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Little Empire is a Massively Multiplayer Backstabbing Simulator

Mike Fahey — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:30:00 EST

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Camel Games' high-polished "massively multiplayer online" empire building game Little Empires neatly demonstrates why we should never open ourselves up to the inevitable pain that friendship brings. Pretty heavy for a game with cartoon elves, right? More »

End of Nations Won't Release Until 2012

Owen Good — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:00:00 EDT

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Though no official release date had been given for the free-to-play MMORTS End of Nations, 2011 had not been ruled out for the game's launch. Developer Trion took that off the table today at the Eurogamer Expo, saying the game will in fact arrive in 2012 and not sooner. More »

How a Wish and A 9-Year-Old Led To a Great Game

Max Abrams — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:30:00 EDT

Tanks and Hovercrafts rage against the evil purple Flamions. Shots are fired on both sides as the player attempts to subdue the oncoming hoard of enemies. Sounds like a fun game, if not a little common in it's setting. But Allied Star Police, and how it came into being, is anything but typical. More »

Evony Awarded $300K From Hacker Who Probably Can't Pay It

Owen Good — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:41:46 EDT

That Evony hacker who showed up to federal court in sweat pants will likely be wearing them a lot longer - if not a barrel. A judge rather quickly ruled against him, finding that selling auto-playing bots and game maps violated Evony's copyrights, and awarded the game's owners $300,000. More »

Command & Conquer Reborn Under The Flag Of Victory

Mike Fahey — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:20:00 EST

The brief appearance of a staging site for the new home of Command & Conquer on the web revealed that the beloved real-time strategy franchise will be born again under a brand-new EA development studio, Jon Van Caneghem's Victory Games. More »

A Real-Time Strategy Game Of Thrones

Mike Fahey — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:20:00 EST

The bloody conflict in the Kingdom of Westeros comes to life in the first screens of A Game of Thrones: Genesis, the real-time strategy game based on acclaimed fantasy author George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga. More »

Try Total War: Shogun 2 Before You Buy

Mike Fahey — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:18:30 EST

See if The Creative Assembly's return to Japan is as good as it looks on February 22, when a demo of Total War: Shogun 2 hits Steam, well in advance of the game's March 15 release date. More »

New Relic RTS Reveal Coming In 2011

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:15:00 EST

Fans of Dawn of War, Company of Heroes and Homeworld take note: developers Relic will be showing off a new real-time strategy game in August. More »

StarCraft Modder's Tense Week Gets A Storybook Conclusion [Corrected]

Owen Good — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:00:00 EST

A week ago, Ryan Winzen was a college student with another year and half until completing his degree. Today, he's the mod community's Cinderella story, with a foot in the door at one games studio and a pat on the back from another. More »

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War II - Retribution Plays The Race Card

Mike Fahey — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:20:00 EST

Do you love all six races in Dawn of War II - Retribution enough to get the $39.99 Collector's edition, or are you so preferential you'll preorder one of the special race packs? More »

Some StarCraft Player Has The Best Girlfriend Ever

Mike Fahey — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:20:00 EST

Adrienne Baginski's boyfriend loves StarCraft II. Adrienne Baginski loves him, so she made him the most adorable plush rendition of a Protoss Probe she possibly could for Christmas. Lucky bastard. More »

There's A Trick To Playing R.U.S.E. With Kinect

Mike Fahey — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:20:00 EST

You won't be able to play Ubisoft's strategy game R.U.S.E. using Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect anytime soon, but the PC version is another matter entirely. More »

Halo Wars' Leaderboards Saved

Owen Good — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:30:00 EST

Responding to outcry from the game's close-knit community, Microsoft has about-faced on its decision to end leaderboard and stat-tracking support for Halo Wars on Dec. 15. More »

Ending Leaked For StarCraft II's Next Chapter?

Owen Good — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:30:00 EST

A clip, purportedly of the ending for "Heart of the Swarm," the under-development second chapter of StarCraft II, leaked out earlier today. The video's since been taken down. We're not sure if it's legitimate, but spoiler alert, just in case. More »

Halo Wars Goes Dark On Dec. 15

Owen Good — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:00:00 EST

Barely two years after its release, Microsoft is pulling the plug on Halo Wars on Dec. 15, axing leaderboards and stat-tracking as well as the forums. Fans of the real-time strategy game are not pleased. More »

The Lighting, Lasers and Fire of Darkspore

Brian Crecente — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:20:00 EDT

Here's a closer look at Darkspore, an action game that seems to neatly blend the best bits of Diablo and Spore. More »

Bloody Warfare In Bloody Desert, The Indie RTS

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EDT

Santiago Gonzalez has been working on the kind of indie game we don't normally expect from an indie developer: a real-time strategy game set in the present day. More »

Blizzard Policing Inappropriate StarCraft II Maps Because They Can

Mike Fahey — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:20:00 EDT

Unlike the original StarCraft, Blizzard is reviewing player-made maps for StarCraft II, deleting those they deem inappropriate. When players in the forums ask why, Blizzard responds, "Because we can." More »

Frankenreview: StarCraft II: Wings Of Liberty

Mike Fahey — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:30:00 EDT

It's been awhile since we've posted a good old-fashioned Frankenreview, so we're bringing it back with a game that hasn't seen a sequel in over a decade - StarCraft II. More »

How To Fail At StarCraft II Multiplayer

Mike Fahey — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Last night I played my first round of StarCraft II multiplayer. It was the first time I ever played any StarCraft game against a human opponent. It might also be my last. More »

A Visual Guide To Real-Time Strategy

Mike Fahey — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:20:00 EDT

Our Kotaku genre guide series continues this month, appropriately enough, with the resource collecting, unit constructing, zerg rushing battles of real-time strategy, in The Kotaku Genre Guide to the RTS. More »

StarCraft II Did Not Cost $100 Million To Make

Mike Fahey — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:30:00 EDT

Last week we reported on a Wall Street Journal article that tagged the development cost of StarCraft II at more than $100 million. According to Blizzard, it was a case of right price, wrong game. More »

Closed Beta for Company of Heroes Online Begins in North America

Owen Good — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:30:00 EDT

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The upcoming freemium real-time simulation Company of Heroes Online kicked off an exclusive closed beta today, promising that 20,000 more access keys will be handed out on July 26 via IGN's FilePlanet. More »

Kerrigan Returns To Finish The Job In StarCraft II: Ghosts Of The Past

Mike Fahey — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:40:00 EDT

The final unlock from Blizzard's Join the Dominion StarCraft II website is this amazing trailer, furthering our belief that Blizzard should stop making games and start making movies. More »

StarCraft II Beta Patching, Phase Two Imminent

Mike Fahey — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:20:00 EDT

A new patch for the StarCraft II beta test has hit Europe, raising hopes that the promised phase two of the test will be starting shortly. More »

StarCraft II Beta Extended

Mike Fahey — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:45:00 EDT

Originally set to end on Monday, May 31, Blizzard is extending the StarCraft II beta test until Monday, June 7, in order to prepare for the final round of beta testing. Whatever, more StarCraft II! More »

South Korean StarCraft II Censored To Shake Adults Only Stigma

Mike Fahey — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:30:00 EDT

Fearing an adults only rating would hamper sales in one of the game's biggest markets, Blizzard is censoring the South Korean version of StarCraft II, recoloring blood and removing vulgar language to secure a more family friendly rating. More »

StarCraft II Wings Its Way To Liberty This July

Mike Fahey — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:17:16 EDT

Blizzard isn't in the habit of handing out game release dates until they're good and ready, so when they say StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will be hitting store shelves worldwide in late July, they damn well mean it. More »

Does StarCraft II Require An Internet Connection?

Mike Fahey — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:20:00 EDT

Last we'd heard, StarCraft II was playable offline, but the box art for Wings of Liberty clearly states "Internet Connection Required." Has there been a change in plans? More »

StarCraft II Special Edition Launching For $100

Mike Fahey — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:40:00 EDT

With the release date for the first installment of StarCraft II being revealed in the coming weeks, Blizzard shows off the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector's Edition, complete with art book, soundtrack CD, and in-game World of Warcraft pet. More »

Savage Take On Defense Of The Ancients Enters Open Beta

Mike Fahey — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:20:00 EDT

Savage developer S2 Games is ready to bring its take on the Defense of the Ancients Warcraft III scenario to the masses, with the launch of the Heroes of Newerth open beta. More »

Command & Conquer 4 Now In Convenient Motion Comic Format

Mike Fahey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:20:00 EST

In the first of a four part Command & Conquer 4 motion comic book series, a young farmer sets off for a GDI Blue Zone looking for work, only to find his destiny. I hate it when that happens. More »

The Zerg Overrun The Orkin Army

Owen Good — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST

If you're unlucky enough to not be in the StarCraft II Beta, or unwilling to pay $300 to get in, here's a two minute clip showing what you're missing - in this case, the Zerg clobbering some holier-than-thou Protoss ass. More »

Three Original Command & Conquer Games are Now Free

Owen Good — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST

And the weekend parade of free stuff keeps marching on. PC gamers can now get all three original Command & Conquer games free through the official website. The freebies are a promotion for the release of Command & Conquer 4 next month. More »

Supreme Commander 2 Gets A Proper Trailer

Mike Fahey — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:20:00 EST

Gas Powered Games' Supreme Commander 2 finally gets itself a proper trailer, with lovely CGI and bombastic music appropriate for a real-time strategy game of its stature. More »

Command & Conquer Doing Something Sketchy In 2010

Mike Fahey — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:30:00 EST

With Command & Conquer 4 ready for release in March, EA is prepared to take the C&C universe to an entirely new medium. What do these teaser images say about this new frontier? More »

Put Mytheon's Servers To The Test, Score A Beta Spot

Mike Fahey — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:40:00 EST

True Games and Petroglyph are testing out the servers for their stone-based online strategy game Mytheon this Monday, with participants earning forum avatars, in-game items, and priority access to the upcoming closed beta test. More »

EA: Command & Conquer, RTS Genre Needs Innovation, Not Just "Cooler Graphics"

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:00:27 EST

When last Kotaku reported about the future of Command and Conquer, there was an editorial eyebrow raised skeptically. But the boss at EA believes that real-time-strategy needs "fundamental innovation." His pitch might change your expression. More »

Command & Conquer Producer Says His Audience is Unbalanced

AJ Glasser — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST

Speaking to Edge Magazine in an interview about his upcoming game, Command & Conquer 4, Producer Raj Joshi laments that real time strategy gamers get their kicks "entirely ... from smashing another human in a videogame." More »