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NEWS: Sins #10 Best seller in US!

Aloha! Hot of the presses is the first top selling games chart (I'm aware of at the moment) for the start of the new year and Sins is on it! The PC list is: 01. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare—Activision 02. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Gold Edition—Take-Two 03. The Sims 2: FreeTime*—EA 04. World of Warcraft Battlechest—Blizzard 05. SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition—EA 06. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword—2K Games 07. World of Warcraft—Blizzard 08. The Sims 2: Del... [read more]

2/6/2008 By Spartan in Sins News

NEWS: Sins is now listed on Amazon.com as #2 Best Seller!

Aloha! OK guys you all know the drill! Go to Amazon and post your reviews! Currently it is ranked #3 for ALL game sales this month (so far). It is listed as #2 for "Hot New Releases" and #15 for "Most Wished For" for ALL games and all platforms. Come on guys we should actively promote the game whenever and where ever we can as end users. Word of mouth carries a lot of weight with many consumers and media outlets. Also please make sure you use the right tags for the game. So it show... [read more]

2/6/2008 By Spartan in Sins News

PC World Becomes Enthralled by Sins

PC World writer, Matt Peckham, has posted a blog preview for Sins of a Solar Empire calling it "the most enthralling PC strategy game I've played in [insert something appropriately overkill here]."  This is quite possibly the most positive and hilarious preview we've seen to date. Give it a read at the URL below! http://blogs.pcworld.com/gameon/archives/006444.html [read more]

2/6/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

PC Gamer Gives Early Recommendation for Sins

PC Gamer Senior Associate Editor, Dan Stapleton, has given an early thumbs-up for Sins of a Solar Empire!  On the PC Gamer website he writes, "You'll have to wait for our April issue for the review, but I'm just going to go ahead and recommend that if epic-scale real-time space combat between huge empires looks like something you might enjoy, you should jump the gun and get it now - you won't be disappointed. " Check out the short blurb here: http://pcgamer.com/archives/2008/02/204... [read more]

2/6/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

Sins of a Solar Empire Retail Launch

Yesterday saw the digital launch of Sins of a Solar Empire.  Today begins the official retail launch of the game.  The following retailers should have Sins of a Solar Empire on the shelf starting today or by the end of the week: Best Buy (launched at 2pm today) EB Gamestop Target Circuit City Walmart Fry's Regardless of where you buy the game, you'll get the full direct digital service from Stardock. That means you'll be able to re-download your game on Stardock Central... [read more]

2/5/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

Rock, Paper, Shotgun Sins Interview

Following up their recent preview, games blog Rock, Paper, Shotgun has just published an interview with Ironclad Games' Blair Fraser and Stardock's Brad Wardell. Check out the article for insights on how Sins of a Solar Empire came to be and more. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1046 [read more]

2/5/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

Launch Day Impressions!

Yesterday marked the launch of the digital release of Sins of a Solar Empire, today at 2pm EST, the retail edition should begin showing up at retailres such as Best Buy. Here's some links to some impressions and feedback from around the net: Quarter To Three War Gamer Forum Impressions Comment here with links to yours and we'll look at making more Here are some suggestions on maximizing the fun factor: I saw some people talk about game pacing. The game has three game pacing m... [read more]

2/5/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

Sins of a Solar Empire Gameplay Example

So what is a game of Sins of a Solar Empire like?  Just like we did with Galactic Civilizations, we've put together a story based on playing a full game.  View: Rage of the Ishendi [read more]

2/3/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

Joystiq Talks to Blair Fraser

Joystiq has published a new interview with Sins of a Solar Empire developer, Blair Fraser from Ironclad Games. In the article, Blair tells all on how Sins got its name and how they've managed to maintain the fine balance between 4X and RTS gameplay. http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/joystiq-interview-ironclad-talks-4x-strategy-with-sins-of-a-sol/ [read more]

2/2/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

IGN: Sins unusually low hardware requirements

This week's IGN blog on Sins of a Solar Empire focuses on an issue that is rarely discussed in the game industry - the problem of high system requirements for new PC games. Increasingly, new PC games will be released with extremely high hardware requirements and when they don't sell as well as hoped, it's used as a blunt instrument to say that "PC games are d0med".  The reality is much more complicated.  When you sell a product or service, only those who are capable of making use o... [read more]

2/2/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

February 1st Developer Chat Log

This is the chat log from the February 1st Developer chat in #sins on irc.stardock.com.  I've cleaned up the log for readability and to remove extra bits like join/leave messages etc.  I've also grouped responses by question as things were jumbled a few times during the chat. Session Start: Fri Feb 01 20:01:21 2008 Welcome everyone to the Sins of a Solar Empire Developer Chat To start with, lets go around the chat and let everyone from ... [read more]

2/1/2008 By Zoomba in Sins Developer Journals

IGN Reveals the Advent

IGN PC has published a brand new hands-on preview of Sins of a Solar Empire, based on a late build of the game. In this new article, they reveal the mysterious and powerful Advent, the Achievements system and much more, "The new Advent race are perhaps my favorite race so far, mostly because they have such an interesting attitude and aesthetic." You can read the entire article at: http://pc.ign.com/articles/848/848665p1.html [read more]

1/31/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

IRC player chat this Friday at 8pm EST

This Friday we're going to have an IRC chat on irc.stardock.com in the #sins channel.  If you have Stardock Central, you can use the chat option in there and then type /join #sins to go in there. Otherwise, any other IRC client should have no problem connecting. In there you'll be able to find out things like: How the super-smart unit AI lets players send multiple fleets to accomplish multiple objectives at once without being bogged down by micro-management. How the game's graphics... [read more]

1/31/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

PC Gamer Posts New Hands-On Preview

PC Gamer has posted a new hands-on preview of Sins of a Solar Empire today on their website. In the article they take an overall look at the upcoming space-strategy game and come away impressed. You can read the entire preview at: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=181023 [read more]

1/30/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

Sins has gone gold!

Sins of a Solar Empire has gone gold! Everything is already manufactured other than the CDs which are now being manufactured and shipped. For more details visit: Sins goes gold discussion! [read more]

1/29/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

Sins goes gold discussion

 After more than a couple of years of work, Sins of a Solar Empire has gone gold. What an incredible journey it's been.  For the past year, Stardock, the developers of Galactic Civilizations and Ironclad, a new company made up of developers who worked on Homeworld: Cataclysm have been working together to try to create a 4X RTS.  Stardock and Ironclad pushed the release date back a few times to ensure that there was plenty of time to incorporate the features they wanted in as w... [read more]

1/29/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

IGN Blog: That's right, Sins has ZERO DVD copy protection

Like Stardock's other games, Sins of a Solar Empire ships with no copy protection on DVD.  Instead, Stardock/Ironclad are implementing a system to reward gamers for purchasing Sins of a Solar Empire. No matter where in the world you buy a Stardock game, you can download the entire game or any update via Stardock Central.  The serial # that comes in the box takes care of everything as it's tied to each user. And just like Stardock's other games, Sins of a Solar Empire will have a ... [read more]

1/29/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

Sins of a Solar Empire Demo Movie

Gamespot has put up the first video blog of our final days of gamma testing Sins of a Solar Empire.  There will be two more video blogs released highlighting the final stressed days of testing out the game and nailing down the final parts. View: GameSpot Sins of a Solar Empire Summary Page     [read more]

1/28/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

Sins Makes IGN's Most Anticipated List

IGN PC's editors, Charles Onyett and Steve Butts, have both selected Sins of a Solar Empire as one of their Most Anticipated Games for 2008!  You can read the full article at: http://pc.ign.com/articles/847/847786p1.html [read more]

1/28/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

Sins Preview Tonight on G4TV's X-Play

G4TV's hit show, X-Play, will be doing a hands-on feature of Sins of a Solar Empire tonight with Stardock's Brad Wardell!  Set your DVRs for 8pm ET tonight as Brad shows off a near-final version of Sins of a Solar Empire to Morgan Webb and the gang.  It's definitely something you won't want to miss! Where: G4TV When: 8pm ET, January 25, 2008 For those that missed it, here's the video: [read more]

1/25/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

GameSpy Gamma Impressions

Stardock's Brad Wardell is currently on a press tour for Sins of a Solar Empire and paid a visit to the GameSpy offices yesterday to show them a late stage version of game.  Allen Rausch has written his thoughts and experiences in a new preview that looks at the Advent, the new technology trees, and fleet logistics. Give it a read at: http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/sins-of-a-solar-empire/847593p1.html Also included are eight new screenshots: http://media.pc.gamespy.com/media/775/77524... [read more]

1/25/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

11 Days until release and some answers

Tomorrow I'll be on G4's XPlay demonstrating Sins of a Solar Empire live.  It appears the show will be televised tomorrow night (8pm EST). We also got a lot of great questions from here as well as on forums around the net. Here are some of our answers. Q: How much like Galactic Civilizations is Sins like? A: They're both in space and both involve building up a civilization. But Sins of a Solar Empire is a real-time strategy game with multiplayer and tactical battles. GalCiv i... [read more]

1/24/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

Rock, Paper, Shotgun Publishes Sins Preview

Rock, Paper, Shotgun has published a hands-on preview for Sins of a Solar Empire today based on their experiences with Beta 4. In the article they say, "Sins of a Solar Empire is looking like a single-malt of a strategy game. I’m looking forward to savouring it when they crack open the cask in February." You can read the entire preview at: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=981 [read more]

1/24/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

Sins Makes Voodoo Extreme's Top 10 for 2008

Voodoo Extreme has posted their Top 10 Most Wanted Games for 2008 today and Sins of a Solar Empire has come in at number 7. You can read the entire article at: http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/features/36289/Top-10-Most-Wanted-2008-Games [read more]

1/23/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

Sins Blog Volume 2

The second Sins developer blog is now up at IGN and discusses the multiplayer aspects of the final release. In the article, Brad Wardell gives details on setting up multiplayer matches, features and more. Give it a read at: http://blogs.ign.com/Stardock_Games/2008/01/22/77861/ [read more]

1/23/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

TweakTown Posts Sins Beta Preview

TweakTown has posted a new preview for Sins of a Solar Empire based off of the beta version. In the article they write, "Sins of a Solar Empire may not be the PC's biggest discussion point even during the usually quite uneventful early year release schedule, but perhaps it should be, because I can't help but come away extremely impressed with the game even during its beta stages." You can read the entire article here . [read more]

1/22/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

Only two weeks until release!

In just over two weeks, Sins of a Solar Empire will be made publicly available!  After literally years of development, the big day is just about here. Creating an RTS with the kind of depth usually only seen in a 4X strategy game wasn't impossible, just very difficult. Thanks to the public beta, we've been able to combine the best of both worlds.  The last public beta of Sins was back in November.  Since then, a huge number of improvements and enhancements have been made t... [read more]

1/21/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

The Sins blogs begin!

Over at IGN was have started our Gamma blog that will start giving details about Sins of a Solar Empire, the gamma testing of it, what issues we're working through, and more. We'll also be including lots of screenshots in coming blogs. Visit: Gamma blog       [read more]

1/19/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

Entertainment Depot Posts Sins Preview

The Entertainment Depot has recently written a new preview for Sins of a Solar Empire based on their experiences with the beta, warning gamers "...not to miss what I expect to be one of the better games coming out this year for the PC." You can read the entire article at: http://www.entdepot.com/features/articles/article_2983.php [read more]

1/16/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

The build up for Sins begins

  The ads for Sins of a Solar Empire of are starting to arrive in the magazines in a big way.  2-page spreads in PC Gamer and Games for Windows (CGW) are here. Moreover, the initial orders from retail have started to arrive. WalMart, Best Buy, EB, and GameStop are all on board.  Most gamers have no idea just how difficult it is to get a PC game onto store shelves (or any product for that matter). Next time you're at the store, look at the makers of most PC games.&nbsp... [read more]

1/11/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News

Next Generation Selects Sins for 2008

Next-Gen has published an article listing their top PC picks for 2008 "from a creative and/or commercial perspective" and Sins of a Solar Empire has made the list! Check out the full article at the URL below: http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8618&Itemid=2 [read more]

1/11/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

New Sins Screenshots Released

As we draw closer to release, we figured it was time for some updated screenshots.   Head over to the Downloads section to check out the latest and greatest. https://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/downloads.aspx [read more]

1/7/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

GameSpy Posts New Sins Preview

The Sins of a Solar Empire coverage continues this morning with a brand new, detailed, hands-on preview from GameSpy. The new article goes into the nitty gritty of their experiences with the Vasari where they conclude, " ...even unfinished, the game's remarkably fun, offering a solid strategic challenge and some great multiplayer gaming. " You can read the complete preview at: http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/sins-of-a-solar-empire/843505p1.html [read more]

1/4/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

WorthPlaying Publishes Sins Preview

WorthPlaying has posted their hands-on preview of Sins of a Solar Empire, and while we're a bit late in picking it up, this article is definitely worth a read!  "God bless them (Stardock) for picking up Sins of a Solar Empire, too, because if this preview code is anything to go by, we're in for a real treat." You can read the rest of WorthPlaying's preview at the URL below: http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=48595&mode=thread&order=0 [read more]

1/2/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

New Sins Previews to Start 2008

Happy New Year!  Game Vortex, 2404.org and GameTrend have new hands-on previews of Sins of a Solar Empire to share. Game Vortex starts their preview by stating, "Being referred to as 4X game could have a negative connotation for many RTS games. The term 4X refers to eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate. Now this is a not a new term, but because of its sometimes negative connotation, it is one that I didn't expect to be coming straight out of the mouth of the developers ... [read more]

1/2/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News

IGN Multiplayer Preview

IGN PC has published a multiplayer preview of Sins of a Solar Empire based off of Beta 4. You can give the article a read at: http://pc.ign.com/articles/842/842404p1.html [read more]

12/19/2007 By Yarlen in Sins News

Developer Diary #2

Sins' Producer, Blair Fraser, from Ironclad has posted his second developer diary where he discusses the new Fleet and Tactics Management systems in the game. Give it a read for a sneak peek at what the final version will offer. [read more]

12/19/2007 By Yarlen in Sins News

Dev Diary: How did we ever survive without Fleets and Tactics Management

How did we ever survive without Fleets and Tactics Management?   Figure 1: The Advent annihilate my disorganized mob of ships.   Step One: Hope for something to help turn things around. Bridge Officer Dav turned his head up from the panel of glowing screens, “Sir, Emance Varian’s fleet has just exited phase space on the far side of the grav well!”   Smiling, Emance Boldran replied, “Well timed. We’ll merge in the middle and ... [read more]

12/19/2007 By Blair Fraser in Sins Developer Journals

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