I am most pleased to see that a new version of Red Orchestra is out. Red Orchestra is a fan-mode mod for Unreal Tournament 2004 set on the Russian front of World War 2. Among its features are a high level of realism and massive battlefields. I played an earlier version some months ago and greatly enjoyed it (although it was still pretty glitchy at that point). I have fond memories of multiplayer battles in a huge Stalingrad map. Can’t wait to check out this new version.
Another game that I’m really looking forward to is The Political Machine, a presidential election sim. It involves creating a candidate and then managing the different aspects of the election campaign. Looks to be pretty fun. Hopefully it will be out soon, so I can glean some enjoyment from it before endless election-year news coverage and third-grade-name-calling candidate back-and-forths cause my brain to shut down all sensory input in a desperate act of self-defense.
What was I talking about? Oh yeah–games. You should check ’em out.

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