Paradox Interactive has confirmed Hearts of Iron 3 is done like dinner and is off for reproduction – in other words, it has gone gold. The third installment of the popular World War II strategy series, Hearts of Iron 3 will hit North American stores and all major digital download portals on August 7th. The game will drop in the UK and Scandinavia on August 14th and Germany and France on August 28th.

Featuring rich battle simulations that occur throughout 1936-1948, Hearts of Iron 3 will appeal to both veteran players and newcomers alike with brand new features, including a huge game map with more than 14,000 land and sea provinces. Players will soon have the opportunity to put their battle plans into action and take control of countries ranging from larger superpowers such as Russia or the United States, to smaller nations such as Costa Rica.