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The one man team responsible for the cult hit strategy games Solium Infernum and Armageddon Empires has just announced his next project. Cryptic Comet's Vic Davis has posted word on his blog site that the next game from him is Six Gun Saga and as you might guess from the title is a Wild West themed game.

While it was planned at first as a Rogue-like adventure game, that design was put on hold. However, Davis says that he's taken some art elements from that failed design to make this new game. Six Gun Saga will be a single player game against AI opponents and will have more elements than just card such as " .. a small board for moving your "posses' around and going after your opponent's homesteads...and more importantly killing off their dudes which gives you victory points." Davis says the game will "hopefully" be done in a couple of months. He's also working on an expansion pack for Solium Infernum.

[Via Rock Paper Shotgun]

With Christmas less than three weeks away its time to think less about yourself and more about others. Here at Big Download we want to our part with a number of giveaway contests. Today is the last day you can enter our Solium Infernum giveaway where we have three copies of Cryptic Comet's recently released turn-based strategy game to give out to some lucky readers. If you are eligible, check out our official contest page for more info and put in your entry.

We still have a few more days for our Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter giveaway and we have even more contests planned this month so stay tuned.

You may have seen our recent coverage of Solium Infernum, the recently released turn-based strategy game from independent game developer Cryptic Comet (the same folks behind another well received strategy game Armageddon Empires). Well, today Big Download and Cryptic Comet want to give away three downloadable copies of the game to a few of our readers.

As with most of our contests, entering the giveaway is simple:

• To enter, post a comment on this contest page.
• The comment must be left before 11:59 pm Eastern Time on December 6
  
• You may enter only once.
• Three winners will be selected in a random drawing.
• Those three winners will each be sent a CD Key and download link that can be used to download a full copy of Solium Infernum (valued at $29.99 each)
  
• Click Here for complete Official Rules. You must be a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) who is 18 years or older to enter this contest

Our thanks to Vic Davis and Cryptic Comet for the donation of the prizes. Good luck

Download Solium Infernum Demo (92 MB)

From Cryptic Comet, the developer of Armageddon Empires, comes Solium Infernum - a turn based strategy game that offers players a chance to vie for the Infernal Throne of Hell. The playable demo is limited to 25 turns, a single map single player vs the AI or hotseat and about half of the legions, praetors, relics and artifacts found in the full game. The full game may be purchased from the official website for $29.99.

Download Solium Infernum Demo (92 MB)

In mid-2007 Vic Davis released Armageddon Empires, a PC turn-based-strategy game with a post-apocalypse setting. Davis did almost all of the work on the game himself and while it didn't get much attention at first it slowly became a cut hit among fans of indie games as well as critics. Davis discussed the game with Big Download in June of 2008.

Now Davis, under his game development company Cryptic Comet, is very close to releasing his follow-up to Armageddon Empires. While it's still a turn-based strategy game, Solium Infernum has a very different setting as your player character has to fight to rule over Hell itself. On the eve of the game's official release (which should be sometime on Wednesday) Davis was kind enough to answer some of Big Download's questions about the game as well as other topics.

The future doesn't look so hot, what with the many settings emphasizing the futility of life and how the world is going to end. But if the future is as fun as Armageddon Empires, bring on the apocalypse. A turn-based strategy game with card game elements, Armageddon Empires has finally started to pick up steam in sales and recognition thanks to its incredibly deep gameplay and rich game world.

It is with pride that we here at Big Download offer you the Armageddon Empires demo through our download service. Featuring 2 factions, standard-sized maps, and a 30 turn limit, it'll let you get a feel for the game if you have considered buying it but don't know how the game plays. There is no in-game tutorial, so make sure to consult the manual either through us or through the official site.

Download the Armageddon Empires Windows demo on Big Download today!
Download the Armageddon Empires Mac demo on Big Download today!