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Offworld Trading Company Beta 6 Now Available

Beta 6 includes a new Destroy Buyout game mode, new UI, faster patent research, and the Robotic HQs now get a bonus from power buildings. You can see the full list of changes here: forums.offworldgame.com/470625 Every Thursday at 10am ET you can watch our developer livestream on the Mohawk Games Twitch channel . To stay updated with other news and happenings with Offworld Trading Company, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook . [read more]

8/31/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Dev Stream (Friday, August 28th) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Galactic Civilizations III dev livestream will be today at 3pm EDT. Dev Paul Boyer shows off pieces of the new "Revenge of the Snathi" DLC and fields viewer questions. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast at 3pm EDT! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

8/28/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (August 26th) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Sorcerer King dev livestream is today at 3pm ET! Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

8/26/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Galactic Civilizations III 1.21 Update Now Available

The 1.21 patch for Galactic Civilizations III and the Mega Events DLC is now available. This update includes : Registration: Added support for the "@" symbol on non-english keyboards Fixed a crash with the Peacekeeper Mega Event. 3D Printing: improved the export time, especially for complicated models. Battle Viewer: Fixed a problem where the ship battle result screen was not matching the actual battle results. Every Friday at 3pm ET you can watch our d... [read more]

8/25/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Dev Stream (Friday, August 21st) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Galactic Civilizations III dev livestream will be today at 3pm EDT. Lead Designer Paul Boyer will be playing the latest build and answering players questions. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast at 3pm EDT! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

8/21/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (August 19th) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Sorcerer King dev livestream is today at 3pm ET! Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

8/19/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (August 12th) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Sorcerer King dev livestream is today at 3pm ET! Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

8/12/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Galactic Civilizations III 1.2 Update Released

The 1.2 update now includes 3D printing support for ships created in the Galactic Civilizations III ship designer. Also included in this update is map sharing in Steam Workshop so you can share and download custom maps made by other players, as well as new DLC for galaxy-wide Mega Events. We’ve also been working on other various AI improvements and bug fixes. You can see the full list of changes here: https://forums.galciv3.com/469866 PLUS! Register Galactic Civiliza... [read more]

8/11/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Mega Events DLC Now Available for Galactic Civilizations III

Expand your Galactic Civilizations III experience with new Mega Events that include the return of the Dread Lords, a declaration of war from the Peacekeepers and more. Here are some EXAMPLES of some of the events: Dread Lords Return A dormant Dread Lord colony has awoken. Stop them before they become too powerful and wipe out all life in the galaxy. Peacekeepers A large force of time travelling robots appear and declare that they have been sent back to stop the conflicts that ... [read more]

8/11/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Dev Stream (Friday, August 7th) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Galactic Civilizations III dev livestream will be today at 3pm EDT. Lead Designer Paul Boyer will be playing the latest build and answering players questions. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast at 3pm EDT! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

8/7/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (August 5th) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Sorcerer King dev livestream is today at 3pm ET! Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

8/5/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

That VideoGame Blog reviewed Sorcerer King and gave it a 9.3 out of 10!

That VideoGame Blog posted their review of Sorcerer King and gave it a 9.3 out of 10! "The game stays fun and relatively easy to play, even once your empire spans huge swaths of territory: which is easily one of the most important feature to a 4x game. Next to Galactic Civilizations 3, it’s my favorite 4x strategy game of the year so far. Even if you’ve never played a Civilization or similar strategy game, give this one a try! If you’re someone who can get in... [read more]

7/31/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Mid-Summer Star Control 2015 Update!

Hi Everyone, We won’t be announcing anything at Gamescom as we are still early in development. To follow up with what we said a few months back, we won’t be making any large reveal announcements in 2015. But I did want to give you guys a summer update on the direction of the development of Star Control and what we have been working on. As you may have seen in the earlier sneak peak, we are doing a lot of R&D work on making the aliens inte... [read more]

7/31/2015 By Vaelzad in Star Control News

Niche Gamer Gives Sorcerer King an 8/10!

Niche Gamer has their review out for Sorcerer King and gives it an 8/10! "Sorcerer King is a good game that brings much-needed variety to the fantasy 4X genre." Read the full review here: http://nichegamer.com/reviews/sorcerer-king-review-not-your-average-fantasy-4x/ [read more]

7/30/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (July 29th) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Sorcerer King dev livestream is today at 3pm ET! Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

7/29/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Offworld Trading Company Beta 5 Now Available

The Beta 5 update includes the new MULE unit, between-turn events in the campaign, localizations (German, Russian, Korean), and new music tracks. Various other fixes and improvements are also included with this update.The full list of changes can be found here: https://forums.offworldgame.com/469439/ New ! Two and four game packs to play with your friends. Purchase the packs now, available exclusively through Stardock: www.offworldgame.com/store Every Thursday at 10... [read more]

7/28/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld News

VentureBeat Gives Sorcerer King an 85/100!

VentureBeat reviewed Sorcerer King and gave it an 85/100! "Sorcerer King offers a nice strategic balance, and the feeling of carving a swath through a landscape already dominated by your enemy gives the game a fun, challenging feel." Read the full review here: http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/26/sorcerer-king-shows-that-stardock-has-finally-found-the-fantasy-strategy-fun/ [read more]

7/27/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Rock, Paper, Shotgun Review of Sorcerer King

Rock, Paper, Shotgun has their review of Sorcerer King up! "Sorcerer King deserves plaudits for being something altogether different rather than yet another iteration of a game we’ve been playing for decades." Read the full review here: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/07/22/wot-i-think-sorcerer-king/ [read more]

7/22/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

GameWatcher Sorcerer King Interview with Stardock's Brad Wardell

GameWatcher interviewed Stardock's CEO Brad Wardell about the recently released Sorcerer King. GameWatcher: You’ve got Cracked writer Chris Bucholz on board, writing the quest text, and it’s often very funny. The world in general feels a bit lighter in tone than previous entries in the series, what was the idea behind that more humorous approach? Brad Wardell: Well one of the things is that because there are so many fantasy strategy games out there, they... [read more]

7/21/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

TechRaptor Reviews Sorcerer King and Give it an 8.5/10!

TechRaptor has posted their review of Sorcerer King and gives it an 8.5/10! "Sorcerer King is everything you could want from a turn-based strategy, refining the genre and creating one of its most enjoyable entries." Read the full review here: http://techraptor.net/content/sorcerer-king-review-stardocks-newest-tactical-strategy-game [read more]

7/20/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Sorcerer King: Post-Release road map

Greetings! Sorcerer King has been released and it is good. So now what? We have an extensive road-map in place for it for the next couple of years. Let’s take a look at 3 basic areas: #1 Sorcerer King free updates #2 Sorcerer King DLC #3 Sorcerer King expansion pack The free updates There’s a lot of things we can do for the updates. We would like to hear from you. In the comments below, please feel free to list a few bullet items you’d... [read more]

7/19/2015 By Frogboy in Sorcerer King Dev Journals

Stardock Releases Sorcerer King Its New Strategy Fantasy Game

PLYMOUTH, MI — July 16, 2015 — Stardock today announced that Sorcerer King is available now and ready to challenge strategy gamers across the globe. In the game players must build a kingdom and raise a force powerful enough to challenge the Sorcerer King who’s all but destroyed their world. Gamers are able to purchase Sorcerer King now for $39.99 at www.sorcererking.com. You are the leader of the city state of Athica. Dark times have fallen on your realm as the powerful ... [read more]

7/16/2015 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Sorcerer King 1.0 Released

Stardock’s new fantasy 4x game Sorcerer King is now available! Players must build their kingdom and create a force powerful enough to take on and defeat the Sorcerer King. Features The Sorcerer King – This is not a fair fight. Your opponent is more powerful, and his onslaught against the Shards you must protect is unending. Stand up to fight, or appear to submit to his will until the time is right. Challenge the Sorcerer King with the six unique so... [read more]

7/16/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Star Control talk test

We're working having the aliens lip synced dialog. Here's a proof of concept with an alien reading the description for Sorcerer King ( www.sorcererking.com ). https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8051911/StarControl-talktest.mp4 [read more]

7/15/2015 By Frogboy in Star Control News

Sorcerer King Review from eXplorminate!

The Sorcerer King review from Explorminate is up! "Stardock’s finest game since Galactic Civilizations 2 and easily their best product in the Elemental series. It’s hard to describe and even harder to put down." Read the full review here: http://explorminate4x.com/2015/07/15/sorcerer-king-review/ [read more]

7/15/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Sorcerer King Launch Week Twitch Schedule

Sorcerer King launches on Thursday, July 16th! We are very excited about the release and we’ll be having a week of Twitch streams to kick things off. We’ll be having guests from Stardock including Scott Tykoski and Brad Wardell on the streams, and some other streamers which I’ll update with when confirmed. We'll also have givwaways during the streams. Follow our Twitch channel for updates: http://www.twitch.tv/stardock Schedule : Wednesday, July ... [read more]

7/15/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Sorcerer King nears gold and some random thoughts on the game industry

Sorcerer King about to go gold In the next few days, Sorcerer King will go gold. That term means a lot less in the digital era since it’s just the moment that it’s 1.0 and we’re ready to say “this game is worthy of being purchased for the posted price.” I’m both excited and nervous about reviews. In the past, our games were designed with “drive by” reviews in mind. That is, they were fairly straight forward in what they’re about. Sorcerer King, however, i... [read more]

7/11/2015 By Frogboy in Sorcerer King Dev Journals

Map Pack DLC Now Available for Galactic Civilizations III

The Map Pack DLC includes 8 new maps which range in size from gigantic 18 player areas to intimate maps perfectly sized for two-player duels. Players can also design their own galaxies with the all new custom map editor. New maps include: Six Pillars - A large Map, with six symmetrical clusters surrounding a super black hole, designed for large matches for up to six players. Clash - A medium sized symmetrical map designed for a large scale duel. Snowflake - Med... [read more]

7/9/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Galactic Civilizations III 1.1 Update Released with Steam Workshop Support

The 1.1 update includes Steam Workshop integration, two new difficulty levels, and UI improvements. With Steam Workshop integration, players can easily share their ship designs and custom factions with other Galactic Civilizations III players. There are already over 400 new ship designs and custom factions available for download today on Steam Workshop! This update also includes custom map support for multiplayer games, pirates in multiplayer, and a ton of other improvements and fixe... [read more]

7/9/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Sorcerer King 5.5 Beta Released

The v5.5 beta update brings more balance improvements and bug fixes to the game. Changelog coming soon. [read more]

7/8/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (July 8th) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Sorcerer King dev livestream is today at 3pm ET! Scott Tykoski will be on the stream today taking your questions and playing the latest build of Sorcerer King. Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

7/8/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Sorcerer King: Walkthrough

Introduction Welcome to Sorcerer King a different kind of fantasy 4X from what you’ve played before. Sorcerer King is a game where the events of a traditional fantasy 4X game have already happened: A group of rival civilizations built up empires fought wars with one of those civilizations coming to dominate the others. In this case, the winner was the Sorcerer King. The game starts out with you and your rivals relegated to a single city under the terms of peace set... [read more]

7/7/2015 By Frogboy in Sorcerer King Dev Journals

Sorcerer King 5.4 Beta Update Released

The latest Sorcerer King beta update brings a long list of bug fixes, UI improvements,and Balance tweaks. See entire list of changes here: http://forums.sorcererking.com/467784 Don’t forget to join us for our Sorcerer King dev stream every Wednesday at 3pm ET (Noon Pacific), on the Stardock Twitch channel . [read more]

7/6/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

The Sorcerer King is a compelling strategy RPG

I’ll admit my bias here but Sorcerer King is extremely fun. What is it? It’s a fantasy strategy game with a lot of role playing elements. Or it’s an RPG with strategy elements. You be the judge: It’s a strategy game because You train units You found new cities You build up your cities You engage in diplomacy with rival civilizations You can terraform the map (using magic) You harvest resources You can craft weapons, a... [read more]

7/1/2015 By Frogboy in Sorcerer King Dev Journals

Dev Stream (Friday, June 26th) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Galactic Civilizations III dev livestream will be today at 3pm EDT. Lead Designer Paul Boyer will be playing the latest build and answering players questions. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast at 3pm EDT! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

6/26/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Offworld Trading Company Beta 4 Now Available

The Beta 4 update includes several Black Market improvements, adds a new matchmaking system, and enables single-player games to be played while waiting in the matchmaking queue. Various other fixes and improvements are also included with this update. The full list of changes can be found here: https://forums.offworldgame.com/467568/ Every Thursday at 10am ET you can watch our developer livestream on the Mohawk Games Twitch channe l. To stay updated with other news and... [read more]

6/24/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (June 24th) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Sorcerer King dev livestream is today at 3pm ET! Scott Tykoski will be on the stream today taking your questions and playing the latest build of Sorcerer King. Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel - http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

6/24/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Sorcerer King Beta 5.3 Released

Sorcerer King 5.3 beta update is now available for download. In this update we’ve expanded the Rival Faction system, improved the Sovereign Skill Trees, and introduced Sovereign specific interactions with the Sorcerer King. The update also includes bug fixes, balance and other improvements to the game. See entire list of changes here: http://forums.sorcererking.com/467452/ Don’t forget to join us for our Sorcerer King dev stream every Wednesday at 3pm ET, Noon Pacifi... [read more]

6/22/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Dev Stream (Friday, June 19th) at 3pm EDT, Noon Pacific

The next Galactic Civilizations III dev livestream will be today at 3pm EDT. Lead Designer Paul Boyer will be playing the latest build and answering players questions. Come on over to our Stardock Twitch channel and join us for our live broadcast at 3pm EDT! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

6/19/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Ashes of the Singularity Founder’s Alpha Available Now

Experience first hand the massive scale RTS from Stardock and Oxide where you command thousand unit armies in your fight to control the planet and its valuable resources. Become an Ashes of the Singularity Founder and get lifetime access to all future DLC content and expansions. Be among the first to play the Alpha and help shape the development of Ashes of the Singularity. Get access to exclusive concept art, wallpapers and other cool content made just for founders. Key Featur... [read more]

6/18/2015 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

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