GamesRadar - Demigod

Impulse Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, Nov 8-14 (News)

Nov 17, 2009

Stardock has released Impulse's top ten weekly sales chart for the week ending on November 14.

Impulse Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, November 1-7 (News)

Nov 10, 2009

Stardock has released Impulse's weekly top ten sellers list for the week ending in November 7.

Impulse Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, Oct 25-31 (News)

Nov 5, 2009

Stardock has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Impulse for the week ending on October 31.

Impulse Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, Oct 18-24 (News)

Oct 28, 2009

Stardock has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Impulse for the week ending on October 24.

Demigod peak players slips below 1000 (News)

Oct 22, 2009

Gamer Limit writes "Demigod, the first in the recent wave of DotA inspirations, looks doomed to spiral down the path of extinction. Recent server population statistics show that there rarely are more than a 1000 players online at any given time, and to make matters worse… it's averaging less then 40 games being played at its peak times."

Impulse Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, October 11-17 (News)

Oct 20, 2009

Stardock has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Impulse for the week ending on October 17.

GN - New Demigod Info, Oculus Arrives (News)

Aug 29, 2009

As promised Gas Powered Games and Stardock, the newest addition to the Demigod arena has been revealed. They call him Oculus is a general-type Demigod favoring ranged abilities and focusing on teamplay and minion use. Under the banner of the forces of light, Oculus will mainly be an offensive general using his lightning skills to do damage and boasts the ability to replenish teammates' mana. He can also heal his allies when he takes damage, though these other abilities are powerful in themselves Oculus' real strength lies in his synergy with the minions he summons. Each different type gives him certain boosts making him a threat to be reckoned with.

Click read more to view the specifics & concept art.

Demigod Update Released (News)

Aug 10, 2009

Stardock has released a new update for it's action strategy title Demigod, now available for download on Impulse.

Demigod Demo Now Available (News)

Jul 30, 2009

Stardock has released the demo for Demigod, its strategy game developed in collaboration with Gas Powered Games.

Says Stardock of the demo's content: "The demo features online Internet multiplayer games, the Cataract map and four playable Demigods (Regulus, Rook, Sedna and Lord Erebus.) All of the gameplay modes (Conquest, Dominate, Fortress and Slaughter) in Demigod are available to play in the demo."

Demigod "Battle The Developers Cup" Announced (News)

Jul 13, 2009

The Electronic Sports League (ESL), Atari and Gas Powered Games, developer of the real-time tactical game Demigod, have issued a challenge all European players to do battle against their masters. The best Demigod 3-on-3 team that emerges victorious from the Battle the Developers Cup gains the privilege to compete against the game creators around Chris Taylor.

Demigod Version 1.1 Released, Now Available on Impulse (News)

Jun 24, 2009

Stardock has released a major patch for it's RPG/RTS hybrid Demigod, now available on Impulse.

The update brings the title to v1.1 and boasts several new features, fixes and adjustments including the addition of custom games for players to participate in.

Demigod goes 1.1 today, Wardell pledges "long-term love and care" (News)

Jun 24, 2009

Stardock Games and their pals Gas Powered Games won't be abandoning Demigod, they've got lots of plans yet to hatch, like a "really cool modding system".

Demigod get's its 1.1 patch today with things like updated AI, reduced reward from offing angels and priests, some Heart of life nerfing and many others. GPG have burnt "midnight oil".

More info on upcoming major Demigod patch and demo (News)

Jun 14, 2009

Bigdownload: "..Demigod will soon get a 1.1 patch that won't have anything to do with fixing networking issues. Planned for the update includes improved computer AI, a random Demigod feature and more. A planned demo for the game is still in the works and will incorporate the fixes and updates in the 1.1 patch."

Demigod v1.01 released, improves online connectivity (News)

Jun 3, 2009

Stardock has released a patch for its title Demigod, bringing the game to v1.01. The update brings improvements to on-line connectivity along with an improved AI system and other fixes and tweaks.

GameRanger Offers Demigod Solution, Puts Out Call for Other Games With Online Problems (News)

May 21, 2009

Last month GameRanger, the PC multiplayer online gaming service, was officially recommended as a solution for the game, Demigod. Now GameRanger asks users which multiplayer games should be supported next.

The launch of Stardock's multiplayer-centric game Demigod suffered major scaling and connectivity issues. GameRanger quickly responded with networking support for Demigod, giving Stardock some breathing room to work on the issues. Stardock president, Brad Wardell, said: "I have fallen in love with a new program called GameRanger."

GameRanger already provides online support for over 500 games, but there are many more that still suffer from the network problems that GameRanger solves. Survey questions aiming to address this will be presented to users when they next log in to the service.

Network connectivity has long been an issue with multiplayer games, especially strategy games, and has worsened over the years with more widespread use of routers and firewalls in the home. These are complex challenges that have been tackled with only limited success by game developers and other multiplayer middleware providers.

Chris Latour, BattleGoat Studios game designer, said: "GameRanger has provided us with far more connectivity than we originally had for Supreme Ruler 2010 and 2020."

GameRanger takes the pressure off game developers by eliminating the network connection problems and their associated tech support nightmares, so they can focus their energy on making great games.

Demigod - Regulus (Video)

May 20, 2009

A team-based action game that can play out like an RTS or an RPG depending on the choices of the player. Oh, and it's got effin' huge robots and dinosaurs, too. And even with a few snags, we had nothing but fun.

Rural Victorians "Get into Games" Free Career/eSports Event (News)

May 13, 2009

AusGamers reports the rural Victorian town of Ballarat in Australia, will be hosting a gaming event to highlight potential career paths in gaming, as well as showcasing the fun and magnitude of games through two eSports events for Call of Duty 4 and Demigod.

Demigod: Saturday's status (News)

May 10, 2009

The launch of Demigod has been marred by poor Internet multiplayer performance and issues. Developer Gas Powered Games and publisher Stardock have been working hard on the issues and the multiplayer network is certainly better than it was when the game was originally released. However many players still have had issues with playing online.

Early on Saturday, a new beta patch for the game was released. In his latest update on the Demigod forums, Stardock CEO Brad Wardell states, "The results have been very encouraging with a massive improvement in connectivity plus a fixes to a wide range of issues that users had reported." A non-beta patch for the game is scheduled for release on Monday and Wardell states, "So is Demigod safe to play online for normal people? In my opinion, the Monday release will probably put it there."

Demigod - Sedna (Video)

May 6, 2009

Demigod to reach "turning point" this week (News)

May 5, 2009

Stardock boss Brad Wardell reckons the Demigod connectivity issues will be cleared up this week.

"I feel confident that this next week is going to be the turning point for those people who have had connectivity difficulties - plus the whole range of stat stuff, pantheon stuff, etc. will come into line because, as I've said elsewhere, the connectivity thing was our number-one priority," writes Wardell.

Demigod multiplayer demo, discount deal on the way (News)

May 4, 2009

Stardock has revealed plans for an upcoming multiplayer demo along with a discount offer for its action RTS title Demigod.

EDGE June 2009 (New Details on Bizzarre's Next Project) (News)

May 2, 2009

All the review scores and the details of the cover feature in EDGE's June 2009 issue.

US PC Sales: Demigod Gets The Bronze (News)

Apr 27, 2009

The NPD Group released the April 12th-April 18th US retail sales figures for PC games today and Gas Powered Games' Demigod made a big splash in its first week. It's no World of Warcraft or Sims 2, though

Demigod (Review)

Apr 23, 2009

Demigod is gloriously bombastic, the introductory cutscene intoning the slight back story in its best, booming Christopher Lee voice. One of the gods has been destroyed after leaking company secrets. As one of eight monstrous, magical demigods, you’re fighting for promotion to the suddenly vacant position of Totalgod. The story needs no greater depth than this because there’s no campaign. ...

Demigod Status Update (News)

Apr 18, 2009

Brad Wardell's back with bug news, piracy clarification, downloadable content promises, and a whole lot more:

Well, what a dramatic week it's been. The teams at Stardock and GPG have been burning the midnight oil this week.

But here's the thing: While piracy is annoying, you can't blame piracy for this problem. Let's face it, there's plenty of data out there about how many pirated games are being played. We should have looked at that. We assumed since Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations, both of which sold extremely well and got great reviews, that the # of pirated copies of Demigod in use would probably be in the same ballpark, maybe twice as much. But had we looked at what other publishers have said, we would have known that it's not unusual for there to be hundreds of thousands of warez copies in use.

Over 100,000 pirates for Demigod, only 18,000 in actual sales (News)

Apr 17, 2009

Demigod developer Stardock claims that over 120,000 users have tried to play the title online since it was launched early last weekend, and only 18,000 of them have actually paid for it.

1UP: Demigod Review Postponed on Account of Game Don't Work (News)

Apr 16, 2009

1UP writes:
"I'm not reviewing Demigod. Well, not today, anyway. At the moment the only reliable way of playing is in a single player match against bots, which is more of a tease than anything. Evaluating it on that basis wouldn't be doing it much justice. Still, I think people should have a heads up before they buy the game. At the time of this writing Demigod is, in a word: busted."

411mania's Release List for the Week of April 13, 2009 (News)

Apr 15, 2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Demigod, Dokapon Journey, The Dark Spire, the Final Fantasy XIII Demo + Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete, and Air Conflicts.

Demigod Day Zero Status Update (News)

Apr 15, 2009

Stardock's Brad Wardell popped by the official Demigod forums to update players on problems the game's online modes are currently experiencing:

What an exciting day! I've spent literally the last 40 or so hours playing Demigod on-line or working with people on the Demigod in game chat to show them how to debug some issue or other with either their PC, their router, or some flaw in Demigod.

GameStop sells Demigod copies early, forces dev into releasing digital version immediately (News)

Apr 13, 2009

Retailer GameStop has inexplicably started selling copies of Demigod a few days before its planned release on Tuesday.

Along with allowing people to get their hands on the game days before it was supposed to hit shelves, The action has coaxed developer Impulse to immediately release the digital distributed copies of the game as well.

Demigod - Demigod 101 (Video)

Apr 3, 2009

Demigod (Screenshots)

Mar 13, 2009

Demigod Phase 3 beta begins on Feb. 19 (News)

Feb 12, 2009

On February 19th, Beta 3 of Demigod will be released. A week after that, the window will close for new people to join the beta.

The purpose of Beta 3 of Demigod is to nail down balance and begin trying out the Pantheon – the persistent multiplayer universe.

Demigod Collector's Edition features; system requirements revealed? (News)

Jan 26, 2009

Gamestop's web site sometimes yields a few interestesting items. One of them is the official reveal of a Collector's Edition for Demigod, the upcoming action-strategy-RPG hybrid game from developer Gas Powered Games and publisher Stardock. Priced at $49.99 ($10 more than the standard version) the Collector's Edition will contain a music soundtrack CD, a poster and a pewter figurine.

The Gamestop post also lists the game's minimal and recommend system requirements for Demigod. We consider this info to be unofficial at this point since it didn't come directly from Gas Powered or Stardock but it might give you some idea of what kind of PC you will need to run the final game.

ATARI to Bring Demigod to Europe (News)

Dec 2, 2008

Chris Taylor's team at Gas Powered Games are creating something very original and exciting in Demigod which expands the possibilities of PC strategy gaming," said David Gardner, CEO of Infogrames, the parent company of ATARI.

"This agreement with Stardock brings a great addition to our 2009 line up as we head into the next phase of growing our distribution business."

Jeff Green's Farewell GFW Radio in Audio and Video (News)

Sep 12, 2008

Want to watch 1UP PC Editor in Chief Jeff Green munch a mouthful of tongue-numbing Toxic Waste? Freestyle rap with 1UP Reviews Editor Ryan Scott doing hype duty? Imagine his impoverished future in which he panhandles for Peggle money outside 1UP's office?

Serious meets seriously stupid as Green, Scott, and the entire GFW Radio ensemble discuss Spore, Far Cry 2, testicles, Anglerfishes, and whatever else they want on Jeff's final podcast -- an episode so special we created this three-part video version.

The audio version of this landmark episode is available right here or via iTunes if you're subscribed to our podcast feed. If you're more interested in actually watching us, check out the embedded videos in this story (first part above, second and third below the cut) or download them via Filefront: Part One, Part Two, and Part Three.

Demigod Pre-Order Beta test is now Live (News)

Sep 10, 2008

Gas Powered Games announced today that the Demigod Pre-Order Beta test is now live. Demigod's publisher Stardock will continue to provide limited access to the Betas through pre-order signups.

If you missed the first set, head on over to the official Demigod website to find out when the next cycle begins.

Demigod Pre-Order Grants Beta Access (News)

Aug 31, 2008

TGR - "Though the game isn't due for a release until spring of next year, you can pre-order it right now. You can choose from either a digital download for $44.95 or the retail box for $49.95 plus shipping and handling.

What's in store for you if you decide to pre-order? Aside from the obvious, the Demigod online beta kicks off on September 4th. Pre-ordering secures you a spot in the beta, so if you're thinking that this might be a game you're interested in, go and pre-order now to get in on the action. You'll only need to wait a few days before your battle to prove worthiness of godhood can begin."

The Top 7... new games that you already played (Feature)

Aug 11, 2008

"There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt."- Audre Lorde, a poet who wasn't the first person to have this idea

The idea that there are no new ideas isn't a new idea at all. In fact, it's a pretty old one and its veracity can be seen in the games industry too. ...

Demigod – hands-on (Preview)

Aug 1, 2008

For the tens of thousands who have played the enormously popular Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients, Demigod will be a familiar, and in many ways, new and improved experience. ...

Gas Powered Games Partners with Stardock for Distribution of Demigod (News)

May 2, 2008

Gas Powered Games announced that Stardock will be the exclusive, worldwide publishing partner for Demigod. Set for release in February 2009, Demigod is a team-based action game with RTS and RPG elements. Demigod will be available for purchase at traditional retail stores and via Stardock's digital distribution service. All pre-orders will be valid to participate in a public beta that begins this June.

Gas Powered's Demigod pushed to Feb '09 (News)

Apr 8, 2008

Gas Powered Games' RTS-RPG hybrid PC project Demigod has been delayed. It was originally due to release in late 2008, but it's now been pushed back to February '09.

This is to allow more time for a public beta which is scheduled to kick off in summer. In related news, Sins of a Solar Empire publisher Stardock has struck a deal with GPG to publish the game.

It's not entirely clear, but this could mean thatDemigod will be ...

Demigod Being Co-developed with Stardock (News)

Apr 7, 2008

The upcoming RPG/RTS from Gas Powered Games is having development help from Stardock Games, the guys behind Sins of a Solar Empire.

Demigod Delayed until 2009, Summer Beta Detailed; Stardock to Publish with No Copy Protection (News)

Apr 7, 2008

Shacknews is reporting that Gas Powered Games' RTS-RPG hybrid Demigod (PC) has been delayed into 2009 and will be published by digital and retail distributor Stardock, the two companies announced today.

Previously expected to arrive in fall 2008, Demigod was pushed to February 2009 in order to integrate feedback from the forthcoming summer public beta test. The game puts players in control of a massive golem, tasked with destroying an opponents army before the same fate befalls their army.

As with Ironclad Games' Stardock-published RTS Sins of a Solar Empire (PC), Demigod will not sport any type of on-disc copy protection. The companies also noted that the game has been budgeted for "many months of free post-release feature updates."

GPG 'fairly certain' Demigod will make 2008 (News)

Mar 4, 2008

Gas Powered Games has told Eurogamer that Demigod is "completely playable" and "fairly certain" for a 2008 release.

Lead designer John Comes spoke exclusively to Eurogamer, and revealed his team was "just putting all the pieces together" and that we should expect a demo "later this year".

Demigod - first look (Preview)

Mar 3, 2008

Many games have tried to fuse RTS and RPG. It’s as noble a crusade as combining bacon and egg into a single, glorious foodstuff, yet no one’s been able to come up with anything that doesn’t just taste like gooey meat.But the story’s a little different when you’re talking about a developer who’s already mastered the action RPG with Dungeon Siege and pushed RTS to its very limits with Supreme Commander. In ...

GDC 2008: Space Siege, Demigod's PC Exclusivity (News)

Feb 20, 2008

Rumors of Space Siege and Demigod, two of Gas Powered Games' upcoming projects, being announced for consoles have been whirling for a while now. At GDC 2008 in San Francisco, IGN had a chance to ask GPG's Chris Taylor if there were any status updates.

On Space Siege coming to consoles, Taylor said, "there's been no official word. No definite thereÂ¿anything can happen of course, in the future."

With regards to Demigod's PC exclusivity, "That is actually up in the air," said Taylor. "You could easily see that on the console. That's got a very high likelihood of going to console."

Big battles in first Demigod screens (News)

Jan 9, 2008

Jan 9, 2008 The first four in-game screenshots from Gas Powered Games' Demigod are right ...

Demigod Revealed (News)

Jan 3, 2008

Chris Taylor's Gas Powered Games is best known for its RTS Supreme Commander and its action-RPG series Dungeon Siege -- so maybe it's just the natural course of evolution that the developer's newest game, Demigod, should borrow a bunch from both of those genres: It's an action/RPG/RTS hybrid, inspired partly by the popular WarCraft III mod Defense of the Ancients.

For those who've never tried DotA, it concentrates on two teams trying to destroy each others' bases; though rather than managing all the units or gathering resources as in a regular RTS, players each control a single Hero unit with different powers, leveling up by killing A.I. enemies around the map.

Demigod Ability FAQ (FAQ)

Apr 22, 2009

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Demigod Cheats (Cheat)

Apr 20, 2009

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