Civilization V E3 2010 Trailer

 

Now I know I missed much of E3, but really there was nothing noteworthy in my humble opinion. This is a little late but here’s the Civ 5 trailer from E3. It shows some gameplay footage. Video below with some thoughts:

 

 

I personally am stoked they are ‘enriching’ the combat system, but I do wonder how this will change the formula of the overall game. A little bit worried they are over complicating Civilization and making the game more bloated with more features. However, I can’t immediately come to that judgment as the rest of the system remains in question. This could be a completely new Civ game built from the ground up with the combat changes.

Elemental: War of Magic Developer Walkthrough

I’ve always liked Stardock for their enthusiasm for sharing what they are working on with their fans. Very transparent and makes you feel appreciated as a customer. Brad Wardell(CEO of Stardock) runs through the basic gameplay of Elemental: War of Magic, the Master of Magic spiritual successor and updates us on what's been added and going to be added into the game. Videos below:

Shogun 2: Total War Announced

It’s been confirmed! Creative Assembly are developing Shogun 2: Total War. IGN today featured the first ‘first look’ article which marked the end of the embargo on the story. Keep an eye out on the next PC Gamer magazine too. Details below:

Games That Made Us – Most Influental Strategy Games

I’ve written an article over at Kakigamers site(a new Malaysian gaming community site), on the most influential strategy games to me. The list includes nine of my favourites such as Red Alert, Rollercoaster Tycoon and surprise surprise, Shogun: Total War. Missed a few big ones, but this was what I played. It’s a good mix of different type of strategy games that are mostly from the 90’s.

UPDATE: The article is now available on my blog here