NEWS 29 Aug 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

BSG Deadlock: The Cylons are Rebelling from the 31st August

The unthinkable has happened, Man’s creation the Cylons, made in his own image, have rebelled. The entire human race is in jeopardy,and we must unit as one species as one race, for the survival of us all. BSG Deadlock puts you in command of the human fleet during the first cylon war. Can you defend…
REVIEWS 15 Aug 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Sudden Strike 4

Sudden Strike 4 (SS4) is Kalypso Media’s and Kite Games’ sequel to Sudden Strike series, which originally released seventeen years ago. With two following games being released in 2002 and 2009, the series gained popularity for having far greater realism and deeper simulation than most other RTS’s of the time. The Sudden Strike games also…
NEWS 26 Jun 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Longsword Kickstarter Announced

Zero Sum Games (Daniel DiCicco) has announced the Kickstarter campaign of Longsword. A mixture of turn based tactics, and card collecting mechanics, Daniel has created a platform from broad ranging adventures across multiple genres. As well as online multiplayer combat, Longsword also includes single player and co-operative campaign modes, and a custom campaign creator.  The…
NEWS 23 Jun 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Paradox Sets to Roll Back Price Changes

Last week, we reported on a surprising development with Paradox interactive where they inexplicably upped their prices for many regions around the world. Yesterday, Paradox CEO Fredrick Wester, addressed concerned fans about the price changes and about the various theories that had sprung up in its wake. Ultimately, while Fredrick denied ideas like "Tencent bought 5% of Paradox and now…
NEWS 16 Jun 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Europa IV and Hearts of Iron IV DLC Details

Paradox’s hit WWII grand strategy, Hearts of Iron 4 (currently 50% off), has received a new DLC the other day titled 'Death or Dishonor'. This DLC adds new gameplay options for your arsenal control, allowing you to update older units, and new diplomacy options, allowing you to lease access to other countries technology, or even to sell your…
NEWS 16 Jun 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Paradox: WTF is Going On?

Controversy is brewing with one of gaming's most beloved developers, because "Good Guys" Paradox Interactive may finally be embracing their darker natures. The company renowned for not only creating great games, and great customer service, but also for having great community practices and interaction too, have all of a sudden changed tactics. It’s not clear…
NEWS 14 Jun 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

DoW III Annihilation Update

Relic have just announced their Annihilation Update for release on June the 20th. We’ve already had one major patch and numerous hotfixes for Warhammer: Dawn of War III, but this latest update is set to add the first new content to the game since release. Included in the Annihilation Update are new annihilation game modes, we’ve been told…
NEWS 06 Jun 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Battlevoid Is Back!

Bugbyte, the indie developer with a talent for addictive strategy, have announced a surprise return to their favourite series, with Battlevoid: Sector Siege. They have been keeping news of Sector Siege quiet until now because they “weren't sure we could pull this off”. Like the previous iterations in the series, Sector Seige will be released for…
NEWS 02 Jun 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Starship Theory – Uncertainty Principle in Effect

In theory, an average human can survive for 2 minutes in space, but why take the risk? That's what we have spaceships for. Starship Theory allows you to build your ideal space survival vehicle, all while mining, trading, and fighting your way across space. As much management sim as is sandbox, Starship Theory bears more…
NEWS 02 Jun 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Tokyo 42 – A Neon City, Ninjas and Cats!

Tokyo 42 has been released. Like a cybernetic ninja invading your dreams, this neon Tokyo vision is hard to forget. Filled with clever architecture, cats, and cunning death, you can follow the trail that lead to you falsely accused of murder, or you can rack up the body count, by embracing your new vocation as an…
NEWS 31 May 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Star Trek: Bridge Crew Steps Onto The Holodeck

Star Trek Bridge Crew is now available for use by all Federation officers. Like all the best inventions since the seventies (automatic doors, mobile phones, microwave ovens and the internet), Star Trek has been the driving force behind them all. So It shouldn’t be any surprise that VR (the Holodeck) is finally getting a Star…
NEWS 29 May 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

StarSmashers Graduated from Steam Greenlight

What is StarSmashers? Well, for starters, it’s a tribute to some of my favourites sci fi classics, at least in name if nothing else. Star Smashers (the book), is a hilarious sci-fi romp by Harry Harrison. The ship in StarSmashers (the game) is the Space Beagle, which is also from another of my favourites books; Voyage…
NEWS 24 May 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Endless Space 2 Sees a Successful Launch

Time has run out, Endless Space 2 has arrived and you will never have free time again, ever! Unless of course you use the Riftborn faction, who can manipulate time. I’m pumped, I’m excited about this, and I was never even a huge fan of the first game, but Endless Space was brimful of great sci-fi…
NEWS 24 May 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Starpoint Gemini Warlords Has Been Released

It feels like it’s been a long journey, but from announcement to release, Starpoint Gemini Warlords completed its journey in less than two years! On the other hand, Warlords is part of a longer journey, one that began in 1999 when Interplay Entertainment launched Starfleet Command (SFC), which was a new kind of game, one that…