Endless Legend’s Tempest expansion adds layers of strategy with naval combat
Your next attempt to dominate Endless Legend’s world might get a little … wet. Amplitude Studios announced today that it’s adding naval warfare to...
Why Amplitude chose Sega’s strategy-studio stable
Sega’s acquisition of strategy game house Amplitude Studios on Tuesday set up the publisher’s European arm as a strategy-gaming powerhouse. The move is interesting...
Sega buys Amplitude Studios and its hit Endless strategy-game series
Sega is already a big player on the strategy-game scene thanks to The Creative Assembly, the makers of the Total War franchise, and Relic...
How Early Access and fan feedback led to Amplitude Studios’ ‘Endless’ success
New business models provide opportunity for studios to find audiences -- and funding and feedback pools -- they never had before. Here's how one maker of strategy games uses these.
Civilization: Beyond Earth's space setting let designers think outside the hex (interview)
Civilization's lead designers reveal which games influenced parts of the new title -- think RPGs and shooters -- the strategy rules space allowed them to break, and the merits of octupi and angels.
The biggest gaming disappointments of 2012
Now that we've reached the end of 2012, it's time to sit back and reflect on all the things that let us down this year. That's totally healthy, right?