This thread on my favorite gaming discussion forum contains the announcement from CGW Editor Jeff Green that the April CGW will not have star ratings for the games being reviewed. And no, it doesn’t appear to be an April Fool’s joke. Though I wouldn’t be surprised. Assuming this isn’t some elaborate joke, Green says that […]

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How many games never get made because of where the developer is based? How many silicon dreams are dashed on the shoals of local interest? One such story is the tale of Twilyt Productions, a South African company that sought to bring the violence of the colonial African period to your desktop. It announced two […]

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I’m doing my teaching training at the moment (I feel like I’ve been in school my whole life…) and when my colleagues learn that I am an avid computer gamer, many of them ask about the applicability of gaming to learning history. This is a common theme. A lot of people claim that a particular […]

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Reviews Victoria – April 2004 issue Nemesis of the Roman Empire – July 2004 issue Crusader Kings – August 2004 issue Spartan – September 2004 issue Two Thrones – December 2004 issue Children of the Nile – February 2005 issue Superpower 2 – March 2005 issue Hearts of Iron 2 – April 2005 issue Dragoon […]

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