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Starpoint Gemini Warlords has a new DLC pack

Starpoint Gemini Warlords' new DLC pack is now available for purchase through Steam and Gog.com. The base game is, at the moment, on offer for 35 percent off via Steam's Daily Deal.

AUGUST 10

Look behind the scenes of Shadow of War voice acting - Agonizer

The latest trailer for Middle-earth: Shadow of War offers a look behind the scenes of video game voice acting work and introduces a new orc character, The Agonizer. The wannabe comedian and orc chieftain is voiced by Kumail Nanjiani.

JULY 28

Nubia joins Civilization VI with next DLC

Civilization VI might get a proper expansion some day, but will most likely drown us all in DLC before that happens. The newest DLC will bring Nubia into the game, with bonuses for ranged units and construction speed.

JULY 26

Shadow of War will be lighter on your PC than expected

Middle-Earth: Shadows of War has apparently had some optimisation work done to it, according to the updated hardware requirements for the game. It should now be a little lighter on your rig. In addition, some story bits have been revealed about a certain evil thing in spider-form.

JULY 24

Orcs Must Die: Unchained arrives on PlayStation 4 - Free to play

The third game in the Orcs Must Die series is now available on PlayStation 4. It's still free-to-play, same as on PC. The ARPG/tower defense hybrid will come with special benefits for PlayStation Plus subscribers who decide to start playing before 15 August 2017.

JULY 20

Rebellion's Battlezone 98 Redux out now

Rebellion released their Battlezone 98 Redux Odyssey Edition for Mac and iPad today. This version contains the base game and its Red Odyssey expansion. Battlezone 98 Redux Odyssey Edition is available on the App Store and through Steam.

JULY 6

Total War Saga - spinoff series

Creative Assembly just announced a Total War Saga. This will be a spinoff series with games that focus on specific pivotal moments in history. The first game will be "another spiritual follow-up to Total War: ROME II".

JULY 5

Rebellion is developing Evil Genius 2

Rebellion officially announced that they are working on a sequel to the RTS/management simulation known as Evil Genius. They started working on the game this Spring.

JULY 4

Black Sea Games teases first post-CryTek project

After going independent following last year's Cry Tek shrinkage Bulgarian studio Black Sea Games is now sharing the first hints of its current project. Looks like a medieval strategy title.

JULY 3

StarCraft: Remastered is arriving in August

StarCraft will be receiving its fresh coat of 4K paint 14 August 2017 and South Korea is overjoyed. Everyone else will have a good reason and opportunity to replay Blizzard's classic RTS for the modest sum of £12.99

JUNE 30

Shadow of War might be near impossible to balance, which is good

With more and more features of Middle-earth: Shadow of War being revealed as the release date draws closer, it is becoming increasingly obvious that all of the game's systems will be a nightmare to balance. For once, this may actually turn into an advantage for the game.

JUNE 29

Homeworld: Cataclysm gets a rerelease as Emergence

Homeworld: Cataclysm, a standalone expansion for Relic's 1999 Homeworld just got a GOG.com treatment and it's on sale now along with Deserts of Kharak. The new release was renamed to Emergence because of trademark concernes.

JUNE 23

Total War: Warhammer 2

Total War: Warhammer 2 just got a new trailer detailing the game's map. The trailer takes us on a tour of the land explaining the game's premise and it's races. Total War: Warhammer 2 is available for pre-order right now.

JUNE 21

Angry Birds Evolution

Rovio Entertainment released another game featuring a flock of riled avians. This time there's more than 100 of them and they can evolve. Angry Birds Evolution is available now for free on mobile.

JUNE 15

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

TaleWorlds Entertainment shared two new gameplay videos and some details about their upcoming Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. The release date is still to be announced, but the developer is currently at E3.

JUNE 14

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War just got a story trailer

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War just got a story trailer and it's fine. Revenge, drums, a few new characters and some horrible lip-sync animation; more or less what we have come to expect recently. It looks a lot like a trailer for some Hollywood movie, but this is a story trailer, so that is ok I guess.

JUNE 8

Dawn of War III coming to Mac and Linux today

Relic's Dawn of War III released for Windows PC about a month and a half ago, and Feral Interactive didn't take long to adapt the game for Linux and Mac operating systems. Dawn of War III is launching for these systems today.

JUNE 8

First Strike: Final Hour - nuclear threat

Blindflug Studios brought their mobile game success over to PC. Their First Strike: Final Hour is now optimized for PC with a bevy of new options, weapons and strategies. The game is available now on Steam.

JUNE 1

Battletech won't have a multiplayer

Harebrained Schemes are launching their latest game's backer beta on 01 June. The initial version available on 01 June will not feature a multiplayer mode.

MAY 26

You can have Mount & Blade for free if you hurry up

GOG.com are giving the first Mount & Blade game away for free, with the rest of the series being heavily discounted. The sale and give-away are coinciding with the Battle of Bucharest Warband tournament and the finals will be streaming on Twitch tonight.

MAY 20

This is what passes for a Command & Conquer "franchise sale" on Steam

A franchise sale usually includes all games in a series, right? Wrong. This week's Command & Conquer "franchise sale" on Steam is missing some vital components to make the offer more appealing than not at all.

MAY 16

HBS signs publishing deal with Paradox for BattleTech

Harebrained Schemes have announced, on their Kickstarter page, that they will be working with Paradox Interactive in order to publish BattleTech. Paradox will be funding localisation, testing and assist with marketing, while HBS will retain complete control over development.

MAY 12

Endless Space 2 leaving Steam Early Access on 19 May

Endless Space 2 has been on Steam Early Access since October last year. The first in a series of 4 trailers leading up to its 19 May launch showcases the exploration aspects of the turn-based strategy title developed by Amplitude Studios and published by Sega.

MAY 7

Constructor HD marking the game's 20th year

System 3 released a rundown of the "Undesirables" from their upcoming game, Constructor HD. The game will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of its namesake from 1997.

MAY 5