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'''Berg's View of Games''' (aka BROG) occurs as publication began by game designer Richard Berg. A magazine, which debuted around 1991 & recently went virtual, features reviews of wargames.

A magazine is known for its thoughtful however typically savage tone, refusing to suffer jerky designs lief. 1 Globe War II game had this read: "Playing this game makes Sisyphus' task a lark in the park."

Yearly, Berg's View of Games mitts out a satiric "Little Macs," which are then awarded for dubious accomplishment around play. A award is known as for recalcitant American Civil War general George McClellan,

BROG was inducted into a Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design's Hall of Fame in 1997.

GameSpot.com
Interview with developer Brad McQuaid touching on questing and tradeskilling options in Vanguard.

GameSpy.com
Interview with Brad McQuaid covering similarity to Everquest, premise of game, hardcore play and design philosophy.

Warcry.com
Interview with Mike Hutchins, Senior Game Designer covering his role in development of Everquest and now in Vanguard, also touches on capacity of MMORPG market for more games.

Mpogd.com
Announcement by Sigil that they intend to use the Unreal game engine from Epic Games to run Vanguard.

IGN.com
Interview with Brad McQuaid, he fields questions on design philosophy, the development team and trends in the MMORPG genre.

IGN.com
Interview with Brad McQuaid and Jeff Butler, field questions on what is different about the new game, quest mechanics, the dual experience system and graphics.

Warcry.com
Preview with comments from development team on visibility ranges, zoneless gameplay, interaction with city buildings, travel options, craft skills and races.

GamesIndustry.biz
Sigil license realtime foliage and flora engine SpeedTreeRT from IDV for use in Vanguard.

Okratas.com
Interview with Cindy Bowens (Sigil Games) outlining the company stance on secondary market sales.

GameSpy.com
Discussion with Zack Karlsson of Sigil Games about their approach to building the fictional continent of Qalia.