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Original at College
• Wed, Dec 23
Stardock is best known for publishing a number of in-depth, strategy games for the PC like Galactic Civilizations II and Sins of a Solar Empire. ...
Sins of a Solar Empire Co-Op Night
Original at Optimus.com
• Thu, Dec 17
This month's Games For Windows Co-Op Night takes us into the vast reaches of the galaxy in the beautiful strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire from developer ...
Direct2Drive: Recent Digital Distribution Market Estimates 'Misinformation At ...
Original at Gamasutra
• Mon, Nov 30
Stardock's Impulse hosts internally-published games such as Galactic Civilizations, Demigod, and Sins of a Solar Empire, as well as a slate of third-party ... and more »
Armada 2526 Hands On
Original at IGN
• Thu, Nov 19
While the field of the sci-fi 4X game has lately been dominated by Stardock's Galactic Civilizations and Sins of a Solar Empire, Bob Smith and his team at ...
Stardock Reveals Impulse, Steam Market Share Estimates
Original at Gamasutra
• Thu, Nov 19
• 6 related articles
Stardock, publisher of Sins of a Solar Empire and owner of distribution service Impulse, said it believes Impulse rests in second place after ... Stardock Estimates 70% Market Share for Steam, Talks Digital Distribution ...Shacknews Steam dominates 70% of PC download marketCVG Online
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Outer Empires MMO finally arrives on iPhone
Original at Pocket Gamer
• Wed, Nov 11
Pegged as Elite meets EVE Online via Sins of a Solar Empire (a barrage of sci-fi imagery for you there), Outer Empires has been lost in ... PUT THE UNIVERSE IN YOUR POCKET AS SCI-FI MMO OUTER EMPIRES LAUNCHES ON IPHONEZergwatch all 7 news articles »
Yet Another Demigod Status Update
Original at Ve3d.com
• Mon, Apr 20
Sins of a Solar Empire's network “infrascture” to this day involves 1 server. Demigod's involves dozens of servers now because of so many people using it. I guess it turns out most people playing Sins of a Solar Empire were playing it single player. ...
Sins of a Solar Empire micro-expansion delayed
Original at Examiner.com
• Sun, Mar 15
Dev Ironclad Games has announced that upcoming content for their RTS title Sins of a Solar Empire is going to arrive later than expected. The second update--as of yet untitled-will expand on diplomacy features in the game. Entrenchment, the first out ...
Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment Review
Original at IGN
• Tue, Mar 3
CA by Steve Butts March 3, 2009 - Last year's Sins of a Solar Empire was an undeniably amazing experience; so much so, in fact, that it won our game of the year award. But that doesn't mean that the teams at Ironclad or Stardock are resting on their ...
Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment Exclusive
Original at IGN
• Wed, Feb 18
CA We've got an amazing new trailer that shows the star bases in all their glory! by Steve Butts February 18, 2009 - In just one short week, strategy gamers around the world will finally be able to play the final version of Sins of a Solar Empire: ...
Space War Commander Review
Original at IGN
• Wed, Jan 14
CA - Where something like Sins of a Solar Empire might be a bit too abstract, Space War Commander just seems a bit too straightforward to inspire much hope that ...
Shattered Suns Review
Original at IGN
• Mon, Dec 22
CA - by Jimmy Thang December 22, 2008 - Sins of a Solar Empire is a hard act for another space RTS to follow. Considering IGNPC recently bestowed it the highest ...
Top 100 - #80 Sins of a Solar Empire sells half a million copies, without DRM
Original at Sarcastic Gamer
• Wed, Dec 17
By Animathias On the other end of the spectrum is Stardock and their game called Sins of a Solar Empire. This was a 2008 release that featured absolutely no DRM. So that means it was easily the most pirated game of the year and didn’t sell very well, right? Find out after the jump.
Sins of a Solar Empire 1.1 patch Released
Original at Windows Gamer
• Fri, Nov 21
To update your game you can use the Stardock Impulse client. A lot of great new features made it into this patch such as graphical improvements, new multiplayer technology, UI changes, and game balance improvements. ...
Sins Of A Solar Empire 1.1: Huge Free Update, Expansion Pre-Orders
Original at GayGamer.net
• Wed, Nov 19
For those of you who aren't busy downloading the NXE update on your 360s (four whole channels just for ads? Yee-haw!), Stardock has an update of its own to parade about town: RTS powerhouse Sins of a Solar Empire update 1.1. The update fixes bugs, of course, and improves AI and game balance, bu...
Sins of a Solar Empire 1.1 patch released; pre-orders for ...
Original at Big Download
• Wed, Nov 19
At long last the massive 1.1 patch for Ironclad Games' space strategy title Sins of a Solar Empire is finally available to download via Stardock's Impulse client. The patch adds a lot of new features to the best selling and acclaimed ...
PC Review: Multiwinia - Survival of the Flattest
Original at Blogcritics
• Sun, Nov 16
By Niall Rough Galactic Civilizations II Gold Video Games,. Spore Spore Video Games,. Sins of a Solar Empire Sins of a Solar Empire Video Games,. PC Review: Multiwinia - Survival of the Flattest: Published: November 16, 2008: Type: Review: Section: ...
Rumor: Sins of a Solar Empire expansion delayed [update]
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Nov 11
By Jason Dobson The quest for universal superiority may have hit a bump in the galactic highway as Voodoo Extreme reports that Entrenchment, the forthcoming expansion to Sins of a Solar Empire, has been pushed back from its expected release next week. Instead, VE3D reports that the game will available e...
Four Add-ons Planned for Sins of a Solar Empire
Original at Slashdot
• Wed, Oct 22
By Soulskill With the first add-on pack for Sins of a Solar Empire arriving in just under a month, publisher Kalypso Media has announced that three more add-ons are on their way as well. Gamespot has an early look at the first add-on, Entrenchment, and a couple of additional screenshots are available at...
Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment First-Look Preview
Original at 1up.com
• Thu, Oct 16
By Anthony Gallegos Craig and Blair Fraser are brothers who've been "living and breathing" Sins of a Solar Empire at developer Ironclad Games for the better part of three years. Looking at their faces, though, you'd never know it. They're so excited about their new Sins expansion, Entrenchment, that it's lik...
Patch: K-Files - Das Downloadportal für Spielefreaks
Original at K
• Fri, Oct 3
You will need Sins of a Solar Empire patched to version 1.05 to run this mod. The mod WILL NOT WORK with the beta 1.09 patch! For best results run the mod on a CLEAN install of Sins. This includes deleting the "Ironclad Games" folder ...
PAX Hands-On: Stardock
Original at 4 color rebellion
• Sun, Sep 14
• 1 related articles
By Greg Sins of a Solar Empire has been a stunning success for Ironclad and Stardock, having passed the 500000 unit mark a couple of weeks ago. A large part of that success? The attitude that Stardock has towards players. ...
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Review: Sins of a Solar Empire strategy game
Original at Computeractive
• Sat, Sep 6
UK - As one of three different factions you start with a single planet and some loose change and must build up a galactic empire by amassing resources, ...
Sins Of A Solar Empire Sells Half A Million
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Sep 5
By MafiaAce I love this game, its the perfect balance of turn-based deep strategy with the more realistic feel of playing a game in real time. MafiaAce.
Sins of a Solar Empire sells 500000 copies - Joystiq
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Sep 4
By Alexander Sliwinski Unlike GalCiv and many lesser known games, Stardock is only the publisher/distributor of Sins. The developer is Ironclad Games, composed of former Barking Dog / Rockstar Vancouver employees who made Homeworld: Cataclysm. ...
Opinion: Sins of a Solar Empire expanding
Original at GamingNexus
• Fri, Aug 29
NEWS - Sins of a Solar Empire was one of the more original strategy games of the year (see Tyler's review) and the folks at Stardock are going to be expanding the series in a unique way. Instead of larger expansion packs they are going ...
Stardock reveals Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment
Original at Joystiq
• Fri, Aug 29
• 2 related articles
By Justin McElroy a variety of weapons and other upgrades capable of defending an entire planet), turret upgrades for each race to make them more powerful mine fields and a Subspace Inhibitor platform that will slow enemy ships within its range." ...
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Stardock reveals Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment
Original at Joystiq
• Fri, Aug 29
By Justin McElroy Did you ever finish a six-hour long match of Sins of a Solar Empire and think "What I really want is more"? If so, you have some serious, clinical mental problems. But, you've also got some good news coming your way: Today Stardock ...
Opinion: Sins of a Solar Empire, PC
Original at GameValor
• Mon, Aug 18
By Daimyo Sins of a Solar Empire Review Graphics Sins’ graphics does sport pretty graphics. The size and scale of stars, planets, structures and ships are fairly accurate. It utilizes graphical tech like specular lighting, bloom, dynamic fractal generation and bump mapping.
Sins of a Solar Empire review (PC)
Original at pc.boomtown.net
• Wed, Jul 30
Not only a fabulous strategy game, but also candidate for one of the best game names ever?
Sins of a Solar Empire PC Review
Original at DriverHeaven.net
• Mon, Jul 14
By MIG-31 Stardock and Ironclad have teamed up to give you one of the best selling games of 2008. With past games, their success has been hit and miss but this lastest game puts you deep into a futuristic battle for supremacy on a galactic scale. ...
Beta Test Sins of a Solar Empire Patch 1.1
Original at Ve3d.com
• Mon, Jun 30
- Major Sins of a Solar Empire patch will include revolutionary RTS P2P multiplayer technology and a gazillion other changes. Therefore, to ensure a smooth ...
Sins of a Solar Empire review (PC)
Original at gamezine.co.uk
• Mon, Jun 30
UK - The capital ships themselves are possibly the single best part of the game. They’re huge and imposing, there are a decent number of different types to ...
Sins publisher Stardock keeps piracy 'in perspective'
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Jun 24
By Jason Dobson One notable exception is Michigan-headquartered Stardock, which refuses to include copy protection in its games, a policy that interestingly hasn't kept its most recent release, Sins of a Solar Empire, from putting up respectable ...
The Best Of Big Download: June 15-21, 2008
Original at Joystiq
• Sat, Jun 21
By John Callaham Spore Creature Creator: Not only did we chat briefly with Spore's executive producer Lucy Bradshaw, we launched a Spore Creature Creator contest that will give the winners some cool prizes.Interview: Brad Wardell of Stardock: We chat with the CEO of Stardock about The Political Machin...
The Week in Demos and Patches: May 25-31
Original at Gaming Today
• Sat, May 31
By Stephany Here are some of the patches FileFront received this week: Sins of a Solar Empire v1.05, Command & Conquer - High Resolution, Guns of August v1.23 , The Sims 2: Free Time v1.13.0.155 , Battlefield 2142 v1.50 Full Patch, Battlefield 2142 ...
Sins of a Solar Empire - Patch 1.05 (Update/patch)
Original at gameupdates.org
• Fri, May 30
Its duration, cooldown and AM cost have all been reduced to reflect this. Malice is now target capped as well at 8/16/24 targets. - Fixed bug in galaxy generator related to vertical planet offsets when planets are too close together. ...
Patch: Sins of a Solar Empire Version 1.05 Live
Original at Games Domain
• Fri, May 23
• 7 related articles
Patch improves multiplayer, adds new maps, and fixes bugs.
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The Week in Demos and Patches: April 13-19
Original at Gaming Today
• Sat, Apr 19
• 5 related articles
By Stephany Sins of a Solar Empire v1.04 : Ironclad Games issued a new patch for Sins of a Solar Empire bringing it to v1.04. The update includes lots of gameplay tweaks, improved AI, UI enhancements and more. SpellForce 2: Dragon Storm: This ...
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Sins of a Solar Empire patch 1.04 now available
Original at pc.qj.net
• Thu, Apr 10
• 3 related articles
By Abraham A. Stardock and Ironclad Games were right on in their prediction that patch 1.04 for Sins of a Solar Empire will come out this week. Never leaving any room for procrastination, the developers have just released patch 1.04 of the real-time ...
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Sins of a Solar Empire patch 1.04 planned for this week
Original at pc.qj.net
• Wed, Apr 9
• 3 related articles
By Victor B. Sins of a Solar Empire 1.04 coming out this week? - Image 1 Over on the Sins of a Solar Empire forums, there's now word that the Stardock and Ironclad Games hope to release patch 1.04 sometime this week. Writes Stardock representative ...
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Zero Punctuation is an army of one in Army of Two
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Apr 2
By Alexander Sliwinski This week's NSFW review of Army of Two can be found after the break. Watch it with a friend, or if you're a PC gamer your favorite plant.* Oh, calm down ... this is coming from the blogger who can spend days playing Civilization IV and Sins of a Solar Empire.
Ironclad Games previews Patch 1.04 features for Sins of a Solar Empire
Original at Qj.net
• Sat, Mar 29
By David T. Box art for Sins of a Solar Empire - Image 1 Patch previews seem to be part and parcel of Ironclad Games' and Stardock's strategy for drumming up even more interest in Sins of a Solar Empire. Since they did a preview for Sins of the ...
Game review: 'Sins of a Solar Empire' offers great visuals, options - Deseret News
Original at Deseret News
• Fri, Mar 21
Game review: 'Sins of a Solar Empire' offers great visuals, options UT - Mar 21, 2008 I dislike real-time strategy (RTS) games. I'm not fast with the mouse, have a terrible time remembering key maps and keep getting lost on the game map. ...
Sins of a Solar Empire Unleashes Patch (IGN PC)
Original at pc.ign.com
• Wed, Mar 12
• 3 related articles
Version 1.03 launches. -Many new game setup options such as fleet size, pirate options, income rate speeds, build speeds and more. -Players can use the + and – keys in single player to control the game speed.
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Opinion: Sins of a Solar Empire
Original at Podtacular
• Sat, Mar 8
By Killazilla is a Galactic Empire Real Time Strategy game for the PC developed by Ironclad Games. The game involves 3 factions, each with a shadowed past. The best way to describe Sins is Supreme Commander in space with some hints of Galactic Civilization 2 mixed in. The game is a hybrid of a massive RTS and 4...
Sins of a Solar Empire v1.03 patch preview
Original at Qj.net
• Thu, Mar 6
• 3 related articles
By Enrico S. Sins of a Solar Empire PC - Image 1 Fans of Stardock and Ironclad Games' Sins of a Solar Empire listen up! The developers have decided to give a little sneak peek at the upcoming patch v1.03. Slated to be released by next week or the ...
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PC Game Review: Sins of a Solar Empire
Original at Blogcritics
• Thu, Mar 6
By Tall Writer It’s hard to believe it's all on one disk -- therein lies the advantage of this highly replayable space colony title.
Sins of a Solar Empire version 1.02 patch rolls out
Original at pc.qj.net
• Sat, Feb 9
By Rica M. Game developer Ironclad Games has finally released the latest patch of Sins of the Solar Empire. Published by Stardock Entertainment, this is a real-time strategy game for Windows XP and Vista which incorporates elements from 4X ...
Podcast: PCGP Episode 118: Robo Gaz
Original at PC Gamer Podcast
• Thu, Jan 31
Blair Fraser, Producer of Sins of a Solar Empire, discusses the upcoming real-time strategy game with 4-X qualities. In the news: Dan's Correction Corner; Madden NFL '08 predicts New England will win Super Bowl; Futuremark launches game division; Valve releases Steamworks; Hot Coffe...