Planetary annihilation – game review

Planetary Annihilation – Game Review

There are a fair number of games floating around today that have pedigrees so long you’d think they were show dogs. You know the ones I’m talking about. Call of Duty. Battlefield. Halo. Anything by Blizzard or EA Sports.  This can be both good and bad. Just like with dogs, too much inbreeding can make…

Tales of an average online gamer 4: armchair management

Tales of an Average Online Gamer 4: Armchair Management

I’ve spoken at length on here before of the traditional forms of multiplayer online gaming, but what if you’re more armchair general than infantry leader? Because there’s one area of online gaming I have been tangentially involved with for a few years now, and that’s sports management. Blackout Rugby is a freemium rugby management game,…

Review: the cold war era

Review: The Cold War Era

The ultimate goal of The Cold War Era sounds simple enough: choose to play as the USA or USSR and gain the support of as many countries as possible within one real-time hour. However, developer Alina Digital are confident that their game successfully recreates the tense, physiological warfare of the Cold War. We’ll find out…