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This Week in Games

by gpbmike

I don't know if any of you listen to T.W.I.T. but I thought T.W.I.G. would make a funny name for a podcast or something. Somebody get on that. In the mean time, games! Tomorrow is the release day for two more games from my 4 weeks of awesome list . Supreme Command 2 is pre-loaded at home on the PC and ready to play when Steam unlocks it. And I just got word from amazon that my copy of Bad Compa...

I don't know if any of you listen to T.W.I.T. but I thought T.W.I.G. would make a funny name for a podcast or something. Somebody get on that. 
 
In the mean time, games! Tomorrow is the release day for two more games from my 4 weeks of awesome list. Supreme Command 2 is pre-loaded at home on the PC and ready to play when Steam unlocks it. And I just got word from amazon that my copy of Bad Company 2 has shipped and is expected to arrive tomorrow. 
      

I played through the SupCom 2 demo a few times over the weekend and I have to say I like the streamlining they've done to the game. It feels more focused on what it's good at: large scale warfare. I like that they removed the mass and energy caps they had in the first game. It was tedious building extra storage space. I also like that the new research and upgrade system. The game picks up in pace a lot quicker than its predecessor since you don't have to upgrade your factories. I've been reading that they dumbed down the graphics, but personally I haven't really noticed. What I have noticed, is that it runs smooth on the same setup I had when the original Supreme Commander came out. 
 
But I really can't wait to get my hands on BC2. I had a lot of fun playing through the demo with my brothers. I think we should try and set up a GB community game. Somebody doing that already?