titles eagerly anticipated comeback leading east european developer about founded in 1995 gsc game world has become the most renowned game development studio in ukraine and a leading developer in europe . since 2004 the proprietary worldwide publishing branch has been operating within the company . the revolutionary cossacks european wars rts title became the company s first hit selling along with its two add ons over 5 million copies worldwide . in 2004 the studio enjoyed its first experience of working on a hollywood movie license while developing the tie in rts based on oliver stone s blockbuster film alexander . the game was released simultaneously with the movie and was self published by gsc in former ussr territories . since august 2004 gsc world publishing has launched 7 projects alexander 2004 cossacks 2 napoleonic wars 2005 cossacks 2 battle for europe 2006 heroes of annihilated empires 2006 s.t.a.l.k.e.r. shadow of chernobyl 2007 s.t.a.l.k.e.r. clear sky 2008 s.t.a.l.k.e.r. call of pripyat 2009 . throughout its years of operation gsc game world has cooperated with leading worldwide and russian publishers including thq inc. ubisoft koch media cdv bitcomposer 1c novy disk and more . in april 2007 the company s most ambitious project survival fps s.t.a.l.k.e.r. shadow of chernobyl set in the near future chernobyl exclusion zone was released worldwide . gsc world publishing was in charge of publishing the title in former ussr territories while thq inc. operated the worldwide release . the game received numerous awards at some of the biggest international trade shows and received high critical acclaimed from both print and online media and from the players themselves . the success of the game has been proven not only by the game of the year and most atmospheric shooter awards but also by maintaining top spots on sales charts . in the former ussr states alone the game sold over half a million copies in the first two weeks . with the two subsequently released add ons the worldwide sales of the s.t.a.l.k.e.r. game series approach five million copies to date . following the strategy of further brand development gsc game world initiated a series of s.t.a.l.k.e.r. based novels published in russian and german and have sold over 5 million copies overall . games go to official site projects developed and released by gsc game world from 2000 till 2011 view view view view view view view view view view view view view view view s.t.a.l.k.e.r. call of pripyat the events of s.t.a.l.k.e.r. call of pripyat unfold shortly after the end of s.t.a.l.k.e.r. shadow of chernobyl . having discovered an open path to the zone center the government decides to hold a large scale military fairway operation aimed at taking the cnpp under control . according to the operation s plan the first military group is to conduct an air scouting mission of the territory to map out the detailed layouts of anomalous fields location . thereafter making use of the maps the main military forces are to be dispatched . despite thorough preparations the operation fails . most of the avant garde helicopters crash . in order to collect information on why the operation failed ukraine s security service send their agent into the zone center . from now on everything depends on the player . official website purchase on close s.t.a.l.k.e.r. clear sky year 2011 . five years passed since the second disaster which eclipsed the events of april 1986 . the zone is shaken by frequent and powerful blowouts which move anomaly fields opening new routes to previously inaccessible locations . stalker factions fight for the new territories and key points . a lot of stalkers die but newbies keep on arriving . the action takes place one year prior to the events of s.t.a.l.k.e.r. shadow of chernobyl one year before strelok s most successful trip to the center of the zone the third one . we will learn about strelok and his squad from another character s vantage point . the zone is waiting for you ahead new locations and unknown threats spatial holes and monsters hiding in the fog pitch black nights and saving rays of a rising sun . try to avoid anomalies and hide from blowouts discover the zone and collect artifacts cure radioactive irradiation and fight for any stalker faction you like only then will you uncover the truth about strelok and how he happened to get inside the death track and receive the s.t.a.l.k.e.r. tattoo on his arm . official website purchase on close s.t.a.l.k.e.r. shadow of chernobyl year 2012 . six years passed since the time of the second catastrophe to have made the april events of 1986 fade . the game is set in the chernobyl exclusion zone which turned from a destiny breaker place into a threat to all mankind . the zone is reluctant to open up its mysteries and needs to be forced to do so . only a rare hero can reach the very heart of the zone and find out what danger awaits him there . a danger which compared to marauders and enemy groupings all monsters and anomalies will seem as a mere preparation for a meeting with something more fatal and threatening . but for now ... get ready hero . collect artefacts and trade grope your path and keep an eye on what is going on behind you catch x rays and fight only make sure you survive and then perhaps if you are persistent and truly lucky you will find out why all this had fallen on you . official website purchase on close heroes of annihilated empires did you ever wonder where legends sagas and characters like elves gnomes dragons and mages the races and creatures we typically refer to as fictional fantasy archetypes come from as we say there is no smoke without fire . if any gossip and writings get spread around there must be some link between what was imagined and reality . even an authentically candid lie or skillfully disguised fiction bears links with true to life events . we are breaking the seal on the door to myths and legends ; the entrance to a world where magic was commonplace the gateway to empires long ago extinct . the memories of them were methodically erased from the public consciousness and have remained in oblivion for ages . now the time has come to take a step through that door leading to a distant reality where mysterious people lived and their societies where lived heroes keen on defending their lands until the last drop of blood . you will find the truth about what happened to that ancient world of magic and why our knowledge of it is so scanty . the game heroes of annihilated empires is the key to that world s door . official website purchase on close cossacks ii battle for europe let the battle begin the cossacks ii battle for europe add on continues the renowned cossacks ii napoleonic wars game . it depicts the rather short historic period of the napoleonic wars . the napoleon wars changed europe forever leading to the formation of empires and putting an end to almost one thousand years of constant strife between small states . the game provides mass scale battles between nations involved in conflicts during this period whose armies numbered in the thousands . the theatres of operation introduce france britain austria russia prussia egypt and three nations not represented in the original game spain the grand duchy of warsaw poland and the confederation of the rhine . cossacks ii battle for europe reconstructs in detail the soldiers uniforms weapons and architecture of each nation . each nation s army has its unique units and possibilities . the game includes over 180 units 190 buildings and 1200 flora and fauna elements . when developing the combat system the peculiarities of early 19th century warring were taken into account as was the value of formations provisions and troop morale . tactical tricks utilized by military commanders of the time are fully reflected in the game . an honest system of bullet and cannonball ballistics based on physics is an innovative addition to the cossacks engine . other engine features include 3 dimensional landscaping which creates realistic looking scenery and towns which impact combat tactics . for example the firing range of a subdivision of soldiers or a cannon positioned at the top of a hill is greater than the firing range of a unit stationed on flat terrain . purchase on close cossacks ii napoleonic wars in cossacks ii napoleonic wars lead your 19th century army to glory in this much anticipated sequel to the internationally acclaimed cossacks european wars . whether fighting as napoleon s highly disciplined grand arme the tenacious russians and their cossack horseback warriors the austrians britons prussians or egyptians the challenges will be daunting as you master weapons and tactics during a time that redefined modern warfare . massive historical battles fight through battles of the 19th century with massive armies colliding in varied types of terrain and weather . varied game play enjoy a strategic campaign for the dominance of europe follow in the footsteps of emperors and generals in history inspired battles or duke it out in open ended skirmishes . there is more to winning than combat learn to weaken your enemies economically before the first musket volley is fired . forge treaties devise treacheries or simply buy your opponents loyalties . realistic troop morale system only well led well provisioned troops live long enough to grow in experience and become valuable battlefield assets . online play compete against or in cooperation with other armchair emperors via lan or an internet connection . purchase on close cossacks back to war standing alone in war is extremely unpleasant . extremely pleasant on the other hand is the stand alone version cossacks back to war . containing all of the gameplay features of cossacks european wars and cossacks the art of war this is a complete care package for all current and future cossacks fans . this add on contains 100 captivating missions taking place between the 16th and 18th centuries . in addition two new nations switzerland and hungary are included . these countries waged war in the late middle ages and essentially influenced the development of european military strategies . this addition causes the second add on of cossacks to pass the threshold of allowed gaming fun . thrilling real time strategy game with a historical background . fascinating 3d landscapes . play takes place in europe between the 16th and 18th centuries . stand alone game other cossacks games not required to play . a total of 20 different european nations to command . 100 new single missions . 2 new nations switzerland and hungary with a total of 8 new units . spectacular real time battles with up to 8 000 units . 4 different difficulty levels . 1 new camel riding unit for algeria and turkey bedouin . this version with low system requirements is adapted for comfortable play on any hardware from low end computers laptops and netbooks to high end pcs with windows vista 7 . ad hoc multiplayer play offline mode . infinite ai skirmishes on randomly generated maps . purchase on close cossacks the art of war cossacks the art of war is a historical real time strategy game based on european history of the xvii xviii centuries . this period is famous as an epoch of continuous wars and battles and these battles are the focus of attention in the game . the 30 years war 7 years war war of the austrian succession russo turkish wars english civil war turkish expansion in europe ukrainian liberation war northern war polish russian war and much more awaits you in this add on to the original cossacks game . cossacks the art of war