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Paradox Interactive today announced its product line-up for this year’s Gamescom trade fair taking place in Cologne, Germany along with details of its press conference. Paradox will be present at the show between August 18th and 20th with their press conference taking place on August 19th,and they will be located for the duration of the show in Hall 04.1 at their Business Booth F032.

The titles on show are Magicka, Lionheart: Kings’ Crusade, Sword of the Stars II and Pride of Nations, with the respective development teams on hand to demo each game. There will also be as yet unannounced titles which will be unveiled at a press conference taking place at Hotel Cristall on Thursday 19th August at 9am. Along with exciting new product reveals the press conference will also be an opportunity for Paradox to reveal its future plans as a company. An informal brunch will immediately follow the press conference allowing attendees to chat to Fred Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive, Johan Andersson, Lead Producer, along with other Studio Heads.

About the confirmed titles at Gamescom 2010:

In anticipation of its upcoming release on July 30th, Paradox Interactive has released the demo of the upcoming naval strategy game Commander: Conquest of the Americas.

Combining elements from both trading and strategy games, Commander: Conquest of the Americas appeals to a wide range of players.

The demo offers gamers a free chance to take charge of one of the many European powers and attempt to conquer the New World. Founding new colonies and then making them thrive is key to success. In order to accomplish this, players need to manage and optimize resources and production in their colonies, before transporting the goods to other colonies or back to Europe.

For a full list of download links to the demo please visit: www.cota-game.com/?page=demo

Nvinium Games announced today the launch of Space Empires: Battle for Supremacy, a social RPG for Facebook. Set in a galaxy torn asunder, it’s up to you to take control over multiple star systems and reign supreme over every man, woman and child who dares defy you. Space Empires: Battle for Supremacy is the latest installment in the Space Empires Legacy, which has garnered a huge following since its launch in 1993.

“Launching a Facebook game of this magnitude has certainly been a challenge, but I am extremely proud of what we have built,” said Matt Abrams, CEO of Nvinium Games. “Space Empires: Battle for Supremacy is an experience that can be enjoyed by everyone, from hardcore Space Empires fans and Sci-fi enthusiasts to the casual Facebook user. Bridging the gaps between these types of players has been our biggest goal, and we simply cannot wait to see all types of players embark on this journey together.”

Award winning Czech independent development studio, Bohemia Interactive, is pleased to announce the reinforcement of Operation Arrowhead - British Armed Forces are to provide a surge in support of the ongoing coalition deployment in Takistan!

Less than two months after Operation Arrowhead successfully routed the Takistani military regime, NATO coalition forces face a large-scale outbreak of guerilla insurgency. A mechanized force of British troops are about to deploy and embark upon a large-scale counter-insurgency campaign, which will define the future of the coalition presence in Takistan: Operation "Crimson Lance".

The development of the brand new content has demanded engine updates, resulting in unique features and new gameplay options. The fully modelled artillery and mortar strikes, and the extension of the engineer class to include new duties - such as vehicle repair and bomb disposal - add a new depth of realism to the most authentic mil-sim available.

Paradox Interactive and developer TaleWorlds today released the latest update for their medieval strategy game, Mount & Blade: Warband. The new update provides exciting new content for the game along with subtle improvements to the overall gameplay.

In response to community demand, Duel, the newest multi-player mode requires you to test your steel in one-on-one battles of wit, speed and skill. This new mode allows for protected 1 on 1 duels with no interruptions from others. Similar to the other servers, Duel supports up to 64 players and contains all the other options as the normal servers.

An update would not be complete without new gear for battle. In time honored DLC fashion, Mount & Blade: Warband is putting new armor on old horses at a cost of zero denars. Mount up with two newly modeled horse armors, one available for the Sarranids and another for the Vaegir/Khergit factions. In addition, there is now a server setting that bans ranged weapons eliminating those pesky archers.

Award-winning independent development studio Bohemia Interactive is pleased to announce the release of the hotly anticipated demo for Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, a massive standalone expansion pack to the critically acclaimed military simulator Arma 2.

This 3GB demo thrusts you straight into the unique gameplay featured in the full version of Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead; it showcases the realistic sandbox environment, offers multiplayer gameplay, and gives you a peek at the vast array of vehicles, weapons, units at your disposal.

The demo offers a massive amount of highly detailed content, giving you a sharp flavour of the epic new environment (modelled on real-world data), a full taste of the mission editor, and a real opportunity to experience the most authentic mil-sim available: war without the training wheels.

Blizzard Entertainment today announced its plans for the official North American midnight launch event for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the long-anticipated sequel to 1998's critically acclaimed real-time strategy game, StarCraft. The event will take place at Fry's Electronics at 10800 Kalama River Avenue in Fountain Valley, CA, with activities starting at 9 p.m. on July 26, and sales of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty beginning at midnight.

"We're looking forward to celebrating the launch of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty with our community at the official launch event here in Southern California and at other locations worldwide," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "This is something we've been working toward for several years, and we're excited to soon be able to share the results of that work with gamers around the world."