14 DAY TRIAL // Stardock and Ironclad Games have announced that they are set to release a Game of the Year Edition version of Sins of a Solar Empire, one of the best real time strategy games of 2008. The new pack should arrive on October 30, just in time for Christmas and will be integrating all of the patches launched for the game, addressing bugs, fixing errors and introducing new gameplay balances.
The Game of the Year Edition is also set to include a soundtrack CD and a double sided poster that details the tech tree for all the three factions included in Sins of a Solar Empire.
The space-based strategy title, which combines huge fleet battles with planetary management, research and diplomacy, has sold more than 100,000 units in the United States and received Editors Choice Awards from a variety of gaming outlets, like PC Zone, PC Gamer and GameSpy. The new edition is set to offer the complete experience in one easy to install package that can serve as a base for further releases.
Sins of a Solar Empire is not being abandoned by Ironclad and Stardock. A mini expansion pack, called Entrenchment, has already been outed, offering more options related to the defense of planetary system and introducing changes to tactics used in the big fleet battles. Now, the developers are working on a new add on, called Diplomacy.
As the name implies, the new content is set to expand the possibilities of influencing the distant solar system through diplomacy and more techs to be researched by the three factions. Those interested can pre-order Diplomacy and they will be getting access to the beta for the new content, which will probably come out during the winter. Until then, players can pick up the Game of the Year Edition of Sins of a Solar Empire.