Following the success of the first week after launch, boardgame adapation for PC is upgraded
We are happy to announce today, along with Western Civilization Software (www.west-civ.com) and with Uwe Eickert (www.academy-games.com), the release of the 1.2 patch for the tactical turn-based World War II game Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear!. The small patch contains improved AI scripting for the Nutcracker scenario, as well as added support for PS2.0 shaders.
The support for PS2.0 shaders will allow for a wider range of laptops to get increased performance and playability for Conflict of Heroes. To download the patch either run “Check for Update” via the game menu or via download link here.
About Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear!
Set on the Eastern Front during Operation Barbarossa, Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! tasks players with commanding German or Russian forces between 1941-1942, complete with a historical roster of infantry, armor and artillery units. Players will be able to command the board while using either traditional chit-style graphics or 3D units, as well as either a flexible 3D camera view or top-down 2D view.
Wargamers will have to rely on realistic military tactics to win not only against the AI but also against human players using the in-game multiplayer server complete with a forum for matchmaking and a real-time chat lobby. Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! is loaded with scenarios, ten from original board game in “Awakening the Bear Firefights”, as well as 16 new scenarios along with a very flexible “point-buy” scenario on “Partisan Road”. Players will have a multitude of firefight to keep themselves busy, as well as a scenario and map editor to create more!
Get more information on Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! from its official product page on both the Matrix Games and Slitherine website.
Conflict of Heroes is Updated
Following the success of the first week after launch, boardgame adapation for PC is upgraded
We are happy to announce today, along with Western Civilization Software (www.west-civ.com) and with Uwe Eickert (www.academy-games.com), the release of the 1.2 patch for the tactical turn-based World War II game Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the B...
[08 May 2012] Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! Now Available!
Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! Now Available!
Faithful adaptation of award winning boardgame comes to the PC!
We are excited to announce, along with Western Civilization Software (www.west-civ.com) and Uwe Eickert (www.academy-games.com), the release of the tactical turn-based World War II game Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear!, which has had its roots in the award-winning current boardgame series. No effort has been spared to bring the outstanding Conflict of Heroes gameplay to the PC, Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! aims to capture the tactical wargamer’s heart!
Set on the Eastern Front during Operation Barbarossa, Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! tasks players with commanding German or Russian forces between 1941-1942, complete with a historical roster of infantry, armor and artillery units. Players will be able to command the board while using either traditional chit-style graphics or 3D units, as well as either a flexible 3D camera view or top-down 2D view.
Wargamers will have to rely on realistic military tactics to win not only against the AI but also against human players using the in-game multiplayer server complete with a forum for matchmaking and a real-time chat lobby. Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! is loaded with scenarios, ten from original board game in “Awakening the Bear Firefights”, as well as 16 new scenarios along with a very flexible “point-buy” scenario on “Partisan Road”. Players will have a multitude of firefight to keep themselves busy, as well as a scenario and map editor to create more!
The full feature list of Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! include:
Official adaptation of the multiple award-winning board game Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear!
Full 3D Graphics as well as board game-style Chit graphics. Supports a flexible 3D camera view or top down 2D camera view.
Fun: Quick-paced simultaneous play allows both players to interact with no waiting.
Fast: Scenarios vary in length from only 1/2 hour to 2-3 hours.
Easy: Teach a new player how to play in ten minutes! Full in-game tutorials included as well as a full color printed manual.
Historically Accurate: Learn the unique tactics and logistics used by each historical faction.
Challenging: Realistic military tactics are required to win.
Full AI: Play any scenario against the computer when a human opponent is unavailable
Multi-player: TCP/IP Multiplayer support with game lobby and forum for internet play (requires one open port) as well as LAN play support
Awakening the Bear Firefights: Ten Scenarios faithfully adapted from the original board game
Commanding Heights Firefights: Five new scenarios set in the Kerch Peninsula in 1942
Frontier Firefights: Eleven new scenarios set across the Eastern Front in 1941-1942
Point Buy Firefight: "Partisan Road", a flexible and replayable point-buy scenario
Full Scenario Editor: Create and share new scenarios using any of the "Awakening the Bear!" units
Get more information on Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! from its official product page on both the Matrix Games and Slitherine website.
[07 May 2012] Battle Academy hits Top 10 in iPad Quality Index Chart in April!
Battle Academy hits Top 10 in iPad Quality Index Chart in April!
Rated number one strategy game in 10 stores!
We are excited to announce that Battle Academy on iPad hit the top 10 in the iPad Quality Index Chart for April! This wonderful position was reached from the high scores received from around the world from press, making it the number one strategy games in 10 stores.
“Battle Academy is the first real wargame on iPad,” said Iain McNeil, Development Director of Slitherine. “We are excited that both media and players have made it so successful and understood the exceptional level quality we put in the game.”
The iPad Quality Index Chart is a site that combs the web for critical opinions from the best websites and turns them into one definitive score for an iPad game. In Battle Academy’s case, the iPad Quality Index Chart put the game at rank 4 with a rating of 8.8!
Players have also helped out in getting the recognition Battle Academy earned. Out of 117 votes in several countries, more than 100 were perfect five-star ratings!
Haven’t picked up Battle Academy for the iPad yet? Click here to visit Apple iTunes Store to download one of the hottest turn-based strategy games on the iPad!
About Battle Academy
Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive, yet detailed, Battle Academy revolutionizes the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling game play driven by cutting edge technical innovation.
Inspired by an original online game concept devised by the BBC, the game has more than 30 battles in a range of theatres of war from the North African desert through D-Day to the to the snowy Ardenne mountains where the Allies battled to repel the final German offensive.
The team at Slitherine worked with Professor John Buckley, Military Historian at the University of Wolverhampton and a keen wargamer himself, to make sure that the strategy, tactics, scenarios and available firepower of the battles fought in WW2 were turned into realistic AI behavior, powering expertly crafted battles.
Get more information on Battle Academy from its official product page on the Slitherine or Matrix Games site.
[04 May 2012] Home of Wargamers Press Event Report
Home of Wargamers Press Event Report
It has now been more than one full week since our “Home of Wargamers” press event has in Stresa, Italy, with our . With a healthy number of press and developers in attendance, as well as our wonderful staff from around the world, the event was a guaranteed success. Responses from those in attendance and those in the social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and our forums and on other internet sites has been positive, with press sending in requests for more information and access to press packs and trying to get in interview time with our developers and staff!
For us, the use of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter helped us greatly in getting out information about the press event, as well as announcing titles and information related to them as they came out live. In the period from April 19 to April 25, the Facebook pages for both Matrix Games and Slitherine reached more than 2,500 people, with more than 100 people talking about us directly. Combine with the fact that those people we reached out to and talked about us, was seen by their friends, we have reached numbers even higher. Twitter extended our reach even further, since we have a total of 230 followers at this time. On top of Facebook and Twitter, our forums have been particularly active and responded positively to our announcements. It is hard to say which game the crowds are leaning to, due to the amount of interest and response to them. Suffice to say we believe that all the titles have struck a lot of you guys' interest!
The press we invited out to the event has spent the past few days posting about their experience and about the games we have announced. Below are a few links to these sites that attended and what they posted about.
Overall the press event was a success for us, and we are sure that our future press events will be equally, if not more, exciting and successful. We plan on having more of "Home of Wargamers" press events, so be sure to keep an eye out here at Matrix Games and Slitherine for when we come to your country!
[02 May 2012] Conquest! Medieval Realms Arrives for iOS and Android!
Conquest! Medieval Realms Arrives for iOS and Android!
Take the challenge and experience of the medieval times to your iPhone, iPad, Android phone & Android tablet!
We are glad to announce the release of Conquest! Medieval Realms for the iOS and Android tablet platforms. Now players will be able to conquer their enemies and bring their kingdom to greatness on the go and utilizing the touch-based interface to enact their decisions.
Conquest! Medieval Realms is a universal binary and gives players hours of challenging strategy gameplay, from raising a powerful economy, training your armies, and conquering the surrounding lands. Conquest! Medieval Realms is an easy-to-learn game that appeals to both beginners and wargamers that are looking for a unique challenge. Add in randomly generated maps, five different levels of AI, and a multitude of unit and building types, wargamers will definitely be kept busy!
To purchase Conquest! Medieval Realms for iOS and Android devices, click the links below:
Don’t forget that for the first two weeks, Conquest! Medieval Realms will be selling for 33% percent off!
About Conquest! Medieval Realms
Conquest! Medieval Realms, developed by Illustrious Software and the Lordz Games Studio, is a turn-based game where the objective is to conquer up to 5 opposing players by defeating their armies and capturing their lands - to do this you will need to unite all of your lands, build up a powerful economy, and raise armies to defend the homeland and to take lands from your enemies. The game is set in medieval times and has a number of game modes available.
Conquest! Medieval Realms, is packed with hours and hours of clever fun-packed, brain-bending strategy gaming.
Get more information on Conquest! Medieval Realms from its official product page on either the Slitherine or Matrix Games site.
[08 May 2012] Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! Now Available!
Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! Now Available!
Faithful adaptation of award winning boardgame comes to the PC!
We are excited to announce, along with Western Civilization Software (www.west-civ.com) and Uwe Eickert (www.academy-games.com), the release of the tactical turn-based World War II game Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear!, which has had its root...
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[07 May 2012] Battle Academy hits Top 10 in iPad Quality Index Chart in April!
Battle Academy hits Top 10 in iPad Quality Index Chart in April!
Rated number one strategy game in 10 stores!
We are excited to announce that Battle Academy on iPad hit the top 10 in the iPad Quality Index Chart for April! This wonderful position was reached from the high scores received from around the world from press, making it the number one strategy games in 10 stores....
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[04 May 2012] Home of Wargamers Press Event Report
Home of Wargamers Press Event Report
It has now been more than one full week since our “Home of Wargamers” press event has in Stresa, Italy, with our . With a healthy number of press and developers in attendance, as well as our wonderful staff from around the world, the event was a guaranteed success. Responses from those in attendance and those in the social n...
[02 May 2012] Conquest! Medieval Realms Arrives for iOS and Android!
Conquest! Medieval Realms Arrives for iOS and Android!
Take the challenge and experience of the medieval times to your iPhone, iPad, Android phone & Android tablet!
We are glad to announce the release of Conquest! Medieval Realms for the iOS and Android tablet platforms. Now players will be able to conquer their enemies and bring their kingdom to greatness on the go an...
