1UP has seen more than a few console RTS games recently, but their controls, no matter how tuned, just can't compare to their PC counterparts. So when Vispi Bhopti, The Creative Assembly Australia's communications manager, told them that their upcoming Sega-published game, Stormrise, would blow them away with its "revolutionary" controls, they were immediately skeptical. After checking out the game, however, 1UP is a believer -- this might be the finest console RTS controls ever made.
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The Black Panel writes: In this (very special) Christmas episode of Australia’s grooviest gaming podcast, the team tackle Sadistic Santa, The Year in Review, Reader Recollections and much more!
Kim Sellentin, Producer behind Medieval II Total War: Kingdoms at SEGA Studios Australia, discusses her start as a QA tester, her approach of cultivating a learning culture in the studio, and strategies for current and future producers.
