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World War II General Commander: Early Moments

August 1st, 2009 · Comments Off on World War II General Commander: Early Moments · Matrix, Wargames, WW2

I picked up this game a couple of weeks ago but have only really begun to get into it. It’s your run of the mill Battle of the Bulge game, with a nice range of small and mid sized scenarios leading up to the big German push. I really don’t know where to even start […]

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East India Patch Speeds Things Up

July 31st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Paradox, Patches

Considering that one of my major complaints about EIC was the constant dropping into port mode, it’s typical that they would fix that in the first patch. But seriously, guys, this is the kind of thing that should have been caught in play testing and that Beta testers (if they weren’t consumed by group think) […]

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East India Company Review

July 31st, 2009 · 10 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Paradox, Review

I have to stop letting myself get excited by preview builds and slick presentations by Finnish charmers. East India Company demos very well. The core gameplay of sailing to the Indies and making a fortune is solid both in principle and execution. And when someone dangles the idea of bigger ships and naval wars in […]

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Halo Wars Big Hit?

July 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Consoles, Ensemble

Gamasutra’s Matt Matthews is reporting that Halo Wars, Ensemble’s Swan Song title, is one of the top 5 Xbox 360 games of 2009 so far. The estimate is between 500k and 700k units sold – a good sized total, but I was under the impression that a title needed to sell over a million to […]

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Battleforge Expansion

July 19th, 2009 · Comments Off on Battleforge Expansion · Card Games, Electronic Arts, RTS

I keep meaning to go back to Battleforge and it looks like I’ll have an excuse before too long. The add-on will add 60 new cards to the game, each representing new units and buildings.

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Command and Conquer 4

July 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Electronic Arts

Not official yet, but an announcement is on the way. This is why people have to use their Twitter with caution.

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