R.U.S.E.: review

Real-time strategy gets sneaky with R.U.S.E. and its intriguing gameplay, but is it a threat steamrolling the competition or a flimsy decoy in the wind?

Starcraft II sells 3 million

Real time strategy behemoth Starcraft II has sold 3 million copies worldwide in its first month of sale. That’s a lot of zerg rushes.

E3: End Of Nations Preview

Critical Gamer E3 hands on demo of Trion’s End Of Nations.

Heroes of Newerth: review

Saying that Heroes of Newerth has been built for a hardcore audience is a bit of an understatement. The game itself was in open beta for quite some time and it has built on the roots of a Warcraft 3 scenario called Defence of the Ancients.

Starcraft II: beta impressions

Starcraft II Beta Impressions from Critical Gamer’s Robert L. The preview includes details on new units, new animations, and the new Battle.net.

The Settlers 7 – Paths to a Kingdom: review

The Settlers series of games have been around since the age of the Amiga in 1993. The strategy saga was conceived by Blue Byte Software, and was a technical marvel at the time, with the original game possessing a population of 64,000 characters all behaving of their own accord. Here now is the seventh iteration of the series, which is again developed by Blue Byte Software. Is this new game King of the genre, or is it more akin to a humble serf?

Dawn of War II Chaos Rising: review

It’s nice to see a fairly meaty expansion pack that fleshes out the original game, in an age where DLC is now charging us through the spinal column for little, fairly insignificant bolt-ons.

Starcraft II: Beta Story Mode Gameplay

Leaked footage of Starcraft II’s story mode beta has appeared on Youtube today. The footage shows nearly five minutes of scenes from various sections of the campaign and one thing really stands out: the visuals.

Brutal Legend: review to be sung to the tune of ‘Paranoid’

To be sung (badly) to the tune of ‘Paranoid’ by Black Sabbath

Dawn of War II: The Last Stand released

In a lovely example of a developer adding something to a game post-release for absolutely no money at all, Relic have released a new co-op mode for Dawn of War II.

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