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Sins v1.1 Beta Set for Thursday

Yarlen — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:04:22 -0400

The Sins of a Solar Empire version 1.1 BETA test is set to begin on Thursday, July 24th! For more information on the BETA test and what it entails, please visit the forum thread at: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/319061

Sins v1.05 Preview

Yarlen — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:13:17 -0400

Soon we'll be releasing the v1.05 update for Sins of a Solar Empire that should address many of the multiplayer issues some players have reported. This is a minor patch, however; more substantial updates will arrive with version 1.1.

v1.05 Changes:

Fixed bug deallocating particle pool memory. Fixed cargo ship related crash caused when loading a saved game. Increased the maximum length of map description text. If the text is too long, it will no longer crash the game. AI missions no lo...

Sins of a Solar Empire v1.1 BETA Coming Soon

Yarlen — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:47:06 -0400

The next major update for Sins of a Solar Empire is coming in mid-July! In fact, it's so huge that we're going to be offering it as an optional beta for those who want to help test it out and provide feedback. Click through for all the details on what's coming in mid-July.

[ Version 1.1 Beta Change Log ]

Vasari Nemesis Announced

Craig Fraser — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:58:54 -0400

What exactly has been chasing the Vasari? Why are they on the run?

The Vasari were conducting experiments on mammalian species discovered on a remote terran planet on the outer ring of the Vasari Empire. Isolated from each other, the captives did not appear to pose a threat with their aimable features and peaceful nature. Together the furry creatures possessed a power greater than the Vasari had ever known.

The small muliticolored creatures each bore a ...

Sins of a Solar Empire v1.05 Released

Yarlen — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:57:00 -0400

Sins of a Solar Empire version 1.05 is now available to all registered owners of the game. This new update includes two new maps plus a number of multiplayer and single-player fixes. For a full change log, please check out this thread.

To obtain the new patch, just click on the Download Updates button from the Sins main menu, or use our new Impulse client (beta).

gameSlave (UK) Reviews Sins

Island Dog — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:35:03 -0400

With the boxed version of Sins being released in the UK recently, gameSlave takes a detailed look at Sins of a Solar Empire.

Using their very own Iron Forge engine, the rookie developer hasmanaged to re-define 'space strategy' by using a delicate combinationof control, innovation and sheer scale. Trying to make the physics of a game feel as real and as plausible as possible, whilst stillmaking it fun to play, is a delicate balancing act - yet Ironclad doesit oh so well.

Go check out the re...

Impulse Arrives: Next Generation PC platform

Frogboy — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:04:08 -0400

PLYMOUTH, MI – June 17, 2008 – With the backing of industry powerhouse games and software developers and publishers, Stardock today announced the launch of its next-generation digital distribution platform, Impulse (www.impulsedriven.com). Impulse is a cohesive, integrated virtual platform for consumers and developers that is designed to simplify buying, supporting, and developing PC games and applications for Windows XP and Vista.

"Impulse is a platform first, a store second," said Brad War...

Win a Copy of Sins at Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Zoomba — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:13:24 -0400

The fine folks over at the gaming site Rock, Paper, Shotgun are giving away five copies of Sins of a Solar Empire, the surprise strategy game hit of 2008. The best part is that entering could not be easier! Here's what you have to do:

Here’s the question: What is the best line of dialogue ever to beuttered in a science fiction capacity? This means it must be a linefrom a science fiction movie, TV-show, or videogame.

Since I'm willing to venture a guess that a lot of you are fan...

AMD now uses Sins of a Solar Empire for benchmarking

Frogboy — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:48:17 -0400

AMD has announced that Sins of a Solar Empire has joined an exclusive list of PC games it uses to benchmark their cards for optimal use.

The titles AMD tests internally are Quake Wars, Half Life 2 Episode Two, World of Warcraft, Lineage II, Call of Duty 4, Sins of a Solar Empire, Command & Conquer 3, Sims 2 Deluxe and Zoo Tycoon 2. While AMD obviously runs even more benchmarks internally, these nine titles are the ones that it uses in determining the minimum hardware requirements for the GAME...

Brad's Impulse Launch Review

Zoomba — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:33:16 -0400

Today's the day Impulse launches to the public with much fanfare and celebration. In anticipation of the release, Brad Wardell walked through what will be available in Impulse on release, and a few sneak peeks at what will be added in the comming weeks and months.

It's required reading before you get the final version later today. It will answer a lot of questions and hopefully clear up a lot of confusion of what Impulse is, what it isn't, and what it can and can not do. We'...

Impulse this week!

Frogboy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:05:37 -0400

For two years now, Stardock has been developing a next generation digital distribution platform. Called Impulse, it is far more than a program that lets users purchase software and update. It is designed to open the door for developers and publishers to add new features to their programs and easily distribute them as well as providing an integrated community experience and let a player's various games all work together.

Check out the Impulse preview to get a better idea of what Impulse...

Sins of a Solar Empire Arriving in Europe Soon

Yarlen — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:06:19 -0400

Stardock Entertainment and Kalypso Media are pleased to announce the signing of an agreement that will finally bring Sins of a Solar Empire to retail stores throughout Europe.

The game will start appearing at retail beginning in late May/early June, though no specific dates have yet been set. We'll post more information as soon as it becomes available.

Take a picture, win a shirt!

Frogboy — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:02:47 -0400

So you make a product and somehow you manage to get it at the store where millions of people see it. Pretty exciting eh? Thanks to the support of PC gamers, Sins of a Solar Empire is now at retail in most of North America.

Now, to thank you back, here's what we're going to do:

Take a picture of you (or a loved one) holding a Sins of a Solar box at a store, post the picture here in the comments along with which store you were at and get a chance to win an official Sins of a Solar Empire T-s...

PC Gamers sins again!

Frogboy — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:53:27 -0400

The July issue of PC Gamer has arrived and for fans of Sins of a Solar Empire, it's definitely a collector's item. It includes a complete modding guide that walks through Galaxy Forge and provides tips on how to create your own mods.

It also includes a column by Brett Todd that goes over some of their favorite mods including "7 Deady Sins" by Danman, Dawn of Victory by Slipstream Productions, Sins Plus by UZII, the Texture Pack by Max Tael and more!

And if that wasn't enough, it includes ...

Why Demigod matters to Sinnners

Frogboy — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:53:21 -0400

Today Stardock and Gas Powered Games announced their partnership to develop and publish the much anticipated PC strategy/RPG game Demigod. Demigod is going to be a milestone PC game for a lot of reasons that will be made clear in the coming months.

So why should players of Sins of a Solar Empire care? For one thing, it means that a sophisticated ladder, match making, account system will become a reality in the near future. You see, Stardock, Ironclad, and Gas Powered Games are doi...

GWJ Conference Call mentions SINS

Craig Fraser — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:54:30 -0400

"This week Soren Johnson joins us to talk about the state of the strategy genre, working with gaming legends and what we should be looking out for in the future. Julian reveals his mail gaming roots and Shawn finds a way to compare Boom Blox and Sins of a Solar Empire."

Listen to the Podcast here:

http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/39114

Sins of a Solar Empire v1.04 released!

Frogboy — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:57:40 -0400

Sins of a Solar Empire v1.04 is now available for download.

Use THIS LINK to update to the latest version. If you are in the Impulse Beta, use the link provided here to update, don't use Impulse to update as we're in the process of updating the backend to support fast transfers of lots of little files which hasn't been perfected yet.

View: Change Log

Download: Sins of a Solar Empire v1.04

Sins Review Round-Up

Zoomba — Sat, 17 May 2008 08:02:54 -0400

It's been over three months since Sins of a Solar Empire hit store shelves, and soon it will be readily available at retail in Europe as well. In the months since release, the reviews have continued to trickle in one at a time here and there. Today, I have a quick round-up of a few of the most recent reviews posted for Sins. Overall, with this latest bunch Sins of a Solar Empire has a solid 88% on GameRankings.

Game Chronicles - 9.2

"I'll spare you the pun of "it would be...

Joystiq Interview with Brad Wardell & Chris Taylor

Zoomba — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:37:28 -0400

Recently Joystiq sat down with Brad Wardell (Stardock CEO) and Chris Taylor (Gas Powered Games Founder) recently to talk a bit about Demigod, a little bit about Sins & Gal Civ 2, and of course about copy protection and where the PC games market is headed.

The result? It looks like PC Gaming isn't dead afterall, and that Stardock/Gas Powered Games have some interesting ideas on where the future lies.

Click to read the full interview, it's definitely worth a little bit of your t...

Sins of a Solar Empire Post-Mortem now up!

Frogboy — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:15:55 -0400

Gamasutra has posted the in-depth post-mortem on Sins of a Solar Empire. For gamers as well as developers who want to see how a hit game was made that was done almost completely differently than the typical publisher/developer system, you'll definitely want to check this out.

It also has screenshots of very very early builds of Sins that you'll probably get a kick out of.

View: Sins of a Solar Empire Post-Mortem

Sins of a Solar Empire Demo Released

Yarlen — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:01:12 -0400

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are proud to announce the release of the first Sins of a Solar Empire demo! Available at Gamespot, the single-player only demo offers a taste of the full game for those who haven't yet taken the plunge into galactic warfare.

Features:

Play as the Trader Emergency Coalition (TEC)Learn the basics through four tutorialsFight on two small scenario maps against up to two AI playersConquer a randomly generated medium map against up to three AI play...

Sins tops February retail sales charts!

Frogboy — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:33:37 -0400

Despite that most sales of Sins of a Solar Empire thus far have been through TotalGaming.net (direct digital download), Sins topped the charts last month at retail for PC games.

Here are the stats courtesy of NPD:

February 2008

Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Sins Of A Solar Empire World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest The Sims 2 Free Time Expansion Pack World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack World Of Warcraft The Orange Box The Sims 2 Deluxe The Sims: Castaway Stories CrysisSins of...

Sins of a Solar Empire Update Schedule

Frogboy — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:58:40 -0400

Despite the phenomenal success of Sins of a Solar Empire both in terms of sales and in reviews, we are just getting started! Ironclad and Stardock have a whole host of goodies in the pipeline for Sins of a Solar Empire.

First, we've decided to split the next major update into two parts. This way, we can release an update sooner.

The first update will be called Sins of a Solar Empire v1.04. This version will contain some balancing updates based on player feedback, more compute...

More Sins Reviews Arrive...

Frogboy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:49:40 -0400

WOW. On behalf of Stardock and Ironclad, I can say we're just incredibly pleased and thankful for the positive reviews that Sins of a Solar Empire has gotten.Most gamers probably think of games they see at the store being developed and published by huge companies. But the truth is, both Stardock and Ironclad are just a bunch of guys (and gals) who love games and got together to create a game that could bring classic 4X gaming into a real-time experience. And even though peopl...

2008: A Good Year To Be a PC Strategy Gamer

Zoomba — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:29:14 -0400

GamerNode took at look at the PC game release calendar for this year and realized something; 2008 is a great year to be a PC strategy gamer! While the article talks about genre giants like Starcraft 2, Empire: Total War and the highly anticipated Spore, do you know the game they led the feature with?

If you said "Sins of a Solar Empire", you'd be right!

Highlighting Sins' scale, integration of 4X elements with real-time gameplay and an engine that performs well and looks great...