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21 November 2009

Matrix and CDV Partner

INDUSTRY NEWS posted on 1 OCT 2009 by Jim Zabek

CDV Software and Matrix Games have just announced they have inked a deal for Matrix to publish CDV titles.

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Turning Point Simulations Announcement

INDUSTRY NEWS posted on 17 SEP 2009 by Jim Zabek

Turning Point Simulations has announced four titles in a series that will cover 20 Decisive Battles of the World.

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Puresim Baseball Now Free

FEATURED DOWNLOAD posted on 12 JUN 2009 by Jim Zabek

The award-winning sports management franchise is now free.

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Light Goes Out For Lighthouse Interactive

INDUSTRY NEWS posted on 25 MAR 2009 by Jim Zabek

In another sad note to the gaming economy, Lighthouse Interactive, perhaps most notable for its highly anticipated, yet to be released East India Company, has closed its doors.

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CA Law Requiring Age Limits On Games Is Overturned

INDUSTRY NEWS posted on 23 FEB 2009 by Jim Zabek

An appeals court has overturned a California law regarding age restrictions on games. The law was deemed a waste of hundreds of thousands of tax dollars as well as an attempt to create "state-sponsored nannyism".

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PrezCon 2008

CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 13 MAR 2008 by Bill Macon

Follow Bill Macon to Charlottesville, Virginia as he staves off the February doldrums at PrezCon 2008. The DoubleTree Hotel was sold out for this year's active gaming convention.

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Interview With AGEOD’s Philippe Thibaut

INTERVIEW posted on 11 NOV 2007 by Sean Drummy

Sean Drummy gets an opportunity to sit down with AGEOD CEO Philippe Thibaut and lead developer Philippe Malacher to discuss their latest release, American Civil War: The Blue and the Gray, game design philosophy, and where the world of wargaming is taking AGEOD.

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Heat of Battle 2007

CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 21 OCT 2007 by Jim Zabek

If you weren’t one of the select few attendees at the Heat of Battle Convention in N’awlins, you missed the best gaming convention on the planet. Period.

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Fantasy Flight Games Tour At GenCon

CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 26 SEP 2007 by Brant Guillory

Fantasy Flight Games has established a reputation for creating tabletop games with high quality game components and fun gameplay. Now they have taken the dive into serious wargaming. See what The Wargamer's Brant Guillory found out at this year's GenCon.

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Catalyst Game Labs Tour at GenCon

CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 21 SEP 2007 by Brant Guillory

Randal Bills of Catalyst Game Labs spills the beans about the upcoming Catalyst products and the future of the Classic BattleTech game and universe. Brant Guillory turns a 10-minute chat into this 45-minute sit-down.

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On Board #10

EDITORIAL posted on 10 SEP 2007 by Pete Gade

The Wargamer's Pete Gade finds an old favorite exhumed. Read his one-on-one with Rex Morton and Rex's success getting Dawn Patrol on VASSAL.

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HISTORICON 2007

CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 27 AUG 2007 by Colonel (Ret) Bill Gray

Once again Colonel Bill makes his yearly pilgrimage to what the Wall Street Journal has called “the mother of all wargaming conventions.” Here is his report.

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GenCon 2007

CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 22 AUG 2007 by Brant Guillory

Brant tackles GenCon 2007 in search of what's new, neat, and hot in gaming. And while dodging 25,000 other gamers, he unearths a few gems that will appeal to strategy gamers everywhere.

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2007 World Boardgaming Championships

CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 21 AUG 2007 by Bill Macon

Bill Macon visits the vendors at the World Boardgaming Championships in Lancaster, PA. Read about the latest that many publishers had to offer and what Bill gleaned during his stay at the Lancaster Host Resort.

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Origins 2007 – Day 2

CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 19 JUL 2007 by Jim Zabek

Jim Zabek plays an intriguing game in Witch Hunter, and takes a peep at new RTS Hegemony: Philip of Macedonia. But it wouldn't be a convention without sitting around drinking, brawling, and gambling away winnings from a dungeon crawl.

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Origins 2007

CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 10 JUL 2007 by Jim Zabek

Attend Origins vicariously through Jim Zabek's log of day one. The local Arena Football League team was not the only thing heating up Columbus, Ohio….

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An Interview with Mark Walker of Lock n Load Publishing

INTERVIEW posted on 24 MAY 2007 by Jim Zabek

The Wargamer's Jim Zabek sits down with Mark Walker, the man behind Lock n Load Publishing, in this latest interview. Read on to take a look at their chat about boardgaming, digital downloads, and maybe even some Spiderman...

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The Wargamer's Readers' Choice Awards - 2006

EDITORIAL posted on 6 MAY 2007 by Staff

The Wargamer is proud to present the results of the long-awaited Readers' Choice Awards. This year brings well-deserved accolades and a few twists and turns too.

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Battle Lab #3:The Fog of War

DEVELOPER FEATURE posted on 14 JAN 2007 by Brant Guillory

Don't know what Fog of War is? Then you don't really know what really you don't know. Welcome to the Fog of War.

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In My House #6

EDITORIAL posted on 8 DEC 2006 by Mark H. Walker

For this edition of In My House (The Super Sneaky, Snake, and a Plane Edition), Mark H. Walker gets down and dirty with the famous spec op Snake and provides some intel on the Metal Gear Acid 2 card game.

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