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The chronicle of the Third Era is about to be revealed!

Age of Wonders 3, the long-anticipated continuation to the fan-favorite, award-winning strategy series, set in a robust and beautiful world that becomes the scene for diverse, complex, and engaging gameplay, is available for pre-orders on GOG.com. Depending on your location you'll be charged $39.99 or the USD equivalent of £29.99, or €39.99. An extended Age of Wonders 3 - Deluxe Edition, featuring a full soundtrack and the Dragon's Throne standalone scenario, is available for $44.99, £34.99, or €44.99. As a special pre-order bonus, both versions include the Elven Resurgence, a standalone scenario DLC.

Imagine! Empires rising and falling before your very eyes, led to victory or defeat by heroes of legend so powerful that they appear to be titans in the eyes of mortals. Sorcerers harness the arcane powers to bend the rules of the world around them. Theocrats twist the wills of their followers with the holy aura bestowed upon them by their deities for their zealous service. Rogues rule the shadows, taking any chance to strike and win before their foes even realize there is a war to fight. Warlords earn the loyalty of their legions by the glory gained in the many battles they emerged from, victorious. Archdruids become one with nature, and the land itself rushes to their aid. Dreadnoughts rely on the art of engineering to construct their unstoppable artificial armies. All those powers, all of their miraculous exploits, all of their desires, all thrown into one realm of war. This shall truly be an age of wonders!

With Age of Wonders 3, Triumph Studios aims to set new standards not only for the acclaimed Age of Wonders series, but also for the turn-based strategy genre itself. Taking advantage of all the modern gaming bells and whistles, the title will deliver an impressive level of complexity in gameplay and an immersive, lush, and diverse gameworld that can become your own for hundreds of hours. With the ability to choose one of the six leader classes, you'll be able to custom-tailor your empire--and by extension your experience with the game--to your personal gameplay style, so you can enjoy the extensive campaign the game offers in any way you like. You'll be leading into battle armies recruited from within six humanoid races as well as some fantastic creatures and mythical monsters. The turn-based tactical combat itself will prove to be a challenge for the most seasoned of strategy gamers but also scalable enough for beginners to enjoy. With over 50 location types to explore and exploit, hundreds of abilities to master for tactical and strategic advantage over your foes, visually stunning presentation, and a smart random scenario generator providing virtually limitless replayability, this upcoming title may prove the only turn-based strategy game you'll need for many years to come!

Pre-order Age of Wonders 3, for only $39.99 or the USD equivalent of £29.99, or €39.99 on GOG.com (or opt in for the splendid Age of Wonders 3 - Deluxe Edition), and secure your entry to the fantastic realm of power and dominion, which opens to all the brave souls approximately on March 31. Note that Age of Wonders 3 is the first title with regional pricing on GOG.com in quite some time and this means that we are charging the USD equivalents of the official regional price.

Note, that just as we have done before in such occasions, we'll be throwing in a little something extra to the deal, to accommodate those of you, who end up paying more than the others due to the currency conversion rates applied. We've picked some games that fit well with the genre represented by Age of Wonders III, and if you're one of those people, you'll get to pick one of them. You'll be sent a gift-code allowing you to redeem one of the following excellent titles: Master of Magic, Lords of Magic: Special Edition, Eador: Genesis, King’s Bounty: The Legend, Disciples II: Gold, and Etherlords II.
From the other announcement today:
And don’t forget guys: if regional pricing for those few big (as in, “AA+”) new games is a problem for you, you can always wait. In a few months. The game will be discounted on sale, and at 60, 70, or 80% off
Thanks for the suggestion guys, I believe I will be doing just that (for both this title and most other games sold here from here on out).
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DarrkPhoenix: From the other announcement today:

And don’t forget guys: if regional pricing for those few big (as in, “AA+”) new games is a problem for you, you can always wait. In a few months. The game will be discounted on sale, and at 60, 70, or 80% off
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DarrkPhoenix: Thanks for the suggestion guys, I believe I will be doing just that (for both this title and most other games sold here from here on out).
Sh_t, I suspect most GOGgites were at least partly drawn here because of the majority of 5.99 and 9.99 price tags, reasonable decent prices on their own. Most should wait for a sale.
What's that? Same amount of euros as dollars? Shit, I'm sorry, I meant to go to Gog.com, not steam, I must be in the wrong place..
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armajiro: What's that? Same amount of euros as dollars? Shit, I'm sorry, I meant to go to Gog.com, not steam, I must be in the wrong place..
Apply cold water to burn area.

Nice!
are you people really buying this on pre order ? here is a bit of advise the last game came out in 2003 , you might want to wait for some previews or reviews to see if the game is worth it , if it was a frequent release we would have known what to expect but after seeing how thief is bombing everywhere just a thought.
So, is this the great game, that they had to have, which forced them to go back on the one price guarantee. If so, it's a piss poor reason. No sale here. Not even out yet and has DLC, just pure greed. No Thanks Triumph, and I wish I had not already bought your other games.
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liquidsnakehpks: are you people really buying this on pre order ? here is a bit of advise the last game came out in 2003 , you might want to wait for some previews or reviews to see if the game is worth it , if it was a frequent release we would have known what to expect but after seeing how thief is bombing everywhere just a thought.
Duke Nukem' Forever

I think I said enough.
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liquidsnakehpks: are you people really buying this on pre order ? here is a bit of advise the last game came out in 2003 , you might want to wait for some previews or reviews to see if the game is worth it , if it was a frequent release we would have known what to expect but after seeing how thief is bombing everywhere just a thought.
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RaikonLance: Duke Nukem' Forever

I think I said enough.
haha also dont be suckered in by unique pre order dlc , we all know its going to be released separately as dlc later after a few months
Oh boy, this one arrived with some really odd notion of regional pricing.

New thing we learned today - the Eurozone plus some more European countries, almost all of Africa, most of South America, and a portion of Asia are populated by folks with a stash of gold bars under their beds, who could have known :-P


Now that we got this out of the way, here's an honest question.

Strategy games are not particularly my cup of tea, I also don't much follow game news, so pardon my ignorance.

TET hinted in his post here that the first signed game with regional pricing will be a negotiating ace for GOG when approaching other big players in six weeks at GDC.

So, is Age of Wonders 3 a game that fulfils this role? Will it being here make the necessary positive impression to lure those guys from super-league to also sign a similar agreement?

Would be interesting to know how many pre-orders this will hit, in total and per country.
I think I am okay with the regional pricing. The games that made GOT are still roughly the same price. The new games at different prices are games that would not have been available otherwise. Something that is bothering me is the different versions/DOC for games. Something that I value about GOG is the simplicity of the service. I buy BG2 and I know it is the best version. Now with the different versions and DLC there are lots more decisions to make and I might not choose the one that leads to the highest utility. The Paradox of Choice.
So... is this an example of the games that'll have us giddy with glee?
Here are some videos to get giddy with glee for: http://www.youtube.com/user/triumphstudiosgames/videos
Awesome! Pre-ordering this payday. It will nice to play without any stinky DRM.
Does that mean the witcher 3 will cost me 20% more for no reason? :(
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nadenitza: Does that mean the witcher 3 will cost me 20% more for no reason? :(
If it's priced the same as AoW 3 it will cost you and most of the rest of Europe, Africa and South America 37,5% more for no reason.