Sins of a Solar Empire is now available for pre-order from select retailers in North America with more expected to appear over the next few weeks. If you've been looking to pick up the game from your local store or online, here's where you can find it: GameStop EB Games Wal-Mart Amazon.com Currently only the standard version is available and many of the stores haven't updated their game info yet. We'll post more locations as they appear.

ShackNews has published their list of the top PC games to look for in the coming year and has made Sins of a Solar Empire one of their picks! "Representing a mix of RTS fleet tactics and 4X strategy, Ironclad and Stardock's planet-conquering simulation is a throwback to another era. Sci-fi strategy fans, be on the lookout for a rare addition to the genre."  

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...

Gaming website, Plain Games, has posted their first hands-on preview of Sins of a Solar Empire saying, "Sins of a Solar Empire is definitely high on our most-anticipated list at Plain Games, as it promises to be one of the best space RTSs to date." Give the entire article a read at the following link - http://www.plaingames.com/games/previews/preview.asp?id=25

1Up.com has posted a new mini-preview of Sins of a Solar Empire based on their hands-on experience with Beta 4. Give it a read at: http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3164667

Sins of a Solar Empire Beta 4 will be closing to new pre-order customers on December 3, 2007. If you'd like to take part in the game before its official release next year, now is your last chance to get in on the action!

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!

Lead Sins producer and developer, Blair Fraser, has posted his first developer diary on the game. In his first article Blair discusses the ongoing issues with getting AI targetting priorities just right. Give it a read at the link below: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/?forumid=452&aid=165619

Continuing on with all the new Sins coverage, GameSpy has just published their first hands-on look of our upcoming RT4X today. Here's a snippet of what they had to say, "...even at this early stage, Sins of a Solar Empire looks and plays great." Check out the full article at the URL below: http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/sins-of-a-solar-empire/827936p1.html

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

GameShark has published their first hands-on preview for Sins of a Solar Empire, giving readers a two-page article on their thoughts of the game. Here's a quote off the preview, "Even with this relatively sizable article, I can’t help but feel I’ve barely scratched the surface of what the game has in store for gamers." You can read the entire preview here: http://www.gameshark.com/previews/3279/p_0/Sins-of-a-Solar-Empire-Preview.htm