Stardock Titles Coming to Steam–Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity Available Now!

Published on November 16, 2011 By Island Dog In Sins News

Stardock announced today that its PC strategy titles are hitting Steam starting with the real-time strategy hit Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity ($19.95, http://store.steampowered.com/app/201290) The Sins of a Solar Empire series has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and swept many of the top gaming media awards, including IGN’s overall PC Game of the Year award. Steam and Gamestop PC Downloads are featuring Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity at a 25 percent off discount this week.

“With the sale of our former PC digital download technology to GameStop earlier this year, we no longer have any conflicts of interest in offering our titles to other digital distribution channels,” said Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock. “We are starting with Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity with other titles being made available over the coming weeks.”

More distribution platform announcements are planned for Stardock titles in the coming weeks in order to give fans the opportunity to play on the platform of their choice.

Find more information about Sins of a Solar Empire at www.sinsofasolarempire.com.

Comments (Page 2)

Benji385

on Nov 16, 2011

Hey - Quick quick question will we be able to redeem our retail keys for Sins and other stardock Games on steam?

I bought the base sins of a solar empire back when it came out same with Galactic Civilizations 2.

An Answer would be appreciated

WHIPperSNAPper2008

on Nov 16, 2011

I'm pimping this at two forums:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2206195

What we need is for this to get advertised at Starcraft and other RTS game forums. Sins seems to have such a damned low profile amongst the RTS online multiplayer PvP crowd.

Island Dog

on Nov 16, 2011

Benji385

reply 16

Hey - Quick quick question will we be able to redeem our retail keys for Sins and other stardock Games on steam?

Please see reply #5

https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/413536/get;3025200

Island Dog

on Nov 16, 2011

DirtySanchezz

reply 17

I'm pimping this at two forums:

Rock on, sir....rock on.

Benji385

on Nov 16, 2011

DirtySanchezz

reply 17

I'm pimping this at two forums:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2206195

What we need is for this to get advertised at Starcraft and other RTS game forums. Sins seems to have such a damned low profile amongst the RTS online multiplayer PvP crowd.

Going to do the same

acare84

on Nov 16, 2011

We need to buy our games again, oh that's nice. I love Steam and I could buy the game again for $9.99 but not for $15. That is so annoying that we can't register our keys to Steam.

Tridus

on Nov 16, 2011

Neil Banfield

reply 14

I understand the bulk of those are steamworks games.

I would assume that if you buy direct from Stardock that you can only download from Stardock.

AI War's not a Steamworks game. If it was a Steamworks game it'd already have been on Steam and I wouldn't have needed to move it once Gamestop started mucking up Impulse.

Island Dog

on Nov 16, 2011

acare84

reply 21

We need to buy our games again, oh that's nice. I love Steam and I could buy the game again for $9.99 but not for $15. That is so annoying that we can't register our keys to Steam.

You don't *have* to if you already own it. Having to have it on Steam is a choice.

Pupetier

on Nov 16, 2011

Just had to update all versions of SINS again. Was the reason for it that it is selling on steam as well?

Island Dog

on Nov 16, 2011

Greg30007

reply 24

Just had to update all versions of SINS again. Was the reason for it that it is selling on steam as well?

The last updates were updates for MP server hosts.

JMobius

on Nov 16, 2011

Island Dog

reply 23

Quoting acare84, reply 21We need to buy our games again, oh that's nice. I love Steam and I could buy the game again for $9.99 but not for $15. That is so annoying that we can't register our keys to Steam.
You don't *have* to if you already own it. Having to have it on Steam is a choice.

It is a choice, but a great many people have a preference for it. I have used Impulse only for Stardock games, and it is a pain to have to use another client. Just a few weeks ago I bought five copies of Trinity on Impulse as gifts for friends, not knowing this was in the pipes, and I've now got some serious remorse.

Is this decision final, or is it still a possibility that can be investigated?

SirMcCloud

on Nov 16, 2011

Island Dog

reply 5

No, only Steam purchases will be available there. You cannot register the games which were bought previously.

Sweet one of my favorite games is on Steam! Ohh wait I have to repurchase it to play...gee....thanks.

Amazing how the Indie/Humble Bundle group can allow you to download from their site and even allow you to redeem Steam keys for past purchases if you so desire. Here I paid $40 dollars and am forced to purchase it again for $15 and that doesn't include the upcoming expansion. All this time waiting for Sins to go on Steam and it was the biggest let down ever. Thanks.

Island Dog

on Nov 16, 2011

Keys purchased from Impulse are tied to that service and we can't give them to Steam. It's more technical than anything.

Island Dog

on Nov 16, 2011

SirMcCloud

reply 27

Here I paid $40 dollars and am forced to purchase it again for $15 and that doesn't include the upcoming expansion. All this time waiting for Sins to go on Steam and it was the biggest let down ever. Thanks.

Nobody is forcing you to re-purchase. I can't comment on what another publisher does, but as I said in the other post, Impulse keys are tied there, we can't change that now.

the_Monk

on Nov 16, 2011

On STEAM? About time! hehe

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