"The Ironclad-developed, Stardock-published PC RTS title Sins Of A Solar Empire has been the surprise 'hardcore' PC game hit of the year so far - and Gamasutra has an in-depth postmortem into its creation."

"Stardock joins Intel Software Partner Program to gain early access to Intel product plans. By matching game features with processor capabilities, Stardock can provide customers with more realistic, engaging play."

"A small company delivers the best PC strategy game in years."

"Sins is one of the biggest surprises thus far in 2008, a game no self-respecting galactic grognard will want to be without."

"With most RTS games shifting towards fast action at the expense of real strategy, it would be an unforgivable sin for a strategy fan to pass by this game on the shelf and not pick it up."

"This isn't just the first great strategy game of 2008. It's also an absolute must-have if you love space strategy."

"The result is Sins of a Solar Empire, a simply brilliant hybrid of 4X and RTS gameplay that draws from both sides to make a wildly innovative and enjoyable game that's much more than the sum of its parts."

"People like the stylish new look of Windows Vista, but some aren't excited about the cost for the software nor the hardware upgrades that could be required to run the operating system . That's where WindowBlinds 6 comes in (see our previous coverage). It gives folks who have a Windows XP operating system a Vista feel. It also gives Vista users some bells and whistles to customize the operating system to make it their own."

Anything that can help liven up the Windows experience for both novices and those advanced users who've got better things to do than hack their system files to splash some rounded menu edges on the UI is a good thing. For the sake of making your screen look significantly less like 2002, WindowBlinds is definitely fashion forward.

"Among the many criticisms of Windows Vista, one that even Microsoft's own engineers should agree upon, is that it's not easy to access essential system information. Stardock's TweakVista unifies all the bits and pieces that you might want to change under one circus tent, but TweakVista's interface is no chaotic circus."

"Among the gems, this nugget: Microsoft has teamed with Stardock to bring more DreamScenes to the public. This is a cool, added bone for Windows Vista Ultimate users. Remember, Stardock created DeskScapes, a tool that extends Windows DreamScene by enabling it to run animated wallpapers as .dream files."

"Imagine a work space with three monitors standing side by side, each displaying a different work environment. E-mail and IM are pulled up on one monitor, Word processing is open on a second, and a spreadsheet graces the third. Now imagine the cursor flitting effortlessly between the screens, clicking, copying, and pasting from one to the other. One keyboard sits on the desk, and just one mouse."

"Stardock’s got a new Vista utility, TweakVista, which quite literally, streamlines the process of tweaking Vista to suit your needs. What can you do with it?"

"TweakVista is really a control panel for control panels. In one small application are links to dozens of other control panels, some buried deep within Vista's own layered control panel. In addition to easier access to control panels, TweakVista offers direct control of a host of system settings, ranging from startup apps to relatively obscure settings, such as which processor sleep state you want to enable."

"If you manage to do all your work on a single computer, you don't need Multiplicity Pro. But if you work with two or three (or even more) PCs running Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP, if you find three blind mice tangled together on your desk, if you send yourself e-mails to transfer files across the room—then Multiplicity Pro is a lifesaver."

"DesktopX is an application that enables deep, end-user customization of the Windows user interface."

"If you like to tweak your operating system but are a little concerned that you might do some damage, then this software is for you. Now you don't have to be an I.T. professional to customize your operating system. Now, all you need is the TweakVista software."

"If you operate two separate computers, then you know it's kind of annoying to flip between two separate keyboard and mice. A company called Stardock has a software solution to this hardware problem: Multiplicity Pro 1.2."

"Stardock offers NHL teams and college teams including the University of Michigan and Florida State University."

"TweakVista is a utility that has been designed to allow both casual, non-technical users to safely use it as well as contain a host of advanced features for power users to dig into the internals of Windows Vista."

"More powerful than the paltry collection of DreamScenes offered by Microsoft."