Archive for 2012

Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen Space Sim is “Good to Go”!

Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen Space Sim is “Good to Go”!

By on October 25th, 2012 at 11:33 am
People from Roberts Space Industries announced that they reached their goal of $2 million dollars required to go ahead and turn Star Citizen into a reality!
Interview with IdeaLcenter on M.O.R.E. [Kickstarter]

Interview with IdeaLcenter on M.O.R.E. [Kickstarter]

By on October 24th, 2012 at 10:16 am
The turn-based space 4X game project M.O.R.E. (Military, Organization, Research, Economy) is currently on Kickstarter with 4 days to go. Here's an interview with the lead designer Marcin Bednarski.
XCOM Enemy Unknown: First DLC “Slingshot” Announced

XCOM Enemy Unknown: First DLC “Slingshot” Announced

By on October 23rd, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Firaxis Games and 2K announced "Slingshot", the first DLC to be released for XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
Elemental: Fallen Enchantress Officially Out Today

Elemental: Fallen Enchantress Officially Out Today

By on October 23rd, 2012 at 10:53 am
Stardock's turn-based fantasy 4X game Elemental: Fallen Enchantress has been on beta for quite a while now. Today, it was officially released.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Review

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Review

By on October 20th, 2012 at 1:58 am
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is an extremely addictive, gorgeous and fun game to play. It should live up to the expectations of the large majority of the X-COM hardcore fans and at the same time please newcomers.
Sword of the Stars 2: The “All Clear” Flag Was Activated

Sword of the Stars 2: The “All Clear” Flag Was Activated

By on October 19th, 2012 at 6:42 am
Today, Kerberos Productions announced, through its CEO Martin Cirulis (aka Mecron in the Kerberos forums), that Sword of the Stars 2: Lords of Winter is "all clear".
Strike Suit Zero: Dogfight Transformer Space Combat Game

Strike Suit Zero: Dogfight Transformer Space Combat Game

By on October 18th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Born Ready Games is on Kickstarter looking for funds to, not really (kick)start their space combat game but to help finish it. Their goal is to reach $100.000.
Star Command First Video!

Star Command First Video!

By on October 16th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Today we saw the War Balloon team release their first Star Command walk through play video where we get a peak at the game play mechanics.
Divine Space: ARPG w/Real Astronomical Data [Kickstarter]

Divine Space: ARPG w/Real Astronomical Data [Kickstarter]

By on October 12th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Divine Space is an action-RPG space game currently on Kickstarter. The game will be free-to-play and it will be possible to complete it from start to finish without spending any money.
M.O.R.E. Has Made It And Last Stretch Goals Revealed

M.O.R.E. Has Made It And Last Stretch Goals Revealed

By on October 12th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
MORE, the turn-based space 4X game currently at Kickstarter, has made it! IdeaLcenter managed to reach the $50,000 mark with 16 days to spare.
Starship Corporation Funding Campaign Complete

Starship Corporation Funding Campaign Complete

By on October 11th, 2012 at 11:24 am
Starship Corporation is a real-time space strategy game about ship design, crew management, trade and war. Today it finished its funding campaign at IndieGoGo.
Star Citizen: Chris Roberts New Game a Space Sim SP/MMO

Star Citizen: Chris Roberts New Game a Space Sim SP/MMO

By on October 10th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Chris Roberts, the creator of space sim games like Wing Commander and Freelancer has announced Star Citizen, a space combat game set in a persistent open universe.
Anno 2070: Deep Ocean Expansion Now Available

Anno 2070: Deep Ocean Expansion Now Available

By on October 9th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Ubisoft and BlueByte released Anno 2070: Deep Ocean, an expansion/add-on for their sci-fi real-time strategy and city-building game, Anno 2070.
Legends of Pegasus: Novacore Studios Filed Bankruptcy

Legends of Pegasus: Novacore Studios Filed Bankruptcy

By on October 8th, 2012 at 10:53 am
Kalypso Media announced that the game's developer, Novacore Studios, will most probably not provide more patches to Legends of Pegasus because it had to declare bankruptcy.
Red Shift Development Stopped

Red Shift Development Stopped

By on October 8th, 2012 at 9:15 am
Sad news. Remember the stellar indie venture Red Shift we announced about 4 months ago? Well, it was abandoned, or at least its development has stopped indefinitely.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown “Our Last Hope” Launch Trailer

XCOM: Enemy Unknown “Our Last Hope” Launch Trailer

By on October 4th, 2012 at 2:34 pm
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is around the corner. Today, 2K and Firaxis have put up an XCOM:EU's launch trailer. Will this new installment be as intense as the original X-COMs? We'll know in a couple of weeks.
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission PC Demo Now Available

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission PC Demo Now Available

By on October 4th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
A Carrier Command: Gaea Mission PC demo is now available. The demo is 1.5 GB long and is standalone.