Three Kingdoms Return With a New Romance
By Joseph LusterRomance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the most iconic franchises in the history of strategy gaming. Read more
Refight Aims for Warship Glory
By Joseph LusterRefight: The Last Warship is a free-to-play strategy game from Chinese developer Fantian, and it originally launched on PC via Steam Early Access back in May 2019. Read more
Special Forces units fought a difficult and bitter secret war in-country during the Korean War.
By Christopher MiskimonOperation Virginia I was a foul-up almost from the beginning. The mission launched on March 15, 1951 aboard a U.S. Read more
“All of the Indians are just now liable to become hostile.”
The Lakota were one of four major branches of the Native American peoples known as the Sioux. They were forced to shift west in the 17th and 18th centuries when their Native American enemies, one of which was the Chippewa, received firearms from French traders. Read more
From VR action to relentless zombie fighting, we’ve got a couple of unique World War II niches to explore.
By Joseph LusterWith the Blitzkrieg fast approaching the Allied front, chances of survival are slimmer than ever. It’s going to take a bold soldier with an experimental M-4 Sherman tank at his disposal to help increase those odds in the slightest and, as you may have guessed, that soldier is YOU. Read more
To the Summit of Suribachi
By Christopher MiskimonIn the predawn darkness of February 23, 1945, a patrol went out toward the towering mass of Mount Suribachi. Read more
The Legend of the Black Sheep
In the 1970s, actor Robert Conrad starred in Baa Baa Black Sheep, leading a band of brawling, hard-drinking U.S. Marine fighter pilots flying their Vought F4U Corsairs against the best Japanese fighter jockeys in the Solomon Islands, and the show became a staple of weeknight television viewing. Read more
Warsaw Introduces Hand-Painted Turn-Based Strategy
By Joseph LusterIn the grand scheme of things, World War II games tend to stick to a similar aesthetic regardless of genre. Read more
Hearts of Iron Expands Its Naval Capabilities
by Joseph LusterIf you’ve played through Hearts of Iron IV at this point, you’ve likely gotten a feel for the ups and downs of the naval aspect of Paradox Interactive’s latest World War II-based grand strategy game. Read more
The Stealth Thrills of Sniper Elite V2 Return in Remastered Form
By Joseph LusterEven with all the improvements made in a series over the years, sometimes it’s a breath of fresh air to go back to the earlier roots. Read more
The Latest Total War Game Shines
By Joseph LusterAt this point, Sega and developer Creative Assembly’s Total War franchise is about as dependable as can be. Read more
The Fate of Rodes and His Brigade Leaders After Gettysburg
Major General Robert Rodes, as well as three of his five brigade commanders at the Battle of Gettysburg, did not survive the American Civil War. Read more
A new work on the Battle of the Little Big Horn assesses the veracity of survivors’ accounts of the battle.
By Christopher MiskimonMajor Marcus Reno’s column fired the opening shots of the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876. Read more
Choose Between Diplomacy and War in the Year 2027, and Take to the Battlefield in the Latest Crack at the Battle Royale Genre.
By Joseph Luster Europe Empire 2027At this point, the year 2027 still sounds vaguely futuristic, even though it’s right around the corner. Read more
The U.S. Navy relied heavily on its versatile destroyers in two world wars to fulfill a variety of missions.
By Christopher MiskimonOn November 1, 1943, a gunfight unfolded on the high seas. It began with a more conventional naval battle, a depth-charge attack by an American destroyer on a German U-boat. Read more
Lost Opportunity Along the North Anna River
The dirt roads leading from Spotsylvania toward the North Anna River 20 miles to the south were choked with blue-uniformed Union troops and gray-clad Confederate troops on May 21, 1864. Read more
Railway Empire: Germany Paves the Way for Locomotive Domination
By Joseph LusterRailway Empire has made a name for itself as a rail management simulator on PC and consoles, and the game recently laid its tracks even farther with a trip into the heart of Deutschland in the Railway Empire: Germany DLC. Read more
Air Conflicts Collection Brings Dogfighting to Switch
By Joseph LusterThe Air Conflicts series of dogfighters has been buzzing around since 2006 and has inspired a number of sequels and spinoffs since its initial debut. Read more
The Invasion of Southern France Took Place 75 Years Ago
While the eyes of the world remained on Normandy during the difficult days that followed the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944, a scant nine weeks later another amphibious invasion of France took place. Read more
Memoir of a Red Army Tanker
By Christopher MiskimonJust after 6 am on July 5, 1943, Vasiliy Krysov spotted the enemy. Six tanks moved slowly toward him and the SU-122 self-propelled gun he commanded. Read more
