It’s the end of June, so it’s time to look back at the first six months of 2008 and see how the genre is doing. Frankly, it hasn’t been a great six months. We’ve had a lot of expansions and a few original titles, but not much in the way of new games. The good […]
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Strategy Games of the Half Year and 2008 so far
June 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Awards, Blogs, Me
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AIAS Agrees With Me
February 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments · AIAS, Awards
I guess I’m not the only one who thought Command and Conquer 3 was the best strategy game of 2007.
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2007 End of Year Strategy Wrap-Up
December 29th, 2007 · 16 Comments · Awards
2007 may be one of the greatest years ever for the gaming industry in general, and specifically for shooters and traditional RPGs, but the strategy gaming world seemed a little less surprising or interesting for some reason. Release calendars were dominated by expansion packs, very good games were immediately forgotten and everyone seems to be, […]
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Michael Morhaime a Hall of Famer
December 12th, 2007 · 11 Comments · Awards, Blizzard
Blizzard CEO Michael Morhaime has been inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame, making him the 11th inductee and the fifth of that group to have a notable background in strategy gaming (Wright, Bunten Berry, Molyneux and Meier are the others). I’ve never had the love of Blizzard RTS games […]
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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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BAFTA Game Nominees
September 25th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Awards
The BAFTA Nominations for best games in 2007 have been announced. Full list is over here. The strategy and simulation nominees are: Command & Conquer:Tiberium Wars (Xbox 360) – (Electronic Arts LA/Electronic Arts) Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360) – (Turn 10/Microsoft Game Studios) Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms (PC) – (The Creative Assembly/SEGA) Tom Clancy’s […]
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