While it doesn't happen very often, just recently I came across a game that caught me completely off-guard.  As I was thinking it was going to be one certain way, it instead threw me a huge curveball, totally by surprise.  And in case anyone was wondering, "RIOT:  Civil Unrest" from Merge Games Ltd. is this particular game. R: CU is a RTS of history lesson proportions, that puts ... more.

Merge Games a privately-owned video game publisher, is proud to announce the release of Riot – Civil Unrest into Early Access on Steam. Developed by Leonard Menchiari and IV Productions, Riot – Civil Unrest is a real-time riot simulation that recreates some of the world’s infamous riots. Events include: The Italian NoTav opposition to a planned high-speed rail link between Turin and Lyon;... more.

As the world’s economical crisis deepens and inequality tears the very fabric of society the discontentment of the masses manifests itself in violent public disturbances and civil disorder. Riot – Civil Unrest is the highly anticipated real-time strategy game that places the player right in the heart of some of the world’s most fractious riots -Indignados (Spain), Arab Spring (Egypt), Ker... more.

Merge Games, a privately owned video game publisher and distributor, is proud to announce that the creator of it’s forthcoming Riot simulator will be at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to discuss his controversial project. Developed by Leonard Menchiari and IV Productions, Riot is a real-time strategy / simulator game based on real-world riots. Leonard lived and worked in Hol... more.