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Diplomacy Is All About War in Sins of a Solar Empire

Ironclad and Stardock seem to have finally declared the features included in their real-time strategy Sins of a Solar Empire complete. The game, initially released in 2008, has come a long way with Entrenchment and Diplomacy, becoming even more complex with the addition of more options for a sturdy defense and the in...

17 February 2010
16:41 GMT

Sword of Stars 2 Will Be a Revolution in 4X Gaming

Paradox Interactive held its own convention last week and announced quite a few new projects it intends to publish. One of them is Sword of the Stars II, a sequel to the 4X space strategy title set to be released on the PC at some point in 2011. And now both the developers at Kerberos Productions and the publishers a...

29 January 2010
14:51 GMT

Sins of a Solar Empire Trinity Announced by Stardock

Stardock has announced that it plans to release a new bundle called Sins of a Solar Empire Trinity, which will allow players who have enjoyed one of the best strategy titles of 2008 to get the most out of it by packing together the original release with the two micro expansions, Entrenchment, which has been available...

10 December 2009
15:21 GMT

Sins of a Solar Empire Gets Game of the Year Edition

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,...

29 October 2009
04:44 GMT

New Sins of a Solar Empire Patch Aims to Rebalance the Game

Sins of a Solar Empire was a surprise hit and one of the best strategy titles of 2008. It managed to blend the familiar mechanics of exploration, expansion and extermination with a 3D engine capable of nicely rendering space battles that involved hundreds of fighters and dozens of capital ships.The game also offered ...

1 October 2009
14:01 GMT

More Diplomacy Coming to Sins of a Solar Empire

Sins of a Solar Empire has been one of the surprise hits of last year. It was a real-time strategy title in the 4X mold, which allowed players to create a space empire and then engage in warfare, trade and diplomacy with their rivals in order to achieve domination of the galaxy. It was notable for its huge space batt...

17 September 2009
16:41 GMT

Brad Wardell Believes Windows 7 Will Be Good for Gamers

After the embarrassing performance delivered by Vista, Microsoft has been upping its game when it comes to operating system design and seems to be prepared to offer quite a competent platform with Windows 7, which is set to be released soon. But will the OS, which is seen as an evolution of Vista rather than being an...

19 June 2009
03:54 GMT

Argos Naval Yard Added to Sword of the Stars

Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Kerberos Productions have announced that they plan to release a new expansion pack for their space-based real time strategy title Sword of the Stars. The new content pack is called Argos Naval Yard and is set to arrive on June 17. Gamers who are interested in it will have t...

27 May 2009
02:34 GMT

Galactic Civilizations II Brought in 10 Million in Revenue

It's nice to see the Chief Executive Officer of a major videogame company talk frankly about costs and revenue. And it's especially nice to see someone show how small development teams, with rather limited budgets and a good feel of their potential audience, can create videogames that are successful both in...

27 March 2009
15:51 GMT

Entrenchment for Sins of a Solar Empire Released

Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad are announcing that they have released Entrenchment, the first mini expansion for the RTS Sins of a Solar Empire. You can get it through the Impulse digital delivery system from Stardock for the low price of 9.95 dollars.As the name implies, Entrenchment is based on the idea of giv...

26 February 2009
13:21 GMT

Entrenchment for Sins of a Solar Empire Coming on February 25

Stardock, as the publisher, and Ironclad Games, as the developers, are announcing that the Entrenchment micro expansion for Sins of the Solar Empire will be released worldwide on February 25. Players who already own the game will be able to get the expansion using the digital download platform developed by Stardock, ...

11 February 2009
15:11 GMT

GTA IV Is Game of the Year for GameTrailers

GameTrailers is one of the most interesting manifestations in the field of gaming commentary for the last year. The guys behind it have used video as a way to review and comment on games, while also offering all the latest trailers, developer videos and commercials related to upcoming releases.They have chosen their ...

8 January 2009
14:11 GMT

RTS of the Year: Sins of a Solar Empire

In a way, it’s unfair to compare Sins of a Solar Empire, from Ironclad Games and Stardock, with the biggest real time strategy title released this year, Red Alert 3, from Electronic Arts and its Los Angeles Studios. They are very different games, with far apart settings, and target audiences that rarely mix. Bu...

28 December 2008
18:41 GMT

MGS 4, Sins of a Solar Empire and Fallout 3 Are Games of the Year

As the end of 2008 draws ever near, most sites and magazines reporting on videogames are getting ready to present a host of awards, showing which titles impressed editors and players alike during the closing year. Our awards will be presented during the final days of December. IGN, one of the leading sites reporting ...

22 December 2008
15:01 GMT

1.1 Patch for Sins of a Solar Empire Is Available

Stardock says that, after a few short delays, Sins of a Solar Empire, the surprise hit real time strategy set in space, launched early in 2008, received its 1.1 patch. Those who purchased the game and have so far used the beta 1.1 patch can now launch Impulse, the digital download platform from Stardock, and get the ...

20 November 2008
06:05 GMT

Entrenchment for Sins of a Solar Empire Delayed

Stardock and Ironclad Games have announced their intention not to release the planned Entrenchment mini expansion for their real time strategy title Sins of a Solar Empire on November 18, the date initially revealed. The developer and publisher have not indicated a new release date, but given the fact that Demigod, ...

13 November 2008
14:31 GMT

Stardock Details Plans for the Future

Stardock, which is both a publisher and a developer, has released a document which details the moves it plans to make in the rest of 2008 and in early 2009. The highlight is a yet un-detailed strategy game which is set for a late 2009 release but there are also plans related to Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civ...

16 October 2008
19:21 GMT

Sins of a Solar Empire Sells Over 500,000 Units

The Ironclad developed and Stardock published real time space strategy title Sins of a Solar Empire went over 400,000 boxes sold, while the digital download version of the game was ordered by more than 100,000 people. With combined sales of more than 500,000 units, the game is a surprising success taking into account...

8 September 2008
04:50 GMT

Sins of a Solar Empire Getting an Expansion

Stardock and Ironclad, the publisher and the developer of PC space-based real-time strategy title Sins of a Solar Empire, is announcing that it plans to release a mini-expansion for the game, called Entrenchment. The idea is that the three empires that are battling for control of the galaxy have reached a level ...

4 September 2008
06:48 GMT

Impulse Is Getting 2K Games

The digital download services out there seem to be entering a golden age. Steam, coming from Valve, already has a pretty large library and big titles, like STALKER: Clear Sky, are getting released on Steam at the same time they are available in retail stores. Now Stardock is pushing hard for its own digital download...

1 September 2008
06:54 GMT

Sins of a Solar Empire Getting Massive Patch

When Sins of a Solar Empire was launched, a lot of people doubted the changes that a 4X title featuring a slow pace and incredible fleet on fleet battles had on today's videogame market. But Ironclad and Stardock managed to create a very good game, which sold well despite the fact that, until recently, it was no...

2 July 2008
09:09 GMT

Sins of a Solar Empire Coming to Europe

Publisher Kalypso Media is announcing that the boxed European edition of the strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire is set to become available during this week. The game has been, until now, only available in Europe via digital download. Because of the fact that the release of the boxed edition was delayed, Europeans c...

23 June 2008
09:25 GMT

Information on the Nuts and Bolts of The Political Machine

Stardock has clearly understood that marketing to the niches is a smart way to make money. Both its latest game successes, Galactic Civilization II with its two expansion packs, and Sins of a Solar Empire have been created and marketed to satisfy the needs of two rather small gaming communities. And their next projec...

28 May 2008
03:22 GMT

New Sins for the Strategy Gamers

Wired is reporting that Brad Wardell, Stardock's president and Chief Executive Officer, has recently confirmed that Sins of a Solar Empire was due to get an expansion in the not-too-distant future. That's good news and shows Stardock's dedication to the game and its commitment to keeping the fans happy...

3 April 2008
16:11 GMT

Get Ready to Face the Sins of a Solar Empire

One of the most anticipated real time strategy (RTS) titles has finally been launched to game shops across the globe, while a Collector's Edition can be purchased online from the official Sins of a Solar Empire website. So if you are a real time strategy fan and you'd like to try a game that combines the de...

6 February 2008
04:51 GMT


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