Archive for 2013

Sid Meier’s Civilization 5: Brave New World Announced By Adam Solo on March 15th, 2013 at 11:37 am Sid Meier's Civilization 5's second expansion was announced. Its name is "Brave New World", and it should release in the summer of 2013 for the PC and Mac. Category: News & Announcements 18 comments

Pandora: First Contact Beta Preview Video By Adam Solo on March 14th, 2013 at 11:01 am Matrix Games, Slitherine and Proxy Studios have published a preview video of their upcoming science fiction turn-based 4X strategy game, Pandora: First Contact. Category: News & Announcements, Videos 22 comments

StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Released By Adam Solo on March 12th, 2013 at 2:05 pm StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, the first expansion to Blizzard's sci-fi RTS StarCraft 2, is now available for the PC and Mac. Category: News & Announcements 33 comments

Endless Space: 4th Free Add-on Released And 50% Sale By Adam Solo on March 12th, 2013 at 10:29 am Amplitude Studios released Virtual Awakening, their fourth free add-on for Endless Space. Category: Game Patches, News & Announcements 20 comments

StarDrive Open Beta Preview By Keith Turner on March 11th, 2013 at 11:34 am In my last preview, I had some very optimistic thoughts about StarDrive. I am happy to report that I still do today. Category: Game Previews 95 comments

StarDrive Open Beta Now Available on Steam By Adam Solo on March 11th, 2013 at 7:41 am StarDrive is now available for pre-purchase on Steam as open beta with a 15% off discount. Category: News & Announcements 34 comments

Joe Ybarra to Take You to the Moon with Shackleton Crater By Adam Solo on March 7th, 2013 at 1:32 pm Shackleton Crater, a fast-paced turn-based strategy game by veteran game producer Joe Ybarra, where the primary objective is to create, develop and sustain and colony on the surface of the Moon. Category: News & Announcements 19 comments

Kalypso Media to Publish Box Version of New Stardock Games By Adam Solo on March 6th, 2013 at 10:15 am Kalypso Media made a deal with Stardock to distribute their standalone expansions for the PC, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion and Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes. Category: News & Announcements 12 comments

Net Gain: Sabotage and Espionage in a Cyberpunk World By Adam Solo on March 4th, 2013 at 3:49 pm The year is 2043 and powerful Megacorporations run the show. Welcome to the cyberpunk world of Net Gain: Corporate Espionage. Spy, sabotage, bribe and steal from the top of your penthouse. Category: Kickstart 17 comments

Soren Johnson joins Stardock, Lots of Titles in PreProduction By Adam Solo on March 1st, 2013 at 7:08 pm Brad Wardell, Stardock CEO, announced that they hired Soren Johnson (Sid Meier's Civilization 4 lead designer) to oversee the design of all their games. Category: News & Announcements 30 comments

Strike Suit Zero Giveaway Contest – 7 Steam Keys! [RESULTS] By Adam Solo on March 1st, 2013 at 3:08 pm And the winners of the Strike Suit Zero giveaway contest are ...                            Category: Contests 8 comments

Armada 2526 Gold Edition Now Also Available on Steam By Adam Solo on March 1st, 2013 at 6:14 am Armada 2526: Gold Edition is now available on Steam. You can also upgrade your Armada 2526 game to the Gold Edition, to benefit from the very worth it Supernova expansion. Category: News & Announcements 31 comments

Anomaly 2 Announced – A Sci-Fi “Tower Offense” RTS By Adam Solo on February 28th, 2013 at 1:45 pm 11 bit studios announced Anomaly 2, a sci-fi real-time strategy game with tower defense elements set on a post apocalyptic world dominated by alien machines. Category: News & Announcements 4 comments

Want to Buy the Homeworld Franchise? By Adam Solo on February 27th, 2013 at 8:46 am The former publisher THQ is selling off their remaining franchises, which includes Homeworld, our beloved space RTS series. Are you rich? :) Category: News & Announcements 26 comments

Pandora: First Contact Beta Preview By Adam Solo on February 26th, 2013 at 2:20 pm The prospect for Pandora: First Contact is promising. Now, time will tell how rich, polished and interesting it will be upon release. And, how well it will compete with other planetary 4X games. Category: Game Previews 39 comments

XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Elite Edition This Spring for Mac By Adam Solo on February 26th, 2013 at 9:54 am Today, Feral Interactive announced that they will release XCOM: Enemy Unknown for the Mac this Spring, under the title "XCOM: Enemy Unknown Elite Edition". Category: News & Announcements 3 comments

Strike Suit Zero Giveaway Contest – 7 Steam Keys! [CLOSED] By Adam Solo on February 22nd, 2013 at 2:30 pm Hey, in the mood for some space shooting? Then you'll be glad to know that we have 7 Steam codes for Strike Suit Zero to giveaway. Category: Contests 117 comments