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12th March Europa Universalis: Rome

The Europa Universalis series has always had its nose firmly planted in history, now this latest expedition goes even further through the ages – back to Rome.

by Simon Priest

7th February Imperium Romanum

Emmanuel Brown played a demo of Imperium Romanum. What is his take on this upcoming entry into the strategy genre?

by Emmanuel Brown

9th January Lost Empire: Immortals

Mike Bowden has unveiled some Lost Empire: Immortals' new and exciting features on Paradox Interactive Conference, held in Copenhagen.

by Mike Bowden

17th September 2007 The Settlers: Rise of an Empire

A long time ago in a land far, far away - the Settlers Empire strikes back with this the latest and certainly the most stunning instalment - Rise of an Empire.

by Simon Priest

23rd August 2007 Beautiful Katamari

Set for release in September, this exclusive title may have plenty of trouble getting off the ground, especially if the price is at the current standard.

by James Pikover

30th July 2007 Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power

The game itself presents the action in three dimensions much like its real time strategy equivalent titles. You can pan, zoom and title the map to your hearts content.

by Govan Roberts

10th July 2007 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

An expansion to the already burgeoning empire of the Civilization series, Beyond the Sword sprinkles plenty of late-game goodness for fans.

by Simon Priest

28th March 2007 Theatre of War

Theatre of War, like many WWII based games, has the gamer filling the shoes of a commander on the battlefield. The task is once again to take out the Germans and their relentless numbers.

by Tim Mellish

26th February 2007 Dreamlords

As a deity of an island, you control the population and resources in a typical RTS style, slowly building up a formidable army before you unleash war upon rival other players.

by Andi Hamilton

15th January 2007 Maelstrom

Maelstrom is shaping up to be a very promising title for 2007. I hope things stay their course as it would be a tragedy to fall at the last few hurdles.

by Simon Priest

12th January 2007 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

I had a lot of fun playing Tiberium Wars, and was pleasantly surprised to discover that it really does feel like a Command and Conquer experience.

by Jason Ferguson

20th November 2006 UFO: Afterlight

Fight for dominance of Mars for it to become mankind's new home, and keep back the extinction of the species. No pressure, alright?

by Simon Priest

20th November 2006 Lord of the Rings: TBFME II - Rise of the Witch-king

I recently had the chance to be one of the first people in the world to play the final version of the new Battle for Middle Earth II expansion.

by Jason Ferguson

13th November 2006 Genesis Rising: The Universal

Genesis Rising, not out for a holy war but a Universal Crusade! Definitely something for RTS fans to give a try!

by Carlton

9th November 2006 Warhammer: Mark of Chaos

For those who've already tasted the Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War titles, this offers a whole new experience for fans of the Warhammer universe.

by Simon Priest

18th October 2006 Stronghold Legends

This latest installment to the Stronghold series has gone legendary, mythological and fantastical.

by Simon Priest

7th September 2006 DEFCON

After five years of relative dormancy, RTS is coming back in a big way.

by Chris Miller

29th August 2006 Joint Task Force

Joint Task Force looks like a solid game that'll entice any real-time strategy gamer into the fold.

by Carlton

26th August 2006 War Front: Turning Point

An alternative history spin on the WW2 real-time strategy genre from the developers Digital Reality.

by Simon Priest

21st June 2006 The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth II

Make sure to watch out of The Battle for Middle Earth II on Xbox 360 and stick with Strategy Informer for further coverage.

by Jason Ferguson

14th June 2006 Night Watch

If you're a fan of the Night Watch fiction or want to try something with a modern Earth and Jedi-like twist to it, then keep tabs on this one.

by Simon Priest

8th June 2006 Paraworld

I'd like to play a unique RTS for once. ParaWorld is one such unique game, with an interesting prehistoric setting and gameplay features.

by Jason Ferguson

3rd June 2006 Star Trek: Legacy

The game will allow players to assume the role of a Starfleet Admiral, leading large scale ships into action packed, strategy rich combat.

by Jason Ferguson

8th May 2006 Glory of the Roman Empire

Resource management and simulation titles with the Roman touch are nothing new, but this is a glorious addition to the collection.

by Simon Priest

27th March 2006 Rush for Berlin

A World War II strategy game, is this just another to throw on the mountainous pile? It must be very hard to get worth while public attention in this themes market, after all there isn’t exactly a shortage of exploited Nazi antics in the gaming realm. W

by Simon Priest

15th March 2006 Alliance: Future Combat

How much time do you think top ranking generals spend thinking about the national economy? I would guess not too much.

by Alex Jeffreys

28th February 2005 Gary Grigsby’s World at War

Gary Grigsby’s World at War is yet another war game amidst many others of the same type. World War 2 is not an uncommon setting for strategy games, but this game is looking to set itself apart.

by Anton Shcherbakov

20th January 2005 Act of War: Direct Action

Act of War: Direct Action is an upcoming RTS game from Atari that does a few things differently. How differently? Read on to find out.

by Anton Shcherbakov

23rd November 2004 Stronghold 2

With the people at Firefly Studios working hard on Stronghold 2, we can only look forward to the date we will be able to play that is again scheduled to revolutionize strategy gaming, combining management/building genre with classical strategy combat.

by Ciprian Borcescu

19th November 2004 Hearts of Iron 2

Ciprian Borcescu, the new writer on SI, brings you this pre-look on Hearts of Iron sequel that's sheduled for early 2005 release.

by Ciprian Borcescu

13th July 2004 D-Day

The game itself is an accurate representation of the D-day landings with the publisher and developer being in close collaboration with the Normandie Memoire Association...

by Centurion

8th June 2004 Ground Control 2: Operation Exodus

In Ground Control II you need to, however, be careful that each squad can be used wisely but not wasted if you wish to achieve your objectives....

by Erwin

31st May 2004 Strength & Honour

Strength and Honor is an upcoming historical strategy game on an epic scale, featuring both turn based empire building and real time battles...

by Centurion

19th May 2004 Rome: Total War

The latest continuation of Creative Assembly’s total war series, Rome Total War is set to recreate the rise of Rome in epic style with astonishing graphics and remarkable gameplay.

by Centurion

7th May 2004 Spartan

All the controls in Spartan are done via simple clicks with the mouse, from ordering units to charge, setting formations, dictating foreign policy and stating which city to build what.

by Erwin Calloway

5th May 2004 Perimeter

Perimeter is a 3D real time strategy game from Codemasters and KD labs, that gives the player a choice of three different factions from which to lead their chosen people to a new home world free of the alien menace known as the scourge.

by Erwin Calloway

17th August 2003 UFO: Aftermath

UFO:Aftermath recreates the alien invasion scenario of the original, where a ragtag band of poorly armed cannon fodder are slowly developed into an elite team which can take on the aliens at their own game.

by Capt

12th August 2003 Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood

Roam the dense foliage of Sherwood Forest and come face to face with royal trouble as you fight for the common man in Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood.

by Misc

12th August 2003 Earth 2150: Lost Souls

Lost Souls continues the narrative of conflict between the three warring factions: the Eurasian Dynasty, the United Civilized States and the Lunar Corporation.

by Misc

12th August 2003 Hearts of Iron

Hearts of Iron is the first ever World War II PC game of true Grand Strategic scope. The game map spans the entire world and allows players to take the War to any new front of their choosing.

by Misc

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