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 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
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 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
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
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 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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
If you missed the showcase of Ashes of the Singularity in the AMD New Era in PC Gaming event from E3 2015, then you can watch clip on YouTube. The Alpha starts this Thursday, and you can still become an Ashes of the Singularity Founder: https://www.ashesofthesingularity.com/store [read more]
6/17/2015 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News
Only one hour to go until Stardock is live at AMD’s New Era of PC Gaming live stream to showcase Ashes of the Singularity. Get an early look at the gameplay by tuning into www.twitch.tv/stardock . You can also join the Lifetime Founder’s Program and get lifetime access to all future DLC and expansion content and be among the first to play the Alpha when it becomes available. Learn more at: www.ashesgame.com [read more]
6/16/2015 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News
On June 16th starting at 9:00 AM PST Stardock is live at AMD’s New Era of PC Gaming live stream to showcase Ashes of the Singularity. Get an early look at the gameplay by tuning into www.twitch.tv/stardock . You can also join the Lifetime Founder’s Program and get lifetime access to all future DLC and expansion content and be among the first to play the Alpha when it becomes available. Learn more at: www.ashesgame.com [read more]
6/15/2015 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News
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]
6/12/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News
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]
6/10/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News
This update contains numerous bug and crash fixes reported by our awesome community. It also brings new pirate ships and starbases, random opponents, custom faction editing, and various balance and performance improvements. See all the updates in the changelog: https://forums.galciv3.com/466812/ Thank you for your continued support! [read more]
6/8/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News
The Sorcerer King 5.2 beta update is now available and can be updated via Steam. This update includes tons of bug fixes , new cities improvements, tactical battle maps, unique Sovereign starting spells, and more. See the full changelog here: http://forums.sorcererking.com/466810 Be sure to join our Sorcerer King dev stream every Wednesday at 3pm ET, noon Pacific, on the Stardock Twitch channel . Leave any feedback about the 5.2 update on the forums , and thanks fo... [read more]
6/8/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News
Sorcerer King continues to get polished up. I suspect it’s the most polished game we’ve ever made as we’ve had so much extra time to work on it. So what’s been happening? Originally, we were going to release Sorcerer King in April. But we talked to our friends at other studios and realized that the Age of Wonders expansion and Pillars of Eternity were coming out during the same month. That’s a lot of fantasy in a short amount of time. With Galactic Civili... [read more]
6/4/2015 By Frogboy in Sorcerer King Dev Journals
The Sorcerer King 5.2 beta update is now available as an opt-in on Steam. This update includes tons of bug fixes , new cities improvements, tactical battle maps, unique Sovereign starting spells, and more. See the full changelog here: http://forums.sorcererking.com/466810 To opt into the patch, do the following: Open your Steam client Right-click Sorcerer King, select Properties Select the Betas tab In the drop-down menu, choose “Opt-in” ... [read more]
6/4/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News
The next Galactic Civilizations III dev livestream will be this Friday 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 on Friday! 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]
6/4/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News
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