ANNOUNCEMENT 15 Oct 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Dawn of War III Reveals Howling Banshees

Howling Banshees are a staple of most Eldar deployments. Lacking in ranged capabilities they rely on speed and movement to close fast with their enemies, locking them into hand to hand combat. Although physically weaker than Orcs and Space Marines, only a fool underestimates these warrior’s deadliness in close combat. Like all Eldar, the Banshees…
ANNOUNCEMENT 14 Oct 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Obsidian Turns to the Dark Side With Tyranny

Over the past eight months Obsidian Entertainment have been revealing information more and more about the dark and foreboding world of Tyranny. Now however, they have finally revealed their own true motivations. Not only is Obsidian releasing a game where evil wins, but they are turning evil themselves. Their first step being the evil pre-purchases…
ANNOUNCEMENT 13 Oct 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Warshift is Different, Warshift is Here

Warshift is the brainchild of Cyril Megem, the one man dev team. After a year of Early Access Warshift has reached release. With plenty of Gundam influence, as well as frenetic strategy, RPG elements, 3rd person combat and resource based gameplay, there really is no other game like Warshift. After working on other companies’ games…
ANNOUNCEMENT 05 Oct 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Endless Legend: Tempest Available Next Week

Endless Legend is another success story from Amplitude Studios, and perhaps the best fantasy 4X there is. The Tempest Expansion adds naval mechanics and units for every faction to this already deep and engrossing game. It also adds a new major faction: The Morgawr, who seem to be based around advantages on the ocean, but…
ANNOUNCEMENT 04 Oct 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Deathwing Arsenal

The story of space soldiers running headlong into monstrous aliens, has been told and retold more times than there have been bad video game spinoffs. However that's kinda the point with Deathwing. It's not about the lore, or the storytelling, it's about a modern legend that is as stuck in our psyche, as Vampires or…
ANNOUNCEMENT 04 Oct 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Nidhogg 2 Announced

Castles, fencing, swordplay, dueling. Don’t these words just conjure up an image of chivalry, honour and fair play? They do? Well forget it. You won’t find any fair play in Nidhogg, or Nidhogg 2, just blood curdling screams and swift, swift death. Messhof have returned with a sequel to their acclaimed and traumatic sidescrolling brawler.…
ANNOUNCEMENT 30 Sep 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Dawn of War III’s Wraithknights Stride Into Battle

As commander of the Eldar forces in Dawn of War III, you will have unprecedented speed and flexibility when deploying your forces. That includes even the towering engines of destruction known as Wraithknights. Wraithknights, like similar Titan class vehicles, are terrifying war machines that can stride over battlefields and can turn the tide of any…
ANNOUNCEMENT 29 Sep 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

The Endless Wait is Almost Over

Forgive the pun, Endless Space 2 is finally coming to Steam Early Access on the 6th of October. However we really haven’t had to wait long. I’ve said it before but it's worth repeating, 2016 is the year of the space 4X. Just check out this list: Star Fringe, Masters Of Orion, Eclipse, Polaris Sector,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 23 Sep 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Dawn of War III and the Unmistakable Eldar

In battle, the speed and grace of the Eldar are unparalleled. To become distracted by this beguiling race is to court death, as it takes but a moment for their Wraithbone blades to pierce your heart. This Ancient and deadly race have been on the decline since before the empire of man was born. Once,…
ARTICLES 22 Sep 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Steam Tackles Bogus Reviews (Updated)

Update (22 Sep, 2016): Steam have been listening. Complaints about the user reviews scores have prompted Valve to change the default rating for each game from the “Steam Purchase” only score to the ‘All’ score. If however, you prefer to see just the Steam Purchased reviews or just the ‘Key Activated’ reviews, then simply scroll…
ANNOUNCEMENT 22 Sep 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Tyranny: Artistry

Paradox have just released their second video of the three part series examining the world of Tyranny. For anyone in the dark, Tyranny is the latest RPG from Obsidian, the modern masters who’ve brought us such titles as Pillars of Eternity, Skyforge, and South Park the Stick of Truth. While Unity assets may make it…
ANNOUNCEMENT 21 Sep 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Cossacks 3 Out Now

The long awaited remake to the 2000 RTS classic, Cossacks, has finally arrived. GSC Game World, the Ukrainian developer behind the original Cossacks (as well as many other great titles such as Stalker), has revisited their fan favourite, remaking the original, but also infusing it with modern 3D graphics, and other quality of life updates.…
ANNOUNCEMENT 17 Sep 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Stars in Shadow Arrives to Early Access

Stars in Shadow has arrived on Steam Early access. Ashdar Games, along with publishers Iceberg Interactive are at the final stages of production for this classically inspired 4X title. Stars in Shadow has certainly benefited from the work of comic artist and developer James Francis. Harking back to an earlier period in computer games, the…
ANNOUNCEMENT 17 Sep 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Stellaris Readies for the Biggest DLC yet – Leviathans

Paradox have released three DLC’s for Stellaris so far: the soundtrack, Plantoids (a race pack) and Infinite Frontiers (and Ebook). Now however, they are about to release their biggest DLC so far adding a vast amount of new content with their upcoming Leviathans DLC. Leviathans fleshes out the vast galaxy, injecting new excitement into exploration,…