A special hello goes out to all of our new visitors who have heard of us from Origins!

We're back from Origins now, and, as expected, Rick was slacking off while everybody else was working. If you'd like a small taste of what it was like at Origins (for Rick at least), check out our latest Vlog post on YouTube.

We also have an important announcement to make! From now on, we will be posting new news every Monday! This could be more screenshots, video, or more design write-ups by Jim. If you're at all interested in Hegemony, be sure to check back every Monday!

The signal passes through the ranks like the turn of a flight of birds and with the precision gained through repeated practice; the Companions quietly form a wedge, Philip at the apex. No scouts are seen. The trap is set...

To give you a taste of what we're working on, we've written a short story, chronicling the final days that lead up to the opening of Hegemony: Philip of Macedon. This is merely the first of many steps toward his rise to power.

Give it a read, and let us know what you think. You can read it in HTML format or as a PDF, if you're a sucker for nice typesetting. As always, if you have any questions, we'd be happy to answer them!

Oh, and one more thing. This image to the right is from a larger screen-shot of one of the statues in our game. Click here to see the full screen-shot.

Wanna meet us? Do you live around the Columbus, Ohio area? Come see us at the Origins International Game Expo! We'll be the guys surrounded by Hegemony logos, giving away Hegemony buttons!

Only 14 days until the convention, and we're all working extra hard to get as much of the game ready as possible. Here's your chance to try a demo!

That means T-shirts and stuff! If you've ever wanted a shirt or mug or mouse pad or stickers to show how much you love LDA or our games, click on the 'Merchandise' link on the left of our site and go shopping!

We've also designed a new logo that we're using for our T-shirts. Click here to tell us what you think, and to see a higher resolution version of it. Continued →

We've gone through almost our entire library of games and made sure they're all Vista-compatible! This fixes a few Vista-only bugs, while also making sure that all the games work properly in the new Games Explorer and Media Center.

This was a bit more work than you might expect. If you're a game developer (or aspiring game developer) and you're looking for some code or information about how to do this, we've written up a fair bit about it here, where you can also find a plug-in for the NSIS Install System that will do most of the heavy-lifting for you.

Oh, and be sure to click on the image above and browse through a few of our new images. We had a bit of fun with the Vista ads in our local mall! Continued →

We went to the Toronto Independent Games Conference last week, and I took the camera along with me. Do you want to see our trip to the conference, and maybe some very quick shots of Hegemony? Be sure to check out the new video.

Also, I'd like to know what you want me to do for the next video. In the spirit of YouTube, I'm disabling the comments for this news post (yes, I'm capable of subtle jokes too!), so if you want to tell me what to do, post it on the YouTube page!

We visited a foley studio yesterday to capture some sounds for Hegemony, and Rob brought along his video camera. As is to be expected, we ended up with a video blog, or as the hip kids call it, a vlog. And a rather amateurish one at that.

Check it out on YouTube. Enjoy!

This post will introduce the 26 factions that occupy the game world in Hegemony: Philip of Macedon .

Controlling the Kingdom of Macedon, you interact with other factions through espionage, diplomacy and direct military action. Factions include Greek Leagues, Tribal Kingdoms and Empires and are comprised of cities, city-states or tribal states. Members of a particular faction follow the policy of the dominant city or in the case of a tribal kingdom, the King.

The Main Factions in the game are the "Kingdom of Macedon", the "Athenian Empire", the Boeotian League" led by Thebes, the "Lacedaemonians" led by Sparta and the "Persian Empire". Continued →

This is the third in a series of posts that will discuss a broad range of topics relating to "Hegemony: Philip of Macedon". This post will introduce the Peltast unit.

Peltasts are fast, mobile light infantry suited to rough terrain and irregular combat. They wear a helmet and carry the pelta, a small crescent shaped shield. Peltasts use javelins at range and melee with a short spear or dagger. As an auxiliary force in battle, peltasts can skirmish to disrupt enemy formations and threaten flanks. Continued →

This is the second in a series of posts that will discuss a broad range of topics relating to Hegemony: Philip of Macedon. This post will give an overview of logistics: the management of supply and replacements.

Activities such as camping and the burning of fields are integral to logistics in "Hegemony: Philip of Macedon". Camp to conserve supply and replace losses. Burn fields to deprive the enemy of crops, through punitive raids or a scorched earth defensive policy.

New screen shots have been posted on our Hegemony: Philip of Macedon" pages. Continued →