Feb 3, 2012

8 Realms is a browser based real-time strategy game from Jagex Game Studios, which is free to play. Anyone familiar with The Settlers or Civilisation games will know what to expect, and players are tasked with building their empires from the humble Ancient age through to the high tech Future age. So is it worth spending your time on, when there are already so...

Sep 14, 2010

Format: Xbox 360 (version reviewed), PS3, PC Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Eugen Systems Players: 2 – 4 Site: ruse.uk.ubi.com/ Real-time strategy games are an intriguing genre, as the bare bones of their mechanics have been tested by children trying to better each other in the playground for years. Rock, paper, scissors is the classic...

Sep 1, 2010

Real time strategy behemoth Starcraft II has sold 3 million copies worldwide in its first month of release. That’s a lot of zerg rushes. Blizzard claims that the game is the bestselling PC game of 2010 and the fastest selling RTS of all time. With 3 million sales and plenty of rave reviews; it’s hard to dispute that. “We appreciate all the enthusiasm...

Take the familiar formula of a real-time strategy game. Take the ingredients from any massively multi-player RPG. Now put them in a locked, dark closet for a couple hours. Well, if they were people, you’d have a baby nine months later. In the world of game development, however, it’s been 5 years. 5 years, Trion has spent developing this enticing...

Format: PC Unleashed: Out now Publisher: S2 Games Developer: S2 Games Players: 2 – 10 Site: www.heroesofnewerth.com Imagine what would happen if Warcraft 3 and a tower defence game had a child together. It comes into the world fresh as anything and full of life, before getting abused all through its childhood, being locked in a cage and constantly prodded....