Archive for 2011

Explore the Galaxy with Star Prospector – Coming Soon Space RTS for the PC December 27th, 2011 by Adam Solo Cryptstone Games is developing Star Prospector, a single-player real-time strategy game set in a future science fiction universe. Category: Game Previews 6 comments

What Makes A Good Game – User Interface December 21st, 2011 by dayrinni It goes without saying that User Interfaces(UI) are extremely important to any program. This article will talk about some basic concepts and thoughts about building good User Interfaces. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 9 comments

UFO Online: Tactical 3D MMO for Your Browser December 19th, 2011 by Adam Solo UFO Online is a new sci-fi browser-based MMO developed by Gamigo, that is obviously inspired in the turn-based tactics X-COM series (UFO: Enemy Unknown, X-COM Terror from the Deep among other titles). Category: Game Previews 0 comments

Strategy vs. Tactics in Video Games – A Small Essay December 16th, 2011 by Adam Solo It's not only a question of scale but also a question of actions involved. While the strategist deals more with thinking ahead, planning and scheming the tactician deals with situation analyses and execution with what is provided to him. Category: Ideas & Concepts 13 comments

Distant Worlds: Legends Review December 12th, 2011 by Adam Solo If Master of Orion 2 was the 4X space strategy gaming reference of the nineties, then Distant Worlds Legends is the 4X space strategy gaming reference of the early XXI century. Category: Game Reviews 91 comments

Stellar Impact New Trailer December 10th, 2011 by Adam Solo Tindalos Interactive has just released a new trailer of Stellar Impact, their space tactical game. Category: Videos 3 comments

StarDrive Has Reached Its Funding Target! December 9th, 2011 by Adam Solo StarDrive, a new 4X space strategy title on the making has just reached its funding goal on Kickstarters in the past hour or so. Category: News & Announcements 6 comments

Starships Combat Conundrums – Realism vs. Simplification December 7th, 2011 by bertipa My personal preference is always toward realism but at a certain point, perhaps ironically, reality strikes and simplification are needed to have a playable game that can be developed in this decade. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 11 comments

15 Space Strategy Games for Your Android Device December 5th, 2011 by Adam Solo There are a good bunch of real-time, turn-based, casual 4X, action and tower defense space strategy games available for your Android device. Here is a sample list of 15 of the best. Category: Game Lists, Game Previews 8 comments

StarDrive – A New 4X Action-Strategy Game for the PC December 2nd, 2011 by Adam Solo StarDrive is a 4X action-strategy game currently under development. Dan of Zero Sum Games, is asking for support to help fund the remaining parts of his game, namely art and multiplayer. Category: Games Under Development, News & Announcements 24 comments

Beyond Beyaan: Alpha Footage Video & Progress Status November 30th, 2011 by Adam Solo Brent "Zeraan" has been doing fantastic progress in Beyond Beyaan lately. After a period of perceived uncertainty Brent seems now to be committed on bringing BB to life more than ever. Category: Games Under Development 9 comments

What Makes A Good Game – Story November 28th, 2011 by dayrinni A story in a game is an important tool for the developer. It gives the developer the means to create emotion, a way to share the lore of their game universe and a way to present a point. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 26 comments

Renations Open Beta Begins November 24th, 2011 by Adam Solo Today Pikaia Games has open up Renations to the public. This means that Renations is now officially in open beta status. Category: Free online games, News & Announcements 1 comment

Star Hammer Tactics Released for the iPad November 24th, 2011 by Adam Solo Black Lab Games, an Australian game development studio has just released Star Hammer Tactics, a new space turn-based tactics game for the iPad today. Category: News & Announcements 0 comments

Distant Worlds Legends Released November 23rd, 2011 by Adam Solo Distant Worlds Legends, the second expansion of Distant Worlds has been released today and is now available for download at the Matrix Games store. Category: News & Announcements 14 comments

Renations: First Impressions and Exclusive Invitations Offered November 22nd, 2011 by Adam Solo Pikaia Games has offered Space Sector, and 50 of its loyal readers, a chance for a first hand preview of Renations, Pikaia's new sci-fi browser-based real-time strategy MMO. Category: Free online games, Game First Impressions, Game Previews 1 comment

Anno 2070 Released November 18th, 2011 by Adam Solo Anno 2070, a Sci-Fi real-time strategy game developed by Ubisoft, was released today. Category: News & Announcements 2 comments

Distant Worlds Legends: New Gameplay and Features Preview Video November 17th, 2011 by Adam Solo Matrix Games, Slitherine and Code Force have released an extended gameplay and features preview video for Distant Worlds: Legends. Category: News & Announcements, Videos 15 comments

Sword of the Stars 2: Lords of Winter – First Impressions November 15th, 2011 by Adam Solo Ok folks it's worse than I thought, Sword of the Stars 2 is currently unplayable. There's plenty of good and even great stuff on SotS2 but there's also plenty of horrible stuff as well. Category: Game First Impressions, Game Previews 36 comments

Gratuitous Tank Battles: Alpha Battle Footage November 11th, 2011 by Adam Solo Positech Games, or UK Indie pc-developer Cliff Harris, released a new video showing off the battles, the tower-defense side of the game. Category: News & Announcements, Videos 2 comments