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Total War: Warhammer 40.000 closed beta sign-ups & video interview
Sci-fi fusion of galactic strategy and grimdark RTS warfare Total War: Warhammer 40.000's release date has not yet been disclosed but if you want to be among the first to try out the game signing up for the future closed beta is now possible, as announced here. In the meantime you can watch the latest dev interview video here.
Source: store.steampowered.com

Hearts of Iron IV Dev Diary: Update IV and Anniversary Patch
Hearts of Iron IV's latest dev diary is dedicated to the open beta's Update IV and includes a sneak preview of the anniversary patch.

Europa Universalis V Patch 1.1.0 'Rossbach' in Beta
Europa Universalis V version 1.1.0 'Rossbach' is now live in open beta.

Victoria 3 Dev Diary: Colonial Laws and Spanish Expansion
Victoria 3's most recent dev diary covers colonial law variants and electoral fraud arriving with the free patch, plus new paid narrative content associated with countries in Spain's wider orbit.

Hearts of Iron IV Dev Diary: Free Patch Content
Hearts of Iron IV's latest dev diary covers the free content in the upcoming patch, plus other new features.

Hearts of Iron IV Patch 1.13.5: Stella Polaris
Hearts of Iron IV's Stella Polaris patch (1.13.5) is released.
It comes loads of bug fixes, many balance changes to Sweden alongside some to Norway and Germany

Europa Universalis IV Patch 1.35: Ottomans Released
Europa Universalis IV's major 1.35 "Ottomans" update is now live.

Total War: Rome Remastered Patch 2.0.2 Released
Patch 2.0.2 brings significant improvements to UI and modding, along with AI changes, localisation and audio fixes, plus further quality of life improvements.

Total War: Rome Remastered: Quality of Life Update
Total War walks through the quality of life improvements for Rome Remastered, including enhanced camera controls and modern map overlays.

XCOM: Chimera Squad: Lead Designer Interview
Aaron Potter of Rock Paper Shotgun interviews XCOM: Chimera Squad lead designer Mark Nauta.

Hearts of Iron IV: Patch 1.6.1 Overview
Paradox walks through Patch 1.6.1 for Hearts of Iron IV, focusing on naval gameplay improvements.

Hearts of Iron IV: Patch 1.6 Naval Tutorials
Paradox Grand Strategy releases official tutorial videos for Hearts of Iron IV Patch 1.6, covering the new naval mechanics introduced in the Man the Guns expansion.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen: Fall 2017 Update Live
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen's Fall 2017 update is now live.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen: Jake Solomon Interview
Yogscast's Lewis and Ben sit down with XCOM 2 lead designer Jake Solomon for an early look at the War of the Chosen expansion.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen: 112 New Features Preview
Following an E3 interview with XCOM 2's Creative Director, Eurogamer walks through 112 new features coming to the War of the Chosen expansion.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen: E3 2017 Interview
GameSpot sits down with Firaxis's Jake Solomon to discuss the new XCOM 2 expansion, War of the Chosen, at E3 2017.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen Announced
PC Gamer's Tom Senior writes about the freshly revealed XCOM 2: War of the Chosen expansion, featuring a video interview with Jake Solomon.

Europa Universalis IV 1.21 Hungary Update Released
Europa Universalis IV's 1.21 Hungary update is now live.

XCOM 2: Long War Mod Lead on Casual Accessibility
Eurogamer's Chris Bratt interviews XCOM 2's Long War mod lead designer, John Lumpkin.

XCOM 2: Controller Support Added
XCOM 2 now has controller support.

Hearts of Iron IV: World War Wednesday Part 5
ParadoxExtra concludes World War Wednesday with Part 5 of Hearts of Iron IV, focusing on the Sunflower Patch.

XCOM 2: Firaxis Interview: Future Plans and Cut Units
Eurogamer interviews Firaxis about XCOM 2's future support and a cut alien unit.

Hearts of Iron IV: First Major Patch Released
Hearts of Iron IV's first major patch rolls in.

Hearts of Iron IV: Sunflower — Features & AI
ParadoxExtra walks through Hearts of Iron IV's Sunflower Patch features and AI improvements in this World War Wednesday episode.

Crusader Kings II: The Reaper's Due: August 25th
The Reaper's Due expansion releases August 25th, with a content patch for the base game.

XCOM 2 First Major Patch Released
The first major XCOM 2 patch is now live. Introduces, amongst other things, a Zip Mode gameplay option.

XCOM 2: Developer Interview
Rock Paper Shotgun's Alec Meer interviews Firaxis designer Jake Solomon about what went right and wrong with XCOM 2.

XCOM 2: Latest Hotfix Misses the Mark
Rock Paper Shotgun's Alec Meer reports that XCOM 2's latest hotfix didn't hit the mark.

XCOM 2 Hotfix Deployed
A hotfix for XCOM 2 has been deployed.

XCOM 2: Developer Interview
GameSpot's Mike Mahardy interviews producer Garth DeAngelis and designer Mark Nauta about how Firaxis crafted a superior sequel to 2012's XCOM.



























