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New Sword of the Stars II Screenshots

Published: October 19, 2011 at 4:39 pm

The new sequel to Sword of the Stars, Sword of the Stars II, is due for release within the next two weeks, and Armchair General has some new screenshots showing off the brand new graphics engine.

Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar Announced

Published: October 13, 2011 at 2:21 pm

A sequel to the acclaimed Hegemony Gold series, Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar has been announced.

New WWII MMO Announced – Heroes and Generals

Published: October 10, 2011 at 11:35 am

Work on a new MMO set during World War II has been announced. The developers of Hitman are now working on Heroes and Generals and applications for the Alpha are now being accepted.

Activision’s 2nd Indy Games Competition Announced

Published: October 03, 2011 at 9:59 am

$175,000 is up for grabs as a First Place price in Activision’s second quest for new talent.

Making History II Releases on Mac – Huge PC Patch Too

Published: September 27, 2011 at 4:42 pm

Muzzy Lane has announced that its grand strategy game Making History II: The War of the World is now available for Mac OSX. The game is priced at $29.99 and will be available in English, German and French. Both the …

Memoir ’44 Campaign Book Vol. 2 Announced

Published: September 26, 2011 at 5:54 pm

The second Campaign Book for Memoir ’44 has been announced, with new campaigns in the Pacific and European theaters.

Shrapnel Games Total Eclipse Beta Opens

Published: September 22, 2011 at 3:31 pm

Shrapnel Games is seeking beta testers to try out its electronic conversion of the Total Eclipse pen-and-paper RPG.

PanzerCorps Patched

Published: September 20, 2011 at 4:40 pm

The first patch to PanzerCorps has been released.

Gamers Solve HIV-related Mystery

Published: September 19, 2011 at 11:36 am

Structure of Molecule Solved by Gamers.

May Help In Halting Spread of Many Viruses Including HIV.

In a study published by the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, gamers took three weeks to solve a problem that had stumped …

Hard Reset Demo Released

Published: September 08, 2011 at 9:20 am

The highly anticipated First-Person Shooter (FPS) Hard Reset is set for release next week (September 13th), and a demo is now available for gamers to check it out. 

This cyber-punk FPS has some high expectations. Now gamers can check out …

New Indy Game – Unity of Command – Beta Announced

Published: September 06, 2011 at 10:57 am

An independent game developer out of Croatia, 2 x 2 Games, has anounced it is working on a new World War II turn-based strategy game called Unity of Command. 2 x 2 Games is about to launch a beta …

Lock ‘n Load Announces New Pre-Order Trial and Honneur & Patrie

Published: September 06, 2011 at 10:30 am

Today Lock ‘n Load has announced it has created a new trial program for pre-orders, and the first game to be placed into that system is an expansion to Heroes of the Gap, Honneur & Patrie

According to …

New Strategic Command WWI Demo Released

Published: September 01, 2011 at 11:33 am

An updated demo for Strategic Command World War I has been released.

Red Orchestra 2 – Beta Opens for Digital Deluxe Edition

Published: August 31, 2011 at 9:22 am

Gamers who pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe Edition of Red Orchestra 2 now have access to play the game in its Beta state. Information on hosting servers has also been announced.

New Turn-Based Strategy Game Announced: Warlock – Master of the Arcane

Published: August 29, 2011 at 2:37 pm

A new turn-based strategy game has been announced by Paradox Interactive; Warlock – Master of the Arcane is in development and expected to be released in the first half of next year.

12-Year-Old’s Interest in History Leads Her to WW2 Games

Published: August 25, 2011 at 3:25 pm

Sharing time with her father, Chip Cifone, 12-year-old Julia Cifone developed an interest in World War II and WWII console games—and the boys in her class think it’s cool.

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