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As promised late in 2009, publisher Kalypso Media has announced that their Reign of Augustus expansion pack for their historical strategy game Grand Ages Rome. Developed by Haemimont Games, the expansion is supposed to be a digital download exclusive and GamersGate already has it available (other download sites should come on line today).

The expansion pack adds 12 new missions to the original title along with six new multiplayer maps, four new buildings, new talents for each family, the ability to connect your city to the main Roman roads, a new God Mode with unlimited resources and lots more. The expansion pack costs $19.95.

Last year developer Haemimont Games and publisher Kalypso Media released the historical strategy-sim game Grand Ages: Rome. Today word from Kalypso Media has come of an upcoming expansion pack to the game, Reign of Augustus. This expansion is due for release in January 2010 and will be available exclusively via download with no retail release planned.

The expansion will include an all new campaign with 12 mission along with six multiplayer maps. Other new features will include new building, the ability to build roads, and a "God Mode" that will allow players to build their Roman city with unlimited resources and few disasters. The expansion will be priced at $19.99.

GoGamer.com has launched their latest 48 Hour Madness sale on their site and this time the PC game sales are mostly of recently released titles rather than those that are several years old. Indeed the sale includes the just released Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen game which is priced at just $19.99 for the sales time period.

Also cut in price is Spore Galactic Adventures, the first real expansion pack for the alien evolution sim. GoGamer has the title available for $24.90. Other games with price cuts include Fallout 3 ($32.90) Grand Ages: Rome ($12.90) and Terminator: Salvation ($24.90). The sale lasts until 3 am ET on Tuesday.

City building fans and history buffs might take interest in Grand Ages: Rome, which is scheduled to release in the US tomorrow (March 17). The game demo can be dowloaded here.

"Raise massive armies and embark on epic campaigns to expand the Empire and take control of the known world! Engage in grand-scale city building and create magnificent cities with creativity and control like never before. Intuitive controls make it easy to launch bone-crushing combat missions and manage every aspect of your thriving civilization."

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There's an action-flying game, a historical empire strategy game, a WWII RTS title and a couple of interesting downloadable games in store for PC gamers this week:

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
Ubisoft launches yet another game in their Tom Clancy branded line of titles with this near-future flying action title. This game is also notable as it incorporates other Tom Clancy game series into its storyline.

The demo for Grand Ages: Rome features two tutorials and two missions (Bread and Circuses and Legio VIII) from the full game, and lets you play as two (Aemilii and Valerii) of the five families. The full game is expected to release on March 9.

"You are a Governor of a Roman Province in the time-honoured Roman Empire, its fortune very much lies in your hands. Choose one of five Roman noble families such as Caesar's Julii with different abilities to accomplish the comprehensive missions."

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Historical strategy fans looking for something different from Rome: Total War may be interested in Grand Ages: Rome, a strategic city building and action strategy game. Continue reading for more trailers.

"After decades in exile, your family name has been all but forgotten in Rome. But the departure of the tyrant Sulla has changed everything, and Rome stands on the brink of a new era. Sides must be chosen as Caesar and Pompey battle for control of the Republic."

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Last month, developer Haemimont Games announced that their sequel to their historical strategy game Imperium Romanum would be getting a much earlier to remember (and pronounce) title, Grand Ages: Rome. This week the developer and its publisher Kalypso Media released 10 new screenshots from the game to check out.

According to the publisher, these new shots show off "every day business life in the town marketplace, as well as the barracks and the harbour." It's not all boring stuff, however. "There is also a martial attack, with elephants and soldiers, plus birds eye views of the town." While we have seen our share of ancient Rome strategy games, hopefully Grand Ages: Rome will be something different when it is released this March.

Earlier this year Southpeak Games released Imperium Romanum, a historical strategy game series from developer Haemimont Games. Needless to say, the title of the original game is a mouthful so for the upcoming sequel, due for release in February 2009, it was decided to go in a much more simple direction.

European publisher Kalypso Media announced today that Imperium Romanum II now has a new title. It will now be called Grand Ages: Rome. Kalypso Media changed the name in order to launch a new and "....distinctive brand for all our strategy games which will be universally recognised and unique in the world wide game markets." Perhaps the publisher is taking some lessons from The Creative Assembly which has been using the Total War brand for all of its historical RTS PC games.