Archive for March, 2010

Distant Worlds: 4x RTS Space Strategy Game Released

Friday, March 26th, 2010
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Distant Worlds, a 4x RTS space strategy game developed by CodeForce and published by Matrix Games has been released yesterday: 25th of March 2010.

Distant Worlds main features are:

  • 4x Real-Time Strategy
  • Less Micromanagement on an Epic Scale
  • Special emphasis in Exploration and Expansion
  • Research, Diplomacy and Espionage
  • Spaceship and Starbase Design

Supremacy will go to Las Vegas for Official Star Trek Convention

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
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Mike Strobel, the creator of Star Trek: Supremacy, will be attending the Las Vegas Star Trek convention in August 5 – 8th 2010. He will talk about Birth of the Federation and the development of Star Trek: Supremacy.

In preparation for this Star Trek event, Mike will release a game update in August 2010 that will improve the multiplayer experience and game performance. The update will also include improvements to Diplomacy and the Intelligence features. Continue reading... | 5 Comments

StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty Preview

Sunday, March 14th, 2010
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StarCraft 2 is a real-time strategy game developed by Blizzard, sequel of the successful title made by the same developer: StarCraft. The game features three distinct races: the Zerg, the Terrans and the Protoss. Each has its own distinct units, some of them returning from the original title, others completely new.

Wings of Liberty takes place several years after StarCraft: Brood War events. Some heroes will return like Jim Raynor from the original StarCraft. The game will feature a single player campaign that will allow the player to interact with those characters via several missions. Continue reading... | 6 Comments

Sid Meier’s Civilization V Preview

Friday, March 12th, 2010
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The Civilization series is probably one of the best that PC Gaming has ever known. Ask any strategy gamer about it and the odds are that he has played at least one of the Civilization titles during his gaming life time, or at least a Sid Meier’s title (Railroad Tycoon, Alpha Centauri, Colonization, Pirates and many more).

And really it is no big surprise because Civilization is really what strategy gaming is all about. Since the game starts till it finishes it is all about making decisions, some minor, others of tremendous importance, these last will dictate if your civilization will thrive or be left dead forever forgotten in the ages. Continue reading...

Armada 2526 Review

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Armada 2526 is a 4x turn-based space strategy game, developed by Ntronium Games and published by Matrix Games. In December 2009 I wrote a first impressions “Armada 2526 – New 4x space strategy game – First Impressions” here at SpaceSector.com.

At the time the game was at version 1.01 and I still stand for most of what I wrote back then. I invite you to read the first impressions before you read this review to have the full background about the game. Continue reading... | 3 Comments