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PC Game Reviews
Armchair General sits down with some of the latest and greatest titles (and some not so good) to share our findings with our readers. Our focus is on military and strategy themed games, though we also wander from time to time into more mainstream titles of many genres.


Defenders of Ardania – PC Game Preview

Jim Zabek | Published: October 14, 2011 at 12:33 pm

Offering an entirely new twist on tower defense games, Defenders of Ardania is about to break the genre wide open.

Tropico 4 – PC Game Review

Jim Zabek | Published: October 04, 2011 at 8:34 am

Tropico 4′s improvements over Tropico 3 are more than cosmetic – many will significantly contribute to the game – but will gamers think of it as a sequel or a merely an expansion?

Sengoku – PC Game Review

Curtis Szmania | Published: September 27, 2011 at 6:02 pm

Paradox takes aim at the Japanese Civil War with Sengoku – but can it compete with Shogun 2: Total War?

Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece – PC Game Review

Charlie Hall | Published: September 23, 2011 at 3:13 pm

The small, passionate team at Longbow has crafted a tight game focusing on a discrete period of history with Hegemony Gold. This RTS revels in its boardgame roots.

Interview with Card Hunter Dev Blue Manchu

Jim Zabek | Published: September 21, 2011 at 4:15 pm

Retro art meets modern networking in this card-driven RPG being worked on by a new development studio, Blue Manchu.

Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine – PC Game Review

Lloyd Sabin | Published: September 15, 2011 at 7:01 pm

The new PC version of “Space Marine” does not beat around the bush; almost immediately the player is thrown into the thick of Warhammer 40K–style combat—and alone at that.

Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine – PC Game First Impressions

Jim Zabek | Published: September 09, 2011 at 10:57 pm

Yearning for some Space Marine action? Put down your recaff and pick up Warhammer 40k Space Marine.

PanzerCorps – PC Game Review

Avery Abernethy | Published: September 07, 2011 at 4:37 pm

The world could use another good beer & pretzels game like Panzer General, and PanzerCorps is doing its best to fill the gap.

Din’s Curse – PC Game Review

Jim H. Moreno | Published: September 02, 2011 at 4:58 pm

An indy RPG with great depth, Din’s Curse is both unique and satisfying.

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy – Seeing the Game Through Contemporary Field Manuals

Charlie Hall | Published: September 01, 2011 at 7:42 am

Charlie Hall takes readers through US Army Field Manuals of World War II and uses them to work on tactics for Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy.

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad – PC Game Preview

Jim Zabek | Published: August 26, 2011 at 1:32 pm

The grognard’s shooter returns. Red Orchestra 2 is about to become the historical FPS game of choice.

King Arthur Collection – PC Game Review

Neal West | Published: August 12, 2011 at 11:19 am

The King Arthur Collection is a mix of Total War and Heroes of Might and Magic, offering strategic depth with a magical twist.

Sengoku – PC Game Preview

Jim Cobb | Published: August 09, 2011 at 10:54 am

With Sengoku, Paradox Interactive turns the attention of its Europa Universalis system to the two-hundred year struggle between clans to establish the Shogunate of Japan.

Frozen Synapse – PC Game Review

Anthony Micari | Published: August 03, 2011 at 12:17 pm

A hard-edged indy tactical shooter is uncommon, but Frozen Synapse delivers major satisfaction.

Advanced Tactics Gold – PC Game Review

Christopher Beck | Published: July 28, 2011 at 5:30 pm

“Advanced Tactics Gold” from Slitherine/Matrix Games has a beer-and-pretzels feel, but is extremely strategic in nature.

Exclusive Screenshots of Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

Published: July 13, 2011 at 7:01 pm

Exclusive screenshots from the soon-to-be-released ‘Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad.’

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