Balancing games is important. It's no fun if one unit is overpowered, one character deals twice as much damage as another, or something is plain broken. That goes double for RTS games like Broken ...

Do you remember Windows 1.0? Chances are, your answer is “no.” When Microsoft released the very first version of Windows nearly 25 years ago, on Nov. 20, 1985, it was late to the game and little used.

If we never get another new Command and Conquer game, at least we can take solace in the fact that there's no shortage of spiritual successors. Some of the best RTS games in recent years, from Tempest ...

Matt Whelan is a freelance writer, author and copyeditor. He grew up with the ZX Spectrum, Atari ST and Amiga 500 before building his own PC at age 12. He plays a wide range of games, but prefers ...