In this weeks bulletin, we discuss new games The Procession to Calvary and Radio General, a book about the early days of home computing, the sad death of John Conway, the new Keywords in Play podcast, free D&D content, the new Old World 4X game and an interesting article on game developers as public historians!
Blog Posts
Bulletin: reviews, PS5 controller and Disco Elysium!
In this weeks bulletin, we talk about new games In Other Waters and The Longing, a snapshot of the new PS5 controller, Disco Elysium coming to the Nintendo Switch and Nazis in video games.
Bulletin: Minecraft 1:1 earth map, Mount & Blade II release and Paradox sale!
In this weeks bulletin, we discuss a 1:1 earth map for Minecraft, video game history, the WHO urging people to play video games, the release of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, a fundraising sale by Paradox Interactive and History Respawned! The earth in Minecraft, 1:1 scale What’s cooler than building on a randomly generated seed? … Read More
Hearts of Iron IV: La Résistance review
Last February, Paradox Interactive released their latest DLC for the WW2 real time strategy (RTS) game Hearts of Iron IV. Called La Résistance, it is the fifth large DLC since the release of HoI IV in 2016. As a big RTS and HoI IV fan, I had to play and review this game. Before I … Read More
Bulletin: Total War DLC, educational Minecraft content, Plague Inc. game mode, free archaeology game and Age of Empires II tournament!
In this weeks bulletin, we discuss the new DLC for Total War: Three Kingdoms, an Age of Empires II tournament, new educational content for Minecraft, the review of a new detective game set in 1977’s Barcelona, a free educational archaeology game , a new Plague Inc. game mode and a fundraiser for the UK National … Read More
Bulletin: ancient games, Mastermind, free Assassin’s Creed, Aliens and Minecraft with VALUE!
In this weeks bulletin, we discuss ancient football-basketball, the history of Mastermind, the kind words of the Ubisoft CEO, the free weekend of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the history behind aliens in video games and the new VALUE Minecraft server! 3400-year-old ballgame court discovered in Mexico In 2015, archaeologists started an excavation in Etlatongo, a 3400-year-old … Read More