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Total War: Warhammer II

Creative Assembly just revealed the minimum, recommended, and 60fps+ specs for their upcoming Total War: Warhammer II. A number of new graphical features has also been announced.

AUGUST 31

China is coming to Crusader Kings II, but not really

What does Paradox think Crusader Kings II players want more than Crusader Kings III? Well, more DLC of course. The latest DLC for the game called Jade Dragon will add China's looming shadow to the game.

AUGUST 25

Relic Entertainment is working on Age of Empires IV

Despite never being truly gone, the Age of Empires series and its spin-offs have been absent from mainstream gaming scene for almost 12 years. Microsoft has now announced that Relic Entertainment is developing a full fledged sequel for one of the defining games of the RTS genre.

AUGUST 22

Iron Harvest just got an incredible looking trailer

The alternate history World War I RTS project Iron Harvest by King Art Games now has a pre-alpha trailer ready for your eyeballs, and it's looks like the game is off to a promising start. Steampunk mechs and trench warfare, yes please!

AUGUST 18

Why Shadow of War's Shelob is a woman - a theory

Talking to Eurogamer, Monolith's creative vice president Michael de Plater has tried to explain why Shelob has foregone her giant spider form in order to appear as a dressed-up Liv Tyler lookalike. The cause for this may be a lot simpler than Monolith would have you believe.

AUGUST 17

Paradox CFO steps down

Paradox Interactive CFO Andras Vajlok has decided to step down from his position. Andras will remain with the company until a successor has been recruited and a thorough transition has taken place. Paradox's Battletech project has been delayed into early 2018.

AUGUST 15

Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder release date

Rock of Ages 2: Bigger and Boulder will launch in two weeks. The sequel to Rock of Ages will come with an upgraded multiplayer feature. Xbox One players will have a 10 percent discount. PlayStation 4 and Steam users will be offered a special bundle.

AUGUST 15

The Escapists 2 - three moving prisons

The Escapists 2 is launching for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 22 August. The game will feature ten prisons total, including three transit prisons. A Switch version will come out on a later date.

AUGUST 15

Total War: Warhammer - Norsca race pack

Total War: Warhammer's Norsca race pack is now live. The pack will be free to players who pre-order Total War: Warhammer II through a Sega approved retailer before release, or buy it in the first week on sale. As a part of the 30th anniversary celebration, Creative Assembly is giving away 30 Regiments of Renown.

AUGUST 10

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

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