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Wednesday, 26th November
Computer Games: Wellington Released
First Class Simulations have released Wellington - a flight sim add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and FSX. More details about the WW2 Wellington bomber simulation are available on the games webpage at First Class Simulations.
Board Games: Tsaritsyn Released
Firefight Games have released Tsaritsyn: Along the Volga, June 1919. It covers the battle for Tsaritsyn between the Bolsheviks and White Russian forces, supported by the British, during the Russian Civil War. Visit the game’s webpage at Firefight Games to find out more.
Tuesday, 25th November
Computer Games: World War One Patched
AGEOD have released a patch for their buggy recently released WW1 title World War One: The Great War 1914-1918. It can be downloaded from the game’s webpages at Matrix Games.
Saturday, 22nd November
Computer Games: HPS Ancient Warfare Titles Updated
HPS Simulations have released updates for Paul Bruffell’s Ancient Warfare games: Gallic Wars and Punic Wars. They can be downloaded from the Ancient Warfare updates page at HPS.
Tuesday, 18th November
Computer Games: World War One Review
The Out of Eight game reviews blog has published a review of AGEOD’s recently released WW1 grand strategy title World War One: The Great War 1914-1918. It gave it five out of eight. You can find the review here.
Visit the game’s webpages at Matrix Games to find out more.
Monday, 17th November
Computer Games: Harpoon - Commander’s Edition Review
The Wargamer has published a review of the classic simulation of modern naval warfare, Larry Bond’s harpoon - Commander’s Edition. You can find it here.
Visit the game’s webpages at Matrix Games to find out more.
Sunday, 16th November
Computer Games: Ironclads: American Civil War Review
Gamesquad has published a review of Ironclads: American Civil War. The reviewer (Jim Cobb) summed up his thoughts as follows: “Pros (+) Great topic; fine vessel modelling, good AI, interesting mission. Cons (-) Poor environmental graphics, limited replay, lack of multi-play.” You can read his review here.
Ironclads was also reviewed last month by the Out of Eight game reviews blog. See my October 2008 page for details.
Go to the developer’s website to find out more or download the demo.
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with a handful of new links and files, including two board game reviews: Hell’s Highway (VG) and Stonewall’s Last Battle (AH). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Friday, 14th November
Board Games: Texas Glory 1835-36 Released
Columbia Games has released Texas Glory: 1835-36. The game covers the Texan War of Independence and comes with 60 wooden blocks and 25 game cards. Visit the Columbia Games website to find out more.
Miniatures: Battlegames Issue 15
Issue 15 of the miniatures gaming magazine Battlegames is now available. It is a bumper sized issue with four extra pages. Visit the publication’s website to find out more.
Thursday, 13th November
Computer Games: World War II - Road to Victory Updated
Matrix Games and IQ Software have released another update for World War II - Road to Victory. The version 1.21 update includes about two dozen fixes, including improvements to game play and several rule tweaks. Visit the game’s webpages at Matrix to get the update or find out more about the game.
Tuesday, 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.
Three of the four surviving British veterans of WW1 led the remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph today:
Computer Games: World War One Released
AGEOD have chosen the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War to release their grand strategy title World War One: The Great War 1914-1918. Players take on the role of one of eight playable war leaders from the Entente, Central Powers or neutral nations during WW1. There are 10 scenarios and four campaigns – including two grand campaigns – to choose from. Visit the games webpages at Matrix Games to find out more.
Monday, 10th November
Computer Games: Battlefront File Repository
Battlefront.com has announced the launch of a brand new Battlefront File Repository. The Repository is a new means for fans and community members to upload, download and swap mods, scenarios, maps and other game files for all Battlefront games. To mark the launch, Battlefront has released an Optional Terrain Pack for Combat Mission Shock Force in the Repository exclusively. This optional 121 MB texture pack, by none else than Battlefront's resident artist Dan ‘Kwazydog’ Olding, updates all of CMSF’s stock terrain textures. You can find the new Repository here.
Computer Games: CMSF - Marines Review
IGN.com has published a review of Battlefront’s first expansion for Combat Mission Shock Force: CM Shock Force - Marines. The reviewer (Steve Butts) summed up his thoughts as follows: “Combat Mission: Shock Force left a lot to be desired and the Marines module (and the accompanying patch) definitely takes some steps in the right direction. The Marines are fun to play, and are modelled here with the accuracy and attention that we've come to expect from Battlefront.” You can read his full review here.
CMSF- Marines was also reviewed by the Out of Eight reviews blog last month. See my October page for details.
Visit the game’s webpages at Battlefront.com to find out more.
Computer Games: Close Combat - Wacht am Rhein Review
The Out of Eight game reviews blog has published a review of the WW2 tactical-level game recently released by Matrix Games: Close Combat - Wacht am Rhein. It gave it six out of eight. You can find the review here (under November 10, 2008).
Visit the Wacht am Rhein webpages at Matrix to find out more.
Computer Games: Commander - Napoleon at War Review
Jim Cobb has written a review of the Napoleonic grand strategy title Commander - Napoleon at War for The Wargamer. You can read it here.
The game was also reviewed earlier this month by IGN.com. See below for details.
Visit the game’s webpages at Matrix to find out more.
Remembrance Sunday, 9th November
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with a few more new links and files, including two board game reviews: Borodino, Battle of the Moskova, 1812 (GMT) and Dos de Mayo (Devir). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Friday, 7th November
Computer Games: Modern Airpower: War over the Mideast
HPS Simulations and John Tiller have announced the release of the second game in their Modern Airpower series: War Over the Mideast (WOM). It includes 30 scenarios that cover air operations such as Operation Kadesh in 1956, Operation Moked during the 1967 Six Day War and the Mansourah air battle in 1973. Visit the WOM page at HPS to find out more.
Computer Games: Squad Battles: Spanish Civil War Released
HPS Simulations have released the tenth game in their Squad Battles series: Spanish Civil War. It is a squad level game that covers tactical combat during the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s. Players have 58 standalone scenarios and two campaigns to choose from. Find out more about the game on the Squad Battles: Spanish Civil War page at HPS.
Podcasts: Meeples and Miniatures Episode 41
Neil Shuck has released his 41st podcast (mp3 format). The show, as well as containing the usual mix of comment and chat about gaming, contains not one, but two in-depth reviews. First, he looks at The Uncharted Seas – a new fantasy naval game from Spartan Games – and reviews some of the ship models and accessories available for it. Then, since it was around Halloween when he recorded the show, he examines Ambush Z - a new zombie combat game from Ambush Alley Games. In between his reviews he looks at what he thinks are the differences between British and American gaming culture. You can download his podcasts from here.
Wednesday, 5th November
Computer Games: Empires in Arms Updated
Matrix Games and Australian Design Group have released another major update for their Napoleonic grand strategy title Empires in Arms. The version 1.04.07 comprehensive update includes over 70 fixes and AI improvements. It can be downloaded from the game’s official webpages at Matrix.
Tuesday, 4th November
Computer Games: Commander - Napoleon at War Review
IGN.com has published a review of Commander - Napoleon at War. The reviewer (Steve Butts) summed up his thoughts as follows: “Commander: Napoleon at War manages to get a lot of things right. It strikes a nice balance between simulation and convenience, giving players just enough to make their strategic decisions matter, but not so much that they're crushed under the weight of tables and numbers. With that said, the real focus here is on moving and fighting, not on diplomacy, technology or economy. Those elements are present, of course, but they're on the sidelines. But as fun and as big as the game is, the lack of a solid AI and the strange limitations on how you move and attack limit the amount of fun you'll have here.” You can read his full review here.
Monday, 3rd November
Computer Games: Battle Command Now Free
The Historical Software Corporation has announced that their WW2 platoon-level multiplayer game Battle Command – previously known as TALACOSI (Tactical Land Combat Simulator) – is now available for download as freeware. Visit the game’s website to find out more.
Computer Games: War between the States Updated
Matrix Games and 2 by 3 Games have released another update for the American Civil War grand strategy title Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States. Bringing the version of the game up to 1.030, the update includes a few bug fixes and improvements to computer-controlled production. To get the update or find out more visit the game’s webpages at Matrix.
Sunday, 2nd November
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with new links and files, including four board game reviews: Drive on Metz 1944 (VPG), Successors: Alexander’s Empire (AH/GMT), Waterloo 20 (VPG) and Wooden Ships and Iron Men (AH). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
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