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Theatre of War: Five Opening Moments

May 14th, 2007 · Comments Off on Theatre of War: Five Opening Moments · Battlefront, WW2

1. Dual core computers are not exactly new, so why do I have to turn the second core off in order for the game to run properly? I want to use all my processing power. 2. These loading screens take forever. 3. The first campaign on the list lets you play as Poland in September […]

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Commander: Europe at War Preview

April 30th, 2007 · Comments Off on Commander: Europe at War Preview · Preview, Wargames, WW2

Greg Costikyan has posted a comparative preview of Slitherine’s upcoming WW2 grand strategy game, Commander: Europe at War. Greg analyzes some of the design decisions in Europe at War in light of other attempts to model the conflict. It’s a brief essay on the mechanics of various games and how they mirror either good design […]

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Making Tough Choices

April 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment · WW2

I started playing Making History: The Calm and the Storm yesterday, and I’ll hold off on too detailed commentary until the review is done and published. These comments are based on a few starts and one extended play. But the game makes me appreciate the tough calls that grand strategy game developers have to make […]

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Curious Disclaimers

April 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on Curious Disclaimers · Industry, WW2

While searching for mods and scenarios for Close Combat: Cross of Iron, I came across Close Combat Org. It seems to be the big clearing house for this sort of thing. At the bottom of the page, they have this disclaimer: This site is not affiliated to or has anything relating to the philosophies of […]

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Close Combat: Cross of Iron – Opening Thoughts

April 7th, 2007 · Comments Off on Close Combat: Cross of Iron – Opening Thoughts · WW2

I’ve been dabbling with Close Combat: Cross of Iron a little in the last few weeks. Not enough to do a complete review yet, but enough to raise some questions about the release of an updated version of a ten year old game. While reading Bill Trotter’s eight page review at Wargamer, three things hit […]

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Company of Heroes stays in the West

April 5th, 2007 · 7 Comments · CGW, WW2

It looks like the Company of Heroes add on will be a stand alone title that focuses on the British in France and the Low Countries. Caen and Market Garden. Give Jon Shafer a cookie. Fuller details are in this month’s Games for Windows magazine, though there is a teaser from Matt Leone at 1up.

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