Digital Battle writes: "City and empire building games are aplenty of; ever since the Caesar games popularized the gameplay, it has been copied numerous times. However, these games a very complex, and it takes a special kind of developer to simplify it, yet keep all the features without cluttering things. Ubisoft has been doing this for a while with the Anno 1404 series, and the latest, Dawn of Discovery (known in Europe as Anno 1404: Dawn of Discovery) improves on its predecessors."
GamersGate has discounted the two title ANNO 1404 Gold Edition, taking $17.50 off the pack through Sunday as part of its Weekend Sale. The bundle offers the core title along with its expansion Venice.
Steam has listed Ubisoft's Dawn of Discovery/Anno 1404 Gold pack as available for pre-order, offering up strategy title The Settlers: Heritage of Kings for free for those who purchase before the pack's release.
Ubisoft has released a new update for Anno 1404/Dawn of Discovery, now available for download.
