PC game publisher Paradox Interactive has released a demo for its upcoming war strategy title, "Supreme Ruler 2020 GOLD". Developed by BattleGoat Studios, the gold edition of the game includes both "Supreme Ruler 2020" and the official expansion "Global Crisis".
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Last month GameRanger, the PC multiplayer online gaming service, was officially recommended as a solution for the game, Demigod. Now GameRanger asks users which multiplayer games should be supported next.

The launch of Stardock's multiplayer-centric game Demigod suffered major scaling and connectivity issues. GameRanger quickly responded with networking support for Demigod, giving Stardock some breathing room to work on the issues. Stardock president, Brad Wardell, said: "I have fallen in love with a new program called GameRanger."

GameRanger already provides online support for over 500 games, but there are many more that still suffer from the network problems that GameRanger solves. Survey questions aiming to address this will be presented to users when they next log in to the service.

Network connectivity has long been an issue with multiplayer games, especially strategy games, and has worsened over the years with more widespread use of routers and firewalls in the home. These are complex challenges that have been tackled with only limited success by game developers and other multiplayer middleware providers.

Chris Latour, BattleGoat Studios game designer, said: "GameRanger has provided us with far more connectivity than we originally had for Supreme Ruler 2010 and 2020."

GameRanger takes the pressure off game developers by eliminating the network connection problems and their associated tech support nightmares, so they can focus their energy on making great games.
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StrategyInformer: The 5.5.8 incremental patch for Supreme Ruler 2020.
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GamingShogun writes, "Paradox Interactive is proud to announce that Global Crisis, the eagerly anticipated expansion to the geo-political, military strategy game Supreme Ruler 2020, has been released today and will be available via digital download on GamersGate..."
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GamingShogun writes, "BattleGoat Studios and Paradox Interactive are pleased to announce the release today of a downloadable update and patch for the strategy title Supreme Ruler 2020 which introduces many changes, refinements, and new content to improve this already outstanding game..."
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GamingShogun writes, "Battlegoat's Supreme Ruler 2020 is set for a June 17th North American release but why wait any longer before trying it out? No, I don't mean you should resort to piracy. I do mean, however, that you should check out the recently released game demo! It weighs in at 350mb and can be found..."
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GamingShogun writes: "So you think you have the makings of a geo-political mastermind? Can you prove it? ¿ Yes! ¿Well, in that case Paradox Interactive proposes a challenge. Can you correctly answer all of the questions in a game related quiz for ¿ Supreme Ruler 2020?

Each question is taken from past or current global events and situations. Focus now, as there is no fifty-fifty, no ask-the-audience and no phone-a-friend! If you have five minutes to spare, then take the test and prove you have the makings of a Supreme Ruler. For as the countdown to release ticks down to zero, time is running out! Pit your wits against the quiz and prove your worth..."
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Supreme Ruler 2020 is a strategic and tactical geo-political game where direct control of the military and the policies of a nation becomes the key to survival. Supreme Ruler 2020 features an economic and geo-political simulation of the real world unmatched in any other strategy game, and also features a tactical military model that allows players to plan and fight battles at the battalion level ¿ zoom in to see an individual city or zoom out to see the entire world!

The 'no limits' design of Supreme Ruler 2020 allows players to battle it out for a small region of the world, or wage military campaigns against hundreds of regions across entire continents and oceans.Play one of the included missions or scenarios, or just play the world in Super Sandbox and watch the future unfold.Nearly unlimited options for customization and modding will also allow creation of new scenarios and 'what if' situations.
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Aboard an infinite force of cargo planes, upon never-ending fleets of amphibious transports, hard copies of this exciting geo-political simulation await the order to deploy and advance towards their primary objectives. The first wave is scheduled to be shipping to stores across North America from June 17, while those in Europe can expect delivery in stores on June 20.
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From the article: "Leading strategy publisher Paradox Interactive released today a new set of screen shots of the next big title within the geo-political strategy genre, Supreme Ruler 2020. By using high resolution satellite imagery provided courtesy of NASA, the Canadian developer BattleGoat Studios has certainly managed to create a unique feeling of accuracy when playing as one of 250 regions world-wide."
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From the article, "Supreme Ruler 2020 should hit shelves in May this year, but until then, we can be regaled with stories of its inception. In this first 'Developer Diary', BattleGoat Studios enlightens us on the history of the Supreme Ruler series."
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Paradox Interactive and BattleGoat Studios are pleased to release new details on their upcoming Geo-political strategy game, Supreme Ruler 2020. One of the innovative new features is the wide-open "Super Sandbox" mode, which allows players to take control of nearly any country or region of the world.
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