Space is a cold, dark vacuum that is mostly devoid of anything more than dust. Unfortunately for the TEC, they've encountered space that isn't empty. This harsh reality was reinforced at the Battle of Rilor where two mighty fleets clashed, leaving one victorious and the other nothing but debris.  

Decorate your desktop in style with the first Sins of a Solar Empire wallpaper!  Available in a variety of sizes (1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1440), this wallpaper displays a close-up shot of a ship in orbit of a nearby planet. Download [ All ]: [ 1024x768 ]  [ 1280x1024 ] [ 1600x1200 ] [ 1920x1440 Widescreen ]

As progress continues on Sins' development, we thought today would be good choice for our January snapshot.    

As we get closer to release, you'll start to see more of Sins of a Solar Empire both in preview coverage and in magazine ads. The very first appears in the November issues of PC Gamer (available September 19th) and Maximum PC (on sale September 25th). Here's a screenshot of the ad that we wanted to share with everyone.

IGN.com has published a brand new interview with Ironclad's Blair Fraser on Sins of a Solar Empire. The six page article relates more on the backstory of Sins, along with many hints on upcoming features! Give it a read at: http://pc.ign.com/articles/807/807956p1.html

This will be going out to the press tomorrow morning, but we wanted to give the Sins fans an early heads-up. There's a few new exclusive Sins shots for everyone below as well.  Gamers who missed the first phase of the Sins of a Solar Empire beta test will soon get another chance to play Stardock and Ironclad's highly anticipated strategy game ahead of its February 2008 release. Beta 2 launches on June 21 for anyone who has pre-ordered Sins of a Solar Empire via TotalGaming.ne...

For those of you who may have missed it or live outside North America, 1UP.com has republished the preview for Sins of a Solar Empire that first appeared in the March 2007 issue of Games for Windows magazine. Along with the preview is a new interview that goes into further detail on the game, Ironclad and Stardock. Check them out: GFW Republished Preview 1UP.com Sins Interview

We're half-way through February which can only mean it's time for some new Sins of a Solar Empire screenshots!  This month we've got a bit of a treat with high resolution versions of each snapshot. Click the thumbnail for a 1280x960 resolution version or the text link for a 1600x1200 version:   [ 1600x1200 ] [ 1600x1200 ] [ 1600x1200 ]

Games for Windows Magazine has published its first preview of Sins of a Solar Empire in their March 2007 issue (on sale February 6, 2007)!  Check out exclusive new screenshots showing off the epic scale of the galaxy map and more in their two-page article.

Recently we've added a special section to the Sins forums for Developer Journals. Finally giving way to my long running history of procrastination, I've just posted my very first one . Over the next few weeks, other members of the Sins team may also post journals which will promote here from time-to-time.

We will be closing access to Sins of a Solar Empire Beta 3 to new customers tomorrow, October 12th. Anyone who pre-orders the game after Beta 3 is closed will be able to join up when Beta 4 launches next month.

The first Beta 3 update for Sins of a Solar Empire pre-order customers is now available for download via Stardock Central. Version 0.83 contains many bug fixes and improvements to the game, including much easier multiplayer setup for modern routers supporting UPnP and more. For more details, check out the Change Log .

Games Radar has published their first preview for Sins of a Solar Empire, based on hands-on time with the beta.  Here's a quote from the article, "...we think Sins will be particularly appealing to those looking for something different from the traditional isometric C&C/StarCraft gameplay that's been recycled to death." You can read the entire two-page preview here .

Gamer 2.0 has posted their first Sins of a Solar Empire preview today.  Here's a small quote off their article, "The game is so chock-full of strategic and tactical gameplay that any self-declared Admiral would find themselves remiss not to check this game out." You can read the full preview at their website: http://www.gamer20.com/gamehub/sins-of-a-solar-empire-pc/previews/758

Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad Games announced today that the upcoming Beta 3 of Sins of a Solar Empire, which begins on September 20th, will introduce multiplayer functionality and a host of other new features to the RT4X space-strategy game. Gamers who pre-order before September 26th will gain immediate access to Sins of a Solar Empire Beta 3, allowing them to vie for galactic supremacy with their friends via LAN and Ironclad Online (ICO). Players can pre-order Sins of a Solar Empire now ...