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Semifinals: The brutal war to determine the best RTS unit of all time needs your votes

Semifinals: The brutal war…

We are now in the second half of the most brutal war to play out on the pages of…
Legendary composer Frank Klepacki says the RTS genre isn’t dead, but he would like to see devs get a little more creative with it

Legendary composer Frank Klepacki…

Frank Klepacki has composed a lot of great game music over the years—in fact, he’s responsible for the soundtrack…
Does Blizzard’s revival of its classic games signal a return of the ‘old Blizzard?’

Does Blizzard’s revival of…

There’s a generation of millennial gamers who are haunted by an entity known as ‘old Blizzard,’ an allegedly more…
Age of Mythology Retold’s new Chinese pantheon expansion takes a bold stance on updating an old game: Just make good new stuff

Age of Mythology Retold’s…

Age of Mythology has had a long, strong history as the weirdest and most cult-like of the Age RTS…
Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition gets a massive update introducing Steam Workshop support, 10 new maps, and a 10-mission cooperative campaign

Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition…

Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition’s consistent popularity has proved there’s a big audience for classic RTS action, even…
Quarterfinals: Vote for the best RTS unit of all time

Quarterfinals: Vote for the…

Friends, we are doing important work—the work of determining, through democracy and science (maybe), what RTS unit deserves to…
Relic’s new project is a ‘smaller indie-style’ game about a martian invasion of Earth

Relic’s new project is…

Earth vs Mars is a new RTS in development at Relic, but unlike the studio’s big Company of Heroes…
The greatest RTS units of all time, determined by democracy

The greatest RTS units…

Almost a decade ago, we published a list of our favourite RTS units. There are some good picks in…
Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition DLC promised last year is cancelled: ‘We announced content before it had been built, and we now feel that announcement was premature’

Age of Empires 3:…

In February 2024, World’s Edge announced new DLC for Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition that was slated to…

After Warcraft 3’s first…

The recent trend of announcing new expansions for older games—most notably Songs of the Past for The Witcher 3—makes…