When I broke the news that Jon Shafer had left Firaxis, I can honestly say that I had no idea where he would end up. I knew that a deal was in place for him to go somewhere, I knew that he was happy with the move and I knew nothing else. None of my […]
Entries Tagged as 'Developers'
Three Moves Ahead Episode 97: Bronze with Alex Kutsenok
December 30th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Podcast, Shrapnel, Three Moves Ahead
If you chat with me about strategy or board games, I have mentioned Bronze to you. Alex Kutsenok is the lead designer of Bronze and he sits down with me and Julian to talk about the development and inspirations for this deep but easy to learn computer/board/strategy game. Prepare for a love fest. I […]
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Jon Shafer Leaves Firaxis
December 21st, 2010 · 25 Comments · Firaxis
I don’t use LinkedIn a lot, but it’s not a bad resource to update your resume just in case someone needs it. It is also a great place to find out things. While I was updating today, I noticed that Civilization 5 lead, Jon Shafer had updated his work history: I have sent emails to […]
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Big Time Patch Week
December 20th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Firaxis, Patches, PCGamer, Stardock
Last week saw the unveiling of two huge patches for two huge turn based strategy games – in fact the two most disappointing games of the year in the eye of departing Fidgit blogger Tom Chick. I won’t go as far as Tom does regarding Civilization 5. It had a lot of AI problems, and […]
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Two Kalypso Previews
October 30th, 2010 · Comments Off on Two Kalypso Previews · 1up, Haemimont, Preview, RPGs
A few weeks ago I was in San Francisco to see what Kalypso Studios has coming. My previews are now up. You can read about the strategy/tower defense game Dungeons at 1up, and about the action/adventure game The First Templar at Gameshark.
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Strategies in Civilization 5
October 10th, 2010 · 22 Comments · Firaxis, Me
This will probably be my last word on Civ 5 for a while on the blog, but if any of my colleagues want to use this platform to hold forth, I won’t stop them. I’m working on a short strategy guide on Civ 5, and to be honest it is a bit difficult to write. […]
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