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Don't underestimate Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era's arena mode – it taught me how to win a campaign after 5 failed attempts

Now Playing | If at first you don't succeed, try arena mode again

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30 years of strategy games later, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era flies to 1 million wishlists on Steam thanks to a killer demo: "A truly incredible achievement"

The prequel also snagged the "#1 spot in the Turn-based Strategy category"

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I've been playing Heroes of Might and Magic since I was 6, and after putting 10 hours into Olden Era's huge Steam demo, the strategy series has never felt better

Steam Next Fest | Vampires and griffins and dragons – oh my!

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The greatest strategy RPG ever is making a comeback with the publisher behind Manor Lords, and I'm ready to relive my Behemoth-collecting 2000s

Opinion | Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era looks set to bring that 2000s glory to a brand new generation

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Strategy game expert behind Manor Lords partners with Ubisoft for Heroes of Might and Magic prequel with 600,000 Steam wishlists

Olden Era takes the legendary franchise to a new location

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Manor Lords, the best city builder of 2024, hits 3 million sales as players continue to fill its maps with muddy medieval towns

This milestone comes a month after it threw two new maps and bridge-building into the mix.

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PC Gamer's Best City Builder of 2024 has sold over 2.5 million, but here's the big news: Now it has bridges

Plus "don't roll too fast" when a hit does happen.

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With Mimimi closing shop, Hooded Horse will take over publishing for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

The superb stealth-strategy game will remain available via this long-term publisher.

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After 2.5 million sales, Manor Lords publisher says it "would almost be arrogant" to not be surprised by the city builder's success - but "you cannot count on it to repeat"

Manor Lords is a "breakout hit"

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New Menace trailer shows off the sci-fi skirmishes that the Battle Brothers creators are making next

Plus a revised release date for 2025.

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'Against the Storm' Beginner's Guide: Tips & Trips on How to Get Started

This beginner's guide for Against The Storm helps players understand the basics of the game and how to make their experience go more smoothly.

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Manor Lords publisher leads a strategy game renaissance, with the medieval city-builder racking up more than half of its 4.5 million yearly sales

The game has sold over 2.5 million copies

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This year's best city-builder is bigger than ever and cheaper than ever, as Manor Lords celebrates 2.5 million sales with an update and a hefty discount

Fishing, butchers, crossbows, and Unreal Engine 5 all appear in the new update

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Manor Lords publisher says game devs and big corpos don't get on because making games is "fundamentally unpredictable"

Hooded Horse's execs think self-publishing is a pretty good idea

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"If I had a game, I would not sign with 90% of publishers": Manor Lords publisher thinks "self-publishing is a fine way to go"

Developers could do "90% better" than "90% of publishers"

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Manor Lords publisher says "so many games fail" because of bad contracts where publishers insist on making all their money back before devs get a bite of revenue

He calls most publisher deals "terrible"

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Cataclismo review: "Early Access will probably do it a ton of favors"

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I tried to stop my peasants from starving in Norland, but their lords only care about sex and holy rings

Crusader Kings meets RimWorld in this powerful, if finicky medieval story engine.

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Manor Lords publisher doubles down on protecting devs as CEO says 'developer sustainability' is more important than 'any perpetual growth'

"We can prioritise other things over profits, like artistic integrity and fair treatment."

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"Don't bank on being the next viral hit": Manor Lords publisher urges other studios to "take care of all the devs" instead of hunting for their golden goose

Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender says chasing viral hits is "opportunistic and predatory"

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The CEO Behind 2024's Best Strategy Game Just Debunked Gaming’s Unhealthiest Trend

The CEO of 'Manor Lords' publisher CEO has responded to criticism of the game's update schedule with words everyone in gaming should take to heart.

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Hooded Horse CEO hits back at claims that Manor Lords slipped up in early access: 'Not every game should be aimed at becoming some live service boom or bust'

"Success should not create an ever-raising bar of new growth expectations."

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Manor Lords publisher argues "not every game" needs to be a live-service, and developers should never be "forced to run until their mental or physical health breaks down"

CEO Tim Bender wants a more sustainable way forward for developers

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Manor Lords publisher shouts out benefit of letting developers cook as its bug-themed RTS and Soviet city-builder launch to rave reviews after up to 8 years in early access

Get cooking

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After joining Helldivers 2 from the publisher of city builder sensation Manor Lords, CEO asks what the best crossover could be – and the creative director reckons it's a 28-year-old military sim series

Johan Pilestedt doesn't think his ideal crossover would be possible, but "a man can dream"

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