Harsh Gaming writes:
"This is a good example of everything that is right with the industry. It has been a week of problematic stories. Microsoft and Sony have acted like children; Killzone 2 has been leaked on EBay and there has been a worrying increase in unprofessional 'journalism'. It is a positive to see such a predominant studio doing something right."
VGChatz's Taneli Palola: "There's no question that during these years the overall popularity of the genre took a significant hit, as most games within it specialized even further by adding new elements from other types of games into their gameplay loops and consequently became increasingly niche as the years wore on.
However, this doesn't in any way mean that the period was devoid of great games. Quite the contrary, in fact. Arguably some of the greatest RTS titles ever made came out around this time, and much of this was because many developers were increasingly familiar and comfortable with adding new twists and gameplay elements to the familiar formula. As such, even when the genre's popularity dwindled, many studios were still creating excellent and groundbreaking titles almost every year, just for a smaller audience than in years past."
those were fun years red alert star craft command and conquer well when westwood studio made good games before EA brought them like bioware...
Aside from C&C 4, the other C&C's from EA were all good/great. The genre nose dived once Moba's rose in popularity, even Petroglyph Games (ex-Westwood employees) haven't had a hit since Star Wars: Empire at War (2006), all there games got abandoned after launch.
"This week when I was scrolling through my Steam library for a game to play I was stumped, until I found a mod which brought fresh air to an old classic. The game was the legendary Dawn of War series by Relic. The Dawn of War expansions; Winter Assault, Dark Crusade and Soulstorm along with other stand-alone titles like Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, give the universe the justice it rightly deserved."
Sega wants to give you even more free games.
I expected nothing less of them. Relic is one of the most respected studios in the industry.
I'm tired of getting games before they're ready and then having companies take they're sweet ass time making a patch because they already have your money and don't care. This game is going to be better than starcraft 2 in my mind, just an opinion, more innovative 4 factions vs 3, just as good graphics as sc2 if not better, and it's out first....whats not to like, and just when i thought rts was getting boring... The patch on day one and the fact that it's out a week earlier than planned can only mean good things
"There will be a patch on the day of release. It will include any balancing needed from the multiplayer beta."
yeah this way they don't need to push back the game because of the beta.
relic always delivered good and polished games. homeworld, down of war, company of heroes.
RELIC FTW
Everyone has pretty much already said my vies. Rock on Relic!