Category Archives: Strategy

Ubisoft has announced the Eden Project DLC is now available for Anno 2070. The DLC takes players into the future for the first time, offering new, clean and sustainable technologies, and challenges for the player to manage, along with a “deep economic system” and a “dynamic game world.” Players can also take advantage of Former Technology to develop new tools in order to keep their island healthy. The DLC is now available through Steam for $3.99.

Paradox has announced the eight-year wait for a Crusader Kings sequel is over with the release of Crusader Kings II. The game explores “one of the defining eras in world history,” covering the period of the 11th to 15th century Medieval Europe. The strategy title can be purchased through most, major digital platforms for $39.99. Check out the launch trailer below.

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USAOPOLY and Blizzard have announced a partnership which will see the release of Monopoly: World of Warcraft and RISK: StarCraft board games.

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Sega’s rolled out a video of upcoming Shotgun 2 expansion Fall of the Samurai, featuring behind-the-scenes footage of work being done on the game from inside Creative Assembley, new gameplay and more. Get it after the break. Get Brenna’s recent impressions of the standalone expansion from a recent Sydney event here.

It’s out March 23.

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The first footage of stand-alone Sins of a Solar Empire expansion, Rebellion, glistens temptingly through the break.

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Mojang isn’t too keen on bringing Minecraft to PlayStation Vita, as confirmed in a webchat interview this evening.

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Ironclad Games has launched a new teaser website, counting down to what is hopefully the reveal of its next title.

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Siliconera has dug up a Korea’s Game Rating Board rating for Magic: The Gathering – Duels Of The Planeswalkers 2013, which was filed by Microsoft Korea. Wizards of the Coast hasn’t officially announced a sequel to Duels Of The Planeswalkers 2012, but still, the information is there for your consideration anyway. The site points out that while the listing may have been filed under Microsoft, it doesn’t mean it will be an Xbox 360 exclusive. Last year’s version was also released on PS3 and Steam alongside the 360 version.

Eufloria HD is now available on iPad. The upgraded port of Omni Systems’ lovely RTS debuted n eighth place on the iPad chats, and was listed as Apple’s iPad Game of the Week. In addition to the features and content included in the original PSN release, Efloria HD contains a 25-level campaign, multiple gameplay modes, and Game Center achievements with a touch screen-optimized interface. Check out a video of it below. Thanks, IndieGames.

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The Indie Royale Valentine’s Bundle has gone live, and it’s time to throw open your wallet, let the bats fly out, and drop at minimum $4.51.

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Blizzard has brought a case to the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Trial and Appeal Board challenging Valve’s right to trademark the word DOTA.

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GFI’s launched an English version of Cannon Fodder 3 following a Russian-only release.

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Activision and Hasbro have announced a videogame version of Battleship, which is in development at Double Helix Games.

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Ubisoft has apologized over a server switch which has left some users unable to play According to the company, speaking via Twitter, both titles were “announced as playable” during the migration, and were not on the list of games provided by the company that would be affected last week during the switch. Those who are affected at the moment, should keep an eye on the company’s Twitter account for updates. The migration was to help Ubisoft “improve the maintenance of our infrastructure and deliver better uptime and greatly improved services for our customers.” Thanks, RipTen.

Paradox has announced three titles it’s bringing with it to GDC next month, and as usual, each game’s codename is a movie title starring Kevin Costner.

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Evil Avatar reports Kalypso has released a new Tropico 4 add-on for both PC and Xbox 360. The Quick-Dry Cement pack goes for $4.99 or 400 MS Points, and adds a cement factory building, the constructor character trait, an engineer helmet, a new mission theme, and a handful of new decorations. You can see a bunch of new screenshots here.

Army Corps of Hell, Square’s Vita Pikmin thing, will allow you to steal goblins from your friends in ad hoc multiplayer. Bonzer. It also allows up to four of you to get together in a physical vicinity and smash devilish bosses in the head. Take a look below. God knows what’s going on here. It’s out alongside the console’s launch on February 22.

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Joystiq reports Coffee Stain Studios is already at work on Sanctum 2, a sequel to its successful indie combining shooter and tower defence mechanics. The follow-up is expected in 2013, on PC, the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, thanks to a publishing deal with Reverb. If you haven’t checked out the original Sanctum, which sold over 30,000 copies on Steam alone, it’s on sale for $3.39, which when divided by the number of joyful hours it will bring you, is pretty much no money at all.

Firaxis staffers weren’t allowed to work on XCOM: Enemy Unknown until they’d made it through the original X-COM.

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A tactical dungeon crawler with an emphasis on crafting? Yes pwease. Check out the brief teaser for indie effort Krater through the break.

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