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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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Civilization IV: Warlords summary

March 20th, 2006 · Comments Off on Civilization IV: Warlords summary · Firaxis, Preview

A quick scan of the fact sheet for the upcoming Civ IV expansion shows few surprises. Here are some of the additions and some of my notes. A new great person type: the “Warlord.” — Why go with a whole new word and not just “Great General” to go with the Great Scientist or Great […]

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2k Games announces the 2006 Firaxis lineup

March 16th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Firaxis, Preview

I mostly don’t believe in premonitions. But I’ve had a hell of an odd month considering 2k’s announcements. It was only yesterday that I was complaining about the surge of Roman city building sims. So what does 2k announce? CivCity: Rome. For those keeping count, that makes four Roman city builders. In 2006. Nuts. It […]

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Left Behind trailer on Gamespy

August 1st, 2005 · 3 Comments · Preview, Religion, RTS

We finally get a look at the evangelical Christian RTS Left Behind: Eternal Forces. There is no look at the actual gameplay, but the audience is clear here. The missionary zeal of the people behind the book series has not dampened one bit. The artwork looks a lot like a cross between The Sims and […]

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Replaying The End Times

June 30th, 2005 · Comments Off on Replaying The End Times · Preview, Religion, RTS

Two real-time strategy games based on the final battle between God and Satan are on their way. Can you save souls and battle demons in the name of all that is holy? Heaven vs Hell is the one closest to release. Developed by TKO Software, HvH is set in a world where human science has […]

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Age of Empires III trailer up

June 15th, 2005 · 2 Comments · Ensemble, Preview

You can find the new trailer for Age of Empires III at Gamespot. In a way, game trailers are silly idea. They usually show little gameplay and tell you nothing you don’t already know. Unlike movie trailers, there is zero chance that they will spoil a game for you or reveal plot points that are […]

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