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A few weeks ago we reported on the shutdown of small PC publisher Lighthouse Interactive. Today it was announced that one of Lighthouse's former games has found a new publisher. Sword of the Stars, the space strategy game from developer Kerberos Productions, is now under Paradox Interactive's wing.

Paradox plans to release Sword of the Stars: Ultimate Collection via digital download on April 17. The collection will contain the original 2006 released game and its two expansion packs Born of Blood and A Murder of Crows. In the press release announcing the game's new publisher, Paradox's CEO hinted that future Sword of the Stars games may be in the works.

This patch for the strategy game Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows updates the game to v1.6.6. It fixes bugs and adds game enhancements. Continue reading after the jump for full patch notes.

Download Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows v1.6.6 Patch (89 MB)
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One of the smaller PC game publishers has now shut down its operations. That company is Lighthouse Interactive, perhaps best known for publishing the space strategy game Sword of the Stars and its two expansion packs for developer Kerberos Productions.

The European based Lighthouse Interactive was bought in the spring of 2008 by the Canadian based company Silverbirch in a deal that at the time was worth $4 million. However Silverbirch went under earlier this year and apparently Lighthouse Interactive could not continue without the support of the parent company. The publisher's official web site is still online for now. One of the games that was to be published by Lighthouse, East India Company, has already found a new home at Paradox Interactive.

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This patch for Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows adds new game enhancements and resolves some balance issues. Continue reading for full list of changes.

Download Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows v1.6.4 Patch (77 MB)
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This is an updated demo for the adventure game Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals, inspired by the rich futuristic universe created by famed graphic novelist Enki Bilal (Syberia and Syberia II). In the demo, players discover the first chapter of the game: 'Alcide's Flat', which gives them a glimpse of the eerie, corrupt atmosphere that is unique to this visually stunning adventure game.
Download the Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals EU Demo (488 MB)

There are two demos available for the point-and-click adventure game Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches. In Demo #1, players play Chapter 1: Arrival, where they may explore the remote Welsh farmstead known as Ty Pryderi. In Demo #2, players can have a go at Chapter 5: Boswell's Office, an underground office located beneath Ty Pryderi. These demos highlight the engaging and unusual challenges unique to Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches.

"Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches, a game based on the gripping tales of the Mabinogion, a collection of stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts, is deep rooted in Celtic mythology and follows the present day haunting of a lonely teenage girl named Rhiannon, as she unwillingly enters a world filled with supernatural phenomena, magic, and legend."

Download Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches Demo #1 (75 MB)
Download Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches Demo #2 (79 MB)

The newest trailer for Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows features the Morrigi, the newest alien race to be included in Sword of the Stars. The 4X space strategy game is available for purchase now through direct download exclusively through GamersGate.

Download Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows "Morrigi" Trailer (7 MB)
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This patch updates Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows to version 1.6.3, which optimizes performance and includes other game enhancements. Click continue for a complete list of changes.

Download Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows v1.6.3 Patch (55 MB)

It's an expansion that up until last month we didn't know existed but now Lighthouse Interactive has announced that Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows has actually gone gold. The second expansion to the space strategy game developed by Kerberos Productions adds the game's sixth playable race (the Morrigi) along with new ships, weapons and more for the previous races to the game.

The title will be released in retail stores in the UK on October 10 but Gamersgate will let anyone purchase and download the expansion pack. It does require you own and install the previously released expansion pack Born in Blood or the Sword of the Stars Collector's Edition. Oh, and we have six new screenshots from A Murder of Crows to show off as well.

This trailer for Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows shows off some of the space age combat players can expect from the upcoming strategy game. Players can expect to build a new intergalactic empire later this month.

Download the HD Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows Trailer (150 MB)