{"id":3972,"date":"2011-04-05T13:29:25","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T12:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2011-08-22T23:55:24","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T22:55:24","slug":"empire-of-the-eclipse-gets-delayed-combat-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/empire-of-the-eclipse-gets-delayed-combat-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire of the Eclipse Gets Delayed &#8211; Combat Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We reached the end of Q1 2011 and still there is no Empire of the Eclipse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Empire of the Eclipse is a 4x online real-time strategy game designed for Apple\u2019s iOS family of devices (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Zarksoft Games has decided to delay the game in what they say &#8220;<em>we think (the delay) it&#8217;s definitely for a good cause (&#8230;) the game is simply huge and we&#8217;re doing our best to make sure that everything gets properly tested before launch<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Zarksoft is still working on the battle aspects of the game, that <a  href=\"http:\/\/www.zarksoft.com\" target=\"_blank\">as they explained<\/a> will delay a bit more the game release than they expected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">EotE release is delayed to an undetermined date, but Zarksoft Games promised &#8220;<em>we&#8217;ll definitely be out this summer<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Below you can watch a brief video showing where combat is headed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For more information on Empire of the Eclipse have a look at my <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/zarksoft-games-announces-empire-of-the-eclipse-mmo-real-time-strategy-for-iphone-ipod-touch-and-ipad\/\" target=\"_blank\">EotE announcement article<\/a>.\u00a0I recommend also that you check an <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/interview-with-lee-president-of-zarksoft-games-for-empire-of-the-eclipse\/\" target=\"_blank\">interview<\/a> I did with Lee Dotson, President of ZarkSoft Games. For a glimpse on EotE gameplay have a look <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/empire-of-the-eclipse-iphone-gameplay-video-show-off-at-gdc\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Well, moving EotE from the &#8220;coming section&#8221; to the &#8220;<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/games-under-development\/\" target=\"_blank\">under development<\/a>&#8221; section :)<\/p>\n<p><object style=\"height: 351px; width: 522px;\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/JjhTu8oR1N0?version=3\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zarksoft is still working on the battle aspects of the game, that as they explained will delay a bit more the game release than they expected. 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