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The Heroes franchise enters a new era. Dive into the new groundbreaking Might and Magic universe for the most complete strategy gaming experience ever created.

• Cutting-edge technology: for the first time, experience the world of Might and Magic in a full breathtaking 3-D animated world supported by a consistent and modern graphic style.
• Deep scalable turned-based battle system for challenging and tactical combats: Find out the combat system that made the success of the Heroes series or experience the brand new Dynamic Battle System. Choose from over 200 skills, 170 creatures’ abilities, and 40 spells to build up your heroes and their armies.
• New darker heroic fantasy universe: discover a completely revamped and more mature universe that features six unique factions and over 80 different creatures.

Live the adventure like never before through a grasping storyline that features special objectives, numerous side quests, and plot twists.

• Complete strategy experience: during six campaigns and over 30 missions, experience the finest blend of adventure, strategy, tactics, management, and role play ever brewed, through a user friendly yet deep turn-based system that favors tactical thinking over button mashing.
• Competitive and addictive intense multiplayer parts: The wait is over. Discover for the first time new options that will allow you to play simultaneously or even when it is not your turn!
• Heroes of Might and Magic V also introduce the new exclusive Duel mode: challenge your opponent in fierce battles where only the slyest shall prevail.
• Experience everlasting adventure thanks to the map editor provided.

Features:

• Experience new darker heroic fantasy universe in this adventure strategy RPG
• 6 campaigns and 30+ missions; cutting-edge technology; 3-D animated world
• Deep scalable turned-based battle system for challenging and tactical combats
• 80+ different creatures; 200+ skills; storyline with side quests and plot twists
• Battle opponents in exclusive Duel mode; map editor provided

The Complete Edition contains all five Heroes of Might and Magic episodes, including the latest instalment - Heroes of Might and Magic V - and the entire versions of Heroes of Might and Magic 1 to 4.

In the renowned Might & Magic universe, demon swarms spread chaos over the land in a relentless assault. The fate of the world is at stake and heroes from a variety of legendary factions must stand up and defend their causes. Live their fate, lead their forces to victory and unveil the secret goal of the demon lords.

Become a strategy gaming legend by raising unique hero characters, assembling armies and defeating enemies using the brand-new dynamic battle system both offline and online.

Features:

• New strategic interface to conquer enemy territories, develop your cities and forge heroes, through 6 campaigns and 30 missions
• Build your armies and personalise your heroes with the help of up to 200 skill, 170 creature capacities and 40 spells
• Use the new dynamic tactical combat system, or the classic system, when confronting 6 factions and over 80 countries.
• In multiplayer, you can even play during your adversary's turn using Ghost Mode, or concentrate on the tactical combat in Duel Mode.
• Cutting-edge visual technology: For the first time, experience the world of Might & Magic in a full, breathtaking 3D animated world supported by a consistent and modern graphic style.
• Complete scalable turn-based battle system for challenging and tactical combats: Discover the combat system that made the Heroes series successful or experience the brand-new dynamic battle system that transforms a chessboard into a lively battlefield.
• Competitive, addictive, and intense multiplayer mode: Play five different online modes via hot seat, LAN or the Internet. Challenge your friends in furious battles and create your own level with the editor.
• Please note, Heroes of Might and Magic 1 must be played in MS-DOS.

Discover a new breed of action game powered by an enhanced version the Source Engine from Valve. Set in the Might & Magic universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Become an expert warrior, mage or assassin, using a vast array of devastating weapons, against huge and vicious creatures in a deep and captivating fantasy. Limited Edition includes: Premium in-game extras, 1 character skin for multiplayer, 4 unique weapons for single-player, Collectible character cards, Soundtrack CD, Making-of video.

Cutting-edge technology:
Experience an enhanced version of the famous Source Engine from Valve, including new jaw-dropping environments and incredible special effects. Discover an outstanding first-person view with complete body awareness, realistic movements and physics rendering, making it the first fantasy action game featuring a complete first-person combat system.

Never-ending action:
Challenge the forces of evil in 12 huge levels and learn to master over 40 weapons and dozens of devastating spells. Engage the enemy in intense melee combat with swords, bows, staffs and daggers, summon magic powers against the legions of darkness or sneak in the shadows to stalk depraved creatures. It's heart-pumping action where success in combat will dictate destiny.

The Might & Magic universe's darkest side:
Explore a secluded region of Ashan populated with fearless orcs, savage goblins, dreadful undeads, elusive trolls, massive dragons and many other creatures that defy nature's creation in both size and depravity. This is a new and darker side of the legendary Might and Magic universe where the forces of evil are stronger and more cunning than ever.

A Deep and Engaging Fantasy storyline:
Raised by a powerful wizard, the young hero Sareth has been trained in art of magic and war in order to fight the prophecy of the Dark Messiah. But the revelations of his past may alter his course and reveal an unforeseen path to the truth.

A Revolutionary, addictive multiplayer mode:
Enlist with the humans or the undead and choose among four character classes. Get ready to battle with up to 32 players in several online modes, ranging from simple deathmatch to the revolutionary Evolution mode, which will allow you to gain experience and new equipment across dynamic online campaigns.

Features:

• Uses an enhanced version of the Source Engine from Valve
• 12 Huge Levels set in the Might & Magic universe
• Master over 40 weapons and dozens of spells
• Deep and engaging storyline
• Addictive multiplayer mode
• Outstanding first-person view with complete body awareness
• Success in combat will dictate destiny

In the mine valley of Khorinis, the glorious days of the once productive mines in this seaside region are long over. Surrounded by an impenetrable magical barrier, the slaves of Khorinis eke out their miserable existence in this apparently natural prison. Until one brave man managed to burst the bonds of imprisonment....

Gothic II Gold Edition features two full games, which include Gothic II and the expansion pack Gothic II: Night of the Raven.

Features:

Gothic II:

• A massive, fully 3-D, lush environment to explore
• Gripping storyline continuing from the adventures of the first game, yet able to be played and enjoyed by gamers who have not even seen the original Gothic
• Numerous ways to achieve quests giving huge replay value
• Players gain experience through using weapons and magic, enabling them to become better at combat and spell casting
• Three different character guilds to join each with their own unique allies and enemies within the world and skills to enhance their practice
• Third-person view gives greater control over character movement and awareness of their environment

• Revolutionary action-adventure RPG
• Become a Mercenary, Magician, or Paladin, and explore an intricate storyline with all new challenges
• Over 100 new characters--bringing the total to around 500
• Numerous ways to achieve your goals, through several new quests
• More than 30 new magical artifacts; rings, amulets, and belts and 150 powerful weapons to wield
• 50 breathtaking magic spells to cast

Imagine a place of wonder, where magic and technology hold equal sway, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. A place where great industrial cities house castle keeps and factories, and home to dwarves, humans, orcs, and elves alike. A place of ancient ruins and steam works, of magic and machines, of sorcery and science. Welcome to the land of Arcanum.

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Most role-playing games are set in a fantasy world, and if they're not directly related to Dungeons & Dragons, they at least follow the blueprint of the D&D rules. Not so with Arcanum. Set in the world of steampunk--a genre of fiction that puts forth the idea that computers and other advanced technology existed back in the late 1800s--Arcanum's world is fantastic and instantly recognizable at the same time. The game begins with the crash of the L.F.S. Zephyr, which you were aboard. Things go from bad to worse as assassins try to kill you. Meanwhile, you struggle to understand why people think you are the reincarnation of "The Living One."

Developed by Troika Games--which is staffed by many of the people who created the excellent Fallout games--Arcanum takes the conventions of the RPG genre and turns them on their head. Instead of binding players to a specific character class, such as Paladin or Barbarian, Arcanum lets you create a completely unique character. Experience points can be distributed in any area, so you can create a character that's a thief, magic user, and gunslinger all in one. In addition, you can specialize in either magic or technology, which will impact how the other characters in the game deal with you.

The world of Arcanum is simply massive, and the story is extremely detailed. The main plot will provide you with 30 to 40 hours of gameplay, and the side quests will add another 10 to 20 hours to that figure. The quests run the gambit from fetching items to finding a cure for lycanthropy, and they're all well designed.

Arcanum is viewed from a third-person isometric view--similar to Diablo II and Baldur's Gate II--and the graphics easily compare with any other RPG on the market. The characters are modeled nicely, and the backgrounds and structures are very detailed and really add substance to the game. Unfortunately, even on a high-end system such as an Athlon 1.33 GHz, the game suffers from long loading times, and will occasionally slow down during combat.

Those minor problems aside, Arcanum is a sensational game. The open-ended nature of the character-creation system guarantees replayability, and the setting and story will offer relief for anyone tired of Diablo II's dungeon crawls.

Features:

• Character Creation: No More Character Classes. Arcanum uses a classless, point-based system where players use points to "buy" attributes. You're only limited by your own creativity in guiding your character's development.
• Complex Stat-Driven System: Take charge or your own growth in the game environment. A deep and complex statistical system underlies every event that takes place within Arcanum. These include:
• 8 basic stats (including Strength and Charisma), and more than a dozen derived stat (such as Poison Resistance and Character Speed)
• 16 primary skills (such as Gambling, Healing, and Lock-Picking)
• 80 spells within 16 colleges
• More than 300 unique characters and 280 different monster types included

You have saved your home island from the forces of evil in Gothic I and Gothic II. Now it is time to travel to the realms of the mainland.
Invading Orcs have enslaved the human kingdom. There are but a few free humans in the icy north and the southern desert and a handful of rebels hiding in the forests and mountains of Midland.

You may either join the rebellion or serve the Orcish Usurpers but you will ultimately tip the scales and decide the outcome of the last war to save humanity.

There is no simple linear story in Gothic III -- every game will be different and unique -- but all will ultimately lead to you deciding the fate of humankind.

Features:

• Specially designed easy combat system
• Clear main goals -- story driven yet dictated by player's choice
• Huge free-roaming world -- virtually no boundaries
• Advanced human behaviour AI for hundreds of individual characters with full audio dialogues
• Countless side-quests for the player to choose from
• Over 50 different monsters and animals and dozens of human enemies
• Over 50 different powerful spells and over a hundred different weapons
• Unique class-free character development

For the first time, players can experience the lands of WarCraft's Azeroth from a new, in-depth perspective. As heroes, they explore familiar battlefields, discover new lands, and take on epic quests and challenges in Blizzard's massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Blizzard has taken care to make the game accessible and fun both for hard-core 60-hour-a-week players and for more casual adventurers.

Four years have passed since the aftermath of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and a great tension now smolders throughout the ravaged world of Azeroth. As the battle-worn races begin to rebuild their shattered kingdoms, new threats, both ancient and ominous, arise to plague the world once again.

World of Warcraft is an online role-playing experience set in the award-winning Warcraft universe. Players assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world. Being "Massively Multiplayer," World of Warcraft allows thousands of players to interact within the same world. Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in epic battles, players will form friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory.

A dedicated live team will create a constant stream of new adventures to undertake, lands to explore, and monsters to vanquish. This content ensures that the game will never be the same from month to month, and will continue to offer new challenges and adventures for years to come.

Features:

• Adventure together with thousands of other players simultaneously.
• Explore an expansive world with miles of forests, deserts, snow-blown mountains, and other exotic lands.
• Join the Horde or the Alliance as one of 8 playable races.
• Select from 9 classes, including holy Paladins, shape-shifting Druids, powerful Warriors and Mages, demon-summoning Warlocks, and more.
• Encounter many familiar and new Warcraft characters and monsters.
• Learn the continuing story of Azeroth by completing a wide variety of challenging quests.
• Journey through an epic world filled with dungeons of different styles and depths.
• Explore 6 huge capital cities, which serve as major hubs for the races inhabiting them.
• Practice various trade skills to help locate reagents, make and enhance custom items, acquire wealth through trade with other players, and more.
• Purchase tickets for travel along a number of air routes flown by creatures such as Gryphons and Wyverns. For global transportation, travel by Boat or Goblin Zeppelin.
• Once a certain level has been achieved, players can choose to purchase permanent personal mounts, such as Dire Wolves and Horses.
• Establish a guild, purchase a custom guild tabard, and promote or demote recruits to different ranks within the guild.
• Locate and engage other players with easy-to-use features and tools, including chat channels, friends lists, and animated and audible character expressions.
• Customize the game's interface via XML.
• Enjoy hundreds of hours of gameplay with new quests, items, and adventures every month.

Features:

• The World of Warcraft 60 Day Pre-Paid Game Card lets gamers enter the world of Azeroth for 60 days of real-time combat in an incredible fantasy setting.

Several years have passed since the Burning Legion's defeat at Mount Hyjal and the races of Azeroth have continued to rebuild their once shattered lives. With renewed strength, the heroes of the Horde and Alliance have begun to explore new lands and broken through the Dark Portal to investigate the realms beyond the known world. Will these heroes find friends or foes? What dangers and rewards lie in wait beyond the Dark Portal? And what will they do when they discover that the demons they thought vanquished have returned to renew their terrible Burning Crusade? World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, and more.

Features:

• An increase in the level cap to 70
• Two new playable races, including the magical Blood Elves
• New starting zones in Quel'Thalas and beyond
• The entire new continent of Outland, reachable through the Dark Portal
• Many new high-level dungeons to explore in Azeroth, Outland, and elsewhere
• New flying mounts in Outland
• Many new and dangerous monsters, including epic world bosses
• Hundreds of new quests
• Hundreds of new items
• A new profession: Jewelcrafting
• Socketed items

In Tribunal, you journey to the capital city of Morrowind, called Mournhold, to meet the other two god-kings of Morrowind, Almalexia and Sotha Sil. Your journey will lead you to the Clockwork City of Sotha Sil and massive, epic-sized dungeons, where strange and deadly creatures await you, including goblins, lich lords, and the mysterious Fabricants.

Bloodmoon takes you to the frozen Island of Solstheim where you'll experience snow, blizzards, and new creatures, including frost trolls, ice minions, and wolves…just to name a few. You'll have a choice of stories to follow and have the opportunity to defend the colony, take control over how the colony is built up, and eliminate the werewolves. Or, you can decide to join the werewolves and become one of them, opening up a whole new style of gameplay.

Features:

• Bundle of popular RPG and two expansion sets
• Adds 80 hours of gameplay and quests beyond Morrowind
• Explore the tundra of Solstheim and the cities of Mournhold and Sotha Sil
• Many new monsters
• For one player

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is single-player role-playing action in the world of the popular Elder Scrolls game. The Emperor of Tamriel has been assassinated and the killer still runs loose. Meanwhile, no heir sits on the throne. With no Emperor upon the throne, the gates of Oblivion open wide and demons invade. Your quest is to find the lost heir and place him on the throne, before demons destroy the land. Special Collector's Edition includes: Pocket Guide to the Empire, "Making of Oblivion" Documentary and a Septim Gold Coin. Next-generation graphics with pixel-shader effects for high-definition TVs, creating lifelike towns & dungeons, and the most realistic forests.

Features:

• Live another life in a whole new world -- gamers can create and play any character they can imagine, from the noble warrior to the sinister assassin to the wizened sorcerer
• First-person melee and magic systems bring first person role-playing to a new level of intensity
• The groundbreaking new Radiant AI system gives Oblivion's characters full 24/7 schedules and the ability to make their own choices based on the world around them
• Features over 1,000 non-player characters who come to life like never before -- facial animations, lip-synching, full speech, even unscripted conversations with each other
• The enormous world of Oblivion is open, giving you short challenges and open-ended gameplay -- everything from fighting bandits to mixing potions