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PC Game Review: Napoleon’s Campaigns
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-09 16:05:51 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
By Jim Cobb @ The Wargamer
Napoleon wasn’t all that great of a tactician; many of his battlefield successes were a function of luck. Neither were his strategies great; he tended to overreach and often couldn’t put his opponents down permanently. Where he excelled as no other was in the area of operations. He took the corps system he inherited from the Old Regime and the Revolution and used it to a dazzling extent. Therefore, AGEOD’s decision to limit its Napoleon’s Campaigns to the operational level was to highlight those aspects that made “Boney” great. For the most part, the game has done well by l’Empereur.
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Interviews
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-09 16:00:12 in category: MMOG News [ Print ]
IGN sits down with Blizzard's Jeffrey Kaplanof, lead designer on Wrath of the Lich King and Blizzard's J. Allen Brack, Wrath of the Lich King's lead producer. Read both interviews for the latest details.
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Iron Grip: Warlord - 6 New Screens
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-09 15:41:47 in category: Action/Action Strategy News [ Print ]
Isotx today released new screenshots from Iron Grip: Warlord. Using the Quake 3 engine, Iron Grip: Warlord blends RTS and FPS gameplay, where you must employ urban guerrilla tactics to fight off the hordes. Protect your city at all costs, by building defense structures, setting traps, and taking the enemy on yourself.
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Preview - New Screens & Trailers
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-09 15:33:57 in category: MMOG News [ Print ]
Impressions of World of Warcraft's upcoming expansion, new screens, and lots of video.
By Charles Onyett, IGN
Before we get into the details, we should let you know that Blizzard still has no set release date for Wrath of the Lich King. Like its other publicly-known major title in development, StarCraft 2, it'll be done when it's done. From what was shown off at a presentation and the things Blizzard indicated were still under development, it sounds like there's still quite a bit of work to do.
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Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway - 5 New Screens
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-09 15:23:24 in category: First-Person Shooter News [ Print ]
Ubisoft has released new screenshots from Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (Thx:GamersHell), illustrating this first-person shooter in the works at Gearbox Software and due to be available for PS3, PC and Xbox 360. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway promises amazing graphics and sound, new cutting-edge gameplay features and a completely redesigned online component. The game drops you into Operation Market-Garden, the largest airborne operation of World War II - you will lead Matt Baker, Joe Hartsock and the rest of the 101st Airborne Division as they fight to open "Hell's Highway" in a daring bid for a quick end to the war. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway will hit the store shelves in August 2008.
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Men of War 3ds Max Plug-ins
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-09 15:17:05 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
Digitalmindsoft offers updated 3ds Max plug-ins for Men of War (Thx:Blue's News), which will facilitate the creation of vehicles that can be imported into the World War II real-time strategy game. This page has details on how this can be accomplished, and offers some sample files to get you started.
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Call of Duty 5 Revealed
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-09 15:10:19 in category: First-Person Shooter News [ Print ]
Source: MCV
In an earnings call with investors following its most successful set of full-year financials ever, Activision has unveiled more details about the next installment in the Call Of Duty series.
The firm talked of a new ‘military theatre’ and confirmed that the title would be released for 360, PS3, PC and DS – but would also arrive on Wii and PS2, representing the first time the series had been playable on the duo for two years,
Speaking about the game, Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith said: "We'll launch on all four platforms we've participated on in fiscal 2008 with Call Of Duty 4...but we'll also launch on the PS2 and the Wii.”
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Strategic Command 2 Patton Drives East - Out Now!
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-09 14:56:11 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
The second expansion in the acclaimed Strategic Command 2 grand strategy series, Patton Drives East has just been released for sale! It is only available from Battlefront.com, starting at $25, and not sold in stores.
Available in three delivery formats (Download, Mail Delivery and joint Download+Mail Delivery), Patton Drives East explores the "what ifs" of a post WWII conflict between the Allies and USSR as well as including various hypothetical revisions of classic WWII campaigns.
Order the Download or Download+Mail version and you can download the game today and be playing within minutes! The Mail Delivery version should begin shipping out from our warehouse in about 1-2 weeks.
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Review: Arctic Cooling Silentium T3 ECO 80 PC Enclosure
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-09 14:48:38 in category: General System Component News [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ DriverHeaven
Arctic Cooling is probably most well known for CPU and VGA coolers but a few years ago they started branching out into cases. The concept behind AC’s case range has always been silent but effective cooling and this philosophy also extends to the PSU’s that are bundled with each chassis. Today we are reviewing one of the newest additions to the Silentium range, the T3.
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Just Announced Hardware for May 9, 2008
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-09 13:58:01 in category: Hardware News [ Print ]
Here are the latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to independent news source.
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World In Conflict: Soviet Assault Video - Designer Interview
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-08 16:37:18 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
GameTrailers is hosting the latest video from World In Conflict: Soviet Assault, the RTS developed by Massive Entertainment. This interview features Magnus Jansen, Lead Designer of World in conflict, discussing the console version of this title. This additional content will be released separately as an add-on for the PC edition of World in conflict.
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Stronghold Crusader Extreme New Screens
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-08 16:11:41 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
New screenshots from Stronghold Crusader Extreme are now available (Thx: GamersHell), the new and improved version of the 'Stronghold Crusader' due to be available in May 2008. Developed by Firefly Studios, Stronghold Crusader Extreme features huge battles with over 10000 units on screen, a new Extreme Trail which will test even the best Crusader players and a new tactical aid bar which allows you to unleash super moves on your enemies. Also included in the package is the original 'Stronghold Crusader' featuring limited edition content which was previously only released in the US.
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HL2 Fistful of Frags Mod - New Version 1.4 - Streaming Video
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-08 16:04:58 in category: First-Person Shooter News [ Print ]
The Fistful of Frags Website now offers a new version 1.40 beta for this western-themed modification for Half-Life 2 (Thx:Blue's News). Here's a description of the new version: "Version 1.4 is our most complete release until now, isn´t easy to summarize the amount of work from a lot of people which beta 1.4 has supposed. There are 2 new maps, many fixes and changes in existing levels, the much awaited dual peacemakers, many new sound effects and taunts, new music, final vigilante player model and a brand new feature to play with: whiskey!" 111/292 MB
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Men Of War Release Date & Beta Launch Revealed - 8 New Screens
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-08 15:57:55 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
Men of War is 1C Company's latest RTS, taking place in Europe during the height of WWII. Digitalmindsoft revealed that it plans to launch Men of War in September, and the previously delayed multiplayer beta is set to commence in June.
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Harpoon: Advanced Naval Warfare is Updated!
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-08 15:50:45 in category: Naval Combat News [ Print ]
Matrix Games and Advanced Gaming Systems are pleased to announce the release of another quick update for their famous naval warfare simulator, Harpoon: Advanced Naval Warfare. The comprehensive 3.9.2 update brings another quick fix to a land unit logistics issue and also marks the announcement of a new community-focused development initiative. 253 MB
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Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory - Ardennes Offensive Screens
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-08 15:39:25 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
Leading video game developer and publisher, Fireglow Games, today announces a new batch screenshots from Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory add-on.
These screenshots showing the winter landscapes in the one of new missions from the Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory - Ardennes Offensive add-on.
The Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory - Ardennes Offensive add-on will be available for Free at the end of May.
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Review: Razer Destructor Professional Gaming Mat
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-08 15:08:37 in category: Game Controller News [ Print ]
Author: Greg Baden @ ThinkComputers
The Razer Destructor Professional Gaming Mat is certainly something gamers should look into buying. Razer's test showed an increase in tracking of 37% with laser mice and 25% compared to other gaming-grade surfaces. This surface is of the highest quality. Razer claims it as the Razer Fractal surface for high-precision gameplay. Something that you probably haven't seen with any other gaming-grade mousepad is a protective carrying case, which comes included with the Destructor. Perfect for on-the-go gamers.
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Just Announced Hardware for May 8, 2008
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-08 14:42:28 in category: Hardware News [ Print ]
Here are the latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to independent news source.
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