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Frostpunk expansion The Last Autumn gets a trailer and launch date

Frostpunk, the chilly strategy warmed our hearts today as 11 Bit Studios released a lovely trailer for the upcoming expansion The Last Autumn, setting up the story of what is narratively a long-awaited moment - the origin story of the catastrophe that led to the in-game events.

DECEMBER 13

Anno 1800 - celebrating the release of Passage DLC with a free week

Anno 1800 just got its third DLC called The Passage. The new content adds the immense Arctic to the title, along with two new citizen tiers, a fresh airship system and a host of new quests. The game will also have a free week event that will go live on December 11.

DECEMBER 10

Age of Empires IV will have fewer civilisations than Age of Empires II

The upcoming real-time strategy from Relic and Microsoft - Age of Empire 4 - will have less than 13 civilisations on the launch, creative director Adam Isgreen confirmed.

Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 10

Jurassic World Evolution: Return to Jurassic Park hits in the feels

Return to Jurassic Park, Frontier Developments' latest DLC package for their dino-managing simulation Jurrasic World Evolution, has been a highly anticipated one for more than one reason. Firstly, it adds a bunch of new stuff and secondly - it's the original Jurassic Park.

DECEMBER 10

Phoenix Point devs apologise for no Microsoft Game Pass ETA

Epic Games Store snatched Phoenix Point as one of its timed exclusives but this game was supposed to arrive on Microsoft Game Pass as well. This did not occur just yet and Snapshot Games addressed this in an open letter where they admitted to dropping the ball.

DECEMBER 7

Starship Troopers - Terran Command gets launch and gameplay trailers

Starship Troopers, a glorious Sci-Fi novel and almost as equally as great a movie, is getting a game called Starship Troopers - Terran Command, a real-time strategy that throws you into the chaotic world of Robert A. Heinlein's masterpiece.

DECEMBER 3

Paradox Interactive's BattleTech on sale at the best price to date

BattleTech, Age of Wonders, Imperator: Rome are just some of Paradox' titles on sale now. The Black Friday deal includes a bunch of DLCs and expansions in addition to the core games being offered.

NOVEMBER 29

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels Review

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels takes the John Wick Hex approach and doubles down on turn based strategy, in favour of being a typical run of the mill third person licensed effort. The end result is mostly successful, with a few bumps along the way

NOVEMBER 26

Age of Empires IV may come to Xbox Project Scarlett

Age of Empires IV Xbox release has not been completely ruled out. According to Microsoft's Shannon Loftis and Adam Isgreen, the team is going to explore their options once they wrap up the development of the PC version.

Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 21

Age of Empires IV is currently aiming to release in 2021

Age of Empires IV won't be coming anytime soon according to the latest info from XO19 event. The game has been in development for about three years and is currently aiming for a 2021 release window.

Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 18

Commandos 2 and Praetorians remasters get release and beta dates

Kalypso announced they will bring Commandos 2 and Praetorians out for testing on 13 December 2019 for those who preorder the games. Early 2020 release dates have also been confirmed, with console versions lagging behind PC ones.

NOVEMBER 13

Warcraft III: Reforged multiplayer beta start date revealed

Blizzard have officially confirmed the multiplayer beta dates for Warcraft III: reforged. Players will get limited access to the orc and human races within 1v1 and 2v2 matchmaking sometime this week.

Semir OmerovicOCTOBER 29

Full list of new Teamfight Tactics origins and classes

Riot Games are overhauling Teamfight Tactics with new champions, reworks of existing ones that weren't vaulted and by adding new origins and classes. Here is a full list of them.

OCTOBER 23

Full list of new Teamfight Tactics champions is here

Riot Games are shuffling the champion sets in Teamfight Tactics soon. Many of the existing champions will get vaulted while new ones take their place. Here is a full list, along with their abilities, origins and classes.

OCTOBER 23

Starcraft 2 gets free iNcontroL commemorative bundle

Many a Starcraft fan was caught off guard earlier this year with the news of prominent caster and player Geoff 'iNcontroL' Robinson passing away, but Blizzard are keen on immortalising his image, and hopefully his jovial personality.

OCTOBER 22

Riot Games poke fun at Blizzard's "phones" comment

Blizzard's Diablo reveal at BlizzCon 2018 was immortalised by a question that insulted the entire room and became a bona fide meme. Riot Games recently announced Teamfight Tactics for mobile devices and didn't miss out on an opportunity to call Blizz out.

OCTOBER 17

John Wick Hex dev delighted with Hollywood collaboration

John Wick Hex launched a few days ago and the digital Baba Yaga has proven to be at least as fun as his cinematic counterpart. The game's director Mike Bithell is delighted with the collaboration, as he got to read John Wick 3 script early.

OCTOBER 12

How was Frostpunk adapted to PlayStation 4? 11 Bit Studios explains

Of all the genres of games available across PC and consoles, strategy games are quite likely the least console-friendly of all. Nevertheless, this didn't stop 11 Bit Studios in designing Frostpunk to be as easy to play on PS4 as on PCs.

OCTOBER 10

How to beat Knight alliances in Dota Underlords

It is generally not wise to abandon flexibility in Underlords when building a team, but if a player is sick of being Knight-stomped there are ways of sticking it to a Knight.

OCTOBER 8

Interview: Iron Harvest dieselpunk strategy

AltChar managed to grab some time with Tobias Stolz-Zwilling, Iron Harvest's public voice and community individual. The tactics-heavy dieselpunk RTS seems to be coming along nicely with close to a year left until the 2020 release date.

OCTOBER 1

Empire of Sin will feature STD mechanics

Empire of Sin will live up to its name apparently as Romero Games didn't hold back with their depiction of the gangster-infested prohibition era. Besides alcohol, gangsters will be able to contract STDs that could potentially alter in-game variables.

SEPTEMBER 26

Civilization VI arriving on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners who have been craving for some strategic flavour, rejoice - Firaxis Games and 2K Games have revealed that Civilization VI will be hitting consoles this November, after a long absence from the two platforms.

SEPTEMBER 25

Speed building in Civilization VI - the guide

Being able to build city districts in Civilization VI as quickly as possible gives a clear advantage in the game. Thanks to the work of the great minds over at the CivFanatics forum, the mechanics behind the construction of districts have been unearthed.

Robert EdwardsSEPTEMBER 24

Funcom's Conan games are free on Steam this weekend

There's never been a better time for the cheapskating brigade and if you're a fan of Conan the Cimmerian then all the better, as Funcom are making the Conan trilogy available for free this weekend on Steam. Genre? Well, take your pick!

SEPTEMBER 20

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