The Axis & Allies Designer Diary #2 on GameSpot is already online, as the imminent release of TimeGate Studios' WW2 strategy game inspires an accelerated release schedule to keep this series of journals timely. Today's installment discusses the effort that went into designing maps to capture the accurate feel of some of the most famous battles of World War II. Also, the Time of Defiance Wrap Report on RTS RPG Vault offers a postmortem on Time of Defiance, Nicely Crafted Entertainment's MMO RTS game, as Mark Ashton and Ben Simpson discuss what went right and wrong during development of the project.