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War in the Pacific – Admiral’s Edition Gets a Major Update!

War in the Pacific – Admiral’s Edition Gets a Major Update!

Posted: Thursday, July 22, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Another major update is headed for hard drives at flank speed!

Matrix Games and Henderson Field Designs are proud to release a significant new update for their award winning WWII Pacific Theatre mega game, War in the Pacific – Admiral’s Edition! The new comprehensive 1.01.06g update comes with 80 fixes and improvement, including the ability to show all patrol zones and gameplay balance and realism improvements to naval bombardments and flak.

 

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World War One Gold 50% Off This Week Only!

World War One Gold 50% Off This Week Only!

Posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 by Erik Rutins

In coordination with AGEOD, Matrix Games is pleased to announce a limited time sale on the new World War One Gold release.  From now until July 27th, World War One Gold will be available at 50% off it's normal download price.  That means a reduction of $20 from its normal $39.99 price to the new $19.99 sale price.  Please note that the upgrade price with discount coupon for original World War One owners remains $14.99 for the download.

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Demo Now Available for Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge!

Demo Now Available for Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge!

Posted: Sunday, July 18, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Report for duty at Division CP – a free playable demo for Battles from the Bulge has arrived!

Matrix Games and Panther Games (www.panthergames.com) are thrilled to release a free playable demo for the critically acclaimed WWII strategy game, Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge. The demo includes the fictional scenario called “Return to St. Vith” which depicts Patton’s 4th Armored Division launching a fierce counteroffensive behind enemy lines to cut off the supply route for German units still in the Bulge. Get the demo from the Gamer's Hell Mirror.

 

The demo is available is available from the game’s downloads page.

 

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Field of Glory – Immortal Fire Now Available Plus an Update for the Field of Glory System!

Field of Glory – Immortal Fire Now Available Plus an Update for the Field of Glory System!

Posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Command the first hoplites in Greece and the mighty armies of Alexander the Great in the latest expansion for Field of Glory!

Matrix Games and Slitherine Strategies (www.slitherine.com) are thrilled to announce that the latest expansion to their award winning ancients turn-based strategy game Field of Glory is now available for both PC and Mac operating systems! The expansion, entitled Field of Glory – Immortal Fire, introduces players to the varied and intriguing armies of the Classical and Hellenistic era with new features, tons of new units, an enhanced AI opponent, and more!

 

Alongside the release of Immortal Fire, the whole Field of Glory game system gets a major update to v. 1.3.0 and below is a full list of the changes. The update is downloadable directly from within the game.

 

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New Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem Trailer!

New Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem Trailer!

Posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Check out the new trailer to see why Last Stand Arnhem is jumping to hard drives everywhere!

Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), Black Hand Studios, and Strategy 3 Tactics are pleased to release a new trailer for Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem! The new trailer offers historical context along with some gameplay footage for the new remake of the classic Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far. The video is available on YouTube or for download.

 

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Three Tutorial Videos Released for Storm over the Pacific!

Three Tutorial Videos Released for Storm over the Pacific!

Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Boot camp but without all the yelling! Learn the basics of Storm over the Pacific with these videos

Matrix Games and Wastelands Interactive (www.wastelands-interactive.com) are pleased to announce the availability of three quick but effective video tutorials for their new WWII Pacific theater strategy game, Storm over the Pacific. The three tutorial videos detail the essential tools for any would-be admiral: moving land units, launching amphibious invasions, and commanding a naval battle.

 

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Battlefield Academy first video released

Battlefield Academy first video released

Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Field Maneuvers Episode 1 Now Available

Slitherine has just launched a video for Battlefield Academy. This is the first in a series of battlefield maneuvers videos using the game engine.

The video has been uploaded both on Slitherine’s YouTube Channel and or the product page.

 

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Demo Released for Storm over the Pacific!

Demo Released for Storm over the Pacific!

Posted: Monday, July 12, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Take the mighty fleets of the Pacific theater of WWII for a spin in this playable demo

Matrix Games and Wastelands Interactive (www.wastelands-interactive.com) are pleased to release a playable demo for their popular new Pacific theater strategy game, Storm over the Pacific. The demo includes the Pacific Campaign with 15 turns and no saves, a variant of the Okinawa Scenario where you cannot increase the size of units, and the Editor. The demo is available from the official downloads section.

 

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Matrix Games Announces Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War

Matrix Games Announces Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War

Posted: Thursday, July 08, 2010 by Sean Drummy

From Cannae to Zama – Bring the mighty Roman Empire to its knees!

Matrix Games and Forced March Games (www.forcedmarchgames.com) are thrilled to announce that they have reached a publishing agreement to bring Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War to gamers worldwide. Sporting original themed art, a fantastic soundtrack, and crisp, intuitive turn-based gameplay, Hannibal brings an innovative and fun blend of diplomacy, strategy, and tactical action to the ancient Mediterranean!

 

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Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem Now Available!

Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem Now Available!

Posted: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 by Sean Drummy

It’s jump time! This is Close Combat - You are in Command!

Matrix Games, Black Hand Studios, and Strategy 3 Tactics are proud to announce the release of Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem! A remake of the revered Close Combat – A Bridge Too Far, Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem brings gamers all the appeal of the classic Close Combat series with plenty of new features, enhancements, improvements, and more!

 

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New Video AAR Released for Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem

New Video AAR Released for Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem

Posted: Friday, July 02, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Check your ‘chute – jump time is fast approaching as Close Combat returns to Arnhem!

Matrix Games, Slitherine Strategies (www.slitherine.com) and Strategy 3 Tactics are thrilled to release a video AAR showing off the elegant blend of turn-based strategy and real time tactical action found in the upcoming Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem release, which is scheduled to be available in early July 2010. The video AAR focuses on the first moves during the first two days of the campaign in the Eindhoven area, where the Allies fight to secure the bridges and keep open “Hell’s Highway” past Eindhoven so that XXX Corps could move on to the Nijmegen and Arnhem areas. The video is available on YouTube and also for download.

 

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Slitherine Announces Battlefield Academy

Slitherine Announces Battlefield Academy

Posted: Thursday, July 01, 2010 by Sean Drummy

A turn-based strategy game like no other will be landing soon at the Slitherine and Matrix Games store.

 

Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battlefield Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling game play driven by cutting edge technical innovation.

 

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The Field of Glory System is Updated!

The Field of Glory System is Updated!

Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Lots of new battles, better AI, rule tweaks, and a convenient in-game updater come with v1.2.8

Matrix Games and Slitherine Strategies (www.slitherine.com) are proud to release yet another update for their award-winning strategy game system, Field of Glory. The comprehensive 1.2.8 update includes 18 new battles, tons of fixes and rule tweaks, plenty of AI improvements, and more! The game also includes an in-game update system for all future updates. With this new system, keeping Field of Glory up to date will be as easy as clicking a button on the game’s main menu.

 

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Storm over the Pacific Is Updated

Storm over the Pacific Is Updated

Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Some new events, map improvements, and some AI tweaks complement this popular new release

Matrix Games, Slitherine Strategies (www.slitherine.com) and Wastelands Interactive (www.wastelands-interactive.com) are pleased to release the comprehensive 1.02 update for their newly released Pacific theater strategy game Storm over the Pacific! The update includes a handful of new events, corrected OOBs and maps, and several AI improvements with particular attention to improving the use of naval power in the defense of coastlines and in securing Guadalcanal. The update also corrects a bug for disappearing units in the China 1941 campaign, a few CTD issues, and some other bugs.

 

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Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem Is Announced!

Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem Is Announced!

Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Take charge of the audacious plan to end the war before Christmas in this highly anticipated remake!

Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), Slitherine Strategies (www.slitherine.com) and Strategy 3 Tactics are thrilled to announce that Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem will be releasing in early July, 2010!  

 

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Storm over the Pacific Now Available

Storm over the Pacific Now Available

Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Plus a boatload of screenshots and an at-release update for physical copies!

Matrix Games, Slitherine Strategies (www.slitherine.com) and Wastelands Interactive (www.wastelands-interactive.com) are pleased to release Storm over the Pacific!  This new and accessible Pacific Theater strategy game from the developers of WW2: Time of Wrath is aimed at strategy and wargamers who want to play smaller Pacific scenarios or the whole Pacific campaign in a weekend.

 

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A Second Tutorial Video Released for Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge!

A Second Tutorial Video Released for Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge!

Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2010 by Sean Drummy

The second of several tutorial videos is now available for prospective commanders

Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), Slitherine Strategies (www.slitherine.com) and Panther Games (www.panthergames.com) are pleased to release to the public the second tutorial video for the highly anticipated new World War II strategy game, Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge.

 

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Armada 2526 Gets A Supernova-Sized Update!

Armada 2526 Gets A Supernova-Sized Update!

Posted: Thursday, June 03, 2010 by Sean Drummy

Tons of new features, fixes, and tweaks make this update a must-have for all galactic commanders

Matrix Games and Ntronium Games (www.ntronium.com) are thrilled to release a major new update for their hit turn-based strategy/real-time tactical blend, Armada 2526! The new comprehensive v1.3.0.2 update comes packed with new features and graphics, balance changes, tweaks, bug fixes, and more!

 

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June Newsletter Now Out!

June Newsletter Now Out!

Posted: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 by Sean Drummy

The first newsletter of the summer is now available!

Matrix Games is proud to release the June edition of its newsletter, Behind the Lines. This month's installment includes some great content like the first rumblings of the new Close Combat remake, Last Stand Arnhem, in addition to a new feature about about the Battle of the Bulge, and more! In addition, there's yet another installment to the Worst Warships serial feature, so check out this month's newsletter for another piece on unfortunately forays into naval design.

 

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Another Video Released for Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge!

Another Video Released for Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge!

Posted: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 by Sean Drummy

The first tutorial video for this highly anticipated wargame is now available

Matrix Games, Slitherine (www.slitherine.com) and Panther Games (www.panthergames.com) are pleased to release to the public the first tutorial video for the highly anticipated new World War II strategy game, Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge.

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