Ageod Press Announcement
For Immediate Release
The Guns of August echo again
Ageod's game commemorating World War I is set to be released this summer
Grenoble, France, July 02, 2014.
"My centre is giving way, my right is retreating, situation excellent, I am attacking." (Ferdinand Foch – Marshal of France)
One hundred years ago the Archduke of Austria was shot dead in Sarajevo. This was the starting point of a frightful conflict that involved a number of nations never seen before in History. From America to Eastern Asia, from Northern Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa, the whole world was divided in two warring factions with Central Powers on one side, and the Entente on the other side. It was supposed to be the conflict able to solve all of the tensions between the main powers; the war that should end all wars.
In order to commemorate the centenary of the beginning of the Great War, Ageod (www.ageod.com) is developing a comprehensive simulation that will let the players experience World War I in great detail. This new strategy game is built on an enhanced version of the AGE engine which has been updated in order to cover the specificities of this war. Trenches, aerial warfare, new technologies, and an original diplomatic system have been implemented to replicate the conflict with a high level of realism. Together these features, combined with the proven Ageod formula, make To End All Wars the biggest and most engaging World War I title yet!
To End All Wars puts the players in the place of the main commanders of this period. They will be in charge of defining the military strategies and influencing the battle results, whilst controlling wisely their alliance spending on economics, research and diplomacy. The players will have a high degree of freedom in terms of decisions, and will be able to invade the world with their military alliance.
The game is currently in a late beta stage and will be available on August the 26th.
Get more information on To End All Wars from its official product page. http://www.ageod.com/products/533/details/Ageod%27sToEndAllWars
Ageod is part of the Slitherine Group
About the Slitherine Group
The Slitherine Group is the world's leading producer and publisher of digital wargames and strategy games. Under the Slitherine (www.slitherine.com), Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and Ageod (www.ageod.com) brands it has published literally hundreds of games, with many award-winning titles in its portfolio and spanning all digital platforms, from home consoles to modern Smartphone's and Tablets. Slitherine is also involved with book publishing, board gaming and works with a wide array of key licensing partners, such as HISTORY®, MILITARY HISTORY®, Games Workshop®, Horrible Histories™, Showtime, BBC, Osprey, Scholastic, Buzz Aldrin Enterprises and many others to deliver the best blend of historical accuracy in an exciting and entertaining way. Together the Group companies form the world's largest organization specializing in this important and vibrant niche. The Slitherine Group's mission over the coming years is to lead the way in innovation and growth in an ever expanding segment of the entertainment industry.
GIGGITY.
GIGGITY X2. Or Double GIGGITY if you prefer. Saving my pennies as we speak. Maybe I'll sell a kidney online.
I'm interested but hope it's more than CW2 with pointy hats.
You type 'pointy hats' like they're bad things...
Quote from: Gusington on July 02, 2014, 06:37:12 PM
You type 'pointy hats' like they're bad things...
I like pointy hats. Just hope there's more to distinguish the game than that.
Have you enjoyed previous AGEOD games?
It sounds more like Pride of Nations than ACW2.
Quote from: Gusington on July 02, 2014, 07:47:21 PM
Have you enjoyed previous AGEOD games?
I have most of the other AGEOD games and enjoy them up to a point. I think their ambition frequently exceeds their ability to deliver, however. PON is a perfect example - awesome concept, very poor execution.
And while CW2 is a good game, I question whether simply porting the same system to the WWI era really adds enough to make it a compelling game. Better to add some PON-like elements - but then again PON was a mess.
So basically I think we're either going to get a functional game that's largely a retread of CW2 or a more ambitious game riddled with flaws. I just don't know if AGEOD is really capable of making a true grand strategy game.
Sincerely hope I'm wrong.
PoN melted my brain, FWIW.
I've only ever played the demo for Birth of America and wasn't overly impressed with it. TEAW looks like a winner. I just hope it's not priced at like $100 out of the gate.
So unless I missed it, besides it being ww1, what has been said that will make this better or improved over the other ageod titles? Made any easier to play? New features? Or people excited because they liked all other titles and figure they will like this one too, even if nothing major new?
Quote from: Gusington on July 02, 2014, 06:37:12 PM
You type 'pointy hats' like they're bad things...
Says the brutish gnome.
Quote from: Sir Slash on July 03, 2014, 10:06:29 AM
I've only ever played the demo for Birth of America and wasn't overly impressed with it. TEAW looks like a winner. I just hope it's not priced at like $100 out of the gate.
It's AGEOD. I'm sure it will be reasonably priced, despite being under the Slitherine-Matrix banner lately.
Their new standalone AJE-series game
Hannibal: Terror Of Rome is only $20 at release (I need to pick this up soon) so I'd expect their WWI game to be $30 or $40 at most.
The AGE guys have been good on their pricing in recent years. Hopefully that hasn't changed.
I'm excited because its WWI.