Ubisoft has announced the return of the Might & Magic franchise with the development of Might & Magic Heroes VI. Black Hole Entertainment is at the helm, and the game will include all the characters and features that fans of the franchise know and love. Might & Magic Heroes VI will hit the PC in 2011.
Check out the trailer after the break and the first screenshots on our GameHub.
Napoleon: Total War – The Peninsular Campaign is now available for PC exclusively via Steam. This expansion pack includes a brand new campaign map featuring 32 controllable regions divided amongst four different factions of which three are playable. In addition to France and Britain, Spain is also added as a playable faction exclusively on this campaign map.
Napoleon: Total War – The Peninsular Campaign is available for US$9.99. For a full list of features please visit www.totalwar.com.
Publisher Funcom (from Age of Conan and The Secret World) has announced a publishing deal with Sweden-based Stunlock Studios AB for the PC multiplayer arena game Bloodline Champions. Under the deal, Funcom will operate and provide support for the 10-player online combat game.
Kalypso Media released a new gameplay trailer for Absolute Power, the upcoming expansion pack for Tropico 3. The new trailer features some of the expansion's new buildings and gameplay additions - including marinas, playgrounds and stunning landmarks.
Kalypso Media released six new screenshots and more detailed information on their upcoming Tropico 3 PC expansion pack Absolute Power. Scheduled for release in May, Absolute Power invites players to return to the island paradise of Tropico and experience unprecedented power as the benevolent (or malevolent) ruler ‘El Presidente’ while enjoying a whole new series of adventures.
One of the many new features in Absolute Power includes the building of new tourist attractions allowing players to create new ways of attracting people to their tropical paradise. This will not only bring in that all important tourist money but create jobs for the locals and raise the local economy (or increase your Swiss bank account!).
1C’s international publishing director Darryl Still has accused retail of failing to support boxed PC games.
The industry veteran says that by refusing to stock certain games and moving PC titles to the back of the store, retail is forcing publishers to head towards digital distribution. And that PC games software will be sold entirely through digital channels by next year.
Kalypso Media have today released a brand new trailer for Reign of Augustus, the official expansion pack for the hit PC strategy game Grand Ages Rome. Reign of Augustus will be available exclusively through digital distribution in January 2010.
Reign of Augustus expansion pack includes a brand new campaign, 12 single player missions, 12 new maps, 6 multiplayer maps and a wealth of enhanced gameplay features.
LEGO Universe is coming to life at CES 2010 with hands-on demos, beta sign ups, and the debut game trailer. Booth visitors can also meet LEGO fans helping to co-create the game alongside the professional development team. The first MMOG – massively-multiplayer online game – based on the LEGO play experience, LEGO Universe will launch on the PC during the second half of 2010.
by EmeraldErin on December 10th, 2009 | Category: PC
Paradox Interactive has today released a playable demo for the upcoming Europa Universalis III - Heir to the Throne, the third expansion to the critically acclaimed Grand Strategy game Europa Universalis III, available from all major digital distribution outlets on December 15th.
The demo gives players a timed experience of what the full expansion is set to offer, with the option to play as one of eight major European powers between the turbulent years of 1492 and 1550 – The Age of Discovery – an era that would forever change the future of the world. Vast unchartered territories await even as the cracks widen in the unity of the Catholic Church and the Mohammedans march on Vienna.
Codemasters today announced that the playable demo of the DirectX 11-powered Games for Windows LIVE edition of DiRT 2 has gone live and is available for PC gamers everywhere to download and play. A full list of mirror sites, plus gameplay and tech videos, is now available at www.dirt2game.com.