There’s an interview with Creative Assembly’s James Russell up at IGN that adds some new details and the usual pre-release puffery. Things to note: The scale is a lot greater than previous Total War titles. The campaign map now encompasses not only the whole of Europe and the middle-East, but also North America and the […]
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More Info On Empire
April 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on More Info On Empire · Creative Assembly, Napoleonics, Preview
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Majesty 2
April 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Preview, RTS
When Paradox acquired the right to Majesty, I was skeptical. But it looks like there will be a Majesty 2. From the PR announcement: Majesty 2 – The Fantasy Kingdom Sim will focus on reinventing many aspects of the original game, updating the franchise for the 21st Century. A key element that will permeate the […]
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Beyond CityLife
April 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Beyond CityLife · City Builder, Preview
Monte Cristo’s CityLife is one of the most important city builders ever made. It saw its citizens as more than an evolving tax base; they had preferences, dislikes and social values that you had to work with. The result was a game that had neighborhoods, conflict and tough decisions. So I’m really happy to read […]
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New Political Sim
April 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on New Political Sim · Preview
I’ve never heard of Commander in Chief, but it sounds sort of familiar. In Commander In Chief, every country in the world is represented with its own unique data of over 400 key values (geographic, climatic, demographic, budgetary, environmental, etc.). Players are able to select the country of their choice and take on the role […]
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Civilization Revolution Preview
March 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Firaxis, Preview
The previews for the upcoming console version of Civilization are trickling in, available at all the usual places. I’ll link you to Alec Meer’s over at Eurogamer because, first, it’s the usual high quality of writing you get at that place, and, second, it answers some important questions about what’s the same and what’s different […]
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Starcraft II Preview
March 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blizzard, Preview
Gamespy has just published Allen Rausch’s preview of the Zerg in Starcraft II. One of the key elements in the re-design of the Zerg is the understanding that the Zerg do not use “technology” as humans understand the term. Zerg build nothing nor do they truly create anything. Instead the Zerg use a sort of […]
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