Browsed by
Tag: Excalibur Publishing

Excalibur Publishing Expand PC Retail Presence

Excalibur Publishing Expand PC Retail Presence

I am often one to praise the success of digital distribution and wonder whether there will be much room for traditional retail in the games industry in the coming few years, but Excalibur Publishing continue to push against my beliefs with an expanding range of PC titles in the retail network. The British Publisher launched their Extra Play budget range of simulation titles earlier this year which put games like UK Truck Simulator and Falcon 4.0 back on shelves at the £9.99 price point.

Not content with their traditional simulation range, Excalibur have bolstered their Extra Play range with a range of titles from Russian group 1C Publishing. Amongst the new titles to be released are shooter NecroVisioN: Lost Company and racer Death Track: Resurrection.

Excalibur’s Managing Director, Robert Stallibrass had this to say: “Already featuring a strong line-up of titles from our back catalogue and a selection of debut titles, this is PC gaming at a great budget price. In 2012 we are planning to release around 50 – 60 titles of a fully diversified range, many of which are previously unreleased boxed products.”

It is definitely pleasing to see Excalibur trying to keep some life in the PC retail market, clearly there is still life out there despite the ever shrinking displays of PC titles in bricks and mortar establishments.

Construction Simulator – Video And Release Date

Construction Simulator – Video And Release Date

Construction Simulator is coming on the 17th February to UK retail thanks to the ever loveable Excalibur Publishing. This new video shows off some of the vehicles you will be able to use to construct houses and swimming pools. A gravel pit is also promised as a place to play around with big machines. Sounds fun, any wannabe builders out there looking forward to this?

Road Construction Simulator – The Verdict

Road Construction Simulator – The Verdict

The biggest appeal of a simulation game lies not in when things go well, it’s when things go disastrously wrong. It’s those moments in life when you retract the landing gear instead of deactivating the seat-belt sign, when you shoot your own wing off in a dogfight, or when you accidentally surface your submarine in the middle of an enemy convoy. Excalibur Publishing’s Road Construction Simulator allows for none of these moments, and not only because you don’t get to…

Read More Read More

Digger Simulator 2011 – The Verdict

Digger Simulator 2011 – The Verdict

Excalibur Publishing has over the years become something of a running joke within the realm of the simulation genre. Abandoning the usual staples of military simulation, their partnership with the German developer Astragon has instead decided to concentrate on the more obscure and mundane side of vehicle simulation.

Sim Game Roundup – Mini Verdicts

Sim Game Roundup – Mini Verdicts

There are two fantastically obscure simulation games sitting on my desk at the moment which I have been having a play around with. They are FIM Speedway Grand Prix 4 and London Underground Simulator. Hit the jump for some mini verdicts on both.

FIM Speedway Grand Prix 4 Coming to the PC

FIM Speedway Grand Prix 4 Coming to the PC

As the resident motorsport aficionado it should come as no surprise that my interest has been piqued by the news that FIM Speedway Grand Prix 4 from Techland is getting a UK retail release on the 30th September via Excalibur Publishing, the company who have worked on the retail release of titles like UK Truck Simulator and the upcoming London Underground Simulator.

Going Deeper Underground – London Underground Simulator

Going Deeper Underground – London Underground Simulator

The London Underground holds a special place in the hearts of many, admittedly I am sure there are those who hate it, but there are a select few who doubtless have a deep fascination with it. As a non-Londoner, I don’t really have much of a fascination with it, but that just might change thanks to London Underground Simulator – The Circle Line.

Brief Musings on UK Truck Simulator and More

Brief Musings on UK Truck Simulator and More

There is a breed of games out there which tend to get ignored by the mainstream games press, they are games you probably don’t even know exist unless you are one of those who still look for PC games on the highstreet. I am talking about games like UK Truck Simulator, Demolition Company, Driving Simulator 2011, Dive to the Titanic and a whole heap of similar, very niche titles.