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Monday, December 7th, 2000

Buy Christian Games Online and Save 10% The Christian Funstore site which we listed recently has decided to offer our readers a special 10% discount.  All you have to do is click here or through our "Buy It!" button and make your purchases as normal and enter the coupon code: "chrgaming".  If you're looking for great Christian games for family or friends, this is an excellent place to buy from.  This offer expires December 31st.

Monday, November 13th, 2000

NEW Collectible Card Game:  The Mission From England comes a new collectible card game. Due out in December 2000.  Learn more about this exciting new game by clicking here.  We'll be watching this game closely and try to get our hands on a deck and some booster cards as soon as they become available.

Wednesday, November 8th, 2000

Interview with Catechumen Creator, Ralph Bagley. It's the biggest game to hit the Christian market this year.  Click here to see what Ralph Bagley has to say about what it took to create Catechumen and what plans N-Lightning has for the future.

Monday, October 16th, 2000

Redemption National Tournament Ends on a High Note. It may not be huge, but it was fun.  Find out what it was like at the Redemption National Tournament in Kansas City.  We have some photos and a few words to say about it.  If you ever considered going to the past National Tournaments, find out why you might want to schedule to go there next year.  Click here to read all about it.

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2000

Catechumen:  The Full Game Reviewed! It took me longer than I thought, but I've finally finished playing through Catechumen and have the review ready for you to read.  This is probably going to be a big hit this Christmas in the Christian bookstores but is it everything you'd hoped for in a cutting edge Christian game?  Read our review here and find out  And don't forget to enter the contest to name the upcoming Catechumen expansion.

Monday, September 25th, 2000

Update: Redemption National Tournament and Catechumen has Arrived! I just got back from the Redemption National Tournament and will have an article and some pictures about it posted shortly.  I also came back to find a full copy of Catechumen on my desk.  Already past the demo levels and plan to finish the thing if my eyes will stay upon for 36 hours straight.  Either way, a full review will be posted shortly after I finish playing it through.  Is it worth it?  We'll let you know.

Wednesday, September 20th, 2000

DragonRaid Avoids Certain Doom and Gets a New Home Well, maybe that's over dramatizing things a bit, but DragonRaid, the Christian paper and pencil role playing game came close to being tossed into the garbage heap.  If it wasn't for the efforts of the game's Internet support group, this was the likely scenario. For the last dozen years or so, DragonRaid has resided in Colorado Springs inside a barn.  Thousands of unsold games were warehoused here for free by an old DragonRaid supporter.  However, the property and the Barn were sold recently and the DragonRaid folks had to scramble to decide what would become of all the unsold games. Joe Revesz and others (Including Dick Wulf, creator of the game) came to the games' rescue and volunteered to provide them a new home.  While this might not be intense news, this is a bit of history which may someday be remembered fondly if the DragonRaid 2nd Edition proves successful. It also reveals something about the grass roots efforts to bring quality, cutting edge games to the Christian marketplace. Read all about Joe's exploits here in the news section. You can read our review of DragonRaid here.

Tuesday, September 12th, 2000

Unity Card Game Announces Open Beta Test The makers of the card game, Unity, have been working on an online version of their unique game.  This is a very early beta test.  The game currently has no graphics but it has nearly all the functionality and gameplay of the original.  You don't need to know how to play Unity to enjoy this beta test.  The game AI helps you decide which cards to play.  Even so, it's best to read up on the card game online first.  To take part in the beta, go here.  To find out more about the game, go here.  There is only one requirement before you can play the game.  You need to provide feedback on how the game played (a graphics version is planned as a next step).  Write here with any comments about the Unity Test.  If you'd like to read our review of Unity (We thought it was pretty dang good), read all about it here.

Monday, August 26th, 2000

EverQuest, Ultima Online, Modus Operandi, Asheron's Call Get the scoop on these four online roleplaying games by going to our reviews page here.  Is EverQuest really the best online RPG?  Does Ultima Online still have it?  Is Asheron's Call any better?  And if you ever wanted to play the roll of a detective or get into a Mystery novel, check out our review of Modus Operandi.

Thursday, August 24th, 2000

Diablo II This is a runaway hit title currently.  It's the hottest ticket. Find out what we think of the game by clicking here or going to the Reviews page.

Friday, August 18th, 2000

Computer Gaming Opens Its Internet Store Front. After a number of requests to provide ways for players to purchase the products we review, Christian Gaming has created a Store Front that players can use to make purchases.  We think you'll like it, especially since we have found a Christian online store (Called the Purple Yak)  that offers many of the cutting edge Christian products we have reviewed.  Visit the Store Front or read more about it in news.

Thursday, August 17th, 2000

Two Guys Software Announces Openings The folks who are making the PC game, Revelation, are looking for animators, 3D modelers, 2D artists and level creators.  Interested parties can contact Machenzie Ponech for more information.

Thursday, August 17th, 2000

Redemption Designers Seeking Input from Players. The people who produce the collectible Card game, Redemption, are currently seeking input on what should be their next card expansion set.  Add in your opinions by going to the Three Lion's Inn.

Wednesday, August 16th, 2000

Redemption National Tournament. If you're a player of the Christian collectible card game, Redemption, you won't want to miss their National Tournament in Kansas City, MO.  The tournament will be help September 22nd and 23rd.  For more information click here.

Thursday, August 10th, 2000

Resident Evil: Veronica's Code  ... Obviously evil, right? When we got this review we were surprised by the reviewer's CS rating.  It wasn't that bad.  But it's a horror game!  Just look at their title!  Well, see why the reviewer gave the game a better than expected CS rating by reading the review here. And if you don't agree, you can always let us know.

Saturday, August 5th, 2000

New, Exclusive Catechumen Screen Shots   We recently got several new screen shots of levels and creatures you won't see in their demo.  Check out a peek at what to expect when the full version of Catechumen is released.  If you haven't read the review of their demo, check that out  here.

Tuesday, August 1st, 2000

Catechumen:  Battle the Spiritual Darkness of Ancient Rome! We recently found out about this game by a new Christian game development team.  We taken an in-depth look at their demo.  Find out what we think of it and find out why we think this could be thee Christian game to get this Christmas season.  Check out the review here.

Monday, July 25th, 2000

Catechumen? We recently found out about this game by a new Christian game development team.  We're currently working on an article about this Christian-themed first person shooter.  But if you can't wait for our preview of the game, check out their website here.  They have a demo you can download, but the full release won't be until October.  When the game is ready for release, we plan to do a full spread on it.

Monday, July 16th, 2000

Behind the Scenes With Top Meadow Games Developer! Kevin Ryan, the main programmer for Heaven Quest took some time to answer a few of our questions about his company and their games.  Kevin and his partner Brian Supple bring a great deal of experience to their projects.  For those of you who might remember The Incredible Machine put out by Sierra in 1992 and Arctic Fox for the Amiga, Kevin was the main programmer/designer for those games. To read the full interview and find out what they have planned for the future, click here.

Monday, July 10th, 2000

Chocobo Racing! James A. Walls returns with a review of Chocobo Racing, a game for kids on the Playstation.

Wednesday, June 28th, 2000

And Then There Were Two! ChristianGaming welcomes, James A. Walls who's making his writing debut with a review of Final Fantasy VII. He's really throwing himself into this and you can expect a number of reviews coming from him in the next few weeks.  If you'd like to know more about him, check out our newly expanded, About Us.

Wednesday, June 28th, 2000

Final Fantasy VII It was a huge hit from 1998 and is part of a dynasty of Roleplaying Games from Japan.  Now you cna get a Christian perspective on this breakthrough game.  For the full review, click here.

Monday, June 26th, 2000

Heaven Quest Computer Board Game This is one of the few Christian computer games created in the last one or two years.  This one is a straight forward "roll the dice and move forward" board game that's reminiscent of many children board games on the market today.  Don't let the simplicity fool you, however, Top Meadow has created a very solid game in Heaven Quest.  Read the full review here.

Saturday, May 27th, 2000

E3:  The "Peep Show for Nerds" Trade Show! Well, Eric Slick is back.  The Trade Show called E3 is as big and amazing as the rumors suggest.  At first glance, however, Eric got the distinct impression that the backbone of the show might not be those big rollouts of much hyped games or the technological terror demonstrations of new hardware, but something else far more sinister.  Read Eric's somewhat humorous and slightly cynical account of his visit to E3 here or click on the News button.

Tuesday, May 9th, 2000

Heading to E3 Eric Slick will be heading out to E3 with several others from Simutronics.  When he returns he'll write up an article on the trip.

Monday, May 8th, 2000

Two Guys Software and "Revelation" These guys are in the very early stages of developing a new first person game called "Revelation."  We caught up with Mackenzie Ponech (one of the two guys) and tried to squeeze as much info about the project as we could manage.  Read the interview here.

Thursday, April 27th, 2000

Project X Status We thought it time to surface and say something, even if it's not earth shattering.  Read the update in news or click here.

Wednesday, April 26th, 2000

Bibleopoly:  Is it just a Monopoly clone? This is one of the best selling Christian games of all time.  Is it really that good?  Find out what we think about it here.

Monday, April 24th, 2000

DragonRealms and GemStone III?  Not Christian games but are they worth trying out until a Christian game comes along? People have been asking when I was going to write a review on the games I have worked on (and still do).  I work for a secular online gaming company called Simutronics.  They gave me my start in this business and while I would love to see a Christian online RPG (see Project X), this is how I make my living.  These are fun games which I've grown to love.  However, I've tried to be honest about the difficulties a Christian would have with either of these games.  For the full reviews, check out DragonRealms or GemStone III or go to the reviews section of this website.  You'll want to read them both since they each have a different perspective (and attitude) which form something of a whole. Eric Slick

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2000

What's so good about the card game, Unity?  Plenty! This one is a sleeper well worth your attention.  We got our hands on a deck of Unity and put it to the test.  It came out smelling like roses.  For the full review, click here.

Friday, February 11th, 2000

Interview with Andrew Lundstad, one of the developers of "The War in Heaven." Some interesting stuff here.  He talks about his game and offers some insights into the difficulties of developing games for the Christian Market. "The War in Heaven" has had to deal with some controversy and Andrew clears up some misunderstandings in this interview for ChristianGaming.  Check it out here.

Thursday, February 10th, 2000

Interview with Rob Anderson of Cactus Games, maker of the Redemption collectible card game. Check this one out.  Besides some neat information on Redemption and Cactus Games, if you have interest in working on creating Christian games, Rob gives a bit of insight into what you can expect.  Check it out here.

Friday, February 4th, 2000

New Reviews Redemption and Journey through Jerusalem now have reviews. Read all about it in our reviews section.

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2000

Jobs Jobs Jobs So cheap, we can't afford to pay you anything.  But if you would like to know why we are seeking a few good men and women anyway, check out our jobs section.

Monday, January 31st, 2000

Interview with David Slayback of Shine Studios, makers of "Saints of Virtue" David was kind enough to answer a few questions on "Saints of Virtue" and hints at what you can expect from their future game.  get the scoop here.

Monday, January 22nd, 2000

Saints of Virtue Review "Saints of Virtue" gets an in-depth review.  Read all about it in our reviews section.

Thursday, January 13th, 2000

New Game Review "The War in Heaven" gets an in-depth review.  Read all about it in our Reviews section.

Monday, January 3rd, 2000

Christian Gaming gets a new look Our first web site was there just to get out word of our desire to create a Christian RPG and to provide a place for potential players and investors to gather information about the project.  However, we intend the site to be much more. Now you can use this site to find out about everything there is to know about Christian Gaming on the web.  You'll find information, reviews and links of interest to Christian Gamers.  OK, maybe we don't have "everything" but we'd like to so if you know of something we are missing, please let us know by emailing us at cgaming@christiangaming.com and we'll do our best to add it to our content. We are continually trying to improve our site so please check with us regularly and don't forget to look at the latest news on our project to create an online Christian RPG, code named Project "X".