It seems the Strategic Options DLC pack for Halo Wars has officially hit Xbox Live for all to have. What’s included in the pack, you say? Well, thanks to Destructoid we have the entire contents listed below.
You’ll get 3 new game modes:

Keepaway: Teams need to capture a free-roaming Sentinel three times to win. Halo War’s [...]

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Video games and fantasy novels seem like natural partners in many ways. They usually feature fantastic settings full of strange creatures, spectacular magics and intricate stories that could take dozens of movies to tell in full. One of the biggest series at the moment is George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. It’s [...]

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Remember how we told you a few days ago that you could sign up for the Starcraft II beta? Well, that signup may be put to use sooner than we thought.
In a recent Activision Blizzard earnings call, Blizzard President Mike Morhaime was quoted to say that Starcraft II’s external beta testing will take place this [...]

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NIS America has recently released the above trailer for their upcoming Wii title Phantom Brave: We Meet Again, a game that is sure to appeal to fans of classic SNES-esque RPGs.
The developers are calling this a “strategy RPG that lets you do whatever you want” with over 500 skills, 9999 level limit and 8 directions [...]

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EA’s third installment of the hugely successful The Sims franchise has been completed and is in production, what the industry commonly calls “gone gold”.
The game is set for release in North America on June 2, both on Windows and OS X. A European release is followed shortly later, on June 5.

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Want to increase your chances of getting access to the Starcraft II beta? Here’s how — Blizzard has recently announced that there will be an all new chance for Starcraft II enthusiasts to get access to the upcoming beta.
First and foremost, you must have a Battle.net account. After you have secured one of those you [...]

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Electronic Arts Inc. has released a new competitive pricing for gamers regarding its real-time strategy game Battleforge. For $29.99, gamers can experience the magical realm that comes with four ready-made faction decks based on the four elements in the game – Fire, Frost, Nature and Shadow and 3000 BattleForge points.
The BattleForge Points allow players [...]

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If you missed out on Sid Meier’s Civilization IV the first time around, today is your lucky day — 2K Games has recently announced the forthcoming release of Civilization IV: The Complete Edition.
Civ IV: The Complete Edition will include the original game along with the Warlords, Beyond the Sword, and Colonization expansions all offered for [...]

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Going up against zombies this time are plants in PopCap’s defense force game. To let gamers get a taste of what to expect, they have released a tiny demo that lets you play the game for thirty minutes.
Those who want to get more of Plants vs. Zombies action can shell out $19.95 to purchase [...]

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It didn’t take long for Activision to launch a game from the explosive movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In fact, it is now available globally. Developed by critically acclaimed studio Raven Software, the game allows players to harness Wolverine’s brute strength, regenerative mutant abilities, and indestructible adamantium claws as they battle powerful forces and uncover the [...]

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You might think it’d be difficult to write a review about a poker game, especially one so thoroughly licensed and self-promoted as a World Series of Poker title.  Well, you’re going to be surprised by this one, because I certainly was.  It’s definitely a surprise to say that World Series of Poker 2008, now available [...]

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The awesomeness that is PixelJunk Monsters will arrive on the PSP this fall, according to publisher Sony.
Originally a PS3 tower defense force game by Q-Games, the enhanced version will feature all of the console content and its Encore add-on, as well as new stages, enemies and towers. Gameplay remains intact, so this is mostly [...]

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The above video has been circulating on the web showcasing what appears to be an iPhone, and iPod touch, rendition of Team17’s popular Worms franchise.
First only appearing as a rumor, Joystiq has since contacted the game’s developer for more information; the game, along with the video, is in fact real and Team17 will be publishing the [...]

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Trion World Network today announced a partnership with Petroglyph, the studio behind Star Wars: Empire at War, to create an MMORTS using Trion’s proprietary technology.
The company’s technology is said to consist of “advanced server architecture, designed to enable massive scalability, dynamic content evolution and cross platform development.”
No details on the actual game itself were [...]

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Having dealt a massive blow to my weak little heart with news of a delay last week, publisher Mezmer has finally sent over some flowers in the form of a definite release date for Stalin vs. Martians: April 29.
The bizarre WWII strategy game will be available through those pesky digital distribution platforms, so no [...]

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