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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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Three Moves Ahead Episode 46 – EU3 and Heir to the Throne

January 5th, 2010 · 17 Comments · Paradox, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead

Troy, Tom and Rob Zacny talk about Europa Universalis 3, the new Heir to the Throne expansion and how the series rewards different play styles. Has the new expansion compromised the importance of stability? How does the new system change our favorite nations’ development? Can Tom keep all the changes in every expansion straight? (Spoiler: […]

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On Site Mini-Review: For the Glory

December 11th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Paradox, Review

I’ve been dithering on commenting about For the Glory, the fan made pseudo-expansion to Europa Universalis 2. It has new graphics, including a greater variety of sprites and map modes, and makes good use of the alert tabs that Paradox introduced in EU3. But when you pay your twenty dollars for it, you are essentially […]

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Field of Glory: I’d Like Some More Please

November 23rd, 2009 · 10 Comments · Ancients, Slitherine, Wargames

The computer version of Field of Glory satisfies two itches at once. First, it is a very simple and very fast playing wargame, well adapted from what is, by all accounts, a very good miniature rule set. Second, it is an ancients game, and we all know that I can go on forever about that […]

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Stardock’s Customer Report 2009

November 19th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Industry, Stardock

Brad Wardell has published the Stardock customer report and it’s got little bits of interesting information, especially if – like me – you are interested in, but not necessarily knowledgeable about, the business side of PC gaming and software development in general. For example, on Demigod: For Stardock, the more significant shock of Demigod has […]

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Supreme Commander 2: A Ten Minute Presentation

November 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Gas Powered Games, RTS

Chris Taylor narrates a ten minute trailer of Supreme Commander 2. I love how the game looks, even though it is in pre-Alpha.

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