Check out Horizon today on Steam (store.steampowered.com/app/236130) for $26.99 (includes current 10% launch discount).

Read on after the break to check out the full press release for Horizon.

Renowned for its string of successful 4X games, including the award-winning Endless Space, veteran indie publisher Iceberg Interactive revealed today that its 4X space-strategy game Horizon is available now on Steam and for European retail. Developed by newcomer Canadian studio, L3O Interactive, Horizon is all about galactic exploration and conquest whereby players control Humanity’s destiny.

L3O Interactive’s deep 4X strategy game stands out from the crowd with a unique storyline based on mankind’s expansion beyond its own solar system, and immediate confrontation with two powerful and ancient races, bent on shaping the future. With a strong community connection, L3O Interactive also has shaped Horizon to its fans’ liking, highlighted by the introduction of playable Alien Races, as well as a string of in-game random events voted on by the community.

“We could not be happier with the way Horizon has turned out, and we are excited to start 2014 with another compelling 4X space strategy game for our loyal but demanding fans,” said Iceberg Interactive CEO Erik Schreuder. “The L3O Interactive team has been diligent about listening to the Horizon community and implementing changes and upgrades to the game that they have requested, and we look forward to seeing what players think about the finished product.”
Offering immense customization options including races, ships, and space stations; real-time management of multiple tech research branches and simultaneous turn-based battles, and two distinct play modes, Horizon is a fresh take on the rich 4X genre.

Gamers will venture into deep space, expand into new frontiers and discover alien artifacts on long-abandoned planets, while negotiating, fighting in deep ship-to-ship combat or partnering with alien species, as they carve their intergalactic destinies. They will develop new colonies – and then watch them become galactic centers for trade, industry and science – as well as military bases, outposts and shipyards on their way to conquer new horizons.

Horizon Features Include: 

• A deep, accessible 4X space-strategy game that delivers advanced turn-based tactical combat, rich customization, and a vast set of galaxies to explore
• Huge, gripping storyline provides players a chance to interact with 10 alien races and explore ancient cultures, artifacts, and galaxies while engaging in open-ended missions. Gamers can engage in meaningful diplomacy choices that will impact the game outcome, including coordinated actions with allies against enemies
• Distinct open-world system spans multiple galaxies with hundreds of star systems and more than 1,000 planets
• Two Gameplay Modes: Scenario Mode – offers a story experience focused on the clash of two ancient races, and Classic Mode – the familiar open-ended sandbox experience 4X gamers have grown to love
• Up to 80 tech types with 10 upgrades each, gamers can customize ships, weapons, and combat systems
• Tactical ship control includes managing movement, weapons, and more, as well as attacks from planetary and orbital defenses and boarding enemy ships
• Design and customize three major areas of your ships: 1. Weapons, 2. Core Systems (armor, sensors, engines, power, generator, etc.), 3. Special Systems (colonizer pods, shields, fighter bays, etc.)
• Detailed economy and colony management system that offers different types of colonies based on player build choices

The one man development studio grapefrukt announced that rymdkapsel would be coming in January on Steam for PC , Linux, and Mac. Additional missions, new monoliths, and some type of crazy new black unit are being added to the already great game.

Here in the office rymdkapsel has been quite popular as the time based missions seem easily doable but show themselves to be much more difficult after your first play through. It takes a seasoned strategy player to complete all 3 missions in a single play through and many adjustments to your base building strategy are required to beat the clock for the last time based mission.

Expect a full review of rymdkapsel for the PC release but in the meantime check out the pc announcement trailer above.

Warhammer 40k: Space Wolf is a free-to-play turn based tactical card game in development by HeroCraft. It sounds like the game is trying to be a lot of things but looking at the video and some screenshots it might just be able to pull it off. The game is expected to release some time in 2014 on Android, iOS, and PC.

Check out the trailer below and read on after the break for the full press release.

Warhammer® 40,000®: Space Wolf
TURN BASED COLLECTIBLE CARD VIDEO GAME Announced

August 16th 2013, Kaliningrad, Russia – HeroCraft are pleased to announce a licence partnership with Games Workshop®. Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf will be a new turn-based tactical combat video game, using collectible cards to drive the on-screen actions of the 3D characters. Set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the free to play game is in full development for a 2014 release on iOS, Android and PC.

“HeroCraft have presented us with a unique and exciting vision for a game based on this most evocative and barbaric chapter of Space Marines – the Space Wolves.” said Jon Gillard, Head of Licensing at Games Workshop. “Given that, their clear passion for the IP, and their experience in the market, we are only too happy to be working with them on this project.”

“We are all very excited to work with Games Workshop on this project, particularly our development team, who are not only games industry veterans but also Warhammer 40,000 fans who know the series well. As a gamer myself, I’m also excited about the mix of tactical turn based play using my own deck of cards to lead my Space Wolves to victory – I can’t wait to play it!” says Alexey Sazonov, Sales and Marketing Director of HeroCraft.

Game features:

Tactical Combat and CCG fusion:
-Lead your Space Wolves into fierce battles in glorious, interactive 3D environments.
-Play your cards and watch the real time action unfold on screen.

Collect Hundreds of Cards:
-Get started fast with easy to use pre-defined deck-building templates.
-Build your own decks to fit your unique strategy and tactics.
-Victory unlocks exciting new powerful weapons, bonuses and tactics cards.
-Evolve your cards at the Iron Priest’s Forge to further build your own killer deck!

Defeat the implacable enemies of the Space Wolves:
-An epic campaign with branching storylines, spanning hostile environments on a far distant planet.
-Combat the Word Bearers – fanatical and deadly traitors who serve the chaos gods.
-Defeat the implacable Necrons – waking from aeons of slumber to claim the galaxy.

Choose Your Path:
-Grey Hunter, Wolf Scout, Blood Claw, or Wolf Guard – You decide which path to follow, to best match your own style, strategies and tactics.

Check out the campaign video below or hit up their Kickstarter page for lots of additional details.

“NarcoGuerra is Risk applied to the war on drugs; it’s hard, it’s political, it’s really quite good.” PCGames N Review
Can you End the Never-Ending War? Challenging, tactical, engaging and above all, drawn from reality, this is strategy gaming at is most intelligent. NarcoGuerra puts you in the frontline of one of the most dangerous conflicts ever. From the acclaimed creators of Endgame:Syria, described as “…oozes quite some quality and is actually fun to play… with this unique gamification approach, it will make more people aware of what is happening today…” (GamesWarp.com), this game challenges you to fight in the War on Drugs. The game features three game-modes; Story, Skirmish and Local Multiplayer. Take operational control of the police as you attempt to stem the ever-growing tide of conflict and trafficking, or try taking control of a cartel in multiplayer, quelling all opposing forces.

Hey Everyone!

We just want to send out a quick update to share some good news. Thanks to a new agreement we were able to negotiate with our partners at Microsoft, Harebrained Schemes is pleased to announce that we are now able to release fully DRM-free versions of Shadowrun Returns and future expansions such as Berlin.

The DRM-free versions of SRR and Berlin will continue to be fully supported. You’ll be able to download all game patches, use the Shadowrun Returns editor and experience user-generated content downloaded from third-party sites such as Nexus.

We’re starting work to get Shadowrun Returns available on GOG.com right now – not sure how long that will take but we’ll let you know as soon as we have an answer.

We’re very excited we’re finally able to offer Shadowrun DRM-free to everyone and look forward to making it available!

Take care,

HBS

Thanks Microsoft for not being complete jerks. Sorry about the Xbox One.

Here is the full announcement from the makers of FTL

We’ve been working hard over the summer and are excited to finally officially announce a free expansion, FTL: Advanced Edition! FTL: AE is a huge content addition that includes new weapons, drones, augments, systems, enemies, and more.  Here are some details on just a few of the additions visible in the trailer:

• Mind Control System: Temporarily turn enemies into allies. Force a boarder to repair the damage they just did, or have the enemy pilot sabotage their own helm.
• Hacking System: Lockdown and disrupt enemy systems. Unique effects for each system, ranging from forcing a teleporter remove boarders to making the medbay damage instead of heal.
• New Sector and Events: Our writer Tom Jubert (http://tom-jubert.blogspot.co.uk/) has returned along with special guest writer Chris Avellone (of Planescape fame), who managed to find some time for us between his work on Project Eternity and Wasteland 2. They’ve been helping us add a new sector and scatter new events throughout the rest of the game.
• New Weapons and Effects: Many new weapons that take advantage of new mechanics: overcharging to increase the number of volleys, stun effects to freeze crew, and area effect targeting, to name a few.
• And more systems, drones, augments, enemy ships, enemy layouts, and hostile environments. All of which we’ll be sure to talk about more in the coming weeks!

In addition to new content, we’ve continued to polish FTL and add some of the most requested small features. As a few examples: you’ll be able to save your crew positions and send them back to battle-stations, save and quit during combat, and find more items for purchase in stores.

For the purists out there, FTL vanilla will still be available. All of the new content can be disabled from within the hangar before starting a new game.

One of the best strategy games in years and a top 20 title of 2013, Company of Heroes 2 expands even further with 3 additional DLC packs. A pack for both factions gives an additional commander. A third DLC pack, Victory at Stalingrad brings new solo and co-op challenges and AI battles to the game.

All 3 packs hit November 12th, the same day the Turning Point update goes live.

The DLC pack enhances the game with new features like random events and nine new deep space anomalies. Grab it on Steam right now.