“Did you think the launch was disaster?” “It was a disaster.” Earlier this month I spoke to Dave McCool and Chris Parsons from Muzzy Lane about the state of Making History 2. They reached out to me and wanted to acknowledge what went wrong, what went right and how they plan to fix things. Making […]
Entries Tagged as 'WW2'
Three Moves Ahead Episode 83: RUSE
September 23rd, 2010 · 18 Comments · Podcast, RTS, Three Moves Ahead, WW2
This week, Rob takes the lead and sings the praises of RUSE, the new WW2 RTS from Ubisoft and Eugen Systems. Troy and Julian push him on the differences between the single and multiplayer components, whether it uses real deception and some rambling bits about World War 2 games in general. Listen here. RSS […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 60: Achtung Panzer and WW2 Tactics
April 14th, 2010 · 25 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, Wargames, WW2
Troy, Rob and Bruce participate in the wonkiest Three Moves Ahead ever, as Dr. Geryk makes up for weeks of absences with another tour de force rant. How does Achtung Panzer compare to Combat Mission? What do we expect from a WW2 tactical game, and how do these expectations mesh with reality? Turn based, real […]
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A Wargame Collector’s Edition?
April 12th, 2010 · Comments Off on A Wargame Collector’s Edition? · Wargames, WW2
Sure it’s only in Europe, but a Collector’s Edition of Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 has been announced. I’m not really big on CEs in general. My office is a cluttered enough space without even more crap to deal with. A DVD on German tanks is a nice idea, but the History Channel has probably told […]
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Making History II on your browser
January 8th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Tech, WW2
I’m not enough of a tech head to really make much sense out of the details here, but the announcement that next month’s Making History II will be played in a browser strikes me as something different for PC gaming. A 3D engine running in your browser? There is a great discussion in the comments, […]
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Order of War review fact check
September 26th, 2009 · 18 Comments · Media, WW2
From IGN’s Mark Birnbaum: While not totally unprecedented in gaming, it is quite rare to find a WW2 game that offers a German campaign to players. While apparently not taboo to allow gamers to light up American troops with an MG-42 in Return to Castle Wolfenstein’s multiplayer, it’s not as common to have full-fledged campaigns […]
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