Fort Zombie now available

The Zombie Apocalypse begins anew in publisher Paradox Entertainment’s and developer Kerberos Productions’ action-strategy-RPG, Fort Zombie. In Forte Zombie you are a survivor of a zombie outbreak in a small town. You’re goal is pretty simple: Find a place to hideout, fight from and stay alive. But staying alive means finding supplies, training other survivors that may want to join you and kill any zombies that might get a little too rambunctious. Zombies can be precocious little fellows sometimes.

Players will really need to assemble a party from the survivors you can find. You’ll also have to step outside your comfort zone to get supplies like weapons and ammo (and food), to help with the survival effort. Military and emergency vehicles, the best sources for hardware and vital ammunition are also a must find to survive.

Fort Zombie is available for purchase through all major digital distribution channels for the hauntingly low suggested retail price of $9.99 and €9.99.

Majesty 2 gets an update

Paradox Interactive released a new patch for Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim. The first patch adds new game features and addresses issues affecting the overall experience. Majesty 2 players will now have instant access to future game updates with the implementation of an automatic update system that will download new patches and game updates as soon as they become available. Additionally, a “safe mode” is being introduced to Majesty 2 that will make it easier for players to optimize graphic settings.

Also included in the new patch are a bunch of game fixes, addressing issues such as game balancing when casting spells, as well as offering enhanced communication features in the Majesty 2 chat lobbies.

Find the patch at www.majesty2.com.

A trio of Elven Legacy expansions revealed

Paradox announced the Elven Legacy Trilogy, three expansion packs for the fantasy strategy title Elven Legacy from releasing in October, November and December 2009. Continuing the intense tale of a world that pits elf against human, the first of the trilogy, Ranger, is set to release on October 20th and will feature 16 new campaign missions, two new main heroes, and also include new artifacts and spells. Fans will then only have a month to wait for the middle chapter, Siege, which will follow on November 17th and will contain 19 new campaign missions (as well as additional unlockable bonus missions), two different armies and three new heroes. The concluding chapter in this epic saga, Magic, will then be available on December 1st and will be comprised of 15 new mission campaigns (along with a bonus mission), a new hero and the return of some older heroes, additional tactical possibilities, and new spells and magical artifacts.

Ranger, Siege and Magic will be exclusively available for digital download at all major digital download portals for a suggested retail price of €9.99 and $9.99. For current Elven Legacy promotions, go to Direct2Drive.

Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom demo released

Paradox Interactive has released the official demo for the upcoming PC title Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim. Players can get a taste of this follow-up game to the cult classic kingdom strategy simulation originally created by the fine folks at Cyberlore. The full version of Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim is scheduled for release on September 18, 2009 and will be published worldwide by Paradox Interactive. The PC title will be available for digital download on all leading digital distribution platforms.

Grab the demo now from FilePlanet. But before you rush off like some crazed teenage girl looking for Jonas Brothers tickets, you should check out Troy Goodfellow’s excellent Majesty 2 review.

Fort Zombie announced at PAX

Paradox Interactive today kicked off its PAX 2009 plans by unveiling of Fort Zombie, an action RPG title that will be available through all major digital distribution channels. As the title suggests, Fort Zombie sees players trapped in the small town of Piety, Indiana. Faced with no other choice but to find shelter from an impending wave of zombies migrating from a nearby metropolis, players will have to choose a building to be their Fort throughout the entire campaign.

By focusing efforts on building up this structure, scouring town for supplies, and searching out and training other survivors, players will have a shot at surviving the massive zombie onslaught. Players will also have to choose from a variety of daily tasks and efficiently build up character stats and skills to fight off the zombies.

Fort Zombie will be released this fall on PC.

Hearts of Iron III demo released

Paradox Interactive has released a playable demo for Hearts of Iron III, the third installment in its popular World War II strategy game series. The playable demo gives players a taste of what they can expect from the complete game upon its release. It contains a tutorial and the single player Campaign of 1939. The Hearts of Iron III demo allows you to play as either Germany, France, Poland or the United Kingdom for the first four months of World War II.

Demo mirror links can be found on on www.paradoxplaza.com.

Hearts of Iron III will be in stores in North America and via all major digital download portals on August 7th. Releases in Europe will follow on August 14 (UK, Scandinavia) and August 28 (France and Germany).

Europa Universalis: Rome - GOLD ships to retail

Paradox Interactive’s Europa Universalis: Rome - GOLD has shipped to stores in the United States and Europe. This new compilation contains the original grand strategy game set in ancient times - EU: Rome, along with what Paradox calls “substantial updates” via the Vae Victis expansion pack. It’s not hyperbole to say that, for many years, the Europa Universalis series has proven to be the standard bearer for high level grand strategy games. I’ll leave the analysis on the series to experts like Troy Goodfellow and Tom Chick, but there’s no denying the series has lasted this long for a reason.

Europa Universalis: Rome - GOLD offers new features previously only available through the digital download only expansion pack, like AI controlled opponents now behave with more vigor and purpose, governments that have more power over what happens in a given nation, Senates and tribal councils that test the player with missions and objectives, ands all the usual trade, diplomacy, production and war you’d expect from a Europa Universalis game.

Europa Universalis: Rome - GOLD has a SRP of $19.99/ € 19.99/£14.99 and will also be available on all leading digital distribution portals on July 10, 2009.