Forgive me for being blunt, but there is hardly a developer/publisher that can both enthrall their audience and shit the proverbial bed – sometimes nigh simultaneously – like Paradox Interactive. The story of Surviving Mars …
Count Vlad
Count Vlad
Count Vlad. Gaming since the Commodore 64 era, working in the games industry for over 20 years as a reviewer, editor, and marketer. A Renaissance gamer with interests in strategy and grand strategy, military sims, RPGs, and extraction shooters. Still a gamer at heart; that part has not changed since I was a kid. Science fiction writer by night.
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Arc Raiders, a bold fusion of third-person shooting, PvPvE tension, and scavenger-driven survival, is launching on 30th October 2025. The game’s world is a haunting vision of mechanical domination and human defiance, and beneath its …
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Today brings news few of us wanted: Gentlymad Studios, the Wiesbaden-based team behind Endzone, Pizza Connection 3, In Between and more, is shutting its doors at the end of September 2025. Stefan Marcinek, CEO & …
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Seven years. That’s how long it took for SCUM to graduate from Steam Early Access (launched in 2018) to its 1.0 “full release” in June 2025. As a long-time prisoner on SCUM’s island (over 3000 …
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News & Updates
Syberia Remastered: A Classic Adventure Reimagined for 2025
by Count Vladby Count VladMicroids has officially announced Syberia Remastered, a comprehensive modernization of the beloved 2002 point-and-click adventure game created by the late Benoît Sokal. Set for release in late 2025, this remaster aims to introduce a new …
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There is certain romanticism, if I may say so, about the Cold War era that keeps drawing in strategy game developers. The threat of a “Cold War going hot” spurred numerous books and movies, and …
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Sins of a Solar Empire 2 (SoSE 2) arrives as a long-awaited sequel to the groundbreaking 2008 original that successfully fused real-time strategy and 4X gaming genres. Developed by Ironclad Games and published by Stardock …
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The expansive universe of *Distant Worlds 2* has grown even larger with the release of the “Factions – Atuuk and Wekkarus” DLC, accompanied by a substantial free update for all players. These additions introduce new …
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During this year’s Steam RTS Fest, taking place from January 20th to 27th, Slitherine’s catalog will feature discounts, updates, demos, and the debut of a new game: Platoon Commander. Platoon Commander is a Real-Time Strategy …
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I still remember the first time I picked up a Dynasty Warriors 2 game for PS2 now almost 25 years ago (I still got the original game stored away). I was instantly hooked by the …