The folks over at GameSpot take a “first look” at Elemental: War of Magic, the recently announced fantasy strategy game from Stardock.  The time they did spend with Elemental seemed to leave quite an impression. “Elemental: War of Magic is one part Master of Magic, one part Civilization, and one part Total War, with a dash of The Lord of the Rings fiction sprinkled in for good measure. And from our brief first look at the game, Elemental is also one of the more p...

The folks over at GameSpot take a “first look” at Elemental: War of Magic, the recently announced fantasy strategy game from Stardock.  The time they did spend with Elemental seemed to leave quite an impression. “Elemental: War of Magic is one part Master of Magic, one part Civilization, and one part Total War, with a dash of The Lord of the Rings fiction sprinkled in for good measure. And from our brief first look at the game, Elemental is also one of the more p...

IGN also got a preview of Elemental recently, and they give initial thoughts and impressions on what they saw. “Why the excitement? Well, there's the fact that 15 years after its release there still hasn't been a fantasy strategy game that matches of Master of Magic, or MOM as it is affectionately called. Some franchises, such as Age of Wonders, have come close, but they didn't quite capture the gameplay, random maps, and replayability of MOM. If you never played MOM, it could be...

IGN also got a preview of Elemental recently, and they give initial thoughts and impressions on what they saw. “Why the excitement? Well, there's the fact that 15 years after its release there still hasn't been a fantasy strategy game that matches of Master of Magic, or MOM as it is affectionately called. Some franchises, such as Age of Wonders, have come close, but they didn't quite capture the gameplay, random maps, and replayability of MOM. If you never played MOM, it could be...

WorthPlaying has a great article up with the announcement of Elemental: War of Magic. “The story of Elemental: War of Magic begins with an immersive single player campaign with you being the only person in your kingdom with the ability to channel magic through mysterious shards of magic that are scattered across the world. These shards, a result of a tremendous cataclysm that occurred a century prior when powerful beings waged war across the world, are the source of much of the ...

WorthPlaying has a great article up with the announcement of Elemental: War of Magic. “The story of Elemental: War of Magic begins with an immersive single player campaign with you being the only person in your kingdom with the ability to channel magic through mysterious shards of magic that are scattered across the world. These shards, a result of a tremendous cataclysm that occurred a century prior when powerful beings waged war across the world, are the source of much of the ...

Voodoo Extreme 3D reports on the announcement of Elemental: War of Magic. Elemental: War of Magic is set in a world filled with magic and ancient lore. As the ruler of your kingdom, you must expand your empire through a combination of magical power, military might, diplomatic skill, technological advancement and bold adventuring. Your worlds will be of your choosing, or players are free to create their own. Read the full news at VE3D .  

Voodoo Extreme 3D reports on the announcement of Elemental: War of Magic. Elemental: War of Magic is set in a world filled with magic and ancient lore. As the ruler of your kingdom, you must expand your empire through a combination of magical power, military might, diplomatic skill, technological advancement and bold adventuring. Your worlds will be of your choosing, or players are free to create their own. Read the full news at VE3D .  

GameSpot has an exclusive video of the first teaser trailer for Elemental: War of Magic , the recently announced upcoming PC game from Stardock. This is definitely a "teaser", and will have fans eagerly awaiting more.          

GameSpot has an exclusive video of the first teaser trailer for Elemental: War of Magic , the recently announced upcoming PC game from Stardock. This is definitely a "teaser", and will have fans eagerly awaiting more.          

Gamasutra.com recently sat down with Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell, to talk about "Elemental:War of Magic" that was announced just today.   "There's stuff in Civilization that we've taken; there's stuff from Master of Magic, Heroes of Might & Magic, Risk, Populous -- you name it," he said. "I have no shame when it comes to borrowing and being inspired by other games." Despite the range of influences, however, the game owes perhaps the most to the Simtex-develope...

Gamasutra.com recently sat down with Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell, to talk about "Elemental:War of Magic" that was announced just today.   "There's stuff in Civilization that we've taken; there's stuff from Master of Magic, Heroes of Might & Magic, Risk, Populous -- you name it," he said. "I have no shame when it comes to borrowing and being inspired by other games." Despite the range of influences, however, the game owes perhaps the most to the Simtex-develope...

It seems everyone is still trying to catch up from all the news from this years GDC, and GameSpot has posted an interview with Brad Wardell with the topic being Elemental: War of Magic.  “To begin with, Wardell reiterated his commitment to getting the game into a testable, playable state earlier than usual. Stardock plans to run a "beta zero" phase, where a working prototype of the game, using extremely simple art assets, will be made available to a small group of beta testers to...

It seems everyone is still trying to catch up from all the news from this years GDC, and GameSpot has posted an interview with Brad Wardell with the topic being Elemental: War of Magic.  “To begin with, Wardell reiterated his commitment to getting the game into a testable, playable state earlier than usual. Stardock plans to run a "beta zero" phase, where a working prototype of the game, using extremely simple art assets, will be made available to a small group of beta testers to...

The Stardock crew are at the Game Developers Conference this week, and one of the highlights is Brad Wardell showing off a new video of the upcoming, Elemental: War of Magic.