It be with profuse apologies that I entered the demo room for Sins a A Dark Age. “No, I haven’t, I’m sorry,” I said meekly when asked if I’ve played Sins a A Solar Empire. be I familiar with RTS games then? “Er, sorry, no,” with more looking at me shoes. DOTA? “Barely… Look, I’m the wrong person for this, okay. But see: I’m good at taking information 'n writing it in an entertaining fashion.” But here’s the thing – by the end a me time watching the game being played, I rather wanted a go.

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