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Ransack Steam for War of the Vikings
Those of you who woke up this morning with a craving for blood and glory will be happy to learn that publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Fatshark have officially launched War of the Vikings. Normally this is where we'd outline the historical action game's features, but in this case we can do you one better. Last week our own Richard Mitchell and Anthony Agnello were joined by War of the Vikings producer Gordon Van Dyke for a Joystiq Stream. Don't worry if you missed the initial broadcast, you can find an archive of the entire thing by visiting our original post. If that hour-long glimpse at the blood-slicked chaos of battle has piqued your interest, you can pick up War of the Vikings from Steam at a price of $25. Alternately, those of you with deeper pockets can spring for the $35 "Blood Eagle" edition of the game which offers an art book, soundtrack and special in-game gear, or the $175 "Valhalla Edition" which features all content found in the Blood Eagle version of the game, along with all future DLC content, a strategy guide, a digital novel, and quite a bit more. [Image: Paradox Interactive]
Joystiq Streams: War of the Vikings with producer Gordon Van Dyke [UPDATE: Relive the stream!]
NOTE: Joystiq Streams is airing at 12PM EST on the Joystiq Twitch channel so as to coordinate with guests in different time zones. Viking Facts: 1) Vikings did not wear sweet horned helmets into battle. Sorry to burst your Viking bubble. 2) Vikings did not play football in Minnesota. Seriously, how would seafaring warriors even get to Minnesota? 3) These truths do not diminish the solid gold righteousness of Vikings. Hence why we're playing War of the Vikings on Joystiq Streams. Gordon Van Dyke, War of the Vikings' producer from Paradox Interactive, will join Richard Mitchell and Anthony John Agnello for a tour of the sequel to War of the Roses. If you thirst for large multiplayer melees where Vikings and Saxons bludgeon each other with handheld weapons, prepare to get quenched. All the action happens at 12PM EST on the Joystiq Twitch channel. Be there! [Images: Paradox Interactive]
War of the Vikings begins on April 15
War of the Vikings will launch in full for PC on April 15, following a stint on Steam Early Access and other online distributors. Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Fatshark plan to announce new features and release plans during a Twitch livestream today, March 5, at 2PM ET. Executive Producer Gordon Van Dyke will host the stream and play the latest version of the game. War of the Vikings is a close-quarter combat game set in Britannia during the Viking Age (but you probably already guessed that part). It's built with the same tech as Fatshark's previous close-quarters game, War of the Roses. We're getting in on the viking action with a livestream featuring the developers on April 8, right on the Joystiq Twitch channel. [Image: Paradox]
War of the Vikings trailer pays in blood
We imagine the thrill of the kill is its own reward in War of the Vikings, but there are also more tangible gains – like improved equipment and weaponry. In this trailer for War of the Vikings, we're shown how a soldier progresses and pays for new equipment with his opponents' blood.
Steam weekend: Sonic & All-Stars, War of the Vikings free to play
Steam has a full schedule this weekend, with Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and War of the Vikings playable for free through Sunday at 1PM PT, plus sales on Omerta: City of Gangsters and Killing Floor. Omerta is 75 percent off, $10, through Monday at 10AM PT. Killing Floor has kicked off its Twisted Christmas Event, offering the game and its bundles for half off through January 2. That's $10 for the game alone, $50 for a six-pack and $25 for a 14-item DLC bundle. Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed is also 75 percent off through the weekend, going for $5.
Spill Norse and Saxon blood in War of the Vikings today
Paradox Interactive has announced that War of the Vikings, the follow-up to multiplayer medieval combat game War of the Roses, will join Steam Early Access. An Alpha version of the game is available right now on Steam, and those who've picked up the Kingmaker edition of War of the Roses can try out the sequel free until October 4. War of the Vikings is based on the Viking Age, a period around 800 AD when the Vikings scoured Europe looking for conquest and trade. The game, which doesn't stray very far from the foundation established by War of the Roses, will launch fully on Steam early next year.
War of the Vikings is 'historically inspired,' not historically accurate
War of the Vikings, a sequel to multiplayer melee combat game War of the Roses, is currently in development at FatShark, for launch on the PC sometime in 2014. It's a game that executive producer Gordon Van Dyke says will be "historically inspired," not necessarily entirely historically accurate. This choice gives FatShark some wiggle room when it comes to technology of the time and the types of weaponry the development team can put in the game. "We wanted to have a broader range of stuff. Even though there were a lot of places the vikings went, their technology stayed the same for 300, 400 years," Van Dyke said. "So we wanted to be able to use any style we wanted from those time periods, but we also wanted to make sure there is real evidence of these weapons so there's no fantasy, there's nothing made up. We're very factual but maybe not 100% accurate. We didn't want to paint ourselves in that corner."%Gallery-195410%
