What this is about. I go back and forth about which early decade real time strategy game is better – 2002’s Age of Mythology or Rise of Nations. Released eight months apart, there was certainly time to love both, and I do. They are even superficially similar – resource hoarding, base building, age advancing pseudo-historical […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 16 — The Sims
June 9th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Electronic Arts, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Bruce shows up late, but we do get a full panel to talk about The Sims 3 and the franchise in general. Tom gets all artsy, Julian makes an odd comparison and Troy is a cheater. One of the four panelists hates The Sims, by the way. No prize for guessing who. And be sure […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 15 – E3 Special
June 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments · E3, Paradox, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Tom and I sit down with Johan Andersson of Paradox Interactive and Kim Soares of Nitro Studios to talk about Hearts of Iron 3, East India Company and what it’s like for a hardcore strategy publisher at the new E3. Please excuse the background noise. E3 is a noisy place and Paradox had no ceiling […]
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Supreme Commander 2 Trailer
May 29th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Gas Powered Games, RTS
A Michael Bay joint? No gameplay shown, though I hope I’ll have some words from E3 next week on SupCom 2. Still, I would probably watch this if it were a movie since the voiceover hits every action movie cliche except “It was a time of war…”
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These are Two of My Favorite Things
May 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Big Huge Games, Industry
Take a Hall of Fame level pitcher and a Hall of Fame level designer and maybe magic can happen. 38 Studios (www.38studios.com), an entertainment and original IP creation company, today announced the acquisition of Big Huge Games (BHG) from publisher THQ Inc. The acquisition is a critical step in 38 Studios’ strategy to deliver a […]
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Battleforge now free
May 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on Battleforge now free · Electronic Arts
This can’t be a good sign for the not-too-bad CCG/RTS from EA.
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