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The Escapist Gives Fallen Enchantress a 4/5!

The Escapist has a great review up of Fallen Enchantress and gives it a 4/5! “Elemental: Fallen Enchantress engenders a feeling of real accomplishment, without requiring the investment in time and study demanded by truly hardcore strategy titles. The "sovereign" mechanic is a nice twist and while it's not particularly deep, personally cracking skulls or questing for a pair of dragon's eyes while simultaneously ordering the construction of a granary in New Foozleville is prett... [read more]

10/31/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

PCGamesN: Derek Paxton on Transforming Elemental into Fallen Enchantress

PCGamesN.com has an article out with Stardock’s Derek Paxton on how he helped take Elemental and “transformed” it into Fallen Enchantress. “Derek Paxton is Stardock’s Mr. Wolf. He joined Stardock after making the hit Civilization IV mod, Fall From Heaven, a which took the Civilization IV design and used it to create an enormous fantasy-themed playground where pirates, dwarves, and vampires struggled for control of the world. His experience and imagination made him a perfect fit for a t... [read more]

10/31/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Co-Optimus Rates Fallen Enchantress a 4 out of 5!

Co-Optimus is the latest to publish a review of Fallen Enchantress, and they rate it a 4 out of 5! "If the engrossing strategy and infinite customization options are not enough to pull you towards Fallen Enchantress, the style alone should make you turn your head. It’s like playing a painting. When zoomed out all the way, the world turns into a cloth map and all the units become pewter pieces. It resembles a tabletop board game, and is a turn based strategy player’s dream. If yo... [read more]

10/30/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Derek Paxton on Three Moves Ahead Podcast

Derek Paxton was on the latest episode of the Three Moves Ahead podcast.  Of course Fallen Enchantress was one of the topics! October 30, 2012 Derek Paxton comes back to the show to talk with Tom , Rob, Bruce, and Troy about Fallen Enchantress , his massive revision of 2010's Elemental: War of Magic. He explains how he started reshaping Elemental, and how the project grew along the way. Tom is already a big fan, and even suggests that Fallen Enchantress may be close to Mas... [read more]

10/30/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

SpaceSector Gives Fallen Enchantress an 8.7!

SpaceSector.com has published their review of Fallen Enchantress, and give it an overall score of 8.7! “I personally can’t wait to see what enhancements and features, both official and unofficial, will be coming in Fallen Enchantress’ future.” Read the full review at SpaceSector.com. http://www.spacesector.com/blog/2012/10/elemental-fallen-enchantress-review/ [read more]

10/29/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

GameSpy's Review of Fallen Enchantress

The next review is in and today it's from GameSpy!  Check out what they have to say. "Fortunately, Fallen Enchantress is not just a strategy game. It is a fantasy strategy RPG that, by its conclusion, does feel fantastical. Magic is devastating (where it was once puny), heroes are demigods, and your forces do battle across the blasted landscape with huge armies and towering dragons. The world doesn't feel tamed or conquered by the end, but more magical and more dangerous. It ta... [read more]

10/29/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Game Informer Reviews Fallen Enchantress–8.25 Score!

Game Informer has their review of Fallen Enchantress up, and gives it a rating of 8.25! “It’s the closest anyone has come to producing the game I’ve been dreaming about since I was an adolescent with visions of wizards carving fantastical empires out of a hostile world.” Full review here. http://www.gameinformer.com/games/elemental_fallen_enchantress/b/pc/archive/2012/10/25/elemental-fallen-enchantress-review.aspx [read more]

10/25/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

First Review Is Up–8.7 from GamingOgre!

GamingOgre.com is the first to publish a review of the newly released Fallen Enchantress.  They give it a great overall score of 8.7! “The takeaway?  If you like strategy games, you’ll like Fallen Enchantress.  If you like RPG games and fantasy settings, you’ll like Fallen Enchantress.  If you like the kind of game where you say to yourself, “I’ll just play this for fifteen minutes or so,” and then all of a sudden it’s 4:00 in the morning, then you can add Fallen En... [read more]

10/23/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Elemental: Fallen Enchantress is now available

Stardock announced today that the long-awaited fantasy strategy PC game, Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, is now available. Fallen Enchantress offers players an immersive new world to build or destroy as they try to conquer the land and its inhabitants. Enter the world of Elemental and create a sovereign with unique talents and abilities along with a faction to align yourself with in an effort to bring the world under your control. The land is not simply waiting to be claimed, it must be conque... [read more]

10/23/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Fallen Enchantress: "Stardock has outdone themselves"

As some of you may recall, when Elemental: War of Magic was released in 2010, no one was more vocal or more specific in the shortcomings of that title than QT3's Tom Chick. Stardock took the criticism of that game to heart when it "reimagined" a TBS fantasy strategy game that ultimately manifested itself as Elemental: Fallen Enchantress.  From the quick impressions: Stardock has really outdone themselves this time. If you like turn-based strategy games, if you like fantasy, even... [read more]

10/22/2012 By Frogboy in Elemental News

NeoGamr Talks with Stardock’s Derek Paxton

NeoGamr has shared an interview with Stardock’s Derek Paxton about the soon to be released Fallen Enchantress . “ What were your goals in developing Fallen Enchantress? I believe in the concept of Fallen Enchantress, 4x strategy in an RPG world. I saw a lot of potential in that concept and an opportunity to make a game that I would love to play. I believe in Stardock as a world class developer of strategy games, and I was honored to be able to join that team.” Read the f... [read more]

10/22/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

The Political Machine 2012 v1.03 Update

Stardock has released an update today for the popular The Political Machine 2012 . The Political Machine 2012 allows players to hit the virtual campaign trail by creating your own custom candidate or choosing from a variety of candidates, such as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton or Ron Paul. This update brings new issues into the game based upon recent political events. NEW ISSUES: Firing Big Bird Arming Syrian Rebels (new issue corresponding to broader middle east cri... [read more]

10/15/2012 By Island Dog in Political Machine News

Sins: Rebellion Makes the GameSpy Holiday Gift Guide 2012

GameSpy has published their 2012 Holiday Gift Guide, and for PC games, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is listed among many great PC games.  I think Sins: Rebellion makes a great gift too! “Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is an outstanding and unique real-time strategy game that offers a welcome, slower alternative to StarCraft 2's intense pacing." - Our Review http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/122/1226080p2.html [read more]

10/15/2012 By Island Dog in Sins News

Elemental: Fallen Enchantress Release Date Set for October 23rd

Stardock’s much anticipated PC fantasy strategy game, Elemental: Fallen Enchantress is about to go “gold” and its official release date has been set as Tuesday, October 23rd. The development team at Stardock, led by Derek Paxton (Fall from Heaven) with a campaign designed by Jon Shafer (Civ V), unveil Fallen Enchantress , a strategy game that brings the kind of detail and richness normally only seen in RPGs. The world of Elemental was once filled with magic. All peoples made use of this ... [read more]

10/9/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Gamasutra: Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Postmortem

Gamasutra has a postmortem article up on Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion.  This was written by Stardock’s Chris Bray and Blair Fraser from Ironclad.  “Even after two expansions, the teams felt the definitive version of the game had not yet been realized. With Ironclad Games working on the forthcoming Sins of a Dark Age, Stardock took a greater role in the development of the stand-alone expansion Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion to do just that. Sins: Rebellion wa... [read more]

10/9/2012 By Island Dog in Sins News

Fallen Enchantress–Beta 5C Released

Stardock has released Beta 5C of the upcoming Fallen Enchantress game today.  This update contains: Lots of new early game common items Various fixes AI improvements Balance tweaks and more Full list of changes can be found here - https://forums.elementalgame.com/432123 Fallen Enchantress pre-orders with beta access are available on Steam, GameStop PC downloads, GamersGate, GameFly, and direct from Stardock.  For more information about Fa... [read more]

9/27/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

CNN Takes a Look at Political Machine 2012

CNN's Larry Frum takes a look at The Political Machine 2012 as part of the 2012 Election Center coverage. "The gameplay offers players many options on how to sway voters in key swing states, such as Ohio. Speeches by your candidate on local topics may win you hearts and minds in that state, but how will they play on the national stage? Do you sink your advertising dollars into a positive campaign or get dirty with your ads? Different strategies play out depending on your candidate... [read more]

9/27/2012 By Island Dog in Political Machine News

GameSpot GamePlay Podcast with Derek Paxton and Paul Boyer

GameSpot GamePlay Podcast Episode 12 is up and features Derek Paxton and Paul Boyer from Stardock.  You can listen at the link below, and there are also links to subscribing via iTunes and others. http://www.gamespot.com/features/gamespot-gameplay-episode-12-all-pandas-go-to-heaven-6397192/ [read more]

9/26/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Fallen Enchantress Beta 5 Released

Stardock has released Beta 5 of its upcoming PC game, Fallen Enchantress!  Along with numerous AI, Balance, and bug fixes, Beta 5 also introduces several new features. Highlights of Beta 5: Many new spells including the Despair spell, Delin’s Breath spell, and many more. New Choose World and Choose Opponents screens with new options Added 12 new achievements New random events like "Return of the Titans", "The Lost Protector", "The Syn... [read more]

9/20/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Fallen Enchantress Pre-order Available on Steam, GameStop, GamersGate and GameFly

Stardock announced today that Fallen Enchantress is now available on Steam, GameStop PC Downloads and GamersGate. Customers will gain immediate access to download the latest beta version. Fallen Enchantress offers PC gamers a chance to experience a unique fantasy world for players to build or destroy as they conquer the land. Players create a sovereign with unique talents and abilities along with a faction to align themselves with in an effort to bring the world under their control. Howev... [read more]

8/29/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

The Political Machine 2012 1.02 update

Stardock is excited to announce the latest update for the recently released  The Political Machine 2012 .  The Political Machine 2012  allows players to hit the virtual campaign trail by creating your own custom candidate or choosing from a variety of candidates, such as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum or Ron Paul. Player's can now choose from 8 new historical candidates, from founding fathers to modern icons. Various fixes for issues reported have also bee... [read more]

8/28/2012 By ZubaZ in Political Machine News

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion v1.04 Released

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are very pleased to announce the release of v1.04 for their hit real-time strategy game, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion today. Now available via the Steam client (note: you may need to restart the Steam client if it doesn't see the update initially), this new update includes five new maps, additional balance adjustments, crash fixes, bug fixes, and more expansive modding options.  For a full change log, see:  https://forums.sinsofa... [read more]

8/28/2012 By Yarlen in Sins News

Sins of a Solar Empire Makes IGN’s 25 Top PC Games

IGN.com has put together a list of their top 25 PC games from the past few years, and our own Sins of a Solar Empire has made the list at number 21! “Ironclad’s epic space strategy game isn’t such a success solely because of its marvelous visuals or brilliant gameplay – it’s a triumph of interface design. All conquered planets, constructed armies and in-progress actions are displayed with an ingeniously configured set of icons that at-a-glance communicate a matrix of information so the... [read more]

8/28/2012 By Island Dog in Sins News

RTSguru.com Reviews Political Machine 2012

The folks over at RTSguru.com have published their review of The Political Machine 2012! " The Political Machine 2012 might be a game that packs in some humor, but there’s a real strategy game in here with difficulty and depth (especially if you randomize the options and take draconian measures like reducing each candidate’s starter cash). Also, different candidates have different starting stats, so starting a game with someone like Barack Obama or Mitt Romney will generally have... [read more]

8/20/2012 By Island Dog in Political Machine News

Fallen Enchantress Beta 4 Available for Download

Elemental: Fallen Enchantress Beta 4 is now available for download! Beta 4 is about your cities.  The economic system has been redone and players will find a host of new options in creating and tweaking their empire.  Decide which of your settlements you turn into military focused fortresses, research and magic focused conclaves or towns which support your empire by providing food and gold. Choose your city enchantments carefully, you can’t have more than your cities essence.... [read more]

8/16/2012 By Island Dog in Elemental News

The Political Machine 2012 v1.01 Patch

Stardock is excited to announce the first update for the recently released The Political Machine 2012 . The Political Machine 2012 allows players to hit the virtual campaign trail by creating your own custom candidate or choosing from a variety of candidates, such as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum or Ron Paul. Stardock also added several new issues such as "Chik-fi-let", "Provide tax returns", and "Government builds business". Various fixes for issues reported have also been inte... [read more]

8/7/2012 By Island Dog in Political Machine News

The Political Machine 2012 Now Available

Calling all armchair presidential candidates! Today Stardock Entertainment announced the 2012 edition of its popular political strategy game, The Political Machine . Play as a myriad of political powerhouses including Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich or create your own candidate from scratch and march toward the White House in the best election simulator available. The Political Machine 2012 is available now for $9.95 through most digital distributors, includi... [read more]

7/31/2012 By Island Dog in Political Machine News

Stardock’s Chris Bray on the JPS Podcast

Stardock’s Chris Bray made an appearance on the Just Press Start podcast where he talks about the recently released Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. “Listen as Chris explains the ins and outs of the new features, discusses adding lore and story to a game where there is no such thing as a “campaign,” and more in this interesting behind the scenes look into the creation of this epic space-based 4X title! This is shaping up to be the definitive Sins experience- and I’ll be posting my fu... [read more]

7/30/2012 By Island Dog in Sins News

Follow the Political Machine 2012 on Twitter!

As we get close to launch, and closer to the elections, be sure to follow the Political Machine 2012 on Twitter.  We will have news, giveaways, and more in the coming weeks and months! Follow @politic_machine     [read more]

7/27/2012 By Island Dog in Political Machine News

Game Vortex Gives Sins: Rebellion an Editors' Choice!

The folks at Game Vortex have published their review of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion and gave it an Editors' Choice! "Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion  is one of those minutes-to-pick-up-years-to-master sort of games... except for that minutes-to-pick-up part. You'll have to lose a few games before you start to get the hang of things. Once you get out of the tutorials, then the true beatings begin. If you like real-time strategy and you're looking for a challenge, I ... [read more]

7/26/2012 By Island Dog in Sins News

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Sets Sales Record

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion has crushed the existing records at Stardock ® to become the fastest-selling title in the company’s history. Since the release of Sins: Rebellion in mid June 2012, Stardock has sold over 100,000 units. The game is the first major Stardock game not released at retail, and instead, it was released initially via Steam ® , GameStop ® , and direct from Stardock. Additionally, Steam sell-through of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion in the first 30 days beat the... [read more]

7/25/2012 By Island Dog in Sins News

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion v1.031 Released

Now available via Steam is v1.031 for Ironclad Games' and Stardock Entertainment's Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. This minor update contains several bug fixes and minor balance adjustments. For a full change log please visit: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/428440 [read more]

7/18/2012 By Yarlen in Sins News

GameTrailers Gives Sins: Rebellion an Editors' Choice!

GameTrailers has posted their written and video review, and give Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion an 8.7 and Editors' Choice! "Make no mistake, Rebellion is every bit as fun as its predecessor, and its additions provide the best experiences the multiplayer mode has seen to date. If you've never experienced Sins of a Solar Empire before, you'll find no better entry point than Rebellion." Read and watch the review here. http://www.gametrailers.com/ reviews/3fwiw8/ sin... [read more]

7/16/2012 By Island Dog in Sins News

GamesRadar Gives Sins: Rebellion an Editors’ Choice!

GamesRadar.com has posted their review of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion and give it an Editors’ Choice! “Rebellion isn't lacking in polish or extra content. With beefier ships and more choices to agonize over, it adds enough new elements to the mix to freshen the gameplay for seasoned veterans, and it's a good starting point for players who are late to the party and unwilling to wait for a proper sequel.” Read the full review at GamesRadar! http://www.gamesradar.com/s... [read more]

7/9/2012 By Island Dog in Sins News

Rock, Paper, Shotgun Likes Sins: Rebellion

Rock, Paper, Shotgun has posted their take on Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion and they definitely seem to like it! “So, yes. I like it. I knew I liked it when in the heat of a skirmish I upgraded my capital ship to include a boarding party who then captured a pirate frigate and convinced him to fight alongside our fleet, thereafter screeching “Trrrrrreasure, ye say!?” at every order I gave him.” Read the full review here. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/07/09/wot-i... [read more]

7/9/2012 By Island Dog in Sins News

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