GamesRadar - Sins of a Solar Empire

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.

Sins of a Solar Empire GOTY Edition Announced (News)

Oct 28, 2009

Kalypso Media has announced that Sins of a Solar Empire will see the release of an enhanced Game of the Year edition arriving October 30.

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.

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.

Sins of a Solar Empire Updates Released (News)

Oct 8, 2009

Stardock has released updates for Sins of a Solar Empire and its expansion Entrenchment, now available for download via Impulse.

Sins of a Solar Empire Updates Released (News)

Sep 30, 2009

Stardock has released two large patches for Sins of a Solar Empire and it's expansion Entrenchment, now available via Impulse.

The core game will be updated to v1.18 while the expansion gets brought up to v1.04. The latest versions highlight gameplay and balance improvements as well as modding additions and other fixes.

Impulse Big Weekend Sale Starts Early (News)

Jul 2, 2009

GD: "Now through the 4th of July weekend, Impulse is giving PC gamers a chance to pick up several solid titles and bundles including Call of Duty 4, Flock!, Sins of a Solar Empire and more for varying discounts.

Additionally, all Epic Titles (a handful of Unreal titles) listed on the client have been given a 25% markdown, and even the Street Fighter IV pre-purchase gets in on the action with a slight discount."

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.'"

New Sins of a Solar Empire Mod (News)

Mar 24, 2009

This mod from ManSh00ter adds voluminous effects to ship explosions, flotsam system for a more dynamic combat and generally makes space warfare a whole lot more interesting to watch.

Ironclad Discusses Second Sins Of A Solar Empire Mini-Expansion (News)

Mar 14, 2009

1up: In announcing the first of Sins of a Solar Empire's mini-expansions, Stardock CEO Brad Wardell said that there were definitely more where that came from -- two more, actually. So with Entrenchment now on the market, we thought we would ask what their plans were for Sins of a Solar Empire's diplomacy, which is slated to be the next issue targeted in the next mini-expansion. And in responding, Ironclad Games was pretty blunt.

Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment Expansion Launches (News)

Feb 26, 2009

Big Download reports that the expansion to Stardock's hit RTS, "Sins of a Solar Empire", named "Entrenchment" launched today.

"It look a little longer that first anticipated but today developer Ironclad Games and publisher Stardock have finally released the first of three planned "micro-expansions" for their best selling 2008 space strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire. The expansion, titled, Entrenchment, is available exclusively via digital download from Stardock's Impulse service for $9.99"

LittleBigPlanet, Braid, Left 4 Dead lead game developers choice award finalists (News)

Feb 9, 2009

Gamasutra writes:

"Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet leads the nominees for the ninth annual Game Developers Choice Awards with seven nominations, organizers have revealed.

Number None's Braid follows closely with five nominations. Among the nominations for LittleBigPlanet is the coveted Game of the Year award.

Other nominees for that category include Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead, each of which received a total of four award nominations; Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV, which earned a total of three nominations, and Lionhead Studios' Fable 2. Winners will be honored at an awards show taking place during the 2009 Game Developers Conference."

Sins of a Solar Empire Expansion Dated (News)

Jan 28, 2009

The Entrenchment expansion to PC strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire has received a new release date. The expansion was initially expected in November but due to a delay, will now be available next month.

Sins of a Solar Empire v1.11 Hotfix Released (News)

Nov 22, 2008

According to the source "A version 1.11 hotfix is now available for registered Sins of a Solar Empire customers via Impulse. This minor update fixes a resource exploit that was reported to us yesterday"

Free Update Released for Sins of a Solar Empire (News)

Nov 19, 2008

GamingShogun writes, "As if the game wasn't good enough, Stardock has released a new patch which makes it even better. The 1.1 update enhances, among a ton of other things, game graphics and improves the AI as well as game balance. For the complete list, see the change log at..."

Sins Of A Solar Empire Expansion Delayed (News)

Nov 13, 2008

Entrenchment, the first expansion to Stardock's PC strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire, has been delayed. Its target release date was a mere week away but now it's been pushed into next year.

An expanding solar empire (Feature)

Nov 4, 2008

Even with Red Alert 3 and Colonization to contend with, Sins of a Solar Empire remains my personal favorite strategy game of 2008. That’s not a dig at RA3 - I just prefer a slower pace, and let’s face it: spaceships are awesome. ...

Edge: Stardock's Copyright Security Solution (News)

Oct 25, 2008

On Friday, Stardock CEO Brad Wardell revealed to Edge that his company is developing a non-intrusive copyright security solution for external publishers.

The initiative came in the wake of The Gamer's Bill of Rights, which implores game makers to ditch obnoxious copy protection methods. Stardock has been an advocate of non-intrusive copy protection for years, selling commercially successful games such as Galactic Civilizations and Sins of a Solar Empire that have no copy protection.

But as Stardock approached major publishers to agree to the terms of the Bill, they were still unwilling to go DRM-free.

Four Add-On Packs Announced for Sins of a Solar Empire (News)

Oct 22, 2008

GamingShogun writes, "Kalypso Media has announced that they are working on four add-on packs for their 4X game, Sins of a Solar Empire, the first of which is due out at the end of this year.

The first Add On will include:
- Star Bases, which can be customized and upgraded over time
- Race specific Star Bases which will have a unique variety of upgradable characteristics. The ability to upgrade your Star Bases is limited so players will have to think strategically and plan carefully..."

Brad Wardell on Spore DRM and the Gamer's Bill of Rights (News)

Sep 25, 2008

1UP writes: "The latest DRM scandal is upon us. It seems that every few months now, PC gamers take up their pitchforks and storm the Internet with anti-anti-piracy furor. DRM, short for digital rights management, has been unpopular with a certain tech-savvy crowd for years, but the outcry over the limitations placed on this year's biggest PC game, Spore, is unprecedented. The game continues to receive a downpour of one-star ratings by Amazon.com users (average current rating: one-and-one-half stars), and many online pundits speculate that the game, which hit file sharing sites before the game's release, is well on its way to becoming the most pirated game in history. Already, two separate concessions have been made to the angry mob: Electronic Arts, the game's publisher, upgraded the number of installs customers get per disc from three (installed on different machines) to five. Later, they added the ability to allow multiple players to have their own accounts on a single copy, since in its original form, Spore wouldn't allow different members of the same household to play their own games on one disc."

Sins of an 'Expanded' Solar Empire (News)

Sep 8, 2008

Stardock announced today that the award-winning and best-selling PC strategy game, Sins of a Solar Empire, will feature several micro-expansions over the next year. The first expansion pack, Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment is currently in development and will be released late 2008 for $9.95 via Stardock's Impulse digital distribution platform.

Sins of a Solar Empire Update coming in 2008 (News)

Aug 30, 2008

Sins of a Solar Empire update will arrive in late 2008, and will cost $9.95 (£5). It will arrive in three parts, each expanding different aspects of the game.

European version of Sins of a Solar Empire receives slight delay (News)

Jun 5, 2008

Kalypso Media has told Strategy Informer that they've had to delay the European release of Sins of a Solar Empire due to manufacturing issues. The delay will see a few days difference, as it's now scheduled to be released on 20th June, 2008.

Sins of a Solar Empire 1.5 Patch Released (News)

May 23, 2008

The ever popular Sins of a Solar Empire has been patched to version 1.5. It has memory optimization, bug fixes, some new maps and improved multiplayer play.

Mods of a Solar Empire (Feature)

May 8, 2008

Even before its release a couple of months ago, Sins of a Solar Empire was touted as being extremely mod-friendly. Now, after four patches and a lot of hard work, the mod community is starting to show off the fruits of their labors. ...

Sins of a Solar Empire to Get European and Middle-Far Eastern Audiences (News)

Apr 18, 2008

From the article: "...Kalypso Media has landed themselves a winner, as they have penned a deal with Ironclad Games to distribute Sins of a Solar Empire in the European and Middle-Far Eastern markets. As for our European cousins from across the pond, they should get the game around May or June. No word yet on the release date for the other territories..."

Sins of a Solar Empire Upgrades to 1.04, v1.03 saves don't work. (News)

Apr 11, 2008

According to Voodoo Extreme, Patch 1.04 for Sins of a Solar Empire is out. The much anticipated update to the popular space strategy game is also a substantial one. Here is the official change log...

Assassin's Creed, I can't quit you (News)

Apr 10, 2008

Knowing Assassin's Creed would be coming out on the PC, I made a conscious effort to avoid the console versions for the past several months so that I could have an unspoiled experience on my platform of choice. I'm finally having that experience, and it was worth it, but one thing has been bothering me: it's impossible to stop playing. And not in the "Just five more minutes" way that Sins of a Solar Empire is impossible ...

"Sophisticated" online systems for Sins of a Solar Empire (News)

Apr 9, 2008

4X PC strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire is to benefit from what's being termed "sophisticated" new online systems shortly.

"...it means that a sophisticated ladder, matchmaking, account system will become a reality in the near future. You see, Stardock, Ironclad, and Gas Powered Games are doing something that, to my knowledge, has never been done before. We three are combining our experiences and talents to build a unified ...

Sins of a Solar Empire Update (News)

Apr 5, 2008

The news was revealed a bit earlier in the week, when Wired reported that Stardock CEO Brad Wardell had revealed that Sins of a Solar Empire will get an expansion. Chalk that up to Wired getting a chance to meet with Stardock at the beginning of his press tour through the Bay Area, but IGN finally caught up with him on Thursday, and they talked about success of Sins, which was released in February. During the conversation, he dropped some hints about what might come next.

Sins of a Solar Empire expansion in the pipe (News)

Apr 3, 2008

A first expansion for PC space strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire is in the pipeline.

According to Wired, president and CEO of Stardock - the game's publisher - Brad Wardell let slip that the expansion will appear in the reasonably near future.

He went on to divulge that a "full on campaign" will feature in the expansion, along with new playable factions.

“With most RTS games shifting towards fast action at the ...

Sins of a Solar Empire Expansion On the Way (News)

Apr 2, 2008

Wired writes: "After gushing about how amazing Sins of a Solar Empire is in my recent review of the title, you can imagine my excitement yesterday when Stardock President and CEO Brad Wardell revealed that an expansion for the game is coming in the reasonably near future.

While he couldn't nail down a date for the expansion pack's release, Mr. Wardell did mention that the expansion would include some much-requested features including a "full on campaign" mode as well as new playable factions."

Sins Of A Solar Empire Demo Released (News)

Mar 21, 2008

Shacknews reports that a Sins of a Solar Empire singleplayer demo is now available at FileShack, for those of you interested in trying out Ironclad's recently released 4X space strategy game. The 536mb download includes four tutorials, two small maps, one randomly generated medium map and a 90 minute play limit.

Sins of a Solar Empire selling well at retail (News)

Mar 18, 2008

Not only is Sins of a Solar Empire selling well via download distributions, but it's nearing the top of the charts for retail sales as well. The NPD group has released a list of the top 10 selling PC games for the month of February 2008.

GameSpy Game of the Month February 2008: Professor Layton and the Curious Village (News)

Mar 1, 2008

After much consideration, the GameSpy staff determine their favorite game for the month of February, and the runners-up.

Apparently Sins of a Solar Empire Is Popular In Our Galaxy (News)

Feb 28, 2008

In just 23 Earth days, Sins of a Solar Empire has managed to sell over 100,000 copies. This makes it the best selling PC game of last week, toppling even the mighty Call of Duty 4, and Orange Box.

Look for a demo of the game soon at www.stardock.com.

Sins of a Solar Empire (Review)

Feb 8, 2008

Sins of a Solar Empire is a slow-paced and large-scale real-time strategy game that incorporates all the best parts of the traditionally turn-based 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate) game genre. Ironclad has really nailed the pacing of the action—whether you’re commanding your fleets or managing your planets, there’s always something to keep you busily entertained, but never too much to wrap your brain ...

Sins of a Solar Empire (Screenshots)

Feb 8, 2008

Sins of a Solar Empire Has Been Shipped (News)

Feb 5, 2008

2404.Org writes:

"Stardock has announced that 'Sins of a Solar Empire' has officially launched and the game is available to purchase online or at retailers.

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 retailers such as Best Buy."

The Video Game Release List of 2/3 - 2/9 (North America) (News)

Feb 2, 2008

This week's North American releases span the PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, and PSP.

Barring any unforeseen delays, most stores should have this week's games by Wednesday, February 6.

Sins of a Solar Empire Goes Gold (News)

Jan 29, 2008

Sins of a Solar Empire is a real-time space strategy title under development at Ironclad Games. Unfolding the fate of three unique factions, Sins of a Solar Empire is the first chapter in an epic science fiction saga.

The game will be released digitally on Stardock's TotalGaming digital download service, and will be available at most retail outlets in North America on Feb. 4, 2008. The game lists for $39.95. A collector's edition is available directly from TotalGaming.net for $49.95 and includes a CD sound track, a poster, and other non-game content.

Sins of a Solar Empire - Multiplayer 01-11-08 (Video)

Jan 11, 2008

A slow-paced and large-scale real-time strategy that incorporates all the best parts of the traditionally turn-based 4X games. It would be an unforgivable sin for a strategy fan to pass by this game on the shelf and not pick it up.

Microsoft Announces Nine New Games for Windows (News)

Jan 7, 2008

Following a lackluster CES keynote, Microsoft sent out a press release this morning touting the "powerful momentum" of Games for Windows and the addition of nine new Games for Windows-branded titles including Alone in the Dark and LEGO Indiana Jones.

The full list of new GFW games includes:
Â¿ "Alone in the Dark" (Atari)
Â¿ "Bionic Commando" (Capcom)
Â¿ "Conflict: Denied Ops" (Eidos Interactive)
Â¿ "Empire: Total War" (SEGA)
Â¿ "LEGO Indiana Jones" (LucasArts)
Â¿ "Microsoft Train Simulator 2" (Microsoft Game Studios)
Â¿ "Sins of a Solar Empire" (Stardock)
Â¿ "Space Siege" (SEGA)
Â¿ "Tomb Raider: Underworld" (Eidos Interactive)

Sins of a Solar Empire (Preview)

Sep 25, 2007

Sept 25, 2007 Developer, Ironclad has ambitious plans for the design of Sins of a Solar Empire. Billed as a "RT4X," the game attempts to marry gigantic playing fields and deep strategy - on a scale usually reserved for turn-based 4X titles - with the fast-paced action of an RTS. Like most 4X titles, Sins looks huge. Maps vary in size from large to gigantic, with the smallest consisting of several planets while the largest features multiple solar systems with planets orbiting each star. Add on ...

Space-based Sins of a Solar Empire screens (News)

Apr 19, 2007

Sins of a Solar Empire is a space-based PC game that combines real-time combat with grand-scale space strategy - new screenshots have been released. Developed by Ironclad, the title finds players conquering worlds, engaging in diplomacy and trading with other civilizations. At the same you'll attempt to enhance economic and military power and research new technology through resources at your disposal. So kind of like Civilization in space we guess. Sins of a Solar Empire is due in August. Be ...

Sins of a Solar Empire - Trailer 12-13-2006 (Video)

Dec 13, 2006

Sins of a Solar Empire: FAQ/Walkthrough (FAQ)

May 11, 2009

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Units/Structures/Research Guide (FAQ)

Apr 7, 2008

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