Updates from the Matrix Games/Slitherine Press Event

On to a wargaming note.

Matrix Games, one of the premiere PC wargaming companies, is tweeting away about the slew of upcoming titles they are releasing during the year. The wargamer nerd in me is all excited about some of these especially Pandora.

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Single and multiplayer are supported, with simultaneous turns. It will release for Windows, Mac, and Linux in the Q3 2012.

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-Military Operations are produced in cities, which lead to satellite reconnaissance, drop pods, nano repair bots, etc

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There are also a variety of weapon classes, from machine to gatling guns, sniper rifles, etc

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Fog of War has an effect, with players being able to utilize mountains and forests to screen units for surprise attacks.

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Pandora will have multiple stackable unit types, taking into account for power, movement points, light and heavy and armored units.

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Incoming tweet-fest on Pandora: First Contact!

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Pandora will include terraforming to get bonuses, colonist morale, economic victories, diplomacy, deal with pollution and production. .

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Pandora will be a 4X strategy game (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) in the same vein of Alpha Centauri.

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Pandora: First Contact is about to be presented by Lorenz from Proxy Studios!

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Conquest! Medieval Realms will release on iOS/Android tablets. 1.99 at release for two weeks.

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Lorz Games Studio is now presenting Conquest! for the iPad, which is coming out very soon! It is currently in processing by Apple.

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Sovereignty: Crown of Kings will use Slitherine's PBEM++ system for multiplayer games.

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"Will be coming out for the PC, but will be perfect for the iPad" Lordz Games Studio comments about Sovereignty.

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Sovereignty will set in the fantasy realm, with orges, humans, unicorns, walking trees, complete with diplomacy and world campaign map.

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Tim from the Lordz Games Studio is now presenting Sovereignty: Crown of Kings!

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Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue is aiming for a release this year in either June or July.

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Officers in Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue will have cards that can be used in the campaign, from corps to army level of bonuses.

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Three large campaigns will be in Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue, along with multiple small and large scenarios.

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Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue will utilize PBEM++ to facilitate multiplayer games easily.

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Completing High Command orders in Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue will be advantageous. Failure to do will of course have negative effects.

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High Command orders in Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue will improve gameplay and keep players interested and active in their long campaigns.