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 ]

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.

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

GameSpy has posted a new preview for Sins of a Solar Empire, relating a number of gameplay details based on their experiences. Here's a quote, "The level of strategic depth in Sins of a Solar Empire is pretty impressive for a game that's still in beta." You can read the entire article at the link below: http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/sins-of-a-solar-empire/819688p1.html

Gamespot has published a new preview of Sins of a Solar Empire, calling it "...an elegant take on space strategy." Check out the entire article at the link below: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/sinsofasolarempire/news.html?sid=6178649&tag=topslot;title;1

IGN.com has posted their first initial preview of Sins of a Solar Empire. Check it out for new details on the game and a number of new screenshots.

The latest Sins of a Solar Empire Beta 2 update is now available through Stardock Central for our current pre-order customers.  Version 0.78.022 contains dozens of improvements and bug fixes for issues that were mentioned in our forums.  Please reinstall this version of the beta fresh (don't update) and remember that save games from older versions are not compatible. For more details on what's new, please see the Change Log .  Thank you testers!

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

Due to popular demand, we've decided to keep Sins of a Solar Empire Beta 2 open until July 31st. Anyone who pre-orders the game in July will gain immediate access to Beta 2 and all subsequent betas before Sins' final release in February 2008.

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...

Gamespot has posted our first new Sins gameplay trailer for the masses. The video (available in both high-res and low-res versions) features Stardock's Brad Wardell as narrator as he walks gamers through the various features of Sins of a Solar Empire. Check it out here .