PAX East came right on the heels of the Game Developers’ Conference, so the presentation that I was treated to was very much like the one that GDC attendees saw. There is nothing in my preview that you haven’t read somewhere else. Actually, that’s not entirely true. It’s amazing what little things games journalists miss. […]
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What does it mean to be “hardcore”?
March 11th, 2010 · 18 Comments · Firaxis, Gamespy, Industry, Preview
When I read the strapline attached to Anthony Gallegos’s preview of Civilization 5, I was stopped a little short. It’s not just for the hardcore anymore. It’s not? When was it? Is Civilization a hardcore game for hardcore people? I tweeted my curiosity and was met with a nice chorus of replies from friends and […]
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Civilization 5
February 18th, 2010 · 37 Comments · Firaxis
Firaxis and 2k Games have announced that Civilization 5 is on the way. Reports of the game were leaked earlier today at CivFanatics. This is not really a surprise. We all knew another Civilization would come sooner or later and it’s been five years. And no one complains more than I do about Firaxis mining […]
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Sid Meier Talks Facebook Games
January 6th, 2010 · Comments Off on Sid Meier Talks Facebook Games · Firaxis, Podcast
On the newest Gamers With Jobs Conference Call, Julian Murdoch talks to Sid Meier about Facebook as a design platform. Listen to it here. The chat with Meier begins after the “What Are You Playing” segment at around the 35 minute mark.
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Civ Rev on iPhone
August 11th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Firaxis, Interview
I guess it makes sense to port a relatively simple TBS like Civilization Revolution to the iPhone. If you want the full skinny, Chris Remo has a conversation with the game’s producer, Jason Bergman, over at Gamasutra. This is such an insane project because we’re putting out so much gameplay to a platform where we’re […]
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Alpha Centauri Revisited
May 8th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Firaxis
While working on a feature for Crispy Gamer, I reinstalled Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri so I could take some screenshots. (Fraps didn’t work, by the way. And neither did Print-Screen/Paste). It is really a great game that holds up so much better than other strategy games of its time. I did not know, however, that […]
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