Vancouver is a pretty cool place. We have mountains. Oceans close by. And tons of game developers. What's not to like?

One of the game developers that we like is Kerberos Productions -- makers of PC 4X strategy game Sword of the Stars -- because they let us do a little tour around their studio last week.

Working at a smaller studio like this seems like a better job than most -- they all seem really nice, and any place that has space ship designs on the walls is a good place in my books.

Kerberos recently released an expansion for Sword of the Stars, called a Murder of Crows.