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Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin Beta impressions

The Realms of Ruin beta test delivers a pretty and clever, but often stodgy, tactical combat experience that is inherently enjoyable but has some work ahead to deliver a best-in-class RTS experience.

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Liquidation Alpha Demo First Look

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Killing For That Promotion: Veterancy Systems in RTS

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The strange flexibility of boundaries: population and other limits in strategy games

With curated experiences, even ones which give players a lot of control over the disposition of their forces, as in tabletop Warhammer or WarCraft 3, the game’s designers can spend copious time crafting a variety of tools (units, gear, spells, et cetera) that can act in a variety of surprising ways. We’ve seen the success of these curated game experiences in a variety of places, among them WarCraft 3.