Announcement: AARs are in the Forum
All AARs can be found in the Forum located here or by clicking the Forum button at the top of this page. I plan to create a page of links to completed AARs at some point.
Victoria II: A House Divided
Victoria II: A House Divided is scheduled to release tomorrow. This will be the first expansion to Victoria II. I know that this expansion focuses on the American Civil War but I’m looking forward to trying out the new political and diplomacy systems more than anything else. With this coming out and Crusader Kings II following soon I may never finish my Civ5 Alpha Centauri AAR!
UPDATE: I just saw on the Paradox Forum that Victoria II: A House Divided has been delayed! It’s due to release on February 2 now. Crusader Kings II has also been delayed a week. Maybe someone at Paradox wants me to finish my Civ5 AAR first!
Americans To Try For Alpha Centauri
Yes, it’s true! You can read about it here.
Civilization 5 Patch Released
The newest patch for Civ5 is out today! I think it’s time I fired up this game up again. And I can’t wait to try the hot seat mode. The patch notes: Continue reading
Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri Available on GOG!
GOG.com has released Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri! If I had to choose only one game to spend the rest of my days with I think it just might be Alpha Centauri. I love everything about it especially the diplomacy. No sign of the Alien Crossfire expansion yet but maybe it will arrive later. In the meantime, go buy this game!
Pride of Nations Demo Released
The demo for Pride of Nations has been released and you can find it here. I’ve been looking forward to this game since I first heard about it and have high hopes for it. At the same time I’m also a little afraid of the learning curve. I’ll try to post my first impressions about it in the forum.
Civilization V Patch and New DLC
A new patch for Civ5 was released on 4/28/2011 (version 1.0.1.275) and the details can be found here. Also, it was announced that the Vikings (Denmark Civilization) are coming next week along with a new Explorers Map Pack which will include five new map scripts and five new maps. I always look forward to any new thing Civ!
New Alienware M14x Laptop
Alienware has released it’s newest laptop model, the M14x. It’s a wee bit pricey for me and I wish they had included a better graphics card. I would also have liked better LCD options. I still haven’t decided what I’m going to buy yet. I’m still looking at both the XPS 15 and the XPS 17. I like the LCD option on the XPS 15 but I like the other hardware options on the XPS 17 better. I think the XPS 17 would be a little more ‘future proof’.
Sandy Bridge Delayed
Now that the Intel Sandy Bridge processor has been delayed I guess my new laptop upgrade will have to wait. That’s okay, I still haven’t even started to back up my current drive for the coming move.
Civilization V Hotfix
I just read that a hotfix for CivV is going to be released soon. I haven’t experienced any crashes with CivV but then again I haven’t really played it lately. It would be nice to see a multiplayer update or even another ‘mega’ patch. I’m not complaining though. I’ll take this as a good sign that someone is still working on making the game better. And who knows, maybe a small hotfix update will be just enough to inspire me to start a new game.