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Spore Hands On Preview

February 13th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Maxis, Preview

No, not me. Sadly. But if someone knows someone… Anyway, the hands-on doesn’t tell us a lot we don’t already know. Some new screenshots, and a description of the editing tool. However, the editors aren’t as straightforward as they look and it’s not actually as simple as just tossing a few hands onto a blob […]

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Spore at NASA

February 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on Spore at NASA · Maxis

Another mind blowing talk about Spore from Will Wright. PS: It looks like we have a release date. September 7, 2008.

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While I’m At It

February 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Ancients, Blogs, Board Games, Imperium

I don’t want this to turn into a boardgaming blog (though I hope to have Turn 3 of the AAR up later today) but indie developer Michael Akinde has posted some of his thoughts on the Avalon Hill classic Republic of Rome over on his Imperium blog. Still no news on a release date over […]

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The Political Machine 2008

January 31st, 2008 · 8 Comments · Preview, Stardock

Gamespy’s Allen Rausch has the first extended preview of Stardock’s sequel to the 2004 election game Political Machine. The new edition takes so many more factors into account that the team felt confident enough to actually include a few historical scenarios such as the Lincoln/Douglas race of 1860 (Lincoln won) and some modern European politicians […]

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Damn You EA.

January 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Electronic Arts, Industry, Maxis

Spore may be delayed. Damn you to hell.

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Civ Revolutions Stalled on Wii

January 29th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Consoles, Firaxis, Industry

IGN is reporting that 2k Games has put the Wii version of the upcoming console Civilization on hold “indefinitely.” The DS version goes on, though it looks a lot like other turn-based strategy games on that platform, only more crowded and a little uglier. Plus, it has ninjas.

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