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For a long time the Valve powered Steam service has been thought to dominate the digital distribution market on the PC, but there was little data related on how much of the market share it had. Now the customer report which Stardock, creators of the rival Impulse service, released shines light on the issue.Brad ... |
23 November 2009
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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
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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 |
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Stardock has announced that Impulse, the digital distribution service that it has created is now supported by two of the biggest publishers, Activision and Ubisoft, which are offering their games through it.Impulse is one of the latest comers to the digital distribution scene, competing with other services like Steam... |
16 June 2009
02:33 GMT |
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It's always nice to see a developer that admits its mistakes and makes amends with players. Stardock is the latest example, as the company has begun sending out coupons for all those players who bought and registered Demigod, the Gas Powered Games developed multiplayer-oriented videogame.Given the problems that ... |
26 May 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Demigod is a great game. Some say it does not have single player, but they are wrong. Just set up a skirmish and take on A.I.-controlled opponents, which are tough to defeat on Nightmare difficulty. Some say that the glitches in setting up over the Internet multiplayer are taking away from the game by denying players... |
30 April 2009
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The launch of Demigod, created by Gas Powered Games and published by Stardock, was plagued by issues. First, GameStop broke the street date of the title, releasing it earlier and leading to a torrent of piracy. Then, the publisher failed to take into account the impact of pirated copies on a mainly multiplayer title ... |
22 April 2009
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This week was set to witness the release of Demigod, quite an interesting title created by Gas Powered Games and published by Stardock. The game has both a retail version and a digital distribution version. It focuses on multiplayer, with the network infrastructure and the match making services crucial for a good exp... |
18 April 2009
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After a long period in beta, Gas Powered Games' Demigod was released this week. Unfortunately, the game is now experiencing quite a few issues. Some players are reporting that they cannot connect to the multiplayer servers while others are saying that the matchmaking is not working properly, pairing up new playe... |
16 April 2009
18:11 GMT |
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GameStop has broken the street date for Demigod, a game published by Stardock and created by Gas Powered Games. This means that the title was set to be simultaneously released via Impulse and in stores, but players were able to get it earlier in brick-and-mortar stores. It's a highly unusual move from GameStop a... |
15 April 2009
17:21 GMT |
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Stardock is announcing that its digital distribution service, Impulse, has finally received the Phase 3 update, which introduces a number of new features: Impulse Anywhere, allowing games to be downloaded on any machine and played on another one, Impulse Reactor, which permits developers to include matchmaking, frien... |
9 April 2009
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The videogame industry, both on the hardware and software sides, seems to be continuing its expansion, even if the economy of all major markets for games is being hit by the recession. In February, the growth was slower than expected, but it was still there, delivering more arguments to the idea that “videogami... |
3 April 2009
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Just as Valve announced its plans to introduce changes in its Steamworks service in order to make piracy impossible and eliminate Digital Rights Management from Steam-distributed games, Stardock revealed a series of changes coming to Impulse, its own digital distribution service. The company says that they are design... |
30 March 2009
13:01 GMT |
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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 |
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A recent editorial piece published in the Edge gaming magazine proclaims that gaming has entered a so called “Age of Steam” during which the digital distribution service from Valve is set to become more and more important for gaming on the PC.Not many people would have the guts to disagree with this evalu... |
12 March 2009
17:41 GMT |
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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
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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 |
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Publisher and developer Stardock is saying that it plans to invest some 900,000 dollars to enlarge its headquarter located in Plymouth, Michigan. The company is planning on expanding its communication infrastructure, which will allow it to resume work on Society, a hybrid between a MMO and a real time strategy that i... |
6 February 2009
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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 |
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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
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Stardock seems to be getting ready to specialize in the successful revival of glorious series of the past. After announcing that they plan to make Elemental: War of Magic, a game which is inspired by Master of Magic, the company says it is thinking of breathing new life into Star Control and Master of Orion.Gamasutra... |
18 November 2008
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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 |
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Stardock has finally revealed that almost secret title they were alluding on in their report on upcoming titles. It's called Elemental: War of Magic and is set to arrive on the PC in February 2010. The development team is the one that created the Galactic Civilizations II games.The title is set to be a turn base... |
7 November 2008
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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Demigod was announced a while back, right after Gas Powered Games released Supreme Commander and, for a while, details were scarce on the title, with only one gorgeous screenshot of a towered giant being showed. Now, the game has advanced along the development path and the developers are interested in offering more i... |
1 August 2008
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The Political Machine 2008 has one deep flaw: it needs to be played by someone who either has a good understanding of how Presidential elections work in the United States or by someone who is interested in learning about them. I sincerely hope that the game developed by Stardock gets into the hands of people interest... |
4 July 2008
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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
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PCs are dying. You'll hear this mantra many times and you might read it even more often on various gaming sites. There are those that love PC gaming and upon hearing such news, try to move their player base away from personal computers and towards consoles. Epic has recently done it and Crytek is also announcing... |
26 June 2008
18:06 GMT |
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The Political Machine 2008 is easy to pick up and play if you have a modicum of knowledge regarding the American political system and the way the United States picks its presidents. You can choose from a wide array of candidates and try to outmaneuver the nominee of the rival party to get President. Here's how m... |
24 June 2008
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GamersGate, one of the most significant digital download services available for PCs, is announcing the launch of GameNerve, a new digital publishing suite designed to allow third parties, mainly developers and publishers, to create and configure digital distribution initiatives of their own.The developers say that Ga... |
24 June 2008
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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 |
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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 |
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Big Huge Games, known for developing epic RTS title Supreme Commander and its expansion Forged Alliance, and Stardock, mainly known for publishing recent strategy hit Sins of a Solar Empire and TBS revival game Galactic Civilization 2, have announced an agreement which gives Stardock the exclusive rights to publish, ... |
8 April 2008
02:40 GMT |
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When a second expansion for a game is announced, it might be time to tell the developers they're pushing the limit of what's acceptable. Usually expansions mean more levels, same gameplay, more movies and less entertainment for the player. Well, that's certainly not the case with Twilight of the Arnor,... |
5 April 2008
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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 |
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Politics is a terribly complicated thing and there aren't many games out there that have a clear political agenda. There's talk of politics in games and there are even some games that try and sell "diplomacy" as the same thing with "politics," but no game dabbles in the real life constants of campaigns, can... |
28 March 2008
04:49 GMT |
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Are you bored to death with the Windows Vista logon screen? C'mon, just admit it! You are dying for a little customization! And while Windows Vista does in fact permit the end users to extensively personalize their copy of the latest Windows client, tweaking the logon screen is not as a streamlined an action as... |
30 November 2007
05:20 GMT |
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One of the possible winning conditions in Sid Meir’s Civilization series is the launch of a shuttle to another galaxy (the closest – Proxima Centauri). This is just about where Stardock takes up and continues to spread the human influence across the Universe. Friend or foe, many alien races cross your way. In Galacti... |
12 March 2007
11:23 GMT |
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