Press Room - August 2008
Sins of an 'Expanded' Solar Empire
Stardock announced today
that the award-winning and best-selling PC strategy game, Sins of a Solar
Empire, will feature several micro-expansions over the next year. The first
expansion pack, Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment is currently in development
and will be released late 2008 for $9.95 via Stardock’s Impulse digital
distribution platform (
www.impulsedriven.com).
Article Posted on August 29, 2008
Indie Developer Positech Adds Games to Impulse
Further bolstering its lineup of innovative indie games, Stardock and Positech Games are pleased to announce the release of Kudos, Kudos: Rock Legend and Democracy 2 onto Impulse, free of DRM. Each of these unique simulations has won Positech acclaim in the press and indie community.
Article Posted on August 28, 2008
Stardock’s Impulse Launches Phase Two: ImpulseReactor, 2k Games, New Software and More
Stardock announced today that “phase two” of its digital download platform, Impulse, has begun and all updates, new games and software applications will soon be live. Phase two of Impulse sees new games from 2k (Civilizations III, Shattered Union, Sid Meier’s Pirates! and Sid Meier’s Railroads!) and Tilted Mill’s Children of the Nile enhanced edition. New software applications include a host of Corel applications like WordPerfect Office X4, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, and Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 as well as software applications from Genie Soft, Iolo, and AVG Internet Security and Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware software.
Article Posted on August 27, 2008
Rule as Pharaoh in Children of the Nile Enhanced Edition
Tilted Mill Entertainment and Stardock are pleased to announce the release of Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile Enhanced Edition on Impulse today. This new version of Children of the Nile includes a number of new features over the original retail release including Vista compatibility, a new Brickyard building, new city decorations, new shrines, a quickstart tutorial, and much more.
Article Posted on August 26, 2008
Corel Brings You Ulead Video Studio 11.5 Plus
VideoStudio 11.5 Plus is video editing and DVD authoring software for anyone who wants to easily produce professional-looking videos,
slideshows, and DVDs. Work quickly with intuitive wizards, or express your creativity with hands-on editing tools.
Article Posted on August 26, 2008
Genie-Soft Brings You Genie Backup Manager Home 8 on Impulse
Genie Backup Manager Home 8.0 (GBM Home 8.0) is a total system and data protection solution. GBM Home 8.0 is a reliable and robust
backup and data recovery solution yet combines ease-of-use and user-interface consistency - containing everything under one roof.
Article Posted on August 25, 2008
Tank Universal Blasts Onto Impulse
Meridian4 and Dialogue Design's Tank Universal roars onto Impulse today! Tank Universal is a huge, virtual 'Tron-like' world where you take part in immense 3D tank battles involving scores of units with wide open levels.
Article Posted on August 21, 2008
Making History Gold Releases on Impulse
Muzzy Lane Software's popular World War II strategy game, Making History: The Calm & the Storm Gold Edition is now available on Impulse. The Gold Edition includes a number of new features, including a Game Editor and a brand new scenario that focuses on Germany's rise to power.
Article Posted on August 20, 2008
Impulse Reveals Shattered Suns
Stardock and Clear Crown Studios are pleased to announce the release of Shattered Suns, now available on Impulse. Set in space, Shattered Suns gives players command of a fleet of player-designed space ships fighting 3-dimensional battles amid the ever-changing battlefield of orbiting planets and moons.
Article Posted on August 19, 2008
Corel Brings You WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray
Corel® WinDVD® 9 Plus Blu-ray is DVD, Blu-ray Disc and video playback software that delivers quality and entertainment in style.
Article Posted on August 19, 2008
Stardock introduces Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 now available on Impulse.
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 is filled with easy automatic photo fixes and precision editing tools. Plus, the NEW one-of-a-kind Express Lab helps you quickly view and fix dozens of photos in the time it used to take to edit a few.
Article Posted on August 6, 2008
Astro Avenger II Arrives on Impulse
Blast hordes of rampaging alien fighters in Sahmon Games' stunning arcade space-scroller, Astro Avenger II, now available on Impulse.
Article Posted on August 4, 2008
Stardock’s Impulse Adds New Publishers, Software
Stardock announced today several new video game titles from Capcom and new software applications from Genie-Soft have been added to the Impulse catalogue
(www.impulsedriven.com). Launched in June, 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.
Article Posted on August 4, 2008