Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are proud to announce the release of the first Sins of a Solar Empire demo!  Available at Gamespot, the single-player only demo offers a taste of the full game for those who haven't yet taken the plunge into galactic warfare. Features: Play as the Trader Emergency Coalition (TEC) Learn the basics through four tutorials Fight on two small scenario maps against up to two AI players Conquer a randomly generated medium map against up to three...

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:

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment's upcoming RTS, Sins of a Solar Empire, is nearing release! The game has been getting a great deal of press attention and we've even started up a developer blog at IGN with even more details. Check out https://www.sinsofasolarempire.com for all the latest.

As the holidays and the end of the year fast approaches, the press have begun to publish their holiday guides and nominations for the best games of the year. Stardock Entertainment's Galactic Civilizations: Gold Edition and Dark Avatar have started to get mentions for excellence: IGN Holiday Buyer's Guide 2007 -   Picks Galactic Civilizations II: Gold Edition as one of their top picks on the PC, calling it "...a perfect pack for those loved ones that have always dreamt of interste...

GameShark has just published a new interview with Stardock's own galactic overlord, Brad Wardell.  In the interview, Brad reveals the thoughts behind Twilight of the Arnor and some gameplay tidbits. Head on over to GameShark to read the complete article .

As you may have seen mentioned here in the past, Stardock is currently working on publishing its first third-party title - Sins of a Solar Empire . Sins is what we're calling an RT4X game, in that it combines the best elements of 4X turn-based strategy with the faster pace of its real-time cousin.  Sins of a Solar Empire is currently in beta testing for release in February 2008. Games Radar has published their first preview for Sins of a Solar Empire, based on hands-on time with the bet...

I'm not one to promote myself, but Frogboy felt this was worth mentioning to the GalCiv II community. Until recently I have been part of GameTunnel 's monthly review panel which is composed of various members of the developer / publisher community.  Each month the panel looks at 10 new indie games and gives their opinions on each one.  It's really a unique concept of peer review and a great overview for both developers and gamers to quickly find hidden gems (several of which...

Stardock's own intrepid leader and designer of the Galactic Civilizations series, Brad Wardell, spent some time with Gamasutra recently for a new interview, published today.  Within Brad gives a history of Stardock, the various games the company's worked on, the creation of TotalGaming.net, and some tidbits on where Galactic Civilizations II goes from here. Check it out at: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14842

In February 2008, Stardock will be publishing its first third-party game called Sins of a Solar Empire.  Sins is currently under development by Ironclad Games and mixes some of the turn-based aspects of titles like Galactic Civilizations II, with the real-time strategy genre.  Today IGN.com has published an interview with Ironclad Games' Blair Fraser on Sins of a Solar Empire. The six page article goes into some fantastic detail on the current state of development, the bac...

GameShark.com has chosen Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar as their Game of the Week! Here's an excerpt of what they had to say: For extending an already wonderful franchise and doing it with plenty of polish and style, Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar earns the right to be named GameShark's Game of the Week! Check out their entire story by clicking on the link below.

Today is your last chance to gain access to the Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar beta test!  Re-opened by popular demand, we will stop accepting new beta testers today at 4:30pm ET. If you miss this window, you'll have to wait until Dark Avatar's release.