Gold Edition of Making History: The Calm and the Storm to be available on Impulse

by: Nathan - posted: 8/8/2008 1:06:00 AM

Impulse is Stardock's digital distribution platform (think steam but different titles). Muzzy Lane Sotware has announced that the Gold Edition of Making History: The Calm and the Storm will be made available on the service. Making History: C&S is a turn based strategy game were in players guide their chosen nation through real world conflicts. Rather than recreating history the game (at least the developers) encourage players to play through conflicts how they see fit and not go by the script so to speak. The game will be able to download for PC owners using Widows XP or Vista coming soon.

MAKING HISTORY^® becomes Impulse Driven

- Muzzy Lane's  Making History^® Gold Edition WWII strategy game joins the lineup of quality games at Stardock's Impulse Digital Download Platform -

NEWBURYPORT, MA and PLYMOUTH, MI --  (August 6, 2008) – Muzzy Lane and Stardock announced today that it has added its new Gold Edition of MAKING HISTORY^® The Calm & the Storm to the other great game titles distributed through Stardock's new Impulse digital distribution platform (www.impulsedriven.com).  Launched in June, Impulse is a cohesive, integrated virtual platform for consumers and developers that is designed to simplify buying, supporting, and developing PC games and applications for Windows XP and Vista.  The MAKING HISTORY^® Gold Edition is at: https://store.stardock.com/application/mhistgld.

"We are very excited to partner with Stardock for digital distribution of the MAKING HISTORY Gold Edition," says Muzzy Lane Product Manager Chris Parsons.  "Stardock is clearly a company that knows and produces great strategy games, and we are delighted to be a part of Stardock’s Impulse lineup.

 

MAKING HISTORY^® Gold is a counterfactual turn-based strategy game in which players apply their strategic skills to lead their chosen nation through real-world periods of conflict.  The goal is not to replay history exactly as it happened, but rather to operate in an unpredictable, player-driven world.  This approach creates a unique blend of dynamic, open-ended gameplay for those who enjoy games like Axis & Allies^® and Civilization^® while the historic setting will appeal to those who want to test their mettle in a more realistic environment. The Gold Edition includes the new Rise of the Reich scenario as well as three broad-ranging scenarios created by players using the MAKING HISTORY Editor Players can share scenarios, find scores of free content and interact with other players at the MAKING HISTORY Gaming Headquarters website www.making-history.com.

 

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About Muzzy Lane Software

Muzzy Lane Software is an innovative developer of 3-D single and multiplayer games. Based in Newburyport, Mass, the company creates its own branded games and works with partners to produce private-label games.  Muzzy Lane's products take a fresh new approach to computer games, combining a flexible 3-D game engine with high-fidelity content and tools that allow players to customize their game and add their own content. For more information, visit www.muzzylane.com.

 

About Stardock
Stardock is one of the world’s leading developers and publishers of PC games and desktop software.  Its PC games include Sins of a Solar Empire, the highest rated and best selling PC strategy game of 2008, as well as the critically acclaimed Galactic Civilizations series. Stardock’s desktop software includes Object Desktop, WindowBlinds, and a host of other programs for customizing the Windows experience. For more information please visit www.stardock.com.