
Granted, Supreme Commander scratched some of that itch, but the thought of metal worlds, gas giants and using moons to destroy your opponent just gets me all tingly. I got my start in the industry running a fan site for Total Annihilation, so with Planetary Annihilation, the thought of a successor to the game is good news indeed. Next up, we've got managing editor John Keefer with his list of next year's titles. The editorial team at Shacknews outlines their most anticipated games of 2013 individually.
Graphics:Dedicated Graphics Chip (Not Integrated) / OpenGL 3.2+There's a lot to be excited for in 2013, and the Shacknews staff each have five games on their radar. Offline Mode:To automatically use a local server, we require 8GB of RAM and 4 logical CPUs. Additional:Windows XP is NOT supported. Memory:Integrated graphics with shared memory requires 6GB. Processor:32 or 64-bit Dual Core or better. End games with the mother of all weapons: an asteroid on a collision course. Smash Planets - Don’t just win, annihilate. See when a battle turned by rewinding the game to any point or check out the entire match after a game ends. Instant Replays - View in-match recordings in real-time while matches are in progress. Spectate - Spectate matches with a suite of incredible viewing options.Īdvanced Command And Control - With intuitive drags and clicks, seamlessly switch between planets, mine resources, create custom unit formations, or pulverize armies.ĭynamic Picture-In-Picture - View and interact with your units on another planet in a second window as you focus and control the action in your primary view. Annihilation is final.Įpic Multiplayer - Play with up to ten friends (or enemies) in massive free-for-all and team-based matches. Don’t just win, annihilate!Įpic Single-Player - Galactic War is a twist on traditional real-time strategy campaigns that has players battling across a dynamic galaxy filled with procedurally-generated content. And take over an entire galaxy in a dynamic single-player mode with procedurally generated content.
Arm asteroids and send them on planet-destroying collision courses.
Planetary Annihilation takes strategy gaming to a never-before-seen scale - and gives players powerful tools to control the action.īlow up everything, anywhere dominate with punishing spacecraft, robots, and other futuristic machines of war. Colonize solar systems, annihilate homeworlds, and exterminate your foes in epic interplanetary battles with multiple players and thousands of units.