microprose
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Remembering Civilization 2
10If it wasn’t for his wife getting a Fullbright teaching scholarship, Civilization 2 — or Civilization 2000, as it was called internally — may never have seen the light of day. But that’s what happened to Brian Reynolds, lead designer on the iconic game, who relocated from the United States to London to support his…
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Get Dragonsphere Now Before You Have To Pay For It
It’s always nice when old games are re-released, and it’s even better when those old games are made available for free. But due to new publisher arrangements, Dragonsphere won’t be available for free any more. So get it while you can.
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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…
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Remembering The House That Civilization Built
I don’t tend to truly miss many video game studios. Businesses come and go, their developers move on, make new stuff, the world keeps spinning.