World of Tanks MMO – Beta Preview
A player's report from the closed beta of the World of Tanks massive multiplayer online game.
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Get 50 free turns to try out Making History II: The War of the World.
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A review of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 game praises its detailed environments that feature complete destructibility and its pulse-pounding excitement but wishes the scenarios weren't so linear
Read MoreStorm Over the Pacific – PC Game Review
Storm Over the Pacific is a fast-paced and easy game on a momentous subject that applies many good ideas from World War 2: Time of Wrath and some of that game's faults, as well.
Read MoreStarcraft II – PC Game Preview
Armchair General preview of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, the long-awaited sequel to one of the most popular computer wargames of all time.
Read MoreCombat Mission Shock Force: Afghanistan Interview
Steve Grammont, production lead for the Combat Mission Shock Force: Afghanistan PC game coming from Battlefront, talks in an exclusive interview about the game's ability to portray the asymmetrical warfare of the Soviets' war in Afghanistan.
Read MoreHearts of Iron 3: Semper Fi – Paradox Interview
In an exclusive ArmchairGeneral.com interview, the developers of Hearts of Iron 3: Semper Fi from Paradox talk about the major changes in AI, chain of command, re-balancing naval action around task forces, and more.
Read MoreIronclads: Schleswig War 1864 – PC Game Review
This review of Ironclads: Schleswig War, a computer game covering the often-ignored conflict between Denmark and the German Confederation in 1864, praises its graphics, AI and realistic physics but notes that it only covers part of the naval war.
Read MoreAchtung Panzer: Operation Star – Graviteam Interview
An interview with Vladimir Zayarniy and Andrey Zuev of Graviteam about Operation Star, the sequel - or perhaps we should say prequel - to their game Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943.
Read MoreMatrix-Slitherine Merger – Armchair General Exclusive Interview
David Heath of Matrix Games and Ian McNeill of Slitherine talk about their companies' merger, in an exclusive Armchair General interview.
Read MoreAchtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 – PC Game Review
This review of Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 praises its excellent combat engine, graphics and sound but longs for a better English-language translation of the game manual.
Read MorePreview of Legio – Chess Meets Warhammer?
A preview of the Legio PC Game explores how this purported cross between traditional chess and fantasy-battle games like Games Workshop's Warhammer plays.
Read MoreLegio – Interview with Jonas Fjellstrom, ICE Game Studios
Jonas Fjellstrom of ICE Game Studios talks about Legio, the PC game described as a cross between traditional chess and Games Workshop's Warhammer, to be published by Paradox Interactive.
Read MoreWings of Prey – PC Game Review
This ArmchairGeneral review says Wings of Prey is a beautifully rendered and polished game with thrilling aerial combat, but the leap from Arcade to Realistic mode may be too great for some players.
Read MoreNaval Campaigns: Midway – PC Game Review
John Tiller's Naval Campaigns: Midway introduces air combat to the series, and this review finds the game challenging and engrossing but with some problems over ship formation and aircraft control and mission planning.
Read MoreRise of Flight: The First Great Air War – PC Game Review
This review of Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War praises the game's scale of user customization, simulation of each plane's unique handling, and beautiful graphics, but found its pilot career mode and limited choices of aircraft disappointing.
Read MoreRise of Prussia – PC Game Review
his review of the PC game Rise of Prussia says contemplative players who linger over and like to fine-tune their force dispositions will feel the love, but those who want a tactical-level Seven Years War game should look elsewhere.
Read MoreSealion ’40 – PC Game Review
A review of John Tiller's Sealion '40 PC game finds this "what-if" game of a German invasion of Britain is fun and challenging, easy to load and stable.
Read MoreStrategic Command WWII Global Conflict – PC Game Review
A review of Strategic Command Global Conflict says its system is straightforward and logical and rewards players who think several turns ahead.
Read MoreField of Glory – PC Game Review
A few turns of Pharsalus before taking the dog out for a walk? A quick battle between ancient armies before breakfast? This review says Field of Glory is that kind of computer game - easy to learn, tougher to master.
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