Matrix Releases Combat Command
Matrix Games has released yet another updated classic wargame.
Read MoreEast Coast Game Conference Speakers Announced
RALEIGH, N.C., Mar. 22, 2011 — The East Coast Game Conference has announced its final line-up of technical tracks and speakers for a dynamic learning exchange on market innovations, game development trends and what’s on the horizon for the video game industry. To hear an update on the program from conference organizers Shaun Kime and John Austin, click HERE. Under the theme, Engage and Connect, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with seven extensive tracks comprised of panels, lectures and discussions with industry talent from across the nation and around the world. New this year, each track is geared toward a specific industry audience, whether that is technologists and artists developing games, individuals working with advanced learning technologies or social network games or professionals interested in sharpening their game production business acumen. Highlights of the program include the following. For a full listing of confirmed speakers and the conference agenda, visit www.ecgconf.com/content/conference. Business of Games – "Gamification" is the hot topic as social networks, immersive media and innovative...
Read MoreSteam Announces Steam Guard
Steam Guard is an additional level of security designed to verify account ownership when you log into your account on a new PC.
Read MoreSteel Panthers winSPWW2 and winSPMBT Patched
Camo Workshop, the legends behind winSPWW2 and winSPMBT have just completed work on two new upgrade patches for these Steel Panthers games. Available for immediate download, these patches may be the biggest and best upgrade patches released yet for winSPWW2 and winSPMBT. Both are "bursting at the seams" with new content, gameplay enhancements, and bug fixes. Not only that, but some really cool changes have been made beneath the hood that will help deal with modern operating systems, allowing everyone to fully enjoy the games in pristine glory. There are far too many items to list here, but a complete catalog of changes can be found in the notes after applying the patch. For now, here is an overview and sampling of what you can expect to find in the patches. Before reading you may want to get a clean pair of pants ready, because yes, you’re about to get that excited. First, an overview of each patch. Upgrade 4.5 for winSPWW2 includes the following: * 12 new scenarios....
Read MoreWorld of Tanks Clan Wars Sign-up Begins
Wargaming.net has announced that sing-ups for its Clan Wars module have begun. Clan Wars is a meta-game within World of Tanks where groups of players compete on a global scale for control of various provinces in the game. Clans can form alliances and forge treaties (and break them) in order to compete against other clans. Registration of a clan requires in-game payment of 2500 gold. Sign-up can be found here: ...
Read MoreJohn Tiller’s Panzer Campaigns: Tunisia ’43 Released
John Tiller Software announced today that their latest game in the Panzer Campaigns series has been released. Tunisia ’43 takes place as the tide was turning against the Germans with American pressure being applied in Morocco and Algeria and Germany still stinging from their defeat at El Alamein. The Germans arrived in Tunisia just in time to meet the advance Allied elements closing on Tunis in December of 1942. But as the weather turned the Allied advance stalled the Germans were briefly able to regain the initiative, but it was only a brief respite from the inexorable slide toward defeat. Panzer Campaigns: Tunisia ’43 covers the three major offensives during the period from late November through May 1943: The Race to Tunis – Nov 25th to Dec 9th. The Germans Kasserine Offensive – Feb 14th to Feb 21st. The End in Africa – April 22nd to May 6th. All the Major Battles covered Chouigui, Sidi bou Zid, Kasserine, Operation Ochsenkopf, Flanking the Mareth Line and El Guettar to name...
Read MoreStorm Over the Pacific Patched And Discounted
A patch has been released for the game and it has been put on sale to boot: $20 off the regular price.
Read MoreStrategic Command World War I Released
Strategic Command World War I has been released for purchase and a demo is also available for those who wish to sample before purchase.
Read MoreArmada 2526 Expansion Announced
Matrix Games and Ntronium Games have announced they are working on the first expansion to Armada 2526, Armada 2526: Supernova. To mark the announcement of the upcoming expansion, a new trailer and a pack of screenshots have been released. David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “There are so many exciting new features packed into Armada 2526: Supernova. This expansion is about as dense with rich new gameplay as a neutron star, including the ability to square off against friends via multiplayer! Here you have a 4X space strategy game for the ages, don’t miss it!” Supernova will add new star and planet types to discover, as well as more than 30 special features to make each star system distinctive. Players may encounter tachyon storms, psychic plants, primitives or find abandoned alien technology that advances your own research. Two new races, with their own ships and special characteristics, await discovery. Befriend them, play as them, or exterminate them as you wish. A new trade system lets gamers...
Read MoreDecisive Campaigns From Warsaw to Paris Patched
A comprehensive hotfix patch has been released to squash a bug in the latter part of the game.
Read MoreSmithsonian Vote – Art of Video Games
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has opened public voting for your favorite video games over the last 40 years.
Read MoreThe Operational Art of War III Gets Mega Patch
"Pages of improvements" accompany this huge patch, and it brings the game to version 3.4.0.202.
Read MoreParadox Announces New MMO Based on Colonial Salem
The developer interview hints at more than just plain pilgrims. "Lovecraft" and "Poe" were cited as inspirations.
Read MoreWorld of Tanks Launches Open Beta
The wait is over. If you want to take a look at this game, the beta is now open to all.
Read MoreWorld Supremacy Patched
This latest patch brings the game to v1.06 and fixes a number of multiplayer issues.
Read MoreThe Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris Patched
Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris gets another update that tweaks the game and improves scenario load times.
Read MoreDominions 3 Patched
This latest patch brings the game to v3.26. It improves AI calculation time, fixes several bugs, increases some mod options, and more.
Read MoreSlitherine Announces Time of Fury
Claiming Time of Fury will be the "definitive WWII wargame," Slitherine has announced a new game.
Read MoreMatrix Games Lowers Prices on Panther Games’ Titles
Matrix Games is permanently lowering the prices on all Panther Games titles.
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