

It was released in 2007 in North America on 26 June, in Europe on 29 June and Australia on 6 July. ĭevelopment on the game began in early 2006 and the game was announced in May of the same year, with gameplay demonstrated at E3 2006. After over a year and a half of development, its release in 2007 was met with generally favourable reviews, and helped boost overall sales for Codemasters that year. An expansion pack entitled Overlord: Raising Hell was released in 15 February 2008 along with additional multiplayer maps and a local split screen co-op mode.

A PlayStation 3 version of the game, entitled Overlord: Raising Hell, was released in 2008 in Europe on 20 June and 24 June in North America, which included both the original game and its downloadable content. A sequel, Overlord II, was released in June 2009 and a spin-offs followed for the Wii entitled Overlord: Dark Legend and a Nintendo DS game called Overlord: Minions. Overlord is set in an alternate world, where the player takes the role of a resurrected warrior known as "The Overlord" who has control over hordes of gremlin-like creatures known as "Minions". The player must defeat seven corrupt ruling heroes in order to reconquer the lands and establish his lordship over its inhabitants. The game features a corruption feature, similar to that of the Fable games, but allowing the player to "be evil. Or really evil", where certain actions and choices affect different aspects of the story and gameplay. Robert Liberace (1st – Imaginative Realist), “5th Circle,” 2015, oil on linen, 36 x 48 in. (c) ARC 2016 Steve Levin (1st – Still Life), “Books and Butterflies,” 2015, oil on canvas, 28 x 22 in. The Art Renewal Center (ARC) - one of the most respected realist art institutions - was overjoyed to recently announce the latest winners of its incredibly popular and competitive Salon. The 12th Annual International ARC Salon features over 1,000 finalist works representing 640 artists from 63 countries. Julio Reyes (1st – Drawing), “Deliverance,” 2015, charcoal, ink, and graphite on drafting film, 16 x 16 1/2 in.Īs part of the competition, the ARC has also acquired 14 works for its own collection. (c) ARC 2016 Emmanuela De Musis (1st – Portraiture), “Miss Rachel,” 2015, oil on linen, 42 x 24 in. (c) ARC 2016Īwards are categorized by various sections - most often surrounding subject, including best nude, best social commentary, best trompe l’oeil, best figure, best portrait, best still life, best imaginative realism, best landscape, and many more. Of course, all artists covet earning best in show honors, museum purchase awards, and others sponsored by magazines such as Fine Art Connoisseur and PleinAir. Stephen Jesic (1st – Animal), “Jewel of the Amazon,” 2015, acrylic on birch, 24 x 20 in.
