Strategy and Wargaming

Out now, the Age of Charlemagne Campaign Pack is an epic expansion for Total War: Attila; set in the Middle Ages, long after Attila’s vicious reign has ended. Today, existing players will also automatically receive the latest free content update for the main game, featuring a new playable Faction and a free copy of the game for Steam OS/Linux.

The White Huns are the third free playable faction to be added to the game since launch, providing a new take on the Sassanid-dominated eastern reaches of the Campaign map.

The Linux version of Total War: Attila which will be available for free to anyone who currently owns Total War: Attila on Steam.

In the largest Total War: Attila expansion to date – Age of Charlemagne Campaign Pack – brings a brand new campaign map resplendent in medieval-style artwork and focuses on Europe from the year 768AD. With the introduction of Knights, Housecarls and other new era units, battlefield conflict takes an iconic turn. With over 50 conquerable provinces and new campaign mechanics, a detailed and vibrant geopolitical starting position will offer hundreds of hours of gameplay.

As well as an exciting new campaign, Age of Charlemagne also offers access to 8 new playable factions. Check out the trailer here.

Total War: Attila - Age of Charlemagne is out now and available to download today from 2pm GMT via Steam.

The White Huns and Steam OS free content will download for current owners automatically, whether or not they purchase Age of Charlemagne.

For more information on Total War: Attila - Age of Charlemagne visit the Total War Wiki.

Matrix Games has announced that Battle of the Bulge, the fast paced wargame simulating the tough battle fought between the Allied and the German forces on the Western Front, has been updated to Version 1.16!

This update greatly improves the multiplayer experience introducing a Real Time System, allowing the players to receive live updates in multiplayer sessions without waiting for a notification to return to the fight!

Together with this feature this version fixes some bugs (like the AI stuck on replacements phase bug) and improves the gameplay in many ways!

As always you can download the patch for the PC version here.

The game is also available on Steam.

Find out more about Battle of the Bulge here.

The seeds of the French Revolution have borne fruit and now turmoil is spreading out over all of Europe. The growing power of the French Republic is threatening the old monarchies and already two Coalitions have been raised to crush the Revolutionary Armies.

But something has changed. A new leader has emerged from the chaos of the Directoire, a man that will shortly become the scourge of every European kingdom. He will shatter the Old Continent to its foundations.

A new period of war has begun…

Watch the launch trailer here.

The ultimate wargame set during the Napoleonic Era has been finally released! Developed by the veteran strategy studio, Ageod, Wars of Napoleon is a title about grand strategy and bold diplomatic choices.

You will have to carefully handle your armies: managing their equipment and assigning historical generals to lead while you take care of a complex and realistic logistic system. Fight on land and on the seas, in a detailed map with over 4,000 regions as well asspecial areas like the West Indies, North America, Persia and India!

Create powerful alliances to counter your enemy, draft your population, use smugglers, develop your territories; all using a very in-depth diplomacy system, with casus-belli, coalitions, defensive treaties, passage rights and more!

Five beautiful scenarios are available to relive the entire course of the conflicts from 1805 to 1815, plus five more What If scenarios perfectly designed to reproduce alternative geopolitical situations for a more challenging experience!

This is a title that every wargamer simply must have in their collection!

Get more game information at the official Wars of Napoleon website.

The day has come! Europa Universalis IV: The Cossacks has arrived on digital storefronts around the world, bringing not just hosts of invaders and rebels, but a pile of new features, mechanics and improvements to the best-selling historical grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio!

We are also revealing a new feature that will let you track your performance against your own history and against other players around the world. The Leaderboard will record any game score you achieve in Ironman mode (where you can earn achievements) so long as you are logged in to your Paradox Account and have a forum registration. (And if you don’t have a Paradox Account, this is a great reason to have one.)

Watch your scores improve as you learn the game, or as you move from country to country, strategy to strategy. Can you beat our development team at their own game?

But even if you have no interest in playing Ironman and proving that you are the Grandest Strategist in All the Lands, The Cossacks gives you many new options in domestic and international strategy, all designed to flesh out the rich history of the early modern world.

For more information, visit the official Europa Universalis IV website.

22 June 1941. The German-Soviet border. The signal to unleash Operation Barbarossa has been given!

Strong Panzer groups break through the Red Army lines. Ambitious generals like Guderian and Hoth push their mechanized forces to their limits.

Initial resistance by a confused and surprised Red Army seems weak… and the Soviets take massive casualties.

But soon the realities of war on the Eastern Front will become clear.

Play as the Germans and experience the chain of command from the inside. Fend off the demands of your superiors and corral your strong-headed subordinates into working together as a coordinated team. Politics and people and are just as important as the sweeping advances conducted by your Panzer Divisions.

Take the side of the Russians and be prepared to ruthlessly execute a ferocious defense. Overcome the (largely self-inflicted) limitations of the Red Army. Make the required sacrifices and ensure that examples are made of those who fail to rise to the occasion. While General Mud may save Moscow you’re there to see that back-to-the-wall fortitude and tenacity carries the day. You’ll shoot anyone who says otherwise!

Whether you assume command of the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) or the entire Red Army… you will discover the Eastern Front as you have never seen it before!

View the launch trailer here.

Grab Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa now!

The Age of Charlemagne Campaign Pack is an epic expansion for Total War: Attila; set in the Middle Ages, long after Attila’s reign has ended and as one of the greatest kings in history endeavours to bring peace to the continent… by whatever means necessary.

In the largest Total War: Attila expansion to date, a brand new campaign map resplendent in medieval-style artwork focusses on Europe from the year 768AD. With the introduction of Knights, Housecarls and other new era units, battlefield conflict takes an iconic turn. With over 50 conquerable provinces and new campaign mechanics, a detailed and vibrant geopolitical starting position will offer hundreds of hours of gameplay.

Opportunity presents itself in tying together vast new kingdoms; powerful new states that can be marshalled under a banner of civilisation drawn from ashes. Greatness awaits you, if you have the steel and vision of Charlemagne.

Watch the new Total War: Attila - Age of Charlemagne video here.

Total War: Attila - Age of Charlemagne is out on 10th December and is available to pre-order today from 6pm GMT via Steam.

For more information on Total War: Attila - Age of Charlemagne visit the Total War Wiki.

Paradox Walks You Through Major Improvements

Just when you think you’ve mastered the grandest of grand strategy games, the developers come along and change everything again – for the better!

With Europa Universalis IV: Cossacks one week away, Project Lead Martin Anward thought you all should get a quick rundown of the major changes coming your way in this, the sixth major expansion to Paradox Development Studio’s hit historical strategy game.

Anward runs through the improvements we’ve made to domestic politics, diplomacy, culture, nomadic steppe nations and more. If you’ve missed our written developer diaries over the last few months, this six minute video will get you and all other Europa Universalis IV fans up to speed.

Cossacks will arrive on digital storefronts, including the Paradox Store, on December 1, 2015.

For more information, visit the official Europa Universalis IV website.

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” (Napoleon – Emperor of the French)

Acclaimed by both wargaming specialists and fans of the Napoleonic era earlier this year, Scourge of War: Waterloo was praised for its incredible historical and military accuracy and its high replay value thanks to the varied scenarios and the sandbox campaign.

A few months after its initial release, Scourge of War: Waterloo offers a refined experience due to several updates that enhanced the gameplay and fixed the issues reported by the community. Today, the game is reaching a new level with a new patch and a release on the Steam platform, and we are very excited to be able to show this epic strategy title to a whole new audience!

Get more information on Scourge of War: Waterloo from its official Steam page.

Important! Along with the Steam release, the game has been updated to version 1.0043!

This new version brings a lot of improvements and bug fixes! Among all a bug in cavalry column reserves formation have been fixed and now the advance of scripted French officers in initial stages of WL06 has been restricted so they don’t approach too close to enemy lines!

But the list of changes is very long so be sure to check it here.

For non Steam users you can download the update from this link or in the dedicated section of the product page.

Both Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations and the standalone expansion Northern Inferno have been updated to version v1.091 (Build 757.10)!

This update to the v1.09 major release fixes all critical bugs reported by the community, improves simulation performance on large scenarios and includes a host of small but important improvements! This update is the stepping stone to next forthcoming major release, v1.10, whose early features are already dropping jaws on the internal beta-testing group!

Make sure to upgrade to 1.09 before installing this patch!

You can download the patch from here.

Command: Modern Air/Naval Operation and Command: Northern Inferno are available on Steam too.

You can check the entire changelog here!

Cossacks Get Their Marching Orders on December 1

With the holiday season soon in full swing, it’s the perfect time to plan how you’ll be spending those late nights in front of the computer. Why not conquer the world?

On December 1, 2015, you will be able to play The Cossacks, the next expansion for Europa Universalis IV, the best-selling historical grand-strategy game from Paradox Development Studio. With a host of new features and upgrades as impressive as the legendary steppe warriors themselves, The Cossacks brings even more depth and detail to Paradox’s flagship series.

A new diplomatic system lets you highlight provinces for expansion, pointing out to friend and foe alike where your ambitions lie. Earn the trust of your allies by performing favors for them, and use the promise of enemy territory to entice them to your side.

Other features include:

• The Estates: Allocate lands to clergy, nobles and merchants as you try to balance the powers in your Renaissance state.
• Tell The World What You Want: Designate neighboring provinces as “places of interest”, build trust with other nations, and entice allies with the promise of land for their support.
• Tengri: Tengri is now a Syncretic faith, allowing it to tolerate a secondary religion as if it were a national faith.
• Horde Unity and Razing: Nomadic nations now must pay attention the horde unity of their tribes – a unity that can only be maintained by the occasional pillaging
• Improved Culture Change: You can now restore a previous culture to a converted province, or convert a province you hold to a culture that is not your own.
• Native Policies: Set your policy for colonial encounters with natives. Are you focused on quick subjugation, peaceful growth or trading advantages?
• Improved Espionage: New spy actions allow you to study the technology of more advanced countries and prod your rivals’ subjects towards independence.

And, as always, even if you don’t buy The Cossacks, its release will be accompanied with a free major content update for all Europa Universalis IV players.

For more information, visit the official Europa Universalis IV website.