After months of tediously waiting for the newest installations of Red Alert, gamers everywhere can rejoice at the opportunity to play the new game. In this version of Red Alert, the Soviets had gone back in time to prevent Einstein from assisting the Allies. However, after going back in time, the Soviets allowed a new fraction to enter the fray. This mysterious new faction is the Empire of Rising Sun, the Japanese. After this change in time, the Allies have lost some of their laser technologies, but still kept the mirage technology. Now, a new technology has allowed buildings to be built on water as well as land. Another change was the fact that most of the units are now able to move on land and water, although some weapons might be a little weakened when it’s on a different terrain. The Japanese units are supposedly mysterious: An insider saw some kind of tsunami tank and ninjas. Here is the official press release, a way to get the beta version of the RA3, and the cover of PC Gamer. Screens after the break… Read the rest of this entry »
I found a fine article on C|net for Nexus: The Jupiter Incident, a game that is best described as follows:
“Fans of the space game genre haven’t had much to cheer about in recent years, but Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is a game that any self-respecting space game fan needs to play. This gem of a space tactics offering is everything that fans of the genre have been waiting for, as it takes gorgeous, next-generation graphical technology and applies it to an exciting game about starship combat, rogue artificial intelligences, galaxy-spanning wormholes, and more.
The Angelwing is your personal ship throughout most of the game, and it evolves considerably under your command.
In Nexus, you play as Marcus Cromwell, an already legendary figure employed by SpaceTech, one of the megacorporations that’s colonized the galaxy. Put in charge of the frigate Stiletto, you must patrol the far corners of the solar system while on the lookout for rival corporations. However, that’s just the tip of the iceberg regarding the plot, because before you know it, you’ll be sucked into a galaxy-wide war between alien races and a lost remnant of humanity. Read the rest of this entry »