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Post-apocalyptic multiplayer RTS Apox has announced an open beta, which you can apparently sign up for just here. It’s a Steam download and it will be free to all for the next two weeks. The final release of the game will occur on January 6th. I’ll try and dip a toe into the game over the Christmas break and have some thoughts about it when we come back.

The unusual-looking post-apocalyptic RTS Apox has just entered beta. Having caught our attention with its fancy maps, flamethrowers, and promises of 32-player matches, we thought it might be a good idea to have a chat with the people making it. So I spoke to Blue Giant Interactive’s Mark Currie about the company, the game, Company Of Heroes, and their excitement about developing this RTS. Read on for splendid details.
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BlueGiant Interactive, an indie studio apparently based in Hyderabad, India, send word of their debut game, Apox. It’s a post-apocalyptic RTS with some fun features, such as unit posture, veterancy, and on-the-fly ad hoc stuff like being able to place different units in vehicles. With 32-players. Which sounds like a lot for an RTS. Yeah, it’s looking like it might sit down the more offbeat end of the RTS spectrum, and it’s got a lot of flamethrowers, as you can see in the debut video below. It’s even going to ship with a map editor and 100 (count ‘em!) maps. But that’s not all, because they’re also taking beta applications now. Go here if you’re interested in that. And why wouldn’t you be, if you are not John Walker?
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