquer 3 Online
April 13th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Electronic Arts, Me, Multiplayer
I’m not very good. This shouldn’t be surprising. I’ve noted before that I don’t play many games often enough to actually excel at them. But I usually fail even against standard newbies who just have a better sense of the ebb and flow of a RTS. Part of it is my inability or unwillingness to […]
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And the winners are…
April 13th, 2007 · Comments Off on And the winners are… · Media
Kyle Orland has some details and opinions on the freshly announced Games Media Awards, a new initiative from British publisher Intent Media. Industry people (maybe some press) will vote on which games reporters are the best in Britain and honor the proper publications. Expect lots of prizes for the good (but often overpraised) Edge. Orland […]
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Loose the fateful lightning
April 12th, 2007 · 3 Comments · AGEOD, Civil War
Ageod’s American Civil War is finished and ready for purchase at the AGEeOD website. Given the hours of pleasure I derived from Birth of America, the best wargame of 2006, I’m happy to see that the game is keeping the same board game look. I have a few half-finished essays on the importance of map […]
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Because nothing says fast food business empire…
April 11th, 2007 · Comments Off on Because nothing says fast food business empire… · Business Sim
like scantily clad waitresses competing for your attentions. Meridian 4 sent me an email today with pictures and bios of the “beautiful franchise staff of Hot Dog King.” The oldest character is a 22 year old Korean girl who apparently had cosmetic surgery and is looking for someone to tell her what to do. None […]
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