If you enjoyed “Your Guide To The Cherokee People”, Metafuture is once again providing such a service, this time in conjunction with Titan Quest, and on the subject of Ancient History.

However, the guide will be available exclusively in the next issue of Computer Games Magazine along with, coincindentally enough, another bit to do with Native Americans— though without all the cyborgs, ham-handed stereotyping, and gameplay gimmick flogging substituting for a coherent interactive narrative this time. Some sort of RTS expansion pack, Era of Commonwealths or something like that.

But as far as the guide goes, you’ll learn all sorts of neat things about ancient times thanks to me, and also Titan Quest. For instance, you probably already knew that in Ancient Greece, people in general were more accepting and enlightened when it came to homosexuality than we are today in Modern America. But only I (and Titan Quest) can show you just to what degree this was the case (pictured at right). It’ll be a very handy and useful guide to ancient cultures that is sure to make you sound smart the next time the topic is broached at your local chautauqua. Get the full info in CGM; knowing about the popularity of tasseled codpieces that dangled below the knee isn’t enough.

If you don’t currently get CGM, I recommend getting a Zinio subscription to obtain this upcoming plum of American writing. Zinio is an electronically delivered copy of the magazine, so there’s no trying and failing to find the magazine at Barnes & Noble, or depending on postage at the Magazine Rate to get it to you in a timely fashion. It’s not some cheap scan, either, despite how the samples on Zinio’s site look. Here’s how it really looks:

This is a sample of the resolution when you zoom in. Zoomed out, you can fit two readable pages into 1280×1024 resolution. The reader has some other neat features, like being able to click on an article’s title on the Table of Contents page and jumping directly to it, and automatic conversion of URLs to hyperlinks.

Ultimately, having an electronic copy of the only magazine smart enough to regularly publish articles by me will make all organisms in your house happy— except the cat, who really enjoyed sitting on the mag when you set it on the floor to answer the phone. What this proves is that when you have the option of CGM, a cardboard box is Plan B no matter what— it’s just the more obvious choice if you’re looking for a good read. I know what you’re thinking, but trust me, this rule is inviolate.

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