Dawn of War: Soulstorm adds two new races to the mix, the Dark Eldar and the Sisters of Battle, for a total of nine playable factions. Aerial units have also bolstered the armies of all races, with the exception of the robot-like Necron.
All nine races will be enabled for play in the campaign mode, but only those who own the previous titles in the series will have access to the full selection during multiplayer sessions.
The expansion is currently set for a March 7 release on PC.
An extended PC demo of Valve Software's 2007 hit (and Shacknews Game of the Year by both readers and editors) Portal (PC, PS3, X360) will be made available for free to gamers with NVIDIA graphics cards, the developer announced today.
The demo, called Portal: First Slice, comes as part of a recent agreement between Valve and NVIDIA to "collaborate on development, distribution, events, and more." Gamers equipped with NVIDIA graphics cards looking to give the test chambers and deathtraps of the Aperture Science labs a trial run must allow Steam to auto-detect their NVIDIA cards to unlock the demo.
First Slice and the collaborative campaign between the two companies marks a departure from the former marketing team-up between ATI and Valve, shifted by an increase in NVIDIA hardware use among Steam gamers. "More Steam gamers, including myself, play on NVIDIA hardware than any other GPU," said Valve marketing VP Doug Lombardi, citing Valve's frequent gamer hardware surveys.
Portal: First Slice is available for immediate download from Steam—provided, of course, that you've got an NVIDIA card under the hood. Like Valve's previous free game offer for ATI users, this download also includes Half-Life 2: The Lost Coast and Half-Life 2 Deathmatch, as well as Peggle Extreme.
Described by Atari as a "unique gaming experience for anyone with an interest or passion for horses," My Horse and Me features "the most accurate horse models and animations yet realized in a video game," "a richly rewarding game play experience," and "a beautiful backdrop of charming indoor and outdoor environments."
The first PC and Wii title from Amsterdam-based developer W!Games includes first and third person perspectives, horse customization, a championship mode, and various mini-games, such as grooming. W!Games promises it will be the "perfect training tool for practicing disciplines that riders face in real life."
My Horse and Me hits Europe on Nov. 23 in PC, Wii, and Nintendo DS flavors, with a North American release slated for next year. The PC and Wii versions were handled by W!Games, with Mistic reining in the DS edition.
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