I’ve previously referred to the Dominions games as titles that demand study. No other series requires as much homework. But just like the real world, doing your homework has great rewards. Dominions 3: The Awakening is one of my top games of the year – and I haven’t really touched half of it yet. Kristoffer […]
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Developer Interview: Kristoffer Osterman, Illwinter Games
December 11th, 2006 · Comments Off on Developer Interview: Kristoffer Osterman, Illwinter Games · Interview, Shrapnel
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Developer Interview: Jean-Michel Mathé
November 13th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Battlefront, Interview
Histwar: Les Grognards is an upcoming Napoleonic wargame from Battlefront and Jean-Michel Mathé. You can probably think of it as a serious wargamer’s Imperial Glory. No release date has been set. The screenshots look good, but what does it have that keeps it from being Blucher: Total War? M. Mathé agreed to answer a few […]
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Developer Interview: Brad Wardell, Stardock
October 9th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Interview, Stardock
Yes, another interview with Stardock’s Brad Wardell. He’s a popular choice for an interview or a quote, primarily because of his accessibility. Stardock is the developer and publisher of the Galactic Civilizations games and there is an expansion for GalCiv 2 just around the corner. Wardell is also the loudest voice on his weekly podcast, […]
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Racial Profiling
September 26th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Creative Assembly, Preview
Did you ever notice that most strategy game previews drip out information through “national profiles”? Today, IGN has posted Creative Assembly’s account of the Sicilians in Medieval 2: Total War. Age of Empires 3, Rise of Legends, any game that relies on distinctions between factions…all get this treatment. As an amateur historian, I like this […]
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Developer Interview: Slitherine/Firepower
September 11th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Interview, Slitherine
Commander – Europe At War will add yet another title to an already long list of World War II games. Firepower Games is doing the lead programming work with Slitherine adding their experience in development and publicity. Iain McNeil of Slitherine and John Persson from Firepower agreed to answer a few questions about the upcoming […]
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The First Americans
September 6th, 2006 · Comments Off on The First Americans · Ensemble, History
Allen Rausch has an interesting interview regarding the new Age of Empires expansion, Warchiefs, over on Gamespy. The theme of the interview is the challenge in dealing with Native American nations. Bruce Shelley goes through all the races and confesses where the Ensemble team had to break from history in the name of fun (no […]
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