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So what is everyone's gaming $$ being alloted towards?

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Well, with it now being summer and some of the more major releases either behind us or in front of us, I was wondering what people were now allotting their near future gaming $$ towards. What future release have you pre-ordered or intend to buy upon release? What do you have your credit card on stand-by for and why?

Me, I have a few things I am pretty excited about:

Spore - I think this is going to be as fun and revolutionary as The Sims (and even The Sims 2) was. The creature creator is already a blast and the sheer scope of the game is massive, being able to bring your creature from a single cell to a might empire and a space faring civilization. And the customization itself is a game, from creating your creature to designing buildings and vehicles. This one is going to be great and I have it preordered!

Multiwinia - Introversion's multiplayer version of the sleeper hit Darwinia. I think this will be a cross between Defcon's multiplay and Darwinia's fun retro gameplay. Should be pretty good!

Lock n' Load - The videos look great and the system seems solid. People are saying it is the Squad Leader of our time. Not sure if this is a "soon" release though.

War in America - This AGEOD release looks pretty tempting, and they have added lots to the BoA engine. I'm not as excited about this as Vainglory of Nations, but Vainglory is still more than six months away.

Well, what about you all?

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The new, upcoming Draft Day Sports : Baseball and DDS : Football games from Wolverine. It'd be nice to see some more good sports sims appear on the market. Competition is king! Jagged Alliance 3...although the first gameplay video hardly blew me out of the water...but the previous games were good. I still have yet to pick up Ninja Gaiden 2 for my 360, so I'll count that. Mercenaries 2...the first was a blast, so hopefully the sequel lives up to it. I'll second Spore...certainly has big possibilities. And, having enjoyed Fantasy Wars (basically remake of Fantasy General), I'm hoping the remake of King's Bounty is fun, too.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky and Fallout 3 are the two new releases I'm really looking forward to, together with BftB.    I'll certainly be getting Multiwinia, too.
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For me:CM:SF marines,FIFA 09,Command and conquer red alert 3,and the other two games of the Airborne Assault series.
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Unfortunately for me there are no computer games on the horizon that I'm interested in buying. I have tons that I hardly get a chance to play so I'll just get back to those when I can.

What I have been spending money on is collecting out of print Eagle board games. I was able to buy a copy of 'Conquest of the Empire' brand new and just won an auction on Ebay for 'The American Civil War' unpunched. If you are not familiar with these games they are the ones that use area movement and have huge (46"x36") colorful game boards and lots of detailed plastic miniatures playing pieces. The last one I need to find is the 'Napoleon in Europe' game. Don't know if I'll ever play them but I like having them just for the collecting appreciation. They are really beautiful games.

Yeah, this is probably OT but that's where my gaming $$'s has gone.
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no brainer. The mother of all wargames coming out this December: WiF. All my gaming of every type immediately stops upon that release.
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Unfortunately for me there are no computer games on the horizon that I'm interested in buying. I have tons that I hardly get a chance to play so I'll just get back to those when I can.

What I have been spending money on is collecting out of print Eagle board games. I was able to buy a copy of 'Conquest of the Empire' brand new and just won an auction on Ebay for 'The American Civil War' unpunched. If you are not familiar with these games they are the ones that use area movement and have huge (46"x36") colorful game boards and lots of detailed plastic miniatures playing pieces. The last one I need to find is the 'Napoleon in Europe' game. Don't know if I'll ever play them but I like having them just for the collecting appreciation. They are really beautiful games.

Yeah, this is probably OT but that's where my gaming $$'s has gone.
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I wish I had extra money for games but besides waiting for WitP expansion Admiral's Edition, I don't have much extra cash to purchase any more games at this time.[:(]
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The next game I plan on buying is Gary Grigsby's War Between the States. Somewhere down the road is Civilization IV: Colonization. As to what PC games I purchase between those two, I haven't decided yet.
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Some good picks so far! Speaking of, when does Jagged Alliance 3 release?

WBTS is like the a cross between WitP and GG:W@W. Lots of complexity under a very nice and simple UI. Not quite as cumbersome as AACW, but with loads to do. I am still slowly easing my way into it.

Yeah, Fallout 3 is on my list too, but it releases quite a bit in the future. I think Starcraft 2 will make it this year, but who can know?

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I'm waiting for COG: Emperor's Edition and maybe Carrier Force. My kids just got a DS so I also might pick something up for that, like Warlords maybe when it comes out.

I have (beta tested) GG WBTS and it is good and I not too long ago I got Sword of the Stars, which I haven't played a lot, but seems to be good.

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was wondering what people were now allotting their near future gaming $$ towards


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Classic BattleTech is still on my list, and will remain there long into the future [:D]
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Well I own a billion Matrix games I am now catching up with HPS games.

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Silent hunter 3 &4 ,a decent Battle of britain sim something to really stretch my new alienware area 51 laptop!
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I have quite a few on my radar:

CIV IV: Colonization
King's Bounty
Horse & Musket 3
Drakensang
Commander: Napoleon at War
Crown of Glory 2
Les Grognards
Jagged Alliance 3-if it is ever released[:(]
Vainglory of Nations
Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods
Combined Arms-if it is ever released[:(]
Far Cry 2
Empire: Total War

That should hold me for quite a bit.
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Hey Arinvald, I think I saw you over on the Drakensang forums. Who knows when that one is going to hit North America!

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Carrier Force...............[8D]
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I think I'm gonna plunk down some dosh on GMT's Combat Commander...
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ORIGINAL: Dave Briggs

Unfortunately for me there are no computer games on the horizon that I'm interested in buying. I have tons that I hardly get a chance to play so I'll just get back to those when I can.

What I have been spending money on is collecting out of print Eagle board games. I was able to buy a copy of 'Conquest of the Empire' brand new and just won an auction on Ebay for 'The American Civil War' unpunched. If you are not familiar with these games they are the ones that use area movement and have huge (46"x36") colorful game boards and lots of detailed plastic miniatures playing pieces. The last one I need to find is the 'Napoleon in Europe' game. Don't know if I'll ever play them but I like having them just for the collecting appreciation. They are really beautiful games.

Yeah, this is probably OT but that's where my gaming $$'s has gone.


LOL Too bad I had Napoleon in Europe and sold it very cheaply to my friend.
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