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What's got this big rock creature all excited? Maybe its the fact that the game he appears in, The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom, has just given its players a new downloadable expansion pack to try out. The DLC for the latest game in the fantasy strategy-sim series is now available to purchase and download for $3.99 from publisher Ubisoft's online store. It's also available at Impulse and should be available soon at other PC game downloadable outlets.

The expansion adds three new multiplayer maps to the main game developed by Blue Byte Software; Tempest Taiga, Battle of Tanholm and Fiery Chasm. The DLC does require the new 1.07 patch for the game which can be grabbed right here at Big Download.

Download The Settlers 7 v1.01 - v1.07 Patch (242 MB)
Download The Settlers 7 v1.07 Full Patch (609 MB)
Download The Settlers 7 Demo (2.55 GB)
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This patch for The Settlers 7 updates the game to v1.07, which addresses a number of bug fixes and includes two new maps for skirmish and multiplayer games. Full patch notes, which include map descriptions, can be found after the jump. The Settlers 7 playable demo can be found here.

Download The Settlers 7 v1.01 - v1.07 Patch (242 MB)
Download The Settlers 7 v1.07 Full Patch (609 MB)
Download The Settlers 7 Demo (2.55 GB)
Check out all Settlers 7 downloads

This patch for The Settlers 7 updates the game to v1.05, which addresses a number of bug fixes and includes two new maps. Full patch notes can be found after the jump. The Settlers 7 playable demo can be found here.

Download The Settlers 7 v1.05 Full Patch (494 MB)
Download The Settlers 7 Demo (2.55 GB)
Check out all Settlers 7 downloads

The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom presents itself as a real-time strategy game, and in a sense it is... just not the kind that involves tactical battles. Even the tone, established by the cartoonish graphics and bedtime story sounding narrator, sets the game apart from most other RTS games. Although thecampaign's story has some slightly dark themes, they're generally mild as the game keeps an overall friendly attitude. Instead of controlling vast armies, the emphasis is placed almost entirely on resource management. The Settlers 7 has more in common with empire management games like Tropico 3 than it does with any of the Total War games.

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*This review does not take the publisher's DRM into consideration.

This patch for The Settlers 7 updates the game to v1.04, which includes a number of bug fixes and game enhancements. The patch is available in two versions: The incremental patch steps the game up from v1.01 while the full patch includes content from all previous updates. Full patch notes can be found after the jump. The Settlers 7 playable demo can be found here.

Download The Settlers 7 v1.04 Incremental Patch (61 MB)
Download The Settlers 7 v1.04 Full Patch (445 MB)
Download The Settlers 7 Demo (2.55 GB)
Check out all Settlers 7 downloads

This patch for The Settlers 7 updates the game to v1.03, which includes a number of bug fixes, game enhancements, and an all-new four-player multiplayer map called "Crow's Nest." The patch is available in two version: The incremental patch steps the game up from v1.02 while the full patch includes content from all previous updates. Full patch notes can be found after the jump. The Settlers 7 playable demo can be found here.

Download The Settlers 7 v1.03 Incremental Patch (61 MB)
Download The Settlers 7 v1.03 Full Patch (445 MB)
Download The Settlers 7 Demo (2.55 GB)
Check out all Settlers 7 downloads

When Ubisoft decided to launch their "Always On" internet DRM set-up for their PC titles in March, we figured someone would try to crack it. Last month a game pirate team called Skid Row claimed to have cracked the Ubisoft DRM set up but that claim was quickly refuted by the publisher. Now Cnet reports that the same team is claiming they have finally created a hack that eliminates the need for the Ubisoft games, including Assassin's Creed 2, to have a "always on" connection.

The story says that the hack file began to circulate among pirate web sites and other locations on Tuesday. Skid Row also supposedly wrote a note to Ubisoft saying, "Next time focus on the game and not on the DRM. It was probably horrible for all legit users." So far Ubisoft has yet to respond to this latest claim.

[Via Blue's News]

This patch for The Settlers 7 updates the game from v1.01 to v1.02, fixing some stability issues with the game. The playable demo can be found here.

Download The Settlers 7 v1.02 Patch (25 MB)
Download The Settlers 7 Demo (2.55 GB)
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It's a topic that always generates a ton of comments on this web site; the "Always On" internet DRM set up that's now in place in three current Ubisoft PC games and will be put in place for future PC game titles from the publisher. Many gamers and game developers have expressed their displeasure about Ubisoft's DRM and both technical issues and server attacks have served to keep some PC gamers from playing their Ubisoft games for long periods of time.

Eurogamer has posted up a brief statement from Ubisoft about their PC DRM decision. The statement reads, "Most forthcoming Ubisoft PC titles will use our online services platform. As with any online technology, we are constantly working to evolve and improve it." That rather vague statement could mean anything but we hope "evolve and improve" means that Ubisoft could be open to letting gamers play their titles without needing to be connected to the internet all the time.

Ubisoft's release of the strategy-sim game The Settlers 7 last month has continued to be plagued with online connection issues that on the surface seem to be related to the publisher's new "Always On" internet connection that's at the heart of their DRM-set up. The game's official message boards are full of posts from players who still cannot play the game weeks after it was released

An Ubisoft community manager recently posted up word in the message board that, "People are blaming the DRM, but I have checked and it's working - which means it's something else.. so that needs to be looked at, and that's where support come in." Still the fact that a number of players continue to have these issue worldwide would seem to suggest at least some kind of online issue. We will be emailing Ubisoft to get some kind of official response to these problems and how they plan to fix it.

[Via Blue's News]