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Welcome to Galactic Civilizations III!

We’re far from finished with Galactic Civilizations III, but we are thrilled to start sharing what the team has been hard at work on. You’ll have to forgive us for being a little cryptic about gameplay specifics that are still in development yet, but we hope you find the trailer an acceptable peace offering. The whole point of Galactic Civilizations III is to live up to what our fans are hoping for without screwing up the core gameplay that make the franchise one of the high... [read more]

10/15/2013 By abiessener in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 1.4 Beta Update Available

Help us test the next patch coming to Legendary Heroes and get an early taste of the AI improvements and the new toys we’ve given the monsters use in their futile resistance to your unstoppable expansion. The Fallen Enchantress scenario is also playable for the first time in Legendary Heroes v1.14. To get the beta: Open your Steam client Right-click on Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes in your library Select Properties Select the Betas tab In the upper drop... [read more]

10/10/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

PC Gamer Interviews Stardock’s Derek Paxton On His New Role

The news out of Stardock today is that Derek Paxton was promoted to VP of Stardock Entertainment, and the folks at PC Gamer have an interview up about his new role at Stardock. “ PC Gamer: How did you end up at Stardock? Derek Paxton: I worked in business software. I worked for a company called Novell for 12 years. In my off hours, I was making video games. It’s always been a passion of mine. Playing video games, making video games. I made a mod for Civilization IV ... [read more]

9/9/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

The Loot Pack introduces 33 new items including weapons, armor, rings and more!

Stardock is pleased to announce that a new Loot pack has been released for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes.  The Loot Pack adds dozens of new items, weapons, armor, rings, and much more.  Explore abandoned graveyards and you may find a Cursed Bell which can be rung at desperate moments in battle. Treasure chests may contain a Staff of the Serpent or a piece of Blood God armor. Even comfy Bunny Slippers may aid in your ability to dodge incoming attacks!  Design your custom ... [read more]

9/4/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

The Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 1.3 update brings major AI, Balance and UI improvements!

The Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 1.3 update brings major AI, Balance and UI improvements! Features: More Diverse AI (different AI players will pursue different paths to victory) AI is Smarter at Defending Cities, Waging War and Using Magic Enhanced Monster and Tactical Battle AI NEW Spell! Ineluctable Vision (reveals the world to those who can maintain its mana cast) Improved Performance Balance Updates UI Improvements Bug Fixes and more! ( http://bit.ly/175FqjE) ... [read more]

8/22/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Sins: Rebellion v1.79 Beta Begins

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are pleased to announce the start of an opt-in BETA for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion today. Available as an opt-in via Steam, the v1.79 beta updates the game's graphics shader system and contains several balance changes.  For a full change log visit:  https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/447729 [read more]

8/21/2013 By Yarlen in Sins News

Star Control Status Report: August 2013

Greetings! Our story so far... Long ago, Paul Reiche and Fred Ford developed an amazing game called Star Control that was published by Accolade.  They formed Toys for Bob and it was well received. A couple years later, Toys for Bob made Star Control 2 and it was an instant classic.  When it came time to do a third one, Toys for Bob opted out and Accolade contracted development to a third party to create Star Control 3 which, while not a bad game, was no where near as well r... [read more]

8/13/2013 By Frogboy in Star Control News

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes Gets Steam Trading Cards

Some of you have noticed that Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes has added Steam Trading card support.  If you aren’t familiar with the trading cards you can get an overview here. http://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/ Basically, you get these cool cards when playing games on Steam.  You can then trade them, or craft them into badges. which give you XP on Steam where you can earn even more stuff. Lets give a big kudos to Leo who is an incredible artist at Stardock w... [read more]

7/17/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Sins: Rebellion Gets Steam Trading Cards

Some of you have noticed that Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion has added Steam Trading card support.  If you aren’t familiar with the trading cards you can get an overview here. http://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/ Basically, you get these cool cards when playing games on Steam.  You can then trade them, or craft them into badges. which give you XP on Steam where you can earn even more stuff. Lets give a big kudos to Leo who is an incredible artist at Stardock wh... [read more]

7/17/2013 By Island Dog in Sins News

Quest Pack DLC Now Available for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes!

Quest Pack DLC Now Available for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes! The DLC pack brings: •    NEW Improvements •    NEW Weapons •    NEW Armor •    NEW Items •    NEW Monsters •    NEW Events Cults have arisen around the worship of strange gods. Will you embrace these new religions and build wonders to... [read more]

6/27/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes v1.2 released!

This update focuses on improving the AI at both the strategic and tactical levels. The top players have developed their winning strategies and their input was used to improve the decision making of the AI (special thanks to our Forum and YouTube subscribers). It has also learned a few new tricks and though the AI now receives fewer bonuses at the higher difficulty levels, it is more lethal. The update also includes bugs fixes and balance changes to further improve what Game Informer called ... [read more]

6/27/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Map Pack DLC Now Available for our newest expansion, Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes!

Play on maps custom designed by Stardock's artists and developers. The pack includes a new, hand-crafted map for every map size, plus new stamps to spice up random map generation. It also includes the full Anthys map, a gigantic map that contains the entire known world of Elemental (at least as of ~150 AC). The 5 maps include: •    Clash - Play against a single opponent on a balanced map, or discover a ship and explore the nearby islands. •  ... [read more]

6/20/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion v1.51 Released

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are happy to announce the release of the v1.51 update for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion and the Forbidden Worlds DLC today. Now available automatically via the Steam client, this new update fixes several reported bugs by users. For a full change log, visit:  https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/445833 [read more]

6/18/2013 By Yarlen in Sins News

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion Releases New DLC!

The Forbidden Worlds DLC Pack is Now Available for just $4.99 The war between the loyalists and the rebels within the TEC, Advent and Vasari continues within the depths of Trader Space.  Yet, this sector of the galaxy has far more worlds and history than any of the factions are aware. The need to survive forces each to expand into the unknown, discovering worlds of hazard, wealth, risk, and mystery. Most ominously, the Trader factions have been loathe to expand to these worlds due t... [read more]

6/5/2013 By Island Dog in Sins News

FE: Legendary Heroes Gets An 8/10 from GameSpot

GameSpot's review of Legendary Heroes is up, and they give it an 8/10! "Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is a terrific 4X strategy game that builds upon the good work done in its immediate predecessor last year." Full review at GameSpot.com .   [read more]

6/5/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Rock, Paper, Shotgun on Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

Rock, Paper, Shotgun has put up their 'Wot I Think' for FE: Legendary Heroes. "As with Fallen Enchantress, I’ve found myself enjoying the battle against the world and its wandering elements more than the larger conflict, which often seems a distraction rather than an epic war, but Legendary Heroes finally fulfils the promise of the deeply customisable fantasy strategy-RPG hybrid." Read the full review at RPS .   [read more]

6/4/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Capsule Computers reviewed FE: Legendary Heroes and gave it an 8.5!

Capsule Computers reviewed FE: Legendary Heroes and gave it an 8.5! "In conclusion, Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes has been a thrill to play due to its addictive nature as well as the plethora of customizations available for its characters. " Read the review here .   [read more]

6/3/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

FE: Legendary Heroes Gets An 8.5 from Game Informer!

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes gets an 8.5 from Game Informer in their review that was posted today. “Stardock has finally delivered on the promise that Elemental once held, back in the halcyon days of 2009. You don't have to be any kind of strategy savant to appreciate what this exceptional release has to offer. “ Full interview at Game Informer . [read more]

5/29/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

ZTGD Gives an 8.7 to FE: Legendary Heroes!

ZTGD has published their review of Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes and gives it a score of 8.7 and Editor’s Choice! "Fans of 4X games and RPGs should really look into Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes. The amount of customization and the way city building and character progress is handled left me coming back for just one more turn." Read the full review here . [read more]

5/24/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

GamingNexus Gives FE: Legendary Heroes an 8.8!

GamingNexus has their FE: Legendary Heroes review up today.  Scored an 8.8! "This is a good expansion/patch to a good game. It fixes some bugs, adds some interesting features, and slips in lots of changes to quietly improve gameplay and balance. It's definitely worth $20 for “Fallen Enchantress” owners, and $40 for anybody looking for a good 4X fantasy TBS." Read the full review at GamingNexus . [read more]

5/23/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

FE: Legendary Heroes Get a 9 out of 10 from Gameranx!

The folks at Gameranx have put up their review of FE: Legendary Heroes and gave it a 9 out of 10! “For fans of the genre, and for those with fond memories of Masters of Magic and Age of Wonders , Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is a fun, easy way to lose countless hours. All it takes is just one more turn.” Read the full review here . [read more]

5/23/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

FE: Legendary Heroes Review from RTSguru

RTSguru has their review of FE: Legendary Heroes and gives it an 8 out of 10! “Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is a solid 4x game with a huge range of customisation for replayability. A turn-based 4x strategy game set in a fantasy universe with RPG elements.” Read the full review at RTSguru . [read more]

5/22/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Gamers Assault Weekly Posts Their FE: Legendary Heroes Review

Gamers Assault Weekly has their FE: Legendary Heroes review up! "Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is a very good addition to Stardock’s already established Fallen Enchantress game, and it is a very good title for new or established RTS players to pick up. Its unique battle system, well designed art style, and in depth building and leveling systems are all great pieces that make the game a very nice addition to the RTS genre." Full review at Games Assault Weekl... [read more]

5/22/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Everyday Gamers Review of Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes–9/10!

Everyday Gamers is the first to publish a review of Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes which is being released today.  It’s a great review and they give it a 9 out of 10! “Simply put, you will be enchanted by the game.  The more I played, the more I discovered, and the more it kept me coming back for more.  I can’t say that I’ve been this enamored by a fantasy strategy game since Heroes Of Might and Magic III. “ Read the full review at Everyday Gamers . [read more]

5/22/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes has released!

Highlighted feature list: Champions get a skill tree when they level up The tactical battle maps have been completely redesigned Champions are earned through fame Upgraded 3D engine for faster, better looks visuals and animation Two new factions Gigantic-sized randomly generated worlds added Lots of new monsters including a host of undead class units A new, massive scenario Dozens of new items, spells and quests FULL feature list: http://tinyurl.com/felh-release-feature... [read more]

5/21/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion 1.50 BETA 2 Released

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are pleased to announce the BETA 2 update for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion v1.50.  This new update contains various fixes based on player feedback.  For a full change log, visit:  https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/443792 [read more]

5/21/2013 By Yarlen in Sins News

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 0.90 beta is available for download now!

This update added the scenario, along with various fixes and balance adjustments. Check out the full changelog here   Current beta users, open up the Steam client to update now! New to Legendary Heroes? Purchase it now for $39.99!   Also available at Steam Own Fallen Enchantress? Upgrade to Legendary Heroes with a $20 discount! [read more]

5/10/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion 1.5 beta is available for download now!

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion 1.5 beta is available for download now! The update features improved planet visuals; major game balance updates and more! View the full changelog to v1.5 beta now: http://tinyurl.com/forums-sins15beta-changelog While many were hopeful that diplomacy would finally end the war, differing opinions on what should be done, along with the depleted power of the controlling factions, has led to a splintering of the groups involved. Take the battle for ga... [read more]

5/9/2013 By Island Dog in Sins News

Digital Hippos Preview of Fallen Enchantress - Legendary Heroes

Digital Hippos has posted a preview for the upcoming Fallen Enchantress - Legendary Heroes game releasing this month. "Also, animation and despite being stylish, the 3d models also look great. I can't wait to see what the full version can do as this title is constantly being updated. On the audio side, effects are very nice indeed and the music pieces are both dynamic and subtle when needed. I love quality in these departments and Heroes doesn't dissappoint!" Read the full prev... [read more]

5/6/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is in TIME's "10 Games to Watch for Late Spring 2013"!

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is in TIME's "10 Games to Watch for Late Spring 2013"!   " it’s rolling out an expansion dubbed  Legendary Heroes  that, as it sounds, is about digging down into the champion-building game (champions don’t show up randomly, you now have to work for them) and deep-tweaking everything else, including the leveling system, battle maps, bestiary, magic and visuals." See it here - http://techland.time.com/2013/05/03/10-games... [read more]

5/6/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Sins: Rebellion v1.50 Changes Announced

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are making ready the upcoming v1.50 opt-in BETA update. Take a look at all the upcoming changes below: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/443792 [read more]

5/2/2013 By Yarlen in Sins News

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 0.87 beta is available for download now!

The update features new abilities, epic items won by defeating elemental lords, tons of balance adjustments and bug fixes. View the full changelog to v.87 now: http://tinyurl.com/forums-87changelog Legendary Heroes is an expansion to Stardock’s popular Fallen Enchantress fantasy strategy game. The Fallen Enchantress seeks to destroy the fragile civilizations that have arisen from the ashes of the cataclysm. Fortunately, your fame has spread far and wide attracting the great ... [read more]

5/2/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Fallen Enchantress–Legendary Heroes release date set

Stardock is pleased to announce that the release date to the expansion to its popular fantasy strategy game, Fallen Enchantress has been set as Wednesday, May 22nd. The expansion, Fallen Enchantress – Legendary Heroes, picks up where Fallen Enchantress left off. The world of Elemental is seeing new monsters invading the land and new champions have arisen to aid the player in their quest to bring order and civilization back to the people. The expansion is loaded with new features in... [read more]

4/22/2013 By Frogboy in Elemental News

Gaming Nexus Interview with Stardock's Derek Paxton

Gaming Nexus has an interview with Stardock's Derek Paxton about Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes! "We first talked to Derek Paxton a few years ago when he first took up the producer reigns at Stardock a few years ago. Since then he's released the Fallen Enchantress expansion pack and is wrapping up development on Legendary Heroes, a soon to be released stand alone expansion pack for the franchise. With the release right around the corner we asked Derek about what we could expec... [read more]

4/17/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

ZTGD Takes a Look at Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

ZTGD has a preview up for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes. "Legendary Heroes is a 4X game that I can easily sink hours into in one sitting." Read the full preview at the link below. http://www.ztgd.com/previews/fallen-enchantress-legendary-heroes/   [read more]

4/12/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

RTSguru Has Posted The First Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes Preview

The folks over at RTSguru have posted the first preview of Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes. This is what they had to say: "and even though this was a quick first impression I feel that Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is a strong contender for best game in the fantasy genre. " It's a great preview, and you can read all of it at RTSguru.com. http://www.rtsguru.com/article/5569/First-Impressions-Fallen-Enchantress-Legendary-Heroes.html   [read more]

4/12/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News

More Sins Shadow love

The next update to Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion will see the shadows get another pass.  In the screenshot above you can see the current version and the new version side by side. [read more]

4/10/2013 By Frogboy in Sins Developer Journals

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