AI War has been gathering a fair bit of publicity recently, and I’ve recently run up against the question of how one markets an indie game from several people. Well, the short answer is this: you do whatever you can. That might sound flippant, but it’s not. You use whatever tools you have available to…
David from Gaming Daily has written a nice article about the state of independent gaming. The discussion is on how and why indie games differ from their AAA counterparts, and cites AI War as an example in several spots: Independent Gaming
The folks over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun have been having a go in three player co-op against the AI in AI War. This is part one of a series in which they try to kick a level 7 AI off of a 15-planet map: Officially Unintelligent: AI War Versus RPS Part 1
This weekend (the 27th through the 30th), you can get AI War: Fleet Command for 30% off the regular price at the GamersGate store. AI War is already an incredible value, but this is a great chance to get it at an even lower price ($13.95 instead of the usual $19.99). Don’t forget to rate…
An interesting conversation from the Arcen Games forums that I thought I’d just post here, because I thought it expressed an interesting point about game design for truly huge RTS games like AI War. A lot of people wonder how on earth you can manage thousands of ships simultaneously — well, this is how. Me…
This is a question I’m getting asked with increasing regularity: what advice do I have for other indie developers, or aspiring indie developers? While in many respects I feel like it’s too soon for me to give advice, since AI War is still not yet providing enough income for me to do this fulltime, on…
This weekend, you can get AI War: Fleet Command for 25% off the regular price at Stardock’s Impulse store. AI War is already an incredible value, but this is a great chance to get it at an even lower price ($14.99 instead of the usual $19.99).
It’s a Sins of the Solar Empire meets Supreme Commander meets Simply Nothing Else, and I think a lot of you will find this very intriguing. – Kieron Gillen, Rock, Paper Shotgun
If it hadn’t been brought to my attention through an email, I probably would have never heard of AI War: Fleet Command. This would be a shame because it turned out to be one of the more entertaining games I’ve played recently. It isn’t something for everyone, but fans of well-thought-out strategy games will want…
Amidst the current tide of really great reviews and praise that has been coming in for AI War (and which I am very grateful for), comes the “on trial” review of the demo in the Indie Gaming Mag, which gave it a cumulative 3.66 out of 10. Don’t bother trying to read the review online,…
