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Gratuitous Space Battles has had a number of expansion packs already but the indie-made space strategy game from Positech Games is doing something a bit different for its next expansion. In fact you can go ahead and not only pre-order the expansion, Galactic Conquest, you can go ahead and play the beta version right now.

Galactic Conquest basically adds a multi-planet campaign to the game where players can move from planet to planet and conquer star systems rather than just the isolated battles that the game currently has. You can use any of the playable races in the game and the AI enemies come from player-made fleets (which means the game requires an internet connection) There's lots of other new features that will be added in the expansion which costs $6.99. You can check out a trailer for the game after the jump:

One man indie game developer Postiech Games has now released yet another mini-expansion for its cult hit strategy game Gratuitous Space Battles. This new expansion adds the Nomads race to the game with 10 new ships, five new ship modules and new ship bonuses.

However the more interesting thing about the Nomads DLC is the pricing. As described by Positech's Cliff Harris in his blog he is offering the DLC for a regular price of $5.99 and for a "discount" price of $2.99. There is no difference in terms of content. Harris admits this is a bit of an experiment, saying, "I would obviously prefer you bought the standard one." However he adds, "If you genuinely have very very little money and would have waited months hoping for a bundle or a sale, then you could make an argument you could get the discount one." You can get more info on this little sales experience on this web page which also has real time stats on which version is selling more or less. You can check out a trailer showing off the Nomads DLC after the jump:

The one man team at Postiech Games, Cliff Harris, has already released three expansion packs for his latest strategy game Gratuitous Space Battles. But neither the original game nor the expansions have had a proper single player campaign mode. This week, the game's official web site announced plans to provide exactly that.

The upcoming add-on, which doesn't have a release date or price yet, the campaign won't be of the typicial 4X style of game design but a "contextual 'wrapper' for GSB". It will add new feature such as crew and cash shortages, repairing ships between battles, the need for construction and repair facilities, and the ability to issue a retreat order mid-battle." The campaign will use fleets made by other owners of the game for lots more variety and will use the available races that you currently own. In other words, "The game will not care if you have any earlier DLC or not."

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The space strategy game with the cool title Gratuitous Space Battles has already had two expansion packs released, so naturally the one man team at Positech Games decides its time for a third one to come forth. The expansion is titled The Swarm and its available to purchase and download right now from the game's official web site for $5.99.

For that price you get introduced to a new race in the game, The Swarm. They are described thusly: "The swarm will destroy you, but it's nothing personal." Ah we know the feeling. You will get 10 new ships, new weapons and items, two new maps and more. You can check out a gameplay trailer for the expansion after the jump:

The one man team of Cliff Harris in charge of Positech Games has been busy with supporting its latest title, the space strategy game Gratuitous Space Battles. There's already been one expansion pack released for the game, The Tribe, and now comes the second expansion pack, The Order.

For $5.99, the new expansion gives players of the game 11 new ships, all a part of the game's new species The Order. There are also four new weapon types, new bonuses and two new scenarios (a normal map and one in a survival gameplay mode). You can check out a YouTube video showing off the new ships and features after the jump: