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...

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.

Stardock and Ironclad Games are proud to announce the release of Sins of a Solar Empire Beta 2 for all pre-order customers. Anyone who has pre-ordered the game may now download Beta 2 through Stardock Central. (If you still have Beta 1 installed, we recommend uninstalling it before installing Beta 2 - your save games will not be compatible.) Sins Beta 2 is a gameplay test where you may play as the Trader Emergency Coalition in single-player mode. If you'd like to participate in the beta,...

Next week in addition to the release of Beta 2, Stardock and Ironclad will be publishing a new version of the Sins of a Solar Empire website. The new site will not only look better, but will also contain updated information on the game. We wanted to give the Sins fans a preview of the upcoming website with the screenshot below:

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...

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.

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.    

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 ]

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.

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.