Computer Games Magazine has a combined July\/August issue this year, which makes sense since they are trying to launch their MMO mag. One less CGM issue to produce probably means more time for the new publication.<\/p>\n
Lots of great strategy stuff in this issue, including a delicious preview of Medieval 2: Total War by Kelly Wand and a preview of the three upcoming Roman city-builders, co-written by Alex Handy and Cindy Yans. My interview with Firaxis’ Jesse Smith is there, too. The wargame Birth of America gets a big thumbs up from Bruce Geryk.<\/p>\n
Two reviews from me this month. I gave Take Command 2: Second Manassas a strong endorsement; Mad Minute Games should start getting some serious money behind them, because I think they could do some great things if they had things like a staff.<\/p>\n
The other review is of the non-violent edutainment title A Force More Powerful. I have some issues with the game, but this is my favorite review of the year so far. AFMP is a game with ideas, and I’ll write more about it later. The review was hard to write since the game fails in its primary mission, but succeeds in ways I wasn’t quite expecting. Not a great game, but an interesting one.<\/p>\n
Be sure to check out Steve Bauman’s opening editorial, wherein he writes that New Media sucks. Well, that’s an oversimplification. But he makes some very good points about how New Media isn’t all that new, and is held to different ethical standards than the print media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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