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Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 08:16, 15 Nov 2005:
Heroes V: New Video

News on the Nival Website states that a Russian games journal called 'Navigator of the Gaming World' will feature a video on Heroes of Might and Magic V. It will be available on November the 17th, but for now, a preview video can be downloaded on Nival's ftp, here. The picture may not appear on your computer, but you will still be able to hear the sound. The movie contains nothing new, merely an advertisement video featuring compilations of older screenshots and movies.

Posted by Valeriy at 23:45, 13 Nov 2005:
Heroes 4 Card Game: Chaos Cards Revealed

Chaos emerged as a clear winner in the Heroes Community poll for the Heroes 4 Card and Tile Game spoiler. All Chaos cards (almost 100) are now up in the H4CTG Gallery. You can click the cards to see their full-resolution artwork.

Four alignments remain to be revealed. The new poll has began - your votes will decide the next alignment.

Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 10:19, 11 Nov 2005:
Academy Update, New Dark Messiah Screenshots

The Academy Faction has been completely revealed on the Might and Magic Site, which includes the introduction, description and history. The following Age of Heroes sites have been updated accordingly:
- Academy Introducion, Story, Creatures and Buildings.
- Academy Concept Art

Additionally, 8 new Dark Messiah screenshots were spied today at Gamespy.

Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 09:44, 10 Nov 2005:
Heroes V: Gamespot Academy Preview

Gamespot has conducted an interview with Nival's Creative Director, Alexander Mishulin, where they explore the Academy and unique abilities of various towns. The preview can be read at Gamespot, or here, at Age of Heroes. For French readers, the Academy's introduction, description and history can be found on the French Might and Magic Site. In addition to this, the Heroes V section of Age of Heroes has been updated in the following ways:
- Added un-upgraded unique creature descriptions for the Academy.
- Official Screenshots page has been updated to include the newest 7 screenshots. (Two of them are on this page).
- Academy Hero and Town Introduction page.

Expect more Academy-related updates soon!

Posted by Valeriy at 09:20, 10 Nov 2005:
Built-in Cheat in Heroes 3 Demo

Marcio Hermes discovered a cheat menu that is built into the Heroes 3 demo, but deactivated by default. There is a way to enable it. Visit the Heroes 3 Demo Download and Cheat Page for more information. If you haven't played HOMM3, try out the demo. There's a direct download link that does not require registration.

Posted by Valeriy at 06:05, 5 Nov 2005:
First Regional H4 CTG Tournament

The Heroes 4 Card Game Tournaments Page has been updated with the latest events in Huntsville. There are lots of demos, an introductory tournament and the first regional tournament. The winner of the introductory tournament will walk away with H4 CTG Deluxe Set, while the regional torunament prize is a Greatsword valued at $350!

Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 09:08, 4 Nov 2005:
Dark Messiah: Video Interview

A new Dark Messiah video was unveiled today on the Official Might and Magic Site. In the video, Ubisoft's Associate Producer, Erwan Lebreton, speaks about the universe Dark Messiah will be set in, it's links with Heroes V, and the endless possibilities that will be available to the player, partially thanks to a dynamic environment and Valve's Source Engine. The movie is 3:53 long, and is 7mb to stream, or 30mb to download.

Dark Messiah is developed by Arkane Studios (Arx Fatalis), and is scheduled for a release in Summer 2006.

Posted by Valeriy at 04:39, 3 Nov 2005:
Rewards for the Team + H4 CTG Preview Poll

As a gift of appreciation for their hard work that made Age of Heroes possible, Lich and ThE_HyDrA are being sent a copy of Heroes IV Card and Tile Game. Thanks to DGA Games for making this gift possible. We will follow up with team reviews of the game and how it plays.

The H4 CTG Preview is soon to be expanded with another alignment. You decide which one. Vote Here!

Posted by Valeriy at 22:58, 1 Nov 2005:
Age of Heroes Title Page Update

Title page of Age of Heroes has been updated today for faster loading and easier navigation.

Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 08:35, 1 Nov 2005:
Heroes V: New Question and Answer

Nival's budding public representative, Larisa, has been spoiling Russian viewers of Nival's forums over the past couple of months, and today has answered 36 questions concerning Heroes V. For native Russian speakers, you can read the Q&A in it's original state in this thread (at the bottom). For everyone else, Sarsis from the Ubi.com forums has posted an English translation. It can be found in the News and Interviews section. Larisa's Question and Answer.
Among the most topical information was the return of the Phoenix (obviously not at Sylvan), each alignment will have its own specialty (e.g. Necropolis - Necromancy), and ranged units cannot mount towers.