November 4, 2008
Stardock Announces New Fantasy
Strategy Game, “Elemental: War of Magic”
Stardock announced its next major PC
game, Elemental: War of Magic today. Stardock, the company that has released
such award-winning PC games such as Galactic Civilizations, Ironclad’s Sins of a
Solar Empire and is nearing the release date of Gas Powered Games’ Demigod has
set the retail launch date of Elemental: War of Magic
www.elementalgame.com
for the first quarter of 2010 at $49.95 with a public beta starting next Spring.
Like all Stardock titles, Elemental:
War of Magic will include no on-disk DRM and will be available for re-download
and updates through the Impulse digital distribution platform
www.impulsedriven.com
regardless of wherever it is purchased.
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.
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 world’s magic.
With the powers of old now gone, you
now hold the key to the use of magic in your land. As ruler of your land and a
channeler of magic, you must decide how much of your power to imbue into your
heroes as you build new cities, explore dungeons, perfect spells of
ever-increasing power and negotiate with friends and foes alike. Other
channelers in the world, whether they be of the race of Men, The Fallen or the
Beasts, are also able to access magic and may not share your vision of the
world.
Harnessing the technology of
ImpulseReactor™, ground-breaking multiplayer modes include traditional skirmish
modes as well as a persistent universe mode. Additionally, integrated modding
support allows players to submit maps, items, creatures, races, technologies,
spells, buildings, environments and much more from right within the game and
become available to all players of the game seamlessly.
A public beta is scheduled for the
second quarter of 2009. For more information, please visit
www.stardock.com or
www.elementalgame.com.
