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Blitzkrieg 2 v1.3 Patch
Sniper unit accuracy has been enhanced in 'very hard' mode.
CDV Software has issued a patch for Blitzkrieg II, bringing the sequel developed by Nival Interactive to v1.3. The update fixes several map editor crashes, improves attack AI for ground-attack planes and tanks, adds support for Win....Read More
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Posted by John on Wednesday - December 21, 2005 |
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Darwinia gets steamed
One of the most exciting aspects of digital distribution of games is the potential it has to give independent developers an outlet for efforts too innovative, ambitious, or just plain different to get a second glance from entrenched publishers and retailers.
Valve Software's Steam was among t....Read More
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Posted by John on Wednesday - November 16, 2005 |
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Earth 2160 ships to stores
Midway's offering gamers a peek at the future with Earth 2160 on the PC, now shipping to US stores, and calling the Earth's future bleak might be an understatement.
For one thing, as players of Earth 2150, the game's predecessor, might know, there is no Earth in the year 2160. Now the three s....Read More
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Posted by John on Tuesday - November 15, 2005 |
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Hugo Weaving's voice lords over LOTR game
Electronic Arts today decided to give its upcoming real-time strategy PC game, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, a bit of a regal touch. The publisher has announced that Hugo Weaving, the actor who portrays Lord Elrond in the Tolkien film trilogy, will lend his voice to the game....Read More
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Posted by John on Friday - November 11, 2005 |
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Command & Conquer The First Decade 12 pack
It may be hard for fans of real-time strategy PC games to fathom, but the Command & Conquer series is a decade old. In commemoration of the big one-oh for the series, publisher Electronic Arts is offering a dozen PC Command & Conquer games, spanning 1995-2003, in one convenient package. The collecti....Read More
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Posted by John on Friday - November 04, 2005 |
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Joint Task Force to be jointly published
Earlier this year, Vivendi Universal Games and HD Publishing worked together to get Mithis Entertainment's PC sci-fi real-time strategy game Nexus: The Jupiter Incident on store shelves. The arrangement worked so well that that the companies today announced they made a similar deal for Mithis' lates....Read More
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Posted by John on Friday - October 28, 2005 |
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Civilization IV ships to stores
2K Games today announced that it is bringing Civilization IV to the unwashed masses--and to the washed masses, too. Starting tomorrow, masses of all manner will be able to buy the latest strategy sim from Sid Meier, as it is at this moment on its way to North American retailers (a European release i....Read More
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Posted by John on Tuesday - October 25, 2005 |
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Ubisoft to publish Faces of War
Ubisoft today announced that it has reached a publishing deal with Russian gaming company 1C for Faces of War. Previously known as Outfront II, the real-time strategy game is scheduled to begin firing on PCs in March. The game is being developed by Best Way, the Ukrainian company behind Soldiers: He....Read More
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Posted by John on Thursday - October 20, 2005 |
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Civilization IV has gone gold
Nearly two years after it was first announced by Atari, and one year after it was bought by Take-Two Interactive, Civilization IV has gone gold. Published by Take-Two's 2K Games subdivision and developed by Firaxis, it is rated E for Everyone and retails for $49.99.
For those unfamiliar with ....Read More
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Posted by John on Wednesday - October 19, 2005 |
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Age of Empires III ships to stores
Microsoft Game Studios today ushered in a new Age of Empires with the announcement that the third installment in the historical real-time strategy series has shipped to North American retailers.
It has been six years since Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings came out, and the series has under....Read More
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Posted by John on Tuesday - October 18, 2005 |
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Diplomacy arrives in stores
Hasbro's classic board game Diplomacy is now available without the board, as Paradox Interactive today announced it has shipped its PC version of the game to stores in North America.
Set in early 20th century Europe, Diplomacy lets players both take command of one of seven nations and use eve....Read More
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Posted by John on Tuesday - October 04, 2005 |
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Black & White 2 has shipped to stores
When Peter Molyneux originally confirmed that a sequel to his god game, Black & White, was under development at Lionhead Studios in September of 2001, he hinted that it would be "a year or so" away. Today, four years or so down the road, Electronic Arts and Lionhead Studios announced that Black & Wh....Read More
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Posted by John on Tuesday - October 04, 2005 |
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Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion ships to stores
Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion expansion pack is now headed to retailers across Europe and North America.
Set 200 years after the main campaign of Rome: Total War, Barbarian Invasion sees the outsider hordes massing on the borders of a declining Roman Empire. It's up to players to decide w....Read More
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Posted by John on Tuesday - September 27, 2005 |
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Age of Empires III has gone gold
Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the PC game Age of Empires III has gone gold and will ship to stores October 18, one week earlier than expected. The game was developed by real-time strategy specialist Ensemble Studios.
In the game, would-be colonizers jockey for turf in The New Wor....Read More
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Posted by John on Friday - September 23, 2005 |
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Dawn of War expansion, GOTY edition ships to stores
THQ today announced the release of two new PC products in the Warhammer 40,000 franchise: the new expansion Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault, and the Dawn of War: Game of the Year edition. Both games were developed by Relic, a THQ studio based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Wint....Read More
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Posted by John on Wednesday - September 21, 2005 |
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