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A Game Of Thrones: Genesis by Focus Home Interactive
Think A Game Of Thrones, and the chances are few people’s minds will turn to this PC-based real-time strategy game. Some, doubtless, will instantly think of George R R Martin’s staggeringly rich series of novels, charting war and conflict, and a great deal more besides. Even more, we suspect, will be thinking of the excellent,…
Tropico 4 by Kalypso Media
With all the grim news about dictators toppling all over the Middle East, it’s perhaps timely for Kalypso Media to introduce a lighter note with the release of their fourth exploration of how to run your own benevolent or tyrannical dictatorship on the supposedly idyllic Caribbean island paradise of Tropico. Once more you play El…
Deus Ex: Human Revolution by Square Enix
Human Revolution is the third game in the Deus Ex franchise, but it’s actually a prequel to the original. It’s set in the year 2027, and explores the hopes and fears of humankind entering an age in which cybernetic prosthetics and brain implants are becoming a reality. Titanium shoulders, knees and toes…New hope is introduced…
From Dust by Ubisoft
Ubisoft’s latest offering is a downloadable strategy god game with a shamanic (or some might say hippy) vibe – but controversy surrounding Ubisoft’s promise not to employ digital rights management (DRM) anti-piracy protection on the title has meant that the PC port of this Xbox game has been met in some quarters with somethign less…
Pirates of Black Cove by Paradox Interactive
Everyone, it seems, loves a pirate – and thanks in no small measure to the recent Pirates of the Caribbean films, their popularity shows no signs of diminishing. Paradox Interactive have decided to ride the crest of this wave by devising a tongue-in-cheek budget version of every pirate cliché, throwing in a mix of Sid…