Stardock and Gas Powered Games (publisher and developer, respectively) announced today that their upcoming PC exclusive real-time strategy game, Demigod, has gone gold today and will be available at retail and by digital distribution on April 14th.

Interestingly, the digital download version of the game is affordably priced at only $39.95 MSRP, which is $10-15 cheaper than comparable new releases on the PC. Stardock explains that the lower price is not to suggest a bargain-quality title, but instead to entice more gamers to give it a try with a preemptive sale strategy in which the packaging costs savings are passed along to the consumer.

Demigod features hot army-on-army action with matches pitting up to 10 different players against one another. The game’s setting revolves around a unique mythology which establishes a pantheon of powerful gods, one of which has recently disappeared. The power vacuum spurs the demigods from across the mortal realm to wage war with one another as they each vie for the opportunity to ascend to full-fledged godhood.

In terms of gameplay, Gas Powered Games provides 8 distinct demigod types to play as, each featuring a full compliment of unique units. These factions battle throughout the course of the game’s single player campaign and multiplayer, which infuses role-playing elements within the traditional RTS framework much like the Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients and, more recently, Dawn of War 2. Demigods themselves are capable of growing in power through an experience system and can obtain a number of artifacts which bestow a number of enhancements that aid players in their quest for victory.

For those unfamiliar with the game, the Demigod media gallery is worth checking out for some stunning images of the game. Comments by some of the staff at GPG suggest that system requirements may be steep.

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