Crusader Kings II, the complex crusades-era political strategy wargame from Paradox Interactive gets a DLC pack! Expand your experience and play as one of many Muslim lords in Crusader Kings II: Sword of Islam. Marriage, law, holdings, traits, and more have been changed to reflect the real world differences that being a Muslim lord would entail. So, depending on whether you are playing as one of the new rulers or not, you would be getting a whole new play experience. Along...
Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land, the tactical RPG on both iOS and PC platforms and based on the Chaosism tabletop RPG, is now on sale for 50% off! Our own Edward Torbicki has reviewed the PC AppUp port of the game, so check that out if you’re a fan of the Cthulhu Mythos! The hit iOS game ‘Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land‘ is on sale for a limited time only. This madness is a celebration that the most recent version of the sanity-breaking title is now also...
THQ announced this week that they will be releasing the sequel to the smash hit strategy game Company of Heroes. Players will be moving away from the traditional western front battle that have been the focus of WWII games up to this point and will thrust them into control of the infamous Red Army as they repel the Nazis from the very gates of Moscow. Company of Heroes 2 will be utilizng the Essence 3.o engine, using this new engine allows the developers to liven up the...
The folks at Paradox Interactive have been busy generating content for tomorrow’s release of Warlock: Master of the Arcane. Today, they’ve brought us both a new trailer and a free downloadable beginner’s guide. The beginner’s guide is a supplement to the game manual (also a free downloadable item) and so has text relating more to the minutae, the details of the game. Please note that this is not a strategy guide, so no strategies are included, but...
Paradox has recently released a video tutorial for Warlock: Master of the Arcane. This 4x strategy game, which has been previewed by our own Edward Torbicki, is now that much easier to learn… Are dwarves always voiced by Sean Connery? Warlock will be launched on Tuesday, May 8th and can be pre-ordered now for $19.99 USD on Steam.
Steam and Coffee Stain Studios have announced that Sanctum will be participating in Steam’s Free Weekend promotion. This means you can download and play Sanctum for absolutely free for the duration of the promotion. Beginning today until May 7th you can experience first-hand the frantic FPS/Tower Defense action. Sanctum is a fresh take on the tower defense genre and places the player right into the frenetic fray with tight first-person shooter gameplay mechanics...
Mages are notorious for two things: tampering with things that they shouldn’t (with disastrous consequences), and fighting amongst themselves (also with disastrous consequences). Following the events of Majesty 2, the king leaves the newly united Ardania to conquer new lands. Strife soon befalls the land as relations between the various factions break down, leaving only the Council of Great Mages as the source of order. Only one can rule and bring an end to the...
Red Wasp Designs have been very busy lately with their semi-recent release of the Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Lands tactical role-playing game on mobile platforms. They have kept a secret under their hats for too long and now it’s time for the world to know: Their recent release is currently being ported to PC! For those who don’t enjoy gaming on their smartphones, this turn-based translation of the classic pen and paper system, Call of Cthulhu, is finally...
The land is a place of magic and mystery. Mages are powerful and benevolent beings who are looked to, not only for direction and wisdom, but also to rule over the lands they survey. One by one, the Mages came to realise that there is only one solution to the world’s perpetual and perennial problems, one Warlock to rule them all. The bond was struck and the test of might began between all the most powerful wizards in the world, who would become the Warlock? Nothing less...
A copy of the March 1936 publication of Astounding Stories is the the drool-worthy prize of a contest over at Red Wasp Designs (Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Lands.) Red Wasp Design, the developers of the new Cthulhu-mythos horror/strategy RPG ‘Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land’ have announced a competition where you could win an original 1936 copy of a pulp fiction magazine featuring the writing of H.P. Lovecraft. The prize is an original March 1936 issue of...
