Panzer Corps: Allied Corps - First Video

Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-14 15:14:00 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

We have teased you with screenshots, but we know it’s not enough for you. Now are happy to provide you an exclusive trailer video from the upcoming Panzer Corps: Allied Corps.

This brief video follows Allied troops from D-Day to the battles of Caen and Bastogne and beyond. The video takes a selection of the units in the game (submarines, battleship, tanks and aircraft), through real locations using real photos from WWII. You can watch the video HERE. It will be also available as an in-game intro, so players are going to enjoy it when they get their hands on Allied Corps.

Allied Corps also comes with a bunch of new features that bolt in to the base game and change the way it plays letting you experience the entire game again – more detail on this coming soon!

Get more information about Panzer Corps: Allied Corps on its official product page.

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Rise of Prussia Gold Released

Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-10 13:24:03 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Matrix Games and AGEOD are proud to announce the release of the turn-based historical grand strategy game Rise of Prussia Gold on our online store.

Rise of Prussia Gold is a new edition of which includes 2 years’ worth of updates, fixes, improvements and even some great new features and adds 3 new scenarios to this strategy classic.

Rise of Prussia Gold recreates the “Seven Years War” which occurred between 1754 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time. It was defined by Winston Churchill as the first real "world war" because it was the first war in history to be fought not only across Europe, but also in various parts of the globe where the European powers had colonial possessions.

The two sides in the conflict were the Coalition of Austria, France, Russia, Poland, Sweden and the Alliance between Britain and Prussia, the new European power that possessed a formidable war machine and, above all, a great and ambitious leader, King Frederick II.

Rise of Prussia Gold is available as a full new game or as an upgrade kit for Rise of Prussia.

Get more information on Rise of Prussia Gold from its official product page.

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Total War: Rome II Release Date Announced

Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-10 13:16:58 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe, Ltd. today revealed the release date, final pack art, pre-order bonus and Collector’s Edition for Total War™: ROME II.

The global release date for the most keenly-anticipated Total War game yet will be September 3rd, 2013 across all territories on both physical and digital formats.

The game is now available for pre-order from the SEGA Store and other retailers world-wide.

Those gamers who pre-order any edition from participating retailers will receive ROME II’s first DLC for free alongside the game on release day. This first DLC, the Greek States Culture Pack, adds three additional playable factions to the game; Epirus, Athens and Sparta.

These factions have their own unique units, buildings, missions and win conditions alongside a distinct tech tree and, in the case of Sparta, will present a considerable challenge to the advanced player wishing to restore the famous city state to its former glory.

The Total War™: ROME II Collector’s Edition will be produced in a single, extremely limited run; only 22,000 individually numbered copies will be manufactured. The CE contains a wealth of custom, Roman-themed games and items, bound in a leather-effect presentation box, complete with gold logo and magnetic closure.

Find out more about ROME II at www.totalwar.com.

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Panzer Corps: Allied Corps - First Screens

Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-10 13:09:11 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Although it’s been announced you haven’t seen anything yet – now is your chance! Slitherine, Flashback Games Studio and the Lordz Games Studio are happy to provide you some screenshots from the upcoming Panzer Corps: Allied Corps.

We have just released screenshots taken from key scenarios in the game including Cassino and Operation Cobra amongst others. We hope you find them interesting and that they give a clearer idea of what to expect from this new release. Allied Corps also comes with a bunch of new features that bolt in to the base game and change the way it plays letting you experience the entire game again – more detail on this coming soon!

Get more information about Panzer Corps: Allied Corps on its official product page.

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Wargame: AirLand Battle Deck System Detailed and Video

Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-10 13:03:57 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Wargame: AirLand Battle, currently in early access multiplayer Beta phase for all players who pre-ordered the game, today tells us about the Deck system in a new video!

With commentary by Alexis Le Dressay, Creative Director of Eugen Systems, this one minute and a half video gives us an overview of the deck system and the possibilities it offers. Players may even already try it for themselves in the current multiplayer Beta!

With the Deck system, players can customize but also specialize their armies: they choose, from over 820 realistic units coming from 12 countries, the ones that will compose their army and the available reinforcements during their multiplayer battles. This way, they may create Decks adapted to their preferences and their strategies, or even Decks specifically built to counter the army of their opponent; or, Decks made to efficiently complement their teammates' armies during team matches!

Creating a specialized Deck allows specialization in specific areas such as airborne attacks, armored assaults, support and supplies, or mobile infantry. An elaborate bonus system allows players to create these decks, as well as "national" Decks, all while giving out exclusive bonuses that more generic decks will not have: higher performance prototype units, access to more reinforcements, or the availability of more units in a particular category.

Thanks to this Deck system, the strategic depth of the game climbs to another level, which is especially true in the new 10 versus 10 mode, which has been made available this week in the Beta!

Wargame: Airland Battle is currently under early access Beta phase. The game will be available for PC on May 22nd 2013.

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The Age of Shadows Approaches

Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-10 12:53:56 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

In a couple of weeks, Distant Worlds: Shadows will hit the 4x gaming world! In the meantime Matrix Games is happy to share with you some preview materials from the highly anticipated third expansion to the critically acclaimed 4X space strategy game series Distant Worlds.

Adam Solo composed a preview on his web site SpaceSector where he gives his first impressions about the game. You can read it here.

Youtuber Das24680 also started a series of "Preview Episode" videos about the game. Here you can watch the first episode, but many more are coming! Please take note in this case that Das24680 is using a Beta build, so the final version of the game will be more enhanced and more polished. However, key elements of the gameplay are featured.

And last but not the least, we have just released new screenshots taken from the game, featuring the various Pirate Playstyles available and some Pirate gameplay in action.

For more information and to view the new screenshots, visit the official Distant Worlds: Shadows product page.

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Wargame: AirLand Battle - Here Comes the Americans - Screens

Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-07 15:32:30 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Source: The Wargamer

Focus Home Interactive and Eugen Systems has revealed the American units for their upcoming real-time tactical strategy game set during a Cold War situation gone hot Wargame: AirLand Battle. The five screenshots below show off some classic U.S. units that a lot of wargamers will recognize.

Part of the NATO force, the United States military is one of the largest parts of the armed forces in Europe against the USSR. With more than 130 different units to use in-game, their varied stock are helpful for generals that want an all-around force to handle any situation.

In the screenshots players can see the M50 Ontos, the ubiquitous Humvee, the Supercorba attack helicopter, the famous F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, and even the stealth bomber F-117 Nighthawk. With AirLand Battle bringing to focus the combined-arms effect of air and ground, there will be plenty of air action going on in the battles.

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Company of Heroes™2 Unveils Theater of War Mode

Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-02 15:06:34 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. has announced that Company of Heroes™ 2 will ship with an all-new mode called Theater of War on top of its gripping cinematic campaign and critically acclaimed competitive multiplayer.

Theater of War allows Relic Entertainment to tell different stories from the conflict in the form of new playable single player and co-operative content. The mode includes solo challenges where players are pitted against overwhelming odds, AI battles against an enemy commander with a unique play style and co-operative scenarios for fans to enjoy with their friends.

At the launch of COH2, the Theater of War mode will include missions from key battles in 1941. Choosing either the Soviet Red Army or the Germans, players will visit different locations across the Eastern Front and take part in some of the most famous battles that occurred that year. Each faction has 9 unique missions included. More Theater of War missions will be added to the game at a later date, including the previously announced mini-pack for all eligible pre-order customers.

Company of Heroes 2 will be available for PC on June 25th 2013. For more information visit the official Company of Heroes 2 website.

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Strategic Command World War II Assault on Communism Released

Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-02 14:28:24 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Battlefront.com and Fury Software proudly announce the release of Assault on Communism, a new expansion pack for the critically acclaimed Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict game of grand strategy and global domination! Assault on Communism is available immediately for download, mail delivery or both download & mail, for only $25 (plus shipping & handling, if applicable).

Click Here to jump directly to the Assault on Communism webpage for more game information.

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Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods Video Developer Diary - Screens

Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-02 14:10:13 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Loot and Pillage Your Way Across the Darkest Days of European History, New Screens Released

Terror will follow in your bloody wake as you decimate and terrorize your way across Europe, all in the name of your heathen gods. Women will lament the slaughter of their men, children will sob for fathers never to return, but your gods will be pleased! This is the barbaric world of Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, the fourth expansion for the universally acclaimed Crusader Kings II, releasing on May 28.

In the first of three developer diaries delving in to one of Europe’s darkest and most brutal periods, project lead Henrik Fåhraeus explains the prominence that the pagans will have in the game. Adding an additional 200 years to the gameplay timeline by pulling the start date back to 867 AD with the great heathen army rampaging across England, Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods will feature all of the key pagan nations and religions of the period including the Norse, Baltic and Slavic pagans as well as the Mongols.

For full details of what the pagans will bring to the game view the brand new developer diary HERE. (Hosted by YouTube - 05:34)

Check out the latest screenshots at the official Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods webpage.

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Total War: Rome II - Battle of Teutoburg Forest Gameplay Trailer

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-25 15:35:44 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Narrated by Creative Assembly staff, this battle depicts the Roman Army caught in a carefully calculated assault by the massed tribesmen of Germania

SEGA today released a new gameplay movie for for Total War: Rome II, this time presenting Teutoburg Forest, a playable historical battle where the Roman Empire was defeated. Masterminded by Arminius, the son of a Germanic chieftain taken as a child and raised as a hostage in Rome, the battle saw his betrayal of the Roman general Varus. Arminius united the tribes, ambushed Varus' Legion and struck a fatal and shattering blow to the Empire's expansion.

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Total War: Rome II is due for release in 2013. For more information visit the games official website.

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Wargame: AirLand Battle Enters Beta and Screens

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-25 15:07:59 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Wargame: AirLand Battle, the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame: European Escalation, presents through 6 new screenshots some of its new battlefields, playable right now in early access Beta for all players who pre-order the game on Steam and the official website.

These screenshots show the huge gap separating the former battlefields from European Escalation to those of AirLand Battle. The new maps have evolved a lot since European Escalation: they are more varied, but also richer and more detailed, displaying impressive reliefs and huge urban areas, which all increase the strategic depth of Eugen Systems’ latest game.

The early access Beta gives an exclusive and immediate access to the ‘Destruction’ multiplayer mode, with the first 4 playable maps and pre-made army decks for all 12 nations of the game. Enough to plunge happily into the battle before everyone else, and participate in the last online tweaks before the official start of the conflict next month!

Wargame: AirLand Battle will be available on PC in May 2013.

View the latest screenshots and get more game information at the Wargame: AirLand Battle website.

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Europa Universalis IV: A Call to Arms to Strategy Gamers of the World

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-25 14:38:55 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Recruit Friends & Receive Glory & In-Game Rewards

Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio are preparing to once again provide the global conquest gamers have hungrily desired with their upcoming empire-building game, Europa Universalis IV. The award-winning series that has sold over a million copies and redefined grand strategy gaming is returning in Q3 2013. Now, Paradox is sending out a Call to Arms to their greatest fans, and asking for their help to win the world’s hearts and minds for the Europa Universalis army in an epic community-building campaign. Starting today, Europa Universalis fans all over the world can recruit their friends and receive exclusive rewards.

Sign up at the Call to Arms webpage HERE.

Hear the Call to Arms from the Europa Universalis IV developers firsthand in this video. (Hosted by YouTube - 01:39)

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Take your Army through Italy with Piercing Fortress Europa!

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-25 14:32:10 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Matrix Games is proud to announce the upcoming release of the latest work of veteran game designer Frank Hunter, Piercing Fortress Europa.

This new engaging strategy wargame covers the Allied invasion of Sicily and campaigns for the Italian peninsula from 1943 through 1945. The title relates to Hitler’s “Festung Europa” which referred to the plan to fortify the whole of occupied Europe in order to prevent invasion from the British Isles by the Allied forces.

The player will have the chance to relive all the steps of the Italian Campaign, with historical orders of battle and freedom of action limited only by realistic logistics. All the units from Axis and Allies are represented (Britain, America, Canada, Poland, New Zealand, India, Brazil, Germany, Italy,etc.) and the player can choose to challenge the AI or a human opponent via PBEM.

Wit, speed and a long view will be required skills to execute a successful plan with your brigades and divisions and secure victory in the campaign and the “what if “ scenarios featured in Piercing Fortress Europa.

Get more information on Piercing Fortress Europa from its official product page.

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Release Date Set for Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-25 14:26:03 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

The Gods Will Rise May 28th, Feast Thy Eyes on the First Gameplay Trailer Ever Released

Soon Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studios will welcome you to a past darker than you can imagine, where there are few shining knights or mighty castles and the kings of Europe are more petty warlords than imposing rulers. We stand only 400 years from the fall of Rome, and a mere 200 from the revelations of Mohammed and much of the world still clings to an ancient code written with iron and blood.

This is the world of Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, and it is yours for the taking on May 28.

The latest trailer for The Old Gods is the first trailer to show gameplay from the expansion. Feast thy eyes on river-going vessels, the new map and brand new powers that will compete for prestige and prominence.

Pray to the old gods or risk the wrath of Odin - watch the trailer HERE. (Hosted by YouTube - 01:07)

The Old Gods is the fourth full expansion for Crusader Kings II, Paradox’s critically acclaimed strategy/RPG of medieval scheming, dynastic fortunes and crusades against the unbeliever. The Old Gods expansion lets the player start two hundred years earlier than the Crusader Kings II base game, at the height of Viking power and when the light of Christianity had yet to penetrate many of the dark forests of the continent, and the power of Islam was still on the rise.

For more information please visit the Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods product page.

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Panzer Corps Grand Campaign Mega Pack '39-'45 and v1.14 Patch Released

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-23 13:34:00 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Matrix Games, along with Flashback Games Studio and the Lordz Games Studio are proud to announce the release of the Panzer Corps Grand Campaign Mega Pack ’39-’45 and a patch for Panzer Corps.

We know that a lot of people already have at least some of the Grand Campaign and rather than have you pay for the same thing twice we’ve found a way to offer you great discounts. For each of the 10 DLC’s you already own you will get 10% off the price up to a whopping 70%! Find out more details here.

The Mega Pack features all the 10 linked campaigns bundled in one huge package. The player will have the chance to play all 150+ scenarios covering the entire war from the invasion of Poland and Norway on to the cold Russian winter against the Red Army on the East front, defend against D-Day and then take a final stand at Berlin.

Get more information about Panzer Corps Grand Campaigns Mega Pack ’39-’45 on its official product page.

The Grand Campaign Mega Pack requires the original Panzer Corps or Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps to play.

We are also releasing the 1.14 patch for Panzer Corps which includes a huge number of fixes for the Grand Campaigns and adds full German and Russian language versions of the Grand Campaign.

You can download the patch HERE. A full change list can be found HERE.

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Conflict of Heroes: Ghost Divisions Announced

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-17 15:43:06 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Matrix Games and Western Civilization Software are proud to announce the imminent release of Conflict of Heroes: Ghost Divisions. This title is the first expansion for the official computer adaptation of the award-winning World War 2 tactical wargame Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear.

Similar to the Awakening the Bear release, Conflict of Heroes: Ghost Divisions adds new content that has never been available before to Conflict of Heroes players, while staying true to the original board game rules. It also adds an exciting new feature – the ability to play any campaign multiplayer against a human opponent!

Ghost Divisions focuses on the battles of Army Group Center and its two Panzer Groups under Guderian and Hoth against the Red Army, the rapid initial Blitzkrieg and the drives to encircle and destroy the Soviet forces. Speed, coordination, concentration and combined arms will be necessary to lead your forces to victory!

This brand new expansion allows you to play company and platoon-sized forces from the 7th Panzer Division and the Grossdeutschland Regiment in two additional campaigns with 10 Scenarios total as a stand-alone or directly in the main game. Multiplayer has also been added for head to head linked campaign games!

Get more information on Conflict of Heroes: Ghost Divisions from its official product page.

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Victoria II: Heart of Darkness Colonizes Digital Stores Worldwide - Trailer

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-17 15:17:27 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Expand Your Empire and Compete Against Other Colonial Powers in Latest Expansion

Real estate is valuable because God isn’t making any more, so if you’re the leader of a growing industrial empire you need to move fast to stake your claim. Victoria II: Heart of Darkness, the second expansion to grand strategy franchise Victoria II—a political simulator where the population reacts to your decisions—has officially released today.

View the Victoria II: Heart of Darkness release trailer HERE. (Hosted by YouTube - 0:45)

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is available on all major digital download portals for $19.99. Select retailers are also offering up to 75% off the original Victoria II and its first expansion, A House Divided—which are both required to play Heart of Darkness. Three small DLC packs—German Unit pack, Interwar Engineer Unit pack, and Songs of the Civil War music pack—are also available for $1.99 each.

For a list of where to purchase Heart of Darkness, please visit http://www.victoria2.com/game-info/buy-the-game.

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The WinSPWW2 and WinSPMBT Spring Upgrade Offensive Thunders Forward!

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-12 15:08:40 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

To some spring in North America means baseball games, backyard bar-be-ques, and the joy of five pounds of pollen filling your lungs. And while for some, all that may be well and good, there are others who look forward to spring for entirely different reasons. For you see spring is the time for Camo Workshop to once again bless wargamers everywhere with the fire and fury of new WinSPWW2 and WinSPMBT upgrade patches!

Yes, once more the two greatest turn-based tactical wargames available on your PC have been weighed and measured and found worthy of cramming even more grog goodness down their throats. Like white phosphorus foie gras, these upgrades are hot, hot, hot and are ready to be applied immediately. Just don't feed them after midnight- no wait, don't apply them yet if in the middle of an ongoing secure PBEM game, as that will lead to failure and much weeping.

The upgrade patches bring winSPMBT up to version 7.0 and winSPWW2 to version 6.0. Both will put so much wargaming awesomeness on your computer that all other games on your hard drive will delete themselves in shame of not being worthy enough for your attention.

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Victoria II: Heart of Darkness Second Video Developer Diary and Screens

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-12 14:52:59 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Latest Video Dev Diary Now Available

Welcome to the Victorian Age, an era of dramatic politics, rapid transformation of technology, and colonization. Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is the second expansion to Victoria II, a political simulator where the population reacts to your decisions.

Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio have today released a new set of screenshots for the upcoming expansion to the storied grand strategy series, which launches worldwide on April 16.

In the new video developer diary also released today, project lead Dan Lind introduces you to the expansion’s focus on the brand new Colonization features, as well as the new naval combat system. Take a glimpse of the Victorian age HERE. (Hosted by YouTube - 04:33)

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Time of Fury 1.04 Update

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-09 15:03:53 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Matrix Games and Wastelands Interactive announce the release of the 1.04 update for the WWII grand strategy wargame Time of Fury.

The v1.04 update contains numerous correction in terms of supply distribution (e.g. for air units), AI improvements (now the AI uses Nuclear Bombs more aggressively), and events settings. The update also includes game play balancing, new features like nukes are now acquired every four months instead of each month (moddable) and most importantly, compatibility with the latest Windows 8 Operating System.

To download the update, players can run “Check for Update” via the game menu or download it directly from the game’s download page HERE.

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Victoria II: Heart of Darkness Video Developer Diary Released

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-09 14:56:21 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Read the Newspapers and Prepare for International Crises

Welcome to the Victorian Age, an era of rapid transformation of technology, politics and business. Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is the second expansion to Victoria II, a political simulator where the population will react to your decisions based on their political awareness, social class, and their willingness to accept or revolt against their own government.

In this first video developer diary, project lead Dan Lind introduces you to the upcoming expansion’s newspaper system, as well as the new feature International Crises. Watch the video developer diary HERE. (Hosted by YouTube - 03:40)

Experience the new International Crises system where the colliding desires of rival empires get settled by Great Power mediation and where smaller powers can manipulate their friends to support their own local ambitions.

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War is Hell... and it's a movie! GUSTAV LINE Videos

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-09 14:51:20 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Battlefront.com has released three new videos from the upcoming GUSTAV LINE module for "Combat Mission: Fortress Italy". The new videos show some of the new anti-aircraft units in action, as well as featuring the new War Movie Mode everyone's talking about.

Fortress Italy: Gustav Line depicts the desperate battle for the Italian mainland, revolving around Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino, and culminating in the capture of Rome on June 4, 1944. The Commonwealth side of Operation Husky in Sicily is also depicted.

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The Decisive Campaigns Series gets Updated

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-04 15:07:52 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Matrix Games and VR Designs announce the release of two important updates for the critically-acclaimed World War 2 strategy wargames Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris and Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue. These are the latest in a series of post-release updates that go beyond bug-fixing to continue to improve the entire series.

The v1.51j update for The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris fixes some crashes created by Windows 7 update KB2670838 and adds Windows 8 compatibility.

The v1.05j update for Case Blue fixes a crash created by latest Win 7 update, and makes it Win 8 compatible.

To download the updates, players can run “Check for Update” via the game menu or download them directly from the games’ download pages here and here here.

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Commander: The Great War v1.3.0 Patch Released

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-04 15:03:11 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

We along with the Lordz Games Studio are proud to release a massive update for the much praised strategic wargame Commander: The Great War.

The v1.3.0 update contains numerous features. Doubtless the most prominent are the German, French and Italian language options added to the game. From now on, gamers from these countries will be able to play in their native language. Other improvements ensure balancing of the gameplay. The OpenGL requirement to play the game has been reduced from 1.5 to 1.4 (this means that even very old notebooks will be able to play the game causing less internal graphic card driver problems), the Naval war has been improved, and minor bugs have been fixed.

To download the updates, players can run “Check for Update” via the game menu or download them directly from the game’s download page HERE.

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Are you ready to break through the Gustav Line? Screenshots, Campaigns, PREORDER

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-04 14:57:13 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Battlefront.com today announced that Gustav Line, the first module for Combat Mission: Fortress Italy, is nearing release. They are opening preoders today (available for PC and Mac OS X), expecting the final product to ship within 4-6 weeks! If you want to jump right in and preorder without further ado (saving $10 in the process on the download&mail delivery), follow this link.

Together with the preorders, Battlefront.com is also publishing today a brief overview of the 4 brand new full-blown campaigns included in the Gustav Line module, along with new screenshots.

Click here for more details about the campaigns.

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Pre-Orders for Victoria II: Heart of Darkness Now Available

Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-04 14:49:53 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Release Date Set for Latest Paradox Development Studio Expansion

Nothing makes an empire feel complete like building a railway from Cairo to the Cape, but to do that you need to keep control of everything in between. Victoria II: Heart of Darkness will introduce new ways for you to grab and hold colonies in the mad scramble for Africa.

The new expansion to Paradox Development Studios’ classic 19th century grand strategy game is coming to PC on April 16, 2013 and will be available on major digital delivery platforms for $19.99.

As a bonus to those who pre-order Heart of Darkness, select retailers will be offering a Victoria I Complete—a gold edition of the original title that started it all—for free. Other retailers will offer 75% off Victoria titles, including Victoria II and Victoria II: A House Divided, with any pre-order of Heart of Darkness. To see a list of retailers and pre-order Heart of Darkness, please visit http://www.victoria2.com/game-info/buy-the-game.

You can view the new Victoria II: Heart of Darkness Gameplay Trailer HERE. (Hosted by YouTube - 0:49)

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Wargame: AirLand Battle Screens

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-29 15:05:53 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Wargame Airland Battle on Her Majesty's Service!

While the first Beta phase of Wargame: AirLand Battle just started, the teams at Eugen Systems are already working hard studying the numerous battle reports supplied by the beta testers in order to improve this spectacular real-time strategy game, bound for release in May. While beta-testers organize their first online matches, the British forces invade our screens through a series of 6 new screenshots!

In these pictures, we notice many new English units making an appearance. Among them, the Tracked Rapier and the FV-434 Falcon, two anti-air support vehicles that will be efficient in dispatching enemy aircraft; the Alvis Stalwart, an armored supply truck; and the FV-510 Warrior, an armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

Of course, the RAF (the Royal Air Force) is also present! We can see the Tornado, the Jaguar, the Harrier and their variants, flying in formation above the magnificent reliefs than now compose the landscape of the maps of Wargame.

There's no denying it: in the upcoming conflict that pits NATO against the Warsaw Pact in Wargame: AirLand Battle, the Brits will have strong arguments!

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Visit the official Wargame: AirLand Battle Website for more game information.

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Total War: ARENA Announced

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-29 14:55:27 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

During his session at GDC 2013 in San Francisco today, Lead Designer James Russell revealed a brand new title under development at the UK studio.

Total War: ARENA will be CA’s first title in a F2P model, representing over a decade of strategy gaming expertise and a new spin-off for the Total War series. Offering players the chance to pitch history’s greatest commanders and their armies against each other in massive team-based battles, ARENA will focus entirely on online multiplayer, mixing elements of RTS and MOBA gameplay.

CA is looking for gamers to help craft their vision of a detailed, deep, multiplayer tactical experience. For more details on forthcoming Closed Beta Tests, sign-up at www.totalwar.com/arena.

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Company of Heroes 2 Closed Beta Announced

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-29 14:44:57 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that Company of Heroes™ 2, the eagerly anticipated strategy game from Relic Entertainment, Inc., will be running an exclusive, early access beta phase which will go live Tuesday 2nd April.

The closed beta playtest features the game’s critically acclaimed competitive multiplayer and skirmish gameplay, giving players access to six maps, 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4 competitive gameplay, as well as the ability to play alone or with teammates against the AI. Players also get access to the first 40 levels of progression, and the ability to customize their loadouts to suit their play style using the all new Army Customizer.

This first phase of the closed beta will be open to eligible pre-order customers only. There will be a second phase in the coming weeks where a wider audience will get a chance to take part. For more information keep watching www.companyofheroes.com.

The Company of Heroes 2 closed beta will be hosted on Steam and utilizes Steamworks match-making and friend lists. Players need the free Steam client to redeem closed beta access keys and play. Company of Heroes 2 will be available for PC in June 2013.

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Panzer Corps: Allied Corps Announced

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-29 14:36:14 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Looking For Allied Commanders to invade Panzer Corps!

The Panzer Corps series still has a few strings to its bow. After the recent announcement of the massive Mega Pack and the long anticipated iPad version,

We, along with Flashback Games Studio and the Lordz Games Studio, are proud to announce the upcoming release of Panzer Corps: Allied Corps.

This new stand-alone title in the Panzer Corps series put the player in charge of the Western Allies. It starts in the Western Desert with British and Italian forces fighting in 1940 before Operation Compass. It will move from North Africa, Crete, Italy to North West Europe and into Germany.

We are now recruiting Beta testers for this game! You can sign up here.

For this exciting title many features have been introduced: tons of new units, artillery, anti-tanks, new Medals and Heroes (e.g. The Victoria Cross and the Medal of Honor), Seventy Allied hero portraits, new campaign artwork, map images for all scenarios, new difficulty icons (5 Allied military ranks), a new UI theme for the Western Allies and much more!

Get more information about Panzer Corps: Allied Corps on its official product page.

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Panzer Corps Grand Campaigns Mega Pack ’39-’45 Announced

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-22 15:35:20 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

The Slitherine Group, Flashback Games Studio and the Lordz Games Studio are proud to announce the upcoming release of the Panzer Corps Grand Campaigns Mega Pack ’39-’45.

This bundle gathers all the 10 linked campaigns packed in one huge package. The player will have the chance to play all 150+ scenarios covering the entire war from the invasion of Poland and Norway on to the cold Russian winter against the Red Army on the East front, defend against D-Day and then take a final stand at Berlin.

Players can import their core force between the linked campaigns, or alternatively use a preset core force and play each of the campaigns on its own or jump in at any year. Gain skills and new equipment for your troops, lead them in a huge campaign map face the enemy and try to overturn your fate.

Owners of the existing DLC expansions will be able to receive a discount when purchasing the mega pack. Details TBD.

Get more information about Panzer Corps Grand Campaigns Mega Pack ’39-’45 on its official product page.

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Advanced Tactics: Gold gets Massively Updated

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-22 15:26:53 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Matrix Games is proud to announce the release of the v2.14 massive update for the critically-acclaimed, highly flexible wargame construction kit and World War 2 operational wargame, Advanced Tactics: Gold.

The v2.14 update has been in the works for months and contains numerous additions and improvements. The most exciting new feature is the addition of Commanders. Random commanders and an officer pool have been added in a separate new random game module called "New Dawn". Commanders can gain levels with experience. Levels bring higher combat and morale bonuses and can also bring the commander action cards and feats. This update also includes changes in Random games, strategic map enhancements and other minor bug fixes.

Visit the dedicated Forum page for the full changelog.

The v2.14 update is comprehensive and will bring all versions of Advanced Tactics: Gold to v2.14. To download the update, players can run “Check for Update” via the game menu or on the game’s download page.

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Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! Gets a New Demo

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-20 17:11:31 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Matrix Games and Western Civilization Software are happy to announce the release of the latest free Demo 1.18 for the critically-acclaimed World War 2 tactical wargame Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear!

The 1.18 Demo includes all the improvements from the v1.18 official update, bringing the demo fully up to date with the full game and incorporated more improvements focused on the “Classic” boardgame AP system. Most importantly, it fixes a critical multiplayer issue with the previously released demo that caused multiplayer to stop working as a result of a change in third party software that was previously included with the game. This new demo is fully multiplayer-enabled, allowing demo players to play each other as well as owners of the full game, within the limits of the scenarios included with the demo.

To download the Demo visit the game’s download page.

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Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog v1.0.1 Update

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-20 17:09:19 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Matrix Gamers announce the release of the v1.0.1 update for the latest title in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series: Panthers in the Fog.

The v1.0.1 update contains numerous improvements and bug fixes including vehicle path-finding, the multiplayer UI, and multiplayer connectivity (uses a direct connection if possible). The AI has also been improved to increase the chance it will choose to act aggressively and replacement animations for marker smoke (artillery, mortar support) have been added.

For the full change log visit the dedicated Forum page.

To download the update, players can run “Check for Update” via the game menu or on the game’s download page.

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Developer Diaries Begin for Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-20 17:03:44 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Paradox’s Bards Spin New Tales for Crusader Kings II Expansion, First-Ever Screenshots Released

Before the men in rough cloth came to pray and tear down our high places, before foreign kings united to drive us away, before new ways and new faiths corrupted the men of the seas and the forests - we were nations and tribes that revered the power of nature and the power of the sword.

Paradox Development Studios and Paradox Interactive will soon bring Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, the pagan expansion for one of 2012’s most acclaimed strategy/RPG games, to the masses.

The weeks leading up to release will be marked with developer diaries pointing out how The Old Gods expansion will transform your Crusader Kings II experience. The first entry in this series of dev diaries about the anticipated expansion, titled "A Different Europe", has been released today.

Click Here for the complete Press Release and to view the first-ever screenshots released for Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods.

Crusader Kings 2: The Old Gods will be available Q2 2013. To learn more about the game visit http://www.crusaderkings.com/.

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Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict New Expansion Packs Announced

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-20 16:54:55 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Assault on Democracy! Assault on Communism!

Battlefront.com and Fury Software proudly announce not one, but two new expansion packs for the critically acclaimed Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict game of grand strategy and global domination! Assault on Communism and Assault on Democracy boast a host of new features and major new campaigns, including not only all the engine advancements of the previous GOLD Expansion, but a number of brand new ones. A range of new major campaigns, both historical and "alternate history" variations, are available, focusing on different elements of the 1939-1945 time frame for each pack.

Both packs are in parallel development. Assault on Communism will be released first within the next 6-8 weeks, with Assault on Democracy following within 6-8 weeks after that. Each pack will be available for only $25, as usual as download, mail only and download & mail delivery, only from www.battlefront.com!

Click Here to jump directly to the Assault on Democracy webpage for more details and beta screenshots!

Click Here to jump directly to the Assault on Communism webpage for more details and beta screenshots!

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March of the Eagles adds Crusader Kings II Modding Tools and More in New Patch

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-20 16:45:41 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Raise the regimental banner and beat the drums of war, a hefty patch for March of the Eagles approaches. The latest update to the wargame based on the Napoleonic wars adds the complete set of modding tools from highly popular Crusader Kings II, allowing players to mod March of the Eagles in nearly every aspect imaginable, as well as play with multiple simultaneous mods.

The patch also includes major updates to the gameplay, such as better retreat paths and not allowing low morale units to enter enemy controlled territory, as well as brand new content such as historical generals, completely new combat mechanics and battle sounds. Players now have an even better chance of taking control of one of the great powers of Europe to push for land and naval dominance in a decade swirling with fire, smoke and dark acts of betrayal as each nation moves towards enabling its own objectives.

For view the complete patch notes for March of the Eagles, please go to the games Official Forum via Paradox Interactive.

March of the Eagles, the latest strategy/wargame from Paradox Development Studio and Paradox Interactive, is available on all major digital download portals for $19.99.

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Supreme Ruler 1936 Announced

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-11 13:53:47 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

BattleGoat Studios has today reoccupied the Rhineland with their announcement of Supreme Ruler 1936. This historical real time strategy game for Windows based PCs is scheduled for release in Q4, 2013.

"Throughout the development of our Supreme Ruler series, we saw a World War II title as the culmination of our grand vision", commented Lead Designer, David Thompson. "We've always endeavoured to make significant changes with each new title and this will be no exception. Supreme Ruler 1936 will immerse players in the historical era and feature a depth of play that will provide incredible challenge."

In Supreme Ruler 1936, players will be able to embark on the road to war in many different ways. Economic, scientific, and diplomatic challenges will certainly influence the ability of their nation to impose its will on the world. Meanwhile military buildups and escalating tensions throughout the world continue, as some nations flex their military might seeking to expand their territories, while others pursue peaceful and isolationist policies in hopes of avoiding a second world war.

For more information, view the full Press Release hosted on the BattleGoat Studios Website.

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HISTORY® Legends of War Released

Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-11 13:37:07 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

We are proud to announce the release of the long-waited Turn-Based Strategy Game set during World War II, HISTORY® Legends of War.

In the game, the player will assume the role of one of the best and most charismatic generals of World War II, George S. P