ANNOUNCEMENT 18 Feb 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

The Escalation of the Singularity

In a unique move, Stardock has merged its premier RTS Ashes of the Singularity, with its standalone expansion Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation. Today, if you’re looking on the Steam store for AotS, you can no longer find it. It’s now only possible to buy Escalation. If however you were a proud owner of AotS,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 16 Feb 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Sega Special Event: Make War Not Love 4

Sega's annual event, Make War Not Love (MWNL) has returned for a fourth round of unfettered competitiveness and Twitch based promotion. To take part in MWNL just go to the competition site, register, pick your faction, then tune in to your factions Twitch channel over the next few days. Starting today (From 4:00 PM GMT,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 13 Feb 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Inquisitor Martyr: The Coveting

The Founding has arrived! The folks at NeocoreGames have seen fit to bless alpha players for their upcoming game, with the option to through even more money at this unfinished game. In a parody of Kickstarter backer rewards, Neocore have set out their Supporters, Devotees, Collectors and Enthusiasts packs, all at prices fit for an…
NEWS 13 Feb 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Make Your Own TW: Warhammer Campaigns

Just two weeks ago we told you about the new Total War: WarHammer Map Editor, and all the exciting options this new mod tool is packed with, however we did say explicitly that custom campaigns would not be included...turns out we were wrong. In a surprise turnaround, Creative Assembly have announced that a campaign editor…
ANNOUNCEMENT 10 Feb 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition in Detail

It’s been over a year since Blood Bowl 2’s release, which makes it about time for the publisher to bundle the whole game and its parts into one shiny new package, and sell you the same product again. Yes that’s me being overly cynical, not that that never happens, but the point is, Blood Bowl 2:…
NEWS 09 Feb 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Galactic Civilizations 3 Gets its Biggest Expansion Yet: Cru…

Announced on Monday, Crusade will be the Galactic Civilizations 3’s (GCIII) second expansion pack, and it’s tenth DLC since release in 2015. Stardock have claimed that Crusade will be their biggest expansion for any game yet, that's quite a statement considering their long history. In a recent interview developer Brad Wardell, talks about the improvements he…
ANNOUNCEMENT 07 Feb 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Dawn of Andromeda Titans

With only two months spent in Steam Early Access so far, Dawn of Andromeda (DoA) seems to be coming along nicely. While some bugs and crashes are still being reported, players are also reporting good development progress, and an appreciation of the faster play style this new RTS 4X affords them. As of Monday, DoA players…
ANNOUNCEMENT 03 Feb 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Total War: WARHAMMER Battle Map Editor

The Old World is now yours to recreate. Creative assembly have just released a map editor allowing you to design fortresses, build battlefields, create new landscapes and share these maps with other players. The map tool puts a huge amount of creativity at players fingertips with thousands of assets to choose from. Unfortunately a campaign editor…
ANNOUNCEMENT 03 Feb 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

The Culture: Stellaris, Utopia & Banks

The upcoming Utopia expansion (paid DLC) for Stellaris is being released alongside the free ‘Banks’ update. If Paradox have any sense of harmony, these updates will allow you to recreate The Culture, Iain M. Bank’s fictional high tech Utopia, and hopefully some of its enemies too. Exact details of the Banks update have not been forthcoming yet, but…
NEWS 01 Feb 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Starpoint Gemini: Warlords Conquest Update

Warlords has been in Steam Early Access since last April and in this time we’ve had a steady flow of updates, rollouts, rollbacks and many community ideas being added too. To sum up, Little Green Men Games have been doing a good job with communication, cooperation, and generally lots of cool stuff. This latest update,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 31 Jan 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Dota 2’s Special ‘Dark Moon’ Event

Love it or hate it, you have to give props to Dota 2, since 2013 this inspired game has grown to dominate a significant portion of the gaming market, with up to 43 million unique players a month, netting Valve up to $18,000,000 per month! It’s also the third most watched Esports game in the world,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 27 Jan 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Endless Space 2 Horatio Update Now Live

Early Access players for Endless Space 2, are in for a treat today, the latest update, known as the Horatio update (0.2.3) is now live. This update introduces the latest faction, The Horatio, it also includes; three new minor races, many new mechanics and other important gameplay improvements. The Horatio are the sixth faction to be added…
ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Jan 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Imperium Galactica I & II Remastered

It’s been a mere eighteen years since Imperium Galactica 2 was released, but in the current resurgence for all things 4X, it was only a matter of time before someone revisited these classics. THQ Nordic acquired the rights to IG I & II last year, and they deserve a resounding thanks for breathing new life into…
ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Jan 2017­ by Stephen Haselden

Stars in Shadow Has Been Released

After a mere four month stay in the Steam Early Access program, the comic book styled, traditional, 4X strategy game Stars in Shadow, has graduated to full release status today. Not only has it fully arrived on Steam and currently sitting at a lovely 87% "Very Positive" user score, but the new 4X kid on the…