Starcraft II Terrans: Wings of Liberty is rumored to be coming out in late 2009 as I previously thought. Now the rumors that Christmas 2009 is looking more and more likely. To help get you ready for the first of three installments of Starcraft2, I’d like you to watch the Battle Reports that Blizzard has released. These are real time game play videos with the developers commentary and are very enlightening. If you’ve already seen them…watch them again. They rock. (more…)

Starcraft II Terrans: Wings of Liberty now has BETA sign ups going on!

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Starcraft II Terrans: Wings of Liberty

Starcraft II will become three separate games. The first is Terrans: Wings of Liberty. While only one race’s campaign will be in the game, all three races (Zerg and Protoss along with the Terrans) will be available in the multiplayer mode of play. (more…)

The Total War series returns with an intense 18^th century war simulation that the hardcore fans will love. This is a real time strategy game that allows you to play out historical battles for yourself. Empire is also a turn based strategy game on a larger scale but more on that later.

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The legendary Command and Conquer series is back with an enormous technically advanced bang in the form of Command and Conquer Red Alert 3.

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This is the second article on the Red Alert 3 beta. As in coordination with the first article (which you can read at an earlier date than this one) this entry will cover the remaining topics of the beta including the third faction; Empire of the Rising Sun, power system the game offers and other game play elements. To participate in the beta, you must purchase a copy of Kane’s Wrath, the expansion pack to Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars before the beta offer ends. By this weekend they are launching over 40,000 new keys to be played! If you’re waiting to get in the beta, unable to get in the beta or just wanting to know a little about Red Alert 3 then keep on reading! (more…)

As of late night on July 26th the first wave of Electronic Art’s Red Alert 3 beta was launched and sent to about 2,000 players. Periodically more keys were sent out to other players who were the owners of exclusive keys found inside Kane’s Wrath boxes, the expansion for Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. I picked up on the bandwagon in the second wave in the very first part of launching an additional 10,000 keys, however they immediately stopped activation as they ran into a problem. I was luckily enough to still get in. As a C&C and RTS fan in general and having played quite a number of matches this article will tell the curious and the anxious what the latest installment of the Red Alert series is like; build mechanics, scouting, counters and overall gameplay. (more…)

    Blizzard Entertainment has announced that this October 10th and 11th the third Blizzcon Gaming Convention will be held to showcase their amazing portfolio of Diablo, Starcraft, and WarCraft games. The event will be at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Announcing their long awaited sequel to Starcraft, Starcraft 2 and their just recently announced Diablo 3, fans will be pleased to know there will be ample coverage over these amazing franchises with the honor of playing them as well as news on tournaments, contests and other various activities. The development of Starcraft 2 is certainly a sight to behold for RTS fans and they won’t disappoint with the new changes and planned alterations of not only Starcraft 2 but Diablo 3 as well. (more…)

Command and Conquer fans will be delighted to know that the beta scheduled for late summer will finally be coming to a start in the very near future! To guarantee a spot in the beta, which is supposed to allow players to play with the factions against each other in one 1v1 map and one 2v2 map, you must register before September 15 2008. Players must purchase a copy of Kane’s Wrath which includes a unique key that saves a spot for you in the beta program.

Already internally, friends and family of EA have been playing Ra3 night and day. EA plans to initiate the beta by allowing a set amount of people access, then adding more and more in the following weeks to come. According to EA the date in which you registered and the country you live in will have an effect on how soon you receive your download link. Here is a word from EA regarding the exciting event: (more…)

Don’t put on your running shoes, don’t go to the gym and definitely don’t break a sweat because you can compete in the Olympics in Beijing China 2008! The Olympics will host a large number of video games with categories such as: fighting, first person shooters, real time strategy, sports, driving and exhibition. Popular games from these genres include but definitely are not limited to: Soul Caliber IV, Command and Conquer 3: Kanes Wrath and NHL 08′. The best gamers are being selected in 5 major divisions across the globe to compete for a gold medal! So get off that couch to get some more potato chips and sit back down to polish those gaming reflexes and make your country proud! Click here for details!