Monthly Archives: August 2014

Symposium: September 4, Half-Life

Posted on August 31, 2014 by David Carlton

This month’s Symposium topic is Half-Life. Our discussion will be led by Patrick Holleman, who says: Half-Life is an odd and wonderful game that stands astride two eras in videogame history.  Its release begins the era in which Western videogames … Continue reading →

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Gaming Session: Minecraft, August 28th, 2014

Posted on August 23, 2014 by David Carlton

Minecraft this week! The usual server, with voice chat over Skype. We might actually start a little earlier – no earlier than 9:00pm EDT / 6:00pm PDT, quite possible at our normal starting time of 9:30pm EDT / 6:30pm PDT.

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Symposium, August 7th: Rise of Nations

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Steve Gillham

In the realm of strategy games, years can be played as minutes and Rise of Nations, which was originally released by Big Huge Games in 2003, provides a striking contrast between its broad historical scope and the surprisingly brief window … Continue reading →

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