BattleGoat Studios announces the launch of early access to Supreme Ruler Ultimate on Steam, offering access to the beta version of their upcoming geopolitical real-time strategy sequel. "We've been working towards this for fourteen years," explains Battlegoat lead designer and cofounder David Thompson. "Supreme Ruler Ultimate is the culmination of all the design revisions and content we've created since forming the studio in 2000. And it's now time to involve our players in the final stage of development through Steam's Early Access which will help provide the player testing and the feedback necessary to make sure Supreme Ruler Ultimate is everything that strategy gaming fans expect." Here's word on the game:

The pinnacle of fourteen years of development on the Supreme Ruler series of Real Time Geo-Political Military Strategy Games for PC and Mac. Supreme Ruler Ultimate incorporates the stories, campaigns, scenarios, and features from our previous releases and expands on them in our improved game engine. Take control of any nation in the world from World War II through the Cold War and into the near future as our world lurches from one crisis to the next! Play historical or modern campaigns with specific objectives, attempt one of the many Set-Piece Scenarios for a shorter game, or customize your gaming experience by picking any nation in the various era sandboxes and choosing your own preferred Victory Condition. With so many options to choose from, Supreme Ruler Ultimate provides virtually unlimited replayability!