Gamecock: The Best PC Publisher EVAH

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Scott Jennings| 13 Comments

From Rock Paper Shotgun comes this tale of extremism:

Gamecock have announced they’ll be publishing an improved version of the Stronghold Crusader in May, going by the unbelievable name Stronghold Crusader: EXTREME. This will allow you to lob around over 10,000 (Count ‘em!) units, adds a tactical bar for firing “Super Moves” (Which I’m not entirely sure is historically accurate, at least if you discount tales of Richard the Lionheart’s Dragon Punch) and an Extreme Trail mode, linking hyperdifficult expert-only challenge missions.

Oh, Gamecock, you understand the mise en scène of strategy games so well.

J. is going to their EIEIO tradeshow apparently. Maybe he’ll kick Mike Wilson in the jimmy. For the children.

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  • http://gawain.diaryland.com Gawaintheblind

    IT WILL LET YOU WIN AT THINGS YOU CAN’T NORMALLY WIN! LIKE YELLING! EXTREEEEME! ( – http://www.brawndo.com/ )

    I used to not know who Gamecock even was, now just from the sheer volume of stupid shit, i’m starting to hate them.

  • Makaze

    I’m totally looking forward to “Extreme Trail Mode”

    Just hoping that all 10,000 of my guys don’t die from dysentery

  • DJ Larkin

    I detect a note of sarcasm.

  • hkedi

    SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!!!!!

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    ( annoying Ascii art courtesy of http://www.network-science.de/ascii/ . For all your annoying Ascii art needs….)

  • http://hgamer.blogspot.com heartless_

    Anyone looking to prepare for this should give Dwarf Fortress a good run… should be about equal on levels of manageability by a single human being.

  • http://www.greypawn.com GreyPawn

    It’s super-extreme in that they can manage to take all the resources you might normally find at a reputable fansite (extra maps, modded new enemies, etc) stuff them into a five year old game with a whopping six-color pallete (EXTREME BEIGE) and anticipate that it will do better than the dire flop that was Stronghold Legends.

  • http://www.damnedvulpine.com/ J.

    Well, it was rainy, cold and miserable, and I bailed early. Saw all the games, but I’m media embargoed from talking about them for a week!

  • Big Gulp

    Extreme Stronghold? Does Charlemagne go snowboarding while chugging Mountain Dew? If so, count my ass IN.

  • Pentagony

    Powerthirst – the official energy drink of Stronghold Crusader: EXTREME

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRuNxHqwazs

    MENERGY!

  • Oz

    Can Extreme Oregon Trail be far behind?

  • http://beafraid.com Hellfire

    I thought Oregon Trail was pretty fricking extreme already. Name one other edutainment title where bad choices will literally kill your family.

    On the other hand…

    OREGON X-TRAIL

    You’ll pay for the whole wagon, but you’ll only need the edge!

  • Sutro

    Wait… it’s a public event, but media can’t talk about it for a week?

    …

  • http://www.damnedvulpine.com/ J.

    We were asked nicely and given free food. That’s generally enough for us.