Game: Crusader Kings 2 Format: PC Developer: Paradox Interactive Publisher: Paradox Interactive I seriously hope you guys can appreciate me sitting down to talk about this game, because it means I’ll have to stop playing it right now… Yes, yes, it’s that good, at least if you are into this kind of thing, but I [...]
Tags: Crusader Kings II, Jose Luis Pérez Zapata, Paradox Interactive, PC, Review, strategy
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Fri, February 24 2012 » PC/Mac, Reviews » No Comments
Huge news for all us XCOM fans! Not only are we getting the much heralded FPS type take on XCOM from 2K later this year we are now going to be treated to a “back to it’s roots” XCOM strategy game from Firaxis too! (for 360, PS3 & PC) Exciting! We’re just hoping for a [...]
Tags: Firaxis, Rax, Richard Burley, strategy, XCOM, XCOM: Enemy Unknown
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Thu, January 5 2012 » Gaming News » 1 Comment
Microsoft’s latest foray into the world of strategy launches on Tuesday, in the form of this “freemium” online release. Whilst the core game is 100% free many advanced options, game play modes and indeed entire civilisations, will be available for a small charge following it’s release date. Now, before you worry about it’s “freemium” nature [...]
Tags: Age of Empires, Gas Powered Games, Microsoft, Microsoft Studios, PC, Rax, strategy
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Sun, August 14 2011 » Gaming News » No Comments
Strategy games have been around almost as long as the game industry itself. It is one of the largest selling genres on the market, and in my opinion, it is the most difficult in which to be original. Enter Europa Universalis, the Grand Strategy series from Paradox Interactive. The entire series is focused on choosing one [...]
Tags: Carlton Spyres, Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive, PC, RTS, strategy
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Thu, July 21 2011 » Opinion Pieces » 2 Comments
Game: Starcraft II Format: PC, Mac Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Publisher: Activision Aliens. We like them. At least we like them on screen. It’s easy to forget that they don’t exist because they appear in more films than Samuel L Jackson. Starcraft II recognises our collective impression of what an alien should be and delivers it [...]
Tags: Activision, Blizzard, Jim Raynor, Mac, newbreview, PC, Review, starcraft, Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty, strategy
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Tue, December 14 2010 » PC/Mac, Reviews » No Comments