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5 January 2009

World War II: Road To Victory

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 26 DEC 2008 by Allan Berke

And yet another World War II strategy game takes center stage. Can World War 2: Road to Victory set itself apart from its many competitors? Al Berke provides his thoughts.

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World War II: General Command

SCREENSHOTS FEATURE posted on 2 DEC 2008 by Jim Zabek

World War II: General Command is the debut release of GI Games' real-time strategic and tactical wargame covering Operation Wacht am Rhein. Check out the new information and screenshots here.

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Strategic Command Pacific Interview

INTERVIEW posted on 25 NOV 2008 by Wargamer Staff

Battefront's Moon and Hubert Cater sit down with a Beta tester to find out what he thinks of Strategic Command: Pacific Theater as it moves from the ETO to the PTO.

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Harpoon - Commander's Edition

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 17 NOV 2008 by Kent Laukhuf

Last call for a classic! A standard bearer gets one last reconstitution before sailing into the annals of gaming history.

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HPS 2 New Titles

INDUSTRY NEWS posted on 6 NOV 2008 by Jim Zabek

HPS has announced two new titles: War Over the Mideast and Spanish Civil War, both John Tiller designs. Get yer details here while they're hot!

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Empires of Steel

INTERVIEW posted on 20 JUN 2008 by Jim Cobb

Battlefront recently announced it will publish Empires of Steel next year. As anticipation builds, Jim Cobb recently sat down with Brit Clousing, the one-man-show behind Atomicboy Software, to gain more insight into the game.

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Pacific Storm: Allies

PC GAME PREVIEW posted on 20 JAN 2008 by Sean Drummy

Sean Drummy gets his hands on a preview build of CDV’s and Lesta’s hotly anticipated sequel to Pacific Storm, entitled Pacific Storm: Allies. Plenty of new features and improvements are headed to port, building off of the success of the original Pacific Storm. Read on to see what digital fighter aces and virtual admirals have in store for early 2008.

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Mission: Combat Force

SCREENSHOTS FEATURE posted on 19 OCT 2007 by http://www.abacuspub.com/

Abacus Publishing has just released a bunch of new screenshots for its add-on to Microsoft Flight Simulator - Mission: Combat Force. Mission: Combat Force offers gamers the chance to fly an A-10 Warthog through a variety of missions against a wide range of bad guys. Check out the screenshots!

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Hornet Leader PC - Part 2

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 5 OCT 2007 by Dan Verssen

The PC version of this popular air sim card game is about to be released. Hornet Leader PC creator Dan Verssen takes to the skies yet again in day two of his after action report. Read on to see if he can stave off a shocking air attack by the Libyans.

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Hornet Leader

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 23 SEP 2007 by Dan Verssen

Guts, Brains, and Firepower—Hornet Leader PC creator Dan Verssen takes to the skies in this after action report and tries to turn an enemy factory into smoldering rubble. Read on to see what the PC version of this popular air sim card game is shaping up like.

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Guns of August

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 18 AUG 2007 by Lloyd Sabin

In the gaming world, the Great War is typically pushed aside for World War II, for reasons of accessibility and general interest. But Guns of August attempts to capture a bit of all the cinematics, drama, and intricacy of World War I. Read about Frank Hunter’s latest title — eagerly anticipated for the last five years.

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Harpoon Advanced Naval Warfare

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 11 AUG 2007 by Kent Laukhuf

Find out why The Wargamer’s Kent Laukhuf says, “If you are looking for the most realistic naval warfare simulation available, pick up Harpoon Advanced Naval Warfare v.3.8.”

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Supreme Commander

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 18 MAY 2007 by Chris “SgtShaggy” Massey

Chris Massey tries his hand at what is being called the "spiritual successor" to Total Annihilation. Does Gas Powered Games' latest real time strategy title measure up to its predecessor? Read on to find out.

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Air Assault 101

DEVELOPER FEATURE posted on 7 NOV 2006 by Pat Proctor

"Air Assault Task Force can be unforgiving to the beginning player (or the advanced player, for that matter). Don’t feel bad. U.S. Army officers train their whole life to fight wars and still get their butts kicked by the OPFOR at places like the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk , Louisiana . Fighting wars is hard stuff..."

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Carriers at War

PC GAME PREVIEW posted on 27 OCT 2006 by Bill Trotter

With the first playable beta build of Carriers at War, Bill Trotter takes a look at the half-completed Battle of the Coral Sea. Although it has no instructions and lacks a number of important elements, he reports, it definitely has a lot more going for it than a simple paint job over a nostalgia fix. Read on to get a blast from the past.

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Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005

BOOK REVIEW posted on 24 SEP 2006 by Jim Zabek

Jim Zabek reviews a history of the modern era's "most infamous missile."

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The Operational Art of War 3

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 17 JUL 2006 by Mike Dorn

Veteran wargamer Mike Dorn reviews the latest and greatest version of the famous Operational Art of War series. Read on to find out what's new from Norm Koger's operational wargaming sensation.

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ProSIM at Origins 2006

INTERVIEW posted on 11 JUL 2006 by Jim Zabek

At Origins 2006, The Wargamer's Jim Zabek sat down with ProSIM head Patrick Proctor to learn about his company's next major project, Air Assault Task Force.

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Blitzkrieg 2

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 30 NOV 2005 by Jim Cobb

Fire up the Panzers and get those bombers in the air as Jim Cobb smashes head-on into CDV's latest real time strategy title, Blitzkrieg 2. Is this a tank-rushing click-fest or a solid strategy title that will please the armchair general? Jim Cobb digs up the old combat boots and gets down and dirty to find out.

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Supreme Ruler 2010

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 26 OCT 2005 by Michael Eckenfels

Copious mind-shattering statistics coupled with brutal bureaucratic rule…what more could a potential world ruler want? Supreme Ruler 2010 has a vast array of statistics…what the gamer gets out of that depends on their own preferences.

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