- 2K Games and Gearbox Software have announced the development of Borderlands 2.
- Broderbund has its Hoyle Card Games 2012, Casino Games 2012, and Puzzle and Board Games 2012 on sale. Each title is priced at $17.99.
- There is a new Sylvari video posted for Guild Wars 2.
- Matrix Games has announced the release of Field of Glory – Eternal Empire for the PC. It’s described as a faithful reproduction of Slitherine’s popular tabletop wargaming system of the same name.
- Paradox Interactive posted some details on its upcoming free-to-play Salem MMORPG. Salem sounds like it has an interesting economic mechanism and a "permanent death" feature.
- Sega has announced a pre-order incentive for their Xbox 360 game Rise of Nightmares. Players who pre-order the game will receive an exclusive Mini-Zombie that will interact with the player’s Avatar on the Xbox 360 dashboard.
- Shrapnel Games has announced plans to release Bronze as a "cardboard game".
- Square Enix has released Drawin’ Growin’ for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. It’s a casual game that involves a quest to return an island kingdom’s neglected flora back to its former glory.
- Take 2 Games announced NBA 2K12.
- Tecmo Koei has posted news for Ninja Gaiden 3, Dynasty Warriors 7, and Champion Jockey on their web site.
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PC and Online Game News – August 21, 2011
Category: PC Strategy Games, Smartphone and Tablet Games | Tags: 2K Games, Broderbund, Guild Wars 2, matrix games, paradox interactive, Salem, Sega, shrapnel games, Square Enix, Take 2 Games, Tecmo Koei
PC and Online Games News – August 8, 2011
- Paradox Interactive has released Pirates of Black Cove, a new casual RTS RPG. It is available via "all leading digital distribution platforms" for $19.99 USD. Players of the game sail an open world and command a band of pirates in their quest to become King of All Pirates. A free demo is available for download.
- [Game Deal] Shrapnel Games’ August special includes Dominions 3: The Awakening at the price of $47.95 and winSPWW2 at $34.95.
- Wargaming.net has opened a European office.
- 2K Games posted the list of changes from its recent Duke Nukem Forever patch.
- NCSoft’s Guild Wars 2 page links to a new video that talks about the behind-the-scenes work done for the game’s audio.
Category: Game Deals, PC Strategy Games | Tags: 2K Games, Dominions 3, Duke Nukem Forever, Guild Wars 2, NCSoft, paradox interactive, shrapnel games, Wargaming.net, winSPWW2
Paradox Interactive Summer Sale
The Paradox Interactive web site recently posted an announcement about their "Hottest Sale of the Summer" with 50% off what appears to be their entire current catalog, including Magicka, Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword, King Arthur: The Role-Playing Game, and more.
PC Game News for July 22, 2011
Paradox Interactive has released a demo and tutorial videos for their Supreme Ruler: Cold War game.
Shrapnel Games has an "eight games for eight days" sale going on. Titles available in the sale include Air Command 3.0, Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity, Bronze, Raging Tiger: The Second Korean War, Scallywag: In the Lair of the Medusa, Space HoRSE, War Plan Pacific, Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space, winSPWW2, and World Supremacy.
THQ has posted information and screenshots for their upcoming Company of Heroes Online game for the PC.
Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter
Paradox Interactive and Kerberos Studios released a gameplay trailer for Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter at E3 2011 on June 9, 2011.
The Lords of Winter is a sequel to Kerberos’ hit 4X science fiction strategy game Sword of the Stars. It is planned for release in autumn 2011.
Players will lead one of six playable factions, including a mysterious new race with an influence felt throughout SotS 1. Highly detailed star systems are simulated, featuring planetary orbits, moons, asteroid belts, and different space terrain. Design and build your own ships, research advanced technology, and engage in fierce multiplayer battles with up to 8 players.
Category: PC Strategy Games | Tags: 4x game, Kerberos Studios, Lords of Winter, paradox interactive, Sword of the Stars, Sword of the Stars II
Supreme Ruler 2020 Updated, Price Reduced
The Paradox Interactive web site announced on Tuesday that the price of Supreme Ruler 2020 has been reduced to $9.99 across all digital portals. In Supreme Ruler 2020, players must take control of a nation on the brink of anarchy and take it to world domination.
Update 8 for the game features a number of improvements, enhancements, and additions. These include 20 new MOD scenarios, new units and technologies, dozens of new AI additions, new unit commands, and game performance improvements.
Mount & Blade With Fire and Sword Goes Gold
Paradox Interactive announced that its Mount & Blade – With Fire and Sword has gone gold. It will be released on May 3, 2011. Players may serve as mercenaries or join one of the five factions to conquer, destroy, or create empires. Fire and Sword builds on the foundation of Mount & Blade Warband, adding new features such as firearms and grenades, multiple endings, enhanced siege mechanics, 15 new multiplayer maps, and a setting based on Nobel Prize winner Henry Sienkiewicz’s novel "With Fire and Sword". It is available for preorder from several digital portals for $14.99.
Category: PC Strategy Games | Tags: Henry Sienkiewicz, Mount and Blade, paradox interactive, pc game, wargame, With Fire and Sword
Paradox Releases Majesty2 Collection
Paradox Interactive has released the Majesty2 collection to retail. This package contains the Majesty 2 game and its three expansions, priced at $19.99 MSRP. The game features over 40 missions across four campaigns.
The collection can be purchased through GamersGate, Steam, Impulse, GameTap, GamesPlanet, GameStreamer, and other retailers.
If you’d like to buy the download version of the game for $15.99 (as of this writing) and support The Gamer Hotsheet while doing it, click here to pick it up from Amazon.com.
Category: PC Strategy Games | Tags: Majesty2, Majesty2 collection, paradox interactive, pc game, PC Strategy Games
Elven Legacy Web Site Online
According to the Paradox Interactive web site, on March 5, 2009, they debuted the official web site for Elven Legacy, their upcoming fantasy strategy game (developed by 1C:Ino-Co). The site offers in-depth profiles on the heroes of Elven Legacy, and descriptions of the wide variety of battle units used in the game. Developer diaries and online galleries of concept art, screenshots, videos, and more are available. The site is online at http://www.elven-legacy.com.
Paradox Publishes Hearts of Iron and Majesty News
From the Paradox Interactive web site comes the following news:
NEW YORK–December 4, 2008– Paradox Interactive today announced
that the company is developing mobile versions of the well known franchises
Hearts of Iron and Majesty. The games will be fully playable across all mobile
platforms, including the iPhone. This marks the first time Paradox Interactive
has developed games for the mobile platform.NEW YORK – December 4, 2008 – Paradox Interactive today
released new screens and new information regarding their upcoming PC title,
Hearts of Iron 3, via Johan Andersson’s latest developer diary entry.Mr. Andersson, Lead Developer on Hearts of Iron 3, writes about
the naval combat, map design, orders & espionage.Johan states, “Most of these concepts are very familiar to
those of you who played the previous incarnations of Hearts of Iron so you are
probably wondering what we did add? As we mentioned in the presentation in
Leipzig, we have added a command structure. Divisions now fit into a multilevel
command structure. From Theatre, Army Group, Army, Corps through to Division.
Each level has its own commander that gives its own bonus according to his skill
level. At division level you get a bonus to combat while a corps commander
increases the chances of reserves joining combat. Our goal is to leave you
wanting good commanders at each level thus leaving you to think about should you
promote that Major General to a Lieutenant General and give him command of a
corps? At every position in the command structure, you can insert a leader of
the designated rank.”
Category: PC Strategy Games | Tags: hearts of iron 3, iphone, johan andersson, majesty, paradox interactive
Paradox Releases “Dark Horizon” and “Mount & Blade”
Paradox Interactive, makers of Supreme Ruler 2020, list two new titles
on their web site: “Dark Horizon” and “Mount & Blade”.
Dark
Horizon is a science-fiction themed game in which “disaster
has taken its harsh grip and the universe is slowly dying. Systems
cease to exist and there seems to be no way of stopping the threat. But
a rumor is slowly spreading through the galaxy of a weapon against this
menace – ‘the Light Core’. The space action game Dark Horizon
takes place in a breathtaking atmospheric universe with an epic
storyline about the fight for survival.” The game allows for
detailed spaceship customization, including the ability to disassemble
unused parts of a ship. There are 22 missions and “extensive
customization opportunities.” It’s currently listed at $29.99
US or 29.99 Euros.
Mount
& Blade is an RPG set in a historic context.
Paradox describes the game by saying “Calradia is a land at
war, a land offering great riches and even greater dangers to the
adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil.
With unerring courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make
a name as a warrior and wield the power to depose kings and crown new
ones at a whim.” This is a “free-form sandbox” style game
where players may go anywhere and do anything in a world with hundreds
of unique locations. It features horseback combat, an
expansive array of weapons, an advanced sword-fighting system, and an
AI that’s said to be challenging both in combat and in the strategic
realm. It’s currently listed at $29.99 US or 29.99 Euros.
Category: PC Strategy Games | Tags: dark horizon, mount blade, paradox interactive, PC Strategy Games, Wargames
