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So… The First X-COM Game Almost Didn’t Happen
My first experience with the X-COM franchise was Terror from the Deep, but once I’d finished it I went on to tackle UFO Defense and X-COM: Apocalypse. All brilliant games in their own way, they forever shaped my gaming tastes. So you can imagine how sick I felt when series creator Julian Gollop revealed the very first game dodged two giant bullets on its way to becoming a finished product.
Creator Of Original X-Com Thinks The New XCOM Is “Addictive And Absorbing”
No one was sure that XCOM: Enemy Unknown would please fans of the original X-Com. The remake’s lead designer Jake Solomon counts himself amongst the devotees of Microprose’s sci-fi strategy game and even he wasn’t certain the team at Firaxis could recapture the appeal of the original.
H.A.W.X. 2 Looks Deadly, Perhaps Boring
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Due out this spring, H.A.W.X. 2 looks like a perfect fit for fans of aerial combat. The question is, are there still enough of those fans around to support a big series like this?
MicroProse Co-Founder Launches Military MMO Dev
MicroProse co-founder J.W. ‘Wild Bill’ Stealey is part of the team of industry veterans behind Thriller New Media, a new company dedicated to creating online multiplayer games in the military/spy genre.
Midwest Gaming Classic Starts Tomorrow
If you are or will be in the Milwaukee area over the weekend, be sure to drop by the Olympia Resort for the 2008 Midwest Gaming Classic, the Midwest’s largest electronic gaming convention. Visitors will be able to buy and play classic to current arcade and pinball machines, buy, sell, and trade your video game systems, games, and accessories, or listen to talks given by guest speakers like modder Ben Heckendorn, Twin Galaxies founder Walter Day, former EGM editors “Trickman” Terry and Sushi X, and Marty Goldberg, who will be talking about the plans to revitalize the classic Microprose brand. It sounds like a damn fine way to spend some time and money over the weekend. Tickets are $US 10 a day for adults, or completely free for children 12 and under. Hit up the website for directions and more information. The 2008 Midwest Gaming Classic [Official Site - Thanks ZRDollarz]
