This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy Unknown North America, 1 September 2015. The aliens’ forward base on Earth, the wee hours of the morning. Above the landing bay, a shape appears: XCOM’s Skyranger, … Continue reading
This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownThe battle of Melbourne, June 2015, dealt a bitter blow to XCOM. It left us down two countries and five soldiers (four of them amongst our finest veterans), … Continue reading
This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownAs Part 4 ended, things were going smooth as butter. XCOM’s soldiers were winning battle after battle, and coming home almost invariably in one piece. The strategic layer … Continue reading
This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownAnd we’re back! After Part 3’s successful terror mission, the rest of April passes without incident. Dr Vahlen and her scientists finish research on beam weapons, which … Continue reading
This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownWelcome to the third part of my Let’s Play (Classic difficulty, Ironman mode) for XCOM: Enemy Unknown! When we previously left off, I had two worries. One, … Continue reading
This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownWelcome back to my Let’s Play (Classic difficulty, Ironman mode) of XCOM: Enemy Unknown! We finished our last instalment on March 20 (game time), with a successful end to … Continue reading
This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownMarch, 2015. We are not alone in the universe. Humanity is under attack from an alien army equipped with technology beyond anything we have seen. The armed forces … Continue reading
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series FTL: Faster than LightCaptain’s log, starship Kestrel Stardate 2012.09.22 Sector Seven: Zoltan Homeworlds, Continued When we left off, I was debating which piece of equipment to leave behind … Continue reading
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series FTL: Faster than LightCaptain’s log, starship Kestrel Stardate 2012.09.22 Sector Four: Engi Homeworlds, Continued The Kestrel’s exploration of Sector Four continues, with mixed results. The good news: … Continue reading
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series FTL: Faster than LightCaptain’s log, starship Kestrel Stardate 2012.09.22 Sector Two: Pirate Space, Continued When we left off, the Kestrel was in good form: decently armed and shielded, … Continue reading
This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series FTL: Faster than LightIt is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships have overrun most of the Galactic Federation. During the battle, Federation spies managed to steal secret plans to … Continue reading
When we left off with the first instalment of the Empire: Total War multiplayer campaign, Great Britain had held off the French at sea, while on land, the Dutch had driven a mighty French invasion force out of their homeland. … Continue reading
The following post, by Peter Davies (aka Beefeater1980), playing France, is the belated first instalment in the Empire: Total War multiplayer campaign write up! Click here to see what it’s all about. In this episode, Britain and France go … Continue reading
The Total War series of PC strategy games does not dream small. Players choose a nation – a sweeping empire, ambitious upstart republic, barbarian horde, or anything in between – and set out to conquer all before them. On the … Continue reading
I’m pleased to present this blog’s first cooperative after-action report (AAR)/Let’s Play (LP)! For today’s post, The Stompers of Comps #1, we played one of my preferred timekillers, a polished and, I’m glad to say, profitable space-opera RTS from a … Continue reading
