{"id":437576,"date":"2010-03-17T05:58:59","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T09:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/?p=20764"},"modified":"2010-04-27T19:07:33","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T23:07:33","slug":"total-annihilation-on-impulse-for-9-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/437576","title":{"rendered":"Total Annihilation on Impulse for $9.99"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Cavedog Entertainment created <em>Total Annihilation<\/em> in 1997, little did they know that they will be paving the way for games such as <em>Supreme Commander<\/em>, the development of the Spring engine and the entire 3D strategy genre altogether. Yes, Atari\u2019s <em>Total Annihilation<\/em> was the first 3D top-down strategy game and <a href=\"http:\/\/frogboy.impulsedriven.net\/article\/377352\/Impulse_gets_Total_Annihilation\">runs fine in any resolution<\/a> even now. The best thing about the Impulse release is that they will be releasing the game, the<em> Core Contingency <\/em>expansion and will be adding support for the multiplayer aspect as well as incorporating Impulse Reactor and other fan-made releases into the \u201cofficial release\u201d. The following line from Stardock pretty much sums it up.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In other words, we\u2019re treating Total Annihilation similarly to a newly released title with ongoing updates wherever possible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cache.techie-buzz.com\/images\/postimg\/TotalAnnihilationonImpulsefor9.99_D79F\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.techie-buzz.com\/images\/postimg\/TotalAnnihilationonImpulsefor9.99_D79F\/image_thumb.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" width=\"141\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The graphics <em>are<\/em> an eyesore \u2013 but it does not matter if you really like the genre. The community for this really old game is still going strong with fan-made mods and additions. The <a href=\"http:\/\/springrts.com\/wiki\/About#Features\">Spring engine<\/a> was a spin-off <a href=\"http:\/\/springrts.com\/\">open source engine<\/a> powering a great number of <em>Total Annihilation<\/em> mods and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imperialwinter.com\/\">a few<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wolfegames.com\/\">non-TA games<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cache.techie-buzz.com\/images\/postimg\/TotalAnnihilationonImpulsefor9.99_D79F\/totalannihilation_ss4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"totalannihilation_ss4\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.techie-buzz.com\/images\/postimg\/TotalAnnihilationonImpulsefor9.99_D79F\/totalannihilation_ss4_thumb.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"totalannihilation_ss4\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can grab <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.impulsedriven.com\/totalannihilation\">Total Annihilation on Impulse<\/a><\/em> for $9.99 and get in on the action immediately. if you are still unsure, you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.impulsedriven.com\/totalannihilation\/demo\">download the demo<\/a> and play it. 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