Total War: Warhammer

In 2015 Creative Assembly celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Total War series of turn-based/tactical strategy games.  A few days later it officially announced the upcoming release of its latest Total War title, Total War: Warhammer.  For the past few years Creative Assembly and its current publisher Sega had been teasing the development of a […]

Dear Mindy: GOG Galaxy

With the advent of digital distribution in the gaming industry a number of companies have supplied digital distribution platforms for gaming products.  GOG Galaxy is one of the more recent additions to this developing market and, unlike the other platforms which grew out of a gaming company seeking a way to more efficiently provide their […]

Orcas Online Private Minecraft Server

Attention San Juan Gamers! Orcas Online is setting up a Minecraft server that any Orcas Online customer can access.  The server is currently set to survival-mode and is open to anyone on the Orcas Online network.  This project is an attempt to create a digital environment that local gamers can enjoy and socialize on.  Bring […]

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Saga

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Saga is a real-time strategy game derived from the blending of the Star Wars hype produced by the prequel trilogy, and the golden age of real-time strategy games.  The RTS game Age of Empires II was released in that sweet spot of game development at the turn of the millennium when […]

Civilization: Beyond Earth & Rising Tide

The news that Firaxis was developing what would essentially amount to a combination of one of the principle 4x in space games, Alpha Centauri, which was released in 1999 to wide acclaim, and the hugely popular Civilization V, released in 2010, created a great deal of excitement in the 4x community; particularly from fans of […]

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight

After Electronic Arts successfully continued the Command & Conquer saga with its releases of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars and it’s expansion Kane’s Wrath in 2007 and 2008 respectively there was a great deal of hype and excitement when EA announced the fourth and final title of the current Tiberium saga: Command & Conquer […]

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth II

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth was very well received by series fans and real-time strategy gamers and is arguably the best RTS representation of the Lord of the Rings trilogy yet produced.  When Electronic Arts announced the upcoming release of The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth […]

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI

Two hefty expansion packs, numerous DLC, and a vibrant modding community combined to give Civilization V a long full life in the gaming community and formed what will probably be an enduring legacy.  When Firaxis announced the development of Sid Meier’s Civilization VI in May of 2016 the fanbase was energized, not so much with […]

Warlords Battlecry III

In the early 90s, when the limits of the gaming market were still being tested, a 2D turn based strategy game, with some minor roleplaying elements, titled Warlords was released by Strategic Studios Group after it was designed by the series creator and visionary Steve Fawkner.  The game itself was deceptively simple but featured great […]

Dear Mindy: Origin

Since the success of Valve’s Steam Client in revolutionizing the gaming industry’s distribution and marketing methods many major game providers have developed their own online platforms for supplying clients with products, support, and community.  Origin is Electronic Arts’ digital distribution platform and one of the primary digital outlets for EA games and digital products. Origin […]