Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation, the epic galactic opera come RTS game is about to get a whole new adventure for fans of the series. The Hunter / Prey DLC is coming soon.

Stardock just announced that alongside the version 2.9 update to the Escalation game, the Hunter / Prey DLC will bring a whole new variation to each of the games central factions. The new DLC will bring Substrate units and PHC base defenses into the mix. It promises to add significant depth to a players strategic options during campaigns, multiplayer, and skirmish scenarios.

In particular, Substrate players will find the paid addition provides a new Heart of the Phoenix juggernaut. The devastating new option allows players to unleash swarms of hatchlings on their enemies using the Clutch of Eggs and takedown an opponents defenses with the Falling Star. PHC commanders will be able to defend against these attacks using an awsome sounding Minos Cannon or stop troops dead in their tracks with a Stasis Hammer. It all sounds very awe and thunder of the PHC. These are not the only new weapons in play and with a ton of variety to choose from, players will get a new scenario focusing on the Substrates expansion onto a PHC-occupied world to introduce then to the new arsenal they have to hand.

For those of you that havent ventured out into PHC territory, Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is a stand-alone follow up to the original Ashes of the Singularity game. Coming from the same team that brought out. Coming from Stardock, the same team that brought gamers the Sins of a Solar Empire, this RTS title brings an unprecedented scale to fights handling thousands of units in one map and pushing the hardware of most desktop computers to the very edge. Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation gets its Hunter / Prey DLC in the near future. To be the first to get the drop date head over to the official website for more information.

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