“Luck” is a very useful attribute in Galactic Civilizations II. You never know when you’ll stumble upon something useful in those anomalies or on a planet. I always take Luck for my race, because it’s cheap.
I’m in the middle of a campaign in the new GalCiv 2 expansion, Twilight of the Arnor. I’m in the […]

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With Sins of a Solar Empire being an even bigger hit than anyone imagined, it makes sense for Stardock to seek out and publish other games. They now have, after all, thousands and thousands of consumers who may have not even tried Galactic Civilizations.
Today, Stardock and Gas Powered Games announced their publishing partnership for […]

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Gamespy’s Allen Rausch has the first extended preview of Stardock’s sequel to the 2004 election game Political Machine.
The new edition takes so many more factors into account that the team felt confident enough to actually include a few historical scenarios such as the Lincoln/Douglas race of 1860 (Lincoln won) and some modern European politicians for […]

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My preview of Sins of a Solar Empire is up at Gameshark. If you haven’t been following this game, do yourself a favor and check out everything you can. Still some work to be done, but I think Ironclad and Stardock have a real shot at something special here.

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I’ll have a full preview up soon, but I do want to keep the buzz going for Sins of a Solar Empire. For the uninitiated, it’s a real time 4X sci-fi game. Sort of a real time Galactic Civilizations, which makes sense since Stardock is publishing it.
I wasn’t quite sure how you could keep the […]

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I’ve been trying to hammer out an article for the latest Gaming Round Table, but I’m not very happy with how it is turning out. I guess I still have a week, but it’s one of those cases where you have an idea and some witty phrases, but the argument is in that netherworld between […]

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Hey, it’s his company, so the Stardock head honcho can do whatever he wants. But he has dropped some tasty game design nuggets about his upcoming fantasy strategy game over at Quarter to Three.
Quick summary? Heavy emphasis on player development, simultaneous movement, big on magic and dragons will kill a lot of stuff.
Naturally, Wardell pops […]

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If you pre-order Sins of a Solar Empire, you will have access to the beta testing beginning March 27.
Tim Surette at Gamespot reports that Stardock is calling this a RT4X game. “Gamers looking to see if this really is a new genre will have a chance, thanks to the game’s beta test.”
No, Tim, it is […]

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My review is now up at Gamesradar.
The long and the short of it is that this is a good expansion to a great game. A lot of other reviews have, I think, oversold how much is truly new and original here, but there is no denying that this is a must have expansion in many […]

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Yes, another interview with Stardock’s Brad Wardell. He’s a popular choice for an interview or a quote, primarily because of his accessibility. Stardock is the developer and publisher of the Galactic Civilizations games and there is an expansion for GalCiv 2 just around the corner.
Wardell is also the loudest voice on his weekly podcast, www.Poweruser.tv.
He […]

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