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Sins: Rebellion Pre-order Discount is Back for Trinity/Diplomacy Customers

Island Dog — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 7:25:11 PM -0500

We are happy to announce that we have returned the special pre-order pricing for the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion for previous customers of Sins: Trinity or Diplomacy. The special pre-order price is $29.95 which is $10 off regular price and this discount will only be available for a limited time.

If you have already purchased the pre-order for Rebellion your price has automatically been adjusted, and you can check your pre-order status on the account page.

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Rebellion is Upon Us: The Next Chapter of Sins of a Solar Empire Unveiled at GDC 2011

Island Dog — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:51:49 PM -0500

The time of Diplomacy is over. The length of the war and differing opinions on what should be done to bring the war to an end has led to a splintering of the groups involved. The controlling powers-that-be have depleted arsenals and seemed to have exhausted all efforts of diplomacy. Trapped in a stalemate, sub-factions have rebelled and broken off the main alignments. Rebellion is upon us.

The exciting next chapter in the awesome Sins of a Solar Empire universe has arrived. A full-fledged exp...

GameSpy Exclusive Interview about Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion

Island Dog — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:35:45 AM -0500

GameSpy has published their exclusive review with Stardock’s Brian Clair (Yarlen) about the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion!

GameSpy: So you're dividing the existing three factions -- the TEC, the Advent, and the Vasari -- into a Loyalist and a Rebel faction each. How is playing as a Rebel faction going to differ from playing as a Loyalist faction?

Brian Clair: Well, it depends on which race you play. The TEC Loyalists are very defensive. If you're a gamer ...

PC Gamer Shows Off New Rebellion Screenshots of the Titans

Island Dog — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 2:23:02 AM -0500

PC Gamer has some new screenshots up for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion showing off some of the Titan class battleships.

"The expansion will also add jumbo sized battlecraft called Titans. These monsters will be even bigger than capital ships and will be able to take on enemy fleets single-handedly. They’ll get to dissolve incoming pirate raids with new giant laser beams, prettified by a new lighting engine. See Titans and their pet lasers in action in these new screenshots."

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RTSguru Sins of a Solar Empire Community Q&A Posted

Island Dog — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 6:53:39 PM -0500

A few weeks RTSguru.com was taking your questions that would be asked of the Sins of a Solar Empire dev team, and today they have posted the Q&A!

What sorts of AI improvements will we be seeing?

We’re working on a number of things with the AI that spans many areas ranging from improved autocasting, to better movement code, plus making it possible for the AI to handle our new victory conditions and more. For existing players it’ll likely be more noticeable as a “sum of the part...

Round Two of RTSGuru’s Community Q&A Questions

Island Dog — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:55:20 AM -0500

RTSGuru is ready for the second round of community questions for the Sins team. The last interview posed some great questions which you can see here.

Head over to RTGuru.com and submit your questions.

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Sins: Trinity Digital Download Now Available Direct

Yarlen — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 8:03:41 PM -0500

Stardock is pleased to announce that Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity is now available for direct sale and download through our updated web store. Sins: Trinity includes the original Sins of a Solar Empire, plus the Entrenchment and Diplomacy expansions for $19.95 USD.

To purchase, please visit our Store.

Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity–On Sale for Today Only 12/19

Island Dog — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 9:46:07 PM -0500

As part of our 12 Days of Holi-Daily Deals, we have Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity on sale for $13.35! This sale is going on for today only, and don’t forget you can easily gift this game via the Stardock store.

http://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/store

Pre-order Discount for Sins: Rebellion Ends this Month

Island Dog — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:46:36 PM -0500

If you own Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity and Sins: Diplomacy and haven’t gotten your pre-order in for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, you have until the end of September to lock in your discount. By pre-ordering now you save $10, but that special will end at the end of the month, so pre-order now!

http://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/store#rebellion

Sins of a Solar Empire Updates Released

Yarlen — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 2:29:56 AM -0500

Today Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are releasing minor updates to Sins of a Solar Empire and its micro-expansions - Entrenchment and Trinity/Diplomacy. This patch updates the games to use a new host for the Ironclad Online server which is now hooked into a more powerful backend system for improved performance.

Registered customers can update their game via the GameStop PC Downloads App (formerly known as Impulse).

Stardock Titles Coming to Steam–Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity Available Now!

Island Dog — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 8:24:33 PM -0500

Stardock announced today that its PC strategy titles are hitting Steam starting with the real-time strategy hit Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity ($19.95, http://store.steampowered.com/app/201290) The Sins of a Solar Empire series has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and swept many of the top gaming media awards, including IGN’s overall PC Game of the Year award. Steam and Gamestop PC Downloads are featuring Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity at a 25 percent off discount this week.

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Sins: Rebellion Preview Interview on RTSGuru

Island Dog — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 2:54:59 AM -0500

Recently RTSGuru.com gave users the chance to ask questions that would be answered by the team behind Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. The interview is now complete and RTSGuru has it posted!

Read the full interview at RTSGuru.com!

Join Us on Our Facebook Page!

Island Dog — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 2:10:39 PM -0500

We have a very popular Facebook page for our Sins fans, and we often share new information including images and videos of Rebellion, and info on what’s upcoming. If you are on Facebook take a moment to like our page and join us in the fun!

https://www.facebook.com/sinsofasolarempire

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Pre-Orders Begin

Yarlen — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:31:06 PM -0400

Eager RTS gamers can now pre-order the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion! All pre-order customers will gain access to the Rebellion beta scheduled for later this year (your credit card will be charged at that time).

New Sins of a Solar Empire customers can pre-order Rebellion for $39.95. Existing registered Sins players who have registered Diplomacy or Trinity can upgrade to Rebellion for $29.95.

To pre-order, just head to the Store: http://www.sinsofasolarempire...

Sins Website Gets an Update!

Island Dog — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:01:38 AM -0400

As you probably noticed, there are some big changes to the Sins of a Solar Empire website! We have updated the layout and design in part due to the upcoming Sins: Rebellion. The site also streams our feeds from Facebook and Twitter, so you can easily follow what we are saying and doing on those services.

We hope you enjoy the new look, and be sure to keep checking for new media content for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion!

http://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/

Sins of a Solar Empire & Entrenchment Updates!

Island Dog — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 3:47:55 PM -0400

The v1.17 update for Sins of a Solar Empire, and the v1.03 update for Entrenchment are now available! These updates can be obtained via Stardock’s Impulse.

Highlights of these updates include:

Rebalanced all races' carrier cruisers to help prevent "kiting" around the gravity well.Improved pathfinding in regards to travelling between gravity wells.Updated Marza Dreadnought's Missile Barrage ability to last longer while doing less damage; also updated particle fx.Improved ICO...

Follow Sins on Twitter!

Island Dog — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 2:50:55 PM -0400

We have setup a new Twitter account for all things Sins of a Solar Empire related. If you are on Twitter be sure to follow for exclusive news, contests, goodies, and more!

http://twitter.com/#!/SD_Sins

Sins: Trinity/Diplomacy v1.32 Now Available

Yarlen — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:55:43 PM -0400

Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad Games are pleased to announce the release of Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity/Diplomacy v1.32 today. This latest update contains a number of bug fixes and balance improvements reported by the community.

For full details see: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/411251

Sins of a Solar Empire v1.03 now available!

Frogboy — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 1:19:32 AM -0400

Sins of a Solar Empire v1.03 has been released! The new update adds dozens of new features to the game based on player feedback.

In the month since its release, Sins of a Solar Empire has sold nearly 200,000 copies worldwide (with revenue split pretty evenly between retail and Stardock's digital distribution system). It is also the highest rated PC game of 2008 thus far with Editor's Choice Awards from every major PC game publication and website.

The game blends real time game play with “4...

Sins: Trinity/Diplomacy v1.31 Hot Fix Released

Yarlen — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 2:28:41 PM -0400

A v1.31 hot fix for Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity/Diplomacy is now available for all registered customers via the Impulse client. This update fixes some gameplay issues that were reported by users.

For a full change log: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/410584

Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity/Diplomacy v1.3 Released

Yarlen — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:07:36 PM -0400

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are happy to announce the release of version 1.3 for Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity/Diplomacy today. Now available via the Impulse client for all registered customers, this latest update includes a major gameplay overhaul/rebalance for the Diplomacy micro-expansion content and much more.

For full details please visit: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/410219

Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity v1.2 Update Now Available!!!

Island Dog — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 6:45:07 PM -0400

Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad Games have unleashed a massive changelog for the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire - Trinity version 1.2 and the update is now available. Trinity bundles the original award-winning real-time strategy PC title from Ironclad Games with the two game-changing micro-expansions, Entrenchment and Diplomacy. Sins of a Solar Empire - Trinity is available via the digital download platform, Impulse for $39.95.

The updates consist of a new and improved Pirate system, u...

Sins: Trinity/Diplomacy v1.3 Journal - Part 3

Yarlen — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 9:21:01 AM -0400

Sins: Trinity producer for Stardock Entertainment, Brian Clair, concludes his three part developer journal on the upcoming version 1.3 update today. This final installment touches on some of the changes made to the Envoy cruisers and Pacts.

Read the full article at: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/410193

Sins: Trinity v1.3 Dev Journal Series Continues

Yarlen — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:07:34 PM -0400

Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity/Diplomacy producer Brian Clair continues the three part developer journal series today with a look at the changes to the Mission system and how the AI now evaluates them.

Read Part 2 at: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/409962

Sins: Trinity v1.3 Dev Journal Series Begins

Yarlen — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 8:09:31 PM -0400

Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity/Diplomacy producer Brian Clair starts a three part developer journal series today to describe the upcoming version 1.3 changes to the game. More than a simple patch, this forthcoming update gives the latest micro-expansion a major redesign.

Read Part 1 at: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/409797