Hearts of Iron III

Paradox Interactive has released a new and rather large update for it's strategy title Hearts of Iron III, now available for download. The patch brings the RTS game to v1.1, adding a laundry list of AI improvements, balancing adjustments and tons of other tweaks and bug fixes.

The battle has (once again) begun. Paradox Interactive has released the third installment of its popular World War II strategy series, Hearts of Iron III.

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include MagnaCarta II, Tales of VS., SingStar Queen, and Hearts of Iron III. On Magna Carta II, 411mania writes: Even though the title indicates that this is the second MagnaCarta game, it is actually the third in the series, the first being for the PC and the second for the PS2. Unfortunately, Atlus' release of the PS2 sequel a few years ago wasn't very well received - some were impressed with the visuals and a lot of people liked the story, but many found the combat system off and most agreed that the voicework was bad. Luckily, MagnaCarta II features a whole new cast of characters, a new storyline, and a different fighting system, so knowledge of the previous games are not necessary.

If you pre-order Hearts of Iron III from Steam, which is scheduled for release on August 7th, you'll also receive a free copy of Hearts of Iron II Complete immediately.

Game-Debate have today identified the system requirements for the 3rd installment of Hearts of Iron. The military strategy is set to release into retail on the 7th August.

Virtual Programming on Thursday announced that it will bring Paradox Interactive's strategy games Hearts of Iron 3 and Elven Legacy to the Mac in 2009. Shipping dates, system requirements, and prices were not released. Hearts of Iron 3 is not yet out for Windows: Paradox's web page for the game says that version will ship in the third quarter of this year. The company also said of the World War II strategy game that it will feature a map with over 14,000 land and sea provinces. Elven Legacy, which was created by developer 1C:Ino-Co, is shipping now in Europe and is available for digital download, according to the Paradox web site. It's priced at US$29.99. The game allows players to assume the roles of elves, humans, dwarves, and sorcerers as they take on a non-linear storyline with multiple endings. More than 100 units are available for them to control, and an in-game editor lets them create their own.

In an interview to be published soon on Strategy Informer, Johan Andersson, lead programmer on the Hearts of Iron and Europa Universalis series, said that PC games are still selling by an insane amount, making it difficult for the company to consider developing console based games.

Paradox Interactive today announced they are accepting beta applications for the upcoming beta test of Hearts of Iron 3, the third instalment in Hearts of Iron series scheduled for Q3, 2009. The Hearts of Iron series has become renowned for beingthe biggest, most detailed and complete strategic game series on World War 2 ever made. Hearts of Iron 3 will follow that tradition closely while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of brand new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.