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The developers at Ironclad Games, who is best known for creating the strategy series Sins of a Solar Empire, have put up a website that teases a new project to be published by Infinite Game Publishing, a Canadian company handling digital distribution and currently working on MechWarrior Online as well. The website i... |
14 February 2012
03:01 GMT |
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The developers at Eugen Systems and publisher Focus Home Interactive have launched a multiplayer oriented trailer for the upcoming strategy game Wargame: European Escalation, showing off all the options that gamers have when it comes to engaging others in battle.The two companies have also announced that those fans w... |
11 February 2012
04:53 GMT |
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Video game publisher Activision Blizzard has released the first trailer for the upcoming Battleship titles, which will be linked to the movie with the same name and will be released for the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the Xbox 360 from Microsoft at some point during March.
The Battleship video game is being develope... |
10 February 2012
05:58 GMT |
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As men stand shoulder to shoulder, pikes ready, I find myself thinking about how much pain someone can feel when ripped apart by a flying demon-bird. This is the sort of question that King Arthur II – The Role-Playing Wargame brings to the mind of a gamer who knows a little too much about how a weapon can rip t... |
8 February 2012
18:31 GMT |
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The Firaxis developed XCOM: Enemy Unknown is now slated to arrive before the shooter reimagining of the same concept and the developers working on the game are eager to see how fans of the original will react to their take on it. Jake Solomon, who is a lead designer working on XCOM: Enemy Unknown, has told Rock, Pap... |
7 February 2012
04:30 GMT |
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Matrix Games, Slitherine and the developers at 2by3 Games have announced that one of the most successful hardcore strategy games of 2010, Gary Grigsby’s War in the East is getting an expansion called Don to the Danube, which comes complete with new battles and scenarios for wargamers to experience. The new con... |
6 February 2012
10:41 GMT |
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The central premise for the existence of A House Divided, the expansion for Victoria II that has been recently launched by Paradox Interactive, acting as both publisher and developer, is that players (especially those on the North American continent) really want to play leader of the Confederate States of America and... |
6 February 2012
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Video game publisher and hardware manufacturer Microsoft has launched a preview video for the upcoming Celts for the Age of Empire Online titles, showing off the features of the new race that will become available to all interested players.
The Celts are described as being masters of both crafting and metalworking, ... |
6 February 2012
05:48 GMT |
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January is pretty much an empty month when it comes to video game releases and the industry looks to February for a few signs of life, with the “Second Christmas” period set to begin in March and last throughout April and the early parts of May.This is a direct result of the fact that publishers tend to p... |
4 February 2012
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The developers at Eugen System and publishers at Focus Home Interactive have released seven new screenshots for their upcoming strategy title Wargame: European Escalation, focusing on the hardware that will be used by the nations of the Warsaw pact, the Communist alliance that opposed the North Atlantic Treaty Organi... |
3 February 2012
07:04 GMT |
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A lot of fans of the original XCOM franchise were surprised when 2K Games announced that it would work with Firaxis to remake the strategy title and one leading developer working on the project believes that the publisher should be applauded for its courage.
Jake Solomon, who is the leading designer working on XCOM:... |
2 February 2012
07:04 GMT |
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The original King Arthur strategy game from Neocore Games was one of the surprises of year when it comes to late 2009, and the follow-up seems to be another solid game that will occupy many gaming hours for those looking for some strategy and role playing to give into during the early months of 2012. I have played a... |
1 February 2012
18:41 GMT |
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Graphics for high-profile video games have been steadily improving in the last few years, but at least one important designer believes that their importance might have been overstated.
Speaking to GameInformer, Sid Meier, now leading developer Firaxis and creator of the legendary Civilization franchise, has said, &l... |
1 February 2012
15:11 GMT |
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The developers at The Creative Assembly have put out a number of new screens linked to their upcoming Fall of the Samurai standalone expansion for the strategy game Total War: Shogun 2, which will be offered exclusively on the PC on March 23.
The screens show how the expansion changes various aspects of the strategy... |
1 February 2012
05:53 GMT |
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Video game publisher SEGA has announced that it has set a worldwide launch date of March 23 for Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai, the stand alone expansion that will push the Japan-based strategy title in the XIX century and will reveal a new host of conflicts.
The launch date comes one year after the develo... |
1 February 2012
04:48 GMT |
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The developers at Eugen Systems who are working on the upcoming strategy game Wargame: European Escalation have announced that they opened up the official unit database for the game, which includes information on more than 360 units that the game will simulate, available on the official website. They team has also r... |
30 January 2012
12:01 GMT |
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The tower defense genre has become very big during the last year and the basic mechanics it is built upon are so ingrained that the only good way to a newcomer to get ahead of the pack is to surprise with the theme or the overall presentation. Unstoppable Gorg tries to do that by incorporating the aesthetics and the... |
27 January 2012
08:55 GMT |
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A lot of long-term fans of the XCOM idea were glad to hear that 2K Games was working with developer Firaxis to create a strategy and turn-based reimagining of the old game, set to arrive during 2012.
And the leader of the Firaxis development team believes that the game will be designed so that it attracts traditiona... |
24 January 2012
18:41 GMT |
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After the web was set ablaze due to the restrictive anti-piracy measures taken by Ubisoft with its recent Anno 2070 strategy game, the company has finally made changes to its digital rights management (DRM) software, in order to avoid imposing awkward limitations on owners of the title.In case you’re not aware ... |
20 January 2012
15:51 GMT |
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Good Old Games, the digital distribution service focused on offering some of the most impressive classic games, has just started selling the original Syndicate, the hit strategy game made by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Arts.The Syndicate series dazzled strategy fans back in the 1990s with its superb gameplay... |
20 January 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Video game publisher Kalypso has announced that its Tropico 4 strategy game is set to get yet another expansion, called Modern Times, which will not feature Charlie Chaplin but will allow benevolent and tough rulers alike to enjoy the rapid advancement of science and create a truly modern nation.Tropico 4 initially u... |
17 January 2012
09:45 GMT |
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RISK is one of the classic boardgames but it had failed to get a solid video game treatment until the launch of RISK: Factions, which was first launched on the Xbox Live Arcade service from Microsoft and is now arriving on Facebook with a number of changes.Publisher Electronic Arts has managed the impressive feat of ... |
16 January 2012
18:21 GMT |
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A lot of long term fans were positively surprised when publisher Take Two and developer Firaxis announced that they were working on a strategy reimagining of the classic XCOM concept that would bear the name Enemy Unknown.Now more details about the game experience have been offered and the tidbits of information seem... |
16 January 2012
16:31 GMT |
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The developers at Firaxis have released three new screenshots for their newly announced XCOM: Enemy Unknown strategy game, showing off the tactical aspect of the game and a first look at how the player base might look.The view for the tactical turn based battles seems to be very old school, almost isometric, although... |
13 January 2012
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Video game publisher Ubisoft has launched the open beta phase for its title The Settler Online for those in the English speaking world, allowing all those interested in city development with a medieval feel to try out the game and offer feedback on the game mechanics.The game is being developed by Blue Byte and offer... |
12 January 2012
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Video game developer Eugen Systems and publisher Focus Home Interactive have released five new rather impressive screenshots of their upcoming strategy game called Wargame: European Escalation, which is set to be launched exclusively on the PC during the month of February.The core of the game is linked to the Cold Wa... |
9 January 2012
08:13 GMT |
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This article by no means represents the reality of the video game industry and is not based on any sort of foreknowledge about what will happen with hardware and software during 2012; this is just a number of wild-eyed dreams that might or might not come true in the coming months.I want to see innovation even in the ... |
7 January 2012
06:01 GMT |
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Video game developer Firaxis Games and publisher Take Two have announced that they are working together to create a new strategy game called XCOM: Enemy Unknown, which takes the legacy of the series as a basis for a modern game that complements the already announced XCOM shooter from 2K Marin.Players will take contro... |
6 January 2012
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Norb Software Development has announced the launch of the Antietam Battle Pack for its own strategy game Scourge of War: Gettysburg, a title which aims to offer a solid simulation of the most important battles of the American Civil War.
The new package allows gamers to explore both the Antietam engagement, which was... |
3 January 2012
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The Anno series started life deep in medieval times and players were tasked with guiding the destinies of some rather cute villagers, building up their stocks of resources and making sure that they had the most comfortable lives possible given the situation of the civilization at the time. The game had overall object... |
29 December 2011
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The poor old PC has become a platform where major AAA titles launch late if at all but out of this unfriendly gaming medium dedicated developers can coax something like Total War: Shogun 2, the most recent installment in the long running strategy franchise from The Creative Assembly and, after starting out with Activ... |
27 December 2011
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Developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts have finally managed to launch their MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic but one leading developer working for the two companies says that they are eager to deliver their unique brand of emotion to other, new genres.Ray Muzyka, who is one of the leaders of BioWare and has r... |
23 December 2011
17:31 GMT |
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The Romans have put a lot of work into Hadrian’s Wall just to see it covered in weird crystals just as an army of Picts dashes through a breach, only to be crushed by the capable auxiliary units of one Septimus Sulla, condemned to die on the battlefield but mysteriously saved.Welcome to history as seen through ... |
21 December 2011
18:41 GMT |
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A rumor included in the most recent issue of the magazine PC Gamer suggests that developer Relic Entertainment is working on a new game in the Company of Heroes universe, although it is not clear whether the company is preparing a true sequel or plans to simply expand the game that was first launched during 2006.The ... |
21 December 2011
08:06 GMT |
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For the Motherland is the second expansion for Hearts of Iron III which, by the standards of developers Paradox Interactive, pretty much means that they have managed to bring the reality of the grand strategy game close to their vision of what it should be.The original third game in the long running niche series has ... |
19 December 2011
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Publisher Electronic Arts and developer Phenomic have announced they are working on a new game in the Command & Conquer universe, called Tiberium Alliances, which will be playable in a browser.Phenomic has previous experience working on Lord of Ultima, BattleForge and Spellforce.A beta stage will be launched as soon ... |
14 December 2011
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I loved the Heroes of Might & Magic series since the second installment and the simple yet plausible story it told about princes, betrayal, loyalty and the in-fighting that can destroy a mighty empire.I also loved it because it allowed my 12 or 13 year old self to discover a world filled with every strand of fantasti... |
12 December 2011
18:51 GMT |
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The VGA ceremony and trailer bonanza has confirmed what many gamers already suspected, that BioWare Victory is working on a new Command & Conquer strategy game, called Generals 2, which will be launched during 2013.The plot of the game seems to suggest the same ironic and self-aware tone that the original embraced, w... |
12 December 2011
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The developers at The Creative Assembly and publisher SEGA have announced that they have revealed the cover for the upcoming Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai standalone expansion, which is currently set to arrive exclusively on the PC during March 2012.The cover reflects the overall concept of the cont... |
8 December 2011
10:46 GMT |
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Longbow Games, an independent strategy game developer, has announced that the first batch of screenshots has been released for their next project, called Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar.The strategy game will allow players to relieve the character’s rise to power, emulating his conquests in the provinces befo... |
8 December 2011
09:27 GMT |
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Video game publisher has made a number of domain registrations for a game that seems to be titled Command & Conquer: Alliances and might get the official reveal during the Video Game Awards ceremony.There are 15 domains that are linked to the game and the actual registration process was done by a company called Corpo... |
5 December 2011
07:34 GMT |
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A number of hints are suggesting that the new project from BioWare, which has been shown for a couple of seconds during a teaser for the VGA ceremony, might be a reboot of the Command & Conquer series.Superannuation, a site which specializes in looking for details about unannounced projects, has uncovered the LinkedI... |
23 November 2011
10:26 GMT |
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Blizzard has cut down the price of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty in its online store from 60 dollars to just 30 (44.5 Euro to 22.25) and the offer seems to be linked to both the boxed version and the digitally distributed version, although at the moment the offer is only available for those in the United States unti... |
23 November 2011
08:14 GMT |
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I almost fell asleep playing the demo version of Anno 2070, the city building oriented futuristic strategy game from developers Related Designs and Blue Byte and publisher Ubisoft.This is not really a critique of what the game has to offer but an evaluation of the general pace of the experience, at least as it was de... |
7 November 2011
19:01 GMT |
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When I first encountered my first Heroes of Might & Magic game I was probably 13 years old and it was awe inspiring, more complex than anything else I could play on my home computer, much more difficult to understand than Dune 2. I was always on my back heel and every victory felt earned. Then I got my hands on Heroe... |
3 November 2011
08:28 GMT |
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Video game publisher Ubisoft has released a new trailer for its upcoming strategy game Anno 2070, showing off some new features and talking about the online matches.The game will allow up to eight players to compete or to cooperate to create the best cities, will be fascinating according to the developers and more an... |
26 October 2011
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Electronic Arts believes its Syndicate franchise, which is preparing to receive a full pledged reboot appear in early 2012, might still see a remake of the older strategy titles, if the new game manages to raise awareness for the series.EA and Starbreeze Studios definitely made some waves earlier this year when they ... |
25 October 2011
14:21 GMT |
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Video game developer Blizzard has announced some new information about the Heart of the Swarm expansion for its real time strategy game Starcraft II, confirming that it will have a single player campaign which includes 20 missions and talking about some new units and maps.The new campaign will be focused on Sarah Ker... |
24 October 2011
16:31 GMT |
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Orcs Must Die is the peculiarly named first project from studio Robot Entertainment, made out of veterans from the long running Ensemble Studios group, which brought PC gamers the award winning Age of Empires franchise, not to mention the Halo Wars real time strategy title for the Xbox 360.
As you can tell by its ... |
17 October 2011
09:01 GMT |
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Give a Western gamer a strategy map and the option to recruit armies and he will go on a killing spree and try to fight his way to domination. Paradox Interactive, through its grand strategy game like Europa Universalis and Victoria, has sought to take the focus away from pure warfare and move it towards economy, dip... |
14 October 2011
07:26 GMT |
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