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Offworld Release Tournament!

Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   We are announcing the Offworld Release Twitch Tournament! Here are the rules: The tournament uses a single-elimination bracket of 16 players. All tournament matches are 1v1, with a small map and default settings, with the exception of Reveal Map and Random Prices which must both be turned on. The format for winning is best-of-3, except for the finals, which will be best-of-5. If a player... [read more]

4/27/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

Christopher Tin Goes Offworld!

Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   Listen now to ‘ Red Planet Nocturne ‘ – the title track for  Offworld Trading Company . “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” -Berthold Auerbach (Interview by Kristy Eason) When creating a game, there are several pieces that need to fall into place in order to make it a complete package. Obviously, the core concept and gameplay elements ne... [read more]

4/26/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

New units, additional campaign options, new maps & more in Ashes of the Singularity v1.1!

  You spoke and we listened! Ashes v1.1 is here with new units, additional campaign options, new maps and more! Engaging with our community and hearing what you have to say is really important to us here at Stardock.  Over the last couple of weeks since Ashes' release, we have been reading your reviews and applying your comments to updates for the game. v1.1 is ready to go, and so far, we've added:   New Campaign Dif... [read more]

4/26/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Massive Starbase Update for GalCiv III is now available!

Too many Starbases, not enough time?  No problem. GalCiv III v1.7 Brings Starbase update to solve all your management problems! We know that many of our fans love playing gigantic-sized maps over sprawling hours of game play. The new Starbase update brings several new features and tools for reducing micromanagement and increasing efficiency for those late-game long hauls. Check out some of the update's highlights:   Queue Upgrades Dire... [read more]

4/21/2016 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

What's new in Galactic Civilizations III 1.7

It has been a few months now since I have have been able to do the weekly GalCiv Twitch Stream, and I find myself missing the weekly GC3 progress report and Q & A. I thought I would take a page out of Brad's book and try and start doing some more regular Developer Journals. This week I’m lucky because we are going to release 1.7, and there are lots of new features to talk about, and a few questions that I can preemptively address. 1.7 for the most par... [read more]

4/18/2016 By mormegil in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Ashes of the Singularity gets an 85/100 in Gaming Trend's review

Gaming Trend has their review of Ashes of the Singularity posted and gives it an 85! "Ashes of the Singularity may be a technical triumph, but it also delivers an experience we’ve not seen in this genre for at least a decade." Read the full review at Gaming Trend here.... http://gamingtrend.com/reviews/a-revolution-of-rts-ashes-of-the-singularity-review/       [read more]

4/18/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Starburst Magazine gives Ashes of the Singularity a 9 out of 10 in their review!

Starburst Magazine  reviews Ashes of the Singularity and gives it a 9 out of 10! "Ashes of the Singularity mixes the best qualities of Supreme Commander and Sins of a Solar Empire, offering fast paced continual wars on an unprecedented scale. It takes the best qualities of recent RTS titans but sidesteps the easy pitfalls which could have made this all too derivative a release. If you have any investment in this genre at all, if the idea big Star Wars&n... [read more]

4/13/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Eighth Offworld Tournament Finals

Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   The Eighth Offworld Twitch Tournament has finished, between Gameslayer, Cubit, Blues, and Heisenberg. The winner of this four-player free-for-all format is the first to win two games. The finals were broadcast by Zultar and Soren: The final bracket can be viewed here:  http://challonge.com/1k5c7f0 [read more]

4/13/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

Ashes of the Singularity v1.01 Update Now Available

V1.01 for Ashes of the Singularity is here! We have been listening to your feedback over the last week and we want to thank you for all of your extremely valuable input. In order to address some of your balance concerns, we’ve looked at the following: Balance of units, buildings, and economy Difficulty balance for the AI levels Difficulty balance for the Campaign In addition to looking at overall balance, we’ve also removed the “Fringe” map fr... [read more]

4/8/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Release Date: April 28th, 2016!

Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog. Offworld Trading Company  has been in Early Access for over a year, and in that time we have launched 10 major beta updates based on feedback from you. The game has improved in innumerable ways from our first version because of the dedication and involvement of our community. Today, we announce the release date of the game as April 28th, 2016, and we are excited to bring this game to a wider audience. We don’t v... [read more]

4/7/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

Announcing the Release of Offworld Trading Company on 04.28.2016!

The next great strategy game from Civilization IV designer Soren Johnson Bankrupt your friends in the economic strategy game, Offworld Trading Company Releasing on 04.28.2016! Grab your briefcases and ready your billfolds, the time for all-out corporate warfare has finally arrived! Hire pirates to raid your enemies' businesses, corner the market on your resources of choice, and turn your friends into frenemies in this fast-paced economic RTS!   Win ... [read more]

4/7/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Ashes of the Singularity Launch Week Extra: Bonus Scenario Now Available!

Yesterday, we were excited to launch our biggest title of the year. Today, we are still excited, but for more reasons than just the release! Why are we so happy? You. Our fans are what make our success possible and the response to Ashes has been overwhelming. When you take the time to give us feedback, hop online during our “Fans vs Devs” event to play with us, or leave a review, it helps us continue to make games that you enjoy. To say thank you, we’ve develope... [read more]

4/1/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Wage War on a Massive Scale in Ashes of the Singularity - Available Now!

Control Thousands of Units and Engage in Battle in Ashes of the Singularity Get it Now on Steam ,  Stardock  or GOG.com ! Planet by planet, a war is raging across the galaxy. Two opposing factions are locked in war: the descendants of humanity, the Post Human Coalition, and the bitter, strong-AI called the Substrate. Each seek control of newfound worlds and will fight until the only one left standing is the victor who will claim it all.   Wage ... [read more]

3/31/2016 By Island Dog in Sins News

Wage War on a Massive Scale in Ashes of the Singularity - Available Now!

Control Thousands of Units and Engage in Battle in Ashes of the Singularity Get it Now on Steam ,  Stardock  or GOG.com ! Planet by planet, a war is raging across the galaxy. Two opposing factions are locked in war: the descendants of humanity, the Post Human Coalition, and the bitter, strong-AI called the Substrate. Each seek control of newfound worlds and will fight until the only one left standing is the victor who will claim it all.   Wage ... [read more]

3/31/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Eighth Offworld Tournament!

Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   Here are the rules: All tournament matches are free-for-alls, with a medium map and default settings, with the exception of Masquerade, Reveal Map, and Random Prices, which must be turned on. All games will be played on the next_version branch (password is “MohicanSun2015)”). The format for winning is that games continue until one player has won two matches. If a player does not show up w... [read more]

3/30/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

Galactic Civilizations III: Spring is coming

Greetings! The team is about to put v1.7 into public beta.  This new version will be the single biggest change to GalCiv that we’ve probably ever made in a .update. So what’s the big deal with 1.7? We’re redoing the way starbases are managed.  Starting with 1.7, players can click on a starbase, choose what they want to build and then send out an order to the shipyards that sponsor them and mini-constructors will be produced and automatically sent to the starbase.  ... [read more]

3/16/2016 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Ashes of the Singularity Developer Diary - Post-Humans

This is the second developer diary by Stardock's Founder and CEO, Brad Wardell, on Ashes of the Singularity. This developer diary talks more about the Post-humans beginning with their history. "The human race at the end of 2167 consisted of three primary groups: Natural humans  are much the same as humans have been for thousands of years except with better technology. They represent 99% of the roughly 9 billion humans that live on Earth and to a lesser degree, Mars and the v... [read more]

3/10/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Prepare for War: Ashes of the Singularity Releases on 03.31.16!

Ashes of the Singularity: The War Officially Begins on March 31st! You started out on the side of the Post Human Coalition, conquering worlds and seizing control of all the Turinium within your reach. Then, we introduced you to the other side of the war with the sentient AI beings, the Substrate. Throughout the course of Early Access, we've added new maps, bigger explosions, new music, better sound FX, and so much more! Now it's time for the game's release, and... [read more]

3/10/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Offworld Trading Company Preview from The Escapist

The Escapist previews Offworld Trading Company! "Despite being in beta, the game plays extremely well and is incredibly stable. Johnson wouldn't divulge when the game will come out of Early Access, but it is already an incredibly complete game that had me playing the skirmishes numerous times on different settings. The AI is very intelligent and will keep you on your toes. If you've ever wanted to try to play the stock market in an alien environment, now's your chanc... [read more]

3/7/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Offworld Trading Company Preview from Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Rock, Paper, Shotgun got a chance to visit the Mohawk studio to talk with Soren Johnson and got a chance to check out Offworld Trading Company. They have a great preview up for OTC up today. "For every action a reaction, and for every reaction, a gaggle of CEOs ready to exploit the aftermath. Offworld Trading Company is a game that is explicitly made of numbers – numbers that tick past on the screen, that plummet into the red and that drive your every decision – but it is... [read more]

3/2/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Seventh Offworld Tournament Finals

Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   The Seventh Offworld Twitch Tournament has finished, and the best-of-5 finals was between Cubit and Gameslayer. The streams were broadcast by  Zultar , and the first game is linked below. The final bracket can be viewed here:  http://challonge.com/offworld7 . [read more]

3/2/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

VentureBeat: How Ashes of the Singularity enables massive planetary battles with huge sci-fi armies

Another great article from VentureBeat on Ashes of the Singularity is up. This is an interview with Stardock's VP of Business Development, Chris Kowal, about Ashes and some the technology behind it. "GamesBeat: It seemed like this got started as a game demo for DirectX 12, right? What’s the story of how it got to this point? Chris Kowal: Stardock has always built PC games, strategy games, RTS 4X. We have Galactic Civilizations and Sins of a Solar Empire. We’... [read more]

3/2/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

VentureBeat: Ashes of the Singularity is like StarCraft on steroids

VentureBeat has a great article up today about Ashes of the Singularity. "The game from Stardock and Oxide Games is perhaps the biggest beneficiary of Moore’s Law, the prediction made by Intel chairman emeritus Gordon Moore that computing power would continuously improve at a regular rate. The game allows you to command an army of sci-fi forces against a human or computer opponent in real-time action. I had a hands-on preview of the game that confirmed the title is an exercise ... [read more]

3/1/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

New Maps, More Explosions, and Improved AI arrive with Beta 2 Today!

Beta 2 is Now Available Exciting Explosions, New Maps, and Improved AI! Ashes of the Singularity Beta 2 has arrived and it just keeps getting better! Like explosions? So do we, that's why we've made them bigger. Looking for a variety of maps? No problem, we've added some new ones! Wishing for an improved AI? We've got you covered! With a new Multiplayer season beginning and a host of other improvements and stability fixes, get yourselves revved up for Ashes of the Si... [read more]

2/25/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Ashes of the Singularity Developer Diary - Humanity in 2178

Stardock's Founder and CEO Brad Wardell has started a series of developer diaries for Ashes of the Singularity which will be posted on The Escapist. The first one is up today and gives an introduction to Ashes of the Singularity. "When I was a kid, I thought the future of humanity was pretty straight forward. In college, I wrote a game called Galactic Civilizations  that took place in the year 2178. The premise was much the same as traditional Sci-Fi. Humans travel the galaxy in... [read more]

2/24/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

VentureBeat on DirectX 12 and Ashes of the Singularity

VentureBeat has an article today about Ashes of the Singularity and how it's taking advantage of DirectX 12.   "That’s why graphics chip maker  Advanced Micro Devices  is teaming up with game engine developer Oxide Games and publisher  Stardock . Essentially, RTS games have been good at depicting small-scale battles. The goal of Ashes of the Singularity is to depict real-time wars. Thousands or even tens of thousands of 3D objects could appear on screen ... [read more]

2/24/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries Strategy Guide from PC Gamer

PC Gamer has a free strategy guide up for Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries that will help you to "rule the galaxy" in your game. "Even in the massive sandbox universe of Galactic Civilizations III, there can only be one ultimate supreme leader of the galaxy -- and we think it should be you. We suspect you'll agree. But it won't be easy. You'll need to muscle, sweet-talk, or buy your way to the top of all the other species vying for control of the universe in t... [read more]

2/23/2016 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Offworld Trading Company Beta 10 Now Available

Offworld Trading Company Beta 10 is now available. This update includes a variety of improvements and fixes including new custom maps, new building auctions, optimized multiplayer, and more. See all the updates in the changelog: [Gameplay] New custom maps are available! Buying out a player costs less the more shares of them you own. Stock value now takes into account whether you are Expansive or Scavenger when valuing your buildings. Adjusted stock delay a... [read more]

2/22/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld News

The Escapist Gives Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries a 4 out of 5!

The Escapist has posted their review of Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries, adn they gave it a 4 out of 5! "Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries compliments the base game's vibe of turn-based grandiose 4x combat. The Bazaar feature adds a level of satisfying power to your faction, but that new strength balances out by making the same store open to your enemies. While the campaign is short, the expansion's new content is enough for those who really enjoy setting u... [read more]

2/19/2016 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Fight a Desperate War in Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries, Available TODAY!

Galactic Civilizations III is the largest strategy sandbox ever made. Start with a single world and expand across the galaxy through diplomacy, trade, cultural hegemony, or military conquest in this single-player or multiplayer 4X strategy game. How will you rule your galaxy?  Don't own Galactic Civilizations III yet? Get it on Steam or buy direct from Stardock   for 25% off through Monday, February 22 at 1PM ET!    Galactic Civilizations III: Mercen... [read more]

2/18/2016 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

GalCiv III: Mercenaries Dev Stream -- Friday 2/19 at 3pm EST

With the release of Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries this week, we will also have a Dev stream to show players  Mercenaries and give you a chance to ask some questions about it! Stardock's VP of Entertainment, Derek Paxton will join Kristy this Friday (2/19) at 3pm EST on our Twitch channel. http://www.twitch.tv/stardock Update : Replay is on YouTube!   [read more]

2/17/2016 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Let the Campaign Begin - The Political Machine 2016 Releases Today!

Give speeches, go on talk shows, hire unsavory operatives, and do whatever it takes to become the President of the United States!   If you've ever watched the U.S. elections and thought to yourself, "Even I can do better than that !" -- well, this is the game for you! Take to the campaign trail and win the hearts and minds of America's voters to take your place in the White House. The Political Machine 2016 is available TODAY! Pu... [read more]

2/4/2016 By Island Dog in Political Machine News

The Tragedy of the Torian civilization

The Tragedy of the Torian civilization by Brad Wardell   The First Enslavement Once upon a time there was an aquatic world filled with kind, gentle people.   Their pre-industrial civilization was discovered over 100,000 years ago by a Drengin automated probe.  Despite being over 20 light years from the Drengin home world, the Drengin were intent to  conquer it.  The Drengin constructed a stargate and using automated probes, towed it... [read more]

2/3/2016 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Modding Tutorials

Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   Modding support has been a priority for us at Mohawk Games, and we built Offworld Trading Company to support mods that could not just change the game values (via XML) but also the C# code itself. Jason Winokur, the programmer in charge of mod support, has recorded three tutorial videos to help guide prospective modders. If you are interested in changing our game, please give them a look! Intro to Offworld Modd... [read more]

2/3/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

Beta 1 Now Available for Ashes of the Singularity: Substrate Faction and other new features!

Every War Has at Least Two Sides Meet the Other Side: The Substrate! You've had plenty of practice with the Post-Human Coalition,  but now it's time to experience  the conflict with the  AI faction: The Substrate! With new  buildings and units,  it's time to revisit the battlefield from the other side. Not only is the Substrate joining the fray,  but there are lots of other new additions to the Beta:   NEW D... [read more]

1/28/2016 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries adds New Factions, New Ships, Mercenary Bazaar and more!

Intergalactic Trade. A Daring Escape. Guns for Hire. Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries Releases on February 18, 2016! The human race is fighting a desperate war against the remorseless Drengin Empire. Both sides have become increasingly desperate, leading them to turn to the galactic underworld and their elite mercenaries. Convinced already? Of course you are. But, just for fun, here are additional reasons to get the Mercenaries Expansion: ... [read more]

1/27/2016 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Get Your Talking Points Ready: The Political Machine 2016 is Coming on February 4th!

Get The Political Machine 2016 on February 4th! Out Talk, Out Smart, and Out Spend Your Opponents on Your Way to Capitol Hill If you've ever watched the U.S. elections and thought to yourself, "Even I  can do better than that !" -- well, this is the game for you! Take to the campaign trail and win the hearts and minds of America's voters to take your place in the White House in The Political Machine 2016. With over a dozen candidates &nb... [read more]

1/26/2016 By Island Dog in Political Machine News

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