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 .

To help celebrate the release of Beta 4, we've posted some new screenshots of Sins and a brand new wallpaper!  The wallpaper is available in a variety of resolutions that should cover most standard desktop sizes. Head over to the Downloads section to check out all the new goods.

Ten millennia have passed since you and the few survivors of the once mighty Vasari Empire fled from an unknown threat that all but exterminated your kind. You now find yourself at the fringe of the galaxy in a sector occupied by a pathetically primitive species - one obsessed with trade and lacking any central organization or military technology. Calling themselves the Trader Emergency Coalition, they would have been ideal slaves in the glorious days of the past, but time is of the essence. U...

Tyler Sager over at Gaming Nexus has just posted his hands-on preview for Sins of a Solar Empire. The article gives a nice overview of the game for new players concluding with, "I have a feeling this is going to be the Really Big strategy title of 2008, and I anxiously await the final version of this galactic empire gem." Give the full preview a read at: http://www.gamingnexus.com/Default.aspx?Section=Article&I=1614

We've just completed the first version of the Sins of a Solar Empire retail box that will be showing up in a store near you come February 2008. This is the box for the standard retail version of the game; we're currently looking at a premium Collector's Edition edition too. Click on the image for a larger version and let us know what you think!

GameZone has published their first hands-on preview of Sins of a Solar Empire. Here's a quote from their article, " All in all, Sins of a Solar Empire is showcasing a great amount of innovation and tense gameplay, as well as some very deep research and diplomacy elements." You can read the entire preview here: http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/p30977.htm

FiringSquad has published their review for Sins of a Solar Empire today and rated it 91% with an Editor's Choice award!  Here's a quote, "It’s been a long time since a developer has taken such risks in development and it is deeply impressive that so many of these risks have paid off for the members of Ironclad." Read the entire article at:   http://www.firingsquad.com/games/sins_of_a_solar_empire_review/  

EuroGamer has published its Sins of a Solar Empire review today and rated it a 9 out of 10!  Here's a quote, "You can file this next to the Total War games, the Ground Control/World in Conflict lineage, Defcon, and all those other glorious individualists who are implicitly against the tank-rush rush." You can read the entire review at: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=93758

GameAlmighty has posted a two-part review for Sins of a Solar Empire today saying, "Think Homeworld meets Galactic Civilizations and you have Sins of a Solar Empire...only it's better than either of those games and represents a stunning achievement." Read the full review text at: http://www.gamealmighty.com/story-individual/story/Sins_of_a_Solar_Empire/ And the scoring here: http://www.gamealmighty.com/game-review/review/Sins_of_a_Solar_Empire/  

Games site, ArsGeek, has posted a preview blog for Sins of a Solar Empire today with their first thoughts: "It’s been a long time since I can honestly say I’ve been so captivated by a game of this type that I’ve lost track of time." For the full article, check out: http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=3509

GameSpy has just posted their initial pre-review of Sins of a Solar Empire stating, "If all strategy games sinned this much, the world would be a much better place." You can read the full article at: http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/sins-of-a-solar-empire/849840p1.html Editor's Note: The on-line issue he ran into (and us too) has been fixed internally and should be up in a few days. The issue was that games in progress didn't always disappear from the available games list with users ge...

PC World writer, Matt Peckham, has posted a blog preview for Sins of a Solar Empire calling it "the most enthralling PC strategy game I've played in [insert something appropriately overkill here]."  This is quite possibly the most positive and hilarious preview we've seen to date. Give it a read at the URL below! http://blogs.pcworld.com/gameon/archives/006444.html

PC Gamer Senior Associate Editor, Dan Stapleton, has given an early thumbs-up for Sins of a Solar Empire!  On the PC Gamer website he writes, "You'll have to wait for our April issue for the review, but I'm just going to go ahead and recommend that if epic-scale real-time space combat between huge empires looks like something you might enjoy, you should jump the gun and get it now - you won't be disappointed. " Check out the short blurb here: http://pcgamer.com/archives/2008/02/204...

Following up their recent preview, games blog Rock, Paper, Shotgun has just published an interview with Ironclad Games' Blair Fraser and Stardock's Brad Wardell. Check out the article for insights on how Sins of a Solar Empire came to be and more. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1046

Joystiq has published a new interview with Sins of a Solar Empire developer, Blair Fraser from Ironclad Games. In the article, Blair tells all on how Sins got its name and how they've managed to maintain the fine balance between 4X and RTS gameplay. http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/joystiq-interview-ironclad-talks-4x-strategy-with-sins-of-a-sol/