GamesRadar - Elemental: War of Magic

Stardock On Elemental's Strategy Game Engine Power (News)

Sep 1, 2009

Stardock's 2010 release Elemental: War of Magic is a turn-based "4X" strategy game in a fantasy setting, a spiritual successor to Simtex's 1994 cult classic Master of Magic.

But the Michigan-based developer has a secondary goal with the title, beyond the main game event: an entire engine specifically built around the strategy genre, aimed at allowing modders or even other developers to create full-scale strategy games of their own.

A lucky few get to play Elemental in alpha stage (News)

Aug 5, 2009

Stardock's next internally developed game is Elemental: War of Magic. As with most of Stardock's games, folks who pre-order Elemental will be able to participate in the game's beta tests. Today Stardock head man Brad Wardell posted up word on the game's web site that a few folks are getting to play the game even before the beta begins.

New Stardock Tech 'Throws Goo on DRM,' Allows Gamers to Resell Downloaded Games (News)

Mar 26, 2009

Shacknews writes: "Elemental: War of Magic developer and Sins of a Solar Empire publisher Stardock today unveiled Goo, a new technology that the company claims will solve common publisher and consumer complaints with digitally distributed games and DRM.

Short for "Game Object Obfuscation," Goo will let developers 'encapsulate their game executable into a container that includes the original executable plus Impulse Reactor, Stardock's [suite of developer tools], into a single encrypted file.'"

Interview : Stardock to develop new RPG, resume Society production (News)

Feb 4, 2009

Chris Remo from Gamasutra writes:

"Independent developer and publisher Stardock is nearly doubling its staff -- and CEO Brad Wardell tells Gamasutra the expansion will allow the company to develop a new RPG title as well as restart development on its dormant RTS/MMO hybrid Society.

Part of the plan includes a new 53-person development team, which is to begin work on a new, as yet unannounced, roleplaying game. Stardock's current main team, responsible for the Galactic Civilizations series as well as the upcoming Elemental: War of Magic, will refocus on Society as soon as it wraps up development on Elemental early next year.

Wardell declined to elaborate on the untitled RPG, given its current unscheduled -- likely far-off -- release period. But in an interview with Gamasutra last year, Wardell alluded to plans for a new development team and referenced BioWare as a touchstone."

Elemental: War of Magic (Screenshots)

Nov 4, 2008