Longbow Games have until now been releasing puzzle and classic arcade style games on the PC -- their next project is much more ambitious, an RTS called Hegemony: Philip of Macedon, set around the battles of Alexander the Great's father's rise to power (that'd be Philip), and it looks nothing short of promising.
Features include a single continuous map, thorough (200+) objective system, a focus on supplying your forces (and preventing your enemy from supplying themselves), and an in-game pedia with lots of history to offer.
For those that would like to get their hands on it as soon as possible, the developer is currently accepting closed beta applications to help give it the spit and shine it needs before final release. Programmer Rob McConnell has been making the rounds at forums online, posting the following message:
Ideal testers will have experience with historical rts games and be interested in actively participating in forum discussions with developers and other testers. If you're interested please send an e-mail with the following info to rob@longbowgames.com.
* Name
* System specs
* Approximately how many hours you spend gaming each week
* Your favourite genre
* Your favourite game (recent favourite and all-time favourite)
* Any games you've beta-tested before
We'll be accepting testers in multiple batches over the next couple months so don't worry if you don't hear back immediately. If you've got questions feel free to post here or e-mail me directly.
If this sounds like you, get to it!
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