Pacing matters. I’ve always known this, but it is even more firmly embedded in my mind as a truth after I compared a late beta of Demigod to the Western Front in WWI. Though I liked the game, there was no denying that the back and forth got a little tedious when dragged out for […]
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Demigod’s Multiplayer Problems
April 16th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Gas Powered Games, Stardock
Stardock CEO Brad Wardell has done a video for IGN explaining how he plans on fixing the network issues that have made Demigod’s launch a lot less smooth than it should have been. [url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3173758]In a comment to 1up’s Scott Sharkey[/url], Wardell says that the game, sold early by Gamestop, has also seen a lot of […]
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“An Animated Poster”
April 15th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Gas Powered Games, Review
Crispy Gamer EIC John Keefer recommends Demigod, and he’s right. This is a game that deserves a wide audience and, if the number of hits I’ve gotten in the last few days from Google searches are any indication, Demigod just might get it.
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Demigod: Early Moments
April 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Gas Powered Games, RTS, Stardock
Though we dedicated an entire podcast to the game, you can be sure that there will be a lot more to say about Demigod now that the final version (minus Day Zero patch) is out there. Some observations: 1. The Pace: It’s not nearly as much a slog as the final beta was, and there […]
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Demigod Review Copy
April 9th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Gas Powered Games, RTS, Stardock
Though a day zero patch has been promised, my review version of Demigod has arrived. I also got the little Rook (not Minotaur) miniature. I have no idea what I will do with it. I guess it goes on the shelf with the bust I got with EU:Rome and battleship model that came with Pacific […]
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What a Difference Six Months Can Make
August 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Gas Powered Games, Industry
Gamasutra quotes GPG boss Chris Taylor as saying that the PC is “rediscovering itself” as a platform. He wasn’t so positive about the platform last February. The two statements don’t directly contradict each other; in February he was talking business but now he’s talking about hardware and install base. But if the business problems are […]
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