The official TROPICO 3 PC demo available for download now
Kalypso Media announces the official TROPICO 3 demo available for download now!
Kalypso Media release the demo version of the upcoming strategy management game TROPICO 3. Take control of El Presidente and play the game tutorial and the first two missions of the full version.
Link here: www.kalypsomedia.com/downloads/demos/tropico3demo.exe
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MISSION 1: Bananas
The abdication of the old Presidente of St. Helena provided the perfect opportunity for your rise to power. Now as the head of state it is your job to lead this small island nation to a new age of prosperity.
St. Helena is a modest island with rich and fertile lands, which have attracted the attention of the American food conglomerate Fruitas LTD. You should make use of the gringos to secure the financial future of the island as well as your own Swiss Bank Account.
MISSION 2: Second Chance
The band of rebels led by your twin managed to drive you out of your own island. Taking the entire treasury, you hitched a ride on an old fishing boat, seeking refuge in your summer residence on the island of El Acantilado.
Chased away from their own homes, your most loyal supporters have followed you. Taking the burden of leadership once again you have promised them a fresh start. Your new island is a poor and dry hunk of rock. Several rich iron ore deposits are its only viable resources…..
Tropico 3 goes back to the roots of the hit strategy series closely following the original Tropico story-line. Tropico 3 is being developed by Haemimont Games who previously developed the popular Imperium Romanum and Grand Ages: Rome for Kalypso Media.
For more information, screenshots and videos please visit the official game website www.tropico3.com
Matrix Games releases a WW2: Time of Wrath demo
Try your hand at battling for supremacy over Europe in this new playable demo!
Matrix Games and Wastelands Interactive announced the release of a playable demo for WW2: Time of Wrath. Coming on the heels of the release of the successful release of this new grand strategy game, the demo offers gamers a chance to experience World War II on a massive scale.
The demo is available from Patches Scrolls, Gamer’s Hell, Strategy Informer, Fan gaming, and Worth Downloading.
David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “Any fan of World War II strategy should give the Time of Wrath demo a download. It doesn’t take much time to pick up the game and start battling it out across Europe and Time of Wrath is one of the best game systems on the market when it comes to recreating the Second World War!”
From the front lines in France and Russia to the deserts of North Africa and the airfields and convoys of Britain, the campaigns of World War II are yours to command in WW2: Time of Wrath! This turn-based grand strategy title, the highly improved and expanded sequel to WW2: Road to Victory, puts the player in charge of the political, economic and military decisions of one or more Axis or Allied nations, including minor nations. A diplomacy system based on political points allows you to sway possible allies to your side. An upgraded and expanded naval combat system includes fleet engagements, combat patrols, massive aircraft carriers, elusive raiders and U-Boats as well as a convoy system.
Concentrate precious industrial resources on building, training and upgrading a wide variety of combat units from airborne soldiers and armored divisions up to nuclear weapons! Historical leaders enhance the performance of your armies and hundreds of historical events like the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Lend-Lease and more give you choices that can change the course of history. WW2: Time of Wrath is fought across turns that vary in length by season and 25 km hexes with divisions and corps, giving the player a broad strategic picture of the war while still leaving enough room for operational decisions.
Get more information on WW2: Time of Wrath from its official product page and be sure to get the demo from this list of mirrors.
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth demo available
Aspyr Media and the leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company release the demo for Death to Spies: Moment of Truth, the sequel to the popular stealth-action title Death to Spies.
The game’s main character is Semion Strogov, Captain of the 4th department of the Soviet counterintelligence service called SMERSH. SMERSH literally means in Russian Death to Spies, which was the name for a set of counterintelligence departments in the Soviet Army formed during World War II. Strogov is back from his previous missions and must now participate in a series of even more complicated and exciting military operations under the code name Death to Spies: Moment of Truth.
The demo features a single level from the game called “Polish Surprise.” In this level the player infiltrates a Nazi castle to destroy a weapons cache and intercept a radio transmission of top-secret intelligence.
The demo is available at http://files.aspyr.com/support/DTS_Demo_Installer.zip and Death to Spies: Moment of Truth is scheduled for release later this summer. Please find more details about the game at http://www.1cpublishing.eu/game/death-to-spies-moment-of-truth.
GRAND AGES: ROME – enhanced Demo version and demo-patch released
Kalypso Media published an enhanced demo for GRAND AGES: ROME their eagerly awaited city building title. GRAND AGES: ROME, which has been developed by Haemimont Games, is the sequel to their bestseller, Imperium Romanum. Also released is a patch for the Grand Ages: Rome demo released on the 6th February.
Patch-notes / improvements to the demo version:
Difficulty adjustment
• Houses are now deserted every 60 seconds during unemployment (was 30 seconds)
• Deserted buildings health degeneration 3x slower than previously (roughly 9 minutes before fire)
• Fire extinguished by Prefectures twice as quickly.
UI improvements
• Important notifications now blink
• New notification sound for important notifications
• It’s harder to accidentally go to realm overview mode
Miscellaneous
• Reduced bad weather duration and intensity
• Stability and compatibility improvements
Improved Demo:
http://www.kalypsomedia.com/downloads/demos/grandagesromedemo-neu-eu.exe
Patch:
http://www.kalypsomedia.com/downloads/demos/grandagesromedemopatch.exe
GRAND AGES: ROME will be released in the UK on 6th March for a recommended retail price of £29.99.
Virtual Frontiers: Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky Demo available
Demo of First Person Historic Adventure Now Available on HuntersofKentucky.com
HunersofKentucky.com has released the first official demo for their upcoming first person adventure Virtual Frontiers: Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky. The demo, which is freely available from the game’s website, encompasses the first few levels of the forthcoming adventure and introduces players to the fascinating world of the early American frontier. From hunting to surviving in the wilderness, Virtual Frontiers aims to bring the early West to life for players all across the world.
Combining traditional 3D gaming with education and historical awareness, Virtual Frontiers offers players a unique way to learn about the men and women who helped to settle the early American frontier and the Native American tribes who fought to defend their homelands. Just as “The Oregon Trail” taught a broad audience about emigration to the far west, Virtual Frontiers looks to illustrate the settling of the trans-Appalachian west by combining history and 3D gaming. Virtual Frontiers: Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky is aimed at those aged 15 and over and will be released as a free download (through huntersofkentucky.com) in March 2009.
To celebrate the release of the demo version of the game, an official development blog has also launched with plans for a forum to be launched in the coming weeks ahead of the full game’s release date. For more information on the game, including versions suitable for magazine cover discs please visit the official website. The demo version of Virtual Frontiers is online now and can be downloaded from the game’s official website at www.huntersofkentucky.com
Codename Panzers: Cold War Single Player Demo Available Now Via Official Game Website
Featuring a Complete Mission, Full Range of Units to Command and Complete Unit Customization Options, the Cold War is In Your Hands
The single player demo for Atari’s forthcoming real-time strategy title Codename Panzers: Cold War is available now for free download via the game’s official website at www.codenamepanzerscoldwar.com. Featuring an entire mission (mission 11 of the final game), players will command special forces infantry as they attempt to take control of an occupied island by any means necessary.
The demo gives players every unit available in the mission to command, with a full range of customization options available. A second demo showcasing the multiplayer gameplay will be available before launch.
Codename Panzers: Cold War represents the pinnacle of Cold War era conventional warfare including real world post-war heavy armor battles between heavy tanks like the American M103 and the Russian Troyanov. The signature Codename Panzers ‘Point of Interest’ system takes the gameplay beyond build-and-rush, while special urban warfare tactics and dynamic weather create even more gameplay depth and realism.
Codename Panzers: Cold War is scheduled for release in March 2009. For more information and to download the single player demo please visit the official website at www.codenamepanzerscoldwar.com.
War Plan Pacific Launches Operation D
Playable Demo Now Available For War Plan Pacific!
KE Studios and Shrapnel Games are pleased to announce that a demo for the eagerly awaited War Plan Pacific has been launched and is ready for immediate download. Taste a slice of what to expect in the game by commanding either the Imperial Japanese forces as they rampage across the Pacific from December 1941 until March 1942, or begin the journey to Japan as the Allies and experience the fight from August 1942 through November 1942. Unlike the full game, the demo is limited to single player only, and lacks the ability to save.
The full version of War Plan Pacific is slated to ship within a week. Available only for Windows, War Plan Pacific is a turn-based grand strategic game of the epic conflict between Imperial Japan and the Western Allies during the Second World War. Players can command the historical forces of Japan, the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and the Netherlands in three different scenarios providing historical and alternate set-ups, playable against either the AI or a live opponent via the Internet.
Inspired in part by the classic Avalon Hill board game on the subject, Victory in the Pacific, War Plan Pacific has a comfortable tabletop feel while embracing the digital experience. And just like that classic title, War Plan Pacific was designed from the ground up to be playable in a single session. Average play time is under three hours. And yes, that’s from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay.
While the game plays fast don’t confuse playability with a lack of historical gameplay. John Hawkins, developer of War Plan Pacific, has simply distilled down the Pacific conflict into its more important aspects, creating a game that holds true to reality while not becoming mired with details. Players will find that they can pursue historical strategies in their bid for victory, or branch off and set their own course.
Turns are one month long, and units represent individual ships of light cruiser size or larger, amphibious and transport groups, and air groups. War Plan Pacific emphasizes air and naval combat, abstracting land combat. Combat is handled via a battleboard, and much like the game at large, provides players with many interesting decisions while never weighing them down.
But enough talk! See for yourself what War Plan Pacific has to offer by downloading the demo right now from Shrapnel Games. Just follow this link and download away!
www.shrapnelgames.com/KE_Studios/WPP/WPP_page.html
While downloading the demo check out the complete overview of the game, and after enjoying what the demo offers head on back to order the full game for only $39.95.
For more great military strategy titles from Shrapnel Games please visit us at www.shrapnelgames.com where the discriminating gamer can find such titles as the hyper-realistic line of modern war simulations from ProSIM (so authentic that they are used as a basis for real world military training) to classic tactical hex based gaming from the Camo Workshop with winSPWW2 and winSPMBT (available in FREE full versions and enhanced CD editions). And be sure to check out all the other amazing games we publish, from award winning titles such as Dominions 3: The Awakening and Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space to air traffic control gaming!
A Vampyre Story demo released
DEMO RELEASED AS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ADVENTURE GAME ARRIVES IN STORE FOR CHRISTMAS
A Vampyre Story, the long awaited adventure game from ex-LucasArts employee Bill Tiller, is released bringing horror, humour and addictive gameplay to the festive season. To celebrate the release, Ascaron and 93 Games have made a new demo available online, giving horror fans and ‘wannabe’ vampires the chance to experience the incredible adventure.
A Vampyre Story is a point & click adventure for PC that tells the tale of the beautiful, gifted opera singer Mona De Lafitte, whose life is brought to an abrupt end by the vampire baron, Shrowdy Von Kiefer. Trapped in Draxsylvania Castle and doomed to a miserable existence as a creature of the night, Mona decides to run away to fulfil her dream of singing at the Paris Opera.
A number of challenges await the elegant opera singer as she comes to terms with her new vampire nature and learns to harness the supernatural abilities she has acquired. Froderick, a witty and mischievous bat, joins Mona on the quest to realise her dream, helping unravel brain teasing puzzles and adding humour to the proceedings with a consistent flow of wise cracks and sinister jokes.
A Vampyre Story is a beautifully crafted game with great aesthetic value conveyed through a cast of wonderful characters and a creative storyline. The game has been developed by Autumn Moon Entertainment, a company founded by ex-LucasArts employee Bill Tiller, who previously worked on adventure game classics The Curse of Monkey Island and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine.
A Vampyre Story is released today providing the perfect Christmas present for adventure, horror and vampire fans everywhere.
Download the demo by following the link below: www.vampyrestory-game.com
Publisher: Ascaron Entertainment / 93 Games
Web: www.Ascaron.com / www.vampyrestory-game.com
Developer: Autumn Moon
Release date: November 21st 2008
PEGI: 7+
Format: PC
Genre: Adventure
v1.05 patch and demo for SC2 Weapons and Warfare released
Today we are pleased to release the new v1.05 Patch and v1.05 Demo for Strategic Command 2 Weapons and Warfare Expansion. This all-inclusive v1.05 Patch includes a number of user requested changes, bug fixes and editor enhancements as well as better overall game performance by means of a new “Video Acceleration” option accessible via the games Settings panel. Most importantly it also addresses a Windows Vista config file update issue which could occur under certain circumstances. We have also added a great deal of material to the game manual itself since many players have asked for more details on all the new changes in the expansion.
Visit the SC2 WaW Patch page for full details and download: http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=152&Itemid=209 In addition to the v1.05 Patch, we have also updated the Strategic Command 2 Weapons and Warfare Demo. The new demo includes all the relevant v1.05 updates. Visit the SC2 WaW Demo page for full details and download: http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=153&Itemid=210
Supreme Demo now available
On its latest mission to conquer the world, Paradox Interactive orders a impressive demonstration of the forthcoming geo-political war simulator – Supreme Ruler 2020.
To provide players with a taste for the game, two single player scenarios can be played through for four continuous months. All features are available except for the use of nuclear weapons. Both scenarios are included without restriction, in the full release of the game.
The scenarios available in the demo are:
1) Italy Votes – Vote for Unification
2) Pre-emptive strike – Israeli invasion of Syria
A brief strategy walkthrough of the Italy Votes scenario is provided for newcomers to the game. Download the demo today from here.