I’ve mentioned Clash of Steel (no relation) a few times before. For me, it epitomizes the perfect light wargame. Units arrive, you place them, and then you run across a hex map of Europe killing Nazis. Commander: Europe at War is better. It’s not perfect, by any means, but I’m pleasantly surprised. Matrix Games has […]
Entries Tagged as 'Developers'
Commander: Europe at War – Early Moments
June 18th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Matrix, Slitherine, WW2
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Civ 4 PBEM Update
June 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Firaxis, Me
It looks like this game is about to get interesting. Two of the AI states have become vassals to human players, one of which was seeking protection from another human. So we have two human players technically at war. The other vassal sought my protection after losing a brief war. So the power of Wei […]
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Theatre of War
June 13th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Battlefront, Review, WW2
You can read my review of Theatre of War over at Gameshark. This is my first review for the site and hopefully not my last. Gamerankings converts the B- to a 75 which sounds a little high. The sense I’m trying to get here is “problematic, but worth a look.” I’m shooting for a low […]
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Random Things
May 24th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Blogs, Me, Stardock
I’ve been trying to hammer out an article for the latest Gaming Round Table, but I’m not very happy with how it is turning out. I guess I still have a week, but it’s one of those cases where you have an idea and some witty phrases, but the argument is in that netherworld between […]
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Age of Empires III: Asian Dynasties
May 18th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Ensemble
Full press release here. Big Huge Games is developing the game for Ensemble and Microsoft. Where’s my Rise of Legends expansion? EDIT: The first Q&A is up at Gamespot.
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More details on Civ IV: Beyond the Sword
May 17th, 2007 · 8 Comments · Firaxis, Preview
IGN has a new interview with Beyond the Sword designer Alex Mantzaris. He lets loose a lot of details that have me both excited and bewildered. * “One of my new favorite leaders is Joao II of Portugal. He’s especially fun to play because his traits (Imperialistic and Expansionist) and unique unit (Carrack) work very […]
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