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Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager Review By Chris Salt on November 26th, 2014 at 11:32 am Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager is an enlarged and enhanced version of Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space, a true sequel if there ever was one. Here's our review. Category: Game Reviews 5 comments

Ancient Space Review By Chris Salt on November 5th, 2014 at 12:54 pm Ancient Space is a real-time space strategy game, in the same vein as the Homeworld series games that are focused on its single player campaign. This is CreativeForge's first game ever. Here's our review. Category: Game Reviews 31 comments

Paradox Interactive’s Super Steam Sale By Chris Salt on October 5th, 2014 at 3:23 pm There is a colossal sale of Paradox Interactive games on Steam, with almost their entire catalogue of grand strategy games for sale at very, very good prices. Category: News & Announcements 11 comments

Crusader Kings II: Rajas of India Review By Chris Salt on June 5th, 2014 at 10:09 am Rajas of India is an expansion pack (sixth!) to the historical grand strategy game Crusader Kings II. Your goal is to forge a mighty dynasty in India this time. But, what else? Category: Game Reviews 9 comments

Crusader Kings II Review By Chris Salt on March 21st, 2014 at 10:38 am Crusader Kings 2 is a grand strategy game by Paradox Development Studio and Paradox Interactive. You play in medieval Europe, and your goal is to forge a dynasty that is both prestigious and powerful. Category: Game Reviews 31 comments

The History and Future of Paradox Grand Strategy By Chris Salt on February 7th, 2014 at 2:00 pm Here's what Johan Andersson, studio manager at Paradox Development Studio had to say to us about the history and future of Paradox Development Studio, and its grand strategy games. Category: Interviews 20 comments

Europa Universalis IV: Conquest of Paradise Review By Chris Salt on January 22nd, 2014 at 9:07 am Conquest of Paradise is an expansion pack to the historical grand strategy title Europa Universalis IV. In it you'll find a random map generator for the New World, native American nations and a bunch of other changes. Here's what Chris Salt thinks about it. Category: Game Reviews 7 comments

Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager – Beta First Impressions By Chris Salt on November 20th, 2013 at 11:24 am What I have been waiting for a long time has finally come, since they are making a sequel, in body if not in name of Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space, called Buzz Aldrin's: Space Program Manager Category: Game First Impressions, Game Previews 15 comments

Europa Universalis IV: Conquest of Paradise Expansion Pack By Chris Salt on November 7th, 2013 at 9:40 am Paradox Interactive announced the first expansion pack to Europa Universalis IV, Conquest of Paradise, and I swear, they were reading my mind on some of these features. Category: News & Announcements 4 comments

Europa Universalis IV Review By Chris Salt on November 1st, 2013 at 10:38 am Europa Universalis IV is a grand strategy game. While it might not call itself one, it most certainly is a 4X game, though it has shifted eXterminate to first in the order of Xs. So, but, is it a worthy successor to EU III? Category: Game Reviews 13 comments

Buzz Aldrin’s Race Into Space Review By Chris Salt on July 19th, 2013 at 9:01 pm Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space is a space program simulator and strategy game. It was developed for the PC and was released in 1993. While that was a pretty long time ago, I feel that this overlooked gem can still bring some things to the table, Category: Game Reviews 15 comments