Review ArchiveInterview ArchiveFree Games ArchiveShop of the Gaming Dead

RTS Archive

New BattleForge Update Released


Erik Johnson

BattleForge_Update_Dec

EA has released a new update for its free card-based RTS title BattleForge, adding several fixes and increasing the maximum amount of decks allowed to 50.

The patch is available as an automatic update for those with the game, change log after the break.

Read more »

Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising Dated


Erik Johnson

Dawn_of_War_II_Chaos_Rising_Dated

Much to the delight of sci-fi RTS’ers everywhere, THQ has announced that Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising will be arriving slightly earlier than planned.

Read more »

BattleForge Update Released


Erik Johnson

BattleForge_Update_November

EA has released a new update for their free-to-play RTS title BattleForge, bringing several tweaks, bug fixes and other improvements to the game while mostly focusing on balancing adjustments for cards and community map editor patch-ups.

The download is an auto-update that will begin when the game client is launched. Change Log after the jump.

Read more »

AI War: Fleet Command Gets Steam Release, Discount


Erik Johnson

AI_War_Released_Steam

Valve has announced the release of Arcen Games massive space RTS title AI War: Fleet Command onto Steam. This, to me, appears to be a match made in heaven.

Read more »

BattleForge Update Brings Map Editor


Erik Johnson

battleforge_update_map_editor_GD

Phenomic studio has released a new update for their free-to-play fantasy RTS title BattleForge, now available for download.

The patch brings a free map editor which allows players to make PvP or PVE maps and share them with other players. The community created maps don’t allow for rewards to be given to others such as extra cards, experience points, etc. They also can’t be used in ranked games, but those are the only two conditions. EA has offered up a PDF tutorial to get started.

Read more »

Demigod v1.19 Patch Live


Erik Johnson

Demigod

Stardock has released a new update for their RPG/RTS hybrid Demigod, now available for download via Impulse.

Read more »

Dawn of War II Expansion Chaos Rising Announced


Erik Johnson

dawnofwar2

THQ has announced and revealed details on ‘Chaos Rising’, the first expansion for their strategy title Dawn of War II.

Read more »

Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim Demo Released


Erik Johnson

Majesty_2_GD

Paradox Interactive has released the official demo for their upcoming strategy title Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim, now available for download.

Read more »

Save Us, Stalin! The Martians Are Attacking!


Adam Bruno

stalin-vs-martians

I’m honestly not sure if I can say anything that does justice to the pic above this sentence. That is in fact a 100+ foot tall Stalin behind a battalion of his tanks. I even checked to see if this was a late April Fool’s joke by Russian publisher Dreamlore or something, and it’s not. As far as I can tell, this game really exists.

Read more »

New RTS R.U.S.E. Aims to Deceive


Christian Martin

rusescreen

Just announced at GDC by Ubisoft, R.U.S.E. won’t be your typical RTS. You’ll be able to use several clever tricks to gain advantages over your enemies. The trailer looks pretty sweet, though unfortunately it doesn’t showcase any actual gameplay.

Read more »