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Simon Hill
Bio: I'm addicted to gaming and have been since I was a wee boy. Worked in the industry as a tester, designer and producer. I'm now a full time freelance writer and editor.
PC Archive
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Civ V Tips: How do you use the culture bomb in Civ 5?
Posted on 03/05/2011 | No CommentsThe culture bomb in Civ V is one of the weirdest options at your disposal. If you’re going for a cultural victory then you’ll likely spawn some Great Artists in... -
Turn-Based Strategy and Boring End Games
Posted on 25/04/2011 | No CommentsI’ve been thinking recently about one of the major flaws in turn-based strategy games – the end game. How often have you reached a critical point in an epic game... -
Zombies and Total War
Posted on 30/03/2011 | No CommentsAfter a busy couple of months I’ve been gaming more again. The current addiction is Shogun 2: Total War, predictably enough. Here’s my Shogun 2: Total War review and I... -
Shogun 2: Total War
Posted on 20/12/2010 | No CommentsLooks like the Total War series is going back to its roots with a remake of Shogun. Should be awesome. The AI appears to be much improved, check out this... -
Games Based on TV Shows
Posted on 08/12/2010 | 2 CommentsIf you’re buying gifts this Christmas and you like to go for the recognition purchase, y’know, “such and such likes that show/film/thing I’ll get them a distantly related book/board game/video... -
One More Turn Syndrome
Posted on 27/10/2010 | No CommentsDamn Civilization V is addictive! Not a major surprise for anyone who has played any of the other games in the series. I had a break from Civ for the... -
Bloody Good Time
Posted on 21/10/2010 | No CommentsSo the last big “ish” game I worked on is hobbling towards release. Bloody Good Time is like a reworked version of The Ship with loads of differences and a... -
Tower Defense Addiction
Posted on 15/09/2010 | 2 CommentsI’m currently addicted to tower defense games, which I realised after playing Defense Grid on my PC for four hours and then switching to Robo Defense on my Android phone... -
Top Ten Annoying FPS Design Flaws
Posted on 02/12/2009 | 3 CommentsI’ve been playing a few FPS games again recently after a fairly lengthy break from them. It is amazing how much they stick to convention. They feature the same old... -
Too Many Good Games
Posted on 24/11/2009 | No CommentsThis is a great time of year for gamers. There are so many good releases that your only problem is choosing what to play. The big franchises don’t disappoint and...