Post Tagged with: "real time strategy"

Review: Anomaly Warzone Earth (2nd Opinion)0
by / on November 2, 2012 at 7:00 pm / in Reviews

Review: Anomaly Warzone Earth (2nd Opinion)

  Anomaly: Warzone Earth begins with an opening montage that would be right at home in a Call of Duty game: explosions in Baghdad, wide shots of military vehicles, a solemnly voiced narration, and middle eastern-themed instrumentals. All of the tension and foreboding of this intro is immediately cut off the moment our main character comes into view, wearing an [...]

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Review: Carrier Command: Gaea Mission0
by / on November 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm / in PC, Reviews, Xbox 360

Review: Carrier Command: Gaea Mission

Back in the 80s, Carrier Command became a cult classic, and though it wasn’t a huge commercial success, it captured the imagination of its fan base  Now, in 2012, Bohemia Interactive decided to try and catch lightning in a bottle again with a re-imagining of the original classic. While Bohemia Interactive kept the RTS feel of the original game, much has changed since [...]

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News: Starcraft II Multiplayer May Go Free To Play0
by / on September 24, 2012 at 12:00 pm / in Featured News, News

News: Starcraft II Multiplayer May Go Free To Play

According to Game Informer, Starcraft II lead designer, Dustin Browder, said Blizzard is “looking” at free to play as an option while responding to a fan question during a Valencia eSports panel. The question that may be holding Blizzard back is: How can we make money off of this?

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News: Kickstarter Spotlight: Planetary Annihilation0
by / on September 11, 2012 at 11:07 am / in Featured News, Kickstarter Gaming News, News

News: Kickstarter Spotlight: Planetary Annihilation

The developers of the old school RTS game, Total Annihilation, have come together to raise funds for a spiritual successor of Total Annihilation called Planetary Annihilation. These developers are part of Uber Entertainment, the team that brought you Monday Night Combat. In the Kickstarter campaign, the team talks about how the RTS genre is weak and how very few good RTS [...]

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Preview: Sins of the Solar Empire – Rebellion0
by / on May 16, 2012 at 12:17 pm / in Previews

Preview: Sins of the Solar Empire – Rebellion

When the developers at Relic Entertainment brought us the Homeworld Series, they also gave us a brand new sub-genre of Real Time Strategy games. For a long time that was only game of value in the Space RTS sub-genre, until the developers at Ironclad Games came out with Sins of the Solar Empire. Sins of the Solar Empire with their [...]

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News: Company Of Heroes 2 Officially Coming Early 20130
by / on May 7, 2012 at 2:00 pm / in Featured News, News

News: Company Of Heroes 2 Officially Coming Early 2013

THQ & Relic today published a press release officially announcing Company Of Heroes 2, and it’s set to release early next year. The setting is moving from the common Western Front of World War 2 to the brutal conflicts that took place on the Eastern Front between the Red Army and the Nazi Invaders. The game will utilize state of the art [...]

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PAX East 2012: Civilization V: Gods and Kings Developer Interview2
by / on April 12, 2012 at 8:30 am / in Features, Interviews, PAX East 2012

PAX East 2012: Civilization V: Gods and Kings Developer Interview

After we learned what Civilization V: Gods and Kings was all about, we had the opportunity to sit down with a member of the 2K team to learn a little more about this game. Please click the play button to listen to the interview or read the edited version below. NGN - This is New Gamer Nation here with the 2K [...]

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Review: Jagged Alliance: Back in Action0
by / on March 2, 2012 at 9:32 am / in PC, Reviews

Review: Jagged Alliance: Back in Action

There sure are a lot of classic game sequels coming out these days. Starting with Fallout 3, there have been plenty of reboots, remakes and revivals gracing our systems. With the recent release of the Syndicate remake, the upcoming double release of two XCOM games and many others, it seems like old school game franchises are a hot commodity. Jagged Alliance: Back in [...]

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Review: Crusader Kings II0
by / on February 14, 2012 at 2:32 pm / in PC, Reviews

Review: Crusader Kings II

Review by: CrateBoxer I wouldn’t blame you if you’re unfamiliar with the Paradox ”grand strategy” games. Paradox ”grand strategy” is a general unofficial umbrella term that refers to Paradox‘s historical simulation series, including such titles as Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron and Victoria. Each title allows you to lead a country of your choice through a very specific period of history, from [...]

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