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Empire of the Eclipse Gets Delayed – Combat Preview

Empire of the Eclipse Gets Delayed – Combat Preview

By on April 5th, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Zarksoft is still working on the battle aspects of the game, that as they explained will delay a bit more the game release than they expected. EotE release is delayed to an undetermined date, but Zarksoft Games promised "we'll definitely be out this summer".
Sword of the Stars 2: Lords of Winter Q&A – Gamespot Interview

Sword of the Stars 2: Lords of Winter Q&A – Gamespot Interview

By on April 1st, 2011 at 11:40 pm
Gamespot.com has made an interview with Martin Cirulis, CEO and lead designer at Kerberos Productions, about Sword of the Stars 2.
Armada 2526: Supernova Expansion Hands-on First Impressions (Preview)

Armada 2526: Supernova Expansion Hands-on First Impressions (Preview)

By on March 27th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
About Armada 2526 I can say this: it is one of the best 4x sci-fi strategy games currently available in the market. I recommend it any day to any sci-fi strategy game fan.
Sword of the Stars – Complete Collection – On Sale at Impulse

Sword of the Stars – Complete Collection – On Sale at Impulse

By on March 26th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is on Sale at Impulse for $9.85 (6.99€). This is an excellent opportunity to get your hands on this fine 4x space strategy game complete set. The collection pack contains the original Sword of the Stars game and the three expansions: Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. The pack also contains exclusive material, more details below. Currently under development Sword of the Stars 2 will be the sequel 4x Sci-Fi game to the Kerberos Productions acclaimed title Sword of the Stars.
Gemini Wars: Gameplay Trailer

Gemini Wars: Gameplay Trailer

By on March 21st, 2011 at 12:45 am
Gemini Wars is a space real-time strategy game currently being developed by Camel 101, an independent and self funded game development studio. At first… Read the rest
New Shoutbox Chat System and Forums Re-Shape

New Shoutbox Chat System and Forums Re-Shape

By on March 20th, 2011 at 11:10 am
I have the pleasure to announce that the SpaceSector’s Forum now has a built-in shoutbox chat system! You can… Read the rest
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity v1.2 Patch Available Now

Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity v1.2 Patch Available Now

By on March 17th, 2011 at 11:08 am
Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad Games have released a significant new patch (v1.2) for Sins of a Solar Empire Trinity. This update provides engine improvements (better memory handling and increased performance), AI tweaks, improved Pirate system and updated gameplay balance for all the factions (TEC, Advent and Vasari) based on player feedback. Checkout the comprehensive
Star Trek: Infinite Space An Ambitious New Browser-Based Game Being Developed by Gameforge

Star Trek: Infinite Space An Ambitious New Browser-Based Game Being Developed by Gameforge

By on March 12th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
From what I could tell Infinite Space will be a MMO role-playing game (MMORPG) with exploration, strategy (RTS) and combat elements.
Sword of the Stars 2: New Video Interview With Lead Designer / CEO Martin Cirulis at GDC

Sword of the Stars 2: New Video Interview With Lead Designer / CEO Martin Cirulis at GDC

By on March 8th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Paradox Interactive and Kerberos Studios were at GDC 2011 unravelling more mysteries about the Sword of the Stars 2 universe.
Empire of the Eclipse: iPhone Gameplay Video Show Off at GDC

Empire of the Eclipse: iPhone Gameplay Video Show Off at GDC

By on March 8th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Zarksoft Games have been at GDC (Game Developers Conference) showing off their new project: Empire of the Eclipse.
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Announced

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Announced

By on March 5th, 2011 at 12:02 am
Stardock describes Rebellion as a "full fledged stand alone expansion" to the original title. Rebellion promises to continue the successful mix of 4x strategy elements with real time strategy space combat.
10 Minute Space Strategy: Indie 4x TBS Game Announced (with Demo!)

10 Minute Space Strategy: Indie 4x TBS Game Announced (with Demo!)

By on February 26th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
In Goblin Lunatics own words, 10 Minute Space Strategy is “a turn-based space strategy [game] that is focused on quick play sessions, abstract mechanisms and high replayability“. I agree :)
Distant Worlds Review

Distant Worlds Review

By on February 13th, 2011 at 11:10 am
Distant Worlds is a nice attempt to create a huge living universe full of things going on that allow the user to choose the degree of control he wants.
Distant Worlds: Return of the Shakturi

Distant Worlds: Return of the Shakturi

By on February 13th, 2011 at 9:32 am
Return of the Shakturi is the recently released expansion pack to Distant Worlds, a 4x real-time space strategy game developed by CodeForce and published by Matrix Games.
Birth of the Empires – 4x TBS Open Source – Alpha 6 (version 0.8)

Birth of the Empires – 4x TBS Open Source – Alpha 6 (version 0.8)

By on February 5th, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Birth of the Empires, also known as "BotE", is being supported by the Birth of the Federation 2 Consortium. BotE is proposed to be one spiritual successor to Star Trek Birth of the Federation (BotF).
Interview with Lee Dotson, President of ZarkSoft Games

Interview with Lee Dotson, President of ZarkSoft Games

By on January 26th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
In order to find out more about Empire of the Eclipse I contacted Lee Dotson for an interview. Here is what he had to say about his game.
Ascendancy – 4x Space TBS Game – Available Now on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

Ascendancy – 4x Space TBS Game – Available Now on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

By on January 16th, 2011 at 7:41 pm
Ascendancy (the old classic) is a 4x space turn-based strategy game released for DOS in 1995. Two days ago it has been re-released for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) by The Logic Factory, the same company that released the original DOS version in 1995. The original Ascendancy was released very close to other classic game, Master of Orion 2. Both games are very similar in many aspects. The game developers say that the iOS remake sticks quite true to the original version.