Today, Armchair General sits down with Martin van Balkom of Battlefront to talk about a wide range of titles, including Shockforce, the next incarnation of the very popular Combat Mission series.

Harpoon 3 – Advanced Naval Warfare is the latest iteration of the venerable computer Harpoon series, the modern naval warfare simulator originally created by Larry Bond, and brought to fame by blockbuster novels such as The Hunt for the Red October and the seminal Red Storm Rising (both were written by Tom Clancy, the latter with a substantial contribution by Bond).

This is the third and final piece in our interview series for the new incarnation of The Operational Art of War 3 by Matrix Games. In this interview, we sit down with Daniel McBride (Scenario Research and Design Manager) to get a look at what went into this aspect of the game.

Armchair General continues our coverage of the upcoming release of The Operational Art of War 3 by Matrix Games.

As part of Armchair General’s continuing coverage of the upcoming release of The Operational Art of War 3 (Matrix Games) we sit down with the programmer behind the new version of this old favorite. He speaks candidly about the new release and where it may be headed in the future…

Matrix Games recently acquired the rights to work on a plethora of old Talonsoft titles (The Operational Art of War series, Campaign Series, Battleground Series, etc.) which has led some to wonder if Matrix was looking backwards rather than toward the future of wargaming.

A whole new range of challenges await you as you take a break from all the fighting and find a job as an Armchair Mayor in this richly detailed city management simulation.

ACG takes a look at the recent demo to see if the battlefields of the near future will be worth visiting.

ACG takes a look at this upcoming Civil War game by giving you an idea of the historical background of the game.

For fans of the RTS genre, and World War II especially, there appears to be great depth of gameplay and a variety of units which aren’t the same as we’ve witnessed time and again in other titles. We’ll have to wait and see what comes out of the factory in the full version, but there is nothing to suggest this game won’t live up to expectations.

Recently, Armchair General caught up with the Slitherine game Legion Arena for a quick review. After playing it for a while, many questions cropped up which we felt needed answering. So, we sent off a communiqué to Iain McNeil —development director at Slitherine—for some answers. The dispatch rider returned with the following scribbled notes;

The designer of Europa Universalis, Great Invasions, and Birth of America shares some thoughts on his latest title and his new company.

ACG looks at an upcoming game that explores a time in history that is rarely explored in PC games to find out if it’s worth putting on your list for the year.

Is education fun? Making History: The Calm & The Storm aims to show you how learning strategy and military history can be educational and fun.

Following on from the success of the original Empire Earth and the expansion pack The Art of Conquest, Empire Earth II builds upon the series with improved graphics, sound and additional features that were not in the earlier releases.

Jim H. Moreno recently had the privilege to fire off a salvo of questions to Sergei Titarenko of Lesta Studios about their upcoming game Pacific Storm.