Conquest: Frontier Wars Cancelled

Microsoft has decided to cancel its contract to publish Digital Anvil's "Conquest: Frontier Wars". The anticipated space RTS from the independent Austin, Texas-based PC game developer is a mere few weeks from completion. Microsoft justified the unfortunate decision as a quality-control measure:

"Microsoft has decided not to publish Conquest. Microsoft had high aspirations for the game, and it simply did not progress as they had hoped it would. Keeping in line with their goal of delivering only top-quality games that deliver a fresh and immersive experience, they decided to stop work on Conquest and place the development team on other projects."

Conquest: Frontier Wars is a 3D fleet-based RTS in which players control one of three unique races and colonize as much of the galaxy as possible. Set in the year 2151, the game features a multiple-system universe with up to 16 maps for multiplayer and skirmish battles, a high level of AI that allows for the management of individual units, a system of supply lines, and special weapon attacks.

Microsoft has agreed to allow Digital Anvil to pursue another publisher for Conquest: Frontier Wars. A demo will be available shortly.

Digital Anvil is currently also developing Loose Cannon, Freelancer, and Freelancer Online.

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