It appears Sins is making the grade; especially inthe scifi world. Scifi.com just published it review of Sins and gave it an "A+" grade. For more information please follow the link. "what makes Sins so terrific has primarily to dowith its epic pacing, which—applause please—rejects the RTS wonk maxim thatunits should be able to cross a map in under a minute. - Matt Peckham" [read more]
3/7/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
Sins of a Solar Empire is the highest rated new PC game of 2008 as well as the best selling new PC game of 2008 but we're not resting on our laurels. Even now, version 1.03 of Sins of a Solar Empire is in internal beta. Stardock and Ironclad are working through the features and testing the new updates based on player feedback. Once that's done we'll get a demo version out and then move on to 1.04. Here are some of the new features going into v1.03: 1) Significantly updated ... [read more]
3/5/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
This is just a quick note to let everyone know we've extended the deadline for the Sins Gameplay Video Contest to this Thursday, March 6th. So if you had a video you weren't able to finish in time, you have an extra day and a half now to wrap it up and get it posted. Good luck! [read more]
3/5/2008 By Zoomba in Sins News
To whom it may concern; I, along with several friends, run an independant video game podcast. ( www.therumblepack.com ) We have over 30 episodes under our belt and we have a pretty consistent (if a little tiny) fanbase. We were interested in discussing with anyone from Ironclad the motivation behind publishing with Stardock and thoughts on DRM and copyright protection. While I'm the biggest fan of sins on the podcast everyone was interested in talking to a group of developers who are will... [read more]
3/4/2008 By halo58415 in Sins Developer Journals
Maximum PC, a print magazine dedicated to PC gaming hardware, has published a review of Sins of a Solar Empire in their April 2008 issue (available now). You know it's going to be good when the editor of the magazine tells readers not to overlook Sins in his editorial, and the review doesn't disappoint either. Maximum PC awards Sins of a Solar Empire a 9 out of 10 along with their KickAss award saying, "The fine mix of 4X-style depth and RTS-inspired design makes for an irresistible and ad... [read more]
3/4/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
FiringSquad has published their review for Sins of a Solar Empire today and rated it 91% with an Editor's Choice award! Here's a quote, "It’s been a long time since a developer has taken such risks in development and it is deeply impressive that so many of these risks have paid off for the members of Ironclad." Read the entire article at: http://www.firingsquad.com/games/sins_of_a_solar_empire_review/ [read more]
3/3/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
EuroGamer has published its Sins of a Solar Empire review today and rated it a 9 out of 10! Here's a quote, "You can file this next to the Total War games, the Ground Control/World in Conflict lineage, Defcon, and all those other glorious individualists who are implicitly against the tank-rush rush." You can read the entire review at: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=93758 [read more]
3/3/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Sins is one of the deepest real-time strategy games to be released in years... Well if you are Polish like me then you should know this site. If not check it out. An interesting read to be sure. Some highlights are: Gameplay: 9.5 - Amazingly deep 4X combat that works in real-time. Some matches might drag out for a bit too long, though. Presentation: 9 - Great-looking ships and the interface is really easy to use. Graphics: 9 - Decent technical graphics which scale to low-e... [read more]
3/2/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
One of the top OZ sites has reviewed it. They gave Sins an eight (8) out of 10. The review is acutally a rather refreshingly candid one. A recommended read for sure. [read more]
3/2/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
Another AU review site. Boy when Sins goes on sale retail it should look good downunder in OZ. Some highlights are: Graphics: Fantastically atmospheric when zoomed in close, clear and informative when pulled back. 8.0 Sound: Lots of solid booms and thuds when you need them. 9.5 Gameplay: Simply brilliant. Addictive, compulsive, engaging and a great illustration of everything that strategy gaming should be. 9.0 Lifespan: You might as well nail it to your hard drive, because it's no... [read more]
3/2/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
Game Informer has rated Sins of a Solar Empire 9 out of 10 and named it their PC Game of the Month! "This is one $40 investment that will pay PC gamers dividends for years," writes Adam Biessener. Fellow reviewer, Matthew Kato, also gave Sins a 9 out of 10 rating saying, " Developer Ironclad has done a great job at delivering depth without sacrificing playability." You can read the entire review online now at GameInformer.com or in their next print issue due out mid-M... [read more]
2/29/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Sins of a Solar Empire has sold over 100,000 units in its first 2 weeks since launch! And as happy as we are about its great sales, the number of sales could have been even higher if we had had the stocking levels of say, a console game. By this weekend, Sins of a Solar Empire should complete its retail availability in North America with Canadian stores picking up the title in considerable quantity (imagine the sales figures if its retail availability had started at this level).&nb... [read more]
2/29/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
IGN is running a news story about Sins 100k+ sold unitsin less than a month. This is most likely normal retail sales and does not digitalsales. Follow the link for details. I would venture to say that Sins is in the 150kto 200k range with all things considered. Any comment from SD/IC? Inquiringminds want to know... [read more]
2/28/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
The folks over at Bit-Tech.net have given their review of Sins, and they take a great in-depth looks at the gameplay and graphics. A highlight of the review: "Stardock and Ironclad are to be congratulated on many levels. Not only have they successfully created a game that merges the best parts of RTS and 4X games, they've also managed to create a game that doesn't require you to upgrade your PC to be able to run it. What's more, Stardock should be praised for not including any copy ... [read more]
2/27/2008 By Island Dog in Sins News
UGO has reviewed Sins of a Solar Empire. Having rated it an A, their conclusion was "This is what Star Wars: Empire at War should have been!". Review-wise, Sins of a Solar Empire has received 9.0 from Gamespot, 4.5 out of 5 from GameSpy, 91% from PC Gamer, and an 88 from IGN. View: Full UGO Review [read more]
2/26/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
This past Friday we had our first of many Game Nights. That's where Stardock and Ironclad got on Ironclad Online and participated in games with players from around the world. Good times. I played in 4 games on Friday right up until the morning sunshine started to creep in. Here are some screenshots and commentary: We'll be doing another Game Night soon. Of course, you don't need us to get together and play on-line. And we were pleased to see a lot ... [read more]
2/25/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
Ok boys and girls, here it is hot off the press: 88. Blair Fraser Producer Ironclad Games Fraserwas working at Barking-Dog (he’s credited as a programmer on thestudio’s Homeworld: Cataclysm expansion pack) when he met the team thatwould eventually become the founding members of Ironclad games. WhenBarking-Dog became Rockstar Vancouver, he stayed for a time, buteventually he and the founding members of Ironclad left to create whatthey were really passionate about—4X and real-time str... [read more]
2/23/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
Gamasutra has released their weekly best selling list across all platforms. On the PC: Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard) The Orange Box (EA Games), SimCity 4: Deluxe Edition (EA Games). View: Gamasutra [read more]
2/23/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
For those of you interested in the aggregated review scene for Sins the current listing on the apparent difinative site for such things is... [Wait for it] Not bad indeed for less then a month on the market. It also appears to be moving up as well. With only four (4) more points it gets into the all-time high list of the top 20 PC games ever. If it can get eight (8) more points it will become the #1 best PC game ever for such a listing! [read more]
2/23/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
The April edition of PC Gamer has arrived and besides a preview of Red Alert 3 and Spore, there's a full 3 page review of Sins of a Solar Empire! Their conclusion: 91% and an Editor's Choice award! And as a reminder, tonight is Friday night Sinning where Stardock and Ironclad members will be on-line playing the game, helping show new players how to play, and just hanging out. Starts at 6pm EST and lasts until whenever! [read more]
2/22/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
I waited a couple days for SD/IC to post it but nothing yet and almost no posts from them the past few days. I think they are are GDC-08. Anyway for your reading please the very long review is in from Tom's. [read more]
2/20/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
We're in week 2 since the release of Sins of a Solar Empire and it's been quite an adventure. We've got a lot going on, here's some highlights... In the first week or so, it sold more copies than Galactic Civilizations II sold in its first month which is saying a lot. I don't know its relative sales ranking but it's in the top 3 best sellers at Gamestop, EB Games, Best Buy, and Amazon.com. I know it's doing well at Walmart and Target since they've gone through their entire initial ... [read more]
2/20/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
Since early on in the public beta test, users have been recording gameplay videos of Sins of a Solar Empire to show the game off to friends. This works out great because Sins is a game that demos very very well and it was easier to get the point of the game across in video than in words on a forum. And since the game became widely available earlier this month, we've been seeing more and more Sins gameplay videos cropping up every day. So, we thought to ourselves "Why don't we d... [read more]
2/19/2008 By Zoomba in Sins News
WOW. On behalf of Stardock and Ironclad, I can say we're just incredibly pleased and thankful for the positive reviews that Sins of a Solar Empire has gotten. Most gamers probably think of games they see at the store being developed and published by huge companies. But the truth is, both Stardock and Ironclad are just a bunch of guys (and gals) who love games and got together to create a game that could bring classic 4X gaming into a real-time experience. And... [read more]
2/19/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
IGN's review of Sins of a Solar Empire is up! The verdict: Editor's Choice. The 3 page review goes into great depth about the game's strengths and the areas they could see improvement. The conclusion of the review is: We used to have to get our tactical and strategic appetites filled by different games. Then some smart developers started putting the two experiences together in alternating phases. Finally someone's managed to get them both together as part of the same experie... [read more]
2/18/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
Huzzah! We've completed our work for the night and the forums are back up and running. You'll notice a number of visual changes, and you'll hopefully notice improved speed and general performance. Please post any issues you run into here. We've done a lot of testing this past week and tonight, but if something slipped through we want to know so it can be fixed quickly. Thank you all for your patience. [read more]
2/18/2008 By Zoomba in Sins News
When: Sunday February 17th, 8pm EST - Monday February 18th 9am EST This weekend we will be conducting extensive maintenance on the database systems that power Stardock's forums, articles systems and blogs across all websites. During this period we will be locking the database preventing anyone from posting to the forums (new threads, replies, private messages etc). For full details on the upgrade, go here . [read more]
2/14/2008 By Zoomba in Sins News
[Full Review] Gamespot has weighed in on Sins of a Solar Empire. Reviewed by Jason Ocampo, one of the strategy genre's top reviewers as well as an expert in other genres, his review thoroughly walked through both the strengths of the game as well as elements of the game that gamers should be aware of (i.e. this ain't no 25 minute action RTS). You can see his other reviews here . [read more]
2/14/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
X-Play has reviewed Sins of a Solar Empire with a resounding "4 pirates out of 5!" We lost a star (or pirate) due to not including a campaign in with the game. " Sins is one of the biggest surprises thus far in 2008, a game no self-respecting galactic grognard will want to be without." Check out the whole thing. View: X-Play Video Review [read more]
2/13/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
The 1Up and Games Radar reviews have hit the streets! "Sins is the fulfillment of Supreme Commander's promise -- zoom in to see the tracers of a fighter squadron launched from a carrier ship, and zoom out to take in 60 planets and five star systems at a time as utilitarian icons" - 1Up. "With most RTS games shifting towards fast action at the expense of real strategy, it would be an unforgivable sin for a strategy fan to pass by this game on the shelf and not pick it up." - G... [read more]
2/13/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
The first reviews have started to come out! Here are some of the initial reviews of Sins of a Solar Empire! Sarcastic Steve: 9/10 Gaming Steve: 9/10 Resonance Gaming: 9/10 Out of Eight: 8/8 Game Squad: 9/10 The major game website reviews are starting to hit as well. Stay tuned! [read more]
2/13/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
Sins Counters Update I originally made a large post regarding counters, ship weapon damage, armor type etc on February 2 nd in this thread https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/?forumid=402&aid=174192 . I just wanted to let everyone know that as of v1.02 you can view basic, rule of thumb, counter information by hovering over the button to build a given ship. Ed has also drawn up a diagram, show... [read more]
2/13/2008 By Blair Fraser in Sins Developer Journals
[Sung to the rhythm of the Jeffersons] Moving-on up to the East Side to a deluxe apartment in the sky Sin is at #3 in the North American market. PC: Call of Duty 4 makes it a hat-trick of No1s for the Infinity Ward developed FPS for the second successive week. EA titles, largely Sims based, ensure the publisher takes half of the top ten places, while Stardock’s Sins of a Solar Empire rises seven places to No3. [read more]
2/12/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
Another short blog review that plugs TGN and SD DRM policy as well as the game of course. [read more]
2/12/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
This is yet one more I missed last week. It is very short and to the point but the promo image is worth very cool. Why is it not in the assets page (looks at Blair). I know may tend to disregard the blogsphere with regards to products but it is becoming Legion. [read more]
2/12/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
Apparently I missed this one as well last week. I must learn to get some sleep. Anyway I really dig the opening line as it is a classic. It is "Forgive me Father for I am about to Sin". [read more]
2/12/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
Here is a recent review I came across. He gave it a 9.0 plus a "buy recommendation" [read more]
2/12/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
Aloha! I stumbled across this and I dont remember reading it before or seeing it here. So I figured I would post it so others can gain some insight into the twisted mind of Blair. [read more]
2/12/2008 By Spartan in Sins News
So you make a product and somehow you manage to get it at the store where millions of people see it. Pretty exciting eh? Thanks to the support of PC gamers, Sins of a Solar Empire is now at retail in most of North America. Now, to thank you back, here's what we're going to do: Take a picture of you (or a loved one) holding a Sins of a Solar box at a store, post the picture here in the comments along with which store you were at and get a chance to win an official Sins of a Solar Empire ... [read more]
2/11/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
GameSpy has released their review of Sins of a Solar Empire. The first review from one of the major game magazines. From the review: The reason that Sins of a Solar Empire works is that it truly respects and celebrates both styles of strategy gaming. It marries the grand scope and Nietzschian will-to-power embodied by the best "4X" conquer-the-universe titles with the adrenaline-fueled immediacy and moment-to-moment decision making of a great real-time strategy game. More than t... [read more]
2/10/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
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