On May 14th this year, Castello di Pavone, one of Northern Italy's swankiest strongholds, was invaded by an army of conflict-obsessed game developers. Were the devs in question...

a) Laser-scanning the fortress for a level in the soon-to-be-announced Hidden & Dangerous 3? b) Laser-scanning the fortress for a level in the soon-to-be-announced Commandos 5? c) Laser-scanning the fortress for a level in the soon-to-be-announced Bella Cantarella*? d) Attending Home of Wargamers 2014, a Slitherine Group press conference?

*Flare Path Soft's debut project - a poison-sprinkled serving-wench sim set during the War of the Holy League.

If you crossed your fingers and answered a, b, or c, this week's column may prove disappointing.

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