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rockpapershotgun.com - 9/1/2009

Cliffski Talks Gratuitous Space Battles

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Earlier today we talked to Positech’s Cliff “Cliffski” Harris about his new game, Gratuitous Space Battles . There was also some discussion of a Saddam Hussein sim, the pitfalls of outsourced indie art, and the problems of small-playerbase multiplayer. (...) Read the rest ...

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positech.co.uk - 8/31/2009

Gratuitous Space Battles - The Game

— positech.co.uk — GSB is the next game from UK developer 'Positech Games'. It's a strategy / management / simulation... game that does away with all the base building and delays and gets straight to the meat and potatoes of science-fiction games : The big space battles ... (more) Gratuitous Space Battles - The Game

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positech.co.uk - 9/1/2009

Gratuitous Space Battles - Buy The Game

— positech.co.uk — However...You can pre-order the game by clicking this button. Be aware that we take the money immediately.... This isn't adding the game to a wish list or anything noncommittal. We are effectively selling the game early for people who want to play it ... (more) Gratuitous Space Battles - Buy The Game

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shacknews.com - 9/1/2009

Gratuitous Space Battles Beta Opens to Pre-orders

— shacknews.com — One-man outfit Positech has opened pre-orders for Gratuitous Space Battles (PC), offering immediate beta access to those... that pay $19.99 for the strategy game. "We are effectively selling the game early for people who want to play it while it ... (more) Gratuitous Space Battles Beta Opens to Pre-orders

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Gratuitous Space Battles Beta Access with Preorder
Blue's News — ... and there's an interview with the man also known as "cliffski" on Rock, Paper, Shotgun where he outlines what this game is all about, which is not 4X strategy: "Take a game like Galciv II or Sins of a Solar Wossname… they take AGES before you build up enough resources and enough ships and money to actually have a big space battle. GSB is like spacebattle porn, without all the foreplay of empire-building. Although it would work well if it had a traditional 4x built around it."