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Crusader Kings II – PC Game Preview

Jim Cobb | Published: October 31, 2011 at 3:16 pm

A preview of Crusader Kings II says the new game should be a worthy successor to Paradox’s 2004 surprise hit, with improved graphics, a greatly refined military element and more.

Take On Helicopters – PC Game Preview

Rod White | Published: October 18, 2011 at 9:57 am

Hard-core flight sims will want to take a look at this preview of Take On Helicopters – due to be released in the next couple of weeks, it’s looking to be a great addition to fans of civilian helo sims.

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.

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.

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.

Sergeants Miniatures Game – Preview

Jim Zabek | Published: July 06, 2011 at 5:31 pm

A preview of the ‘Sergeants Miniatures Game’ from Lost Battalion Games, which comes boxed with the rules, miniatures, and cards needed to play.

Pride of Nations – PC Game Preview

Jim Cobb | Published: May 26, 2011 at 4:34 pm

With ‘Pride of Nations,’ AGEOD has stepped into the world of grand-strategy gaming and may have hit the jackpot, with depth like ‘Victoria II’ and PBEM deeper than ‘Diplomacy.’

Brink – PC Game Preview

James Pikover | Published: March 18, 2011 at 1:16 pm

“The farthest thing from a dumb shooter I’ve seen,” Brink promises to deliver a whole new level of team-based, objective-oriented FPS gaming.

Dawn of War II: Retribution PC Game Preview

Jim Zabek | Published: February 28, 2011 at 2:28 pm

Dawn of War II: Retribution.  PC Game Preview.  Pubisher: THQ.  Developer: Relic Entertainment.  $29.99

Like the previous expansion for Dawn of War II, Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising, Dawn of War II: Retribution also promises to …

World of Tanks – MMO Game Preview

Jim Zabek | Published: January 19, 2011 at 2:26 pm

Free, fun, and a world of tanks. What’s not to love? A preview of the World of Tanks free MMO.

Preview of Legio – Chess Meets Warhammer?

Singleton Mosby | Published: May 10, 2010 at 6:10 pm

A preview of the Legio PC Game explores how this purported cross between traditional chess and fantasy-battle games like Games Workshop’s Warhammer plays.

Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943 – PC Game Preview

Robert Mackey | Published: February 11, 2010 at 12:06 pm

This preview of Theater of War 2: Kursk 1943 praises it as rare example of a computer game that actually replicates the problems of command on a chaotic battlefield and is different enough to stand out from the pack.

Napoleon Total War PC Game: An Armchair General Preview

Phillip Culliton | Published: February 05, 2010 at 4:55 pm

Previewing Napoleon Total War from Creative Assembly and SEGA caused a mix of excitement and trepidation in this reviewer, but what he discovered was ‘nothing short of inspiring.’

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