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Posted on Mar 4, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Men of War multiplayer beta test announced

Moscow, Russia – 4th March 2008 – 505 games, 1C Company, Best Way and Digitalmindsoft announce a multiplayer beta test for their next RTS game Men of War. Features of the multiplayer part of the game: – Fully destructible environments – use newly formed tank shell craters as cover for your men – Brand new physics and armor penetration system. – Each mission and battle plays out differently based on your tactical choices – Over 100 accurately modeled tanks and vehicles ready for your command – Realistic fog of war – Smart AI searches for your men covered in bushes and calls for them for reinforcements. Also includes an all-new morale system. – Four different playable multiplayer nations! – Direct Control – Up to 16 players via LAN or Network – In game browser including ranked statistics – Several well tested and intense game modes – Cooperative game mode allows you to play through the campaigns with your friends – NAT support, allows you to host games through routers...

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Posted on Mar 4, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Section 8 Teaser Site Goes Live

Sugar Land, TX – March 3, 2008 – TimeGate Studios™ today announced that its teaser site for its upcoming revolutionary first-person shooter, Section 8™, has gone live. Those with the dedication and nerve to join the 8th Armored Infantry are encouraged to enlist by visiting www.joinsection8.com. Section 8 is an intense first-person shooter that gives players unprecedented strategic control over the battlefield, employing tactical assets and on-demand vehicle deliveries to dynamically alter the flow of combat. Set at the crossroads of a growing insurrection among its colonies, Earth dispatches the elite 8th Armored Infantry to turn the tide. Utilizing advanced powered armor suits, these brave volunteers are the only ones crazy enough to smash through enemy defenses and drop directly into the battlefield from 15,000 feet, earning them the nickname “Section 8.” The website, www.joinsection8.com, will serve as an information delivery system for all would-be members of the 8th Armored Infantry, otherwise known as Section 8. Troopers will become privy to classified information, preliminary intelligence, top secret videos, and...

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Posted on Mar 4, 2008 in Games PR

PR: THQ Ships Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.-THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced that Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® – Soulstorm™, the next hybrid standalone expansion in Relic Entertainment’s critically acclaimed Dawn of War Real-Time Strategy (RTS) franchise, has shipped exclusively for Windows PC to retail outlets worldwide. Featuring an intense interplanetary campaign along with the debut of air units, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm delivers an immersive strategic experience with two new armies for an unprecedented total of nine playable factions. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm is now available for a suggested retail price of $39.99. “As one of the best-selling RTS series, the Dawn of War franchise is renowned for its intense action oriented gameplay,” said Brad Carraway, director, global brand management, THQ. “As the next Dawn of War chapter, Soulstorm takes it to next level, offering RTS gamers an unprecedented depth of gameplay with nine playable armies and air units, and the ability to play Soulstorm by itself, or extend their multiplayer experience if played with any of...

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Posted on Mar 4, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Cradle of Rome: Give Free Reign to Your Inner Emperor

Have you ever dreamed of becoming an emperor? Just imagine: you bring your kingdom to the prosperous future, people make statues in your honor, and you become a living legend. Awem’s Cradle of Rome gives you a unique opportunity to become the Emperor of the Roman Empire raising it from a small settlement to the immense state. March, 4, 2008: Awem Studio announces today Cradle of Rome v1.27, a new update for the popular and addictive casual game augmenting your enjoyment level. Cradle of Rome is an unconventional mixture of a city building game and a major casual component set, as the title implies, at the dawn of the Roman Empire. Your job is to build up an elaborate Roman city from scratch by building forges, mills, fountains and other scores of buildings. When your city is big enough, you will be able to recreate the Coliseum with gladiators and even the Pantheon. All the construction work is subsidized by certain points you get after completing some intuitive and...

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Posted on Mar 3, 2008 in Games PR

PR: StratCom Design Challenge!

Battlefront.com and Fury Software are announcing the Strategic Command Design Challenge! What started off as a forum discussion initiated by forum member Timskorn, quickly attracted a lot of activity and led to some really awesome design ideas for future Strategic Command games. Frankly, it’s been noticed by Hubert and we have now decided to turn this into an officially supported community contest. With Prizes to win! So give it your best shot! Or multiple! Post your best design ideas and let others rate them. If your idea makes it into a future game, or among the top 5 rated designs, you’re going to win a free copy of a future StratCom game and a spot on the beta testing team. Here are Timskorn’s original instructions for posting ideas in the Design Challenge: The challenge with design is complex. You have to weigh in many different factors and intangibles that may not even have anything directly to do with your idea. For every idea should spring forth many more questions....

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Posted on Feb 29, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Get ready for war on an epic scale with BATTLESTATIONS: PACIFIC

Eidos Interactive Ltd., one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, can today confirm that Battlestations: Pacific, the official sequel to 2007’s acclaimed Battlestations: Midway, will be released on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and Games for Windows®. Set in WWII, Battlestations: Pacific delivers intense, action-packed combat and strategic warfare on an extraordinary scale and features two distinctly different single player campaigns. As the Americans, the game picks up the story where Battlestations: Midway left off and allows players to fight their way from The Battle of Midway to Okinawa as they try to secure peace in the Pacific. As the Japanese however, players take control of the Imperial Japanese fleet and have the unique chance to fight at Pearl Harbor before attempting to change the course of history and take full control of the Pacific Ocean. Battlestations: Pacific offers a unique blend of action and strategy, as players must plan their moves carefully on huge open-world arenas and then fight...

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Posted on Feb 29, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Failure is not an option… This is Warfare

Moscow, Russia – February 13, 2008 – The long-anticipated RTS Warfare is soon going to appear on the market. The term called so far is Q2 2008. Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s leading oil suppliers and a key U.S. ally, has been taken over by a highly organized group of radical terrorists. The government is in a state of collapse and turmoil and you have been chosen to lead the United States’ armed forces to restore control. Search and destroy using the latest military hardware from the Abrams tank to the Apache helicopter in realistic settings ranging from the open desert to close-quarters infantry combat. Wear down enemy morale by capturing vehicles, weapons and buildings. Plan and execute, the soldiers who survive will gain experience and move with you from mission to mission. You’ll need elite forces to destroy the world’s best-armed fanatics, bent on world-wide economic collapse. Features: • Fight with the latest U.S. & Russian Weapons Systems • Dominate real territories created from satellite images •...

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Posted on Feb 29, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Conquest of the Aegean Is Updated

Staten Island, NY, February 29th, 2008 – Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and Panther Games(www.panthergames.com) are pleased to announce that another major update is now available for the pausable continuous time World War II wargame, Conquest of the Aegean. This third updated will fixes all known issues in addition to improving several scenarios and adding multiple reinforcement schedules to increase replay value. As an added bonus, the update also includes two brand new scenarios with some significant new content.  Gamble and Scramble is a hypothetical scenario covering a major Allied counter offensive against the German main supply route in Greece.  Bir el Gubi covers the famous North African desert battle at the outset of Operation Crusader. A new map of the Bir el Gubi area is included and new estabs sufficient to cover all the major force types that participated in the 1941 desert battles have been added! David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said "This new update for Conquest of the Aegean improves upon an already respected and...

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Posted on Feb 28, 2008 in Games PR

PR: WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs. Tiger Final Box Artwork Revealed

Haarlem, The Netherlands – February 28, 2007 – Leading publisher Lighthouse Interactive today released the final box artwork and 6 new screenshots for their upcoming tank simulation game ‘WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs Tiger’. The box artwork is simple, yet powerful – displaying the true essence of this highly realistic WW2 Tank simulation game: the agile and fast moving Russian T-34 tank and the brutal, heavily armoured German Tiger. WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs Tiger allows players to experience the power of some of the most advanced weaponry of its time and battle the enemy head on during some of the most critical campaigns of World War 2. Following on from their massively successful Ship Simulator series, with WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs Tiger Lighthouse aims to wow simulation fans with yet another high quality and genre-defining simulation game, because WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs Tiger is looking stunningly realistic and has all desired playing features on board. Suited for Windows® XP and Windows® Vista this game is scheduled...

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Posted on Feb 28, 2008 in Games PR

PR: 4x Space strategy Lost Empires: Immortals Goes Gold

New York, USA (February 28, 2008) From the depths of the cosmos Paradox Interactive heralds the imminent release of the universally vast 4x strategy title – Lost Empire: Immortals.The second incarnation from Danish Studios – Pollux Gamelabs can be found colonising retail stores throughout the quadrant, from start March 15. The title has been rated “Everyone” by ESRB and 7+ by PEGI and suggested retail price is set to USD 29.99/EUR 29.99. In Lost Empire: Immortals, take your race to the stars and into the unexplored depths of the universe. Discover the long forgotten history of the mysterious Aeons and pillage the ruined sites of their civilisation for powerful technology.Discover and colonise planets, research and upgrade technology, make allies among your stellar neighbours or conquer those to weak to stand in your way.Will you dominate or be destroyed? Features Colossal Galactic Map consisting of5000+ star systems Lead one of 6 major races to stellar domination Encounter 28 unique minor races with their own agendas and motives Open-ended gameplay and...

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Posted on Feb 27, 2008 in Games PR

PR: WWII comes to America as Turning Point: Fall of Liberty ships to U.S. stores

Wednesday, 27th February, 2008 – Presenting explosive action in a unique and provocative World War II scenario, Turning Point®: Fall of Liberty™, the alternate reality shooter from Spark Unlimited™, is now shipping to U.S. retail stores nationwide Codemasters® announced today; the title’s UK launch will follow on March 14th . Pitching gamers into a WWII like no other, Turning Point: Fall of Liberty is set in an alternate 1953 where, following the fall of Europe, Nazi forces launch an invasion on the gateway to the United States. Opening with decimating attack on New York, players assume the role of construction worker Dan Carson caught in the middle of the blitzkrieg. As the city is taken block by block, players must survive the initial assault before regrouping with a team of resistance workers and lead a fight back against the oppressors. With the Third Reich’s sights set on the seat of government, the action takes players to Washington D.C. and, eventually, to a startlingly different London, which has been flying...

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Posted on Feb 25, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Slitherine Announces Commander: Napoleon At War

After the surprising success of World War II hex-based strategy game Commander: Europe at War, Slitherine is pleased to announce the extension of the franchise to a new and even more challenging historical setting with Commander: Napoleon at War. The first in the series of high level turn based strategy games, Commander: Europe at War launched in July 2007 and, since then has received a wide array of stunning reviews from all over the world. It is now considered as one of the benchmark titles in the genre and has been translated into more than 10 languages. ‘We are very pleased with how Commander: Europe at War did in the market’, said Iain McNeil, Development Director of Slitherine. ‘It was our first release under the Kameleon Project brand, and we are happy to have proved we can help small independent developers, not only by completing and releasing their games, but also by making them a success story in the marketplace’. Commander: Napoleon at War is the second game in...

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Posted on Feb 23, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Combat Mission: Shock Force v1.07 Updated Demo

Combat Mission: Shock Force v1.07 Updated Demo Download Link: www.battlefront.com/products/cmsf/downloads.html This demo features many fixes, user interface updates and performance improvements over the original demo, plus it includes a third (and brand new) playable scenario. Since this demo is based on the most current v1.07 game code, you also get access to the new pop-up unit command panel, customized hotkey functionality, the new high fidelity spotting model and hundreds of other AI behavior improvements, combat tweaks and game enhancements! This demo includes two scenarios which can be played as either US or Syrian, plus a third scenario, “Demo Training” which was designed as a tutorial to be played from the US perspective. Both Real-Time and Turn-Based gameplay are available and all multiplayer modes are active (TCP-IP, PBEM, Hotseat) and you can even access and play with the full Game Editor (save function disabled). The demo also includes the original full 196 page game manual in pdf format. If you are new to Shock Force, or if you looked at...

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Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Legion Gold Now Available From Matrix Games

Staten Island, NY, February 22nd, 2008 – Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and Slitherine Strategies (www.slitherine.com) are excited to announce that the classic game of ancient warfare strategy and tactics, Legion Gold, is now also available from Matrix Games. In Legion Gold, players can command massive armies that march across the ancient world and build mighty cities that will last through the ages while also standing amid the blood and mud on the battlefield and commanding the tactical action of every battle! Well-received by gamers and critics alike, Legion Gold is the expanded and improved version of its predecessor, Legion, and includes not only the original Legion game but a hefty expansion pack too! The “Gold” expansion brings gamers even more hours of gameplay on top of the already addicting Legion system. Improvements in Legion Gold over Legion include vastly improved diplomatic, economic, and management elements, improved strategic and tactical elements in the battle system, 3 new campaigns, new races, units, structures, and more! David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix...

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Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Games PR

PR: CM: Shock Force v1.07 patch released!

Greetings everyone. Today, we are pleased to announce the availability of the new Combat Mission: Shock Force v1.07 all inclusive game patch. This All Inclusive (cumulative) game patch is available in 3 flavors; for the Battlefront.com, Gamersgate and Paradox Interactive versions of game. Links to each patch are listed below. Depending on the version, the patch is between 174 to 241 megs in size. While its only been two weeks since the last patch was released, we were able to pack in a bunch of improvements in this version not to mention the addition of 32 brand new Quick Battle Maps. Other important tweaks have been made to unit pathfinding, combat behavior, area fire as well as fixes to a couple of pesky bugs which popped up recently. As these are All Inclusive patches, they will work regardless of if, or to what level, the game has already been patched in the past. A newly updated v1.07 Combat Mission: Shock Force Demo is planned to be released soon! View...

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Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Games PR

Europa Universalis Rome – Developers Diary – Part 2

Developers Diary Part 2 by Johan Andersson, Head of development Paradox Interactive Civil wars, what’s so civil about that? Every reasonable sized country runs the risk of the civil war. A disloyal character may consider attempting to overthrow the government. Various factors affect this but the most important one is having loyal cohorts. The more loyal cohorts a general has the more likely he is to go for it, any troops the general is commanding will also join him. For those of you who think all I have to do is simply remove him from command alas it is not so simple the troops will remain loyal to their general until he dies or they are disbanded and if the general decides to launch or join a civil war they will follow him regardless (they will also take the rest of the army they happen to be with as well). Now of course the obvious answer is to simply disband the cohorts that are loyal to a general, however...

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Posted on Feb 20, 2008 in Games PR

PR: SC2 Patton Drives East announced!

Battlefront.com and Fury Software are thrilled to announce the second Expansion Pack for “Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg” titled “Patton Drives East”. A new game section with 14 hot new beta screens has just been opened at: http://www.battlefront-store.com:8080//index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=156&Itemid=214 “Patton Drives East” allows players to explore the historically possible what ifs of WWII such as: * What if the Western Allies and the Soviet Union went to war after defeating the Axis * Could America liberate a Europe subjugated by the Axis * What if the Western Allies had accepted a surrender from Germany and together they would fight against the USSR? This expansion incorporates a list of new features including: * a new and bigger map, now 172×46 tiles, * a much larger North America stretching from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico all the way to the Rocky Mountains, * enhanced and unpredictable AI via new decision events and global variables, * new unit graphics to reflect equipment that would become available post WWII, * campaign scorecards * and...

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Posted on Feb 20, 2008 in Games PR, History News

PR: Breakthrough In The Quest To Find The Man Who Almost Killed Churchill

Wednesday 20th February/… Codemasters today announced a major breakthrough in its search for the descendents of the man who inspired the events in alternate World War II action game Turning Point: Fall of Liberty. Mario Contasino was the taxi driver who accidentally knocked down Winston Churchill in 1931 when the future prime minister looked the wrong way whilst crossing a busy New York City street. In spite of the two becoming close friends following the accident, no-one knows what ultimately became of the man who almost killed Churchill… until now. Codemasters announced its search for the descendents of Mario Contasino on 8th February and, taking up the challenge set down in Codemasters’ ‘The Quest To Find Mario Contasino’ website (www.codemasters.co.uk/quest), enterprising researchers from The Genealogue website blog accessed records held in New York’s Westchester Library. Using Mario Contasino’s residential address as reported during the time of the accident, the librarians unearthed a listing for an Edward F. Castasano. Using this listing as a reference point, the genealogists were able...

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Posted on Feb 19, 2008 in Games PR

PR: hell-tech signs Partisan

hell-tech, a Greek publishing and distribution company, has announced that it has secured the publishing rights to critically acclaimed PC-based action-oriented RPG game “Partisan” from ND Games for Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, FYROM, Turkey, India and South Africa. Partisan is scheduled for a release in Q4 2008. ABOUT Partisan: Partisan is a new heroic action-based RPG set during WWII. Our hero, a former Red Army captain, demoted during prewar repressions, finds himself on the frontline. Outnumbered and outgunned by the superior German forces, his battalion was destroyed and his few surviving friends were captured. Fighting his way through occupied territory, our hero will liberate his comrades, reveal the mysteries of a secret weapon and foil the enemy’s plans. The storyline brings the hero into contact with NPCs that will help him survive: weapons vendors, allies that will fight on his side and peaceful civilians who provide quests or supply information. FEATURES: – A unique combination of action and tactics...

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Posted on Feb 19, 2008 in Games PR

PR: The Golden Horde – JoWooD Productions Announces New Strategy Game

Liezen, Austria, February 15th 2008; The Golden Horde takes you back to a place in time where the heirs of Dschingis Khan were ready to fight for their honor and glory. Choose your battles wisely; you will be up against fast and flexible Mongolians, heavily armed Crusaders and seemingly unconquerable Russians. About The Golden Horde The Scenario is based on events taking place in Europe, central Asia and Russia at the beginning of the XIII century. The game will offer recreated versions of famous battles and political crisis in an epic campaign where the outcome is yours to determine. With sophisticated RPG elements, individual Heroes, stunning graphics and easy controls, The Golden Horde offers the perfect exotic setting for a real-time strategy game in the early middle ages of Europe and Asia. Three different factions Crusaders, Mongolians und Russians: each faction will have unique types of military forces, buildings and combat and heroes with individual abilities. Takeover of enemy Units / Weapons Take control of neutral horses or their...

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