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Wednesday, 18th November
Computer Games: Squad Battles: Korea Updated
HPS Simulations have released an update for Squad Battles 5: The Korean War. The version 1.04 update can be downloaded from the Squad Battles updates page at HPS. It removes the requirement for the game CD to be in the drive to play.
Computer Games: Field of Glory Patched
Slitherine have released a patch for their recently released game Field of Glory. It brings the game up to version 1.01. Gamers logging into the game will be notified of the availability of the new patch or they can download it directly from here.
Monday, 16th November
Computer Games: Field of Glory Released
Slitherine Strategies have announced the release of Field of Glory Digital. The turn-based computer game is the official digital version of the award winning Field of Glory (FoG) miniatures gaming system. Slitherine is launching the digital version to allow fans of FoG to play single player battles against the AI or multiplayer battles across the internet. The multiplayer system created for the game has been designed to be an evolution of the play by e-mail (PBEM) system. Players will find there is no need to download files or any other complicated process to view their opponent’s turns. Jointly developed with UK specialist Hexwar, the game is set during the rise of Rome, from Zama in North Africa to the battles of Boudicca’s revolt in Britain. Visit the game’s webpage at Slitherine to view some screenshots and find out more.
Sunday, 15th November
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with various new links and files, including six board game reviews: Combat Commander: Pacific (GMT), D-Day at Omaha Beach (DG), Golden Horde: Kulikovo 1380, ATO#18 (ATO), MedWar Sicily (Worthington), Mississippi Fortress (COA) and PQ-17 Arctic Naval Operations 1941-43 (GMT). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Friday, 13th November
Board Games: The Caucasus Campaign Released
GMT Games have published The Caucasus Campaign which covers the German offensive against the Soviets in 1942 to seize the fertile Kuban and the oil of the Caucasus. Visit the game’s webpage at GMT to find out more.
Wednesday, 11th November
History Today: Armistice Day
The Great War was brought to an end by an armistice on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918.
Armistice Day 2009:
Board Games: Against the Covenant Released
TCS Games have released Against the Covenant – a print and play game that covers three battles from the Civil War in Scotland during the 1640s: Tippermuir, Aberdeen and Kilsyth. It can be purchased from the game’s webpage at Wargamedownloads.com.
Tuesday, 10th November
Computer Games: Combat Mission Shock Force Updated
Battlefront has released the version 1.21 patch for their Combat Mission Shock Force base game and its Marines and British Forces expansions. It can be downloaded from Battlefront.com. The update offers over 60 improvements and a number of new features.
Sunday, 8th November
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with various new links and files, including eight board game reviews: Campaign Commander vol. 1: Roads to Stalingrad (Bellica 3G), Decision in France (Rhino), Hellenes: The Peloponnesian War (GMT), Ici, c’est la France! The Algerian War of Independence 1954-62 (LW), Napoleon (AH/Gamma Two Games/Columbia Games), Russian Campaign (L2 Design Group edition), Victory (Columbia Games) and Where There is Discord (Fifth Column). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Friday, 6th November
Computer Games: Campaign Austerlitz Released
HPS Simulations have released the sixth game in their Napoleonic Battles series: Campaign Austerlitz. The game covers various campaigns and battles from 1805: Ulm, the Danube, Moravia, Italy and Austerlitz. There is also a hypothetical invasion of England. Solo gamers will find over 50 scenarios specifically designed to give them a tough battle. Visit the game’s webpage at HPS to find out more.
If you are interested in the Napoleonic Wars check out some of the links on my History Links page.
Computer Games: Point of Attack 2 Updated
HPS Simulations have released an update for their modern military tactical-level combat simulation Point of Attack 2 (POA2). It can be downloaded from the POA2 general support and downloads page at HPS. Click here to find out more about the game.
Wednesday, 4th November
Computer Games: Close Combat: The Longest Day Updated
Matrix Games and Strategy 3 Tactics have released a comprehensive version 5.50.07 update for Close Combat: The Longest Day - the latest release in the Close Combat series of games. The major update includes dozens of bug fixes, map line of sight tweaks and data file changes for increased historical accuracy of equipment performance. It can be downloaded from the game’s webpages at Matrix.
Tuesday, 3rd November
Computer Games: Spanish Civil War Updated
HPS Simulations have released their first update for Squad Battles: Spanish Civil War. The version 1.01 update can be downloaded from the Squad Battles updates page at HPS. It removes the requirement for the game CD to be in the drive to play.
Sunday, 1st November
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with various new links and files, including 11 board game reviews: Air Bridge to Victory (GMT), Desert War (AH), The Hell of Stalingrad (COA), Hellenes: The Peloponnesian War (GMT), Hold the Line (Worthington), Kasserine (GMT), Richard III: Wars of the Roses (CG), Seven Ages (ADG), Storm over Stalingrad (MMP), Waterloo (Treefrog) and Where There is Discord (Fifth Column). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Wednesday, 28th October
Miniatures: No Charge! from Battlegames
Battlegames magazine have celebrated their third anniversary by giving away a free 82-page pdf – called No Charge! - which contains a selection of articles from issues 1-18. It can be downloaded here. Visit the Battlegames website to find out more about the miniatures gaming magazine.
Monday, 26th October
Computer Games: Strike Fighters 2 Israel Updated
Third Wire Productions have released an update for Strike Fighters 2 Israel. It is available on the Downloads page at Third Wire. Visit the Strike Fighters 2 Israel webpage to find out more about the air combat game.
Computer Games: Rise of Flight Review
Combatsim.com has published a review of the WW1 flight sim Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War. The reviewer (Aaron Watson) summed up his thoughts as follows: “So, we seem to have a mixed bag here. On the one hand, some things are done brilliantly. RoF is graphically gorgeous, has cool new comms, with excellent sound and the environment to really suspend the disbelief. However, the drawbacks are big ones. Asking permission to use a program you purchased, having the bad guys with a seriously superior set of synthetic skills, and no way to duke it out with non-AI's in an all-out brawl, just is a bunch of real detriments. It is an excellent flight simulation, but much less than that in the combat aspects of the program. With the basis being so great, with a little more labor, this could truly be brilliant.” You can read his review here.
Rise of Flight was also reviewed a couple of times in July. See my July 2009 page for more details. Visit the game’s official website to find out more.
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