Gamasutra quotes GPG boss Chris Taylor as saying that the PC is “rediscovering itself” as a platform. He wasn’t so positive about the platform last February. The two statements don’t directly contradict each other; in February he was talking business but now he’s talking about hardware and install base. But if the business problems are […]
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What a Difference Six Months Can Make
August 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Gas Powered Games, Industry
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Sid Meier’s First Game?
August 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments · History, Industry
Stanford University is at the forefront of game preservation efforts. Eric Kaltman is the official blogger for the Stephen M. Cabrinety Collection. And he found this little gem. The idea that Meier’s earliest published work wasn’t a flight sim is an intriguing one. The “I can make a flying game better than this” bet with […]
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WW2GenCom: Op WotR
July 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Industry, Wargames
Or, if you insist on writing the full name: World War II General Commander – Operation: Watch on the Rhine When it comes to awkward titles, the only things that can compete with wargames are motivational/inspirational autobiographies or journal articles on post-structural hermeneutics. I also somehow doubt that it is the “first real time operational […]
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I Think This is the Wrong Word
July 28th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Industry, Media
People who know me know that I love words and language. I’m not one of those people who gets all uptight about the misuse of the word “ironic” or who loves archaisms, but I do mourn the transition of meaning for “begging the question” and I read Fowler’s English Usage for fun. When Variety uses […]
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Kharkov
July 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Industry, Wargames
SSG and Matrix Games have released Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets, the latest game in the developer’s Decisive Battles series. I haven’t played it yet, but Kharkov is an interesting battle. In spring 1942, the Red Army tries to take some initiative in response to the German offensive and ended up getting trapped in a […]
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More to Write
July 19th, 2008 · 5 Comments · E3, Industry, Me
I have lots of stuff still to write and upload about E3, but I’m exhausted. Nothing tires you out like airports and airplanes. A few little tidbits: – Empire: Total War will probably consume me when it comes out. We only got to see the sea battles in action, but from the rest of the […]
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