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E:WoM Articles, Reports, Reviews, Pimps & Interviews Around the Net

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E:WoM Articles, Reports, Reviews, Pimps & Interviews Around the Net

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November 8, 2008 5:57 AM from

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I decided to make a general news thread for EWoM on the official forums for it since I notice a lot of posts here that are not showing up on the Sins or DG sides of the house. Anyway, if anyone has some links to stories not listed here yet please feel free to post them and I’ll add them to the list.

News reports on EWoM:

Game Site
- 09/01/09 - Gamasutra interviews Frogboy on the game engine here.
- 08/25/09 - 1Up has new an article here.
- 08/25/09 - ZergWatch has a syndication piece here.
- 08/25/09 - GameSpot posted a "spotlight" article here.
- 08/24/09 - Kotaku posted an "impressions" article here.
- 08/04/09 - BigDownload has an article on the Alpha here.
- 08/04/09 - N4G has a very short article on the Alpha Selection here.
- 07/05/09 - FocusNewsWorld has a section about the screenshots here.
- 07/03/09 - Malaysian Gamer has a screenshot thread here.
- 07/02/09 - WorthPlaying has an article featuring the new screenshots here.
- 04/01/09 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun has an article entitled Earth, Wind and Footage here.
- 03/28/08 - GDC 2009: Elemental: War of Magic Preview - New Details.
- 11/24/08 - GamersDailyNews has an article here.
- 11/06/08 - GamingExecellence has an article here.
- 11/05/08 - We Like to Wii has an article here. (Go figure...)
- 11/05/08 - StrategyInformer has an article here.
- 11/05/08 - TheFeed has an article here.
- 11/05/08 - GamerAddicts has an article here.
- 11/05/08 - CrispyGamer has an article here.
- 11/04/08 - Just RPG has the press release here.
- 11/04/08 - PeakGamer has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - Wired has an article here.
- 11/04/08 - Edge has an article (updated) here.
- 11/04/08 - GamersHell has an article here.
- 11/04/08 - WorthPlaying has an article here.
- 11/04/08 - Joystiq has an article here.
- 11/04/08 - ShackNews has an article here.
- 11/04/08 - BigDownload has an article(updated) here.
- 11/04/08 - TacticularCancer has an article here.
- 11/04/08 - GamingShogun has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - GamerZone has mini press relrease here.
- 11/04/08 - Gameborder has an article here.
- 11/04/08 - StarDock [Developer] has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - ComputerGames (Romania) has a story here.
- 11/04/08 - ImpulseDriven [SD Site] has a press release here.
- 11/03/08 - GameSpy has a preview here.
Tech Sites
- 08/25/09 - VE3D has a new article here.
- 08/25/09 - NeoWin has an article here.
- 07/02/09 - VE3D has a new screenshot thread going here.
- 12/01/08 - Cnet has a review shell here.(@SD you guys should help them out - really)
- 11/08/08 - Softpedia has an article here.
- 11/05/08 - NeonCube has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - NeoWin has an article here.
- 11/04/08 - VE3D has an article here.
- 11/04/08 - LockerGnome has an article here.
- 11/04/08 - Neoseeker has one here.
- 11/04/08 - TMCNet has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - SoftwareHeadlines has a mini press release here.
Business Sites
- 02/06/09 - Examiner looks at 10 games that deserve remakes. Elemental is listed for MoM at #2 here.
- 12/01/08 - Examiner looks at Elemental here.
- 11/06/08 - Creative Energy Alliance has a press release here. (Go figure...)
- 11/05/08 - GameDev.Net has a plug here.
- 11/05/08 - PC District has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - ZiBB has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - CNBC has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - bNet has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - MarketWatch has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - International Business Times has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - Yahoo Finance has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - PRNewsWire has a press release here.
- 11/04/08 - Reuters has a press release here.

Pimps about EWoM:

07/03/09 - ShackNews has a pimp about the new screenshots here.
07/02/09 - FidGit has a pimp about the cel-shading effects here
05/25/09 - RockPaperShotgun has a pimp about the econ thread here.
04/03/09 - GamingPCWeb has an in game video pimp here.
12/01/08 - Game | GREP has a pimp here.
11/13/08 - PlayKon has a pimp here.
11/10/08 - InfidelGamer has a pimp here.
11/09/08 - StrategyWarGames has a pimp here.
11/09/08 - Topix has a micro pimp (in the Spore section) here.
11/09/08 - DieHardGameFan has a pimp here.
11/06/08 - Mixx has a micro mini pimp here.
11/07/08 - Celestial Heavens has a pimp here. (The definitive M&M Community)
11/06/08 - GiantBomb has a micropimp here.
11/05/08 - GearLive has a pimp here
11/05/08 - ReclaminYourGame has a pimp here.
11/05/08 - Yahoo Buzz has a pimp here.
11/05/08 - PlayFeed has a pimp here.
11/05/08 - GamingNexus has pimp here.
11/05/08 - 1up has a pimp here.
11/05/08 - AeroPause has a pimp here.
11/05/08 - TheAwesomer has a pimp here.
11/05/08 - GamesOn has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - NixGame has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - PlayKon has an article here
11/04/08 - StrategyInformer has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - EuroGamer has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - YouGamer has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - GameGuruMania has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - Digg has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - News4Gamers has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - EvilAvatar has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - GameRadar has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - Blue's News has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - GameGrep has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - ThePoliticalMachine [SD Site] has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - GamerBlips has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - AverageJoeGamer has a pimp here.
11/04/08 - GamersTemple has a pimp here.

Datamines about EWoM:

GamerBrain has one here.
DEN has one here.
GameStats has one here.
GameZone has one here.
IGN has one here.
GamersHell has one here.
GameRankings has one here.
FileFront has one here.
GamersDailyNews has one here.
ChapterCheats has one here.

Blogs news about EWoM:

07/03/09 - SpawnKill's ALT+F4 section has a post about the game here.
05/27/09 - Game-baidu has a short post about the econ model thread here.
05/27/09 - BigDownloads has a short post about the econ model thread here.
04/05/09 - MalaysianGamer has an article here.
04/03/09 - BigDownload has a sneak peak in-game video here.
12/20/08 - Emmsy's Stuff has an article entitled "Stardock on the way in Elemental: War of Magic" here.
12/07/08 - The Singaporean Gamer has an article here.
11/17/08 - Popehat has an article entitled "Stardock to Offer Retro Lovin'" here.
11/09/08 - StrategyWarGames has a plug here.
11/10/08 - InfidelGamer has an article here.
11/07/08 - PC Fun Time has an article entitled "An early look at Stardock’s Elemental: War of Magic" here.
11/06/08 - Spectacle Rock has a plug here.
11/06/08 - PSP News has an article entitled "StarDock Reveals Elemental: War of Magic" here.
11/06/08 - ConsoleInformer has an article here.
11/05/08 - Instablogs has a micro mini pimp here.
11/05/08 - DigitalBattles has a plug an article entitled "Stardock Goes Elemental" here.
11/05/08 - GamePad has a story entitled StarDock Announces Elemental: War of Magic" here.
11/04/08 - BK's Log has a story here.
11/04/08 - Pitchwife's Gaming Life has an article entitled "Stardock and the non-sequel to Master of Magic" here.
11/04/08 - VideoGaming 247 has an article entitled "Stardock Announces Elemental: War of Magic" here.
11/04/08 - ScottT's Joe User Blog has a plug here.
11/04/08 - FrictionlessInsight has a plug here.
11/04/08 - GlobalGrind has a plug here.
11/04/08 - FlashofSteel has a plug here.
11/04/08 - PolyCat has a plug here.
11/04/08 - InstaBlog has a pimp here.

Interviews about EWoM:

08/27/09 - IGN talks to BoogieBac - The Art of Elemental.
01/16/09 - Rock, Paper Shotgun Talks to Frogboy - Unknown Pleasures.
11/11/08 - GameSpot - Elemental: War of Magic Q&A - Kingdom building, Diplomacy, & Dragons.
11/04/08 - Gamasutra - Stardock's Wardell On - Elemental: War of Magic.

Previews on EWoM:

08/24/09 - IGN posted a "preview" on the game here.
11/03/08- GameSpy - Elemental - War of Magic - Preview.
11/04/08 - GameSpot - Elemental: War of Magic - First Look.
11/04/08 - AskMen - Elemental - First Look.
11/04/08 - IGN - Emelental: War of Magic - First look.

Trailers for EWoM:

08/24/09 - IGN has a video "walkthrough" here.
11/25/08 - DailyMotion has the trailer here.
11/22/08 - FaceBook has the trailer here (big).
11/18/08 - MegaVideo has the trailer here (big).
11/13/08 - IslandDog has the trailer here.
11/13/08 - TrailerSpy has the trailer here (big).
11/11/08 - GameSpot has the trailer here.

FAQs & Misc things for EWoM:

12/01/08 - E:WoM was referenced in an article about a new type of gaming on About.com you can read it here.
11/04/08 - An official Facebook page was established here.
11/04/08 - The official Stardock Twitter page has a plug here.
VGReleases has a calendar tracker here.
GameFaq has a FAQ page here.
Wikipedia has a page here.
GamePressure has a page here.
Get unofficial avatar images from official game art here.
Order EWoM via Impulse here.

Select Forum threads about E:WoM:

07/01/09 - NeoWin has a thread here.
02/20/09 - ColonyofGamers has a thread here.
11/29/08 - HardwareClub has a thread here.
11/15/08 - GiantinthePlayground has a thread here.
11/10/08 - AnandTech has a thread here.
11/05/08 - Bay12Games has a thread here.
11/04/08 - NeoGAF has a thread here.
11/04/08 - StrategyCore has a thread here.
11/04/08 - RPGCodex has a thread here.
11/04/08 - TotalWar.org has a thread here.
11/04/08 - GamingTrend has a thread here.
11/04/08 - SubSim has a thread here.
11/04/08 - GamingTrend has a thread here.
11/04/08 - CivFanatics has a thread here (huge).
11/04/08 - RPGWatch has a thread here (big).
11/03/08 - GameSpy has a thread here.
09/25/08 - Bay12Games has a thread here.

Dedicated Fan Sites:

Elementalgame.info

Related News:

11/17/08 - Gamasutra has excerpts from an interview with Frogboy that touches on EWoM slightly here.

It has also been posted about on dozens of gamer forums that I know of and on some none game blogs to boot! It seems the word is out and the title is gaining lots of momentum within the gaming community and beyond.

Note: I have seen EWoM news reports on sites from 30+ countries outside of North America and in as many languages. Some of the countries with more then one report or pimp are:

India, Romania, China, Russia, Japan, Spain, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, France, Czech Republic, Norway, Brazil, Sweden, Israel, Greece, Korea, Sweden, Estonia, Philippines, Bulgaria, Austria, Solvenia, Hungary, Thailand, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Turkey, Egypt, and Taiwan

Strange Stuff:

Oddly enough there are over 27k EWoM torrents already. - WTF? I wish I lived in that universe!

This thread is Grammar Nazi approved!

elemental

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Reply #51 November 17, 2008 2:05 PM from

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Quoting Luckmann, reply 25

"Ooh, Spartan! It zeemz vat we haev hear, iz a failure to kommunikate! 'AN pimp'? Tsk, tsk, tsk."
- General-Grammartroppführer Heinz von Luckmann

for making me spit water on my keyboard. The fake swastika was just the nail on the coffin.

Reply #52 November 17, 2008 3:03 PM from

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Quoting Luckmann, reply 25

quoting post"Strategyinformer has an pimp here."
"Ooh, Spartan! It zeemz vat we haev hear, iz a failure to kommunikate! 'AN pimp'? Tsk, tsk, tsk."
- General-Grammartroppführer Heinz von Luckmann, SS Wombat.

Arrghhh!!! Fixed it. I also refined the list some more.

In related news it seems to related news interview I linked to has now seeped into the mainstream game news media in full force. You can reports:

Reply #53 November 17, 2008 5:00 PM from

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Well it was not just intended for those who have seen, but new comers as well, so they might see the newest first

and hail the grammartroppführer !

Reply #54 November 18, 2008 8:10 PM from

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Updated.

Reply #55 November 18, 2008 8:35 PM from

Elemental Forums Top

for keeping this thread up to date. Great collection!

Reply #56 November 19, 2008 10:26 PM from

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Updated

Reply #57 November 20, 2008 1:28 AM from

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Holy crap, Spartan. That's one hell of an update!

Also: The game got mentioned on Reuters? Seriously? Wow, is there anything they don't report?

Reply #58 November 20, 2008 5:24 AM from

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Nice work on sticking dates on each article, I could never tell which ones were new but now I can. Hoorah!

Reply #59 November 20, 2008 7:27 AM from

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Thanks guys! I have a lot more to add building up on my to-do list. I'll add things as I can. If there is something major of course I will make every effort to add it quickly. For example if the NYT or CNN does a story. On a side note, it is nice to see SD getting some notice in the general business area. It is an area usually reserved for mega companies such as EA and AB. Is it a sign of things to come?

Additionally, if anyone sees a story not listed here please post a link and I'll add it.

<-- Karma Whore

Reply #60 November 20, 2008 7:54 AM from

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<-- Karma Whore

As if that would be a bad thing...

So here is your Karma cookie.

Reply #61 November 21, 2008 10:05 PM from

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Updated.

Reply #62 November 24, 2008 4:31 AM from

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Strange Stuff:

Oddly enough there are over 27k EWoM torrents already. - WTF? I wish I lived in that universe!

WTF?

Is it screenshots or something? God, this irritates me! I wonder how many of those leechers think they're getting a leaked version of the game or something.

Also, this thread should totally get pinned!

Reply #63 November 25, 2008 2:30 PM from

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Hahaha, where'd you get that figure from? Fantasytorrentsonacid.com?

Reply #64 November 27, 2008 7:04 PM from

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It came up on a general search that linked me to some torrent db index.

Reply #65 November 28, 2008 1:47 AM from

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Quoting Spartan, reply 14

It came up on a general search that linked me to some torrent db index.

Well, they're rather meaningless, since they often index those spam torrents sites who just report your seach result as a torrent. I've looked through some sites of which I knew thatt hey're "good" and haven't seen a single torrent about the game.

So in conclusion, all is well on the time-traveling space pirate front.

Reply #66 November 28, 2008 5:40 AM from

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Quoting Vandenburg, reply 15

Quoting Spartan, reply 14It came up on a general search that linked me to some torrent db index.
Well, they're rather meaningless, since they often index those spam torrents sites who just report your seach result as a torrent. I've looked through some sites of which I knew thatt hey're "good" and haven't seen a single torrent about the game.

So in conclusion, all is well on the time-traveling space pirate front.

I never even bothered to check given that I know only SD employees have the software now and I doubt they would leak an alpha version.

Reply #67 November 28, 2008 5:54 AM from

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Quoting Spartan, reply 16

[...]
... I know only SD employees have the software now and I doubt they would leak an alpha version.

And that makes me a sad panda.

Reply #68 December 1, 2008 11:52 PM from

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Semi big updated. I added a forum section. I will add more links later for different forums after I have time to clearly check them out.

Reply #69 December 3, 2008 4:59 AM from

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Damn, Spartan. I'm impressed!

How did you find my thread over at the Org, though (along with all the other threads)? Did you just randomly peruse all those forums?

Reply #70 December 3, 2008 5:26 AM from

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Quoting Martok, reply 19

Damn, Spartan. I'm impressed!

How did you find my thread over at the Org, though (along with all the other threads)? Did you just randomly peruse all those forums?

I may not be active in the community anymore but I still keep and eye on things in it and help quietly on projects still.

Reply #71 December 8, 2008 5:25 AM from

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Updated

I had time to go through over two hundred English language sites today and 98% are fluff and redirect advert sites - I could swear that shit is illegal. Anyway, I'm all out of valid URL sources and I simply cant do other language sites since I dont understand their content. So that is it for now.

On a side note, I think it would be really neat for someone to start an interview questions thread for Boogiebac and or other members of the dev team that we as the in-house community could ask them for replies to for posting on the community wiki and fan site. There could be threads started for the sound, graphics, design -etc..

I suggest this so we can keep EWoM in a active monthly news cycle at a minimum. More importantly, it would also allow for the community to be more involved with things instead of getting info from commercial sites.

Reply #72 December 23, 2008 3:52 PM from

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Minor update.

<---- Neglected karma whore

Reply #73 December 30, 2008 4:53 PM from

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Updated. Sadly only two links again.

SD needs to release some material or have an event/contest or something to keep the tempo going - and soon! I'm spending more time looking for stuff then filtering stuff and that is bad.

Hell I'm half tempted to include other language stuff but since I cant do other languages I would not be able to verify things. Additionally I hoped others in the community that did do other languages would contribute to the thread but no one thus far - sad really...

Nevertheless I shall keep updating as promptly as I can.

Reply #74 January 1, 2009 8:23 PM from

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Hey spartan, give 'um a break. Its the holidays. Even if SD started pumping out info (which they have been, surprisingly. Frogboy's been feeding us much more for the holidays than I expected) other companies (namely the media groups that would give you sources to link) wouldn't right now. The fact that there is as much as you have actually surprises me, since it was only announced 2 months (-3 days) ago.

I'm sure as the spring rolls around and we start nearing this pre-beta online-only test that frogboy teased us with, you will have plenty to filter. And even then SD, with gas-powered games, is going to be focusing on making sure that Demigod is getting enough spotlight to get the sales it deserves.

Reply #75 January 2, 2009 12:29 AM from

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Yeah I know but I want this thing to take on a life of its own and that of course requires a very high tempo and critical mass and right now we are far from both. Regarding DG, I keep hoping someone will start a similar thread for it. I really dont have the time to manage more than one of these.

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