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In-Depth: Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor

by Steven Wong May 15th 2008 @ 5:00PM

Twilight of the Arnor picks up some time after Dark Avatar, and the galaxy is in rough shape. The evil Drengin Empire still maintains major control while the Dread Lords quietly manipulate things from behind the scenes until it comes time to step out with a show of force. Fortunately, all hope isn't lost. The humans located the last of the Arnor, the ancient precursor race that holds the secret to defeating the Dread Lords. While the story might seem like pretty standard for space operas, the expansion delivers plenty of fantastic gameplay improvements and tweaks to make it compelling and keeps Galactic Civilizations II placed among the best strategy games around. Conquer the galaxy after the jump

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New GalCiv II: Twilight Of The Arnor screenshots released

by John Callaham Apr 8th 2008 @ 3:11PM

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Stardock's been busy this year with the release of Sins of a Solar Empire (from developer Ironclad), the development of a new digital distribution system called Impulse and a new publishing deal with Gas Powered Games for their upcoming title Demigod. However that doesn't mean they aren't working on their own in-house game projects. Here's the evidence: new screen shots showing off more of Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight Of The Arnor. The second expansion pack to Stardock's 2006 released space strategy game has been in beta testing for a while now (you can play it yourself if you pre-order the expansion pack) and we should see its release sometime later this spring.

Gallery: Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor