Nitro Games and Paradox Interactive have announced Commander: Conquest of the Americas at Paradox Interactive Convention held in Stockholm.

Commander: Conquest of the Americas combines the best elements of trading and strategy games. Set in the 16th century, players will take charge of a wide variety of European nations in efforts to conquer the New World. With as many as 30 ships to control and varied environments (from the Caribbean to the Hudson Bay), players have much to look forward to when the game is released Q3 2010.

Check the press release here.

Virtual Naval Battles: Ruotsinsalmi game experience has been launched at Maritime Center Vellamo in Kotka, Finland. This standout museum exhibition piece, developed by Nitro Games, showcases the largest battles ever fought on the Baltic in 1789 and 1790.

“We all at Nitro Games are very excited about VNB. As a gamer and developer, I think it is very important that these kind of projects broaden the usage of game tech outside normal games. Games as a medium can be so much more than just entertainment and Virtual Naval Battles is good example of this“, says lead designer Kim Soares.

Virtual Naval Battles is a public project, funded by Regional Council of Kymenlaakso, Cursor Ltd., City of Kotka and Nitro Games.