It’s the second link to Soren Johnson’s blog in a week, but he’s answered a question that people have been asking for while. Alpha Centauri had a unit creation tool, but this feature was not included in Civ 4, even though the latter drew many lessons from the scifi title. Apparently Firaxis thought the tool […]
Entries Tagged as 'Developers'
How the Pros See Design
August 19th, 2007 · Comments Off on How the Pros See Design · Design, Firaxis
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Command and Conquer 3 Expansion
August 14th, 2007 · Comments Off on Command and Conquer 3 Expansion · Electronic Arts, RTS
So it’s official. Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars will be getting an expansion called Kane’s Wrath. The story based campaign will be the biography of our favorite bald lunatic. Taking a page from other RTSes, there will also be a “global domination” game. Oh, and can someone send a fact checker to Gamedaily? While […]
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Crusader Kings: Deus Vult
July 31st, 2007 · 4 Comments · Medieval, Paradox
Has there ever been an expansion pack announced this far after the initial release? It’s been three years since Crusader Kings stole my heart, and now they are giving it an add-on. And, despite the “Deus Vult” subtitle, the expansion seems mostly for the role-playing side of the game not the crusading. Johan Andersson says […]
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I Love a Good Mystery
July 27th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Electronic Arts, RTS
Odds are this isn’t one. A big Command and Conquer 3 announcement on August 7? Oh, whatever could it be? A movie, with all your favorite B-listers reprising their roles in the cinematic glories of Tiberium Wars? They are porting it to the Wii? EA is making a new turn based version for all those […]
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Five Out of Five But…
July 24th, 2007 · 9 Comments · Firaxis
Fellow Civ Fanatic Tom Chick’s review of Beyond the Sword is up at Yahoo Games. It gets top marks even though he agrees with me that the espionage stuff is “a mess” and corporations are “a crap shoot.” (I disagree that all the new naval stuff makes the sea matter; in my opinion, it’s still […]
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The Eyes of the Innocent
July 20th, 2007 · 13 Comments · Battlefront, Blogs
The reviews for Combat Mission: Shock Force haven’t started arriving in bulk yet, with only two on the ‘net at the moment. Strategy game vet James Allen gives it top marks at Out of Eight (probably one of the best review sites for small titles and indie games, by the way). Combat Mission newbie Tom […]
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