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King Arthur is one of the better strategy games we've played, and its unique take on Arthurian legend is compelling. While most of the factions have been relatively normal, there are a few that do incorporate more fantastic and magical elements. The upcoming Druids DLC faction is one of these. Focusing on exploiting nature to their cause, the druids look to be a formidable force. Just watch this trailer if you doubt us. Lightning strikes, setting people on fire, and enchanted weapons seem to be the province of these druids, and that's certainly dangerous.

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Delayed from a planned released last December, publisher Paradox Interactive has now finally sent out the second expansion pack for the RTS-RPG game King Arthur. The expansion pack, King Arthur The Druids, is now available to download via several sites, including GamersGate, for $9.99.

Developer NeoCore Games claims this expansion pack adds over 30 hours of gameplay to the original game. It includes an all new single player campaign as you play a new ruler with his own goals. It also has a new and complex diplomacy system, four new heroes, three new units, three new special units and more.

Ahead of next week's big Paradox Interactive press event, the publisher has gone ahead and revealed one of its unannounced titles. It happens to be King Arthur II, the sequel to the fantasy RTS-RPG title from developer NeoCore Games.

The sequel will be a much darker game than the original with the ruler of the fantasy Britain having to deal with things like, well, what you see in the above screenshot. Paradox is promising that the sequel will have "heroic, large scale battles with bigger armies are at reach to defeat more powerful foes. The game does not yet have a release date. You can check out a teaser trailer for King Arthur II after the jump:

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The day before Christmas is the source of some last minute shopping by some. PC gamers have the opportunity to get some last minutes sales cuts from the Steam, Impulse and GamersGate web sites. On Impulse they have marked down Freedom Force Vs The Third Reich to just $4.99. GamersGate has Necrovision: Lost Company on sale today only for $4.99.

Steam has the following games that are all on sale from now until 1 pm Eastern time Christmas Day:

Overlord games - 75 percent off all games in the series.
Borderlands - 50 percent off game and all DLC releases
Torchlight - $4.99
Battlefield 2 Complete Collection - $5
King Arthur Complete Pack - $5.39
Devil May Cry 4 - $4.99
ArmA II - $9.99
Counter-Strike Source - $4.99
Saints Row 2 - $7.50
Fallout New Vegas - $29.99 or $24.99 if you own Fallout 3
Ghost Recon - 75 percent off all games in series
Sam and Max The Devil's Playhouse - $9.99

The already sparse December PC game release schedule just got even smaller. Publisher Paradox Interactive announced today that two downloadable expansion packs due out this month, Majesty 2 Monster Kingdom and King Arthur The Druids, have had their released dates pushed back until sometime in January 2011.

Paradox blamed the delay on a big fight at the Paradox Christmas party where "five Monsters and seven Druids ended up in hospital" (Hey, we have all been there and done that. Am I right ladies?). Paradox still has one more expansion pack due for release this year as Europa Universalis III Divine Wind is schedule to be released on December 14.

Last month Paradox Interactive announced a new publishing deal with NeoCore Games, the makers of the recent RTS titles King Arthur and Lionheart: King's Crusade. Today Paradox announced plans to release a new downloadable expansion pack for King Arthur that's due for release by the end of 2010.

Titled King Arthur: The Druids, the expansion will have a new single player campaign that adds over 30 hours of gameplay. It has you in the role of King Ryons, the leader of the Druids, as he tries to expand his faith to others. As you can see the game will have some fantasy elements such as dragons Pricing for the expansion has yet to be announced.

The developer behind one of Paradox Interactive's latest games has scored a new publishing deal with the company. Today the company announced the deal with NeoCore Games in a multi-title deal that includes bringing NeoCore's two previous RTS games, Crusaders; Thy Kingdom Come and King Arthur, under the Paradox banner. Paradon just released NeoCore's latest RTS game Lionhead: King's Crusade.

Paradox's first game with NeoCore under its new deal is a upcoming expansion pack for King Arthur called The Druids that will add a new campaign to the game. The publishing deal also covers several unannounced games from NeoCore.

While the core King Arthur game let players realize the Once and Future King's destiny, The Saxons DLC expansion takes an all new approach. In it, players take the role of a Saxon king leading the warriors of Christianity against pagans and the forces of darkness. The expansion also includes a host of all-new features to accompany the campaign, and it's available for purchase now.

New players can get a taste of what's in store by downloading the original demo for King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame here.

"King Arthur: The Saxons is a sandbox expansion where you lead the warriors of Christianity, the Saxons against the tides of pagans and the gathering darkness."

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Developer NeoCore Games has been promoting plans for at least two expansion packs for their recent RTS-RPG game King Arthur for a while now. Today the developer sent over word that one of the expansions, The Saxons, is ready to be released via download on July 8.

Just a recap: The Saxons expansion will let the player take on the role of the Saxon king in an all new single player campaign that takes place separately from the main game's storyline. Neocore says there should be 30 more hours of additional gameplay in the expansion along with new hero units, a new sandbox gameplay mode and more. There's also a new diplomacy feature which you can read about more on the game's official web site. Pricing has yet to be announced.

Last April, developer NeoCore Games announced their plans to release two expansion packs for their recent RPG-RTS game title King Arthur but little info about the expansions were announced at the time. Now NeoCore has revealed more details on the first of the two expansions, The Saxons, which is scheduled for release "soon".

The expansion pack has a new single player campaign that has you taking on the role of the Saxon King that takes place during the timeline of the main title but designed as a separate story. Look for over 30 hours of gameplay in the expansion along with new hero units, a new sandbox gameplay mode and more.