crusader-kings-3Show Off Your Power in Coronations

It is one thing to inherit a crown, but another thing to own it. Demonstrate your command of pomp and circumstance in Coronations, a new event pack for Crusader Kings III, Paradox Interactive’s celebrated grand strategy role playing game about dynastic rivalry in the Medieval era, coming on September 09, 2025.

This event pack adds Coronations as a new in-game Activity. Gather your vassals in a grand ceremony so they can bear witness to your ascension to the throne, or use the cover of this majestic event to undermine or eliminate rivals at court. Use this sacred royal event to chart the course for your rule and set the tone for how you will govern.

Key Features:

  • New Activity: Coronations
  • Legitimize your rule through grand coronations that will impress your vassals and neighboring rulers
  • Maneuver around faction members and detractors, hopefully forging a magnificent coronation from dangerous circumstances
  • Bring together your vassals for a grand ceremony to celebrate your new rule of the realm
  • Oaths: Take an oath after your coronation and declare an objective for your rule
  • Access new decisions with unique rewards to suit every playstyle
  • Crusader Kings III: Coronations will be available on 09 September 2025 for the suggested retail price of $4.99/£4.29/€4.99. It is also available as part of the Crusader Kings III: Chapter IV pack. More information about Crusader Kings III is available on the official Crusader Kings III website.

    europa-universalis-vOne of the most celebrated series in PC strategy gaming will get a complete reimagining this fall. Europa Universalis V, the next iteration of Paradox Interactive’s flagship historical title, will be available on 04 November 2025.

    Developed by the Barcelona-based Paradox Tinto under the direction of Paradox co-founder Johan Andersson, Europa Universalis V is a continuation of the series’ record of deep, quality strategy gaming, but also a major departure from the previous titles. The new game moves further from the game’s boardgame roots, and embraces population simulator models that have been explored in other Paradox games.

    The result is Europa Universalis V, one of the most complex and deep strategy games on the market – a game that can tell deeper and more realistic historical tales, rooted in a deeply researched interpretation of the late medieval world as the era of castles and knights prepares to yield to a time of explorers and Renaissance.

    Watch the Europa Universalis V: Pre-Purchase Trailer HERE.

    Key features of Europa Universalis V include:

  • New “pop” based system: A region’s population is reflected by pop units, varying in culture, religion, and social position. A prosperous society will see the population grow, while plague and war can prove costly to the core of your game.
  • Earliest Starting Date in Europa Universalis history, beginning with the world of 1337. The French and English are about to start the Hundred Years’ War, the Yuan dynasty thrives in China, and the Black Death has yet to happen. Guide a nation through 500 years of history, written by your decisions.
  • The Biggest Paradox Map ever uses a more accurate projection of the globe and small province units. This means greater fidelity to the historical world that Europa Universalis V represents and more variety in the strategies available to the player.
  • Deeper Economic System including multiple goods and resources in each province. Resources can be fed into a production system, creating key goods for your society or for trade in regional and global markets.
  • Expanded Research Game: Unlock new technologies and ideas across diplomatic, administrative and military realms. Progress along each research branch will allow new weapons, new industries, and new ways to organize your realm.
  • Detailed Government System: Give tasks to your cabinet advisors to ease your rule, adopt new laws and national characteristics, and keep the factions of your nation in line by doling out privileges to various Estates.
  • New Military System that draws soldiers from your population. Raise the levies and watch commerce grind to a halt, or hire mercenaries to fill your ranks. Slowly develop a professional standing army and organize your battlefield posture as you fight for territory and glory.
  • And more: Historical situations to immerse you in real world events, multiple religions and government types, greater importance of characters and dynastic relationships, and dramatic world changing events.
  • If you pre-order Europa Universalis V, you will receive an MP3 collection of the original soundtrack for Europa Universalis IV, including songs composed for almost every expansion and immersion pack through the life of the game. (This bonus does not include any Sabaton compilations or compositions.)

    Europa Universalis V will be available for PC on 04 November 2025 for the suggested retail price of $59.99/£49.99/€59.99. The Premium Edition, including two upcoming chronicle packs and one upcoming immersion pack as well as an instant cosmetic reward, is being sold for the suggested retail price of $84.99/£70.99/€84.99.

    More game information is available on the Europa Universalis V website.

    panzer-corps-2-frontlines-westwallSlitherine has announced that Panzer Corps 2 – Frontlines: Westwall is available now for $9.99 on the games official website or on Steam.

    Command US forces in the assault against Germany’s Siegfried Line in Panzer Corps 2 – Frontlines: Westwall. This new DLC covers the campaign from September to December 1944, taking you from the fortified city of Aachen to the deadly Huertgen Forest and the southern drive through Metz.

    Featuring new scenarios, units, and iconic Westwall defenses, this is one of the toughest challenges yet in the Frontlines series.

    Commanding the American side, players get to fight in the Low Countries, France, and in Germany, across vastly different settings and conditions ranging from rather open areas with towns and villages in between to heavy terrain covered by dense forest or larger swamps that restrict movement.

    The campaign spans from the summer of 1944, after the liberation of Paris, to December of the same year, covering scenarios from the Schnee Eifel, to Saarlouis, passing through the Stolberg Corridor, North Brabant, Metz and much more, for a total of 14 missions.

    Watch the Panzer Corps 2: Frontlines – Westwall Gameplay Trailer HERE.

    Key Features

  • Command historic battles never before featured in official Panzer Corps content
  • Experience a dynamic difficulty curve: early victories give way to fierce resistance
  • Engage in a wide variety of mission types, from open-armored assaults to tight urban and forest combat
  • Confront heavily fortified areas that demand tactical precision and patience
  • Enjoy new visuals including custom officer portraits, briefings, and campaign maps
  • gallipoliGallipoli drops players deep into the Middle Eastern campaigns of World War 1

    BlackMill Games, the studio behind the highly regarded WW1 Game Series, is proud to reveal Gallipoli, the next major game in its historically authentic FPS saga. Launching on PC (Steam, Microsoft store and Epic Games), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, Gallipoli takes players to one of the most overlooked but dramatic theaters of the First World War, the Middle Eastern Front.

    Watch the new trailer now!

    From the windswept beaches of the Dardanelles to the scorching deserts of Lower Mesopotamia, Gallipoli delivers the series’ most immersive and intense depiction of WW1 combat yet. Players can battle from the beaches, clash through ruined cities and sandstorms, or engage in desert warfare to hold and reclaim strategic ground as either British Empire or Ottoman forces.

    With Gallipoli, we’re highlighting a front that’s often overlooked, despite its importance,” said Jos Hoebe, founder of BlackMill Games. “Others have explored it before, but this game lets us go deeper, offering a more accurate and complete portrayal in line with the rest of the WW1 Game Series.

    A New Front in the Great War
    Gallipoli expands the scope of the WW1 Game Series, offering a dramatic shift in setting, tactics, and terrain. Inspired by the expeditionary warfare of real historical Gallipoli and Mesopotamia campaigns, this is the most diverse battlefield yet in the series.

    Key features:

  • Authentic WW1 battles: fight through history with accurate maps, weapons, music and uniforms as a soldier of the British or Ottoman Empire.
  • Varied Middle Eastern theatre: engage in expeditionary warfare across coastal dunes to dry deserts, urban areas & more.
  • Realistic combat: get to grips with highly detailed weaponry & equipment and survive through suppressive fire and dust.
  • Squad-based multiplayer FPS: join a squad as one of many classes with distinct specializations and work as a team across PC and Consoles with crossplay.
  • Never fight alone: AI bots will join the fight over the future of the Middle Eastern Front in public matches, and optionally in custom matches.
  • More than a battle, it’s a campaign
    Gallipoli is the fourth standalone entry in the WW1 Game Series, following Verdun, Tannenberg, and Isonzo. Each title focuses on a different front of the war, offering grounded and historically inspired FPS gameplay that fosters tactical cooperation and authenticity.

    With Gallipoli, the series moves beyond the trenches and Alpine warfare of Europe to spotlight the lesser-known Middle Eastern campaigns. This entry captures the strategic ambitions of both the Allied and Ottoman expeditionary missions, and the soldiers who fought far from home under extreme conditions.

    Add Gallipoli to your wishlist now on Steam to stay informed as we march toward launch. It’s also available on the Epic Games Store here.

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    combat-mission-beyond-overlordGame preservationist and publisher bringing three classic WWII tactics games to Steam this September – multiple updates, bug fixes, and a war-chest packed with community-created content included.

    Today, SNEG, Ltd., curator and publisher of treasured classic PC games, is announcing the upcoming re-releases of three classic titles in the acclaimed “Combat Mission” series of WWII tactics wargames: Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord, Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin, and Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps. The Combat Mission titles feature “We-Go” turn-based gameplay, where each turn is split into two parts: players first plan their moves at the same time, then watch as all actions unfold together on the battlefield, keeping the action intense while giving armchair commanders time to plan their next move between rounds. All three games feature a variety of bugfixes and feature updates, including support for non-4:3 resolutions!

    And as a bonus, the games include various community-created mods and scenarios (see each game’s features for which content they feature).

    — All three titles will be released via Steam on September 10, 2025, for $5.99 USD and will feature a limited-time 10% discount –

    strategic-command-american-civil-warMatrix Games have announced that a new DLC for Strategic Command: American Civil War is coming: Concert of Europe. Covering the transformative years from 1854 to 1877, it takes you into an age of nationalism, shifting alliances, and decisive wars that shaped modern Europe.

    Five campaigns will lead you from the Crimean War to the rise of Bismarck’s Germany, through Italy’s unification and the conflicts of the Balkans. Each brings new strategic challenges, maps, and leaders.

    Beta sign-ups are now open for those who want early access and the opportunity to provide feedback before release.

    Sign up for the beta HERE.

    Concert of Europe is the epic second expansion for Strategic Command: American Civil War, plunging you into a transformative era with five brand-new campaigns. From the frozen steppes of Crimea to the sun-baked hills of Italy, you will command armies, forge alliances, and test your strategic genius in an age where a single battle could change the fate of a continent.

    rule-the-waves-3Matrix Games has released the maintenance update for Rule the Waves 3, its simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970. Its a a bug-fixing update, mostly focusing on the UI, which includes a small new feature where players can now rename their officers.

    You can download the update HERE.

    You can find the full changelog HERE.

    You can buy Rule the Waves 3 on Steam or the Matrix Games website.

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    battlefield-6Source: Steam

    Get to the frontline. Battlefield’s biggest Open Beta ever is LIVE for two-weekends only, August 9-10 and 14-17. Jump in today and experience ultimate all-out warfare.

    Drop into intense urban combat on the streets of central Cairo, take to the skies in an aerial dogfight along Tajikistan’s glorious mountainside, and sprint through Gibraltar’s winding streets, stalk its alleyways, dodge heavily-armored tanks, and tear through buildings.

    Rally your squad for Weekend 1 modes.

  • Experience Battlefield’s signature all-out warfare in Conquest, where tanks, jets, and attack helicopters turn the tides of battle.
  • Push or hold the line in the intense, objective-driven Breakthrough. Capture and hold multiple control points to outpace the enemy, and don’t hold back, in Domination.
  • Battle to control a single capture point as the fighting gets fiercer the more time ticks down in King of the Hill.
  • Tackle 7 challenges during Weekend 1 and unlock rewards that are redeemable at game launch.
  • Watch the Battlefield 6 Open Beta Trailer HERE.

    Players can join the Beta on Steam or Epic Games Store.

    stronghold-crusader-definitive-editionWell met, Sire! Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition has charged into the breach and emerged from its launch victorious! The response of fans and critics to Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition has been nothing short of stellar.

    In just two weeks since release, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition has:

  • Sold over 250k copies
  • Cemented a 90% ‘Very Positive’ Steam User Score (3,850 Reviews)
  • Clinched the #1 Global Steam Premium Game Top Seller spot
  • Achieved a series peak of over 16k concurrent Steam players
  • Delighted and spurred on by the torrent of positive player reception and feedback, Firefly Studios is keeping this momentum going by revealing some of the details of new gameplay content that fans can look forward to in the weeks to come.

    Watch the new Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition – First Major Update Reveal Trailer HERE.

    The first major ‘Autumn’ update will arrive in two parts – a free content update as well as an optional paid DLC. The free content will introduce The Crocodile, a brand new computer-controlled opponent with his own tactics, castle design, army and of course, snappy personality!

    The wizened lord of the marshes, The Crocodile is a bitter cruel fellow, driven beyond sanity by envy of his rival lords. Players will encounter The Crocodile across a new five mission economic campaign, in addition to being playable in skirmish mode (and in case you’re wondering – yes, the game has actual crocodiles, too.) While there will be some degree of combat to contend with in the economic campaigns, the ultimate goal and thus victory will be decided by mastery of the game’s various economic industries and castle-life mechanics.

    The free component of the Autumn Update will be capped off by the inclusion of three new maps, one for Skirmish, Freebuild and Multiplayer.

    The paid DLC will feature two new CPU commanders in the form of The Canary and The Trader, and a new 9 mission ‘Sands of Time’ skirmish trail – complete with target completion times and leaderboards. Players can expect military scenarios will test their strategic prowess and skills of siegecraft, as they wage war against these new tricky CPU characters.More about these new adversaries and their attributes will be revealed in due time!

    After Stronghold Crusader: DE’s fantastic launch, Firefly is highly determined to keep pushing further, through the likes of additional content updates and gameplay improvements, to truly make this definitive edition the completely elevated tribute of a strategy classic.

    Get Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition now on Steam! The desert is a cruel place to fight. Are you sure you have the heart for it?

    wego-world-war-ii-overlordMatrix Games today officially announced WEGO World War II: Overlord, the upcoming operational-level wargame that recreates the iconic Allied invasion of Normandy and the campaign that followed.

    Built on the proven Desert War/Stalingrad engine, this hex-based wargame challenges you to plan meticulously, anticipate enemy moves, and adapt under pressure in a WEGO simultaneous execution system that captures the true chaos of war.

    What is included:

  • 14 Historical scenarios: from the brutal D-Day landings to a grand 135-turn campaign covering the entire Normandy offensive.
  • Hex-Based strategy: stylized maps of Normandy provide the perfect battlefield for operational-level planning.
  • Combined Arms Warfare: command infantry, armored divisions, airborne assaults, naval bombardments, and crucial air missions.
  • Logistics and Supply lines: maintain your offensive momentum by securing supply routes and reinforcing your units.
  • Multiple ways to play: battle against the AI, challenge friends in hotseat, or compete globally via PBEM multiplayer.
  • Unlike traditional turn-based (IGOUGO) games, WEGO introduces simultaneous planning and resolution. Issue your orders, anticipate enemy moves under fog of war, and watch as your plans unfold and sometimes with unexpected results! Every decision counts, and only the most cunning strategists will prevail.

    Stay tuned, WEGO World War II: Overlord is coming in September.