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March 4, 2008 by Yarlen
Maximum PC, a print magazine dedicated to PC gaming hardware, has published a review of Sins of a Solar Empire in their April 2008 issue (available now). You know it's going to be good when the editor of the magazine tells readers not to overlook Sins in his editorial, and the review doesn't disappoint either. Maximum PC awards Sins of a Solar Empire a 9 out of 10 along with their KickAss award saying, "The fine mix of 4X-style depth and RTS-inspired design makes for an irresistible and ad...
March 3, 2008 by Yarlen
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/  
March 3, 2008 by Yarlen
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
February 29, 2008 by Yarlen
Game Informer has rated Sins of a Solar Empire 9 out of 10 and named it their PC Game of the Month!  "This is one $40 investment that will pay PC gamers dividends for years," writes Adam Biessener.  Fellow reviewer, Matthew Kato, also gave Sins a 9 out of 10 rating saying, " Developer Ironclad has done a great job at delivering depth without sacrificing playability." You can read the entire review online now at GameInformer.com or in their next print issue due out mid-M...
February 7, 2008 by Yarlen
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/  
February 7, 2008 by Yarlen
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
February 6, 2008 by Yarlen
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...
February 6, 2008 by Yarlen
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
February 6, 2008 by Yarlen
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...
February 5, 2008 by Yarlen
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
February 2, 2008 by Yarlen
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/
January 31, 2008 by Yarlen
IGN PC has published a brand new hands-on preview of Sins of a Solar Empire, based on a late build of the game. In this new article, they reveal the mysterious and powerful Advent, the Achievements system and much more, "The new Advent race are perhaps my favorite race so far, mostly because they have such an interesting attitude and aesthetic." You can read the entire article at: http://pc.ign.com/articles/848/848665p1.html
January 30, 2008 by Yarlen
PC Gamer has posted a new hands-on preview of Sins of a Solar Empire today on their website. In the article they take an overall look at the upcoming space-strategy game and come away impressed. You can read the entire preview at: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=181023
January 28, 2008 by Yarlen
IGN PC's editors, Charles Onyett and Steve Butts, have both selected Sins of a Solar Empire as one of their Most Anticipated Games for 2008!  You can read the full article at: http://pc.ign.com/articles/847/847786p1.html
January 25, 2008 by Yarlen
G4TV's hit show, X-Play, will be doing a hands-on feature of Sins of a Solar Empire tonight with Stardock's Brad Wardell!  Set your DVRs for 8pm ET tonight as Brad shows off a near-final version of Sins of a Solar Empire to Morgan Webb and the gang.  It's definitely something you won't want to miss! Where: G4TV When: 8pm ET, January 25, 2008 For those that missed it, here's the video: