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As promised, Paradox Interactive has released East India Company: Privateer, the downloadable expansion pack for the recent historical strategy game from developer Nitro Games. Now the Steam download service is giving folks a chance to download and play the original game at a much cheaper price than normal.

From now until November 2 you can get the game via Steam for just $11.99 which is a whopping 60 percent off its normal $29.99 price. The game comes with the new "Director's Cut" free update that includes things like two new multiplayer modes and more. The new Privateer expansion is also available via Steam. It adds two new campaigns and other new features for $9.99.

One of the many games and expansion packs that Paradox Interactive plans to release this quarter is East India Company: Privateer, the $9.99 downloadable expansion to the historical strategy game from developer Nitro Games. The expansion is now available for pre-order and folks who pony up their money early will get something before everyone else will.

That something is the previously announced free East India Company update titled the "Designer's Cut" which will add new features like two new multiplayer mode, new port views, a way for tactical battles to be fought in island environments and more. The Privateer pre-orders will be able to download the "Designer's Cut" now before its released for the rest of the world on October 27. In addition the main game is available for 50 percent off its normal price when you pre-order the Privateer expansion.

Privateer, an upcoming expansion to the recently released East India Company, was announced at GamesCom 2009. Details are still a little scarce, but as the title suggests, players will be able to hire privateer ships to loot and raid trade ships from rival nations. Of course, what goes around comes around, so players will have to find ways to defend against these mercenary pirates. Release details have yet to be announced.

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It's been released just a month ago but developer Nitro Games and publisher Paradox Interactive are now planning to release the first expansion pack to their historical strategy game East India Company. The expansion, titled East India Company: Privateer, does not yet have a release date.

As the title suggests, the player gets to be a pirate for his chosen nation in the expansion. There will be two new single player campaigns where you can hire either merchant captains or privateers to do your work. Missions will include blockading enemy ports, capturing or sinking ships and more. A new multiplayer scenario will also be added to the expansion pack.

[Via email press release]