| Machines at War 3 | |
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 Logo of the game | |
| Developer(s) | Isotope 244 |
| Designer(s) | James Bryant |
| Platform(s) | Windows Mac OS X |
| Release | Windows(v0.9)
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| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer |
Machines at War 3 is a real-time strategy video game developed by Isotope 244 and published in September 2012 for Windows and on November 10, 2012 for Mac OS X. [1] It is the direct successor of Land Air Sea Warfare and is the third part of Machines at War.
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The gameplay is inspired by the seminal real-time strategy game series Command & Conquer. Where its direct predecessor Land Sea Warfare added naval units, Machines at War 3 adds infantry units, campaign missions and the long anticipated online multiplayer mode to the Machines at War series.
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Isotope 244 is a video game developer, based in the USA. It was founded by James Bryant in 1999. Isotope 244 is best known for developing retro remakes and real-time strategy genres for both desktop and mobile devices. Isotope 244 was also a leading developer of 3D screensavers in the early 2000s. The company received several mentions for its retrogaming and real-time strategy games, above all on portable platforms.
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